Creating an Arknights: Endfield tier list isn't quite as difficult as you'd think. Sure, we don't really know who performs best in the endgame yet, and won't until after launch, but similar to Zenless Zone Zero, the usefulness of characters is primarily dependent on which type of team they perform best in. A character can be good because they're versatile and free-to-play friendly, or because they're currently the meta DPS or support for a specific art.
Since Arknights: Endfield features elemental arts and combo skills which activate upon fulfilling specific conditions, such as reactions, team comp is the be-all and end-all. Currently, the top-tier teams are cryo and heat (though the latter has far fewer characters), though neither is free-to-play friendly, since they require six-star characters to shine. On the other hand, electric and cryo/physical hybrid teams are very free-to-play friendly, since most of the characters you need are four or five-stars.
I'll rate each character below based on how valuable they are in their best team comp, or based on the fact that they're very strong and versatile, slotting into most teams, such as Gilberta, Ardelia, and Akekuri. I'll also give you an idea of how their kit works and who their best comp involves. Hopefully, this will give you an idea of who's worth investing in and what kind of team you want to run, based on who you end up pulling.
It's worth noting that while there is a chance to pull both Yvonne and Gilberta on Laevatain's banner when the game launches, they will each have their own dedicated banners in February.
Arknights: Endfield tier list
Tier |
Characters |
|---|---|
S-tier |
Laevatain, Yvonne, Gilberta, Last Rite, Ardelia |
A-tier |
Avywenna, Xaihi, Akekuri, Pogranichnik, Antal, Wulfgard, Perlica, Ember, Lifeng |
B-tier |
Endministrator, Arclight, Alesh, Chen Qianyu, Estella, Fluorite, Snowshine |
C-tier |
Da Pan, Catcher |
S-tier
A-tier
B-tier
C-tier
