Early / Mid Game guide[]
Budget SGM Variants by Scoria#0735: (Last Update 5.3)
Last Updated 5.3
https://docs.google.com/document/d/102vmI85iVh-o1YToOV5RtBOX9cPtsUzao_J1WTvPksA
Late Game guide[]
Strong variants and their usage by Scoria#0735: (Last Update 5.3)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YnHHzy53jxXgVj1YB-aP01tiyrnTBr1EAFw5UcB3vOQ
Discord Tier List[]
A tier list is a list that ranks all characters in a certain game in order of their potential to win under 'competitive' conditions, assuming equal skill on the part of each player, based on analysis of the current metagame.
The following tier list was put together by a few selected community members via a voting platform and then updated by KING_TORHU. (Last Update 5.2)
Full details can be seen in the following link:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10TKvYrJskD0KchSVSiVwBU-nK17WLAbb/edit#gid=1241954892
C = Poor; B = Usable; A = Good; S = Core Unit; SS = Meta
Last Update: Updated 6.1 by exdee
Variant Name | PF Offense | Rift Offense | Rift Defense | Notes |
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Star Child | B | C | C | |
Solar Flair | A | C | C | |
Galactic Glamour | SS | A | B | Easy to use Destruction Pillar spammer |
Triple Threat | SS | S | B | Strongest Destruction Pillar spammer |
Ninja Star | S | A | C | |
Ageless Wonder | B | A | A | |
Materia Girl | A | A | B | |
Moonstruck | S | A | B | |
Timeless Hero | S | A | B | |
Cosmic Rebel | x | x | x | New Variant |
Model Leader | A | A | SS | Meta Defense, sometimes Offensive Support |
Fire Branded | SS | A | C | |
Star Shine | SS | A | B | |
Starlight Rose | S | S | B |
Note: Beowulf is evaluated positively in defense because of WULFSHOOT and how often the AI uses it.
Variant Name | PF Offense | Rift Offense | Rift Defense | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cold Stones | B | B | B | |
Underdog | C | B | B | Counters Scratching Post nodes easily. |
Hype Man | B | A | C | |
Number One | B | C | C | |
Wrestler X | B | B | B | |
Fan Favorite | A | B | B | |
Wulfsbane | S | A | B | |
Weekend Warrior | B | SS | A | With multiple WULFSHOOTS, can be used to defeat Robo-Fortune boss nodes and Painwheel nodes with Don't Poke the Buer while maintaining high HP and DEBUFF immunity. |
Dragon Brawler | A | A | C | PRECISION allows him to defeat defenders like Immoral Fiber. |
Freedom Fighter | B | C | A | |
Beast King | SS | SS | B | |
Dark Might | A | B | S | 5.3 Buff, now Strong Defense |
Ogre Achiever | x | x | x | New Variant |
Snake Bite | SS | S | B |
Note: High HP makes Big Bands a great defender for Rift.
Variant Name | PF Offense | Rift Offense | Rift Defense | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bassline | B | C | C | |
Beat Box | B | B | C | |
Robocopy | B | B | B | |
Resonant Evil | C | C | S | |
Treble Maker | B | C | S | |
Vintage Virtuoso | A | B | C | |
Epic Sax | S | B | C | |
Private Dick | B | B | B | Outdated since resistance |
G.I. Jazz | C | C | B | |
Megasonic | B | B | A | |
Heavy Metal | A | B | S | |
Dream Band | B | C | S | |
Brass Bandit | X | X | X | New Variant |
All Black Dahlias are good because of her base kit
Variant Name | PF Offense | Rift Offense | Rift Defense | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Trigger Happy | A | A | C | |
Golden Gunner | A | A | C | |
Lethal Weapon | S | A | C | |
Dame Slayer | A | A | C | |
Soul Crusher | S | A | B | |
Red Rider | A | S | B | |
Psycommander | S | A | A | |
Martial Outlaw | S | A | C | Used as Offense Support |
Corrosive Agent | S | S | S | |
Unfazed | SS | S | A | Can cheese on defense with Rose Tinted Support |
Fur Monger | SS | A | A | |
Unholy Host | SS | SS | SS | |
Hex Caliber | X | X | X | New Variant |
Variant Name | PF Offense | Rift Offense | Rift Defense | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Understudy | B | B | B | |
Headstrong | A | B | C | |
Gray Matter | B | B | C | |
Big Top | C | C | B | |
Toad Warrior | S | A | C | |
Harlequin | SS | SS | B | |
Armed Forces | B | B | A | |
Brain Freeze | A | B | A | |
Criminal Mind | S | A | S | |
Scare Giver | S | A | C | |
Blitz & Glamour | S | S | B | |
Heavy Handed | S | A | A | |
