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All Characters Tier List (December 4, 2025 Update)
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This is our tentative tierlist for the December 4 update which includes a major shake up to several units after more testing as well as our initial impressions with Chizuru's current performance.
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| 12/4/2025 | Chizuru is placed on the S Tier. She's a strong unit that have a very accessible access to additional multi-hits with high damage multipliers. She does however, require a much more restrictive team setup due to her inhibit mechanic but despite the AP restrictoins, her capabilities are definitely comparable to the best DPS units in the game. ↑ Renoa is bumped to S Tier. She's always been a strong void DPS and even had unique synergies with certain ego skills like Nia. However, all this time, her bullet damage from her potential skills were not working and her damage numbers definitely rose up in value ↑ Luke Moved up from B to S. We definitely slept on Luke due to his limited gameplay options during the early stages of the game but as most optimal stats from fragments and epiphany combo testings, Luke definitely does have the capability to compete with the best DPS units in the game. ↑ Beryl found her way to S tier after further testing with different epiphany and build setups. With her Opening Found upgrade and retain playstyle, she has the bullets to compete with high tier DPS units but she does take some time to ramp up depending on your opening found copies and card cycling speed but once she does, her damage definitely skyrockets in value. She's also flexible as a support with card cycling and permanent buffs with the right epiphanies which makes her a great unit to have overall. ↑ Lucas bumped from C to B. He still falls flat compared to other units but he definitely performs better than the current C tier units so we're bumping him to B. ↑ Cassius has shown again and again that he's one of the best card cyclers in the game together with Veronica. He works well with combo-centric compositions like Tressa. Aside from card cycling, Cassius can also provide great damage potentials with the right composition while also providing insane amounts of buffs and debuffs. ↑ Nia We still think Nia is underwhelming compared to other controllers in the game. She has a weaker card cycling potential than cassius, weaker healing than Mika, and minimal damage bonuses from Decibel. However, she can provide these benefits still while also working with discard synergies such as Renoa's dirge bullets so we're bumping her to A as she can be a great unit in the right composition and build. ↑ Tressa is bumped to SS tier. Not only is she great as a main DPS with her insane heal synergy and agony stacking, she also works well with multiple team comps as either its main DPS or a sub DPS. She also easily enables any team composition to activate the Cursed Corpse set for bonus damage against agony units. ↓ Haru as we further test multiple epiphany combos as well as community discoveries rose, 0 card cycling and card usage is the most optimal way to output damage in the game and Haru's Anchor Shot gameplay definitely doesn't fit this niche. She's still an incredibly strong DPS but she definitely falls short compared to other DPS units with near unlimited damage potentials even with the most optimal setups. ↓ Khalipe has been moved down from SS to S. She's a strong defense-based unit that can easily output a huge amount of AoE damage via celestial effects and Silver Veil but most AoE content in the game right now doesn't fit her. She's still a blast to bring on Chaos zones with the right comp but she just can't compete with the highest tier DPS units with the current Dimensional Twilight, Nebula Distortion, and the new Great Rift content. ↓ Magna moved down from A to B. Despite the changes to the counterattack mechanic during the December 3 patch update, Magna still falls flat compared to other DPS and Support units. She can still constantly output vulnerable debuffs and can work with big hitting DPS but there definitely are better support and DPS options in the game right now. ↓ Maribell moved down from B to C tier. Similar to Magna, her counterattack and defensive playstyle definitely doesn't fit any game mode. |
| 11/17/2025 | Finished Yuki's evaluation, she'll stay at A-tier ↑ Mei Lin is now the top of the SS tier as she dominate the single-target damage category with ease. ↑ Veronica joins the SS tier as her utility and damage in every team composition is performing more than expected. ↑ Haru moves up to S tier after more testing and clarification of the save data mechanics. ↑ Hugo climbs to S tier because of his performance with another character capable of dishing out almost the same single-target damage as Mei Lin. ↑ Tressa bumped up to S tier as she enables a lot of combos with her 0-cost Shadow Daggers and stacking high amounts of agony stacks. ↑ Beryl nudges to the top of A tier as she is a perfectly viable substitute for a Justice damage type DPS if you don't have Haru or a draw sub-DPS. ↑ Nia rises up to B tier as her usefulness widens to not only Renoa but extends to Yuki too. ↓ Khalipe loses her top placement but still retain her SS tier rank because of the huge emphasize on clearing fights as fast as possible. ↓ Selena goes down to A tier as further testing shows that her kit relies heavily on another Passion character ↓ Lucas falls to C tier as further testing shows that his AoE damage is hindered by his costly bullet cards that is resolved only if you max out his Manifest Ego. |
| 11/13/2025 | Added Yuki in A-tier after initial testings. |
| 11/6/2025 | ↑ Owen is bumped up to B tier due to found synergies with certain team comps as a sub-DPS. ↑ Rei is now also S tier after further testing with certain epiphany combos and interactions with combatants that utilize buffs well into their kit. ↑ Beryl bumped to A after further testing with a low investment retain playstyle allowing her to function well both as a main DPS and sub DPS. ↑ Hugo is now A tier, placed initially too low compared to the amount of DPS he can output even with minimal investment. ↑ Rin is now A tier after further testing with potential levels and certain multi-hit epiphanies and AP efficient combo rotations. ↑ Veronica is now S tier as she can perform extremely well both as a main DPS with multi Ballista procs thanks to Owen's wind charge interaction as well as a sub DPS thanks to her immense card draw power. |
