Everyone: No! You can’t just destroyed rare enemies in one turn! Erik: Haha, Divide + Critical Claim = BRRR!

I feel like it would be more precise to make a seperate tier list for each act, as the usefulness of each character varies quite a bit. You list is good for act 3, but some characters are better or worse in acts 1 and 2. Rab is much better in act 2, as he is your only dedicated magic user for most of it, while Sylvando has trouble keeping up as a healer and lacks ladies first until act 3. Serena is pretty bad in act 1, even on hard mode, as she is mostly outclassed by Sylvando as a healer and supporter. These only one who doesn't really change is the hero, mostly due to perfect availability.

Erik is also the absolute best at killing metal slimes, given that he has the only attack with 100% crit chance that never misses (Jade's only hits 50% of the time). Another awesome thing about Jade, Sylvando and the Hero is thay they have a pep attack that summons metal slimes, which is the absolute best way to grind, by a landslide. It technically fails sometimes and simply summon some robots rather than the metal slimes, but you could always save Jade's and Sylvando's pep for when you can save the game and use the Hero's skill to get into pep on-demand

Hero, Erik, and the twin sisters were my main party in the endgame. They carried so hard.

Dragon Quest XI is one of those rare games where I loved every character so much I wanted to use them all and HATED only being able to have 4 in my party. So I did the FFX thing and switched characters out on the fly based on what was situationally advantageous, but I feel like that would only be viable on the standard difficulty setting 😅

A note for [redacted] He has forbearance, an ability to take all coming damage. Combine that with a buff, some accessories to dwindle the damage , and he would basically let you win every boss. Sadly he doesn't get it until act3 but considering in act 2 you have only you and weaker characters joining until erik and jade rejoins, he never stops being useful.

I really like this list, nice job putting it together! I figure I should mention, assuming you haven't considered it: check out some of the mods that exist for the game. One is Serena Act 2.5, which allows her to keep her "sage" skill tree later in the game. Another is Adult Veronica. There are dozens of others (level 200 mod, act 4 mod, etc, etc, etc) which add more and more layers of possible gameplay onto the original experience.

You really should have mentioned how getting Jades exclusive accessory Bell's Bow and fully upgrading it can make most of her abilities practically cost free in the early game all the way up to the end game when she starts unlocking her strongest moves and you start getting to boss fights where status immune accessories are a must

Dude, Hendrick joins? Holy sh*t! Awesome! I am currently still in Arboria so I did not know that. Also, great list, been looking for smth like this for a while, glad I found it.

I have very similar feeling towards this game, which makes me even happier to have found this channel. Also I agree with most of that bonus list!

I defeated Calasmos with a last resort magic burst from Veronica while all my party were frozen in time, it was the perfect ending!!!!

Very cool and informative!

Great video!!! I am on my first play through and usually have The Hero, Veronica, Serena, and Sylvando. But now I think it's time for Erik to be dubbed back in! Also, can you make a video on where/how to get all these outfits?

Now we know why Erik was removed for most of act 2: Balancing issues, which still don’t work cuz you can trivialize half the bosses with sleeper hit/ snooze, sap, oomph and persecutter

Makes me wonder how dark DQ12 will be. I remembered hearing an interesting interview from the DQ12 team about that

Serena with the full Powers of Veronika was a really beast.....

For leveling up: Luminary + Jade + Sylvando + Erik For damage output: Luminary + Erik + Veronica + Healer (Serera/Sylvando)

