Best Characters Tier List

This article highlights the Best Characters in Arknights: Endfield. A Tier List of Operators based on combat roles, synergy, meta picks, and performance for early and late-game.

Table of Contents

Best Characters Tier List
Character Reviews
Ranking Criteria

The Strongest Are Laevatain, Yvonne, and Gilberta

The strongest characters in Endfield are Laevatain, Yvonne, and Gilberta. Laevatain is a Heat-focused attacker capable of reliably inflicting Stagger, Gilberta is a Nature attacker that pulls enemies together using gravity-based effects, and Yvonne is a high-damage attacker with the ability to apply forced Solidification.

Best Character Reviews

SS-Rank Character Reviews

Ardelia	- A Nature Support with innate healing abilities - Can heal allies through their Talent - Contributes to damage by applying Physical Susceptibility and Arts Susceptibility
Pogranichnik	- A Physical Main DPS that can summon Shieldguards with their Ultimate - Can attack repeatedly by recovering SP - Has good synergy with characters that can build Vulnerable
Gilberta	- Nature attacked that can pull enemies with gravity - Applies Arts Susceptibility and Nature - Works well with DPS who have AoE attacks
Laevatain	- A Heat DPS who can easily Stagger enemies - Inflicts Heat Resistance debuff and Heat - Works well with characters who can support the active character
Yvonne	- High-damage DPS that can inflict Cryo - Significantly buffs Basic Attack with Ultimate - Easily inflicts Cryo Infliction with Battle Skill and Ultimate

S-Rank Character Reviews

Last Rite	- A Sub-DPS that can grant additional Cryo abilities to the active character - Has many unique mechanics, such as the charge conditions of their Ultimate - Invisible during their Ultimate
Ember	- A tank that protect allies with Shields and Healing - Can build the Stagger Meter by applying a Knock Down effect - Works well with DPS that have strong Basic Attacks
Lifeng	- Mainly a Physical attacker - Inflicts Known Down and Physical Susceptibility - Works well with Knock Down/Breach Physical attackers
Chen Qianyu	- Physical DPS that applies Lift - Disables enemy moves with frequent Lift applications - Short range CT and low critical hit cost
Xaihi	- A Cryo Supporter who adds healing to Final Strikes and grants Arts Amp when HP is full ⤷ Optimal synergy with Originium Arts characters that utilize Final Strikes
Wulfgard	- A Heat Sub-DPS specializing in Heat Infliction - Applies Heat via Combo Skill and triggers Combustion through Ultimate ⤷ Strong synergy with characters that rely on Combustion
Avywenna	- A main DPS who places and retrieves Thunderlances to deal damage - Deals massive DMG when retrieved Thunderlances hit multiple enemies └ In addition to skill order, positioning is also important
Alesh	- Sub-DPS that specializes in SP recovery - Recovers SP with Battle Skill, Combo Skill, and Ultimate └ Even more effective in a Solidification team
Antal	- An Electric Caster that amplifies Electric and Heat damage significantly - Simplifies stacking of Physical Status and Arts Infliction - Best suited for Electric/Heat-focused team compositions
Akekuri	- A Sub-DPS with SP recovery - Independent of team composition; requires only Stagger conditions - User-friendly with a straightforward skill set

A-Rank Character Reviews

Endministrator	- A Physical Sub-DPS that can be used at the start of the game - Activates skills in combination with other character's moves - Compatible with characters that can inflict physical status ailments
Perlica	- Straightforward Electric Sub-DPS - Easy-to-use Combo Attack initiated by Final Strike - Best paired with an Originium Arts DPS
Da Pan	- A Physical main DPS who deals high damage with Combo Skills - Deals Massive DMG with a Combo Skill by stacking Vulnerable 4 times └ Has excellent synergy with characters who have Lift or Knock Down abilities
Arclight	- A sub-DPS that excels at SP Recovery - Recovers SP by repeatedly using the Combo Skill, which has a short cooldown └ Excels in a team that centers its strategy around Electrification
Snowshine	- A Support that can counter and heal allies - Deploys a recovery field when the active character's HP is reduced by an enemy attack └ Excels in high-difficulty content where it's easy to take damage

B-Rank Character Reviews

Estella	- A Cryo Physical-focused DPS - Applies Lift and Physical Susceptibility via Solidification - Strong synergy with Crush/Breach Physical attackers
Catcher	- A Physical Tank specialized in damage reduction - Grants a Shield when allies are in critical condition - Enables consistent Vulnerable stacking
Fluorite	- A Nature Caster that performs wide-range attacks using bombs - Handles fast enemies effectively through Slow application - Enhances Cryo and Nature Infliction performance

Ranking Criteria for Best Characters

DPS-type Prioritized by High Attack Power
Ease of Combo Skill Activation Is Also Considered
Support-Type Rankings Also Factor in Status Infliction and Healing Capability

DPS-type Prioritized by High Attack Power

For DPS-type, evaluations primarily focus on attack power and overall damage output, with higher ratings given to characters whose performance is not heavily dependent on specific team compositions.

Ease of Combo Skill Activation Is Also Considered

For sub-DPS, evaluations consider the ease of Combo Skill activation and the ability to recover SP through Battle Skills, with higher ratings given to characters that do not restrict the actions of the main damage dealer.

Support-Type Rankings Also Factor in Status Infliction and Healing Capability

For support characters, higher ratings are given to those that provide attack buffs or SP recovery. Key differentiators include ease of meeting combo requirements, short cooldown times, and low Ultimate skill costs.