Criteria
- All characters are assumed to be utilized in their full best 3-man team, played with optimal rotations without mistakes and using best Disk Drive main sets.
- All characters are using maximum level S-Rank Disk Drives.
- All Disk Drive main stats are considered to be best in slot for that characters build,
- Characters are assessed with good but not perfect sub-stats on Disk Drives. Out of the 48 total sub stats possible on a fully built characters Disk Drives, 20 will be evenly distributed between all 10 different sub stats (2 subs in each). The remaining 28 sub stats are assigned to the characters best sub stats with a restriction that out of these 28 no more than 12 can be allocated in a single sub stat (E.g. 12 CRIT Rate, 12 CRIT DMG, 4 ATK%).
- Characters are all rated at Mindscape 0 unless otherwise stated. We will increase the A-Rank characters Mindscape limit in the future.
- All characters are assessed as if they have access to P5 of all A-Rank and B-Rank W-Engine’s and P1 of the standardS-Rank W-Engine’s. The best out of all these choices is used for their assessment.
- All characters are considered to be the maximum possible level with all Core Skill Enhancements upgraded to maximum rank, with a maximum level Weapon and all abilities leveled to level 11/12.
Roles
We compare characters within their role - so DPS are compared to other DPS and the ratings are adjusted based on their performance within the role. Don't try to compare characters between roles, because their ratings mean different things.
Pure DPS
Pure DPS characters cover the Attack unit class and focus on dealing direct and immediate damage usually through CRIT Scaling as opposed to their Anomaly DPS counterparts. Pure DPS characters usually find the most success on teams completely built around empowering them as the sole damage dealer of the team with the most common composition containing a synergistic Stun and Support character. Pure DPS characters can sometimes be paired with Anomaly characters if their kit interacts with a specific anomaly or very rarely be played in double Pure DPS compositions. Usually If a character’s best build focuses on improving their own damage at the cost of most else such as Anomaly and Support and are responsible for a large chunk of the team’s final damage in a fight you’ll find them in this category.
Main criteria that impacts ratings for Pure DPS:
- [Major Influence on Rating] Character damage output within best possible team and ability to achieve max star rating or better in Shiyu Defense,
Anomaly DPS
Anomaly DPS characters cover the Anomaly unit class and focus on dealing their damage through the various Elemental Anomaly effects and Disorder with their builds usually focusing on Anomaly Mastery, Proficiency and any other Anomaly boosting effect. Anomaly DPS characters usually find the most success on teams consisting of multiple characters of the same element going all in on maximizing that Elements Anomaly damaging effect or alongside another Anomaly character of a different element in order to trigger huge Disorder reactions. Usually If a character’s kit is focussed on improving the strength and frequency of Anomaly applications and the bulk of their damage stems from that you’ll find them in this category.
Main criteria that impacts ratings for Anomaly DPS:
- [Major Influence on Rating] Character’s Anomaly damage contribution (Elemental or Disorder) within best possible team and ability to achieve max star rating or better in Shiyu Defense,
- [Medium Influence on Rating] Ease and frequency of Anomaly application on one or multiple enemies.
Stun
Stun characters directly support the entire team and are generally made up of the Stun and Defence unit class. Their goal is to grant faster access to the incredibly potent Chain Attack window where many team compositions deal the majority of their damage. Stun characters are brought to the team to deal a tremendous amount of Daze, but also with the secondary role of providing buffs, debuffing enemies or contributing Anomaly Buildup.
Stun characters can be played as on field characters taking up much of the teams combat time until the enemy is stunned in order to tag out and allow a fully charged damage dealer with all their resources ready to completely decimate the stunned enemy. They can also be played as a compliment to a damage dealer allowing for continual incredibly potent Defensive Assists (Parries) which allow for extreme Daze accumulation while also still giving time to a damage dealer on the team outside of the stun window. Sometimes teams and characters end up using a mix of these as well. If a character is focussed on parrying and building Daze as a priority you’ll find them in this category.
Main criteria that impacts ratings for Stun:
- [Major Influence on Rating] How much Daze a character can deal to enemies in a variety of different endgame situations.
- [Medium Influence on Rating] Whether a character grants any buffs or applies any debuffs and how strong they are, the stronger the effect the more impact on rating.
- [Minor Influence on Rating] How much Anomaly and/or Damage a character can accumulate/inflict on enemies while still outputting their maximum Daze potential.
Support
Support characters directly buff the team or debuff the enemy in a major way, enough that bringing them equals or outweighs the benefit of bringing another DPS or Daze-focused character. The best support characters take up as little time as possible while granting full access to their suite of buffs maximizing both damage/daze and field time for your Stun and DPS characters to do what they do best.
Criteria that impact ratings for Supports:
- [Major Influence on Rating] How powerful the support characters buffs are and how many other characters they can directly benefit. The stronger the buffs and more universal the better the rating.
- [Medium Influence on Rating] How much or little field time the support character requires in order to perform their role.
- [Minor Influence on Rating] How much Anomaly, Daze and Damage a character can accumulate/inflict on enemies while still fulfilling their role as a support.
