Companion Rating

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Disclaimer!
*This tier list is maintained by veteran members of the community. These ratings are tentativeas companions may be subject to nerfs or buffs in the future.
*These ratings take into consideration a unit's early and late game kit both in PvE and PvP. Top rated companions are useful throughout all stages of the game. Companions with more specialized kits will generally have a lower rating.
*If you are a new player, consider visiting the Reroll Section of the Beginner's guide. For further help, visit the LOD Discord.
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== No Explorers/Stationers? ==
Why aren't Explorers and Stationers listed?: It is not worth rating these units because of their limited use case. Just a few things to keep in mind: 
- Don't neglect non-master Explorer and Stationer as it is difficult to upgrade the masters until mid/late game. You'll want at least 1-2 +10 copies of the Elites for Seal farming (they will outperform a low upgrade master). +10 Elite explorers are also enough to reach the Exploration Base I requirement of 4000 total stats without too much additional investment into gear/ennoble. 
- Explorers with the highest MBT (Effie, Dane) are best for end-game Detailed Exploration (however, with new exploration base change, others are not as bad as before). Fill the rest of your areas with whatever else you've got.
- Explorers with Watchtower skills (Ifrit, Litarika, etc.) or bonuses (Volcano explorers Merlin/Aragaki, Gorge explorers Mushroomer/Urlaha, etc.) are good to put into Domain watchtowers. 
- Stationers are separated into Town stationers and Dungeon stationers depending on their skillsets. You can use town stationers in dungeons as long as you keep up with the PRD/MNG requirements, but want to move to dungeon stationers later on if possible. Don't use dungeon stationers in your Town. 
- Very common event alternates between Expert explorer/stationer upgrade tickets to get easy +10s, which can be used until you fill out the rest of your roster. 
Check the explorer/stationer pages for more detail.
== Ratings Explanation ==
S: Essential or best use case in specified content.
A: Very good, difficult to replace.
B: Passable. If you're out of S/A, consider these units.
C: Takes a lot to be useful, generally not a recommended choice in specified content.
D: Borderline useless. 
N: No rating currently. 
== Areas of Interest ==
PvP: Mostly high-end PvP: assume Legend/Champion level with end-game gear/ennoble.
Raid: For fighting against Rasalt; different companions will be useful on different parts.
PvE: Rift stages / Library, but also minor content such as occupying dungeons, domain fights, etc.
Cube: Dimension Cube bosses and Rift Corridor. See Dimension Cube for more detailed team setups
Boss: Ashwood, Klaud, Natrix Alliance Bosses 
About duplicate companions, you may want to keep extra copies of the following combat units, though not super necessary. Upgrades are good for battles that use less units like Alliance boss. You can decide what is important to you.
Sylar/Hecate (Magic Raid DPS), Ash (Phys Raid DPS), Seyona (root skill is useful, but bad in raid), Lutes (Anthalos strategies)
== List of Companions ==
(new format mockup - WORK IN PROGRESS)
PvP: Ranking battles
PvE: Occupying/closing dungeons, Domain battles, Rift library, Rift & Rift fragment stages
Boss: Alliance Bosses, Root bosses, Cube bosses & Corridor, Rasalt
Name 	PvE	PvP	Boss	Roles	Comments
Vernum Grendel	D 	C 	D 	 	Can excel in PvP, not much else.
Layaul 	A 	A 	C 	 	Very tanky, especially vs mages. Double-stun on skill 1.
Name 	PvE	PvP	Cube	Boss	Raid	Rarity	Job 	Comments
Vernum Grendel 	D 	B 	D 	D 	C 	Master	SK 	Good in PvP, not much else
Layaul 	A 	A 	C 	D 	C 	Master	SK 	Fantastic tank specializing against magic with stuns for days. No penetration blocking though. Viable tank for Rasalt head.
Dylan 	D 	B 	D 	C 	D 	Master	SK 	
Shamu 	B 	A 	B 	A 	C 	Master	SK 	One of the best PvE tanks for high end content, but require heavy investment.
Brocan 	B 	C 	C 	D 	C 	Master	SK 	With introduction of his fantasy tier, has become a pretty good penetration tank.
Lawrence 	D 	D 	D 	D 	C 	Master	SK 	Very difficult to use. Requires knowledge about game mechanics to know when/how to use.