| 10/27/2025 | ↑ Khalipe is bumped up to SS tier as the best shielder and AoE DPS. ↑ Mika is now also SS tier due to her synergy with majority of team compositions for AP sustain. ↑ Mei Lin bumped up to SS tier for her high damage output and Passion weakness applications. ↑ Cassius is now S tier as being one of the best and only Card Manipulators in the game. ↑ Orlea is now B tier for her versatility between damage buffs, shields, and passive healing with her 0-cost Retain cards. ↓ Owen is now C tier due to his lack of damage compared to other DPS characters. ↓ Rei is now A tier for her short damage buffs yet works well with a variety of team compositions. ↓ Rin is now B tier for her setup difficulty and lack of damage output. |
| 10/25/2025 | ↑ Mika is now high S tier due to her being viable in most team comps. ↑ Rei is now on lower S tier for her damage-buffing capabilities. ↓ Cassius is brought down to A tier due to his setup difficulty. ↑ Tressa has been bumped to high A due to her strength in applying DoT for high damage. ↑ Haru has also been bumped up to high A, since she's a capable nuker. ↓ Rin has been placed from S to A due to her limited synergy to the other characters. ↓ Hugo has been placed in B tier due to his low Commence the Hunt damage. ↓ Beryl has also been placed in B tier due to her lack of AoE attacks. ↓ Maribell has been placed from A to B due to Magna being a better alternative. ↓ Nia has been placed in the new C tier due to her underwhelming kit and Decibel mechanic. ↓ Amir has also been placed in the new C tier, since her Metalization has underwhelming damage. ↓ Orlea has also been placed in the new C tier, since her kit caters to a few units in the current version. |
| 10/23/2025 | ↑ Bumped up Rin to S tier due to her 0-cost cards. ↓ Haru is now low A tier due to her high AP usage. ↓ Nia is also brought down due to her recent rework. ↑ Orlea is also bumped up to low A tier as well for her damage potential. ↑ Mika is now low S tier due to her synergy with majority of team compositions. |
| 10/21/2025 | Created release day Tier List (October 2025). |
Tier List Evaluation Complete!
With the release of Phase 2, we now have the new Great Rift content as well as the new combatant Chizuru. We have updated the tier list after further testing, resulting to some characters going up or down the tier list due to their recent performance in the latest content. Check the changelogs for more details for each changes!
After trying Chizuru in all of the endgame content, we can confidently put her in the S-tier as she shows great performance especially in single-target battles. Her kit allows for various build paths where she can infinitely scale her signature card, go the route of spamming multi-hit attacks or be a support with her card discount ability which makes her fun to play around.
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Tier List Explanations
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SS Tier Characters
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Mei Lin is the best single-target DPS for Passion-focused teams since she can reliantly apply Passion weakness to enemies and deal Tenacity damage to gain more AP. Since she is a Passion-type team buffer and damage dealer, it is highly likely that she will remain relevant even if stronger DPS characters are added to the game. ► Mei Lin Best Team and Build |
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Mika is a free-to-play pure Support character that focuses entirely on healing your team and gaining AP. She is an excellent support that synergizes well with most of the team compositions. ► Mika Best Team and Build |
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Veronica is a great sub-DPS character that specializes in summoning Ballistas to deal high damage for free each turn. She is also capable of drawing other character cards to further utilize her team synergy. ► Veronica Best Team and Build |
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Tressa is a free-to-play DPS character that focuses on applying DoT effects to continuously deal damage across the battlefield. She is great for follow-up teams and has the ability to spam 0-cost Shadow Daggers perfect for combo decks. ► Tressa Best Team and Build |
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Cassius is the best when it comes to drawing cards as he allows you to shuffle your hand with new cards and also draw a specific card of your choosing while providing heals, buffs and debuffs with his quest mechanic and his last potential node. ► Cassius Best Team and Build |
S Tier Characters
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Luke is another single-target DPS character that makes use of the Bullet playstyle. The RNG nature of his kit can be difficult to play around with since you require a high amount of Critical Chance to make full use of his setup. ► Luke Best Team and Build |
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Hugo is a sub-DPS character who focuses on executing follow-up attacks alongside other characters. He specializes on single-target damage and works poorly with AoE characters that do not use Targeting Attack Cards. He can also function as a main DPS with certain unit interactions to trigger his follow ups reliably. ► Hugo Best Team and Build |
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Beryl is a DPS character with a huge focus on Burst damage. She makes use of Retaining her best attack cards to either deal even higher damage or reduce their AP cost. Alternatively, she can also focus on holding her cards to activate upgrade effects to unleash multiple hits against enemies. ► Beryl Best Team and Build |
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Kayron is an extremely flexible and scaling DPS character that can work as either your main or sub-DPS across various team compositions. He is capable of dealing high AoE Damage and utilizes the Exhaust mechanic with cards, which can grow strong the longer the fight goes on. ► Kayron Best Team and Build |
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Khalipe and her high AoE Damage and defensive capabilities that work well with most team compositions. Her cards can be easily setup and also provide an option to deal Tenacity damage for breaking enemies and gaining more AP. ► Khalipe Best Team and Build |
