Arknights Tier List – Best Arknights Operators Ranked (June 2023)

Check out our latest Arknights tier list, which we have recently updated. Start winning more in-game battles by using the best Arknights operators in the current game meta.

Arknights Tier List Ranking Meaning:

S+ Tier – These are the best operators in Arknights in the current meta. They are overpowered and pretty much good at clearing any content. You should invest in these characters as soon as possible.

S Tier – These are also excellent Arknights characters. While not as powerful as the S-tier ones, they are still able to clear most content easily.

A Tier – Not great, not bad also. Play with them only if you don’t have anything else to substitute within your team.

B Tier – Not really worth investing in these Arknights heroes, unless you literally have nothing else, and even then you should save your resources for other characters.

C Tier – These Arknights operators are underwhelming to say the least, so you should probably avoid using these in your battles if you want easier wins.

D Tier – These are the lowest-ranked operators in our Arknights tier list and for good reason. They don’t really excel at anything, and there are far better units that you can use and play with. Avoid these at all costs, unless you know what you’re doing.

Arknights Operators Tier List

S+
Tier
Ch'en Holungday
Ch'en Holungday


Blaze
Blaze


Bagpipe
Bagpipe


Ash
Ash


Thorns
Thorns


Surtr
Surtr


Mountain
Mountain


Kal'tsit
Kal'tsit


Exusiai
Exusiai



Ifrit
Ifrit


SilverAsh
SilverAsh


Skadi
Skadi the Corrupting Heart


Eyjafjalla
Eyjafjalla


Mudrock
Mudrock


Saria
Saria
S
Tier
Aak
Aak


Archetto
Archetto


Blemishine
Blemishine


Carnelian
Carnelian


Ceobe
Ceobe


Chen
Chen


Dusk
Dusk


Elysium
Elysium


Eunectes
Eunectes


Gladiia
Gladiia


Hellagur
Hellagur


Jaye
Jaye


Liskarm
Liskarm


Magallan
Magallan


Mulberry
Mulberry


Myrtle
Myrtle


Nian
Nian


Pallas
Pallas


Phantom
Phantom


Rosa
Rosa


Rosmontis
Rosmontis


Saga
Saga


Saileach
Saileach


Scene
Scene


Siege
Siege



Schwarz
Schwarz


Shamare
Shamare


Suzuran
Suzuran


W
W


Specter
Specter


Warfarin
Warfarin


Weedy
Weedy


Ptilopsis
Ptilopsis


Nightingale
Nightingale


Shining
Shining


Silence
Silence


Angelina
Angelina
A
Tier
Absinthe
Absinthe


Akafuyu
Akafuyu


Amiya (Guard)
Amiya (Guard)


