Ultimate Genesis War Tier List

In Genesis War, you are leading a team of characters through the vast world of Antaria, battling various enemies as you experience the story and lore of the game. Each character has special abilities and a unique elemental type of damage, so making a team synergize well with each other is the key to victory.

With the release of Genesis War, it’s important to know the ins and outs of each character and their power level, so we are ranking all the characters from Genesis War in a Tier List according to their damage, utility, elements, and more!

Since the Global release of Genesis War doesn’t include all the characters available on the Korean version, below you can find two tier list: one that features only character available on the global release, and another with the full collection of characters from the Korean version of the game.

Use the Table of Contents to easily navigate to the separate ranking lists below.

Genesis War Global Release Character Tier List

In the image above, you’ll see a general breakdown of our Genesis War Character Tier List only including characters that are available on release.

S Tier Characters (Global Release)

Character	Details
Ilyois (Legend/Light)	+ Extremely easy to Awaken and buff since you get a lot of her Memory Fragment just by completing the story mode. + Best early game unit by far, can carry you to through the mid game also. + Powerful unique passive.
Crow (Legend/Crystal)	+ High damage. + Amazing Tier 3 class options, so he will scale great into he late game.
Diablo (Legend/Shadow)	+ The best Witch class character in the game so far. + Best debuff in the game + Tier 3 Classes scale very well into the late game.
Jane Shore (Legend/Shadow)	+ Passive stacks with debuffs on enemies. + One of the highest damage dealers currently, the best ranged damage option also. + Tier 3 Classes offer amazing perks such as: instant reload, cover fire and very long ranged shots.
Joan (Legend/Light)	+ One of the most versatile passives in the game currently offering multiple buffs each turn. + Basic ability cannot be counterattacked. + Great Tier 3 class options, easy to adapt to any team comp.
Lina MacLorein (Legend/Light)	+ Passive removes debuffs from allies which is very useful for PVP and late game PVE. + Has a revive ability. + Healing scales great into the late game, also offers buffs and movement increase to allies.
Sharn (Legend/Shadow)	+ Passive offers constant healing or mobility increase. + Ultimate deals AoE damage and increases critical hit damage. + Can constantly buff himself depending on he Tier 3 class that is chosen. + Great build path into each Tier 3 class.
Sara Randgrid (Legend/Flame)	+ Unique passive lets her chose between buffing defense or offense. + Powerful AoE attacks. + At full doesn’t get affected by control zones.

A Tier Characters (Global Release)

Character	Details
Marie Pandragon (Legend/Crystal)	+ Passive stacks with debuffs. + Most abilities from Tier 2 and up will affect enemies with Weaken, which is one of the best damage reduction debuffs in the game. – Weak build path up to the Tier 3 Classes.
Christian De Medichi (Legend/Flame)	+ Has access to multiple attacks if the equipped with the correct weapon. + Extremely mobile. – Passive requires constant maintenance in order to get enough stacks.
Katherine Spancer (Legend/Crystal)	TBA
Landam (Legend/Tree)	TBA
Vincent Bernstein (Legend/Shadow)	TBA
Elizabeth Pandragon (Legend/Flame)	+ Has the ability to revive allies.
Ariana Weaver (Legend/Tree)	+ Great option for tree ranged damage. + Access to some very long ranged attacks. – Other ranger character outscale him in the late game.
Chris (Legend/Tree)	+ Can attack multiple times during his turns. + As you damage the enemies his unique passive will increase critical strike damage. – Damage falls off, he can’t carry as the primary damage dealer.
Erica Myers (Legend/Light)	+ Very high damage dealer when you get to Tier 3 classes. + Purifier class path offers Smite Radiant Shot which is one of the best ranged attacks in the game. – For the unique passive to work you will need to not attack.
Gishne Drifor (Legend/Crystal)	+ The only character that can regenerate your teammates TP. + Great damage and utility class options at Tier 3. – No ultimate ability.
Karls Brandt (Legend/Flame)	+ Has a self revive. + Powerful buffs from the unique passive. – Damage from the tier 3 classes falls off in the late game.
Kasim (Hero/Shadow)	+ Unique passive allows you to get an extra hit in every time you are attacked with a mele weapon. + Very mobile character – Requires good gear in order to keep being useful in the late game and PVP.
Sakiski (Hero/Shadow)	+ One of the best early game characters since you will get his Memory fragments from the banner, so he can easily be evolved. + Passive allows him to not be targeted no matter if he is surrounded by enemies. – Need the best gear in order to keep up with the damage of other higher tier assassin characetrs.
G.S. (Hero/Shadow)	+ Very mobile character. + Good secondary damage dealer. – Tier 3 classes fall off when i comes to damage and impact compared to other rangers.
Baekokdang (Hero/Light)	+ Ultimate is one of the best AoE damage abilities. + Can move through enemies. – Requires a powerful sword in order to deal the most damage.

