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Every Hero In AFK Journey, Ranked

On Apr 21, 2024 5:20 pm, by NuclearCoffee

Find out which characters are the best in AFK Journey!

AFK Journey has a huge selection of characters that are able to fulfill different roles. Every character falls into a specific rarity, though rarity doesn’t necessarily dictate how good the character is. Not all S-Tier characters are locked behind the S Rarity, and not all C-Tier characters will be the more common A Rarity characters.

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S-Tier Characters

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These characters are the best of the best. If you’re lucky enough to getone of them, they will find a near-permanent spot on your team.

Character	Type	Strengths
Antandra		Antandra is a fantastic defensive tank. She is very durable and can provide shields to her allies. What puts her above other tanks is that she can taunt enemies.
Carolina		Carolina is a great crowd-control character who works great on teams with other crowd-control characters. In addition to being able to deal rather large damage numbers, she can also inflict debuffs onto enemies.
Cecia	Marksman Graveborn S Rarity	Cecia is a fantastic DPS character, able to deal a lot of damage to multiple enemies at once. She is able to deal some of the highest damage in the game with minimal investment.
Florabelle		Florabelle is a wonderful main DPS who has lots of synergy on teams with summoners and Mages.
Granny Dahnie		With what Granny Dahnie lacks in fancy bells and whistles, she makes up for being an absolute powerhouse of a tank. She is one of the best Tank characters in the game.
Hewynn		Hewynn is one of the best healers in the game. She’s super versatile and compliments any team makeup.

Lyca		Lyca is a great all-round character, able to do pretty much everything. This makes her incredibly versatile. If you need a certain kind of character on your team but don’t have them, she will get the job done instead.
Niru	Support Graveborn A Rarity	Niru is a really solid healer who can make their teammates immortal. Unfortunately, their best abilities are locked behind leveling up and ascension.
Odie		Odie is a fantastic damage dealer who also has the ability to poison enemies.
Scarlita	Warrior Celestial S Rarity	Scarlita is fantastic because she gets her buffs out to her teammates quickly and before most other buffers do. When not buffing, she has massive potential for damage dealing. Unfortunately, most of her utility is locked behind leveling and ascension, so you need to get really lucky on your pulls and get her multiple times.
Shakir		Shakir is a bit of a jack of all trades, but he’s fantastic at pretty much everything. Damage? Buffs? Debuffs? He’s got you. What’s more, he works great on pretty much any team.
Silvina		Silvina is a wonderful damage dealer who likes to get behind the enemy’s backline and take them out. Her biggest weakness is that she’s frail, so she’ll die early if you don’t have someone to heal or buff her. But if you do, she’ll be one of the best units on your team.
Temesia	Tank Lightbearer S Rarity	Temesia is one of the few characters who rides a mount, meaning that she is able to bypass many of the enemies’ defenses and natural obstacles. She’s also a really good damage dealer. Overall, she’s a great DPS who can’t be hindered as much as other DPSs.
Thoran		Thoran is one of the best tanks in AFK Journey. No matter who’s on your team, no matter who he’s facing, he’ll be able to take it. Some of his best skills are locked behind ascension, but even without that, he’s a force to be reckoned with.
Vala	Rogue Lightbearer S Rarity	Vala’s strengths is that she targets enemies on the backline, but she is able to do so from a distance. This gives her a leg up on a lot of other characters who do this because she will be harder for enemies to take out.
Viperian		Viperian is one of the best DPS units in the game. He excels at one-shotting enemies and doing it quickly. He works best with other Graveborn characters, but he’s pretty flexible and works great on other teams.

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A-Tier Characters

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These characters will make great additions to your team. A-tier characters are some of the best at what they do and are definitely worth investing in. A lot of them will work well with most team compositions and other characters.

Character	Type	Strengths And Weaknesses
Beriel		Berial is a fantastic character if there’s a tough enemy on field who is hard to take down. They specialise in single-target attacks, able to deal high numbers of damage to them.
Cassadee	Mage Lightbearer S Rarity	Cassadee is a great caster character who focuses on dealing damage to multiple enemies at once with her magical attacks. She has good synergy with other Mage characters and characters who focus on taking down one enemy at a time.
Damian		Damian is a solid and reliable healer and buffer.
Dionel	Marksman Celestial S Rarity	Dionel is a fantastic DPS character who gets better when he is on the same team as a character who can buff him and support him. However, he does take a while to get really good.
Koko		Koko is a fantastic supportive defensive unit with a lot of versatility, provided she doesn’t have her role fulfilled by a character with similar abilities.
Lucius	Tank Lightbearer A Rarity	Lucius is a really solid shielder that gets the job done. He works great on most teams.
Parisa		Parisa excels at damage dealing and inflicting debuffs. What stops her from quite reaching the S-Tier, however, is that her abilities largely depend on who she is paired with and what enemies she’s facing. When Parisa shines though, she shines.
Reinier	Support Hypogean S Rarity	Reinir is an overall fantastic support character who doesn’t require much investment or ascension to reach their full power.
Rhys		Rhys is a fantastic DPS character with great coverage. They specialise in single-target and multi-target damage, making them extremely versatile. Rhys is also a very flexible unit who does great on most teams.
Salazer		Salazer is another fantastic character who, unfortunately, gets bogged down if he doesn’t have the right team comp. His attacks scale off the enemy’s HP, and he’s meant to take down big bosses. He’s pretty frail and needs to be given a little bit of time to fully maximize his moves’ potential. If you pair him with a good shielder or healer, he’s right up there with most S-Tier characters.
Seth		Seth is one of the better DPS characters in the game, who also comes with the ability to heal himself, meaning that he can keep himself alive with minimal help. Unfortunately, to make the most of him, you’ll need to nearly max out his levels and ascension. Otherwise, you may find him falling a bit short on you. But his abilities are definitely worth the investment.
Smokey and Meerky		Smokey and Meerky are one of the best buffers in the game, but their utility falls flat if they aren’t placed on specific teams. They tend to do best with other Mauler characters, but not so much with Rogue characters.

