Arknights: Endfield Tier List (May 2026 – Best Characters Ranked)

⚠️ Important: Endfield is team‑ and element‑synergy driven. Tier lists reflect overall value, not “use everywhere with no setup”.


🏆 S Tier – Meta‑Defining Characters

These are the strongest operators in the game right now, either as DPS cores or essential enablers.

Laevatain (Heat DPS)

  • Best AoE DPS in the game
  • Scales extremely hard with Heat teams
  • Dominates both mob clears and end‑game content

Yvonne (Cryo DPS)

  • Best single‑target / boss killer
  • Extremely fast burst rotations
  • Excellent in Umbral Monument & RE‑Crisis

Zhuang Fangyi (Electric DPS)

  • Hypercarry‑level damage
  • Very strong Electric scaling
  • Flexible team options despite being DPS‑centric

Gilberta (Support / Debuffer)

  • One of the best enablers in the game
  • Applies powerful debuffs
  • Fits into many elemental teams

Rossi (Hybrid Sub‑DPS)

  • Massive value in Hybrid teams
  • Strong damage + utility
  • Excellent scaling into late game

🟢 A Tier – Extremely Strong

Just below S‑tier but still excellent investments.

  • Tangtang – Versatile support with strong Cryo application
  • Ardelia – Free 6★ support, amazing value
  • Pogranichnik – Physical enabler + SP generation
  • Last Rite – Strong Cryo DPS with burst focus
  • Lifeng – Physical synergy specialist

🟡 B Tier – Solid but Situational

Very usable, but usually outclassed unless the team is built around them.

  • Endministrator
  • Perlica
  • Avywenna
  • Chen Qianyu
  • Wulfgard
  • Ember
  • Snowshine
  • Arclight
  • Akekuri

🔴 C Tier – Low Priority / Niche

Playable, but not worth investment early unless you like the character.

  • Estella
  • Fluorite
  • Da Pan
  • Catcher
  • Antal
  • Alesh

✅ Best Character by Role (Quick Pick)

Best AoE DPS: Laevatain
Best Boss DPS: Yvonne
Best Hypercarry: Zhuang Fangyi
Best Support/Enabler: Gilberta
Best Free Character: Ardelia