Urlat Bach 	D 	D 	D 	D 	D 	Master	SK 	Allies Stun Resist buff.
Jin Bachmaul 	B 	A 	C 	B 	C 	Master	SK 	Arguably best penetration block tank, also offers buff to reduce AoE damage.
Rod 	D 	D 	D 	D 	C 	Master	SK 	Feasible Rasalt head tanker. Rest is.. questionable
Aegis 	N 	N 	N 	N 	D 	Master	SK 	Partial Penetration Block, Healing Buff for allies from Mion
Dustin 	N 	N 	N 	N 	B 	Master	SK 	MATK Reduction Buff, Self Dark Resist, Irresistible Knockback
Seruj 	C 	D 	D 	D 	A 	Master	SK 	Used in many Head raid setups and a helpful Crit DMG buff for mages. Can reach complete magic damage immunity with Cursed Robe. In other content she's not used much.
Royden 	N 	N 	N 	N 	D 	Master	SK 	Dark Resist Buff, Fast Push
Winter Heatgrill 	D 	D 	D 	D 	D 	Master	SK 	"Backline" tank with some niche uses, but generally bad
Uranus 	N 	N 	N 	N 	D 	Elite 	SK 	Self Bleed Resist
Kentom 	B 	D 	C 	D 	D 	Elite 	SK 	Has fantasy. Solid tank for non-master content.
Heatgrill 	C 	D 	D 	D 	D 	Elite 	SK 	Rift Library Character. Has 90% penetration block which is meh. Niche use against bosses doing fire damage or weak to fire.
Yuma 	C 	C 	D 	D 	D 	Elite 	SK 	Full penetration block and reflects archer damage.
Alec Croa 	D 	D 	D 	D 	D 	Expert	SK 	Has Fantasy. Poor attack, Push back, resists Stun and pushback, reduces magic dmg to self
Linus 	D 	D 	D 	D 	D 	Expert	SK 	Penetration Block. Average attack (for an Expert) with stun. Resists Stun.
Lifer 	D 	D 	D 	D 	D 	Expert	SK 	Poor attack, Push back, reduce target's mspd and increase own mspd
Vinanklaus 	C 	D 	D 	D 	D 	Novice	SK 	Has fantasy, but still terrible. Rift Library Character
Cliff 	D 	D 	D 	D 	D 	Novice	SK 	Terrible
Bachmaul 	D 	D 	D 	D 	D 	Novice	SK 	Penetration Block
Elpaiton 	B 	A 	B 	S 	A 	Master	ADV 	Jack of all trades, usable in almost all content and many alliance boss setups. 8-shield highest in game, multihitter (2/atk), and decent revenge skill for PvP.
Paiton 	C 	B 	D 	B 	B 	Master	ADV 	7-shield, Bonus damage to Shield Knights, Penetration Damage Immune
Ein 	B 	A 	A 	C 	A 	Master	ADV 	Pull at start of combat allows you to cheese some content such as Melkui. Has a wide attack range for an adventurer. (Do not combine with companions with big push back attacks)
Yunho 	C 	C 	C 	D 	B 	Master	ADV 	2 hits/attack
Taron 	C 	A 	C 	D 	A 	Master	ADV 	Unique shield generation based on attacks makes him useful in variety of content. Also excels in PVP with strong revenge skills and pull.
Asmodeo 	B 	A 	A 	D 	A 	Master	ADV 	Powerful AOE damage, AOE Lifesteal.
Karan 	B 	D 	B 	B 	A 	Master	ADV 	Typically used exclusively for the unique stacking ASPD buff.
Elise 	A 	B 	A 	D 	A 	Master	ADV 	4 hits/attack, MATK Adventurer
Edin 	D 	D 	D 	D 	C 	Master	ADV 	Self-heal, Normal attacks are very strong against single target
Randowl 	C 	D 	C 	D 	C 	Master	ADV 	Does pretty solid damage if you let him wack you uninterrupted. But conditions for letting that happen are few and far between.
Bronks 	B 	A 	S 	D 	S 	Master	ADV 	Hit super hard, but slow. Has high knockback resist as well as dodge. Rival Aries in term of dps in bosses where adventurers are viable.
Heidi 	C 	D 	C 	C 	B 	Master	ADV 	Double Hit, 5 shields, DEF reduction
Altran 	N 	N 	N 	N 	N 	Master	ADV 	Does anyone actually use this guy?
