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AFK Journey Tier list

The AFK Journey tier list is based on the patch 1.3.1 (Season 3) 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.

Special thanks to

AFK Analytica community that supports AFK Arena and AFK Journey. You can find their website here and their discord here. They do a lot of theorycrafting and testing for AFK Journey and their findings helped us shape the tier list.

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. Characters rated at Supreme+ (all skills unlocked and EX weapon at +10).
Dream Realm - how the character performs in the boss-killing mode where you get better rewards for doing more damage to them. Each of the four available bosses has its own rating as they require unique approaches to tackle them,

For all bosses we're currently looking at them from the late game perspective, so Supreme+ (all skills unlocked and EX weapon at +10).

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.

21/02/2025

Added the [Cryonaia] to the tier list.

17/02/2025

Dream Realm tier lists have been updated to the Endless meta.

14/02/2025

Added the [Callan] to the tier list.

03/02/2025

Added the [Valka] to the tier list.

20/01/2025

Added the [Twins] to the tier list.
Lowered [Lorsan] ratings half a tier from S+ to S in AFK and PVP. While he can be slotted in multiple existing teams in both modes and he improves their performance - or introduces new variants - he's never the key element in them that makes them tick which is what S+ rating entails.

This is the first time we are adjusting the ratings down in that way - the PTR server it seems isn't that reliable when it comes to properly testing a character. Moving forward, we won't rely on it anymore. Instead, as usual we will wait for the character to release in the Global server, test it there, and only then add a review and rate the character.

16/01/2025

Tier list has been revamped for Season 3.

03/01/2025