The First Descendant Tier List – Best Characters

Welcome to our The First Descendant Characters Tier List. I am going to show you my tier list for all characters. I played all of the characters to get a good understanding of how they play. Make sure to check out our The First Descendant Builds Database.

The First Descendant Character Tier List

All The First Descendant Characters do well in PvE Content. However, if we had to rank them it would look something like this. There are a few great S and A Tier characters followed by a few in B and C Tier. But none of the characters goes into D Tier and below. If you are a good player you can make any character work flawlessly. But of course, if you want to min-max then better go with a S or A Tier character.

Note: The characters are ranked with a decent build. Some characters will perform better straight out of the gate and some become more useful with a decent build.

S-Tier Characters – The First Descendant

First we are going to take a look at all the S-Tier Descendants in our The First Descendant Tier List.

Bunny Character

The First Descendant Bunny is a S-Tier character. She is one of the best, if not the best, trash-clear Descendant in the game. She is lightning-fast thanks to her Speed of Light skill and her electricity AoE damage is insane thanks to the Lightning Emission skill. Overall, she feels the best to play because her trash clear methods are fun to play and she can also pull off great boss DPS with her mega laser beam ultimate skill called Maximum Power. Bunny also has some great modules to modify her skills with to give her even more variety.

For a complete overview of Bunny make sure to check out our The First Descendant Bunny Build & Best Loadout.

To summarize, Bunny is a fast paces character with high DPS for both trash fights and boss DPS.

High Single Target DPS
Maximum Area of Effect DPS
Very Fast Movement
Squishy Low DEF

Valby Character

The First Descendant Valby is one of the best defensive Descendants in the game. She has zero downtime on her skills. Valby’s the queen of pre-stacking damage before the enemies even spawn (Bubble Bullet, Plop Plop, Clean Up). That means you can defeat enemies before they even can adequately spawn. She doesn’t have the highest boss DPS but it is still great with the right modules and weapons. Valby synergizes perfectly together with Bunny because Valby’s debuff “Laundry” increases damage taken from electricity damage.

For a complete overview of Valby make sure to check out our The First Descendant Valby Build & Best Loadout.

To summarize, Valby shines the most in more challenging dungeons because she has excellent defense capabilities and, therefore, doesn’t die on the first hit she takes. And because she can pre-stack damage before enemies even spawn makes her dangerous, and you can easily take out harder enemies before they even can attack.

High Area of Effect DPS
Good Single Target DPS
High DEF
Pre-stack damage
Easy spawn killing monsters

Freyna Character

The First Descendant Freyna is the poison queen. She is all focused on poison damage. Freyna has good defense and high survivability thanks to her Defense Mechanism skill. Her poison skills can deal massive AoE damage, and her poison can also stack, which results in increased damage with Venom Trauma and Putrid Venom skills. This also allows her to debuff bosses which benefits your whole team. Her ultimate Venom Baptism also guarantees her debuff on everything she hits while the skill is active.

For a complete overview of Freyna make sure to check out our The First Descendant Freyna Build & Best Loadout.

To summarize, Freyna has a good overall kit and can deal good AoE and Single-Target damage. She is also fun to play with, and her poison damage is unique.

High Single Target DPS
High Area of Effect DPS
Good DEF
Can Debuff enemies for group DPS

A-Tier Characters – The First Descendant

Next we are going to take a look at all the A-Tier Descendants in our The First Descendant Tier List.

Gley Character

The First Descendant Gley is one of the most popular Descendants. She is very strong against bosses. Not only can she deal massive damage with the Frenzied skill, but she is also tanky because she can increase her DEF with the correct modules. Additionally, lowering her HP increases her damage output tremendously if equipped with suitable modules. Her third ability Increased Sensory gives her infinite ammo for a short duration. This is important because heavy ammo is scarce in The First Descendant.

For a complete overview of Gley make sure to check out our The First Descendant Gley Build & Best Loadout.

To summarize, Gley is risky to play because her damage increases massively with less health. Therefore, not getting hit by enemy attacks is crucial.

Maximum Single Target DPS
High Area of Effect DPS
Frenzy Mode
Infinite Ammo
Squishy because low HP

Sharen Character

The First Descendant Sharen is a good character and deals insane damage to bosses. Her Ultimate Flash Shortsword throws swords at enemies and is good against several enemies but not against a lot of enemies because the sword count is limited to approximately 10 enemies. She can pull off insane boss damage with her Active Camouflage skill. But it needs a lot of preparation and the right modules alongside a good sniper rifle. And you only got 1 shot and have to make it count. So, while it can deal massive damage, it is just super hard to set up and execute. You can find a full explanation of the one-shot Sharen Combo here.

For a complete overview of Sharen make sure to check out our The First Descendant Sharen Build & Best Loadout.

Ultimately, Sharen can deal massive single-target damage. It requires a lot of setup time, and if you miss the shot, all the power is gone because the modules and skill recharge time are high.

Best One Shot Killer in the game (But long cooldown)
High Single Target DPS
Decent Area of Effect Damage
low DEF

Lepic Character

The First Descendant Lepic is a very offensive character. With the right modules you can increase his weapon damage tremendously. His second skill Overclock normally increases skill damage. But with the module Powerunit Change it allows you to increase your Firearm ATK by a lot. Overall, this just boosts his damage significantly for both boss fights and trash monsters alongside his skills that also deal great damage.

For a complete overview of Lepic make sure to check out our The First Descendant Lepic Build & Best Loadout.

To summarize, Lepic is a good A-Tier character with the right modules equipped to boost his Firearm ATK damage.

