Duet Night Abyss Tier List: Best Characters to Invest In

Duet Night Abyss, like many gacha games, features a diverse cast of characters, each with unique skills and stats. This guide ranks those characters from D (weakest) to SS (strongest) based on their overall combat strength, how useful they are in battle, and their general performance.

This guide helps you decide which characters are worth investing time in. It features a ranked list, along with recommendations for the best weapons – both close-range and long-range – and a look at how each character performs.

SS-Tier Characters

Here’s a list of the best damage-dealing characters (DPS), keeping in mind recent updates from the game’s release and the current popular strategies. The very top characters, those who excel at both dealing damage and supporting their team (marked as ‘SPT’), are in the ‘SS-Tier’.

Character Role Element Main Weapons Pros Cons Best Melee/Ranged Weapon
Lady Nifle DPS Lumino Katana/Pistol
  • Lots of Skill and Ranged DPS
  • Has Crowd Control and Debuff Moves
  • Requires Intron Level 6 To Maximize Output
  • Heavy Sanity Usage
Embershade/Entropic Singularity
Psyche DPS Anemo Polearm/Assault Rifle
  • Great Mobility (hover/float)
  • Uses HP instead of Sanity as Resouce to do Damage
  • Self-buff when CRT foes
  • Depends on Flamboyance Stance to cause good DPS
  • High HP Consumption, Healer Dependant
Elpides Abound/Osteobreaker
Lynn DPS Pyro Greatsword/Dual Pistols
  • Easy to master
  • Auto Buff DPS, At. Speed
  • Strongest Ranged DPS
  • Relies too much on her Consonance Weapon (Ultimate)
  • Weak at Melee Range
Wanewraith/Recurrent Pulse
Fina SPT Lumino Sword/Assault Rifle
  • Lots of Buffs as Support
  • Good Support Damage
  • Lack of Defensive Buffs
  • Doesn’t pair well with Skill DMG DPS
Tetherslash/Dreamweaver’s Feather
Truffle and Filbert SPT Anemo Polearm/Bow
  • Lots of Mobility
  • Tons of Scalable Buffs
  • Free Characters
  • Requires unlocking Intron 2 and 6 to maximize their strength
Undying Oneiros/Punitive Inferno
Tabethe SPT Hydro Sword/Bow
  • Great DPS Buffer
  • Summons Tentacles when landing crits, good crowd control
  • Low overall DPS despite her AoE coverage
Shackle of Lonewolf/Arclight Apocalypses
Fushu SPT Hydro Whipsword/Bow
  • Good all-rounder
  • Deals lots of damage for a support
  • Recovers Sanity and HP for her Team
  • Expensive to draw and build
Halcyon Gracefall/Excresduo

Here’s a full guide on how to unlock Psyche in Duet Night Abyss.

S-Tier Characters

The best characters in Duet Night Abyss are incredibly powerful, excelling in both damage dealing and support roles. However, they often require significant effort and resources to fully maximize their abilities. Here’s a detailed look at each of them.

Character Role Element Main Weapons Pros Cons Best Melee/Ranged Weapon
Phantasio DPS Umbro Greatsword/Shotgun
  • Solid DPS, decent mechanics, Ultimate changes him into Beast Mode, which does tons of damage
  • Boss Breaker – Extremely efficient Single Target DPS
  • Less effective against multiple opponents
Wanewraith/Blast Artistry
Khezou DPS Lumino All Types
  • Resistant to CC (Hitstun)
  • Great at damaging lots of foes
  • Proficient with all weapon types
  • Low Sanity Control
  • Spammy combat mechanics
  • Jack-of-All Trades, Master of None
Momiji Itteki/Ephemeral Lumina
Rythm DPS Electro Katana/Assault Rifle
  • Prime Mobility
  • Easy to master
  • Good AoE
  • Requires unlocking Intron 2 and 6 to maximize their strength
Wanewraith/Excresduo
Lisbell DPS Lumino Greatsword/Shotgun
  • Easy To Master
  • Free Character
  • Strong Overall, especially with her Consonance Weapon Active
  • Characters with Consonance Weapon require more resource investment
Blade Amberglow/Embla Inflorescence
Rebecca DPS/Support Hydro Polearm/Grenade Launcher
  • Good Coverage, AoE of her summons excel at clearing
  • Good Ranged DPS
  • High Sanity consumption
  • Doesn’t work well without her summons
Siren’s Kiss/Destructo