Cayan 	A 	B 	B 	D 	A 	Master	ADV 	6 hits/attack, Periodic AOE attack, Self ASPD buff
Jin Andre 	B 	C 	B 	C 	B 	Master	ADV 	Self PATK reduction, Lifesteal
Aries 	A 	B 	A 	D 	A 	Master	ADV 	Unique ability to ignore knockback makes Aries a better tank than many SKs, coupled with ability to deal high bleeding damage.
Skull crown 	D 	D 	D 	D 	D 	Master	ADV 	Takes way too long to scale up
Rumena 	N 	N 	N 	N 	N 	Master	ADV 	
Rinka 	N 	N 	N 	N 	N 	Master	ADV 	Self PATK Buff, but takes a very long time to activate
Mylo 	N 	N 	N 	N 	N 	Master	ADV 	10 hits/attack, Self CRT Buff, Self AOE Damage Reduction
Gift Bundle Kuiyung 	D 	D 	D 	D 	D 	Master	ADV 	CUTE
Louijin 	C 	D 	C 	D 	D 	Elite 	ADV 	Fantasy makes him a pretty good unit in non-master content.
Totte 	N 	N 	N 	N 	N 	Elite 	ADV 	ATK Buff in Cube, AOE Attack
Relicpaiton 	N 	N 	N 	N 	N 	Elite 	ADV 	7 shields, Penetration Damage Reduction
Orin 	N 	N 	N 	N 	N 	Elite 	ADV 	7 shields, AOE Attack
Yuu 	N 	N 	N 	N 	N 	Expert	ADV 	Double Hits
Jude 	N 	N 	N 	B 	N 	Expert	ADV 	Has fantasy. 7-Shield unit
Ublo 	N 	N 	N 	N 	N 	Expert	ADV 	
Kuiyung 	N 	N 	N 	C 	N 	Novice	ADV 	Has fantasy. 7-Shield unit tends to be useful in various areas, and DEF reduction helps boost your team damage.
Andre Austin 	N 	N 	N 	N 	N 	Novice	ADV 	AOE Attack
Kupi 	N 	N 	N 	N 	N 	Novice	ADV 	7 Shields
Rudra 	B 	A 	B 	C 	C 	Master	ARCH	Very good against high level Weneris. Punishes melee hard with ASPD/MSPD slow, freeze, and revenge skill.
Seyona 	S 	S 	S 	B 	A 	Master	ARCH	Insane burst dmg, the best starting companion and will be useful even into endgame content.
Han 	N 	N 	N 	N 	N 	Master	ARCH	Rework pending
Juhong 	S 	B 	B 	C 	B 	Master	ARCH	Revives once, decent DOT
Ash 	C 	B 	B 	B 	S 	Master	ARCH	High DPS but very low HP, weak against units with barrier effect.
Arley 	A 	C 	B 	C 	A 	Master	ARCH	Long Range, High AOE Damage, very slow ASPD
Nohara 	B 	A 	A 	D 	C 	Master	ARCH	Unique global MATK reduction for mages. Required for certain content such as high level Melkui.
Elim 	N 	N 	N 	N 	N 	Master	ARCH	3 hits/attack
Aria 	N 	N 	N 	N 	N 	Master	ARCH	Low Range, occasional 100% DEF Reduction
Penqueen 	N 	N 	N 	N 	N 	Master	ARCH	
Ronya 	B 	D 	C 	D 	D 	Master	ARCH	Deals more damage on penetration is unique and a pretty decent early unit, but falls off later.
Eida 	A 	C 	D 	D 	D 	Master	ARCH	5th skill is very useful once maximized as it allows you to bypass certain shielded units/restriction stages.
Patis 	C 	D 	D 	C 	B 	Master	ARCH	6 hits/attack
Poisonous Seyona 	C 	D 	D 	D 	D 	Master	ARCH	Bad seyona. Not actually terrible but compared to the OG, not very useful.
Iliana 	B 	C 	A 	A 	D 	Master	ARCH	Her magic spear skill is unique and useful in a variety of content. Doesn't deal a lot of damage herself though.