My personal list would be: S Tier: Hero, Erik A Tier: Hendrik, Rab, Sylvando, Veronica, Serena B Tier: Jade Hero is your basic DQ Hero who can do everything from beginning to end. Gets a lot of spells and abilities (and useful ones at that) and a lot of good equipment which makes him really good for any situation. Pretty much anyone works well with Hero and he works well with everyone else in return. Erik, besides stealing (which is useful) is going to do one thing which is to set himself up for high damage (and get support from that from teammates). Fortunately, the pay off is really worth it in this case, and his weapon loadout and abilities help keep him at the top of damage dealing once you get him back and expand his skill tree in Act 2. Prior to that, he will have options for good single-target damage and decent multi-target damage through knives and boomerangs, though Jade will outclass him in damage dealing for the rest of Act 1 when she joins. Hendrik is quite simply the best at taking damage, due to a combination of abilities and equipment loadout (which includes heavy armor and greatshields). Swords and Axes with a shield is the usual way to go with him to ensure getting the best damage-to-tanking ratio with him, with swords having the most damage potential and axes being capable of slight debuff support. Many defensive strategies hinge upon this guy, and he also has Magic Barrier for some support capabilities and can cast Kazing as well, just in case. Rab is essentially a worse Hero. He can do everything from the point you get him to the end of the game. To that end, his abilities, spells, and the weapons he can equip are also useful to enable this versatility. Where he generally falters is in terms of armor equipment, as well as Claws sacrificing raw attack power for more critical hit chance, since crits is where most of Rab's damage output comes from, both physically and magically (since he exchanges the Frizz line for the Zam line of spells). That said, his spell list also contains a lot of useful spells such as Sap (and Kasap), Blunt, Insulatle, Defuddle, and Kasnooze + Healing spells and abilities such as Right as Rain, M-Pathy, Multiheal, and Kazing. Rab, much like Veronica, also packs a set of abilities that can boost his magic attacks and can also dispel an enemy's status buffs with Rake 'n' Break and Clear Your Mind which is not something to be overlooked. Generally, you get the most out of Rab by switching between his weapons to suit the situation: When he needs to physically attack, switch to claws, when he needs to cast spells, switch to Heavy Wands. Generally, Rab ends up getting a permanent spot on my team more often than not because he is a worse Hero for all intents and purposes, and that includes being able to work well with any other member in the party. The only time he really ends up being forced to stay on the bench is when you have Act 2 Serena. As a side note: For anyone who cares about seeding; Rab is the biggest beneficiary of seeds after Erik; due to how the calculations on abilities that use Attack works, Rab with claws ends up becoming the 2nd highest damage dealer when seeds are taken into account, surpassing Hendrik. Sylvando starts off as being capable in most things; but by the end he ends up being mostly a support character. Having Oomphle and Acceleratle in his spell list however definitely makes a case for him to be an excellent support, and his expanded skill tree certainly makes this aspect of him better. Ladies First lets him give up his own turn to any potential female party member (and being allowed to consistently cheat the turn economy like that in a turn-based RPG like Dragon Quest is always a good thing no matter the limitations of such an ability), and Whipping Boy can direct physical attacks against a chosen party member towards him, which can also be buffed to allow Sylvando to counterattack and take less damage from the attack as well. As for most of the game before endgame, Hustle Dance is your best multi-heal tool for most of the game, Sobering Slap is excellent to remove confusion, sleep, paralysis, and beguilement on a party member, and then Pink Pirouette, Gold Rush, Have A Ball and his knife & whip skills will give him excellent offensive abilities for multi- and single-target damage + status infliction during the part of the game where Sylvando's damage capabilities actually matter. Veronica as a character ends up being an on-and-off the bench for most of the game, ending up as a potential main member by the end. Generally speaking, it's because of her nature as the premier offensive mage and her spell list and when she learns those spells; she'll get a new offensive tools which makes her your primary damage dealer for a while, before it starts getting outclassed by other abilities belonging to other characters, then ends up getting a new offensive tool or an upgraded version of her now weaker tool, during which the process repeats. That said, having access to abilities that boost her magic might helps her hold up for a while until she needs the new tools. She's also absent during the entirety of Act 2 with Serena inheriting her skill tree, spell list, and weapon types for that Act, shortly after you get her back. Once you get her back in Act 3, expand the rest of her skill tree, and get access to Magic Burst, she can get out a lot of big burst damage with it before being swapped out (or given an Elfin Elixir to Magic Burst again). She also gains access to better Whip skills which make her a much more competent physical attacker; Veronica thus doesn't need to be a Magic Burst one-trick pony in order to stay useful to the party. It's also worth to note that Sylvando will be able to give up his own turn to give Veronica a second turn which is always a plus. She also does get some spells to act as a capable supporter as well; Blunt, Sap and Kasap, Oomph and Oomphle, and Magic Barrier are all good spells that does not depend on needing Veronica to be a damage dealer. Serena by the end will be an unparalleled healer and a great supporting character. For the rest of Act 2, a short while after you get her back, she will also be an excellent offensive spellcaster due to gaining Veronica's skill tree alongside her own for that Act. She's generally useful throughout the entire game when you have her since healing is important and her Hymns (generally the Fire and Ice ones) can blunt a lot of the damage that enemies dish out to you. She is also the only other character that has Omniheal which will save your bacon against especially tough enemies, and Divine Intervention is a good buff in Act 3 to keep someone from dying while you're focused on someone else's survival. She unfortunately does not have a lot of good damage dealing options when you don't need her support stuff; her damage can be decent with a spear or with Divine Restitution, but you often do feel like it's lacking the oomph that someone else can do. Still, being the specialized healer with a lot of good support is an excellent role that can justify a spot on your permanent team, and as one of the female party members she can make use of Sylvando to cheat the turn economy. Jade deals consistent damage of all kinds, has access to consistent damage of all kinds regardless of weapon type, has a way to self-buff to deal even more damage if needed, and... that's pretty much it. She has a choice of claws and spears and she does the latter better than your only other spear user. When you first get her in Act 1, she will be your primary damage dealer, and she is excellent at it, but as the game goes on, Jade ends up getting passed by the others. Erik outclasses her in sheer damage potential (and he can steal), Hero, Veronica, and Rab outclass her by virtue of having spell lists packed with useful spells for damage dealing and support, and Hendrik takes hits better than she does and can use better weapon types and equipment. Sylvando and Serena packs a boatload of useful support abilities as well, which generally make them better picks for a main party slot than Jade's hyperfocus on damage-dealing as well. As such, I think Jade ends up being the worst character of the lot and she generally sees the bench once Erik unlocks his expanded skill tree unless I just want to use her for a time. Still, there's enough good stuff among her skills and abilities and every playable character ends up overtuned compared to the opposition that she still doesn't end up a bad character; just bad compared to the others. If you insist on having Jade in your main party, have Sylvando around as well; After You to cheat the turn economy is something Jade can take advantage off as the third and last female party member.

