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AFK Journey Tier list

The AFK Journey tier list is based on the patch 1.5.2 (Season 5) and we will continue updating it with every balance patch that happens. Please keep in mind that AFK Journey is a game where team building matters most and while in the early game, you can get carried by one or two strong character, the further you progress into the game, the less individual strength will matter and you will need to build proper teams - based on synergy, faction bonuses etc.

Since in AFK Journey there's a lot of different modes, and some characters shine only in some of them, we have decided to split the ratings between a number of tier lists:

AFK Stages - how the character performs in AFK Stages - so the main progression of the game. As long as you're playing below or on equal power level as the enemy team, you won't have that much issues with passing the stage, but the moment you have to fight higher power and level enemies, things change. This rating shows how good the characters are when fighting way below enemy power level,
Dream Realm - how the character performs in the boss-killing mode where you get better rewards for doing more damage to them. The rating averages the performance across available bosses,
Dream Realm (Endless) - this rating focuses on the Endless version of Dream Realm that becomes available in the second half of each season. Since the bosses have infinite HP and their defenses scale in different way, the meta changes to favor different characters,
PVP - how the character performs in PVP. Characters rated at Supreme+ (all skills unlocked and EX weapon at +10).

Character categories:

Damage Dealer - Characters that focus on dealing damage whose kit mainly revolves around that,
Specialist - Characters that are hybrids - combination of other roles. Most often they are damage dealers who can provide buffs to allies, debuff enemies or Crowd Control them,
Supports - Characters that focus on healing their allies or providing them with buffs (or both at the same time),
Tanks - Characters that are the vanguard of the team and focus on keeping their allies safe by standing in front of them.

Our ratings explained:

S+ - The character is simply overpowered and dominates in their role,
S - a great and versatile character that has barely any flaws,
A - a good character that has a few little flaws,
B - a decent character that has a few big flaws holding them back,
C - underwhelming character.

30/11/2025

Added Laios and Marcille to the tier list.

23/11/2025

The tier list has been fully revamped:

We have removed the partial per boss Dream Realm ratings - they weren't that useful as team building is more important there. For the current meta, check our Dream Realm guides for each boss instead,
Dream Realm Overall rating has been split into: Dream Realm and Dream Realm (Endless). The meta shift between Endless and before Endless is quite big and till now we just fully revamped the ratings to include the shift which made some users confused that a characters went from S+ to C or vice versa out of nowhere,
We have updated AFK and PVP ratings for the latest meta shifts.

18/11/2025

Added Shadewing to the tier list.

29/10/2025

Added Mehira and Nazrik to the tier list.

17/10/2025

Added Isabella to the tier list.

08/10/2025

We have updated AFK and PVP tier lists based on the new season meta - also, we have added all partial ratings for Dream Realm.

25/09/2025

We have fully revamped the AFK and PVP tier lists - including moving characters between categories to better showcase their roles in the current meta. Also, we have removed all Dream Realm ratings to prepare for the new season - old bosses have been removed, replaced by new bosses. We will add pre-endless ratings to Dream Realm after a full rotation passes (so in 8 days). Only 'generic' Dream Realm ratings remain for now, but those will also be adjusted.

19/09/2025

Added Ravion to the tier list.

01/09/2025

Added Zanie to the tier list.

24/08/2025

Added Zandrok to the tier list.

11/08/2025

Updated the Dream Realm tier list for the Charms meta changes.

29/07/2025

Added Pandora, Saida and Pang to the tier list. Those are provisional ratings based on their PTR performance.

14/07/2025

Updated the Dream Realm tier list for the Endless difficulty meta shift.

11/07/2025

Added Thador to the tier list.

04/07/2025

Updated the tier list based on latest meta shifts.

25/06/2025

Added Baelran & Valera to the tier list.

10/06/2025

Added Daimon to the tier list.

31/05/2025

Added Season 4 Pre-endless Dream Realm ratings for all characters.

23/05/2025

Updated the AFK and PVP tier list. Also removed all Dream Realm ratings to prepare for the new season - old bosses have been removed, replaced by new bosses. We will add pre-endless ratings to Dream Realm after a full rotation passes (so in 8 days).

21/05/2025