Vampir 	C 	D 	D 	D 	B 	Master	ARCH	Highest CRT Buff, Bleed Resist Buff
Eipid 	C 	D 	D 	D 	B 	Master	ARCH	Highest CRD Buff, Dark Resist Buff
Winter Festival Kantes	N 	N 	N 	N 	N 	Master	ARCH	CUTE
Muhyul 	N 	N 	N 	N 	N 	Elite 	ARCH	
Kantes 	C 	D 	D 	D 	C 	Elite 	ARCH	Has fantasy. Single target damage is reasonable.
Fledin 	N 	N 	N 	N 	N 	Elite 	ARCH	
Sigyn 	C 	C 	D 	D 	D 	Elite 	ARCH	Has fantasy. Fairly high single target damage and knockback ability.
Eisen 	N 	N 	N 	N 	N 	Expert	ARCH	Slow
Pan 	N 	N 	N 	N 	N 	Expert	ARCH	
Lat 	N 	N 	N 	N 	N 	Expert	ARCH	High single target ATK
Ayowl 	D 	D 	C 	C 	D 	Expert	ARCH	Can be used to tank Runai safely due to his attack range. Fast attacker which can be used to do some damage to natrix.
Krishna 	N 	N 	N 	N 	N 	Novice	ARCH	
Wolfina 	N 	N 	N 	N 	N 	Novice	ARCH	
Stacia 	N 	N 	N 	N 	N 	Novice	ARCH	
Moomyung 	C 	B 	B 	C 	C 	Master	MAGE	ASPD and CRT Reduction is helpful against certain bosses (not so much alliance bosses due to lack of damage)
Marinaton 	D 	D 	D 	D 	D 	Master	MAGE	
Bold 	D 	D 	D 	D 	D 	Master	MAGE	
Jinryong 	B 	B 	B 	B 	B 	Master	MAGE	One of the only mages with an invulnerability shield (6), but also has a reduced attack range until damaged.
Naias 	B 	B 	C 	D 	C 	Master	MAGE	Good against archers esp. in PvP, until Power Tracker..
Emily 	A 	A 	B 	D 	C 	Master	MAGE	Pretty good unit especially PvP and offers good amount of utility, but damage is subpar.
Antenore 	B 	C 	B 	D 	B 	Master	MAGE	Previously one of the best damage dealers, but generally overshadowed by other mages.
Wayne Heights 	C 	A 	C 	D 	C 	Master	MAGE	Health buff, PATK, MATK, CRT, CRD Reduction on enemies.
Sylar 	C 	D 	S 	S 	S 	Master	MAGE	#1 Boss Killer
Hon 	D 	D 	D 	D 	D 	Master	MAGE	Those eyes...
Lipy 	A 	C 	C 	D 	B 	Master	MAGE	
Marine 	A 	C 	B 	D 	D 	Master	MAGE	As a mage, her healing output is incredibly solid. Helps fire DoT deal lots of damage and does quite a lot of damage herself.
Jin Elina 	A 	C 	B 	D 	C 	Master	MAGE	Very good PvE mage specializing in Fire DOT.
Serpent Queen 	A 	A 	B 	D 	C 	Master	MAGE	Archer damage reduction and movespeed reduce is quite useful in PvP.
Clay 	A 	A 	B 	D 	A 	Master	MAGE	Another solid PvE mage
Tidecaller Irene 	B 	D 	B 	D 	C 	Master	MAGE	Has some use on Marthis if you want to reduce the fire damage.
Hecate 	D 	D 	A 	A 	S 	Master	MAGE	#2 Boss Killer only second to Sylar. Does close to the same if not more damage against mage-type bosses.
Roromo 	C 	D 	C 	D 	B 	Master	MAGE	Unique skillset, offering a reliable poison cleanse. Can deal pretty good damage if you tune her ASPD correctly.
Spica 	N 	S 	N 	N 	N 	Master	MAGE	New unit in Dec 2020, appears to excel in PvP. Other use cases need testing.
Sweety 	N 	N 	N 	N 	N 	Master	MAGE	
Belfing 	N 	N 	N 	N 	N 	Elite 	MAGE	
Celestring 	N 	N 	N 	N 	N 	Elite 	MAGE	
Lilimton 	N 	N 	N 	N 	N 	Elite 	MAGE	Rift Library
Len 	N 	N 	N 	N 	N 	Elite 	MAGE	
Dr. Lucien 	N 	N 	N 	N 	N 	Elite 	MAGE	Rift Library (Disaster Duo)
Elina 	N 	N 	N 	N 	N 	Expert	MAGE	Has fantasy.
