SSR AOE List (October 2022)

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SSR AOE Tier List
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Total Servants: 65

EX (4)
Arjuna (Alter)
Ibuki Douji (Berserker)
Melusine
Space Ishtar

S (16)
Altera
Archetype: Earth
Caren Hortensia (Amor Caren)
Charlemagne
Ereshkigal
Ivan the Terrible
Kama (Avenger)
Leonardo Da Vinci (Rider)
Leonardo Da Vinci
Morgan
Nikola Tesla
Oda Nobunaga (Avenger)
Romulus-Quirinus
Senji Muramasa
Sen no Rikyu
Sessyoin Kiara (MoonCancer)

A (20)
Achilles
Artoria Pendragon
Edmond Dantes
Gilgamesh
Ibuki Douji
Ishtar
Jaques de Molay
Kyokutei Bakin
Minamoto no Raikou
Minamoto no Tametomo
Miyamoto Musashi (Berserker)
Napoleon
Odysseus
Okita Souji (Saber Alter)
Okita Souji (Alter)
Ryougi Shiki (Saber)
Sakamoto Ryoma
Sessyoin Kiara
Vritra
Xiang Yu

B (10)
Amakusa Shirou
Artoria Pendragon (Lancer)
BB (Summer)
James Moriarty (Ruler)
Jeanne d'Arc (Archer)
Kingprotea
Murasaki Shikibu
Nero Claudius (Caster)
Shuten Douji
Voyager

C (6)
Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanova
Europa
Francis Drake
Katsushika Hokusai
Scheherazade
Sei Shounagon

D (5)
Arthur Pendragon (Prototype)
Iskandar
Mordred
Karna
Semiramis

E (4)
Arjuna
Artoria Pendragon (Ruler)
Bradamante
Cleopatra

--EX--
Arjuna (Alter): Still the poster boy for Buster after 3 years. With cooldown-reducing supports like Koyanskaya, Edison, and Ibuki, Arjuna's damage ceiling far exceeds that of any other servant. His biggest flaw (if you can even call it that) is that he does not have a 6CE comp. AA's damage output ensures he trashes any and all challenge content, even ones that are specifically designed to counter him.

Ibuki Douji (Berserker): Ibuki does everything. She has a better loop spec than Musashi for farming, and she can double as a support with her steroids and targetable -1 CD. And because she is also Shuten Douji, she gets a ridiculous package of both passives and base stats. Because, you know, Arts wasn't already the best card type in the game already.

Melusine- Fairy Knight Lancelot is one of the only Buster AOEs that can 6 CE, and the most viable option after Arcueid. She technically starts off with an ST Arts NP, but this pales in comparison to her role as an AOE farmer. Invuln pierce gives her some CQ utility too.

Morgan- Trades some loop spec and damage in order to literally never die. Morgan is flat out invincible with the right setup and can be used in a variety of situations as an AOE Berserker. Oh, and she nukes Man attribute enemies too, especially in conjuction with Koyanskaya.

Space Ishtar- The one AOE farmer that is truly futureproof. As Buster or Quick, she has the batteries to loop with starting NP charge, and has excellent refund as Arts. Whatever card type that becomes the meta is the one she'll farm as. Simple as that.

--S--
Altera- 30% Buster AOE with post-Interlude and defensive buff purge. Has the best Koyanskaya / Oberon synergy of the AOE Buster Sabers and hits incredibly hard as a result.

Archetype: Earth: One of the best AOE farming servants in the game. Arcueid is one of the few servants that can NP three times in a row independent of CE. While her damage is lacking compared to other AOE units, grails, fous, and CE fodder easily fix this. The caveat is that Arcueid's maximum value needs maximum investment in order to be realized.

Caren Hortensia (Amor Caren)- 50% Quick AOE with post-Interlude and nearly 100% steroids. Currently the best Quick farmer due to her party NP drain mechanic padding out her refund. For challenge quests, she gets damage ramp up via Quick Resist Down, bonus damage versus Chaotic, and two sources of enemy NP drain plus a buff block. Interestingly, Black Grail's HP demerit triggers her passive for a permanent attack buff.

Charlemagne- 30% Quick AOE. Summer Okita Alter clone. Gets ramp up from Quick Resist Down and bonus damage from Heroic King stacks and versus Demonic enemies.

Ereshkigal- 50% Buster AOE with post-Interlude, advantage against two attributes with Koyanskaya, and a lot of utility for challenge quests.

Ivan the Terrible- 30% Buster AOE with nearly 100% steroids. Hits Lawful and Chaotic for bonus damage, and has access to AOE buff purge.

