The First Descendant contains a colorful cast with dramatically different playstyles. If you are wondering who out of them all is leaning toward being OP, here’s The First Descendant tier list, with all Descendants ranked.
Every Descendant in The First Descendant Ranked
First, a disclaimer. This list is based on information from the technical tests, betas, and some theory crafting. It will be changing a lot over the coming weeks, and with each update, as characters get buffed or nerfed and rise and fall in the meta. Fortunately, all Descendants are unlockable, either through grinding or through Caliber.
I have left Esiemo, Yujin, and Enzo off of my list for now, as I don’t feel comfortable listing them with my current lack of experience with those characters. The S Tiers are all characters I feel you could load into a group activity with and nobody would be unhappy to see them.
It’s also important to consider the difference between playing solo and playing with a group. The First Descendant is definitely a game that prizes damage output above all else, and being able to trade out aggro with teammates is incredibly important. That is obviously very difficult to do solo, so I would argue that Ajax and Kyle become even better than they are on this list in those circumstances. There is also a lot of nuance for each character that we will go into for their individual build guides.
Lepic is also probably the best starting character in the game, being an interesting mix of survivability and damage output that will do you well during the opening portion of the game, but I’m not sure how well he will scale into the late game now, so I have left him as a middle of the pack Descendant until I can learn more from this current build. You can expect this tier list to be updated often over the coming month, so feel free to check back in from time to time.
| Rank | Descendants |
|---|---|
| S Tier | Bunny, Jayber, Valby, Gley |
| A Tier | Ajax, Freyna, Kyle |
| B Tier | Lepic, Blair |
| C Tier | Sharen, Viessa |
| Unranked | Esiemo, Yujin, Enzo |
I also want to point out that more important than effectiveness, to me at least, is just character design and how much fun I have with the character while playing. Is Bunny S Tier on our tier list in The First Descendant because of her insane mob clear? Yes, she is. Would I still play Bunny if she wasn’t quite as strong just because being a Speedster is fun? Absolutely.
The First Descendant is available now.
