I have the tricky job of ranking some of my fave characters in my Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy Tier List. It pained me to put Lightning that low…

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Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy Tier List

It’s tricky to choose the best when the roster features so many fan-favourite characters. No matter how much you like a character, their abilities in Dissidia Duellum might not be up to scratch.

Gaia, one of my favourite characters in the Final Fantasy franchise, would always be in S-tier for me, but realistically, her abilities push her down to the A-tier.

S Tier

  • Warrior of Light
    • Role:
    • Passive Ability:
      • Light’s Blessing
        • Buffs the ATK of nearby allies
    • Unique Ability:
      • Shield of Light
        • Decreases the DMG taken by allies by 15%
  • Cloud Strife
    • Role:
    • Passive Ability:
      • A Sword Entrusted
        • Buffs DMG when attacking bosses
    • Unique Ability:
      • Ascension
        • Lunge forward, slashing multiple times, sending enemies into the air

A Tier

  • Krile Mayer Baldesion
    • Role:
    • Passive Ability:
      • Inherited Hope
        • After purifying a crystal, the team collects more Bravery
    • Unique Ability:
      • Encourage
        • Provide allies with your Bravery
  • Rinoa Heartilly
    • Role:
    • Passive Ability:
      • Sorceress’s Might
        • After respawning, the Bravery buff increases
    • Unique Ability:
      • Sorceress’s Leap
        • Teleport forward
          • If you hold the ability, you can choose how far you teleport
  • Gaia
    • Role:
    • Passive Ability:
      • Necklace of Eternal Ice
        • When Action Speed increases, so does your DEF
    • Unique Ability:
      • Reinforcement
        • Action Speed increases for 20 seconds
  • Prompto Argentum
    • Role:
    • Passive Ability:
      • Royal Retinue
        • Buffs DMG during an ongoing burst chain
    • Unique Ability:
      • Rapidus SMG
        • Attack enemies in front of you multiple times

B Tier

  • Kain Highwind
    • Role:
    • Passive Ability:
      • Honor of the Dragoons
        • Buffs your ATK after successfully performing a unique ability attack
    • Unique Ability:
      • Jump
        • You jump forward, knocking enemies up into the air
  • Terra Branford
    • Role:
    • Passive Ability:
      • Half-Esper
        • Fire abilities have a shorter cooldown time
    • Unique Ability:
      • Tornado
        • Send nearby enemies into the air
  • Zidane Tribal
    • Role:
    • Passive Ability:
      • Master Thief
        • When HP is equal to 40% or below, your Movement Speed is increased
    • Unique Ability:
      • Dash and Steal
        • Steal Bravery from enemies directly in front of you
          • Does not work with Bravery Burst
  • Lightning
    • Role:
    • Passive Ability:
      • Bright Blaze
        • Deals more DMG to monsters
          • This does not include bosses
    • Unique Ability:
      • Spinning Blitz
        • Dash forward whilst attacking nearby enemies multiple times

What is Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy?

Dissidia Duellum is a new addition to the Final Fantasy franchise. Beloved characters across various titles are featured, from Prompto (FF15), Gaia (FF14), Cloud Strife (FF7), and more.

Fan-favourites are thrown into the modern day. Watch characters you never thought you’d see interact as they hang out in Tokyo, each sporting stylish outfits reminiscent of their original threads.

Monsters begin to emerge from the otherwise peaceful giant blue crystal. The city is overrun by these creatures, but warriors are willing to help. They keep their identities hidden, escaping the scene once the battle ends, earning them the nickname ‘Ghosts’.

If you like Final Fantasy, you might want to keep an eye out for Alarial’s Blessing, an upcoming party-based RPG.

With experience working for GameRant and in SEO copywriting, Adele loves to combine her adoration for gaming with her writing craft. She’ll talk your ear off about anything fantasy, and if she’s not typing away at her desk, she’s probably playing an RPG somewhere, watching anime, or reading a book.