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.

Core	Auxiliary	Notes
Mandatory
		Anti-Dystopia is not used that often, but is very helpful in high level Fiend Hunt.
		Auxiliary costumes are practically mandatory.
		Onsen Manager can technically be used by itself for a magic team, but rarely is in practice.
		Auxiliary costumes are very frequently used for chaining, but you might have trouble working them into rotations without getting 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 was relevant in 1 Fiend Hunt, and it required +5 for the extra duration.
		The SP recovery from Top Idol is often a necessity, and the damage reduction is immensely useful at high levels.
		Shrine Maiden of Purification can technically be used by itself for a physical team.
		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.
Very Common
		Teresse is a staple for FH, but niche for GR. Medical Club can technically be used without the limited Beachside Angel, but the later is the main reason to take her at all. There has yet to be a low chain team composition for GR, so Medical Club is the core costume there. Angel of Destruction is just a nice to have because it can generate 1 extra SP at +3.
		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 meta damage amplifier, but the cooldown makes it unusable on its own.
		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.
		Levia provides significant damage when fire has the advantage, and fills a supporting role for the other elements. Night of Jealousy is mostly used for chaining. If Overheat is used when she doesn't have elemental advantage, it's just for some bonus damage.
		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.
Uncommon
		[NEW] Eleaneer is occasionally used for team 3 as a damage dealer when dark has the advantage, but Shadow Bunny allows her to provide support as well. The cooldown is quite long, making the auxiliary costumes quite valuable for filling in the dead turns by generating chains. The current strategy is to use her on the last turn for your weakest team in FH so that it can buff the following team. It's unclear if she'll be useful in Guild Raids, but the cooldown should be a non-issue with Lancelot's reset ability.
		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.
		Luvencia is often top damage when dark has the advantage, but she's also used as a chainer for other elements.
Niche
		Eris is occasionally used for the single tile of vulnerability + chains [COLLAB].
		Blade is occasionally used for the single tile of vulnerability + chains. One less hit than Eris in exchange for more damage.
		Rou is occasionally used with Blade to help her survive. She's a strong choice for pairing with characters who's abilities scale based on the enemy's stats, like Angelica.
		Olstein is occasionally used with characters where the bulk of their damage happens every other turn. The Fiend Scholar's SP recovery is an added bonus for Olivier.

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 to consider when picking characters for Fiend Hunt:

• Element
• Weak tile placement
• Fiend's abilities

Just because a character isn't listed here doesn't mean you can't use them. These are just the best choices if you're aiming for the highest possible damage. If the hunt favors water characters, but all you have is Roxy, by all means use her! Or use another character in the list who's element isn't wind.

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

Common Picks

Very strong picks and frequently used

High chance of being a team 2 pick

Limited by Range

Typically excluded because their range does not match weak tile placement

Can be top damage when conditions are favorable

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

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

Some are used off-element, but their damage is less remarkable

After pure supports, this is the 2nd most important group to have developed, especially for GR

Pure Supports

Supports with minor damage contributions

Worth gearing for damage when they have elemental advantage

Very Rare

Used once in a blue moon

Always plays second fiddle to someone else

Typically used on team 3

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

	Light	Dark	Fire	Water	Wind
Carries
Common Picks
Limited by Range
Hyper Niche
Combat Supports
Pure Supports
Very Rare
New

Note: Elise got a significant balance update in December 2025 in the form if increased range. This may make her relevant for team 3 in Fiend Hunt. Angelica's damage cap was raised as well, but it might not be enough to make her relevant.