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AFK Journey Tier list

The AFK Journey tier list is based on the patch 1.5.1 (Season 5) and we will continue updating it with every balance patch that happens. Please keep in mind that AFK Journey is a game where team building matters most and while in the early game, you can get carried by one or two strong character, the further you progress into the game, the less individual strength will matter and you will need to build proper teams - based on synergy, faction bonuses etc.

Since in AFK Journey there's a lot of different modes, and some characters shine only in some of them, we have decided to split the ratings between a number of tier lists:

AFK Stages - how the character performs in AFK Stages - so the main progression of the game. As long as you're playing below or on equal power level as the enemy team, you won't have that much issues with passing the stage, but the moment you have to fight higher power and level enemies, things change. This rating shows how good the characters are when fighting way below enemy power level. Characters rated at Supreme+ (all skills unlocked and EX weapon at +10).
Dream Realm - how the character performs in the boss-killing mode where you get better rewards for doing more damage to them. Each of the four available bosses has its own rating as they require unique approaches to tackle them,

For all bosses we're currently looking at them from the late game perspective, so Supreme+ (all skills unlocked and EX weapon at +10).

PVP - how the character performs in PVP. Characters rated at Supreme+ (all skills unlocked and EX weapon at +10).

Character categories:

Damage Dealer - Characters that focus on dealing damage whose kit mainly revolves around that,
Specialist - Characters that are hybrids - combination of other roles. Most often they are damage dealers who can provide buffs to allies, debuff enemies or Crowd Control them,
Supports - Characters that focus on healing their allies or providing them with buffs (or both at the same time),
Tanks - Characters that are the vanguard of the team and focus on keeping their allies safe by standing in front of them.

Our ratings explained:

S+ - The character is simply overpowered and dominates in their role,
S - a great and versatile character that has barely any flaws,
A - a good character that has a few little flaws,
B - a decent character that has a few big flaws holding them back,
C - underwhelming character.

25/09/2025

We have fully revamped the AFK and PVP tier lists - including moving characters between categories to better showcase their roles in the current meta. Also, we have removed all Dream Realm ratings to prepare for the new season - old bosses have been removed, replaced by new bosses. We will add pre-endless ratings to Dream Realm after a full rotation passes (so in 8 days). Only 'generic' Dream Realm ratings remain for now, but those will also be adjusted.

19/09/2025

Added Ravion to the tier list.

01/09/2025

Added Zanie to the tier list.

24/08/2025

Added Zandrok to the tier list.

11/08/2025

Updated the Dream Realm tier list for the Charms meta changes.

29/07/2025

Added Pandora, Saida and Pang to the tier list. Those are provisional ratings based on their PTR performance.

14/07/2025

Updated the Dream Realm tier list for the Endless difficulty meta shift.

11/07/2025

Added Thador to the tier list.

04/07/2025

Updated the tier list based on latest meta shifts.

25/06/2025

Added Baelran & Valera to the tier list.

10/06/2025

Added Daimon to the tier list.

31/05/2025

Added Season 4 Pre-endless Dream Realm ratings for all characters.

23/05/2025

Updated the AFK and PVP tier list. Also removed all Dream Realm ratings to prepare for the new season - old bosses have been removed, replaced by new bosses. We will add pre-endless ratings to Dream Realm after a full rotation passes (so in 8 days).

21/05/2025

Added Kulu and Indris to the tier list.

04/05/2025

Added the Fairy Tail collab characters - Natsu and Lucy - to the tier list.

24/04/2025

Updated PVP ratings:

Valka S -> A (Hard to justify her usage at the moment over other Graveborn heroes)
Igor A -> S (A lot more viable now that Scarlita is no longer as prevalent)
Scarlita S -> A (Too slow for current meta)
Soren B -> A (Strong in Supreme Arena)
Twins S -> S+ (Concerns about survivability were greatly overstated, they fit in most arena teams nowadays)
Ludovic S -> S+ (Getting a lot of usage in top teams)
Thoran S -> A (Fell down in usage in favour of more aggressive teams)
Callan A -> S (Actually good against burst teams as he can save a damage carry from getting sniped at start of match)

Updated AFK Stages ratings:

Nara A -> S (Still seeing a lot of usage in Smokey-based AFK teams and works at low dupes)
Temesia S+ -> A (Not seeing much use anymore in AFK stages)
Koko S+ -> S (Not as prevalent as Twins and Smokey)
Arden S -> A (Damage does not scale well enough to deal with enemies at high deficit)
Lily May S -> A (Relegated to niche anti-ultimate role, damage does not scale well enough to carry at high deficit)
Carolina S -> A (Damage does not scale well enough to deal with enemies at high deficit)

23/04/2025

Added Shemira to the tier list,
In the next few days we will update both AFK Stages and PVP tier list to account for the latest meta shifts.

06/04/2025

All Dream Realm tier lists have been updated to include the Set Charms - as the meta shifted again with them.

04/04/2025

Added the [Faramor] to the tier list.

26/03/2025

Added the [Athalia] to the tier list.

17/03/2025

Added the [Gerda] to the tier list.

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The current Dream Realm ratings are based on the Pre-Endless Dream Realm - in the test server, it was impossible to reach Endless due to its short duration. True Damage and HP-based characters underperform in Pre-Endless due to how the boss defenses and HP scales. They will perform better in Endless mode and once we reach it (should take around 40 days into the season), the ratings will be updated.