Welcome to our Arknights Tier List guide. Best Operators ranked from Tier SS. The very best of the very best and most OP to Tier D the worst of the video game.
Arknights Tier List
Arknights Operator Tier List Best Operators
Tier S – The Best Operators
- Eyjafjalla Caster & Single Target – Tags: Ranged, DPS, also Debuff
- Ceobe Caster & Single Target – Tags: Ranged, DPS, also CC
- Ifrit Caster & AoE – Tags: Ranged, AoE, also Debuff
- Mostima Caster & AoE – Tags: AoE, Support also CC
- Hoshiguma Defender & Tank – Tags: Melee, Defense, also DPS
- Nian Defender & Tank – Tags: Defense, also Support
- Liskarm Defender & Tank – Tags: Melee, Defense, also DPS
- Saria Defender & Healing – Tags: Melee, Defense, Healing also Support
- Hellagur Guard & Single Target – Tags: Melee, DPS also Survival
- Skadi Guard & Single Target – Tags: Melee, DPS also Survival
- Chen Guard & Single Target – Tags: Melee, DPS also Nuker
- Silverash Guard & Ranged – Tags: Melee, DPS also Support
- Thorns Guard & Ranged – Tags: DPS also Defense
- Blaze Guard & AoE – Tags: DPS also Survival
- Specter Guard & AoE – Tags: Melee also Survival
- Shining Medic & Single Target – Tags: Ranged, Healing also Support
- Silence Medic & Single Target – Tags: Healing
- Warfarin Medic & Single Target – Tags: Ranged, Healing also Support
- Exusiai Sniper & Anti air – Tags: Ranged, also DPS
- Rosa Sniper & Anti air – Tags: DPS, also CC
- Meteorite Sniper & AoE – Tags: Ranged, AoE also Debuff
- W Sniper & AoE – Tags: Ranged, AoE, DPS, also CC
- Schwarz Sniper & Short Range – Tags: Ranged, also DPS
- Siege Vanguard & DP Recovery – Tags: Melee, DP Recovery, also DPS
- Texas Vanguard & DP Recovery – Tags: Melee, DP Recovery, also CC
- Bagpipe Vanguard & offensive – Tags: DP Recovery, also DPS
- Elysium Vanguard & Supportive – Tags: DP Recovery, also Support
- Weedy Specialist & Shift – Tags: CC, Shift, also DPS
- Phantom Specialist & Fast redeploy – Tags: Fast Redeploy, CC also DPS
- Angelina Support & Slow – Tags: Slow, Support, also DPS
- Suzuran Support & Slow – Tags: Slow, Support, also DPS
- Shamare Support & Enabler – Tags: Debuff
- Magallan Support & Summoner – Tags: Ranged, Support, Slow also DPS
Tier A – Arknights Operator Tier List:
- Amiya Caster & Single Target – Tags: Ranged, also DPS
- Nihgtmare Caster & Single Target – Tags: Ranged, Healing, Slow, also DPS
- Absinthe Caster & Single Target – Tags: DPS
- Nightmare Caster & Single Target – Tags: DPS, healing, also Slow
- Skyfire Caster & AoE – Tags: AoE, Ranged also CC
- Gitano Caster & AoE – Tags: AoE, also Ranged
- Beeswax Caster & Channeler – Tags: AoE, also Defense
- Bison Defender & Tank – Tags: Defense
- Asbestos Defender & Tank – Defense, also DPS
- Croissant Defender & Tank – Tags: Melee, Defense, also Shift
- Cuora Defender & Tank – Tags: Melee, also Defense
- Vulcan Defender & Enmity – Tags: Melee, Survival, DPS, also Defense
- Hung Defender & Healing – Tags: Defense, also Healing
- Nearl Defender & Healing – Tags: Melee, Defense, also Healing
- Astesia Guard & Single Target – Tags: Melee, DPS also Defense
- Flamebringer Guard & Single Target – Tags: Melee, DPS also Survival
- Lappland Guard & Ranged – Tags: Melee, DPS also Debuff
- Broca Guard & AoE – Tags: Melee also Survival
- Ceylon Medic & Single Target – Tags: Ranged, also Healing
- Nightingale Medic & AoE – Tags: Ranged, Healing also Support
- Ptilopsis Medic & AoE – Tags: Ranged, Healing also Support
- Perfumer Medic & AoE – Tags: Ranged, also Healing
- Andreana Sniper & Anti air – Tags: DPS, also slow
- Provence Sniper & Short Range – Tags: Ranged, also DPS
- Firewatch Sniper & Long Range – Tags: Ranged, Nuker, also DPS
- Blue Poison Sniper & Anti air – Tags: Ranged, also DPS
- Greythroat Sniper & Anti air – Tags: Ranged, also DPS
- Platinum Sniper & Anti air – Tags: Ranged, also DPS
- Executor Sniper & AoE – Tags: Ranged, also AoE
- Shirayuki Sniper & AoE – Tags: Ranged, AoE also Slow
- Projekt Red Specialist & Fast redeploy – Tags: Melee, Fast Redeploy, also CC
- Waai Fu Specialist & Fast redeploy – Tags: Fast Redeploy, also Debuff
- Gravel Specialist & Fast redeploy – Tags: Melee, Fast Redeploy, also Defense
- Jaye Specialist & Fast redeploy – Tags: Fast Redeploy, also DPS
