Supports

While supports are the highest priority for upgrades, they're usually chosen after the damage characters have been picked. You're going to have a hard time using many of these costumes unless you have all of their SP reductions. For Guild Raids, it's best to have these characters fleshed out and rent your damage characters.

Core

These are the highest priority costumes for this character

It doesn't matter if you have the other costumes, it's usually not worth bringing if you don't have these

Auxiliary

Useful costumes to have if you're already bringing this character

Some of these can make the character a mandatory pick

The most valuable are marked with a gold border

Core	Auxiliary	Notes
Essentials (almost every FH)
		The buffs from Magical Innovator's summons stack independently (ie. if you have 2 summons, you'll get 2 buffs with 2 stacks, rather than a single buff with 4 stacks), though you'll rarely summon more than 1 outside of Guild Raids due to the long cooldown. Anti-Dystopia's energy guard is sometimes necessary in high level Fiend Hunt (13+). You'll want at least +4 when teaming up with Granhildr so that the cooldown can synchronize with her Boo Ghost costume.
		The auxiliary costumes are practically mandatory.
		Onsen Manager can technically be used by itself for a magic team, but rarely is in practice.
		Shrine Maiden of Purification can technically be used by itself for a physical team.
		Teresse is a staple for FH, but niche for GR. If you're missing her limited Beachside Angel costume, her value drops quite a lot, since it's the main reason to take her. There has yet to be a low-chain team composition for GR, so you'll rarely take her unless you're using a mixed physical/magic team or relying on damage that happens on the enemy turns (eg. DoT, counter). Angel of Destruction is just a nice to have because it can generate 1 extra SP over a regular attack at +3.
		The limited Masquerade Bunny costume makes Celia truly remarkable. If you're between reruns, the cooldown potentials are mandatory for her core costumes. Those pots are still worth having even if you do have all three, priority on The Curse. In addition to chains, her non-limited costumes also provide damage mitigation in the form of stat reduction, which is useful at high levels.
		Wilhelmina is the single-target counterpart to Celia and capable of generating more chains than anyone else. Both costumes need to be at least +4 to be good.
Common
		Zenith is only occasionally used for the Concentrated Fire if all you have is Robin Hood. The addition of Poolside Guardian transforms her into a mega damage amplifier, requires at least +3 to be good. She's almost always teamed up with Wilhelmina.
		His auxiliary costumes are very frequently used for chaining, but you might have trouble working them into rotations if you lack their SP reductions. Promise of Vengeance is a pure damage costume that's occasionally used for extra damage, which can be quite substantial vs wind fiends, instead of using a chaining ability. Dark Knight has very rare use cases and may require +5 for the extra duration.
		Helena's usage has slipped dramatically since Granadair's release, but she's still a solid choice. The SP recovery from Top Idol is often a necessity, and the damage reduction is immensely useful at high levels.
		Eleaneer deals respectable damage when dark has the advantage, but she's earned a near permanent team 3 position with her Shadow Bunny costume. Because the cooldown is so long and domains persist across team changes, she's typically placed on the weakest team and used on whatever turn will maximize the duration for the for the next team while also supporting her own team if possible (this will be on the last turn for most FHs, but shorter ones could be earlier). If you're not using 3 teams yet, Eleaneer will have limited value. It's unlikely she'll be useful in Guild Raids as a support, but the cooldown should be a non-issue with Lancelot's reset ability.
Uncommon
		Levia deals significant damage when fire has the advantage and fills a supporting role for the other elements. Night of Jealousy is mostly used for chaining. Overheat must be used with caution because it will remove all sources of vulnerability, including ones applied by the fiend.
		Rafina deals significant damage when water has the advantage and fills a supporting role for the other elements. Code Name A is mostly used for chaining, but her range is often difficult to take advantage of. If Steel Engine is used when she doesn't have elemental advantage, it's just for some bonus damage, though the ability to remove shields has been relevant in the past.
		Seir's only used if the fiend has multiple multi-hit attacks. Demon's Daughter is rarely used, but often requires the taunt potential when it is.
		Rou is a strong choice for pairing with characters who's abilities scale based on something other than ATK, like Angelica. Red Riding Hood's shield is useful for surviving high level FH. Her other costumes are useful for generating additional damage and chains. Unlikely to be used unless you're using 3 teams.
		Sonya occasionally makes a team 3 appearance as a support. Little Pumpkin Girl adds a moderate amount of extra damage when teamed up with multi-hit attackers.
Very Rare
		Olivier can be used as a support for a magic team in a low SP situation.
		Morpeah is used as a support in rare cases when you need concentrated fire on multiple teams. You'll typically use Beach Vacation on preemptive, then use Apostle every turn. The summons auto attack every turn to help generate chains and SP, then blow up on the final turn.
		Luvencia is often top damage when dark has the advantage, but she's occasionally used as a chainer for other elements.
		Rubia can be used as a support for an off-element DoT team or because the fiend has Defense, though the later is quite rare. Thorn of the Desert is for the extra damage. Maid Name C is her least likely to be used costume.
		Eris [COLLAB] is occasionally used for the single tile of vulnerability + chains.
		Blade is occasionally used for the single tile of vulnerability + chains. One less hit than Eris in exchange for more damage and range. The extra hit is usually more valuable in off-element situations, making Eris the support of choice if you have both.
		Olstein is very rarely used. Sage of Blue Clouds can be used as a chainer for characters where the bulk of their damage happens every other turn, needs the range and CD pots to be useful. The damage mitigation via stat reduction can be very useful at high levels. The Fiend Scholar's SP recovery is an added bonus.
		Elise very rarely makes an appearance when the fiend has defense or magic resist. Code Name O is a nice to have for some extra SP.