B Tier Characters (Global Release)

Character	Details
Nangcheon (Legend/Tree)	+Very mobile character. + Solid damage dealer. – Extremely squishy.
Ennil Dia (Hero/Light)	+ Good healer for the early to mid game. + Has revive. – Other healers scale better than her. – No additional utility apart from heals.
Cameo (Hero/Light)	+ Can output different types of elemental damage (fire, ice, lighting) – Unique passive only triggers once per battle.
May Nautilen (Legend/Crystal)	+ Versatile of mix of abilities. – Low damage.
Cordelia (Legend/Crystal)	+ Has powerful ranged attacks but, depending on what class you choose, might not deal critical damage. + Great options for team buffs. – Passive requires you to skip a turn before using it. – Lacks elemental damage options.
Irene (Legend/Light)	+ Has damage options as a healer. – Doesn’t have revive. – Unique passive requires you to buff allies in order for it to work which limits your build path.
Beradin (Legend/Crystal)	+ Strong AoE attacks. + Hard to kill because his unique passive raises his defense as he attacks enemies – Passive only triggers once per battle. – Limited elemental damage options since only one Tier 3 class offers multiple elemental damage.
Durant (Legend/Light)	+ Great escort tank. + Increases the defense resistances of allies if they are low on HP. + Multiple buff options for allies. – Struggles against heavy burst damage and armor penetration. – Useful only to soak up damage, doesn’t offer a lot of outside utility.
Hanzo (Legend/Tree)	+ Passive offers debuff immunity and additional actions. + High single-target damage. – Depends on illusion too much.
Koon (Legend/Flame)	+ High damage dealer since she gets empowered with her unique passive. + Great elemental options when you reach Tier 3 classes. – High TP costs. – Long coolodwns.
Ophelia (Legend/Shadow)	+ Can deal a lot of elemental damage. – Her best Tier 3 class relies on other characters to receive buffs.
Van Dych (Hero/Flame)	+ Can constantly keep your team at full hp because of the unique passive. + Can remove debuffs. – Doesn’t have a revive.
Rubens (Hero/Tree)	+ Buffs other supports units in your team. + Great Tier 3 class options for utility and healing. – Hard to run as a solo healer and support.
Shaun Norr (Hero/Flame)	+ Can output massive amounts of damage if luck is on your side. – Relies on landing critical attacks too much.
Kaja (Hero/Tree)	+ Has access to additional attacks when below 50%. – Lack high damage options.
Kana (Legend/Light)	+ Abilities deal a lot of damage. + Versatile Tier 3 class options. – Can’t be the primary damage dealer because the passive requires you to switch targets during battle.
Siren (Hero/Light)	+ Great option for an early game tank. + Can buff allies around her – Doesn’t scale well.
Iljaimae (Hero/Crystal)	+ Passive allows you to evade attacks. + Solid damage dealer. – Very easy to be killed. – Passive can sometimes move you too far from the enemy.
Locarno (Rare/Flame)	+ Solid tank option if you don’t have a main one or you need to run 2 defenders. – Can only defend/buff the 2 closest allies at once.
Haya Bell (Hero/Flame)	+ Very high damage. + Great option if you are lacking AoE damage. – Limited to one element. (flame)
Cecil (Hero/Crystal)	+ Unique passive proved great option for damage increase you just need to damage 2 different enemies each time. – Tier 3 Classes don’t scale well.

