Reines Case Files - Tier List Change Log

Tier B+

Sima Yi, materializing as a Pseudo Servant with Reines, is a decidedly defensively-focused Supportive Servant, with a less common Rider classing unlike the typical Caster Support. Pre-upgrade, she provides a party DEF boost, 10% NP Gauge to all allies, and an additional 20% NP Gauge to a single ally of choice with the added bonus of a sizable ATK boost, at the expense of her own ATK (which may not necessarily be a bad thing, since her primary role is not offensive). Her third skill provides a targetable 2-time Invincibility with a small Debuff Resist boost, and after her upgrade, also will grant 20% NP Gauge to a single ally. Her Supportive Arts NP debuffs DEF and Critical Rate for all enemies, clears her own debuffs, and applies a rare ability to ignore defensive class disadvantage for all allies, making her helpful to Berserker allies or others who might be otherwise taking Weak damage. Unfortunately, before her upgrade, there are better supportive options available; her classing in particular interferes with the Critical performance of her allies, given her high innate Rider-class Star weight. She often may end up absorbing most Stars that may be better used by her allies. After her upgrade, she joins the ranks of Supports capable of reaching 50% NP Charge for an ally, making her a much more attractive Support option.

Tier B

Astraea is yet another entry into the SR Ruler roster, continuing the inexplicable trend of such Rulers fighting with their bare fists, this time touting an ST Arts type NP. She has self buffs for Arts, Star Gather, and Critical Strength, albiet all of which last a single turn. She also has a 20% NP Gauge charge move that requires 5 stars to use, which is offset by her ability to also generate up to 20 Stars on demand with a separate skill. She also comes with a slight bit of ally support with her first skill, which can increase ATK, DEF, and NP Gain for a single ally for 3 turns. Her NP will generate 20 stars upon use, and deals bonus damage against Evil alignment enemies. Her kit altogether gives her notable Arts Crit performance, and makes her a great option to bring when fighting Evil enemies. Outside of Evil trait, she otherwise suffers slightly from her class not having offensive advantage very often (against only Moon Cancer/Berserker enemies), making her the non-optimal pick for many scenarios, but still a workable pick for most.

Tier B

Gray is a second welfare AoE Assassin, coming with a Buster-type NP. She has a solid self-focused skill set, capable of buffering her own ATK, Quick, and Buster performance, along with a 20% NP Charge and a 1-time Invincibility for herself. She additionally can deal a sizable amount of bonus damage against Undead trait enemies, which are quite commonly encountered. Her NP is a straightforward nuke that will also debuff Quick and Buster resist of all enemies after applying damage. For Masters in need of an Assassin capable of clearing waves, with her Welfare status granting easier access to NP5, Gray will be more that adequate for getting the job done.

Tier D+ -> C

Archer of Shinjuku received an upgrade during the Chaldea Boys' Collection event; we're visiting his upgrade a bit late, but better late than never! His second skill has been upgraded to add "Evil" alignment to all allies, which combines well with his third Charisma skill that has a further ATK boost for all Evil allies. This improves his supportive ability for all types of allies now. It should be noted that his second skill still has a 10-critical star requirement, which can make it hard to time the skill as desired, although a future upgrade will allow this Evil Mastermind to generate critical stars at will. For the time being, it was agreed that Archer of Shinjuku receives a small tier bump.