Updates
2026.4.3 | v2.7
2026.3.16 | v2.6
2026.3.5 | v2.6
Added Aria at T0.5
2026.2.12 | v2.6
Moved Harumasa to T1 from T1.5
2026.2.10 | v2.6
Added Sunna at T0, moved Hugo & Yanagi (Main DPS) to T1 from T0.5
2026.1.4 | v2.5
Added Ye Shunguang at T0 & Zhao at T0.5, moved Lucy & Ellen to T1 from T0.5 & T1.5, and Soldier 11 to T1.5 from T2
2025.12.23 | v2.4
Added Banyue at T0.5, moved Ellen to T1.5 and Vivian to T0.5
2025.11.26 | v2.4
Added Dialyn at T0, moved Ju Fufu & Lighter to T0.5
2025.11.05 | v2.3 Added Yidhari at T0.5
2025.10.23 | v2.3
Added Lucia at T0 & Manato at T1.5, moved Ju Fufu to T0 & Soldier 0 and Seed to T0.5
2025.09.04 | v2.2 added Seed at T1
2025.08.23 | v2.1
Created Tierlist
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General Information
This is a tierlist that is more about the character power and not the current meta, however, we do take the meta into account when deciding on the final placements of each character, so if some placements feel off compared to how good or bad a character is against the current endgame, it is most likely just because the current endgame cycle is good/bad for said character and not actually reflective on how good/bad the character really is.
This tierlist is also not for one endgame mode in particular, as all of them play mostly the same and don't warrant having separate tierlist, however, if there is a new mode added in the future that is different enough from the current modes, then we will make a list just for that one mode.
When deciding on placements for a character, each character is looked at as M0 for S-Ranks and M6 for A-Ranks with their best W-Engine (at W1 if S-Rank, and W5 if A-Rank).
When deciding placements for a character, we will look for and account how hard a character is to play, as the harder a character is to play will have it be reflected as we place them, with the hardest characters getting an expert tag. Although we take into account how hard a character is to play, we do still look at the character from the perceptive of someone who knows how to play the character, but not from some one who is an expert at the character.
Categories & Tags
Tier 0 - Best of the best, the most powerful characters of each section and easiest to play, generally easy to build and have cheap team options.
Tier 0.5 - These characters have something that is keeping them out of tier 0, but are still better than tier 1, can be seen as an extension of tier 0.
Tier 1 - Generally, characters that are now a bit outdated and don't hold up as much as the newer characters.
Tier 1.5 - These characters have something that is keeping them out of tier 1, but are still better than tier 2, can be seen as an extension of tier 1.
Tier 2 - Characters that are still usable, but have multiple things holding them back, from a lack of buffs, to just doing less damage or more simple kit than new characters.
Tier 3 - Weak and not worth using unless you really like the character.
Tier 4 - Weak and not worth using unless you really like the character, needs a lot of investment to be good.
Aftershock - Characters that either use aftershocks, or want to be used with aftershock team members.
Anomaly - Characters that either deal damage by focusing on anomalies, or those that buff anomaly.
Ether Veil - [Needs to be added] Characters that can create an ether veil and/or takes advantage when a teammate creates one.
Expert - For characters that are the hardest to play, currently only Banyue and Harumasa.
Heal - Characters that can heal.
HP Manipulation - Characters that will lower and raise their own health to either buff themself, or deal damage.
Needs XXX - Characters who need either another character or character type to be effective. Currently only Soukaku who needs an Ice DPS, and Pan Yinhu who needs a Rupture DPS.
PEN - Characters who are focused around PEN, currently only Rina.
Quickswap - [Needs to be updated or removed since most characters want this playstyle.] For characters that want to continue swapping in and out and not take much field time.
Second Attack - Characters that want to be paired with another attack character to support them instead of being the main DPS themself. Currently only Seed and Orphie.
Sheer Force - For characters who focus around using Sheer Force for either damage and/or buffing.
Shield - Characters that create shields.Stun - Characters that need the enemy to be stunned. Only Hugo.
DPS - The main DPS of the team. Rupture agents, on-feild Anomaly agents, & main Attack agents.
Supportive-DPS - Secondary DPS characters who either provide anomaly from off-field or provides buffs alongside their damage.
