Neverness To Everness characters tier list (version 1.4)

New to the game? Read the beginner guide and the Neverness To Everness hub first. Ranking characters alone only goes so far in NTE: a team that chains Esper Cycles beats four strong units that do not, so read this page together with best team comps.

How this tier list works

We rank by four things, in this order: damage or utility in the hardest current content (the Sunset Circle stops in "Beyond the Rails", high risk Anomaly Commissions and boss farming), how many good teams a character fits, how much investment they need, and overworld value such as flight or wall climbing. Our placements follow the Game8 version 1.4 tier list (updated 23 October 2026) closely, and we cross checked them against the teams recommended for 1.4 by Game8, Icy Veins and Prydwen.

Attributes come from the icons on the official character pages at nte.perfectworld.com. For Adler, Haniel and Skia we used Game8's team notes. Two A-Class characters, Edgar and Aurelia, we could not confirm, so their attribute is left blank instead of guessed.

The full tier list

Note on the name: Chaos is both an attribute and a character. Chaos the character is a Lakshana attacker from ETD-6; Lacrimosa and Daffodill are the Chaos attribute characters.

SS tier: the characters that carry version 1.4

Akane RinLakshana main DPS, ranged, flexible between bosses and groups.

BlackbirdPsyche attacker who buffs the team and fills the Cycle gauge.

ZankouIncantation DoT carry who gets stronger the longer a fight lasts.

NTE Combat Showcase: Akane Rin (official NTE Global channel)

• Akane Rin is the newest limited character and the best hypercarry if you can only build one team. Her Overtone Mark and Reverb Field let her switch between single target and group damage without changing her rotation, and she applies Remora for her team. Lakshana was the most requested attribute in the latest Sunset Circle.
• Blackbird is both a damage dealer and a support. In her Witch of Deliverance state she gives the team ATK and quickly fills the Esper Cycle gauge, which is why she shows up in nearly every Stain and Discord team. She can also fly.
• Zankou spreads her Heartwrench DoT and switches between Reality and Illusion States; Illusion State raises the Crit DMG of all DoT effects. Best against tanky targets.
• Nanally is still one of the strongest single target carries thanks to her Underboss follow-up attacks, and her Skill lets her climb walls.
• Linko does her damage off field. Her Synced Strikes take the attribute of the teammate she syncs with but use her stats, and her Ultimate's Resonance Field turns your allies' Support Skills into Synced Strikes. She fits almost any team.
• Esper Zero is free and still SS. Zero instantly fills the Cycle gauge and heals the active character, so most top teams have Zero in the fourth slot.
• Sakiri is the universal ATK buffer and grouper, and the best choice from the free selector.
• Iroi is the best healer for hypercarry teams. Her healing and buffs scale with her ATK, and with enough Imagination her Ultimate becomes a damage zone.

S tier: excellent with the right team

• Lacrimosa keeps a DoT on enemies, copies enemy attacks and swaps between melee and ranged. She pairs with Zankou for Scorch and with Blackbird for Nova and Discord. She can fly.
• Chaos is an easy to play Lakshana attacker with big bursts from his empowered held Basic Attack. His natural partners are Blackbird and Haniel for Stain.
• Shinku hits hard in her Surging Crimson state. She needs a Charge team to cut the downtime between transformations.
• Hotori records the Skills and Esper Cycles your team uses, then replays them with her Ultimate while time stops for enemies. Strong burst, more setup than most.
• Daffodill is the boss specialist: excellent damage to the white Break bar, parries and a long range dodge.
• Haniel is an A-Class pure buffer and the best second support next to Sakiri, which matters because "Beyond the Rails" needs two teams.

A and B tier: useful, but replaceable

• Chiz is free and hits hard once you learn her rhythm mechanics. She fits Charge teams with Shinku.
• Jiuyuan groups enemies and does solid single target damage in her ranged mode; her Support Skill boosts Nanally's Blossoms.
• Fadia shares damage across the team so nobody gets picked off. Good for boss farming and the "Terminal Depths" event, where HP carries over between stages.
• Hathor charges feather stacks for big AoE hits but is exposed while charging. She is better as a Remora sub DPS and shielder.
• Baicang has several modes (single target, AoE, self healing) and is decent at all, great at none.
• Adler gives the whole team a shield with one button. Low damage, but a solid safety net.

C and D tier: early game only

Mint and Skia carry your first days and enable Blossom and Remora with Esper Zero, but higher damage characters replace them quickly. Aurelia has decent crowd control in her Ultimate and little else, and Edgar's healing zone does not move, which makes him awkward against mobile bosses. Do not spend rare materials on these four.

Duplicates and Awakening

Duplicate characters raise a character's Awakening level, which unlocks extra effects; the patch notes mention Awakening Lvl 6 outfit effects and named Awakening Effects such as Lacrimosa's "Morning Spell". Prydwen's launch guide adds that S-Class duplicates also give 40 Warp Pieces each from the 2nd to the 7th copy and 80 after that, and Warp Pieces buy items in the Mall. For a free player, a new character is almost always worth more than a duplicate of one you own; duplicates are for your main carry once the team is complete.

Who to pull now, and who to skip

1. Akane Rin, if you lack a main damage dealer. Her board runs until 11 November 2026, 05:59 UTC+8. She is the strongest carry available right now and works with Esper Zero and a healer.
2. Skip if you already own Nanally or Zankou and you are saving for 1.5. Game8 lists Elyms and Exe as upcoming, but their kits are not final, so do not empty your dice on rumours either.
3. Before any limited pull, do the free standard selector and take Sakiri. She improves every team on this list.

The board history, pity rules and how many dice you earn per version are in the gacha and banners guide. When a character returns, the official notes call it a rerun; Nanally, Hotori and Lacrimosa have all had one.

NTE Combat Showcase: Blackbird (official NTE Global channel)

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