Andreana
Andreana


Amiya
Amiya


Asbestos
Asbestos


Ashlock
Ashlock


Astesia
Astesia


Ayerscarpe
Ayerscarpe


Projekt Red
Projekt Red


Zima
Zima


Croissant
Croissant



Cliffheart
Cliffheart


Feater
Feater


Firewatch
Firewatch


Beeswax
Beeswax


Bena
Bena


Provence
Provence


Platinum
Platinum



Mayer
Mayer


Lappland
Lappland


Vigna
Vigna


Cuora
Cuora


Bibeak
Bibeak


Bison
Bison


Blue Poison
Blue Poison


Breeze
Breeze


Broca
Broca


Bubble
Bubble


Chiave
Chiave


Click
Click


Cutter
Cutter


Fartooth
Fartooth


Fiammetta
Fiammetta


Flametail
Flametail


_Franka
Franka


Frost
Frost


Glaucus
Glaucus


Gravel
Gravel


GreyThroat
GreyThroat


Honeyberry
Honeyberry


Hoshiguma
Hoshiguma


Indra
Indra


Istina
Istina


Kafka
Kafka


La Pluma
La Pluma


Leonhardt
Leonhardt


Manticore
Manticore


Meteorite
Meteorite


Mint
Mint


Mizuki
Mizuki


Mr. Nothing
Mr. Nothing


Nearl
Nearl


Perfumer
Perfumer


Pinecone
Pinecone


Platinum
Platinum


Pramanix
Pramanix


Podenco
Podenco


Purestream
Purestream


Reed
Reed


Robin
Robin


Sora
Sora


Tachanka
Tachanka


Tequila
Tequila


Texas
Texas


Tuye
Tuye


Utage
Utage


Whislash
Whislash


Whisperain
Whisperain
B
Tier
Aciddrop
Aciddrop


Ambriel
Ambriel


Aosta
Aosta


April
April


Arene
Arene


Beanstalk
Beanstalk


Blitz
Blitz




Conviction
Conviction


Corroserum
Corroserum


Courier
Courier


Deepcolor
Deepcolor


Dur-nar
Dur-nar


Estelle
Estelle


Ethan
Ethan


Executor
Executor


Flamebringer
Flamebringer


Flint
Flint


Folinic
Folinic


Gavial
Gavial


Gitano
Gitano


Grani
Grani


Gummy
Gummy


Haze
Haze


Heavyrain
Heavyrain


Hung
Hung


Jackie
Jackie


Jessica
Jessica


Lava the Purgatory
Lava the Purgatory


Matoimaru
Matoimaru


Matterhorn
Matterhorn


Melantha
Melantha


Mousse
Mousse


Myrrh
Myrrh


Passenger
Passenger


Roberta
Roberta


Rope
Rope


Savage
Savage


Scavenger
Scavenger


Sesa
Sesa


Shaw
Shaw


Shirayuki
Shirayuki


Sideroca
Sideroca


Snowsant
Snowsant


Sussurro
Sussurro



Toddifons
Toddifons


Vermeil
Vermeil


Vulcan
Vulcan


Waai Fu
Waai Fu


Wild Mane
Wild Mane


Beehunter
Beehunter
C
Tier
Adnachiel
Adnachiel


Ansel
Ansel


Cardigan
Cardigan


Castle-3
Castle-3


Catapult
Catapult


Dobermann
Dobermann


Earthspirit
Earthspirit


Fang
Fang


Greyy
Greyy


Hibiscus
Hibiscus


Leizi
Leizi


Midnight
Midnight


Nightmare
Nightmare


Skyfire
Skyfire


Spot
Spot


Kroos
Kroos


Frostleaf
Frostleaf

Beagle
Beagle


Lava
Lava


Meteor
Meteor


Orchid
Orchid


Plume
Plume


Steward
Steward


Swire
Swire


Vanilla
Vanilla


THRM-EX
THRM-EX


Tomimi
Tomimi


Tsukinogi
Tsukinogi


Ceylon
Ceylon
D
Tier
'Justice Knight'
'Justice Knight'


12F
12F


Durin
Durin


Kirara
Kirara


Lancet-2
Lancet-2


Noir Corne
Noir Corne


Popukar
Popukar


Rangers
Rangers


Yato
Yato

How Did We Create this Tier List?

As we do with all our tier lists, we always do a lot of research before publishing a tier list for a game. We’ve gone through a lot of Arknight YouTube videos, forum discussions, Discord, and the Arknight subreddit to create this Arknight tier list.

But…

You should always keep in mind that what works for some players might not work for others, and it also depends on the team synergy. Not to mention the fact that with any game update, this Arknight tier list can change.

Still, this is only our own opinion of the game, and it’s not meant to be 100% accurate.

Arknights Best Operators

Arknights Tier List - Best Arknights Operators 2022
Image source: Arknights, Hypergryph, Yostar

What we focused on when ranking the characters:

  • Role type
  • Base Stats
  • Skills
  • DPS Output
  • Healing Output

We mainly focused on each operator’s base stats, skills, DPS, and healing aspect, but keep in mind that team synergy and strategy matter a lot in a game like Arknights. You can even clear content with lower-tier operators if the team has a good synergy and you know what you’re doing.

Overall the best Arknights characters for each class type are:

ARKNIGHTS TIER LIST CASTERS

Arknights Best Casters
Image source: Arknights, Hypergryph, Yostar
Tier RankOperator
S+Eyjafjalla, Ifrit
SCarnelian, Ceobe, Dusk, Mostima
AAmiya, Absinthe, Beeswax, Leonhardt, Mint, Click
BGitano, Corroserum, Haze, Lava the Purgatory, Passenger
CGreyy, Skyfire, Lava, Nightmare, Steward, Tomimi, Leizi
D12F, Durin

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ARKNIGHTS TIER LIST DEFENDERS

