Our Shining Beyond tier list takes a slightly different tact to the myriad other tier lists on Pocket Tactics for one primary reason: there isn't an awful lot to distinguish each of the heroes in their respective classes from a statistical perspective. They're all very similar in terms of power, with only cosmetics and skills proving the difference.
However, during our time with Shining Beyond we have settled on one particular character in each class trumping the others, and we're going to highlight these four in this tier list. As a result of the manner in which Shining Beyond is structured, it won't break down heroes into S, A, B, C, and D tiers, as it's unnecessary and misleading.
Instead, we'll highlight what we consider to be the best hero in each class, and then provide descriptions of the rest. Given that statistical advantage isn't so much a thing in Shining Beyond, you can actually choose your favourite characters based on your own preferred playstyle, which is pretty novel. Let's crack on with our Shining Beyond tier list.
Shining Force tier list - the best characters in each class:
Best Warrior -Athena
Athena is a great tank due to her ability to self-heal, increase block rate, and reflect skills. She also levels up very quickly, making her an easy character to pick and make stronger in no time at all.
Base stats:
| HP: 1,383 | Attack: 138 |
| Defence: 209 | BP: 22,246 |
Skills:
| Skill | Effect |
| Penance Aegis | Reflects 42.5% damage taken |
| Watchful Protector | Increases block chance by 22.5% |
| Taunting Slam | Forces enemies to target Athena, has a 50% chance to trigger on attack |
| Arena Mastery | Team receives less damage and deals more damage in arena battles |
| Fallen Mastery | Team receives less damage from and deals more damage to Fallens |
| Fortitude | Boosts skill defence, block chance, block amount, breaker limit, and defence |
Best Rogue -Â Jenny
Jenny is the perfect rogue as she has an ability that makes her go invisible. She can also perform excellent DPS and keep herself alive with life-stealing abilities.
Base stats:
| HP: 1,230 | Attack: 184 |
| Defence: 122 | BP: 23,224 |
Skills:
| Skill | Effect |
| Pangaea Impact | Deals damage equal to 192.5% of Jenny's attack |
| "One More Round!" | Jenny gains 13 mana |
| Assault Rush | Increases speed by 5.5%, has a 30% chance to trigger on critical strike |
| Tower Mastery | Team receives less damage and deals more damage in tower battles |
| Fallen Mastery | Team receives less damage from and deals more damage to Fallens |
| Shadow | Boosts crit, critical damage, dodge chance, breaker limit, and HP |
Best Archer -Â Artemis
The weapon Artemis carries protects her from status effects and also increases her critical hit damage. She can also deal a huge amount of damage to enemies with her missile skill.
Base stats:
| HP: 974 | Attack: 180 |
| Defence: 48 | BP: 21,255 |
Skills:
| Skill | Effect |
| Abyssal Soulseeker | Casts three missiles that deal damage equal to 162.5% of hero's attack |
| Black Barrier | Negates negative status effects |
| Devious Arts | Increases critical chance by 4%, has a 30% chance to trigger on attack |
| Arena Mastery | Team receives less damage and deals more damage in adventure battles |
| Undead Mastery | Team receives less damage from and deals more damage to undead |
| Tactics | Increases skill effect, crit, dodge chance, deflect chance, and HP |
Best Acolyte - Lucille
Lucille has some strong healing abilities and is able to shield the party. She can also remove enemy buffs if the need arises.
Base stats:
| HP: 1,148 | Attack:Â 154 |
| Defence:Â 98 | BP:Â 20,772 |
Skills:
| Skill | Effect |
| Phoenix's Psalm | Negates 42.5% of all damage received |
| Purpose of Purity | Heals 60% of Lucille's HP |
| Holy Smite | Heals 9% of Lucille's HP, has a 30% chance to trigger on attack |
| Adventure Mastery | Team receives less damage and deals more damage in adventure battles |
| Event Mastery | Team receives less damage and deals more damage in event battles |
| Elemental Mastery | Team receives less damage from and deals more damage to elementals |
| Divinity | Increases skill defence, skill critical, critical damage, dodge chance, and block chance |
There you have it! Those are our picks for the best Shining Beyond characters. If you're looking for more games like this, take a look at our list of the best mobile RPGs.