Y'all sleeping on Rab's use as an MP Battery to feed everyone the MP they need for their most potent abilities while his own MP regen is quite good despite not having a Sage Breath equivalent.

Just got the game so thanks a lot !

Great video! I would consider moving Veronica to God tier because she trivializes most normal encounters with her boom and frizz spells. Other than that I agree👍.

I actually gave Serena a bunch of agility seeds to make her fast enough to keep up with healing. Also snap, crackle, poof has some uses against certain bad guys that love status effects. Also, Erik is indeed god tier, and another reason is he has Critical Claim, which is a 100% critical hit chance on metal slimes, which is essential to power leveling.

Nostalgia did hit as soon as I turned on the game. I will agree that it doesn't beat DQ8. I tend to think of characters standing on their own when ranking them but coming from the viewpoint of characters being supported by others, I agree with this list. Keep up the good work!

I personally would bump up Jade to the top tier but apart from that we agree on pretty much everything haha

I did some theory crafting and found that Rab actually has some insane low-setup offense potential. At 900+ MMi, Kazammle hits for ~500 normally, which isn't impressive. However, when it crits, it deals 1000-1300 damage, which is amazing. Ring of Ruin increases the crit rate on Zam-line spells by a whopping 80%, and combined with Rab's equipment and possibly a pep boost, Kazammle will crit over 95% of the time, if not 100% of the time. Rab doesn't even have to set Ring of Ruin himself because Veronica (and Serenica) also has it, and while Rab lacks Channel Anger to get away with low MMi stats, Caster Sugar is usually enough to patch it up. This is excellent, right? No more than 2 actions of setup, one of which can come from another party member, to deal out reliable damage? Here's the problem. Mordegon, Mordragon, Mordragon's Tail and Calasmos *all have 50% Zam resistance*, making aggro Rab not work. In Calasmos' case, Zam is the only offensive element he resists at all! Timewyrm also has 50% Zam resistance, but at least he resists a lot of other elements.

