SSR ST List (October 2022)

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SSR ST Tier List
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Total Servants: 44

EX (4)
Galatea
Manannan Mac Lir (Bazett)
Mysterious Heroine X (Alter)
Vlad III

S (6)
Hijikata Toshizou
Himiko
Jeanne d'Arc (Alter)
Superhuman Orion
Taira no Kagekiyo
Van Gogh

A (14)
Abigail Williams
Benienma
Izumo no Okuni
Kama
Li Shuwen (Assassin)
Meltryllis
Mysterious Heroine X
Ozymandias
Qin Shi Huang
Sakata Kintoki
Sitonai
Super Bunyan
Trung Sisters
Yang Guifei

B (11)
Altria Pendragon (Archer)
Astolfo (Saber)
Cu Chulainn (Alter)
Dioscuri
Enkidu
Miyamoto Musashi
Nemo
Orion
Okita Souji
Scathach
Sigurd

C (5)
Brynhild
Illyasviel von Einzbern
King Hassan
Tamamo-no-Mae (Lancer)
Xuanzang Sanzang

D (2)
James Moriarty
Quetzalcoatl

E (2)
Altria Pendragon (Rider Alter)
Jack the Ripper

--EX--
Galatea: Does a lot of damage and doesn't die.

Manannan Mac Lir (Bazett)- Bazett has a unique "counterattack" mechanic where she'll fire off a Quick NP each time she gets targeted for either an enemy's attack or skill. She can't break bars on an enemy's turn, but she can finish them off if they're on the last bar. This enables many two-turn TAs that are completely impossible otherwise. In short, she's a must have especially if you're looking for a strong Quick ST.

Mysterious Heroine X (Alter)- Quick's hardest-hitting ST. She'll do enormous damage to Good-aligned Saber enemies, two niches that cover a significant portion of servants in the game. Pair with Ruler Skadi for funny numbers.

Vlad III: Does a lot of damage and does even more damage on top of that.

--S--
Hijikata Toshizou- THE servant to run with Chen Gong and Koyanskaya. Hits ridiculously hard as a post-Interlude Buster ST, with both NP and crits.

Himiko- Loves to be paired with Caster Artoria to stack Solemn Defense hits. Her damage is mostly card-based, but she'll hit hard when stacked up.

Jeanne d'Arc (Alter)- Still an amazing Buster ST after all these years, thanks to her NP buff. Load up on crit stars and watch everything burn.

Super Orion- Ooga booga click red card

Taira no Kagekiyo- Kagekiyo gets a short cooldown Guts to build up Vengeance stacks, increasing her NP damage. The NP itself also purges buffs before damage. Kagekiyo won't hit as hard as MHXA, but she's a cut above the other ST Quicks.

Van Gogh- Gogh's gimmick, in its most simplified form, is to generate and absorb Curse stacks for lots of buffs and CC. This is best demonstrated in a team using double Van Gogh, as the pair can generate 12 curse stacks per cycle (yes, that's 2 guaranteed NPs every 6 turns ignoring cards and other skills), spamming terrors, dodges, and crits in the process. Van Gogh strategies, while not as straightforward as braindead Arts spam, are both unique and powerful.

--A--
Abigail Williams- Brings a lot of CC and utility for high difficulty content, namely her NP drain, terror, and spammable buff purge.

Benienma- Shreds Chaotic and Evil enemies with her NP, and brings party healing, NP charge, and buff removal resist.

Izumo no Okuni- Woah a Quick Caster! This is more a novelty than anything though, as she'll be outperformed by Berserker and Alter Ego Quicks like MHXA and Melt.

Kama- Does a little less damage than MHXA and MHX in exchange for CC and loop consistency. She also gets class advantage versus Alter Ego to expand her use cases.

Li Shuwen (Assassin)- Burst-oriented Arts Assassin. He's among the harder hitting Arts STs, and doesn't bring much else--not that he needs a second strike or anything.

Meltryllis- Compared to MHXA, Melt trades class coverage for loop consistency between her cards and battery. Not an ideal trade but still decent.

Mysterious Heroine X- Best Quick ST after Kagekiyo and MHXA. Debuff reliance puts a cap on her damage, though this is less of an issue with Ruler Skadi.

Ozymandias- Can both set up Sunlight and benefits from Sunlight through his skills. Nice point servant for CQs.

