Who is the strongest party members so far?

[Redassassin]

I'm curious to see what party members everyone thinks is the best and worst characters to use in battle in this game so far. For me I think my tier list would be

S Tier: Unsure as I haven't used everyone long enough to figure out if there is a OP party member.

A Tier: Koro, Akihiko, Aigis, Yukari.

B Tier: Mitsuru

C Tier: Ken

D Tier: Junpei

F Tier: Shnjiro

Let me know where you guys think each character should go and why?

[lordlycanthrope]

This is a pretty solid tier list. Maybe bump Junpei to c tier for me but other than that it checks out..

[Redassassin]

Originally posted by lordlycanthrope:

This is a pretty solid tier list. Maybe bump Junpei to c tier for me but other than that it checks out..

I was think about that. I only put him in D Tier because I felt that someone had to go there and from my experience I thought Ken was just a bit better then Junpei in battle. But hey I could be wrong and maybe Junpei is secretly S Tier and we just don't know it yet.

[Necrofitz]

I actually kind of like Junpei. He hits hard and is basically not dependent on SP at all, which means if you can keep him healthy, he can keep battling. HP cost attacks have a higher chance to get a knockdown too, so he can be really nice to have against enemies without a weakness. When all things are equal against a major boss, his more predictable damage output also makes it easy to figure out when you may want to slot him in.

Only in summer break right now, I would say Akihiko isn't really great yet comparatively. Probably didn't help that the entire third push of Tartarus was pretty low on enemies weak to lightning, making it better just to put the load on the MC.

As it stands, my preferred strat for tough enemies is currently to drop a defensive debuff with Mitsuru, debuff accuracy and evasion with Yukari, and then just let the team go to town while Yukari and Mitsuru reup debuffs as necessary, while Yukari can keep Junpei healthy without issue.

[AngryChair]

I went with Yukari Mitsuru Akihiko for most of the game, except for a time(i think around the 3rd block?) when i switched Akihiko for Koro, since doggy just HAD to have a piece of the action. But overall i think YMA is pretty solid, physical coverage, great healing and all three debuffs, great magic offensive and good physical offensive.

[Hymnos]

As magician Arcana Junpei has more ST stats than the others and yes he hit more harder than Aigis or Akihiko

[Someone]

I am not done with the game yet, but it's really amazing how they improved almost every character from the original. Here are some of my thoughts

A: Yukari,Ken
B: Akihiko, Koromaru, Aigis
C: Junpei, Mitsuru
D: Shinji

A: Yukari is both the best healer and magic user in your party; her only drawback is that she doesn't have any physical attacks, but that honestly doesn't matter much if you give her a good bow. Her healing will also cost almost nothing if you go to her hangouts

Ken's ability to hit 3 types of weaknesses is insanely useful; it's also extremely easy to use his Theurgy skills. And although he is a weaker healer than Yukari he still makes up for it by having better AG as he can therefore go faster than Yukari. I would say that being a group healer is almost a reason alone to be at the top, since that is always a great skill to have

B: Aki hast the most even stats in the game, which unfortunately means that he doesn't really specialize in anything, which is not bad; it just makes him not stand out that much.

Koromaru, just like Ken, 3 weakness attacks are amazing. He also has some of the best buffs for physical fighters, which is good since crits are useful for almost every enemy. Furthermore, his high AG also makes him the best item user in the game since he will always go first

Aigis is a physical powerhouse as well as your primary buffer and a slight healer. She is really versatile despite her lack of magic skills. Honestly, her Theurgy alone makes her extremely broken; I think only the MC rivals her in the damage department. She unfortunately has low SP and consumes a lot of HP so you will need to babysit her a little bit.

C: Junpei is kind of a worse Aigis, he does have fire skills, but since he has the lowest MA stat in the game, they are only useful for knocking enemies down. It is still impressive that he has 4 types of attacks, but you get better numbers and better support from Aigis. It's also very hard to raise his Theurgy gauge

Mitsurus' ailnments great for standard encounters, but not that much for door, moon or staircase enemies. Don't get me wrong, there are some bosses that can be inflicted by them, they are just very rare or snap out of them in one turn. Apart from that, she is only an okay magic user and not that much of a good physical fighter

D: Shinji is just a tankier Aigis with no good skills, since it's (ironically) pretty hard to kill him, but he barely has anything else going on for him apart from his easy Theurgy and lack of elemental weaknesses and there is also that other thing about him that slips my mind

[Redassassin]

Originally posted by AngryChair:

I went with Yukari Mitsuru Akihiko for most of the game, except for a time(i think around the 3rd block?) when i switched Akihiko for Koro, since doggy just HAD to have a piece of the action. But overall i think YMA is pretty solid, physical coverage, great healing and all three debuffs, great magic offensive and good physical offensive.

I agree. The synergy between these three is insane.

[Overeagerdragon]

I went with a Akihiko - Mitsuru - Aigis team Though had to swap out Aigis for Yukari eventually for obvious reasons...

I never liked Ken or Konomaru much; their skills guzzle mp like crazy as opposed to the MC who can build around it using stuff like Spellcaster - Spirit Drain + Drain Boost. Junpei was a sleeper in my party... I KNOW he hits like a truck because he gets a very augmented cirtical near endgame but between him and Mitsuru that would make for 3 characters who use slashing attacks and I much prefer a more wellrounded team... Aegis gets both Blunt+Pierce attacks AND healing + Buffs to boot so she was an obvious choice for me....