As many have said, the usefulness of certain characters varies depending on which act you're playing. Also, as someone who has 100% completed the game with "Stronger Monsters" On, I can't stress enough how useful [Redacted] was to winning some of the toughest battles. This is just to add that, other than looking at the act of the game, difficulty settings are also a big factor in determining who the best character is.

If u keep jade revamped and spam multifeet andcrushed ice only if the enemy looks weak to ice Multifeet with revamp will more than likely crit a few times and revamp is a full stat boost which is owesome

Great vid brother keep it up🔥💯

My team end game was Hero Erik Serena Sylvando By using a flask hypertonik i could put erik in wild state. I killed the last boss in 2-3 turns.

I used Jade and Rab for a few hours, but as soon as you unlock Boom with Veronica and Swoosh and Moreheal with Serena I swapped them back out again. I find Jade pretty useless because you can easily down metal slimes with Hero dual wielding and using Falcon Slash for 3 damage if all of it hits, and his critical hits are high chance anyway. Erik can dual wield for 2 damage, Serena can dual wield wands for 2 damage etc.

When I discover Erik special attack with teh clones, I was amazed to one shot 2 bosses early.

I read that [redacted] was extremely useful in hard mode. I like Sylv, his regular healing spells and buffs, plus his ability to deal damage that Serena greatly lacks, but she has access to a great range of defensive spells that perfectly complete Veronica

Started playing Dragon Quest 11 a few weeks ago out of pure curiosity in the lore behind Luminary aka Hero (who was featured in Super Smash Brothers Ultimate), Looking for a unique and classic rpg experience, and in memory of Akira Toriyama. Currently I'm in act 3 after forging some heavily spoiler gears and trying to have a rematch against a snow beast. But yea, Erik in my personal opinion has one of my favorite abilities in terms of offensive capabilities which requires what I like to call "I'm not going to sugarcoat it" (Oomple -> Divide -> Critical Claim).

I’d put Serena at high tier, cuz of a pep power you can get early-mid game which enables an ability that, in battle, heals every party member to full, restore all their mp, and revives all dead party members without committing de-exist, and no mme(magical mending/hp restored with healing spells) do not matter on this ability, but other than that, her magic might is mid, her offensive skill tree is a watered down version of Jade’s and she is kinda soft in the hp area, only thing good about her weapons is her high mp leeching from endgame stats and wand skill tree

I have to disagree with Slyvando's assessment, I think he becomes *way* more useful in the lategame. He has a gargantuan selection of unique support abilities, and "Ladies First" is honestly OP when paired with Serena. I also think Hendrik has more credit to him, his ability to buff defense, deal great damage, and tank practically anything should not be understated. I found him more useful than Hero is some regards

I'm sorry. Sylvando's best outfit is his The Don outfit. Other than that, this list turned out pretty much how I expected it to. My choice for endgame party is usually the Hero, Jade, Sylvando, and Erik.

Also, twin magic burst is absolutely busted, but only if you have a way to reasonably support it with no items and pep pop 😂. It is great for cheesing the super boss though.

I love Henrick! Tank or duel wielding is just fun.

I always like to have Erik on stage during boss fights due to the fact that he has powerful attacks and the ability to attack multiple enemies as well.

In retrospect it makes me wonder who would be stronger. Eald'narche from FF11 or Veronica. Both are way older but have the appearance of a child due to circumstances. One is the main villain of Rise of the Zilart and then we have a hero ofc. Just realized some similarities

jade with claws is goated though, always been using her even on hard mode xd

My current set up is hero, Erik, sylvando and Veronica (I’m replaying it on the switch)

With Valkyrie Elysium only a few months away, I'd really like to see a Tier list for the original Valkyrie Profile. And Silmeria. And Covenant of the Plume.

I actually used Rab for late game he was surprisingly good with claws and his better bulk had me feeling better. Serana is the better healer but you have to hope she doesn't get hit. Overall this was a fun watch

I would love if dragon quest 12 have something like dragon quest monster joker , i mean: in monster joker you could fusion your monsters and basically you could put evry move you want in a single charachter / monster , i know thath in the main series of dq you don't have monster But I would like thath you could choose / change / combine abilities and making the best party ever

Everything up to end of time can be trivialized by hendrick tank with catholicon rings.

