Christmas 2021 - Tier List Change Log

Tier B

Astolfo (Saber) is the long-awaited SSR incarnation of Astolfo, manifesting as an ST Quick Saber. Astolfo's 9-hit NP is among the higher-damaging of their rarity and class, inflicting a turn of NP Seal and boosting Astolfo's own Quick performance before damage. Their kit also comes with a multitude of offensive tools, including an NP gauge-per-turn of up to 20% per turn over 3 turns, self buffs of ATK, Crit Damage, and Buster Star Gather. It should be noted that the Buster Star Gather buff is relatively minor given Astolfo (Saber) only has a single Buster Card in their deck, although it can still situationally come in handy. Importantly, Astolfo also has a self debuff clear tied to their NP gauge-per-turn skill, which can come in handy in encounters with debilitating debuffs. Astolfo also has a chance-based Stun for some measure of utility, and a 3-time, 3 turn Evade as their defensive measure. Astolfo is slightly held back by their rather mediocre cards and base NP Gain, especially when compared to competing SSR ST Quick Sabers, although their NP and their higher utility in challenge quests are a standout. Additionally, after their upgrade, Astolfo's NP charge and star generation capabilities further increase. Astolfo will more than handily dispatch any Lancer bosses the Master may encounter, while providing some utility in their kit for more challenging situations.


Astolfo (Saber): x -> B (Avg Score: 7.67) - [NorseFTX - B][WhiteRabbit - D+][Meliran - A-][Rathilal - B+][Ceui - C]


Tier A

Nightingale (Santa) is 2021's Santa Welfare Servant, being an AoE Quick Archer wielding an umbrella-gun. Her damage dealing NP will remove offensive buffs, decrease DEF after damage, and also heal any damage-over-time debuffs the enemies may have (which is a demerit, albeit only a minor one given damage-over-time debuffs deal very minor damage in most scenarios). Her kit particularly key to why she is a unique asset to a Master's roster, with her targetable Guts skill also providing 3 turns of NP Damage boost and 100% Buff Removal Resist. Being a welfare, she provides easier access to 100% Buff Removal Resist for an ally, which is an ability otherwise locked behind other limited or story-locked Servants. In addition, she has a party wide ATK and Crit damage buff, and a heal that also removes one buff from all enemies and one debuff from all allies. Her kit as a whole gives her excellent utility in certain challenging encounters, particularly those with bosses who remove buffs, while also providing decent offensive and healing support to the party. Her AoE NP also hits decently well given her welfare status and easy NP5, making her an extremely well-rounded Servant that also happens to have her own niche.


Nightingale (Santa): x -> A (Avg Score: 9.06) - [NorseFTX - A][TrubotheDwarf - A][WhiteRabbit - A][Meliran - A][Rathilal - A][Ceui - A+]