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B-Tier Characters

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These characters are alright, but might fall short in some ways that A-Tier and S-Tier characters won’t. These characters might be best in a certain niche or when paired with certain characters.

If you like their playstyle or even just their design, then they’re well worth building.

Character	Type	Strengths And Weaknesses
Arden		Arden is best on a team with a lot of crowd control. He excels at supporting crowd-control characters, in addition to being a decent damage dealer himself.
Brutus		Brutus’ abilities allow him and his team to become tankier for a limited time. Unfortunately, if you don’t keep a close ey e on him, you may find that he can be quite frail when that ability is not active. Still, if you need someone to give your team a bit more time to take enemies down, he’s a decent choice.
Byron		Bryon is a great debuffer and an attacker who works well on most teams.
Igor	Warrior Graveborn S Rarity	Igor is a good character, but he’s a little niche. He does best inPVP battles, but he lacks a little bit in other kinds of battles. He’s really good at staying alive and dodging attacks, so he doesn’t need a lot of support to stay alive. With proper investment, he can rival most other attackers.
Kafra		Kafra’s biggest weakness is that he’s a very niche character, but when placed in teams with a lot of offensive characters, he really shines.
Korin	Warrior Lightbearer A Rarity	Korin is a fantastic DPS, but most of his strengths are locked behind leveling and Ascension.
Kruger		Kruger is one of the better debuffers in the game, but he’s unfortunately not good at much else, making his usefulness pretty situational without a lot of investment.
Marilee	Marksman Lightbearer A Rarity	Marilee is a good all-round character, but her problem is that she doesn’t shine in any particular area. She can do a lot of things, but she’s slightly above average at most of them. If you need a really versatile character, she’s a great choice.
Mirael	Mage Lightbearer A Rarity	Mirael is a decent DPS, but she gets outshined by most other DPS characters. Still, if you like her fire spells, she’ll serve you well.
Rowan	Support Lightbearer S Rarity	Overall, Rowan has the making of an A-Tier or S-Tier character: he has some of the best supports in the game and fits well on most teams. But where he really falls apart is that he is extremely frail. If you don’t partner Rowan with a good healer and a good defensive unit, he crumbles very quickly.
Satrana		Satrana is really good at the beginning of battles, where she can get out all her buffs more quickly than most support units. Unfortunately, her damage output is a little middling without proper investment, and she’s not very good at staying alive unless she has a good healer nearby.
Walker	Rogue Lightbearer A Rarity	Walker is good at dealing damage to multiple enemies at once but average at everything else. If you have an extra slot on your team and you’re not sure what to do with it, Walker is a solid choice. Otherwise? He’s just ok. Don’t waste your resources on him if you don’t need to.

C-Tier Characters

These characters fall short in a lot of ways. They might not be bad, per se, but they’re going to get outshined in most respects by the characters in other tiers.

Maybe these characters haven’t had their time to shine yet, or maybe they will become more useful in future updates.

If a character you like is on this list, go ahead and build them. What matters in the end is that you’re having fun with the game.

Character	Type	Strengths And Weaknesses
Atalanta	Marksman Lightbearer S Rarity	Atalanta is a decent AoE attacker. If you need someone who can hit opponents from a distance, she’s a decent choice. Unfortunately, there are a fair amount of characters who do what she does better.
Fay	Support Lightbearer A Rarity	Fay is a buffer, a healer, and damage dealer. Unfortunately, Fay isn’t a very good buffer, healer, or damage dealer without a lot of investment. Even when she is fully invested, most characters still do what she does better.
Lumont		Oddly enough, Lumont is a really frail tank. He’s a good option if you don’t have any other defensive options, but once you obtain more Tank characters, they are more worth investing in.
Valen	Warrior Lightbearer A Rarity	Unfortunately, Valen is a victim of power creep. He gets outperformed by pretty much every character that does what he does. Still, if you like him, he’s decent but may require additional investment later on down the line.