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Renoa is a single-target DPS character that focuses on a bullet playstyle to perform follow-up attacks for huge Extra Damage. She highly needs characters that can discard or draw her cards for her as she can easily crowd your deck with her Dirge Bullets. ► Renoa Best Team and Build |
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Rei is a free-to-play support Damage buffer that works well with most team compositions. She can thin out the deck and card cycle while also providing huge amounts of Morale buff for multi-hit damage units. ► Rei Best Team and Build |
A Tier Characters
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Haru specializes in dealing Burst Damage with her Anchor Shot, especially when you get to use it multiple times. She works great with teams that allow her to gain more cards to maximize her damage output. ► Haru Best Team and Build |
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Selena is another flexible DPS character with the addition of applying Mark and breaking Tenacity for your team. She is also good with Passion-focused teams since she can apply Passion weakness as well. ► Selena Best Team and Build |
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Rin is a selfish single-target DPS character who shines as a solo DPS on her team. She's an AP neutral DPS which makes her a bit hard to slot in with other supports as she synergizes really well with damage buffs due to her multi-hit epiphanies but loses tempo when someone uses an attack card. ► Rin Best Team and Build |
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Nia is a good alternative support for high DPS characters, especially ones that need to discard or cheat out their cards via card search or top card activation. Additionally, she can also provide heals and follow-up attacks that can be easily setup for your DPS characters. ► Nia Best Team and Build |
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Yuki is a DPS character that can dish out constant AoE damage especially when her cards has the Inspiration tag activated. She relies heavily on card draw to boost her cards and is fairly AP efficient if played right but she can easily fall apart if in the wrong party or built wrong. ► Yuki Best Team and Build |
B Tier Characters
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Lucas is a DPS character with a focus on a Bullet playstyle to deal AoE damage across the battlefield. He can apply Mark for more damage and Passion weakness, making him compatible with Passion-focused team compositions but requires a lot of AP. ► Lucas Best Team and Build |
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Orlea is a versatile support character offering consistent damage and HP sustain throughout the fight. Her Retain mechanics require careful hand management that may take time to ramp up as she benefits from long fights. ► Orlea Best Team and Build |
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Owen is a free-to-play DPS character that can be a good fill-in for your team composition in case you do not have a reliable DPS yet. Although he is easy to setup, he lacks damage compared to other characters. However, he can function as a sub-DPS with big hitting DPS units due to his ability to grant multi-hits to other character cards with the right epiphanies. ► Owen Best Team and Build |
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Magna is an offensive tank that focuses on counterattacking to retaliate and deal damage that scales from your defenses. She can fit almost any team, making her a flexible choice if you want to increase your team's survivability. ► Magna Best Team and Build |
C Tier Characters
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Amir is a free-to-play Tank character that scales her damage based on her defenses. Unfortunately, her Metallization does not deal enough damage, has one of the lowest defenses among the Tanks, and can be difficult to pair with certain team compositions. ► Amir Best Team and Build |
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Maribell is a good alternative Tank character that also specializes on dealing Counterattacks. She is capable of gaining shields based on your damage dealt and can also deal damage based on your shield amount as well. ► Maribell Best Team and Build |
Tier List Criteria
Overall Tier List Criteria
| Damage | Combatants here are graded based on the how much damage they can potentially deal without relying too much on other combatants. |
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| Utility | Combatants here are graded based similarly on how useful they are in buffing the team, and debuffing enemies. This also includes their survivability potential in keeping your team alive through the use of Shields and healing. |
| Ease of Use | Combatants are graded based purely on how easy it is to setup their cards for dealing damage, tanking hits, or buff/debuff the team and your enemies. |
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= The best characters you can get that works with any team composition. = Highly effective in most team compositions and easy to setup. = Can fill in specific roles in team compositions to be effective, but requires more effort to setup. = Effective in specific teams but requires a good amount of effort to setup. = Okay to use characters if you don't have anyone else, but we recommend replacing them with a better unit for that role. = 1 | = 2 | = 3 | = 4 | = 5 |
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The Overall Tier List ranking conveys overall effectiveness in a wide range of game modes, such as taking on Story Missions, Simulations, and Chaos Manifestations, especially in endgame content.
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How to Use the Community Tier List
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Anonymous 4 daysTHE ULTIMATE TIER LIST IS BACK! last update we wait for Sereniel NOW! And maybe buffs to some chars because some of them are really weak sauce, not much changes, the cream is still the cream, dropped Chizuru and Khalipe, they just aren't it, Chizuru can be good and go one tier UPPIE but HONESTLY she is on par to Haru and Yuki maybe slightly BETTAH, but still... hopefully things change the power level is immesurable right now, some units are just WAY TOO STRONK!
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