Ultimate Beyond Nen Tier List – Best Nen Ability, Lineage & Race

The core parts of your build besides Weapons/Gear are your Nen Ability and Nen Affinity as well as your Lineage and Race. I’ll rank them all according to their stats, modes and skills in comparison to one another. Here’s my Beyond Nen Nen Ability, Lineage and Race tier list.

Beyond Nen Lineage Tier List

Best Options: Netero (Defense) – Kurta (Damage) – Krueger (Beginner)

⇓ Meta Lineages ⇓

S

Kurta Lineage

ExtraordinaryVersatile Mode That Buffs Everything and HealsExcellent DPS Boosts from PerksMode Can Double Proc on Low HPDoesn’t Stack Well With Nen Modes (Could be a bug)

Netero Lineage

LegendaryBest Defensive Boosts While Still Buffing DPSMode Lasts a Long Time With Low CDMix of Defense, DPS & Mobility

Zoldyck Lineage

MythicalFastest Mode With Good DamageElectric/Poison Resist is Good for PVP and BossesThe Mode Lasts a Long TimeHigh Mode CD

Krueger

RareBest Beginner Lineage & Easy to GetTons of Raw Damage/Highest DMG ModeFree Heals in PVE ProgressionThe Mode is Only 35s on a Relatively High CD

⇓ Excellent Sub-Meta Alternatives ⇓

A

Morrow Lineage

LegendaryExcellent Damage & Speed ModeAs Good as Zoldyck and Other S-TiersIt’s A-Tier Since the Mode is Short on a Crazy High Cooldown

Lucilfer Lineage

LegendaryArguably the Best Defensive ModeAuto-dodges are on a Short CDGood for FarmingGreat in PVPDoesn’t Buff DMG Which is Why It’s Not S-Tier

Freecss Lineage

ExtraordinaryAn Overall Great ModeEXP Boost is Great for GrindingThe Only Problem is the Mode is Only 30s on a Lengthy Cooldown

⇓ Beginner Lineages ⇓

B

Hazama Lineage

RareA Decent Little Damage Boost After ParriesNothing Special But Always Useful for Beginners

Hill Lineage

RareA Decent Pseudo CounterNote Sure if Taking DMG Through Counter Is Intended But It’s Not Always Worth the ReflectIn PVP Experienced Players Will Just M1 for Minimal Damage Reflection

⇓ Reroll ⇓

C

All Uncommon Lineages

UncommonTheir only use is to be kept as progression boosts if you lack spinsReroll otherwise

All Common Lineages

Common

Getting the best Lineage in Beyond Nen is the second-most important part of your build after your Nen Ability and Affinity. Luckily, they’re not optimal in a linear way with higher rarities being drastically more powerful. There are actually quite viable Rare options that are easy to get as you’ll see with Krueger. That said, you can’t go wrong with Mythicals, Extraordinaries and Legendaries but there is a bit of nuance based on their modes.

Note: All the tier lists in this article are based on data from the Early Access version so note that there might be minor changes with the public release (I’ll update the tier lists after launch).

Beyond Nen Race Tier List

Cyborg is better if you want more defense and Celestial is better for Nen/Weapon damage

⇓ Tier I – Meta Races ⇓

S

Celestial

MythicalMost Versatile Stat BoostsThe Only Nen Damage BoostCyborg/Rabbit Are Better For Weapon-focused Builds

Cyborg

LegendaryStrong For Any BuildBest Defenses In The Game Which is Good for Both PVP/PVELacks Nen Damage If You’re Focusing On It

⇓ Tier II – Best Alternatives ⇓

A

Rabbit

UncommonBest Beginner RaceExcellent on Weapon Builds & In General for Extra M1 DMGOutscaled By Cyborg Due to Defense & Celestial If You’re Nen-Focused

⇓ Tier III – Beginner/Starter ⇓

B

Cat

RareExtra Move Speed is Situationally GoodNot Worth the Lack of DMG/Defense Boosts

Human

CommonThe Stats Are Not Worth Over Other Races

The best race in Beyond Nen doesn’t have a huge impact in your build since they’re mostly just lesser stat boosts. Still, it pays to pick the right one for that extra damage or defense boost. Currently, Cyborg is the best race for any build in terms of flexibility and defenses while Celestial is better if you’re focusing on Nen damage as you’ll see in the ranking notes above.

Beyond Nen Nen Ability & Affinity Tier List

Our Nen Ability tier list is a work in progress and it’s coming soon after the public launch as we wait for any balance patches or reworks. For now, this is the currently available list of Nen Abilities in Beyond Nen and our Hunter Exam guide will show you how to unlock them:

• Specialization
  • Aura Corruption
  • Boost (Rare)
• Transmutation
  • Godspeed (Mythical)
  • Rising Sun (Extraordinary)
  • Earth Sludge (Common)
• Conjuration
  • Crazy Slots (Extraordinary)
  • Toolbox (Uncommon)
• Enhancement
  • Jajanken (Mythical)
  • Big Bang Impact (Legendary)
  • Ripper Cyclotron (Rare)
  • Super Attack (Uncommon)
• Manipulation
  • Paper Manipulation (Legendary)
  • Enchanting Music (Rare)
• Emission
  • Arrow (Legendary)
  • Fan Beam

That’s it for my guide on the Beyond Nen Nen Ability, Lineage and Race tier list. Check out our Beyond Nen codes for free goodies to speed up progression.