Samurai vs Warg — Equal Gear Farm Test (2026)
Controlled Live comparison: same ~1 trillion Adena gear set and level 115 on 'Warg' and 'Samurai' with no brooch gems except one Warg toggle — 10-minute farm resets on Museum, Rift 115, Tower of Insolence 116, Suppression, Shadow Camp, and session dungeons. Focus is measured Adena/XP and spot access, not armor passives or rune book priorities.
At a glance
6 beats
- 1Test budget ~1T Adena · Lv.115 · identical jewelry, talismans, dyes, collections
- 2No brooch gems on either class except one 16-stone Warg rune toggle
- 3Warg wins: Rift 115 solo melee, safer low-gear survival, identical Museum respawn cap
- 4Samurai wins: Suppression party potential, Shadow Camp 112, faster Shadow Camp dungeon
- 5ToI 116: similar Adena on test gear — Samurai pulls ahead after Signet + enhanced stones
- 6Libra reroll ~8B gear swap + 150M weapon exchange — wait until Lv.120 Signet plan ready
Test method
▸One account, Libra event class change, identical gear except weapon profile (fists → katana) and armor weight swap (heavy → light).
Controlled variables
| Variable | Setting |
|---|---|
| Level | 115 |
| Gear value | ~1 trillion Adena total |
| Set | Lv.8 Diadema rainbow · Lv.3 Dragon belt · Lv.7 Tersi ×2 |
| Weapon | Honor casters +21 (Warg) → Honor blade +21 (Samurai) · 150M Aden exchange in Giran |
| Jewelry | Dragon trilogy +3 |
| Runes | Masih + Eva Lv.5 ×5 each in slots |
| Shirt | +7 with +12% LS |
| Brooch gems | None (except one 16-stone Warg toggle for limit test) |
| Talismans | Saiha + Benir · Lv.5 Karla · Lv.5 Seed · Exceptional brooch Lv.5 |
| Dyes | Lv.5 |
| Relics | Top-tier fist profile (Warg) / sword profile (Samurai) — equal investment |
| Collections | Minimal — mostly golden sphere closures |
Each spot: full buff, 10-minute reset, record Adena and XP. Warg tested first; Samurai tested immediately after Libra reroll with hot character (no cooldown re-optimization).
Starter path (Lv.1–102)
Quest chain through Plains 1,000-mob hunt and reward gear — both classes reach Lv.102 farm spots with mentee/cocktail buffs without issue.
Before
After
Museum (Lv.115)
Respawn-limited zone — too many damage buffs in the zone cap throughput. All classes perform similarly; test showed no meaningful Warg vs Samurai split.
Rift 115 solo
- Warg
- Stands solo on single-target rotation through 115 Rift
- Samurai
- Same gear struggles with received damage when freshly rerolled
- AoE toggle
- Neither class holds 115 Rift on mass skills at this budget — level penalty + low brooch
- Winner
- Warg for solo Rift farming at ~1T
Warg's defense passive is the difference — not raw DPS. Samurai can catch up with more P. Def on belt/cloak swaps after reroll.
Tower of Insolence 116
Cross-server ToI 116 (10 min reset)
| Class | Result |
|---|---|
| Warg | Stable solo · best Adena/hour in test set · optional Iss for debuff strip + PoMa |
| Samurai (hot reroll) | ~Same Adena total · occasional deaths · needs IL swap tuning |
| Samurai (Signet Lv.3 + ~63% CD) | Not tested here — expected clear winner for pack density |
At equal mid gear, ToI Adena is a tie. Samurai wins the spot after enhanced rune investment — Warg does not scale with Signet AoE.
Suppression (party)
Party spot access
Warg cannot function as Suppression DPS — too much movement, wrong range profile. Samurai is irrelevant at 1T without stones but has a path to top DPS; Warg has no comparable upgrade line.
Shadow Camp & neutral zones
- Lv.112 neutral zone
- Samurai comfortable solo after reroll · Warg also fine
- King Serpent Cemetery 124
- Both safe at test gear — Samurai damage edge
- Session dungeons Lv.105
- Identical clear speed on Krofin, Bailor, etc.
- Shadow Camp dungeon
- Samurai clears packs in fewer clicks · noticeably faster
Equal-gear verdict table
⚔Spot-by-spot at ~1T / Lv.115
| Content | Winner | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Starter 102 plains | Tie | Warg safer · Samurai faster kills |
| Museum 115 | Tie | Respawn cap |
| Rift 115 solo | Warg | Defense passive |
| ToI 116 Adena | Tie (mid gear) | Samurai after Signet |
| Suppression party | Samurai | Warg not viable |
| Shadow Camp dungeon | Samurai | AoE clear speed |
| Open PvP duel | Warg | See armor guide — not retested here |
| Dethrone packing | Samurai | Post-Signet — outside this gear tier |
When to Libra reroll
Reroll economics
| Cost | Value |
|---|---|
| Libra class change | Free (one quest stone) |
| Weapon exchange (casters → blade) | ~150M Adena in Giran |
| Armor weight swap (Libra event) | ~8B Adena for full set conversion |
| Enhanced rune stones (Signet path) | Four stones — separate long farm |
| Skill books after reroll | Normal + enhanced stone sets to re-buy |
Reroll now if you prefer the model and accept paying conversion without immediate Signet power. Wait if you are below Lv.120 and cannot fund enhanced stones — two classes are equal until Signet Lv.3 unlocks.
Before
After
Comparison checklist
- Match gear value before comparing — GS alone lies.
- Run 10-minute resets on YOUR spots, not streamer camps.
- Warg: optimize Rift solo and boss instances first.
- Samurai: plan Signet + enhanced stones before Libra if possible.
- Related: Warg armor/skills guide (mechanics) · Samurai leveling from scratch · best start classes.
Linked names open L2Playbook pages when that skill, item, class, NPC, or zone exists in the database. Values can change with patches — always double-check in-game.