Star-Spangled | S | A | A | |
Mekastar | x | x | x | New Variant |
Variant Name | PF Offense | Rift Offense | Rift Defense | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nunsense | A | A | C | |
Sundae School | B | B | C | |
Temple Tyrant | B | A | C | |
Doublicious | S | A | B | |
Myst-Match | B | B | C | |
Immoral Fiber | B | B | SS | Buffed corrosive catalyst makes IF much more annoying to deal with |
Xenomorph | S | B | A | |
Rainbow Blight | S | A | B | |
Evergreen Evil | A | B | SS | |
Jawbreaker | S | A | B | |
Heart of Darkness | S | A | C | |
Creature of Habit | SS | A | B | |
Altar Ego | S | A | S |
Popular to build critless, horrible defense AI
Variant Name | PF Offense | Rift Offense | Rift Defense | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
In Denile | B | A | C | |
Decrypted | B | A | C | |
Bloody Valentine | B | SS | B | |
Scarlet Viper | A | B | C | |
Tomb & Gloom | B | A | C | |
Diva Intervention | A | S | B | |
Bloodbath | S | S | A | |
Red Velvet | A | SS | B | |
Lapis Luxury | B | S | B | |
Inner Pieces | S | SS | B | |
Noble Mogul | X | X | X | New Variant |
Stand Out | SS | SS | A | |
Mummy Dearest | S | SS | B |
Ringlet spike makes all Filias great at applying bleeds
Variant Name | PF Offense | Rift Offense | Rift Defense | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bad Hair Day | S | A | C | |
Frayed Ends | S | B | B | |
Bad Ms Frosty | S | S | C | |
Hair Apparent | S | A | C | |
Rock Star | S | S | B | Used as Offense Support |
Parasite Weave | S | A | B | |
Dread Locks | S | A | SS | |
Windswept | SS | SS | B | |
Idol Threat | S | A | B | |
Curl Scout | A | A | SS | Solid Defense |
Class Cutter | SS | SS | A | |
Djinn Frizz | SS | S | A | |
Blue Streak | SS | SS | B | New Variant, very good against corrosive IF |
Variant Name | PF Offense | Rift Offense | Rift Defense | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rough Copy | B | B | C | Works well with Martial Outlaw Dahlia |
Infernal Twin | B | B | C | |
Rain Shadow | C | C | B | |
Chameleon Twist | A | B | B | |
Souls Sister | S | B | C | |
Feathered Edges | B | A | B | |
Phantom Threads | S | SS | B | |
Night Terror | S | A | A | |
Vaporwave Vixen | S | A | A | |
Hell's Belle | x | x | x | New Variant |
Splitting Image | A | A | S | |
Apex Complex | S | S | C | |
Dream Demon | SS | A | B | |
Shadow Puppet | SS | S | S | Can work as a defender for Solo nodes in rift |
New Character so ratings are subject to change
Variant Name | PF Offense | Rift Offense | Rift Defense | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bare Bones | A | B | B | Slow Longshots |
Moody Magus | B | B | C | |
Snake Charmer | B | B | C | |
Maid of Honor | A | S | B | |
Phantom Wrangler | A | B | C | |
Gravedigger | S | S | B | |
Octoplasm | A | B | B | |
Dark Horse | S | S | B | |
Gust Buster | SS | S | C | |
Grin Reaper | X | X | X | New Variant |
Spell-Bent | X | X | X | New Variant |
Heartless | SS | SS | B | |
Megalomaniac | B | B | S |
Variant Name | PF Offense | Rift Offense | Rift Defense | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Just Kitten | B | C | A | |
Hellcat | B | B | C | |
Feline Lucky | B | B | B | |
Purrfect Dark | S | A | B | |
Ms. Trial | A | B | C | |
Claw & Order | S | A | B | |
Meow & Furever | A | B | A | |
Hack N' Splash | S | S | B | |
Rogue Agent | S | A | B | |
Time Thief | A | A | B | |
Furmidable | x | x | x | New Variant |
Furry Fury | SS | A | B | |
Wind Stalker | S | A | B | |
Foot Soldier | X | X | X | New Variant |
6.1 Catalyst nerf made Painwheel much less scary
Variant Name | PF Offense | Rift Offense | Rift Defense | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rusty | A | A | B | |
Twisted Mettle | B | C | S | Needs strong investment to make up for poor stats |
Blood Drive | B | C | B | |
Rage Appropriate | C | C | A | |
Freaky Friday | S | A | B | |
Raw Nerv | B | B | B | |
Buzzkill | S | A | B | |
Firefly | A | B | A | |
Grim Fan | B | B | A | |
Biting Cold | A | A | SS | Offensive resurrection denial |
Fly Trap | SS | S | S | |
Neuromancer | SS | S | SS | |
Web Crawler | S | A | A | New Variant |
All Parasouls are good because of her base kit.
