Check out the Best Characters Tier List in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (Switch). Find out which playable character is the strongest, & recommended character to farm weapons.
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Tier List At A Glance
S Tier Characters
Link (One-Handed Weapon)

Pros | - Fast attack speed - Wide attack range with Master Sword - Able to strike weakness with arrows - Travels fast with dash attack |
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Cons | - Well balanced and does not have major weakness |
Impa

Pros | - High attack & wide AoE when absorbing 3 symbols - Charges special attack gauge very quickly |
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Cons | - Vulnerable to enemy's attack while absorbing a symbol |
A Tier Characters
Zelda (Bow Of Light)

Pros | - While Luminescent, Zelda can destroy enemy's shield quickly without flinching |
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Cons | - Movement speed is slow - Attack range is bit narrow when Zelda is not using Luminescent |
Link (Two-Handed Weapon)

Pros | - Become invincible while attacking with R2 |
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Cons | - Takes damage when Link uses R2 Does not have ranged attack |
Mipha

Pros | - Fast Attack & Movement Speed - Can attack enemies from overhead with R2 and strike weakness - Can heal HP |
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Cons | - Vulnerable to enemy's attack while leaping into the air |
Revali

Pros | - Wide attack range - Fast movement speed |
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Cons | - Fewer attack combo when not flying - Bit low attack power when fighting strong foes |
Urbosa

Pros | - High Attack AoE attack when Urbosa consumes lighting gauge Charges lighting gauge instantly when Urbosa uses Flurry Rush |
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Cons | - Attack range of normal attack is bit narrow |
King Rhoam

Pros | - Fast & wide attack range strong attack - Fast attack speed with hermit guise mode |
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Cons | - Does not have ranged attack |
Monk Maz Koshia

Pros | - Invincible when becoming massive - Normal attack with wide attack range |
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Cons | - Slow movement - Bit low DPS when fighting with strong foes |
B Tier Characters
Zelda (Sheikah Slate)

Pros | - Wide attack range |
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Cons | - Fewer attack combo - Need to prepare Sheikah runes to trigger them |
Link (Spear)

Pros | - Fast attack speed |
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Cons | - Vulnerable to enemy's attack while charging with R2 - Narrow attack range |
Teba

Pros | - Long lasting large AoE attack when R2 is fully charged |
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Cons | - Vulnerable to enemy's attack when pressing X repeatedly |
Riju

Pros | - Fast movement speed |
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Cons | - Moves around when attacking and hard to aim when fighting with strong foes |
Sidon

Pros | - Increase attack by pressing R2 during a strong attack - Strong attacks have wide attack range |
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Cons | - Slow movement speed - Stuns a bit when employing boundless optimism with R2 |
Master Kohga

Pros | - Destroys enemy's shield with Big Glowy Blast |
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Cons | - Stuns when the stress gauge is filled |
Great Fairies

Pros | - Wide attack range |
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Cons | - Slow movement & attack speed - Hard to dodge enemy's attack |
C Tier Characters
Daruk

Pros | - Invincible while rolling with strong attack |
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Cons | - Slow movement & attack speed - Need to create magma rock with a strong attack to activate |
Hestu

Pros | - Summons Koroks and strengthen strong attack |
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Cons | - Extremely slow movement - Narrow attack range |
Yunobo

Pros | - Strengthen strong attack by eating a rock roast |
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Cons | - Slow movement speed - Has 2 different power of Protection can cannot switch them quickly depending on the battle situation |