Star Sailors Tier List — Best Characters Ranked

There are 23 partner characters in Star Sailors, which are distinct from the main customizable classes. These partners are the main gacha-summonable characters, which can be categorized into Battle and Assist types. You can use them in your teams with main elemental or hybrid synergies.

When choosing the best partners for your team, consider their versatility, elemental coverage, and timing for the most efficient turn-based combat strategies. This guide will provide you with a tier list of the best characters in Star Sailors, including their top features in both PvE and PvP modes.

Top Characters Tier List for Star Sailors

Tiers	Partners
S	Iris, Nina, Heidi, Jen, Gerbil, Kaira, Carat, Hunter K
A	Erling, Ethan, Sion, Mui, Dora, Jerry
B	Rak, Soul, Nutty, Simo, Iron, Caroline
C	Ed, Nadia, Remi

S-Tier Characters

Partners	Features
Iris	Delivers massive off-field damage and excels in crit synergy setups with Brute Strike, making her perfect for DPS without occupying the field.
Nina	Top single-target DPS with immense raw power and self-buffs with skills like Hook Shot and Grey Zone that dominate bosses.
Heidi	Excels in dynamic turn-based combat with massive burst damage output and high scaling in Fire teams, making her the best aggro unit in the game.
Jen	Reliable tank with strong survivability in Daylight Fire team comps that can protect Heidi and Nina effectively.
Gerbil	Strips enemy defenses, which is essential for high-level bosses, and enables team DPS in off-field content.
Kaira	Strong supporter for healing and damage amps in Light or hybrid teams with Twilight flexibility.
Carat	F2P-friendly unit with crit buffs and skills like 3-hit 330% ATK bursts, which is a strong early-game bridge to late-game, who pairs well with Wind supports like Mui.
Hunter K	Boosts team crit, auto-attack chance on ally turns, and SP recovery in Earth team comps with Nina and Jerry synergies.

A-Tier Characters

Partners	Features
Erling	Reliable Water defender with strong survivability and team protection, worth placing as a secondary tank in Midnight team comps.
Ethan	Solid F2P Light attacker for early game clears in Daylight team comps with decent burst potential.
Sion	Off-field Light damage dealer with Twilight synergies for hybrid teams with critical chain builds.
Mui	Excellent Wind buffer and healer for Carat teams and Daylight Wind comps.
Dora	Free early-game healer with Twilight synergies and Water team health management.
Jerry	Here’s another strong off-field Earth DPS for Nina and Hunter K teams.

B-Tier Characters

Partners	Features
Rak	Solid early-game tank for Fire Midnight teams, but struggles in prolonged or AoE-heavy fights.
Soul	Decent Fire DPS for early bossing and Midnight synergy that tends to fall off mid-game without heavy investment.
Nutty	Use this off-field debuffer in Earth Midnight teams unless you can get Gerbil or Hunter K.
Simo	Provides Wind debuffs for chain setups in early Wind team comps, although performs poorly in the late game.
Iron	This is another usable early-game sustain unit for Earth teams who has minimal utility beyond shielding.
Caroline	Decent debuffer with Daylight synergy for Fire chains who lacks burst or sustain for endgame.

C-Tier Characters

Partners	Features
Ed	Free early-game supporter who provides minimal value beyond the very early game, so avoid long-term investment.
Nadia	Early off-field debuffer for Water Midnight teams, who’s irrelevant in mid-to-late game.
Remi	Starter free unit acting as an early tank with a team shield that’s not worth your resources.