Neverness to Everness Tier List — Best Characters Ranked
Neverness to Everness tier list ranking all characters from SS to C tier based on combat performance and team synergy.
Explanations
Nanally Damage Tier: Currently the strongest DPS with excellent ability uptime and follow-up attacks for consistent single-target damage.
Easy to use, fits most teams and is a high-priority S-rank pick on the Ichi-daime limited banner.
Easy to use, fits most teams and is a high-priority S-rank pick on the Ichi-daime limited banner.
Sakiri Buff Tier: Excels at mob clear and crowd control—can group enemies for powerful AoE setups and also provides team buffs.
Strong S-class support and a solid free S-class selector choice.
Strong S-class support and a solid free S-class selector choice.
Baicang Damage Tier: Versatile with multiple modes (single-target, AoE, self-heal) that cover many roles.
Flexible but doesn’t outclass specialists in any single role.
Flexible but doesn’t outclass specialists in any single role.
Hathor Damage Tier: DPS centers on charging feather stacks that unleash large AoE damage.
The charge animation leaves her vulnerable while building stacks.
The charge animation leaves her vulnerable while building stacks.
Jiuyuan Damage Tier: Good enemy-gathering CC and solid single-target DPS in ranged mode.
Less effective than Sakiri for broad AoE damage and overall CC.
Less effective than Sakiri for broad AoE damage and overall CC.
Zero Damage Tier: Flexible protagonist: Esper Skill speeds Esper cycles for coordinated swaps and higher team damage, plus a passive self-heal for survivability.
Fits well in many lineups.
Fits well in many lineups.
Daffodill Damage Tier: Boss specialist with high white-bar damage, excellent parry/swap tools and a long-range dodge for repositioning.
Should be swap priority when using Support Skill parries against bosses.
Should be swap priority when using Support Skill parries against bosses.
Chiz Damage Tier: Free unit that can deal massive early-game damage.
Higher skill ceiling due to rhythm mechanics, but excellent output for a free character.
Higher skill ceiling due to rhythm mechanics, but excellent output for a free character.
Fadia Survival Tier: Passive shares incoming damage across the team to prevent single-ally wipes and provides damage reflection.
Offers limited damage, CC, or additional buffs.
Offers limited damage, CC, or additional buffs.
Haniel Buff Tier: Pure support buffer that boosts team damage and fits flexibly into many comps.
Main role is applying buffs and swapping; little else.
Main role is applying buffs and swapping; little else.
Mint Damage Tier: Strong parry potential with low skill cooldown and solid single-target/AoE performance.
Gets outclassed by higher DPS units as you progress.
Gets outclassed by higher DPS units as you progress.
Adler Survival Tier: Provides a one-button team-wide shield that greatly improves survivability.
Contributes little to raw damage.
Contributes little to raw damage.
Skia Damage Tier: Lower DPS overall with decent AoE CC and Light-element synergy (e.g., with Chiz/Lakshana).
Still outclassed by stronger damage dealers.
Still outclassed by stronger damage dealers.
Aurelia Damage Tier: Has useful crowd control via her ultimate but otherwise deals modest damage and has limited mobility/dodge options.
Less effective than more mobile DPS characters.
Less effective than more mobile DPS characters.
Edgar Survival Tier: Strong healer with potent recovery, but his healing area is stationary, reducing effectiveness in fast or highly mobile fights.