Solo Leveling Arise Tier List, Best Characters Ranked

S-Tier Hunter Character

Skills & Abilities

Cha Hae-In

- Second strongest DPS unit, with high normal and critical damage combos.

- Unique ability that stops enemies from healing themselves.

- Exceptionally useful against tough monsters.

Alicia Blanche

- Ice Mage hunter with massive Water damage.

- Freezing effect that makes her a standout.

- Strong DPS with versatile Shield and Freeze abilities.

- Depends on character and weapon dupes to enhance Advancement Tiers and get OP benefits.

Amamiya Mirei

- Best DPS hunter in Arise as of July 31.

- Scales off Attack stats but slightly weaker than Cha Hae-In.

- Focuses on using her Ultimate Skill to inflict massive Wind Damage and Critical Hit Damage with buffs.

A-Tier Hunter Character

Skills & Abilities

Yoo Soohyun

- Best Fire Damage dealer, overtaking Choi Jong-In.

- Third-highest DPS in the game.

- Simple but effective abilities, especially when leveled up.

Min Byung-Gu

- Most formidable support character.

- Can weaken enemies and quickly heal/buff team members.

Choi Jong-In

- Strong Fire damage dealer with range.

- Burn attacks weaken enemies over time.

- Unable to deal critical damage but compensates with high DPS.

Emma Laurent

- Best all-around hunter with support, breaking, and damage-dealing abilities.

- Skills break bosses and deal massive Fire damage.

- Increases Fire damage and Defense Penetration for the team.

Seo Jiwoo

- Versatile with skill reset abilities for prolonged solo damage.

- Strong at breaking enemies and providing shields to the team.

Meilin Fisher

- Health-based support character scaling attacks and buffs off Health.

- Boosts Water Damage, especially effective with Alicia Blanche and other Water hunters.

- Less superior to Min Byung-Gu in support skills.

Lim Tae-Gyu

- Strong in boss fights due to breaking abilities.

- Ultimate deals highest potential damage in the game.

- Difficult to hit enemies with ranged attacks.

Han Se-Mi

- Provides major Health buffs and healing for teammates.

- Wind Element support unit with unique buffs for Wind hunters.

B-Tier Hunter Character

Skills & Abilities

Silver Mane (Baek Yonhoo)

- Best Gate boss killer.

- Deals insane bleeding damage.

- Buffs himself and gets stronger as his health decreases, dealing high Dark damage.

Kang Taeshik

- High DPS and deals Bleeding damage.

- Similar to Silver Mane in abilities.

- With upgrades, becomes a strong alternative to Silver Mane.

Lee Bora

- Off-field support hunter.

- Deals reasonable Dark damage.

- Can weaken enemies’ damage and debuff bosses, reducing attack and movement speed.

Nam Chae-Young

- Ranged Water damage dealer.

- Strong at breaking enemies’ guards.

- Can freeze opponents, useful in boss fights as support.

Hwang Dongsoo

- Strong Wind-type hunter, excels against armored bosses.

- Removes enemy armor and serves as a great Tank.

- Can increase defense while dealing decent damage.

Park Heejin

- Support character.

- Increases Ultimate damage and overall damage for the team.

- Can remove debuffs from the team.

Baek Yoonho

- Best breaker for defeating bosses.

- Strong all-rounder with support, defense, and damage skills.

- Can weaken enemy defenses passively.

C-Tier Hunter Character

Skills & Abilities

Go Gunhee

- Light Damage Tank unit.

- Scales attacks off Defense stats.

- Strong Break capabilities with decent critical hit damage.

- Simple skills and average DPS.

Kim Chul

- Tank hunter.

- Creates shields for himself and allies.

- Ultimate reduces damage to allies and provides more shields.

- Can stun enemies for a few seconds.

Yoo Jinho

- Easy-to-use hunter.

- Can break, stun enemies, and heal the team.

- Provides defense boosts and attack increases to the team.

Woo Jinchul

- Low DPS hunter.

- Strong in evading attacks and dodging abilities.

- Weakest damage dealer among SSR rarity hunters.

Hwang Dongsuk

- Strong Tank hunter.

- Can heal and give shield boosts to himself.

- Decent damage dealer with Break and Stun abilities.

Ann Ruiz

- Ranged Water attacker.

- Inflicts waves of damage and debuffs.

- Can break enemies but needs upgrades to increase her damage.

D-Tier Hunter Character

Skills & Abilities

Song Chiyul

- Similar skills to Choi Jong-In.

- Weak against bosses.

- Best suited for upgrading to defeat Gate monsters.

Han Song-Yi

- Mediocre damage per second.

- One of the worst Water hunters.

- Needs upgrades to boost damage and critical damage.

Lee Joohee

- Good for healing only.

- Lacks damage and support abilities.

- Provides limited attack increases and mana recovery for the team.

Jo Kyuhwan

- Average damage, range, skills, and abilities.

- Can break and stun enemies when upgraded.

- Overall, not a standout character.

Park Beom-Shik

- Reasonable damage but low health.

- Knockdown abilities are his only strength.

Kim Sangshik

- Worst hunter character in the game.

- Low damage and ineffective skills.

- Short skill range, but can break enemies.

Tier

Description

DPS

Support

S Tier

Characters great to have on your team. The best meta characters.

Great skills and stats from the start, extremely powerful for dealing damage.

Excellent supports with strong buffs, essential for boosting your team.

A Tier

Strong characters that need some investment to reach their best potential.

Needs investment to match S Tier, but still strong and competitive.

Effective at supporting, good choice if you don’t have S Tier supports.

B Tier

Acceptable characters, good fillers if you don’t have better units.

Requires full investment to be effective, but still falls short against A and S Tier DPS characters.

Limited support abilities but can help by breaking enemies, allowing main DPS to attack in a weakened state.

C Tier

Mediocre characters, better suited for one role over the other (DPS or Support).

More effective at dealing damage than providing support.

Better suited to support roles than dealing high damage.

D Tier

Generally bad characters, not recommended to invest in as there are better options available.

Poor at dealing damage, even if it’s their main role.

Lacks useful support abilities, other characters are much better options for your team.