Kama (Avenger)- 50% Arts AOE. Debuff reliant (Heartfelt Blaze and Charm SE) for maximum personal damage. Very similar to Space Ishtar though generally less useful overall.

Leonardo Da Vinci (Rider)- While far from being an effective omnifarmer, Rider Da Vinci packs multiple sources of NP charge, making her a solid choice for 90+ or high difficulty quests.

Leonardo Da Vinci- 50% Arts AOE with pierce invuln, defense ignore, post-Interlude, and nearly 100% steroids. Excellent farming servant despite having a 1 hit NP.

Nikola Tesla- 50% Buster AOE with pierce invuln, bonus damage against all attributes with Koyanskaya, and decent roids. He has an 80% stun chance with NP post-Strengthen giving him some crowd control. Excellent servant overall.

Oda Nobunaga (Avenger)- 30% Buster AOE. Exceptionally powerful anti-Divine servant thanks to defensive buff purge on NP and modifiers against Divine and Sky attribute (these traits tend to overlap, servantwise). Decent farmer but better options exist.

Romulus-Quirinus- 30% Buster AOE. Literally turns everyone and everything into Rome, gaining bonus damage through both skills and NP. Damage output with Roman modifier competes with Arjuna Alter. One of the few servants that appreciates Constantine if you're willing to use him.

Senji Muramasa- 50% Arts AOE with pierce invuln, defense ignore, and a badass NP. Offensive buff purge and bonus NP gauge on cards is nice but mostly just a bonus. Damage is lacking due to big steroid being locked behind a 1-turn skill. Extremely potent against unremovable invuln and dodge with skill 2's crit buffs.

Sen No Rikyu- 30% Quick AOE. The best Quick AOE available after Caren, sporting Man SE on NP and a solid base refund.

Sessyoin Kiara (MoonCancer)- 50% Arts AOE with a unique "skill rank up" mechanic that allows her to enhance the effects of her skills by passing turns. Damage potential is extremely high, with the caveat of being debuff reliant. This makes her less than ideal for farming.

--A--
Achilles- 30% Quick AOE. Got a NP buff that essentially makes him better Dantes. Packs some extra utility with Confusion and Taunt.

Artoria Pendragon- 30% Buster AOE with post-Interlude and over 100% roids. Her NP's refund overcharge gives her the ability to farm plugless.

Edmond Dantes- While Caren is generally better for farming, Dantes has solid ramping with the addition of Ruler Skadi.

Gilgamesh- 30% Buster AOE with post-Interlude. Gets bonus damage on all servants, except ones with Star attribute. Tesla is generally better in most situations.

Ibuki Douji- 50% Buster AOE with pierce invuln, defense ignore, and over 100% steroids. Generally an Artoria sidegrade that is better for challenge quests.

Ishtar- 50% Buster AOE with pierce invuln, post-Interlude, and over 100% steroids.

Jaques de Molay- 50% Quick AOE. Debuff reliant, though her synergy with Douman remedies this somewhat. Solid farming servant for 90+ and CQs.

Kyokutei Bakin- 30% Arts AOE. S2 is very overloaded as both a damage roid and protection, but not much else is present.

Minamoto no Raikou- Buster AOE. Most bonus damage comes from matching attributes: with Koyanskaya Raikou can hit all three of Man, Earth, and Sky enemies in addition to Demonic enemies. Farming ability is limited due to a lack of NP battery.

Minamoto no Tametomo- 30% Buster AOE with pierce invuln and defense ignore. Gets bonus damage against Lawful enemies.

Miyamoto Musashi (Berserker)- Hard-hitting AOE Arts Berserker with pierce invuln. Carries over 5th Form mechanic from base version, giving her decent looping ability with both NP and cards. Unfortunately generally worse than Summer Ibuki in most cases.

Napoleon- 30% Buster AOE with pierce invuln, defense ignore, and anti-Divine bonus damage.

Odysseus- 30% Arts AOE. Generic Arts Rider for farming though NP gives some utility for CQs.

Okita Souji (Saber Alter)- 30% Quick AOE. Unlike Charlemagne, is optimized exclusively for farming, sporing a better loop spec and higher Attack.

Okita Souji (Alter)- 30% Buster AOE with over 100% steroids. Decent farming servant that can cover cavalry nodes with Koyanskaya.

Ryougi Shiki (Saber)- 30% Arts AOE with pierce invuln and defense ignore, though not a farming servant. Generally lacking in overall steroids in exchange for spammable debuff cleanse and NP charge. Essentially Arts-branded Amakusa.

