One of the main draws of roguelite games like Vampire Survivors is how each and every single round is completely unique, as not only are the drops, map generation, and other factors randomized on every run, but you can also choose from a wide variety of characters that each have their own properties, traits, stats, and starting weapons. In this sense, while you can shape your build and progression from the items that you pick up during your run, you can also lay the foundation for your approach by choosing different characters.

Best Vampire Survivors Tier List

1. S Tier
2. A Tier
3. B Tier
4. C Tier

In Vampire Survivors, there are around 41 characters at the moment of writing this article, which you can unlock by playing the game and fulfilling certain conditions during your runs. Some of these base characters are available by completing fairly simple objectives and reaching certain milestones, while other hidden characters are much more difficult to unlock, but are generally much more diverse in builds and stat distributions.

With that being said, in this Vampire Survivors tier list, we’re going to try our best to organize all the characters in the game by their effectiveness at surviving and fighting enemies. It goes without saying that most characters in this game are fully viable, and you can pretty much break the game with certain builds, by picking up the right items. Nevertheless, due to their kit, some characters have a much easier time than others, and don’t require as many items in order to completely break the game.

S Tier

The best Vampire Survivors characters whose base kit makes them quite suited for surviving without too many major struggles. And in the case of Queen Sigma, she can easily survive due to her overpowered stats, which is basically the point of the character as you essentially need to complete the entire game in order to unlock her.

• Imelda
• Arca
• Leda
• Queen Sigma
• Krochi
• Mortaccio
• Gains
• Gyorunton

A Tier

These ones are also good, though they can often require picking up specific items in order to supplement their initial weaknesses.

• Gennaro
• Poe
• Dommario
• Porta
• Pugnala
• Mask of the Red Death
• Zi’Assunta
• Domario
• O’Sole
• Avatar
• Minnah
• Cosmo
• Big Trouser
• Scorej-Oni

B Tier

Average, middle-of-the-road survivors that can perform just fine most of the time, though they don’t really have much going for them. As such, their performance revolves heavily around their builds.

• Antonio
• Lama
• Suor
• Giovanna
• Yatta
• Poppea
• Concetta
• Bianca
• Ambrojoe
• Christine
• Boon

C Tier

The combination of stats and starting weapons of these characters leave a lot to be desired. And in the case of missingN▯ and Random, while you can have good runs with these, they rely heavily on luck as their development is essentially randomized.

• Pasqualina
• Peppino
• Exdash
• Toastie
• Iguana
• Smith
• Random
• missingN▯

With that being said, nearly each and every one of these characters must be unlocked before they can be used. Luckily, we’ve prepared a couple other guides on the topic, in which you can find all the information that you’ll ever need to know about all the Vampire Survivors characters, as well as how to unlock them. And keep in mind that if you want to enjoy the best experience with this game without paying a single cent, you can play Vampire Survivors for free on PC with BlueStacks in just a few simple steps.