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This is a tier list of the best playable characters in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment. Find out which playable characters are the strongest in the game and what makes them the best picks in combat!

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Best Character Tier List

Tier Character
S Tier
Qia Rauru Mysterious Construct (One-Handed) Ardi
A Tier
Zelda Calamo Mysterious Construct (Spear)
B Tier
Quino Agraston Raphica Pinnec Sholani Mysterious Construct (Two-Handed) Mineru Cadlan
C Tier
Ronza Lago Vence Pastos Typhan Braton

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The best characters in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment are Qia, Rauru, and a One-Hand Weapon-wielding Mysterious Construct.

Their wide-range combos, high mobility, and ease of use makes clearing stages a lot easier when compared to the rest of the playable characters.

Tier List Criteria

Tier Criteria
S Tier Excellent! Excels in all aspects of combat and are great from the get-go. Combos are able to clear out mobs with ease and are versatile enough to take on any situation at hand.
A Tier Great Great to have in your team, and will only require minimal combo setup for them to operate at their best.
B Tier Good Able to take on enemies, but with more effort required - either due to their limited attack range, mobility, or has a learning curve in terms of their combo mechanics.
C Tier Okay Requires the most amount of effort to get them to operate properly. Often outclassed by those above.

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Best Character Ranking Explained

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S Tier A Tier B Tier C Tier

S Tier

Character Explanation
Qia ImageQia Great base movement speed, easily one of the fastest especially with Camp bonuses.
Combos can easily clear out mobs.
Using Hydrant + Freeze Emitter between combos can render enemies and even bosses immobile until they're smashed or beaten.
Rauru ImageRauru YX combo allows for clearing of mobs and moving at a good distance by just executing the combo.
Strong Attack has good range and will only require you to press X repeatedly.
Mysterious Construct (One-Handed) ImageMysterious Construct (One-Handed) Integrated Zonai Device combos occupies a wide range that can wipe out mobs instantly.
Seamless usage of Zonai Devices can easily smash foes and pull off elemental chains.
You'll be right at home if you used Link a lot in Age of Calamity.
Ardi ImageArdi Best Gerudo character; agile, no fuss, and can unleash Lightning-based attacks without a problem.
Having the Unique Skills, Electric Rush and Conductive Impact takes her effectivity against mobs up a notch.

The S-Tier characters are the best of the best in terms of combos, mobility, and ease of use. They are at the top of their game and are must-haves when selecting a lineup before combat.

A Tier

Character Explanation
Zelda ImageZelda Can deal damage from afar with her Strong Attacks.
Combos often lead to wide-range AoE attacks.
Requires some setup; slower than the one ones above.
Calamo ImageCalamo Can dish out elemental attacks with little to no setup.
Great against enemies with elemental weaknesses.
Good base movement speed.
Mysterious Construct (Spear) ImageMysterious Construct (Spear) Combos are more forward-facing than trying to take on a wide range.
Seamless usage of Zonai Devices can easily smash foes and pull off elemental chains.

A-Tiers are great characters to have in your team as they excel in certain use cases like dealing with mobs and targeting enemy weaknesses with minimal setup.

B Tier

Character Explanation
Quino ImageQuino Best Two-Handed Sword wielder, his combos are heavy but powerful, and is not all that demanding when it comes to execution.
Agraston ImageAgraston His Strong Attack allows for quick traversal while knocking down enemies.
Not the fastest when it comes to attack speed.
Raphica ImageRaphica Good movement speed.
Combos often lead to wide-range AoE attacks.
Certain Unique Skills require aiming, which isn't bad, but could lead you to miss if not aimed right.
Pinnec ImagePinnec Good alternative to Rauru. Normal Attacks have a wide attack range and has good movement and attack speed.
Sholani ImageSholani Her combos has a slight learning curve as it requires you to determine your distance against enemies, but will pay off once mastered.
Mysterious Construct (Two-Handed) ImageMysterious Construct (Two-Handed) Still makes use of the Zonai Device perks tied to the character, but its mobility is lost due to the weight of its attacks relative to the other types.
Mineru ImageMineru Has great crowd-clearing combos that can also provide some mobility.
Seamless usage of Zonai Devices can easily smash foes and pull off elemental chains.
Cadlan ImageCadlan Though agile, his forward-facing combos leave much to be desired.

B-Tier characters are good to have but often have caveats like lower mobility relative to the higher-tiered characters, or have limited area range when it comes to executing combos.

C Tier

Character Explanation
Ronza ImageRonza Able to dish out heavy damage without losing much mobility, but is still outclassed by the likes of Agraston and Quino.
Lago ImageLago Standard, outclassed by Qia in all aspects.
Vence ImageVence Standard, outclassed by Raphica.
Pastos ImagePastos Standard, outclassed by Agraston.
Typhan ImageTyphan Good parallel between the Mysterious Construct, but once the two parties' paths meet, he can be benched.
Braton ImageBraton Outclassed by both Agraston and Pastos, and could leave yourself vulnerable to attacks if used incorrectly.

C-Tier characters are those that were probably useful while the higher-tiered characters weren't around just yet. They can still get the job done, but will require some extra effort to get them close to the level of those ranked above them.

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2 Select a Character
Select the Character in Each Tier
Afterwards, select the Character that correspond to each tier in your list.
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Confirm Your Choices
Your selected Character will then appear below. Once you're done selecting your Character, select confirm.
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Once you're satisfied with your list, you can download the image by selecting Generate Image or share it with other users by posting it in the comments!

Here is a guide on how to use the Tier List Maker. Let us know in the comments who you think reigns supreme in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment!

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5 Anonymous Anonymous 6 days

My thoughts on the character

4 Anonymous Anonymous 7 days

I think it's worth noting that Mineru's Freeze + Time Bomb combo is pretty free. Just C2 then C3 to clear weak point gauges. It does take some dexterity to pull off but it frees her up for Unique skills, especially since her Infinite Zonai Battery isn't really useful. I'd have bumped her up a tier. Also Calamo has an extremely useful C1, generating a gust of wind for free on command is so useful for elemental upgrades.

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