NTE character rankings
Filter by the job your roster is missing and by the copies you can realistically own, then compare the remaining characters. Element, Arc type and free availability come from this site’s character guides where one exists. The last column cites the Prydwen endgame list dated September 30, 2026, read October 18. It evaluates Beyond the Rails and High Risk Commission. It is community theorycrafting, not a publisher ranking or this site’s damage test. Letter ranks from other publishers are not silently converted into this scale.
The copy assumption matters: A0 Blackbird and A6 Zero are different investments. “Expert” marks an execution-dependent placement in the source. Characters within a tier are not ordered by a measured damage margin. Akane Rin (announced for October 21, 2026) is not in the September 30 source list.
| Character | Role | Element | Arc type | Free | Assumed copies | Prydwen placement (Sep 30) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adler | Support | Incantation | Condensate | Yes | A6 | T1 · profile |
| Aurelia | Damage | — | — | — | A6 | T1.5 · profile |
| Baicang | Damage | Incantation | Condensate | No | A0 · expert | T1 · profile |
| Blackbird | Damage | Psyche | Gas | No | A0 | T0 · profile |
| Chaos | Damage | — | — | — | A0 | T0.5 · profile |
| Chiz | Damage | Cosmos | Gas | Yes | A6 | T1 · profile |
| Daffodill | Hybrid | Chaos | Liquid | No | A0 · expert | T0.5 · profile |
| Edgar | Support | Cosmos | Liquid | No | A6 | T3 · profile |
| Esper Zero | Hybrid | Cosmos | Solid | Yes | A6 | T0 · profile |
| Fadia | Hybrid | Psyche | Condensate | No | A0 | T1 · profile |
| Haniel | Support | Psyche | Solid | Yes | A6 | T0.5 · profile |
| Hathor | Hybrid | — | — | — | A0 | T1 · profile |
| Hotori | Hybrid | Cosmos | Solid | No | A0 | T0.5 · profile |
| Iroi | Support | — | — | — | A0 | T0 · profile |
| Jiuyuan | Hybrid | Anima | Solid | No | A0 | T1 · profile |
| Lacrimosa | Damage | — | — | — | A0 | T0 · profile |
| Linko | Hybrid | — | — | — | A0 | T0 · profile |
| Mint | Damage | Anima | Liquid | Yes | A6 | T1.5 · profile |
| Nanally | Damage | Anima | Plasma | No | A0 | T0.5 · profile |
| Sakiri | Support | Incantation | Gas | No | A0 | T0 · profile |
| Shinku | Damage | — | — | — | A0 | T0.5 · profile |
| Skia | Hybrid | Lakshana | Gas | No | A6 | T1.5 · profile |
| Zankou | Damage | — | — | — | A0 | T0 · profile |
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Try protection or a shorter setup before buying more damage. Nanally loses Authority on switching; Adler supplies a shield, while Edgar supplies continuing healing. A low-ranked healer can still solve the failure that stops your particular team.
Zero’s Skill is an accessible instant Cycle setup. Check the next character’s attribute and the reaction state before replacing equipment. More ATK does not supply a missing reaction route.
Compare the actual Arc copies, buff uptime and field time. Chiz’s free copies and wallet-dependent Arc are a different spending proposition from a limited attacker. Use the build page to identify which equipment condition you can maintain.
No separate exploration scores are inferred from the endgame list. Traversal, grouping, sustain and convenience are different tasks. Use Skia’s movement or a healer because that task needs it; do not treat a combat placement as a travel-speed measurement. For story progression, start with a coherent reaction and one adequately built attacker.