- Manticore Specialist & Stealth – Tags: Melee, DPS, also Survival
- Ethan Specialist & Stealth – Tags: Melee, DPS, also CC
- Feater Specialist & Shift – Tags: Melee, Shift, also Slow
- Snowsant Specialist & Shift – Tags: Melee, Shift, also Slow
- Cliffheart Specialist & Shift – Tags: Melee, Shift, also DPS
- Aak Specialist & Auxiliary Support – Tags: Ranged, Support, also DPS
- Glaucus Support & Slow – Tags: Ranged, Slow, also CC
- Istina Support & Slow – Tags: Ranged, Slow, also DPS
- Pramanix Support & Enabler – Tags: Ranged, also Debuff
- Sora Support & Enabler – Tags: Ranged, Healing also Support
- Mayer Support & Summoner – Tags: Ranged, Summon, Slow also CC
- Zima Vanguard & DP Recovery – Tags: Melee, DP Recovery, also Support
- Myrtle Vanguard & Supportive – Tags: Melee, DP Recovery, also Healing
- Grani Vanguard & DP Refund – Tags: Melee, DP Recovery, also Defense
- Reed Vanguard & DP Refund – Tags: Melee, DP Recovery, also DPS
- Vigna Vanguard & DP Refund – Tags: Melee, DP Recovery, also DPS
Tier B – Arknights Operator Tier List:
- Leizi Caster & Single Target – Tags: DPS
- Greyy Caster & AoE – Tags: AoE, Ranged also Slow
- Matterhorn Defender & Tank – Tags: Melee, also Defense
- Gummy Defender & Healing – Tags: Melee, Defense, also Healing
- Mousse Guard & Single Target – Tags: Melee, also DPS
- Indra Guard & Single Target – Tags: Melee, DPS also Survival
- Bibeak Guard & Single Target – Tags: DPS also Nuker
- Franka Guard & Single Target – Tags: Melee, DPS also Survival
- Matoimaru Guard & Single Target – Tags: Melee, DPS also Survival
- Melantha Guard & Single Target – Tags: Melee, DPS also Survival
- Swire Guard & Ranged – Tags: Melee, DPS also Support
- Frostleaf Guard & Ranged – Tags: Melee, DPS also Slow
- Myrrh Medic & Single Target – Tags: Ranged, also Healing
- Gavial Medic & Single Target – Tags: Ranged, also Healing
- Susurro Medic & Single Target – Tags: Ranged, also Healing
- Breeze Medic & AoE – Tags: Ranged, Healing also Support
- Meteor Sniper & Anti air – Tags: Ranged, Debuff, also DPS
- Catapult Sniper & AoE – Tags: Ranged, also AoE
- Rope Specialist & Shift – Tags: Melee, also Shift
- Shaw Specialist & Shift – Tags: Melee, also Shif
- Scavenger Vanguard & DP Recovery – Tags: Melee, DP Recovery, also DPS
- Courier Vanguard & DP Recovery – Tags: Melee, DP Recovery, also Defense
Tier C
- Haze Caster & Single Target – Tags: Ranged, DPS, also CC
- Stewart Caster & Single Target – Tags: Ranged, also DPS
- Lava Caster & AoE – Tags: AoE, also Ranged
- Dur Nar Defender & Tank – Tags: Melee, DPS, also Defense
- Beagle Defender & Tank – Tags: Melee, also Defense
- Spot Defender & Healing – Tags: Melee, Defense, also Healing
- Beehunter Guard & Single Target – Tags: Melee, also DPS
- Castle 3 Guard & Single Target – Tags: Melee, Support also Robot
- Doberman Guard & Ranged – Tags: Melee, DPS also Support
- Midnight Guard & Ranged – Tags: Melee, also DPS
- Estelle Guard & AoE – Tags: Melee also Survival
- Ansel Medic & Single Target – Tags: Ranged, also Healing
- Hibiscus Medic & Single Target – Tags: Ranged, also Healing
- Lancet 2 Medic & Single Target – Tags: Ranged, Robot, also Healing
- Vermeil Sniper & Anti air – Tags: Ranged, also DPS
- May Sniper & Anti air – Tags: Ranged, Slow, also DPS
- Jessica Sniper & Anti air – Tags: Ranged, Survival, also DPS
- Ambriel Sniper & Long Range – Tags: Ranged, Nuker, also Slow
- EarthSpirit Support & Slow – Tags: Ranged, also Slow
- Deepcolor Support & Summoner – Tags: Ranged, also Summon
- Vanilla Vanguard & DP Recovery – Tags: Melee, also DP Recovery
- Fang Vanguard & DP Recovery – Tags: Melee, also DP Recovery
Tier D
- Durin Caster & Single Target – Tags: Ranged, also Starter
- 12F Caster & AoE – Tags: Ranged also Starter
- Cardigan Defender & Tank – Tags: Melee, also Defense
- Noir Corne Defender & Tank – Tags: Melee, also Starter
- Savage Guard & AoE – Tags: Melee also Nuker
- Popukar Guard & AoE – Tags: Melee also Survival
- Kross Sniper & Anti air – Tags: Ranged, also DPS
- Adnachiel Sniper & Anti air – Tags: Ranged, also DPS
- Rangers Sniper & Anti air – Tags: Ranged, also Starter
- Orchid Support & Slow – Tags: Ranged, also Slow
- Plume Vanguard & DP Refund – Tags: Melee, DP Recovery, also DPS
- Yato Vanguard & DP Recovery – Tags: Melee, also Starter
