Tier list as of May 2025

IMPORTANT This Tier List assumes max competency by the player with each character and being able to reliably dodge/counter boss attacks. If you're taking minimal damage and can dodge/counterattack everything difficult enemies are throwing at you, the value of tanks/healers goes down dramatically unless they provide some other form of utility/damage to make up for it.

About the tiers

• EX: The best character(s) in the game, capable of doing every role better than their competitors (or at the very least, on par with).
• S: The best character in their category, distinguishing themselves from A due to their sheer strengths.
• A: Best of the best, but doesn’t monopolize their category like S would.
• B: Similar in strength to an A character, but has a flaw of some kind that diminishes their viability. This flaw is not detrimental enough to warrant a lower placement.
• C: Strong characters who simply have some kind of flaw/issue that holds them back from a higher placement.
• D: Competent at their role, but outclassed by their competition or don’t provide significant value in their role.
• E: A character that is utterly outclassed by competitors in their role.

About the roles

• All Rounder: Can do multiple roles well enough to warrant distinction.
• DPS: Character that deals high sustained damage.
• Nuker: Can deal a high amount of damage in a short amount of time, either via one hit or through a series of hits.
• Utility: Provides some form of esoteric usefulness such as shields, tension gain/tension card synergy, or unique mechanics like a revive.
• Breaker: Can quickly deal high amounts of break damage to enable faster clears and quicker tension gains.
• Buffer: Provides buffs to allies.
• Debuffer: Applies debuffs to enemies.
• Tank: Can redirect/force enemies to attack this character, allowing other characters to attack safely and without being pressured.

NOTE Breaker role vs breaker tier: Breaker tier is for characters who are generally ran in that position as a dedicated character slot. Breaker role is for characters that can deal high amounts of break damage irrespective of their primary role.

A more complete changelog will be added in the future. For now, here are the most important changes:

v 1.1.0

• Tier list rankings switched from a SS/S+/S/A/B/C to a S/A/B/C/D/E model for more clarity.
• Added EX as a new tier rank (above S). EX characters simply do everything too good to be rated lower. AKA the Hina holding cell. Consider these characters capable of doing all 3 roles.
• 
  Hinagiku Akiba
  Hina is literally too strong for her own good. She does all 3 roles so well that I only put her in support as a temporary measure. Her damage output is absurd when built for it, her AI is actually good at tanking, and you can also pilot her to be a better Q. Hina gets her own special tier until another character can reach the sheer versatility and numbers she can.
• 
  Miu Jujo
  Best DPS by far. Two distinct builds depending on investment level and team comp that let her shred everything just fine. AI friendly only improves her viability compared to her competitors.
• 
  Hyakuichitaro Senju
  Return of the king. Senju was already good enough, but for the low low cost of a singular substat in Shield Expansion Senju can do Kazuki’s job of activating Things to Hold On To. In fact, from a supportive standpoint, Senju is outright better thanks to Bombard synergy (yes that’s still relevant) and a significantly stronger shield (especially with dupes). Kazuki wins out on damage for sure, and for the absolute fastest speedruns Kazuki will probably be prioritized (although both are likely dropped for the defense shred duo of Hina + Jio anyway) but for longer grindfights Senju actually has a reason to be played over him.
• 
  Tsuki Iroha
  Support stat doesn’t scale with the new level cap, she can’t really abuse Backstab+ reliably, and the new cards don’t really help her. She’s still good and can nuke down most/all content but we simply have better options that don’t need tension 2 to function. May eventually move to the support category with an off role nuke build in the future; we’ll see how the rest of 1.1 goes.
• 
  Roku Saigo
  Bumped up. Manual Saigo has a good use case now vs the new Ferocious Enemies and the buffed Destroyer. He’s still more of a support than a breaker so he remains here (especially since he’s still a decent AI tank).
• 
  Eiji Todoroki
  Bumped up. Todoroki finally has a worthy recipient of his buff. You might think having 2 people competing for Attention is bad, but Hina DPS doesn’t need to deflect (and in fact, prefers the free time/safety to rush to her uppercut) to do her job. It was the only thing holding me back from rating him higher, so I can finally rate him where I believe he deserves to be.
• 
  Mita Santaro
  Bumped up. Again, great match up into the new Ferocious Enemies and buffed Destroyer. His buff is still pretty good too. Not good enough to rise higher though.

v 1.0.10

• 
  Kazuki Aoyama
  S+ breaker – He outperforms Senju in almost every aspect except raw shield value, which isn’t crucial for a breaker role.
• 
  Hyakuichitaro Senju
  S, as Kazuki has essentially set the new gold standard.
• 
  Yo Kuronaka
  S for similar reasons.
• 
  Tsuki Iroha
  S+ DPS – Recent tension card changes make it significantly easier for her to trigger her ultimate.
• 
  Enoki Yukigaya
  S+ DPS – She can now dodge and counterattack during her secondary post-buff, which greatly improves her safety and heat generation. The updated tension card mechanics allow her to exploit more multiplier options and nuke faster.
• 
  Tsuruko Semba
  S in support – Although her unique value lies in being a healer who can also damage, that isn’t enough for an S+ ranking. She remains a solid character, with her DPS build being the strongest option, even though the lack of a dedicated DPS ultimate keeps her in S-tier DPS.