As for Mitsuru... her ability to drain + Increased chances to inflict status effects + Diamond dust makes it so you can almost garrantuee you take at least 1 enemy out of action / turn... She's also the one who gets an overdrive that does Almighty damage with a debilitate added on top for good measure... Ideal for bossfights

[Laevateinn]

Shinji is literally S tier unless you're docking for time spent with him in the party. Bloody Charge is basically constant theurgies, and he can hit for over 1000 damage w/ it & Heat Wave. He also basically does not die, despite his tactics being based on constant low health. He's cracked af

[lordlycanthrope]

Originally posted by Laevateinn:

Shinji is literally S tier unless you're docking for time spent with him in the party. Bloody Charge is basically constant theurgies and he can hit for over 1000 damage w/ it & Heat Wave. He also basically does not die despite his tactics being based on constant low health.

Never thought of using him like this! Sounds AWESOME!!

[Redassassin]

Originally posted by Laevateinn:

Shinji is literally S tier unless you're docking for time spent with him in the party. Bloody Charge is basically constant theurgies, and he can hit for over 1000 damage w/ it & Heat Wave. He also basically does not die, despite his tactics being based on constant low health. He's cracked af

In P3FES I would agree. But in reload he barely put a dent in the thunder boss's hp. I'm curious what you did to make him do so much damage?

[fender178]

Originally posted by Laevateinn:

Shinji is literally S tier unless you're docking for time spent with him in the party. Bloody Charge is basically constant theurgies, and he can hit for over 1000 damage w/ it & Heat Wave. He also basically does not die, despite his tactics being based on constant low health. He's cracked af

While I respect your opinion however I would lower Shinji's rank due to the fact that you don't have him for very long and you get him pretty late into the game as well.

[Overeagerdragon]

Originally posted by Redassassin:

Originally posted by Laevateinn:

Shinji is literally S tier unless you're docking for time spent with him in the party. Bloody Charge is basically constant theurgies, and he can hit for over 1000 damage w/ it & Heat Wave. He also basically does not die, despite his tactics being based on constant low health. He's cracked af

In P3FES I would agree. But in reload he barely put a dent in the thunder boss's hp. I'm curious what you did to make him do so much damage?

If you max him out (his link episodes thst is) he gets traits that give him additional striking damage + Heat Riser and he charges his theurgy when on low health... if you then use that whilst he is on low health he starts doing insane amounts of damage (the lower his HP the better). It's very risk/reward kind of playstyle but nothing the MC can't emulate.

[Olly]

Originally posted by Someone:

I am not done with the game yet, but it's really amazing how they improved almost every character from the original. Here are some of my thoughts

A: Yukari,Ken
B: Akihiko, Koromaru, Aigis
C: Junpei, Mitsuru
D: Shinji

A: Yukari is both the best healer and magic user in your party; her only drawback is that she doesn't have any physical attacks, but that honestly doesn't matter much if you give her a good bow. Her healing will also cost almost nothing if you go to her hangouts

Ken's ability to hit 3 types of weaknesses is insanely useful; it's also extremely easy to use his Theurgy skills. And although he is a weaker healer than Yukari he still makes up for it by having better AG as he can therefore go faster than Yukari. I would say that being a group healer is almost a reason alone to be at the top, since that is always a great skill to have

B: Aki hast the most even stats in the game, which unfortunately means that he doesn't really specialize in anything, which is not bad; it just makes him not stand out that much.

Koromaru, just like Ken, 3 weakness attacks are amazing. He also has some of the best buffs for physical fighters, which is good since crits are useful for almost every enemy. Furthermore, his high AG also makes him the best item user in the game since he will always go first

Aigis is a physical powerhouse as well as your primary buffer and a slight healer. She is really versatile despite her lack of magic skills. Honestly, her Theurgy alone makes her extremely broken; I think only the MC rivals her in the damage department. She unfortunately has low SP and consumes a lot of HP so you will need to babysit her a little bit.

C: Junpei is kind of a worse Aigis, he does have fire skills, but since he has the lowest MA stat in the game, they are only useful for knocking enemies down. It is still impressive that he has 4 types of attacks, but you get better numbers and better support from Aigis. It's also very hard to raise his Theurgy gauge

Mitsurus' ailnments great for standard encounters, but not that much for door, moon or staircase enemies. Don't get me wrong, there are some bosses that can be inflicted by them, they are just very rare or snap out of them in one turn. Apart from that, she is only an okay magic user and not that much of a good physical fighter

D: Shinji is just a tankier Aigis with no good skills, since it's (ironically) pretty hard to kill him, but he barely has anything else going on for him apart from his easy Theurgy and lack of elemental weaknesses and there is also that other thing about him that slips my mind

Mitsuru is "only an okay magic user" lol. She's the best magic user of all SEES except MC. Yukari pales compared to her. Mind Charge, a Severe Ice Skill, and Ice Break. But maybe you didn't have her at a high level yet.

[Redassassin]

Originally posted by Overeagerdragon:

Originally posted by Redassassin:

In P3FES I would agree. But in reload he barely put a dent in the thunder boss's hp. I'm curious what you did to make him do so much damage?

If you max him out (his link episodes thst is) he gets traits that give him additional striking damage + Heat Riser and he charges his theurgy when on low health... if you then use that whilst he is on low health he starts doing insane amounts of damage (the lower his HP the better). It's very risk/reward kind of playstyle but nothing the MC can't emulate.

I most have missed a link episode because I didn't get that. Because you don't have him very long I'm guessing that you have a very short time window to get that buff for him.