The long-awaited mobile RPG AFK Journey is here, and we can now draw to get our favorite characters. With over 40 characters in total, it can be hard trying to figure out which ones you should go for. In this AFK Journey Tier List we’ll rank all of the obtainable characters so you know which ones to get.
All AFK Journey characters ranked
We have ranked all of the characters in AFK Journey into different tiers. While all characters are technically able to complete most content in AFK Journey, there’s a huge difference in overall ability between S Tier and D Tier characters on this list. You obviously want to look out for S Tier characters while A and B tier will often be great members to your party as well. Here are all of the AFK Journey characters ranked for our Tier List as of March 28, 2024:
S Tier
In S Tier, the characters are great additions to your party no matter what and are often versatile as such. Here are the 9 S Tier characters:
| Character | Faction | Role | Description |
| Koko | Mauler | Support | Superb support character who can stagger the damage taken by allies. |
| Korin | Lightbearer | Warrior | Extremely powerful Dream Realm damage dealer with his EX weapon. |
| Marilee | Lightbearer | Marksman | Probably the best Dream Realm damage dealer overall. |
| Odie | Mauler | Marksman | Versatile damage dealer in both PvE and PvP combat with poison. |
| Reinier | Hypogean | Support | Overall the best character in the game. Performs ahead of everything else in ever type of gameplay including PvE and PvP. |
| Rowan | Lightbearer | Support | Amazing energy battery that is a boon to your entire party. |
| Scarlita | Celestial | Warrior | Shields your entire party at the start of combat then later returns to battle dealing massive damage. |
| Smokey and Meerky | Mauler | Support | Arguably the best overall support character(s) in the game with the ability to heal and buff allies. |
| Thoran | Graveborn | Tank | The best tank in the game in all forms of gameplay. Can cheat death and deal a lot of damage while tanking it as well. |
A Tier
The characters in A Tier are solid enough that they can almost always be slotted into your party as well, but may have some limitations.
| Character | Faction | Role | Description |
| Brutus | Mauler | Warrior | Immortality allows him to buy time for the party. |
| Bryon | Wilder | Marksman | Magical ranger who can summon a Falcon that debuffs enemies. |
| Carolina | Graveborn | Mage | Solid damage dealer and debuffer who can also CC enemies. |
| Cassadee | Lightbearer | Mage | Can buff allies while dealing AoE damage to enemies. |
| Cecia | Graveborn | Marksman | Very powerful summoner who can deal insane damage and CC enemies. |
| Damian | Wilder | Support | Solid support who can heal and buff allies while also debuffing enemies. |
| Dionel | Celestial | Marksman | When paired with buffer support characters can execute some top damage amounts. |
| Eironn | Wilder | Rogue | A bit weak early but with his EX weapon can group up enemies and debuff them. |
| Hewynn | Wilder | Support | Best straightforward healer in the game that can heal the entire battlefield. |
| Kruger | Mauler | Warrior | Great in the Dream Realm due to his ability to debuff enemy PDEF. |
| Lyca | Wilder | Marksman | Great all around character with solid AoE damage, and can buff and debuff at the same time. |
| Seth | Mauler | Rogue | Squishy assassin but has the ability to delete enemies with his damage. |
| Shakir | Mauler | Rogue | Powerful bruiser who can damage and buff allies at the same time. |
| Temesia | Lightbearer | Tank | Mounted knight who can ignore walls and disrupt enemy formations. |
| Vala | Lightbearer | Rogue | Ranged and melee character who can stun and damage enemies. |
B Tier
Characters in the B Tier, characters are overall solid but may have some major shortcomings that don’t make them a powerhouse like the others.
| Character | Faction | Role | Description |
| Antandra | Mauler | Tank | Solid tank that can taunt, CC, and debuff enemies. |
| Berial | Hypogean | Rogue | Assassin that shines in 1v1 scenarios. |
| Granny Dahnie | Wilder | Tank | A solid tank with the ability to debuff and CC enemies and heal herself. |
| Igor | Graveborn | Warrior | An annoying to deal with character who can jump around the battlefield and cheat death. |
| Lucius | Lightbearer | Tank | A formidable tank who also shields his allies. |
| Niru | Graveborn | Support | Unique support who can heal allies and make them temporarily immortal. |
| Rhys | Mauler | Marksman | Solid damage who is versatile in both AoE and single target. |
| Silvina | Graveborn | Rogue | Deadly assassin able to jump to the enemy backline at the start of battle. |
| Valen | Lightbearer | Warrior | Very strong early game character but falls off late game. |
| Viperian | Graveborn | Mage | Powerful AoE damage mage who can kill the entire team at once. |
| Walker | Lightbearer | Rogue | A CC focused damage dealer t hat can control an entire battlefield. |
C Tier
Those characters in the C Tier might have specific situations in which they are worthwhile but overall have far too many flaws to slot into your main lineup.
| Character | Faction | Role | Description |
| Arden | Wilder | Mage | Amazing CC potential in PvP but otherwise a weaker mage. |
| Mirael | Lightbearer | Mage | Mediocre damage and no utility. |
| Parisa | Wilder | Mage | Hybrid damage dealer and buffer, can really buff an auto attack character. |
| Salazer | Graveborn | Rogue | Focuses damage on tanks which sounds good in theory but is really just a waste. |
| Satrana | Mauler | Mage | Very squishy but has solid utility by reducing healing on enemies who attack those shes buffs. |
D Tier
For the most part, you don’t want to use characters in the D Tier. They are typically much weaker than other options, and even in situational spots often have better characters that can be used instead.
| Character | Faction | Role | Description |
| Atlanta | Lightbearer | Marksman | Not good. At anything. |
| Fay | Lightbearer | Support | Technically can heal and buff, but all other options are better at it. |
| Kafra | Wilder | Warrior | Can work in a melee-focused team but once again, other options are usually better. |
| Lumont | Mauler | Tank | Very undertuned. A tank that will die faster than anything else. |