Variant Name | PF Offense | Rift Offense | Rift Defense | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sheltered | S | A | C | |
Heavy Reign | B | B | C | |
No Egrets | B | A | C | |
Ivy League | A | A | C | |
Shadow Ops | S | S | C | |
Primed | SS | S | C | |
High Ruler | A | SS | C | |
Indomitable | x | x | x | New Variant |
Princess Pride | B | S | C | |
Regally Blonde | B | A | A | |
Star-Crossed | S | A | B | |
Summer Salt | SS | SS | B | |
Risky Ginger | SS | S | B | |
Bombshell | S | S | B | New Variant |
Variant Name | PF Offense | Rift Offense | Rift Defense | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rerun | B | C | C | |
Sketchy | A | SS | C | Used as Offense Support |
Pea Shooter | S | A | C | Used as Offense Support |
Inkling | S | B | B | |
Wildcard | A | C | B | |
Prism Plumage | A | A | C | Used as Offense Support |
Untouchable | C | B | S | |
Primal Prodigy | S | A | B | New Variant |
That's All Folks! | B | B | S | |
Ultraviolent | A | B | B | Outdated since piercing |
Mean One | SS | S | C | |
Freeze Frame | S | A | B | |
Dream Catcher | S | A | B | |
Deal Breaker | X | X | X | New Variant |
Variant Name | PF Offense | Rift Offense | Rift Defense | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Prototype | A | B | C | |
M-3OW | B | A | C | |
Nyanotech | B | A | C | |
Purrminator | S | B | C | |
Blue Bomber | B | A | C | |
Vector Protector | B | A | C | |
Terror Byte | A | A | C | |
Blue Screen | C | C | SS | |
Head Hunter | A | A | A | |
Number Cruncher | A | B | B | |
Persona Assistant | A | B | A | |
Buffer Zone | X | X | X | New Variant |
Overclocked | S | SS | S | |
X-Bot | SS | SS | A | |
Reimaged | x | x | x | New Variant |
Variant Name | PF Offense | Rift Offense | Rift Defense | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Stage Fright | C | A | C | Strong against popular solo nodes in rift |
Scared Stiff | C | B | B | |
Nearly Departed | C | A | C | Can counter reflect damage with invincibility |
Dead Heat | B | C | B | |
Necrobreaker | C | B | B | |
Gang Green | A | A | A | |
Poltergust | S | A | B | |
Demon Artist | S | A | B | New Variant |
Dead of Winter | C | C | S | |
Bio-Exorcist | S | A | B | |
Thrill Shrieker | S | A | C | |
Love Crafted | SS | A | A | |
Plot Twisted | A | A | SS | |
Grave Danger | x | x | x | New Variant |
Variant Name | PF Offense | Rift Offense | Rift Defense | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Salty | B | C | C | |
Fresh Heir | A | C | B | |
Rose-Tinted | B | A | SS | Works as offensive support cleanser |
Puddle Pirate | A | B | A | |
Candy Crusher | A | A | B | |
Wild Child | A | A | B | |
Space Case | A | A | B | |
Tidal Traveler | A | A | A | |
Wunderkind | A | A | B | |
Psykid | SS | S | B | Works great on her own but shines with supports |
Palace Plunderer | x | x | x | New Variant |
Eager Deceiver | SS | A | B | |
Raining Champ | A | A | S | |
Death Wish | SS | SS | SS |
Variant Name | PF Offense | Rift Offense | Rift Defense | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Scrub | C | C | C | |
Icy Hot | B | B | B | |
Graveyard Shift | S | S | B | Used as Offense Support |
Oh Mai | B | B | C | |
Kill Joy | S | A | A | Used as Offense Support |
Silent Kill | S | SS | B | |
Last Hope | B | B | S | |
Surgeon General | SS | SS | A | Used as Offense Support |
Pyro-Technique | S | A | C | |
Final Fang | SS | SS | B | |
Assassin's Greed | A | A | SS | |
Seraph Soldier | x | x | x | New Variant |
Très Chic | SS | S | A | |
Wetwork | SS | S | B |