High Single Target DPS
High Area of Effect DPS
Skills are okay but not excellent
Focus on Firearm damage

Enzo Character

The First Descendant Enzo

For a complete overview of Lepic make sure to check out our The First Descendant Lepic Build & Best Loadout.

To summarize, Enzo is a good A-Tier character if combined with the right characters. Especially having a team that focuses on weapon damage is where he will shine because you will have infinite ammo for yourself and your group.

“Infinite” Ammo for Group and Yourself
Heavy Weapons Usage
High Single Target DPS
Good Area of Effect DPS
Can recover Shield

Ajax Character

The First Descendant Ajax is a good character but relies on the correct modules. The Void Charge module modifies Void Walk and Expulsion skills damage to increase proportionally to DEF. Overall he is very tank and with the correct team matchup you can make him more valuable. If he takes most of the damage your other more squishy team mates can fully focus on dishing out as much damage as possible.

For a complete overview of Ajax make sure to check out our The First Descendant Ajax Build & Best Loadout.

Overall, Ajax is a great utlity character with the correct team setup but he lacks damage on his own.

Good Tank
Can take aggro
Good Area of Effect DPS
Good Single Target DPS

B-Tier Characters – The First Descendant

Next up we are going to take a look at all the B-Tier Descendants in our The First Descendant Tier List.

Jayber Character

The First Descendant Jayber brings a lot to the table. He has two turrets, a Medical Turrent, and an Assault Turret. The healing turret can aggro bosses and because healing is super limited in this game the heals help a lot. The turrets also deal good damage because they ignore the enemy’s armor. He isn’t the best boss damage or trash fight character but his kit as a whole puts him in S-Tier because he got everything you need to do both type of content successfully.

For a complete overview of Jayber make sure to check out our The First Descendant Jayber Build & Best Loadout.

To summarize, other players will love you when you join their team with Jayber because he is such a great supporter and DPS character.

Great Healing Capabilities
Good Single Target DPS
Good Area of Effect DPS
Turrets take aggro
Good DEF

Kyle Character

The First Descendant Kyle is often dismissed as a tank-only character. However, he can deal great damage in boss fights and trash mob fights. Kyle is incredibly tanky and won’t die easily. Kyle can face tank bosses easily and he will also aggro most monsters. That way your team can focus on dealing massive damage without the fear of getting focused by bosses or trash monsters. For example, Kyle can tank bosses while your low HP Gley teammates deal massive damage. Kyle’s Superconductivity Thrusters ultimate skill is one of the hardest-hitting skills in the game.

For a complete overview of Kyle make sure to check out our The First Descendant Kyle Build & Best Loadout.

To summarize, Kyle is one of the tankiest characters in the game and can also deal massive damage. He is best combined with squishy high-damage characters such as Gley or Bunny.

Amazing Tank
Can soak up damage
Facetank bosses
Good Area of Effect DPS
Good Single Target DPS

Viessa Character

The First Descendant Viessa is a solid character. She has good crowd control skills. Viessa can also turn her Ice Shackle (slowdebuff into Ice Needle with the Hypothermy module (Transcendant Quality). That means instead of slowing down enemies they will now take extra damage over time. Ice Shackle/Ice Needle automatically applies to the enemy with most of Viessa’s skills as a debuff. Her Blizzard skill allows her to debuff the enemy’s defense by 20%, which is great against bosses with high resistance.

For a complete overview of Viessa make sure to check out our The First Descendant Viessa Build & Best Loadout.

The reason I placed the Viessa Descendant in B Tier is simply because a lot of other Characters are better at AOE (area of effect) and single target damage. Her kit is good, but right now it just isn’t as effective as other Descendant Characters.

High Area of Effect DPS
Good Single Target DPS
Can slow enemies
Can debuff enemies
Low DEF

Esiemo Character

The First Descendant Esiemo is a masterful AoE bomber with his mine arsenal. The good thing about him is that you can also pre-stack mines before monsters even spawn and then immediately blow them up. Additionally, his mines are also useful against bosses. Esiemo’s ultimate skill lets him charge forward, explode, and knock back enemies. All enemies hit also get their buffs removed due to his madness state buff after the ultimate.

For a complete overview of Esiemo make sure to check out our The First Descendant Esiemo Build & Best Loadout.

To summarize, Esiemo can deal massive AoE damage with his mines and is also considerably tanky if built correctly.

High Area of Effect DPS
Good Single Target DPS
High DEF
Pre-stack damage
Easy spawn killing monsters

C-Tier Characters – The First Descendant

Lastly, we are going to take a look at all the C-Tier Descendants in our The First Descendant Tier List.

Blair Character

The First Descendant Blair has great trash monster damage but lacks a bit in terms of boss DPS. Most of his skills (Blaze Up, Extinguish, Burn Taste, Deadly Cuisine) are focused on dealing AoE damage. However, the damage output of some other characters is simply better. Blair is just stuck in between doing well but not amazing and other Descendants just overall have a better kit.

For a complete overview of Blair make sure to check out our The First Descendant Blair Build & Best Loadout.

High Area of Effect DPS
Good Single Target DPS
Low HP

Yujin Character

The First Descendant Yujin is the best healer in the game. The main issue here is that for most content you don’t need a full stack healer. And that is why he makes the C-Tier list right now.

For a complete overview of Yujin make sure to check out our The First Descendant Yujin Build & Best Loadout.

To summarize, Yujin is the best healer in the game right now but nobody really needs a full healer yet due to how the game is set up.

Best Healing Capabilities
Good Single Target DPS
Decent Area of Effect DPS

Please keep in mind that The First Descendant is still a new game and balance patches will change the First Descendant Tier List. We will keep updating it for new patches.

More The First Descendant Content:

The First Descendant Builds Database
The First Descendant All Ultimate Weapons
The First Descendant Characters

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