There are over a dozen Shikai Elements to choose from, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. While all of them are technically viable, some are definitely better than others. We’ve put together this Type Soul Shikai Tier List to help you choose which Shikai Elements are best to go for when building your character.
Shikai Elements Tier List for Type Soul
This Tier List covers all the available Shikai Elements in Type Soul, and includes their respective rarity. While each Shikai is viable, some are definitely better than others in all forms of gameplay. Those in the S Tier are always going to perform the best in most forms of gameplay. Those in the A Tier are still strong options that will have no problems, while those in the B Tier cater to specific strengths and scenarios. Those in the C Tier should be avoided if possible unless you just really like playing as it. As you may expect, the Legendary Shikai Elements are typically the best. Here is our Shikai Elements Tier List:
S Tier
- Blood (Legendary)
- Theatre (Legendary)
- Flower (Legendary)
- Ice (Legendary)
A Tier
- Ink (Legendary)
- Zangetsu (Rare)
- Water (Common)
- Lightning (Common)
B Tier
- Shadow (Common)
- Berserk (Common)
- Fire (Rare)
C Tier
- Creation (Common)
- Confusion (Common)
- Wind (Rare)
Shikai Weapons Tier List
Now that we know the best Shikai Elements in Type Soul, let’s take a look at the best Shikai Weapons. This Tier List assumes your weapons are M1 stats, just to keep everything fair. Obviously, a weapon with proper stats while one has none is gonna be better regardless. Also, weapons like the Inkblade require the Legendary Ink Element of Shikai, so it is ranked based on its respective Shikai as a whole. Here is our Shikai Weapons Tier List:
S Tier
- Dagger
- Longsword
- Inkblade (Requires Ink Element)
A Tier
- Katana
- Hammer
- Greatsword
- Spear
- Dualblades
B Tier
- Fist
- Twinblades
- Scythe
