Selective Draw Recommendations

The old selective draw banner let you pick 6 costumes you wanted, but you only had a 50/50 chance of getting them when a 5* shows up. The new one lets you pick 12 costumes, but only your selected 5*s will appear.

Supports

Supports are always the safest choices, since the list will only grow to include new costumes without replacing anyone, but you will need more copies to make some of them useful. In the past, the highest value supports went on rerun every 6 months (Anniversary in June, Half Anniversary in December), but this did not happen in June 2025 due to the implementation of the Recommended 5* Costume Selective Ticket and the improved selective draw banner.

For an account that has nothing, these are the costumes I'd prioritize, roughly in order of priority. Keep in mind that Adventurer of the Unknown Diana and Dark Saintess Liberta are pub recruitable before you run them all the way up to +5!

Type	Portrait	Character	Costume	Purpose	Min	-1SP	Ideal	Notes
Supports					Min	-1SP	Ideal
Universal		Diana	Adventurer of the Unknown	Buff property damage	+0	+3	+5	The most valuable 5* support when you have elemental advantage. It's better to give her upgrades and continue using Arines/Elpis than neglect her in favor of Lathel/Liberta/Helena. Pub recruitable.
Physical		Lathel	Homunculus	Buff ATK	+1	+3	+5	The highest ATK buff in the game, but only for the first 2 turns. For the remaining turns, the potency is reduced to about half. Requires +1 to be at least as good as Arines for the remaining turns. Buff can be kept up full time at +5.
Physical		Liberta	Dark Saintess	Buff ATK + crit rate + SP recovery	+2	+1	+5	Requires +2 and potentials to be better than Arines. 50% crit rate at +3. Pub recruitable.
Magic		Helena	B-Rank Idol	Buff Magic ATK + crit rate + Heals	+2	+3	+5	Requires +2 and potentials to be better than Elpis. 50% crit rate at +5. Top Idol is a good complementary costume and is pub recruitable.
Magic		Levia	Track and Field Captain	Chains + Magic Vulnerability	+0	+1	+4	The main target receives a stronger vulnerability debuff. Vulnerability potency increases at +2 and +4. Night of Jealousy is a good complementary costume and is pub recruitable.
Physical		Rafina	Game Club	Chains + Physical Vulnerability	+0	+1	+4	Vulnerability potency increases at +2 and +4. Her pub recruitable costume is not used much outside of Fiend Hunt/Guild Raid and Tower of Pride 3F. Unlike Levia, she doesn't see a lot of action in FH/GR, but you'll still want her for content like Evil Castle.
Universal		Refithea	Pure White Blessing	Buff property damage + chain bonus	+0	+1	+5	The property bonus is less than what Diana gives, but the chain bonus can make her worth taking even if you don't have elemental advantage. She'll double your score in Last Night. The Gluttonus is a good complementary costume and is pub recruitable.
Magic		Celia	The curse	Chains	+0	+3	+3	An invaluable chainer for Fiend Hunt/Guild Raid, requires the Descendant of the Great Witch costume. Without her limited costume, Masquerade Bunny, you'll need 2 tears to unlock her cooldown potential. Usable at +0, but you want +3 for the SP reduction. Pub recruitable.
Magic		Celia	Descendant of the Great Witch	Chains	+0	+3	+3	An invaluable chainer for Fiend Hunt/Guild Raid, requires The Curse costume. Without her limited costume, Masquerade Bunny, you'll need 2 tears to unlock her cooldown potential. Usable at +0, but you want +3 for the SP reduction.
Universal		Zenith	Robin Hood	Chains + Concentrated Fire + Vulnerability	+0	+3	+3	Upgrade to the 3* Rigenette. Concentrated fire is a taunt effect that helps characters reach enemies they wouldn't normally be able to, either by positioning or their targeting type (eg. since Zenith is a Skip/Vault, she can help Very Front attackers like Sacred Justia skip to increase their range). Costs 0SP at +3 with potentials.
Universal		Liberta	Onsen Manager	Increases damage + Heals	+0	+1	+5	The damage bonus only happens when the target has 10 or more chains on it. You'll only use this during long fights because her Dark Saintess costume is higher value. This costume can double your Last Night Score.

Damage Costumes

Damage costumes, on the other hand, are volatile due to power creep. You're really better off sticking to supports for your picks. If there's a new costume on banner, drawing on it will usually be better than drawing for an old favorite. The Fiend Hunt for the current event season tends to be tailored towards the new costume, and you want to be able to do well there to earn extra tickets. You can also refer to this in-depth guide on the most general-purpose damage characters if your heart is still set on someone who does damage.

The costumes listed below are dual purpose: they do good damage in addition to being able to fill a support role.

Type	Portrait	Character	Costume	Purpose	Min	-1SP	Ideal	Notes
Damage					Min	-1SP	Ideal
Magic		Morpeah	Beach Vacation	Summons 2 units that can self-destruct	+0	--	+5	Her damage isn't spectacular, but she offers a lot of utility. Her summons can be controlled independantly, allowing her to push in 3 different directions or use them as meat shields. Her pub recruitable costume increases the damage her summons do and applies concentrated fire to the main target. Her free Daydream Bunny costume only useful in FH/GR.
Physical		Blade	Young Lady	Chains + Physical Vulnerability	+0	+1	+5	One of the rare 3x3 physical costumes and quite strong. The vulnerability is only for the main target, making her a decent choice for teaming up with single-target attackers. Apostle is a strong secondary costume and is pub recruitable.
Magic		Venaka	DJ	High Damage + Magic RES reduction	+0	+1	+5	Note that RES cannot go below 0. This costume is excellent for both PvE and PvP content. Wind Dancer is a strong secondary costume and is pub recruitable.
Physical		Luvencia	Wild Dog	Chains	+1	+1	+5	AoE chainer (6 tiles) with damage that depends on how many chains are on the target. Primarily used in FH/GR and Last Night, needs Deal Snatcher costume to be useful for FH.
Physical		Luvencia	Deal Snatcher	Chains	+1	+1	+5	AoE chainer (6-9 tiles) that does more damage the fewer targets she hits, the primary target takes roughly double damage. Primarily used in FH/GR and Last Night, needs Wild Dog costume to be useful for FH.
Physical		Wilhelmina	Iron Monarch	Chains	+4	+1	+5	Single-target chainer that also does exceptional damage. She needs +4 to be used every turn. Primarily used in FH/GR and Last Night.
Physical		Wilhelmina	Water Park Queen	Chain Bonus + Chains	+4	+1	+5	She increases the number of chains she generates (stacks with PWB Refithea), further boosting the amount of chains her Iron Monarch costume generates. Buff duration increases at +4.