Suikoden+2+tier+list

Don't let his personality fool you; Sheena is a stat behemoth.

Good characters that require a little love or suffer from availability issues. suikoden+2+tier+list

Why C Tier: Bright the dragon is cool. The problem is that Futch and Bright count as one unit, but take up two rune slots (they share a turn). Their unite attack is strong, but you lose a full party member's worth of rune customization. Only useful for the "Dragon" aesthetic. Don't let his personality fool you; Sheena is

Best physical setup: Double-Beat + Double-Strike + Fury (Killey / Sheena).
Best magic setup: Flowing (heal) + Rage / Cyclone / Thunder on high-MAG characters (Luc, Mazus, Rina).
Best tank setup: Rage (counter) + Earth (defense) on Humphrey / Oulan. Why A Tier: The circus duo

Why A Tier: The circus duo. Individually, they are B-Tier. Together, they unlock the "Pretty Girl Attack" (with an optional third girl). This Unite Attack hits all enemies for massive damage and costs almost no HP. They also join extremely early (Ryube Village). They fall off slightly in the final dungeon, but they dominate the mid-game.

| Character | Rune / Role | Why | |-----------|-------------|-----| | Riou (Hero) | Bright Shield Rune (default) | Mandatory party slot. Best healing spell (Forgiver Sign), good stats, S-rank friendship with Jowy/Nanami unlocks true power. | | Viktor | Warrior Rune / Double-Beat | Massive HP, high STR, can equip Rage Rune for fire damage. His Star Dragon Sword event makes him even stronger. | | Flik | Thunder Rune / Double-Beat | Fast, high TECH (critical hits), excellent magic and physical hybrid. | | Luc | Cyclone Rune (but give him Flowing / Rage) | Highest MAG in the game. One-shots groups with high-level spells. Fragile but trivializes random encounters. | | Mazus | Multiple Rune slots (unique) | Can equip two top-tier elemental runes. Better MAG than Luc endgame, but joins late. | | Sierra | Moon Rune | Unique drain attacks, immunity to instant death, high SPD. Best dodger in the game. | | Killey | Double-Beat + Fury + Violence | Best physical damage dealer in the game (two open rune slots). Put Double-Beat, Double-Strike, Fury → 4 attacks per turn. | | Sheena | Same as Killey | Identical physical damage potential. Joins earlier. |

Why D Tier: The teleportation mage is vital for fast travel, but useless in combat. She has a 50% chance to "Blink" herself out of battle. The other 50% of the time, she casts random spells of the wrong element. Never use Viki in a boss fight.