C Tier Characters (Global Release)

Charater	Details
Shuri (Legend/Tree)	+/– Average damage. – Requires stacking the Temple Effect in order to be useful.
Riona (Legend/Light)	+ Unique passive stacks with the amount of the debuffs on an enemy. – Relies on other characters to add additional debuffs on enemies for her to get her damage off.
Karim (Legend/Tree)	+/– Usefulness depends on pure luck becouse of how the Coin Burst works.
Erich (Hero/Crystal)	+ Descent option as a secondary defender. – Doesn’t have any defensive buffs for his allies. – Requires a healer that can revive him in order to use his passive multiple times.
Kashutar (Legend/Shadow)	+ Has self sustain. – Damage falls off. – High TP requirement.
Kevin (Rare/Crystal)	+ Increases healing and defense. + Offers shielding options for allies. – Requires you to build your team around the shielding mechanic.
Irus (Legend/Shadow)	+ Solid damage option. – Lack elemental damage. – Unique passive requires you to play away from your team.
Ciny (Hero/Crystal)	+/- Can decrease dmg taken from close range but only for 2 allies within 2 tile. – No ultimate ability.
Vishnu Maan (Hero/Crystal)	+ Has multiple elemental damage options. – Very squishy. – Unique passive has 40% chance not to trigger at all.
Dalia (Hero/Flame)	+ Has a revive. – Other healers scale better. – No other utility options other than healing.
Denis (Hero/Tree)	+ Has damage and healing abilities. – Must at full hp in order to heal allies with full potential which means he requires constant protection.
Morobtaina (Legend/Crystal)	+/– Passive is pretty random, but it can put powerful debuffs on enemies. +/- She has both healing and damage abilities but doesn’t excel in either.
Lacid (Hero/Tree)	+ Solid option of T 3 classes if you want to put in the resources. – Damage falls off very quickly.
Arcion (Legend/Flame)
Strider Nox (Rare/Light)	+ Very mobile character. – Low range and damage.
Ariana Weaver Jr. (Rare/Crystal)	– Is just a weaker version of Ariana Weaver.
Arcia Landino (Rare/Tree)	+ Descent mix of damage and defense. – Passive requires movement control in order to trigger it which means you will need another charter just for that.
Rovel (Rare/Flame)	+ Great Tier 3 classes if you decide to put in the resources. – Doesn’t compare to higher tier fighters. – Passive is pretty useless if you have any tank or healer in your team.
Ende Marbu (Rare/Flame)	+ Solid tank. – Kit is based around shield effects which requires specific team comps in order to work.
Ceciyl (Hero/Flame)	+ Can guarantee a critical hit from her passive. – Damage falls off in mid and late game.
Claris (Hero/Tree)	+ Can deal a lot of damage if attacks are citical strikes. – Passive requires you to constantly move which means you aren’t able to tank or aid any allies.

Genesis War Character Tier List

In the image above, you’ll see a general breakdown of our Genesis War Character Tier List, including some characters that will be added soon.

S Tier Characters

These are the strongest characters in in Genesis War. The characters in this tier outperform the others in both damage and utility.

Character	Detail
Heidelrun	+ Highest damage output in Genesis War. + Has abilities that heavily weaken the enemies. + All Tier 3 classes have high damage options for single and multiple enemies. + Access to additional attacks.
Black Prince	+ The best fighter in the game for PVP and PVE. + Can remove enemies’ resistances and elemental advantages. + Gets stronger with lower HP. + The best class options in the game for self-buffs.
Prios	+ Has access to powerful summons. + Can recover TP on kill. + Has attacks that can avoid enemy resistances.

A Tier Characters

Great options for any team, each of the characters in this tier being among the best in their role.

Character	Details
Veramode	+ Great utility abilities. + Has additional actions as well as access to multiple elements. + Offers great flexibility to the team.
Deimos	+ Tier 3 classes offer both healing and damage options. + Has access to resurrections. – Some of the Tier 3 Classes require specific setups before being exremly useful.
King Rashid	+ Buffs allies abilities by 10%/15%/20%/30%. (doesn’t overlap with other buff effects) + High damaging ability that avoids cover. + Versatile Tier 3 Class options, which makes him easy to slot into any team.
Grey G.S.	+ All around powerful character offering damage reduction, health regeneration, ranged attacks, buffs, and additional actions. + One of the best passives in the game with Guardian of Grey. + Very mobile, especially with the Tier 3 classes. – Requires Awakening in order to reach full potential as then you can unlock HP recovery, which makes it much easier to land all other abilities since the threat of dying is reduced.
Cameo	+ Can use 3 elements. + Extremely high damage if you are familiar with her abilities completely. – Complicated to play.
Agassi	+ Very mobile. + Has access to AoE attacks and debuff options. + Great character to play as a Tank. – Weak against long range attacks.
Gishne Driford	+ Only option of TP refueling in the game. + Has access to AoE attacks and debuffs.
Este Dode	+ One of the best PVP characters since she is one of the rare characters that counters the Black Prince. + Great survivability. + Spell usage increases as she awakens.
Esmeralda	+ The best healer in the game with access to a resurrection. + Can slot into any team. + High base stats.
Isabelle	+ One of the best tanks in the game and thrives as an escort for the team. + Great mix of defense and attack.