Damage Characters

Keep in mind that if you're missing costumes or are missing critical upgrades, it can lower the character's value or may make them unusable.

Currently, physical compositions are the strongest. For FH, this might mean having physical for team 1 and 2, with magic for team 3, depending on the element. For GR, you're unlikely to use magic unless it's Doomsday Machina, which has 90% physical resist.

There are 3 things that strongly influence character selection for Fiend Hunt:

• Element
• Weak tile placement
• Fiend's abilities

You should expect to take 1-2 characters per team from this list in the element that is strong to the fiend.

Carries

Consistent high performer or picked almost every FH

Most likely to be picked for GR

Often performs well even when conditions significantly favor the other choices

Some of them are usable off-element if you lack choices in the favored element

Usual Suspects

Can be top damage when conditions are favorable

Most common reason these characters won't be used is because their range does not match weak tile placement

Combat Supports

Supports with significant damage contributions

Some are strong enough to carry a team depending on conditions, but they're usually second fiddle to someone else

Well worth gearing if you have any to spare when they have elemental advantage

Mid Picks

Damage tends to be unremarkable

If you're missing the more specialized characters, these are good to fall back on

Hyper Niche

Has abilities with a conditional component that can't always be taken advantage of

When conditionals are met, they can outdamage some of the other choices

Pure Supports

Supports with minor damage contributions

Worth gearing when they have elemental advantage if you have any to spare

New

New character or an old character with a new costume that significantly changes how they perform

Needs additional time or costumes to see where they truly rank

Last Resort

If you really lack any other choices, these are better than nothing

Level them, but don't invest in potentials or engrave them

Most of these are collaboration characters that were either power crept or not very strong to begin with

Color key:

• Characters most likely to be used off-element for damage
• Characters with limited costumes (yearly reruns)
• Collaboration Characters (irregular reruns, if they rerun at all)

	Light	Dark	Fire	Water	Wind
Carries				*	*
Usual Suspects	* * *
Combat Supports		*
Mid Picks
Hyper Niche				*	* *
Pure Supports
New
Last Resort

Sylvia

Compared to the carries in other elements, she's the weakest.

Must have Sword Queen at least +2 to be worth using.

She's in danger of being dethroned by Darian.

Nebris

Despite being one of the highest damage characters in the game, she's never used off-element because she's too support hungry.

Granhildr

Commonly co-carries with Ventana or Yuri.

If you don't have Boo Ghost, you won't use her at all.

Michaela

Commonly co-carries with Olivier.

Angelica

When used off-element, it's almost always with Ventana or Rubia

Unless you lack other choices, you won't use her if you don't have Neon Savior.

Sonya

Has the highest damage potential for dark, but must co-carry with someone who can consistently use multi-hit attacks.

Yumi

She has pretty good damage potential, but you'll only use her if she can hit at least 3 weak tiles.

Last time she was relevant, she was a co-carry with Morpeah.

Gray

His best costumes require the enemy to have very high stats in order to do good damage, something you don't start seeing until level 13+ FH.

Hikage

She was incredibly important for several months after her release, then Wilhelmina walked all over her. For a brief time, they were used together, but it was Wil's 2nd costume that sealed Hikage's fate. I wouldn't completely rule out the possibility of her being useful again outside of Last Night, but the addition of new wind characters in the future makes it increasingly unlikely.

Budget Picks

These characters all very relevant to the meta, likely to be used every time they have elemental advantage, and meet at least one of the following criteria:

• They don't need a specific number of costume upgrades to function
• They don't need all of their costumes to function
• There is a guaranteed way to obtain at least one of their costumes (eg. contracts, free gifts)
• They're versatile enough to be used off-element

Primary	Secondary	Notes
		Her best costume, Night of Death, is pub recruitable For the most part, you can get by with the one costume, since it's available 3/4 of the time Because her damage scales based on her HP instead of Magic ATK, she can work in mixed teams
		Her best costume, Rodev's Star, is pub recruitable. She can get by with just the one costume, but having at least one of the others would eliminate downtime. Neon Stalker preferred. Most likely to carry for Guild Raids when fire has the advantage
		She's probably the highest damage dark character right now To reach her full potential, she needs to be teamed up with large range multi-hitters (Celia and Luvencia are great) She sees a lot of off-element use as a support
		She's so overpowered, she practically carries wind on her shoulders You get a free copy of her best costume from the Guide Pass While she needs all 3 of her costumes to be good, New Hire is the most important to upgrade because that's where all the damage comes from She also requires your main buffers to have all of their key buffing costumes (especially Refithea and Liberta) Most likely to carry for Guild Raids when wind has the advantage
		Almost all of her damage is done by the Fallen Wings costume Faithful Wings is pub recruitable and is perfectly serviceable without upgrades Retired Legend is a nice to have, but will allow her to work as an off-element support Apostle is a nice to have, allowing her to work in mixed teams without needing a Magic ATK buffer
		All of her damage is done by Boo Ghost Favors supports that can provide energy guard (Diana, Refithea, Rou)
		She's very challenging to use, but very strong when played well Apostle is pub recruitable Daydream Bunny is a free +5

Irrelevant

The following characters are currently irrelevant for Fiend Hunt and Guild Raid. The're better suited for Mirror Wars.

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