You hit the nail right on the head with this list! I agree with every position you chose, I should know because I have played through this game from start to finish several times. Erik just rocks! You can farm items to max out his strength and he is stupidly powerful.

My postgame party: Hero, Hendrik, Rabb and Sylvando. Should i be emberessed or proud of myself?

Sylvando is the second best character in the game after the Hero. This cannot be argued. His healing is unparalleled in Act 1 until mid Act 2. He can cure a variety of status ailments. He can cast Oomphle. He has Ladies First, which is great for Act 3. He gains a good tanking ability in Act 3 as well. He can hit a full group of enemies with unmitigated damage by paying a small amount of gold. It is good the whole game. And he is by far the best person to apply status effects to enemies. If you want to make Erik as strong as you say he is, you really need Sylvando to do it. Because Erik can't do it on Hard at least. There simply isn't enough time to spend that many turns on one attack. If you give him some Yggdrasil Leaves and Dew, his set is complete. Hero is in first because you have him in all main parts of the game. He does the 2nd highest damage in the game after Erik. Hero does the most for a long time though. Hero gets Kazing and Omniheal. This is so important in late game Hard mode. It's why Serena is 3rd or 4th. She gets Omniheal, Kazing and best of all, Kerplunk! Kerplunk is a complete game changer and can and does save fights. It's why Hero and Serena pair so well together. She can Kerplunk and he can rez her to full hp. Then everyone is ready to go again in just 2 actions. Amazing. (Spoiler) is in whatever spot Serena is in because he can lower enemy defense while attacking AND he has Kerplunk. He does passable damage as well when set up. He is very bulky so he can often be the last one standing. Kerplunk baby.

While I like DQVIII, this game very quickly catapulted itself toward the top of my RPG list; it’s seriously the most fun I’ve had with an RPG in 20+ years. Anyway, I don’t play on super-duper god-level difficulty so I can’t speak to that, but I usually had a “regular” lineup to get through normal battles quickly (Hero, Jade, Rab, Veronica) and a “boss” lineup (Hero, [redacted], Sylvando, Serena). Honestly didn’t use Erik much…maybe I need to give him another look.

as someone who hasn't played hard mode yet, the game is honestly mostly well balanced when playing throughout, every character feels like they have a role and they can always be useful. I was able to swap and experiment with tons of team setups because they all have at least one great thing about them.

For the ideal parties, you can't forget about the level grinding party: Start out with Luminary, Sylvando, Jade, and one other party member (Erik is ideal). When Sylvando, Jade, or the Luminary get pepped up, bench them immediately. Keep in mind that the Luminary can get himself pepped up on his own too with an ability. Once all 3 are pepped up, bring them all back to the battle and use Electro Light to turn all the enemies into Metal Slimes and then slay them with all the same characters. Erik has Critical Claim, Jade has a lot of multi-hit moves, and Sylvando can whip multiple enemies.

Y is my gramps rab on syt tier my man is on the main party on act late - end game dudes a beast support

Jade is my favorite and my must have especially in the boss fights with her pure offensive skills (multi thrust). Sylvando is my second most favorite in terms of his offensive and defensive skills.

Oh hell yes my favorite character got the god tier!!

Before I clicked on this video, I said to myself "not matter what happens, I like Rab" lmao

So after the world falls apart, I didn’t follow the story and instead completeted most of the second half of the game with only half of my party, so now there is a 20 level difference between half of my party and it bothers me because why would I use the healers when I can just power through with my stronger characters, only pulling the healers out in a pinch,😭

..this list makes me sad, because #8 is my all time favorite character and i absolutely refuse to remove him from my party lol

