Blue Archive has introduced multiple updates, adding new students and balancing changes that impact team-building strategies. This guide provides an updated tier list ranking characters based on their effectiveness in both PvE and PvP. Whether you’re a new player or a veteran, this list will help you optimize your team for different content. If you’re new to the game, check out the Blue Archive Beginner’s Guide for a solid understanding of mechanics. Got questions about guilds, gaming, or our product? Join our Discord for discussions and support!

Understanding the Tier System

Characters are ranked based on their overall usefulness, damage potential, support abilities, and adaptability. SS-Tier characters are the strongest, while C-Tier characters have niche roles or lower effectiveness.

SS-Tier – Best Characters in Blue Archive

These characters provide exceptional value and dominate across all game modes.

Iori (Attacker – Piercing)

• Why She’s Strong: One of the highest single-target damage dealers, making her invaluable in both PvE and PvP.
• Best Uses: Raid bosses, PvP battles.

Koharu (Healer – Explosive)

• Why She’s Strong: Provides healing and resurrection, making her essential for high-difficulty battles.
• Best Uses: Raid bosses, endurance fights.

Himari (Support – Mystic)

• Why She’s Strong: Grants high attack buffs to allies, increasing overall team damage.
• Best Uses: Boss fights, difficult PvE encounters.

S-Tier – Excellent Characters

These characters are strong choices that work well in most team compositions.

Haruna (Attacker – Mystic)

• Why She’s Strong: Delivers powerful burst damage, making her effective against Heavy Armor enemies.
• Best Uses: PvE, Total Assault fights.

Tsubaki (Tank – Piercing)

• Why She’s Strong: A durable tank with self-healing abilities, allowing her to sustain long fights.
• Best Uses: PvP, frontline tanking.

Shun (Attacker – Mystic)

• Why She’s Strong: Offers a mix of damage and energy regeneration, making her useful in PvP.
• Best Uses: PvP, assisting burst compositions.

A-Tier – Strong but Situational Picks

These characters perform well but may require specific setups.

Akane (Support – Explosive)

• Why She’s Strong: Applies defense debuffs to enemies, increasing the team’s overall damage output.
• Best Uses: Raid bosses, high-defense enemies.

Hibiki (Attacker – Mystic)

• Why She’s Strong: Provides excellent area-of-effect damage, making her great for clearing groups of enemies.
• Best Uses: PvE, wave clearing.

Yuuka (Tank – Explosive)

• Why She’s Strong: Has solid survivability and defensive skills to protect teammates.
• Best Uses: PvE stages, general tanking.

B-Tier – Decent but Needs Support

These characters can be useful but require strong team synergy.

Chise (Attacker – Mystic)

• Why She’s Strong: Offers decent AoE damage but lacks the raw power of top-tier attackers.
• Best Uses: PvE, clearing multiple enemies.

Mashiro (Support – Mystic)

• Why She’s Strong: Provides healing and support, though weaker compared to Koharu.
• Best Uses: Support-focused team compositions.

Serika (Attacker – Explosive)

• Why She’s Strong: A simple but effective damage dealer with limited additional utility.
• Best Uses: Early-game damage dealer.

C-Tier – Low Utility Picks

These characters struggle to compete with stronger options.

Airi (Attacker – Explosive)

• Why She’s Weak: Lower damage output compared to other attackers, making her less effective.
• Best Uses: Early-game filler unit.

Chinatsu (Support – Mystic)

• Why She’s Weak: Minimal support capabilities, limiting her usefulness in harder fights.
• Best Uses: Niche support situations.

Hoshino (Tank – Explosive)

• Why She’s Weak: Lacks defensive tools needed to serve as a reliable tank in high-level content.
• Best Uses: Early PvE stages.

The Blue Archive Tier List helps players select the best characters for their teams. SS and S-tier characters provide the highest impact, while A and B-tier characters can still perform well with the right setups. Lower-tier characters are situational but may be useful in certain compositions.

Make sure to check for updates as new characters and balance changes continue to shift the meta. For the best gaming experience, play Blue Archive on PC for improved performance and controls.