B Tier Characters

Can be great if paired with specific characters, overall descent options but lack in one specific way compared to the higher tiers.

Character	Details
Hanzo	+ Passive offers debuff immunity and additional actions. + High single-target damage. – Depends on illusion too much.
Omega	+ Passive increases critical strike chance. +Very versatile since the Tier 3 classes can change how you deal damage. – Requires exclusive weapon in order to reach her full potential.
Cordelia	+/– Has powerful ranged attacks but, depending on what class you choose, might not deal critical damage. + Great options for team buffs. – Passive requires you to skip a turn before using it. – Lacks elemental damage options.
Diena	+ Great option for a tank since her passive reduces damage taken and critical damage. + Dedicated weapon reduces the defenses of whoever it hits. – Gets more powerful when allies die, which is a double-edged sword. – Long cooldowns.
Durant	+ Great escort tank. + Increases the defense resistances of allies if they are low on HP. + Escort doesn’t have a condition. – Struggles against heavy burst damage and armor penetration. – Useful only to soak up damage, doesn’t offer a lot of outside utility.
Joan	+ Amazing tank and support. + Has an 80% chance of deflecting enemy attacks. + Can be immune to CC if the right Tier 3 class is taken. – No ranged options, so she must stay close to the enemy at all times. – Tier 3 classes require you to be at 100% HP for their passives and abilities to work.
Dynamis	+ One of if not the best armor tank in the game. + Has resistance to debuffs. – Escort only works if you are at full hp.
Jane	+ Excellent range. + Can apply debuffs that increase critical strike chance. – Requires high specs to be useful.
Ice Pandragon	+ Has some of the best AoE abilities in the game as well as wide area debuffs. – Passive requires to constantly keep killing enemies.
Merry	+ Offers the best collection of debuffs on a single character. + Gets stronger the longer the game lasts. – Terrible at PVP since it ends much quicker that the PVE modes.
Shark Bary	+/- Very complex passive ability. + Can be played as a mobile damage dealer or as a tank. – Very dependent on maintaining the effect of God of War (passive)
Catherine	+ One of the best heavy tanks in the game. + Can soak damage that your allies will take. – Lack of versatility.
Thief Scharnhorst	+ Increases critical strike chance for the team. + Chiral Phantasm is one of the most useful abilities in the game. – Low overall stats. – Very squishy.
Sharn Hoiste	+ Can take abilities from Crow, Medici and Black Prince. – Always must maintain 2 square distance in order to make use of the unique passive.
Roberto De Medici	+ One of the best buffers and debuffers in the game. – Requires mastery of 2 jobs in order to be used properly. – No ranged attacks.
Emilio	+ Can be used as a damage dealer and tank because of the Heart Sword. – Requires high specs in order to deal damage, at low specs he is best used as a tank.
Silver	+ Extremely mobile character with the use of Sky Road. + Can steal TP and use abilities every round. – When you infiltrate an enemy territory there is a chance of giving the enemy 1 random kill.
Kun	+ High damage ability. + Great elemental options when you reach Tier 3 classes. – Relies on one ability to deal damage.
Albatini	+/– Requires that other characters give him buffs in order to trigger his effects. + Amazing team buffs. – Depends on other characters.
Cana	+ Can increase the damage and TP of the entire team. + Can apply great debuffs to the enemy at range. – Her entire kit overlaps with another character (Jane).
Christina	+ Passive ability allows her to always attack enemies that are near her allies. + Has increased resistance to AoE damage. +/– Requires an enemy kill to trigger additional attacks. – Weak against single target damage.
Erica	+/– Best used for PVP, falls off on PVE. + Access to Smite Radiant Shot which is one of the best long-ranged attacks. – Very squishy
Diablo	+ Strongest debuffer in the game. – Only has access to the dark element, which is not great since it is only useful vs light.
Veradin	+ Strong AoE attacks. + Hard to kill because his unique passive raises his defense as he attacks enemies. – Passive only triggers once per battle. – Limited elemental damage options.
Clausewitz	+ Very versatile because of the passive ability that allows him to choose 1 of 3 effects. – Does a lot of things but doesn’t excel in any one of them.
Ikinderun	+ Solid Support Character (provides a lot of buffs and debuffs) – Short range – Requires another character in the team to use the Lightning element in order to trigger her abilities.
Randam	+ One of the best debuff characters in the game. – Falls off late game due to other characters having more powerful weakness and debuff abilities.