I'm a bit late to the party, but there's a few bones to pick. Hendrick and Rab does require a bit of support from allies, but can also can dish out plenty of support while doing so One team that I used for act 3 is Hendrick with Drustan's sword, Sylv with sw and sh, Rab and Veronica with staffs. While I fully agree with Sylv and Veronica being where they are at, they are also very strong together. Hendrick can use the sword to have enemies target him more often for a small protection for Veronica From there, each can support the team through a lot of ways. Hendrick can cast Kabuff, Magic barrier, Forbearance, or even Double Up for another damage outlet. Sylvando can also use a few moves like Oomphle, Hustle Dance, Ladies First, or even Whipping Boy for protection for either of the magic users if they need help (Hustle Dance is also super helpful for Act 1 and 2 because it has great healing thanks to Charm and is 12 MP compared to Multiheal's 32. Not to mention if there's still some status effects to worry about, Sylv learns Cock a Doodle Doo and Tingle for Paralysis and Sleep) Rab is the last one I need to explain because he gives a good chunk of offense and defense support. His chemistry with Veronica does show a decent bit because while Veronica uses Channel Anger and Ring of Ruin in one turn, Rab can follow suit with Infinite Wisdom, letting you deal dazzling amounts of dark and fire damage constantly thanks to Zam's innate double crit rate which turns into almost guaranteed crits with Ring of Ruin. And to top all of it off, he can provide moderate healing with Right as Rain or large amounts with Multiheal (late/end game is about 500 each with Infinite Wisdom) The only drawback to this is fighting bosses that can disrupt buffs, but that's both very few and ill advised for the team anyways

Hot take, I love Hero's hair and it fits his personality

Tis a shame that Jade's last costume is only obtained in a section that makes it completely moot, otherwise it would make her virtually unkillable.

100% it on steam, switch and ps4/ps5 (DQ11s) for me the best character was Hendrik since I play with draconia settings on.

Your final team you should swap veronica with serena, high survivability + access to eric wild state (busted, end every boss in 2-3 turn)

If you farm strength seeds, Veronica is easily God Tier. I prefer sticking with the same party configuration that I use in DQ3: Hero/Soldier/Fighter/Priest (thus, Luminary/Hendrik/Jade/Serena).

I also felt that 8 Had more personality

Im still LP this game. sylvando is my favorite. hes hilarious. but hes good support character. i dont use him a lot once i get serena and veronica.

Eric ❤️❤️ I thought him also the best

I would argue Sylvando is top tier for his versatility. He's saved my ass from some of the post game bosses. And if you give him every bit of pretty Betsy you get his damage output can match Erik

Please exolain me how do u do 4 digit damage, like 9999???

i use the luminary, erik, serena and veronica. but they sucks in fighting boss tho

it hurts my soul seeing jade not on top, but i admit erik is so fucking good, he is god. aoe? boomerang. combo single damage? daggers. comfy and still tons of dmg? swords. metal slimes? 100% crit chance... god is just able to do everything... im kinda meming kinda not...

Hero looks like a non evil android 17

With good set up, Erik practically one shots bosses

I appreciate that you prevented some spoiler-y stuff by warning about [redacted], but shortly later showing the true final boss on screen wih their name included? Not the best to hide spoilers ;)

erik. thanks for watching.

Act 2 Serena is amazing

I don't know about Rab. Yes, as a mage he doesn't hold a candle to Veronica, as a healer he doesn't compare to Serena, but I'm using him as a monk and the amount of crits he delivers is insane. There maybe better builds with other characters, I want each one to feel different from one another, so I use Sylvando with whips. Maybe that's why Rab doesn't feel so bad in comparison.

Sad to see my man Rab so low, but perhaps it's for the best.

Played through on hard twice my list: S tier: Eric/Jade/Act2 Serena/act 1 whip Veronica A tier: Veronica/act2 Rab/ Sylvando B tier: Hero/Serena/8th C tier: act 1 Eric/ act 1/3 Rab F tier: spear Serena Most should be obvious. I rank Jade as high as Eric because she does better dps when unsupported which makes her more flexible. Plus crit build claw jade is just as good as a metal slime hunter as Eric. Act 1 whip Veronica is at s tier because twin dragon lash as overpowered.

At this point I'm level 99 so I auto battle and "show no mercy" everyone lol so my party is whoever I feel like

I think Serena belongs in the high tier.