Sakamoto Ryouma (Lancer)- 50% Arts AOE. Special mention for Caster Artoria synergy thanks to OC +1 from S1. Base refund is on the low side for farming.

Sessyoin Kiara- 50% Arts AOE with pierce invuln, defense ignore, and post-Interlude. Debuff reliant, but also brings AOE drain and buff purge making her a strong choice for working around challenge quest gimmicks.

Vritra- 30% Arts AOE. Basically Fionn with boobs. And anti-Divine.

Xiang Yu- Quick AOE. Really likes Ruler Skadi.

--B--
Amakusa Shirou- Not a farming servant. One of the few sources of AOE buff purge on NP, making him a solid niche option for some CQs.

Artoria Pendragon (Lancer)- 50% Buster AOE with pierce invuln. Gets niche damage bonuses for both Chaotic and Evil-aligned enemies, giving her one turn of massive burst damage. Carries over OC based NP refund from base version.

BB (Summer)- 50% Buster AOE. Appreciates Ibuki and Koyanskaya to loop Pig Chalice, though her per-pound damage is still low. Has a unique skill that "locks" the current hand, allowing a servant to use the same cards repeatedly.

James Moriarty (Ruler)- 50% Arts AOE. Heavily debuff reliant and has low base refund.

Jeanne d'Arc (Archer)- 40% Arts AOE with nearly 100% steroids. Strong loop spec offset by exceptionally low Attack.

Kingprotea- Buster AOE. Has a unique "Growth" mechanic that grants increased MAX HP, NP damage resistance, and NP damage every turn. This Growth can then be discarded for NP charge. While this results in massive personal steroids (3.92 at max stacks!) and pairs well with her high base Attack, it is not at all conducive to farming.

Murasaki Shikibu- 30% Arts AOE. Debuff reliant. Generally more suited to challenge quests due to buff block on NP and the utility on S3, though Demonic bonus damage is useful for some farming nodes.

Nero Claudius (Caster)- 50% Buster AOE with pierce invuln. Appreciates Ibuki and Koyanskaya for doublestacking S3, though her damage is lacking without interlude. Can negate class disadvantage on self using S2.

Shuten Douji- 30% Arts AOE with post-Interlude. Held back by debuff reliance, Assassin Attack penalty, and 1 hit Arts NP.

Voyager- 50% Quick AOE. All personal buffs are Quick performance up, improving refund at the cost of reduced buff stacking effectiveness. Gets bonus damage against Sky attribute on NP.

--C--
Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanova- 50% Arts AOE with pierce invuln.

Europa- 30% Buster AOE. Basically SSR Marie. Can technically be used for farming though she is debuff reliant.

Francis Drake- 50% Buster AOE with pierce invuln, defense ignore, and post-Interlude. Has significant starflooding ability though damage is lacking outside of burst.

Katsushika Hokusai- 30% Arts AOE. Low personal steroids and low base refund.

Scheherazade- 30% Arts AOE. Massive damage bonus versus King enemies, though not an ideal farmer due to low Attack and base refund.

Sei Shounagon- 20% Quick AOE. One of the few that cannot loop with a 50% charge CE. Terrible personal steroids and low refund don't help either.

--D--
Arthur Pendragon (Prototype)- 20% Buster AOE. Hits hard, but lacks an interlude and has a bad loop spec.

Iskandar- Buster AOE. Hard-hitting Rider that cannot loop, and is ignored for that single reason.

Mordred- 30% Buster AOE. Strictly worse than every other looping Buster Saber, who each have persistent steroids when Mordred does not. Arthur SE is higher than most other SE (1.8x) though it is far from bridging the gap.

Karna- 25% Buster AOE with post-Interlude (DW WHY). Gets bonus damage vs Divine and...that's it. DW pls buff.

Semiramis- 50% Buster AOE. Strictly worse than Koyanskaya for farming--ironic given Koyanskaya's role as a support. S2 negates class disadvantage against Caster though this is not particularly useful.

--E--
Artoria Pendragon (Ruler)- 40% Buster AOE with defense ignore. Has a unique Card Shuffle mechanic that excludes an ally's cards from being drawn. Held back by an exceptionally low Attack stat and low steroids outside of burst.

Arjuna- 25% Buster AOE (DW WHY). Has one of the longest-lasting debuff immunities available, but his farming capacity is nonexistent. DW pls buff.

Bradamante- 20% Quick AOE. DW literally why. Please buff.

Cleopatra- Buster AOE. Low Attack and RNG buffs lead to overall poor damage output. Cannot loop farm either because of no NP battery.