C Tier Characters

This tier is for characters that have a below-average performance in the game, or have specific requirements that need to be meet in order for them to be useful.

Character	Details
Lina	+ Great healer option at the start of the game. – Outscaled by Esmealda as a healer in the late game.
Karls	+ One of the few characters that can suppress enemies. + Great for PVP. – Only 2 Tier 3 class options that fall off in the late game.
Crow	+ All around great character that grows stronger as the battle continues. – Is extremely prone to debuffs and healing reversal since he can’t cancel it.
Young Rashid	+ High attack power. – Has no way of dealing with damage reduction. – Weaker version of King Rashid
Christian De Medici	+ Constant access to additional attacks with the right weapon. – Great mobility. – Entire kit is dependent on having a 3 star or higher exclusive weapon.
Ophelia	+ Can deal a lot of elemental damage. – Relies on other characters to receive buffs.
Elizabeth	+ Has access to resurrection. – As a melee healer, she requires a tank to be useful.
May	+ Solid overall kit. + Versatile of mix of abilities. – Low damage.

D Tier Characters

Almost never useful enough to be put in your team. There are higher-tier characters that will fill the same role much better.

Characters	Details
Arcion	+ Easy class progression. – Jobs require specific things in order to be completed which hinders his usage and gameplay. – Long cooldowns on main abilities. – Large TP consumption.
Shuri	– Requires stacking the Blue Dragon Effect in order to be useful. – Lacks standard damage options. – Can’t keep up with higher-tier units that offer buffs.
Karim	– Their usefulness depends on getting a Coin Burst, which is random. – Players have no direct control over their abilities and power.
Kashutar	– Inner break overlaps with the ones of more powerful characters. – High TP requirement. – Tier 3 classes require setups.
Iyolin	+ Can recover her TP by defeating enemies. – Falls of in the mid and late game.
Sarah	+ Great tank option for early game. – There are other characters that offer the same things as Sarah (Joan).
Chris	+ Increases critical strike chance when enemies are not at 100% hp. + Has access to additional attacks. – Can’t keep up with the damage of other gun-wielding characters.
Nangcheon	+ Very mobile damage dealer. – Extremely squishy. – Doesn’t have any resources on his own.
Ariana	+ Great damage dealer. + Long range attacks. – Similar characters are just better in PVE.
Nina	+ She is a hybrid healer that can rival pure healers. – Doesn’t have a resurrection.

F Tier Characters

This tier is for characters that require extremely difficult setups to be useful, or their abilities just don’t offer anything of use.

Character	Details
Ennil	– Doesn’t scale well. – Only useful at the start of the game as a healer.

How to Summon Characters

In order to get characters in Genesis War, you will need to go to the Summoning menu. There, you are able to Summon and get a random character by using Destiny Cubes. You can also awaken each character up to a 5 star, but in order to that, you will need that characters’ Memory Fragments.

Within the Summoning menu, some characters will have dedicated banners for a limited time. This means the chances of getting that specific character are increased compared to the other ones of the same rarity. (Chances increase up to 50%)

There is also a pity system in the game:

• You are guaranteed to get at least 1 character of the Hero grade or higher when you do 10 consecutive summons.
• You are guaranteed to obtain one Legendary grade character when you reach 120 total summons. (the summon count will reset if you pull a Legendary before the 120 mark)

This concludes our ultimate Genesis War tier list! The list above will be updated after the game’s official release.