I really miss Act 2 serena

Yeah , DQ11 hero is also my least favorite design wise , with DQ4's hero being my actual favorite

My main team is hero Serena Hendrick and Eric

I disagree with syvl here, he is a nice utility character he can help setup Erik's knife build and has some decent healing and buffs to boot, Serena not counting that temporary buff she gets it is kind of eh in act 1 she is kind of frail and in act 3 she gets mostly outclassed by the hero, I disagree with rab slightly yeah he is pretty pointless in the end but in act 1 and part of 2 he is pretty good thanks to his slightly better bulk compared to the twins in the early game. It does become noticeable how characters in act 1 end up getting a 180 in usefulness in a later act like Erik gets really good in acts 2 and 3 but struggles a lot in act 1

Erik. No contest. Veronica needs elixers just to compete with eriks massive multi and single target damage

I played the game wrong! I went with hero, rab, jade, and hendrix. Finished with Serena rab jade and hero because i was getting 2 deaths every round at the end lol

My team tier: Crap tier: Rabb, barring certain skills. Needs a buff. Base tier: Veronica is better than Raab, but she Needs Serena Sylvando: Good at any point, being a good healer when Serena’s not available. He’s strong, but he also tops out faster than any other party member save Raab, though his moves are far better. Eight: Fills in a direly needed party role, but doesn’t stand out. Awesome Tier: Jade: Jade is one of your strongest members, and she is your best pure fighter. Do wish she learned at least a healing move,but her “wild side” makes up quick once you get it. Wish it came with the Zam line of spells to add versatility. Waifu choice for me. Erik: Jade’s Thief counterpart. He is one of the best, and his Divide is Game Breaker. Second party member, and a reliable one. Serena: Main White mage and buffer. Mainstay of the party. God Tier: Serena(Sage) Sage Serena is simply your best non-protagonist party member, and is second only to the hero in sheer versatility. Wish you had the option to keep her in this state throughout the rest of the game, but… Hero. Meet the master of All. Granted, near endgame+, but he has it all, including special skills found nowhere else.

5:05 Yeah, I agree that the hero doesn't get the best look in this game. He is so ordinary that its extraordinary how average he appears to be. But his averageness is why I think he is perfect.

Yeah, I pretty much agree with all of your statements on character placement. Wish Rab had more use, but fr. With how good Sylv and Serena are at healing, and with how much better physical damage is over magical, it's kinda hard to recommend him for any boss when you have other options. You'll get by no problem, but there are better options. At least he has a good enough combo with Ring of Ruin and Zam. Zam gets an 80% Crit boost under Magic Crit Up.

Jade hands down

1. Jade has her absolutely broken outfit when you beat a certain boss in Act 3 in the definitive edition. If you're playing this version, Jade is always going to be the best character there. 2. Veronica, although she loses all her MP, has the most damage output with the least amount of set-up. Erik just takes too long to deal that sweet 30k damage to only one target, so in terms of general AoE Veronica always wins there (especially with a ton elfin elixirs). Erik's still my favorite character though, nothing to stop that, and his boomerangs are ALSO broken (and set up for his persecutter/victimiser combo) with another huge AoE Just a couple notes I thought I'd share, but overall I agreed with your tier list almost perfectly, I'm definitely not biased at all towards how hot Erik is KEKW

Best dressed and the cat costume makes the list?? I don't think

Yh erik busted the game for me I felt bad for using him

Act 2 omnimage Serena is so strong...

Rab, I would say, is only bad in boss fights. Late game he is just better at normal battles. Both serena and sylvando can't do good multi target damage, and there aren't any other good healers because I'm using hero for damage. In Boss Fight, serena's better because I use omniheal and kabuff at lot, but rab still gets used as a second healer when I need him.

my absolute favorite party build (and pretty much the only one i use) is: Hero, Serena, Veronica, and #8 that’s it. thats the tea. sometimes SOMETIMES i’ll switch in Jade. I literally never use Erik 😳 (or Rab really) and Sylvando just depends on my mood

I’m sorry but I thought Erik was the main character… I think they coded the character models wrong………

Jade is the best

my list would go like this SSSS+ tier act 2 serena after the spoiler mainly because of the below SSS+ tier SSS+ tier veronica magic burst need i say more lol SS+ tier erik and hero erik for damage while lower then what veronica can dish out while also needing more setup than her is pretty great and hero for his pep powers invincibility is just too good lol S tier sylvando and act1&3 serena B ter spoiler 8th character D tier jade outside grinding pep powers shes pretty useless imo F- tier rab utterly useless in every regard never once did i use rab unless i was forced too