Fleppy 	N 	N 	N 	N 	N 	Expert	MAGE	
Halfing 	N 	N 	N 	N 	N 	Expert	MAGE	
Shakira 	N 	N 	N 	N 	N 	Novice	MAGE	
Prin 	N 	N 	N 	N 	N 	Novice	MAGE	Has fantasy.
Toma 	N 	N 	N 	N 	N 	Novice	MAGE	
Celenia 	A 	B 	B 	D 	C 	Master	HEAL	HP, MDMG, CritR and CritDMG buffs
Alpha 	B 	A 	B 	D 	D 	Master	HEAL	Debuffs PATK,MATK and DEF. Revenge stun on death can be useful in PvP. Not a good healer at keeping team alive though.
Ashes 	B 	C 	A 	C 	D 	Master	HEAL	AoE DMG reduction skill is special and necessary in many high level contents.
Lin 	A 	C 	B 	B 	D 	Master	HEAL	Debuffs CritR and CritDMG
Elle 	A 	C 	A 	D 	C 	Master	HEAL	One of the best healing skillsets and a good MATK buff, but no fantasy currently
Jeanne 	D 	D 	D 	D 	D 	Master	HEAL	Hates monsters
Vita 	C 	C 	B 	B 	C 	Master	HEAL	New rework gives her APSD stack buff similar to Karan, which also stacks with Karan. Can compete with Filmeti/Teana as frontline healer
Reny 	B 	D 	B 	D 	D 	Master	HEAL	Heals 4 allies, MSPD, ASPD, & MDMG buffs
Bek 	D 	D 	D 	D 	D 	Master	HEAL	
Lutes 	B 	C 	B 	A 	C 	Master	HEAL	Gives 5 blocks to front-most unit when a companion dies, which can be used in certain Ashwood setups.
Eline 	C 	B 	B 	D 	D 	Master	HEAL	Freely available healer from Rift Library. Can heal entire team with her basic skill. Stackable 20% archer DMG reduction.
Jin Anaris 	B 	A 	B 	C 	B 	Master	HEAL	Knockback and Stun reduction, MATK Buff. Literally just a better Anaris.
Teana 	D 	C 	D 	D 	D 	Master	HEAL	Overall kind of a worse version of Filmeti
Another world VITA 	C 	B 	D 	D 	C 	Master	HEAL	
Filmeti 	C 	C 	D 	C 	D 	Master	HEAL	Essentially the best frontline healer, though use case for such a healer is very limited.
Wedding Dress Lin 	S 	S 	S 	S 	S 	Master	HEAL	Basically the best healer/buffer in the game. 3-unit heal, MATK/CRT/CDMG/MSPD/ASPD buffs, and a periodic invulnerability shield; what's not to love?
Anaris 	C 	D 	C 	D 	C 	Elite 	HEAL	Knockback and Stun reduction, MATK Buff
Yona 	N 	N 	N 	N 	N 	Elite 	HEAL	Has fantasy. Single target heals. Buff allies MSPD, ASPD, DEF, PATK and temporary buff on Crit damage.
Foria 	C 	D 	B 	D 	C 	Elite 	HEAL	Fire dmg reduction can be used in Marthis, good unit to throw into Domain teams for all around 30% damage buff.
Kino 	B 	D 	B 	C 	S 	Elite 	HEAL	Very good buffer (PATK, APSD, Crit) and best PATK buffer. You can't go wrong investing in one.
Lulu 	N 	N 	N 	N 	N 	Elite 	HEAL	
Shao 	N 	N 	N 	N 	N 	Expert	HEAL	
Iveria 	N 	N 	N 	N 	N 	Expert	HEAL	
Ansertin 	C 	C 	D 	D 	D 	Expert	HEAL	Debuffs ATK and MATK, a whopping 3 second revenge stun on death. Pretty bad healing skillset though.
Seryun 	N 	N 	N 	N 	N 	Novice	HEAL	
Lina 	C 	D 	D 	D 	D 	Novice	HEAL	Rift Library Character. Maybe the best novice healer and have CRT/CDMG buff.
Lapromer 	N 	N 	N 	N 	N 	Novice	HEAL	
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