Check this guide for more tips on how to build Rebecca in Duet Night Abyss.

A-Tier Characters

A-Tier characters in Duet Night Abyss are well-rounded and deal solid damage, but they aren’t necessarily the best at any one specific thing. While building them can sometimes be costly, they ultimately deliver strong performance.

Character Role Element Main Weapons Pros Cons Best Melee/Ranged Weapon
Berenica DPS Umbro Sword/Dual Pistols
  • Free Character
  • High Mobility
  • Powerful Combos
  • Good AoE
  • Upgrading her doesn’t bring out good results. She benefits less than other characters from increasing Intron Levels.
Tetherslash/Dreamweaver’s Feather
Outsider DPS Anemo Dual Blades/Dual Pistols
  • Good survivability
  • Uses Stealth
  • Good AoE damage
  • Hard to Master
  • Requires investing a lot to draw its full potential
Aureate Yore/Excresduo
Vita (Phoxhunter) DPS/Support Lumino Sword/Assault Rifle
  • Starting Char (so it’s free)
  • Good balanced DPS
  • Also good at support
  • Takes a lot of time to draw its full potential
  • Intron Levels grant fewer benefits than in other characters
Tetherslash/Dreamweaver’s Feather
Yale & Oliver DPS/Support Pyro Sword/Shotgun
  • Good balance between DPS and AoE coverage
  • Good mobility (glide, float)
  • Extremely Hard to Master
Wanewraith/Excresduo

B-Tier Characters

B-Tier characters are generally simple to build and play, offering solid performance. However, they have a limited ceiling and can become expensive to fully maximize their abilities over time.

Character Role Element Main Weapons Pros Cons Best Melee/Ranged Weapon
Helfire Tank/DPS Pyro Greatsword/Grenade Launcher
  • Super Tanky
  • Great at co-op
  • Deals AoE damage periodically
  • Low DPS
  • Less effective at dealing with large numbers
Undying Oneiros/Destructo
Randy DPS/SPT Electro Sword/Pistol
  • Great at both DPS and Support
  • Good at defensive play, enhances DEF, and deploys barriers
  • High maintenance – Drawing his full potential is expensive
Ingenious Tactics/ Arclight Apocalypses
Sybile DPS Electro Whipsword/Pistol
  • Good tankyness, scales with HP
  • Great AoE damage
  • Good combo mechanics
  • A bit hard to master
  • High maintenance – Requires unlocking Intron levels for maximum output
Undying Oneiros/Exiled Thunderwyrm
Margie DPS/SPT Pyro Polearm/Shotgun
  • Versatile Freebie Character can pivot to support
  • Easy to build, easy to master
  • Decent DPS
  • Becomes less useful late into the game, better to change her to a support role
  • Siren’s Kiss/Excresduo

C-Tier Characters

C-Tier characters are the weakest overall. While they can be helpful in a supporting capacity with the right team, it’s generally not a good idea to focus heavily on building or upgrading them unless you absolutely have to.

Character Role Element Main Weapons Pros Cons Best Melee/Ranged Weapon
Daphne DPS/Support Anemo Whipsword/Assault Rifle
  • Good at Support
  • Excellent Healer
  • Good for Co-op
  • Debuffs enemies
  • Low Damage
  • Squishy
  • Not worth investing much in her
Tetherslash/Osteobreaker

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