ARKNIGHTS tier list - Best Defenders
Image source: Arknights, Hypergryph, Yostar
Tier RankOperator
S+Mudrock, Saria
SBlemishine, Eunectes, Liskarm, Nian
AAsbestos, Ashlock, Bubble, Bison, Croissant, Cuora, Hoshiguma, Nearl
BBlitz, Dur-Nar, Gummy, Heavyrain, Hung, Matterhorn, Vulcan
CBeagle, Cardigan, Spot
DNoir Corne

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ARKNIGHTS TIER LIST GUARDS

Best Arknights Guards
Image source: Arknights, Hypergryph, Yostar
Tier RankOperator
S+Mountain, SilverAsh, Thorns, Blaze, Surtr
SCh’en, Hellagur, Skadi, Specter, Pallas
AAstesia, Amiya (Guard), Akafuyu, Ayerscarpe, Bibeak, Broca, Cutter, Franka, Indra, La Pluma, Lappland, Tachanka, Tequila, Utage, Whislash
BArene, Beehunter, Conviction, Estelle, Flamebringer, Flint, Jackie, Matoimaru, Melantha, Mousse, Savage, Sideroca
CCastle-3, Frostleaf, Midnight, Swire, Dobermann
DPopukar

ARKNIGHTS TIER LIST MEDICS

Arknights tier list: Best Medics
Image source: Arknights, Hypergryph, Yostar
Tier RankOperator
S+Kal’tsit
SPtilopsis, Mulberry, Nightingale, Shining, Silence, Warfarin
ABreeze, Honeyberry, Perfumer, Purestream, Tuye, Whisperain
BFolinic, Gavial, Myrrh, Sussurro
CAnsel, Ceylon Hibiscus
DLancet-2

ARKNIGHTS TIER LIST SNIPERS

Arknights tier list: Best Snipers
Image source: Arknights, Hypergryph, Yostar
Tier RankOperator
S+Ash, Exusiai, Ch’en Holungday
SArchetto, Rosa, Rosmontis, Schwarz, W
AAndreana, Blue Poison, Fartooth, Firewatch, Fiametta, GreyThroat, Meteorite, Pinecone, Platinum, Provence
BAciddrop, Aosta, April, Ambriel, Executor, Jessica May, Sesa, Shirayuki, Toddifons, Vermeil
CAdnachiel, Catapult, Kroos, Meteor
DJustice Knight, Rangers

ARKNIGHTS TIER LIST SPECIALISTS

Arknights tier list: Best Specialists
Image source: Arknights, Hypergryph, Yostar
Tier RankOperator
S+
SAak, Phantom, Jaye, Weedy, Gladiia
ABena, Cliffheart, FEater, Frost, Gravel, Kafka, Manticore, Mizuki, Mr. Nothing, Projekt Red, Robin
BEthan, Rope, Snowsant, Shaw, Waai Fu
CTHRM-EX
DKirara

ARKNIGHTS TIER LIST SUPPORTERS

Image source: Arknights / Hypergryph / Yostar
Tier RankOperator
S+Skadi the Corrupting Heart
SAngelina, Magallan, Scene, Shamare, Suzuran
AGlaucus, Istina, Mayer, Podenco, Pramanix, Sora
BDeepcolor, Roberta
CEarthspirit, Orchid, Tsukinogi
D

ARKNIGHTS TIER LIST VANGUARDS

Best Vanguards in Arknights
Arknights Best Vanguards / Image Source: Arknights, Hypergryph, Yostar
Tier RankOperator
S+Bagpipe
SElysium, Myrtle, Saga, Saileach, Siege
AChiave, Flametail, Reed, Texas, Vigna, Zima
BBeanstalk, Courier, Grani, Scavenger, Wild Mane
CFang, Plume, Vanilla
DYato

There you go, all of the best Arknights characters ranked for the latest meta in (June 2023).

What is Arknights?

Arknights is a popular tower-defense RPG that is developed by Hypergryph and Studio Montagne and published by Yostar (in the global version of the app).

The game is interesting because it combines tower-defense gameplay but with an anime style and classic RPG and strategy elements. If you enjoy playing Arknights and this ranking list, you should definitely check our Path to Nowhere tier list.

You will have to use operators to set up your defenses, and you have hundreds of them to choose from, each with its own unique skills.

So if you like tower-defense strategy games and also anime RPGs, you should give Arknights a try.

You can download Arknights on Google Play or the App Store.

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