Aether Gazer is a fast-paced, anime-style action RPG where you collect and build teams of unique characters, called Modifiers, to battle through missions, events, and tough bosses. Each Modifier has distinct skills, elements, and roles, making team-building a key part of the game. This tier list ranks them based on their strength, versatility, and overall usefulness in the current meta as of July 15, 2025.

Tier 0: Meta-Defining Powerhouses

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These units are the cream of the crop, dominating with killer damage, support, or all-around flexibility.

  • Untainted Heart - Lingguang: Amazing support with top-notch healing and team buffs, a must-have for any squad.
  • Serene Moon - Selene: Deals huge burst damage and keeps it steady, shines in every mode.
  • Dawnray - Artemis: Pinpoint DPS, perfect for melting single-target bosses.
  • Gray Ibis - Thoth: Awesome support with crowd control and debuffs, makes your team way stronger.
  • Flowfly Mist - Shu: Mobile DPS with great AoE and self-healing, awesome for clearing waves.
  • Flower of Yomi - Izanami: Crazy AoE damage with debuffs, owns multi-target fights.
  • Tempest - Parvati: Mixes DPS and support with strong crowd control, great for elemental teams.
  • Trimūrti - Brahmā: Ultimate utility unit, brings unmatched buffs and fits any mode.

Tier 0.5: Near-Meta Excellence

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These units are super strong, just a step below Tier 0, and excel in specific roles.

  • Dimglare - Verthandi: Solid DPS with unique tricks, not quite as consistent as the top dogs.
  • Chord of Convallaria - Athena: Balances support and DPS, boosts the team while dealing decent damage.
  • Puppet Master - Hades: High-damage dealer with control skills, great for tough fights.
  • Scarlet Echo - Alisa: Reliable single-target DPS, rocks in fire-based teams.
  • Firebrand - Tyr: Hard-hitting DPS with big burst, a bit situational.
  • Madoibi Scorched - Kagutsuchi: Fire-based AoE beast, great for clearing but not as flexible.

Tier 1: Strong and Reliable

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These units are dependable and work well in most situations but don’t quite dominate like higher tiers.

  • Phantasmal Dawn - Hera: Good DPS with some utility, fits well in mixed teams.
  • Early Sakura - Ookuninushi: Deals solid damage and helps the team, great for long fights.
  • Dreamshade - Oneiroi: Debuff specialist, awesome for tricky content.
  • Omnisight - Luliang: Strong support with buffs that pump up team damage.
  • So-Ei - Kuramitsuha: Water DPS with steady output, great in elemental squads.
  • Annihilator - Kali: High-burst DPS, perfect for dropping bosses fast.
  • The Lioness - Sekhmet: Tough DPS with good survivability, great for frontline roles.
  • Shinri - Tsukuyomi: Balanced DPS with utility, solid in most scenarios.
  • Somezakura - Buzenbo Tengu: Quick DPS with mobility, good for hit-and-run plays.
  • Blood Bullet - Ciel: Ranged DPS with strong single-target damage, a bit situational.
  • Winged Gardener - Yingzhao: Support with healing and buffs, great for keeping teams alive.
  • Waverender - Skadi: Water DPS with solid AoE, good for wave-clearing.
  • Tenblaze - Jinwu: Fire DPS with high burst, not as reliable as top tiers.
  • Darkstar - Hel: Dark DPS with unique mechanics, strong in certain modes.
  • Taiyi - Gengchen: Support with defensive buffs, great for tanky setups.
  • Ethereal Enigma - Zhiming: Utility unit with debuffs, handy in specific fights.
  • Rage Serpent - Marduk: Aggressive DPS with a high-risk, high-reward style.
  • Living Soul - Osiris: Support with revival skills, great for long battles.
  • Jackal - Anubis: Mixes DPS and crowd control, solid in mixed teams.
  • Archaic Oaths - Verthandi: Decent DPS and utility, but outshined by Dimglare.
  • Enlightening - Heimdall: Support with team buffs, strong for synergy-focused teams.

Tier 2: Situational but Effective

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These units are good in specific setups but aren’t as versatile as higher tiers.

  • Roaring Thunder - Thor: Thunder DPS with big burst, best in elemental teams.
  • Jin-Ei - Kuninotokotachi: Okay DPS with some support, outclassed by Tier 1.
  • Rāhu - Asura: Hard-hitting DPS with situational bursts, not super consistent.
  • Bastet - Ailuros: Support/DPS mix, works in specific team setups.
  • Tsukuyomi - Sakubo: Utility-focused, good in niche situations.
  • Hermes - Windwalker: Fast unit with decent damage, best for specific strategies.

Tier 3: Average Performers

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These units are okay but need the right team or heavy investment to stand out.

  • Arctic Abyss - Poseidon: Water tank with decent utility, struggles in high-damage fights.
  • Ablaze - Tyr: Fire DPS, weaker than Firebrand Tyr due to lower scaling.
  • Azure Lord - Mengzhang: Support with defensive buffs, only useful in certain setups.
  • Ryugiri - Kagutsuchi: Fire DPS, outdone by Madoibi Scorched.
  • Backflowing - Oceanus: Water support with niche uses, not broadly effective.
  • Nine-Tailed Guardian - Luwu: Decent DPS with some utility, not a game-changer.
  • Countertide - Leviathan: Tanky water unit, good for defensive strategies.
  • Wasteland Fiend - Kingu: DPS with unique mechanics, but inconsistent.
  • The Innocence - Osiris: Weaker Osiris version, not as impactful.
  • Oneiroi - Drowsie: Niche debuff unit, not as strong as Dreamshade - Oneiroi.
  • Tidal Song - Poseidon: Water support, outclassed by other water units.
  • Gusty Lance - Shu: Weaker Shu version, decent but way below Flowfly Mist.
  • Shinku - Buzenbo Tengu: Situational DPS, less versatile than Somezakura.
  • Zenkibo Tengu - Comet R4Y: Fast but low-impact DPS, needs specific strategies.
  • Enlil - Cleansing Wind: Support with niche buffs, weak in high-end content.
  • Airgetlam - Nuadha: Balanced unit, doesn’t stand out much.
  • Frost Fang - Vidar: Ice DPS, overshadowed by Skadi.
  • Verthandi - New Pact: Weaker Verthandi version, only good in specific cases.

Tier 4: Subpar and Niche

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These units are tough to use effectively and need serious investment to work.

  • Dark Mistletoe - Hodur: Dark DPS with low damage, rarely worth using.
  • The Glare - Apollo: Support with weak utility, easily outclassed.
  • Radiant Feather - Hera: Weaker Hera version, lacks impact.
  • Leviathan - Drifting Flurry: Water unit with bad scaling, not great.
  • Thundertusk - Kali: Thunder DPS, much weaker than Annihilator Kali.
  • Croc Rage - Sobek: Tanky unit with niche uses, not versatile.
  • Surefire - Zenkibo Tengu: Low-impact DPS, outdone by other Tengu versions.

Short Tier List

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