Tier List/Shark3143/Shadow

Portrait	Name	Tier	Role	Preference	Notes
	Ieyasu	S+	Attacker	Jupiter	Has the highest natural strength in the game, topped off with access to the highest strength weapon in the 5* dark katana. Bleed makes his S1 do absurdly high damage when it procs, dealing almost as much damage over time as the initial use of the skill. He has increases to both critical rate and damage to augment his DPS, and the regen from his S2 helps him maintain High HP = Crit. On top of everything, the blade moveset gives him good mobility and AoE coverage.
	Botan	A+	Attacker Support	None	Her passive skills are a mess since she has half a resistance and a highly situational Bane skill, but her S1 and S2 have strong effects which are further carried by her access to 50% Skill Prep. Her S1 does incredible damage if it successfully procs bleed, and she has access to a team-wide 15% strength buff on her S2 to further her contribution to damage output. While her single target damage is high, her skills don’t give her much AoE coverage.
	Kleimann	A+	Attacker	Imperial Onslaught	He has Skill Damage and two attack skills, making him a good DPS pick, but is unfortunately slowed down by a long charge time on his S2. Force Strike damage is never bad, but also doesn’t add much to a magician.
	Orion	A+	Attacker	Jupiter	Another good dagger 4*. He has Flurry Devastation, two attack skills, and 50% Skill Prep. He stabs things, and does it well, which is very welcome in dark’s small roster.
	Zace	A	Attacker	Jupiter	Another strong 3* with good strength, two attack skills, and increased Skill Damage. The base damage on his skills is a bit low, which holds back what could have been a strong DPS shell.
	Erik	A	Attacker	Imperial Onslaught	Erik has good strength, two attack skills, and a passive that increases force strike damage. Blindness Res and his AoE coverage makes him a good pick for Light IO. At the moment, he has no way to make use of the critical damage boost from the 5* shadow axe, hurting his potential.
	Taro	A	Attacker	Jupiter	Unusually high strength for a 3*, but Last Defense isn’t very useful. His two attack skills give good coverage for hitting multiple targets and the 5* shadow blade happens to be the strongest weapon in the game at the moment with an absolutely blistering 590 strength.
	Cleo	A	Healer	Jupiter	A basic healer with a party-wide heal, 75% Skill Prep, and a 20% defense buff. While not amazing, she has no particular problems with her kit and does her job. It helps that she has little competition within her element.
	Nefaria	A	Attacker	Jupiter	Very similar to Hawk with a kit based around inflicting and subsequently removing an ailment. Her S1 is weaker than Hawk’s, but charges more quickly. Unfortunately, her paralysis immunity isn’t particularly useful. Her strength is also not very high for a 5*.
	Sazanka	A	Attacker	Jupiter	She has a powerful AoE S1 that can additionally apply a potent bleed, but she’s lacking in other areas. Her ability to apply sleep is inconsistent, so she struggles to get value out of Sleep Punisher. She also can’t effectively use the 5* shadow axe’s critical damage boost.
	Rodrigo	B	Attacker	Jupiter	HP 70 = 8% Strength gives Rodrigo a solid boost to his strength, but the base damage on his skills is a bit low, and they lack AoE coverage compared to other sword users.
	Berserker	B	Attacker	Imperial Onslaught	Mostly focused on self survival with a terrible S2, which also doesn’t benefit from his Striker’s Skill. However, his Blind Res and AoE S1 make him well prepared to deal with Light IO.
	Althemia	B	Attacker	Jupiter	Full HP = 30% Skill Damage allows her to perform well when she’s topped off, but she's mediocre without it.
	Edward	C	Healer	Imperial Onslaught	Has the misfortune of trying to fill the same role as a story character but worse. Shields are inconsistent, and since he’s a 3* with it as his S2, it only reaches 20%, making it less able to block the kind of big hits you’d like it to block.
	Vice	C	Attacker	Imperial Onslaught	Has two attack skills and Broken Punisher without the strength or base skill damage to back it up. He can theoretically inflict sleep, but the chance is poor and it doesn’t work on Jupiter.
	Vida	C	Attacker	None	A force strike dagger character like Francesca, but her S2 doesn’t contribute much if it fails to blind.