Qin Shi Huang- SSR George. Generally inferior to actual Buster servants like Morgan and Himiko, though he's still pretty good.

Sakata Kintoki- The premier 90+ ST nuker. A 50% NP charge on a post-Interluded Berserker will never not be useful.

Sitonai- Archuria but for cavalry. She gets ramp up over her buff cycle as a bonus.

Super Bunyan- Bunyan's passive gives her a stacking damage bonus for her NP whenever she deals or takes damage. This also applies when casting her NP, giving her a source of ramp up.

Trung Sisters- An Arts ST Saber focused more on sustain instead of raw damage. This puts them in a similar spot to Benienma though they lack any niches to hit.

Yang Guifei- Guifei gets a 60% NP charge (after 1 turn) and the ability to get bonus damage off any enemy she burns. In exchange though, her personal damage is pretty bad. Taunting to build up debuffs on her target helps at least.

--B--
Artoria Pendragon (Archer)- Extremely high base refund; high enough, in fact, to loop for 90+. Decent though far from her heyday.

Astolfo (Saber)- Kama sidegrade that hits harder in exchange for worse loop consistency.

Captain Nemo- Nemo is a thoroughly unimpressive ST Rider, even with Caster Artoria compatibility factored in...unless you're Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. A simple change in battlefield turns his steroids from an above average 1.6 to an utterly ridiculous 2.8. That is three turns of nearly tripled damage (quadrupled against Super Large enemies) without factoring in additional supports. With how painful it is currently to field servants that can bring the Waterside field buff (of which there is exactly one), Nemo will almost never reach this potential in general gameplay. As a non-limited SSR, this is probably for the best. Do keep an eye out though, as any increase in stage buffs can skyrocket his power level significantly.

Cu Chulainn (Alter)- Cu's role hasn't changed much since his release: survive long enough to clean everything up. His NP upgrade expedites that process.

Dioscuri- Their personal damage isn't great, but the Dios can pierce both invuln and defense buffs, on top of having consistent NP generation.

Miyamoto Musashi- Musashi only does one thing, and it's hitting very, very hard. Fifth Form Arts crits are juicy though her overall loop consistency is spotty.

Enkidu- Has the highest ST NP damage self-buffed, nuking Threat to Humanity enemies. Enkidu is also fairly survivable, making him a decent choice for soloing certain story enemies.

Okita Souji- That 5% Quick isn't as big a deal as it used to be. While her loop specs are decent and she ramps, Okita suffers due to all of her roids being contained in just one turn of burst. At least she isn't Jack, who does even less damage and has recieved no useful buffs of any kind.

Orion- The ultimate CC Arts ST. Artemis dunks on Male enemies, and can debuff Attack, crit, and NP gauge with her NP.

Scathach- Shishou doesn't have the best NP gain, but batteries mitigate that issue. She hits really hard, especially versus Divine enemies, and that's more than good enough.

Sigurd- They did it. They finally fixed his Mana Burst. Yesssssss

--C--
Brynhild- Brynhild's main value lies in her targetable Self-Modification. Other than that, her damage when matching trait is solid, and mediocre otherwise.

Illyasviel von Einzbern- Not as good as Sanzou due to stacking Buster instead of something else. Still though, Illya does alright.

King Hassan- King Hassan has rejected the meta and become fully invested in solo ability...which, unfortunately, doesn't mean much these days. His deck is quite stacked though, posessing an absurd 3% Arts card and 1% base. Of note is that he scales incredibly well with EX Attack append skill because of this.

Tamamo no Mae (Lancer)- Finally got a buff to her third skill that removes the stun and gives NP charge. Tamamo Lancer needed an update badly and this helps keep her afloat (heh).

Xuanzang Sanzang- Decent servant for 90+ with Mana Loading, and not much outside of that. She can do some work with her second and third skills as a point servant, but there are stronger options for that nowadays.

--D--
James Moriarty- While not exactly a great ST Buster Archer, Moriarty can apply Evil trait for a solid 40% attack buff.

Quetzalcoatl- One of the few Busters in a post-Koyanskaya world that is just not good. Missing interlude does that to you.

--E--
Artoria Pendragon (Rider Alter)- If Maid Alter was as good as she looked, she'd be EX. DW pls buff.

Jack the Ripper- Mana Burst steroid and a lack of proper interlude hold Jack back. Other ST Quick Assassins easily outdamage her versus females, even in burst.