Stun - Stun agents.
Support - Support and Defense agents.

Anomaly Characters
With Nangong's release in version 2.7 and being an anomaly-based stunner, she has brought more bosses and buffs themed around anomaly to the endgame, making all anomaly characters benefit, plus her being one of the new and best options for anomaly teams.

Nangong Yu
One of the most powerful stunners, with her release, she helps almost all Anomaly character and is one of the best possibly teammates for them, so for now she has been placed as the second-best stunner with time to move into the number 1 spot.
Astra Yao
With newer, more dedicated supports coming out such as Yuzuha & Lucia, other generalist supports such as Sunna & Zhao, and supportive attack agents such as Seed & Orphie, Astra being a generalist support holds her back from performing as well as the rest, and as such, she may drop down a tier despite still being a strong option.
Evelyn
As more and more DPS options come out, Evelyn is just simply getting outpaced by them, so she is currently at risk of dropping a tier due to these factors, and probably will if there is a new character added to tier 0.5 without anything keeping Evelyn in the same tier.
Zhao
Now no longer being offered as a free character, the next time she comes around, she won't be as good of a pull as she is a generalist support with both Astra and Sunna being better picks, the only thing holding Zhao up is her ability to create an ether veil, so once the current meta passes and will most likely shift to an anomaly meta with Nangong, Zhao won't be as useful outside of Shunguang teams.
Harumasa
While he was moved up with his new buffs, we are still waiting to see exactly where he will end up in a final placement once we can fully see just how much better he is with the buffs.
Soldier 11
With her buffs, we need to gather more information before finalizing her placement, but for now, she has been placed at the topp of tier 1.5.
General Tierlist
Ranking Explanations
DPS
Ye Shunguang - Explanation to be added
Yixuan - Explanation to be added
Miyabi - Explanation to be added
Aria - Explantion to be added
Secondary DPS
None - Explanation to be added
Stun
Dialyn - Explanation to be added
Nangong Yu - Explanation to be added
Suport
Yuzuha - Explanation to be added
Lucia - Explanation to be added
Sunna - Explanation to be added
Astra - Explanation to be added (On Watchlist)
DPS
Soldier 0 - Explanation to be added
Alice - Explanation to be added
Yidhari - Explanation to be added
Banyue - Explanation to be added
Evelyn - Explanation to be added (On Watchlist)
Secondary DPS
Vivian - Explanation to be added
Seed - Explanation to be added
Orphie - Explanation to be added
Yanagi - Explanation to be added
Stun
Trigger - Explanation to be added
Lighter - Explanation to be added
Lycaon - Explanation to be added
Ju Fufu - Explanation to be added
Suport
Nicole - Explanation to be added
Zhao - Explanation to be added (On Watchlist)
Soukaku - Explanation to be added
DPS
Harumasa - Explanation to be added (On Watchlist)
Yanagi - Explanation to be added
Ellen - Explanation to be added
Jane - Explanation to be added
Hugo - Explanation to be added
Secondary DPS
Burnice - Explanation to be added
Stun
Qingyi - Explanation to be added
Suport
Lucy - Explanation to be added
Pan Yinhu - Explanation to be added
DPS
Soldier 11 - Explanation to be added (On Watchlist)
Manato - Explanation to be added
Piper - Explanation to be added (On Watchlist)
Grace - Explanation to be added
Secondary DPS
Piper - Explanation to be added (On Watchlist)
Stun
Pulchra - Explanation to be added
Suport
Caesar - Explanation to be added
Rina - Explanation to be added
DPS
Zhu Yuan - Explanation to be added
Secondary DPS
Grace - Explanation to be added
Stun
Koleda - Explanation to be added
Suport
Seth - Explanation to be added
DPS
Corin - Explanation to be added
Anton - Explanation to be added
Secondary DPS
None - Explanation to be added
Stun
Anby - Explanation to be added
Suport
None - Explanation to be added
DPS
Nekomata - Explanation to be added
Billy - Explanation to be added
Ben - Explanation to be added
Secondary DPS
None - Explanation to be added
Stun
None - Explanation to be added
Suport
Ben - Explanation to be added


















































