Grimlight Tier List: Ranking All Heroes [December 2023]

Our Grimlight Tier List ranks all Grimlight Heroes in tiers from best to worst. The tiers range from S Tier, the best, to C Tier, which means “Not viable” or “Useless at the moment”. This tier list was made through proper research and hands-on experience. Moreover, If you like tier lists like these, you will love our Counterside Global and Dislyte tier lists.

Here’s a complete summary of the Grimlight Tier List ranking Heroes:

All Grimlight Heroes Comparison

Grimlight Heroes Breakdown

The game takes place inside the world of Phantasia. This world is like a collection of all fantasy tales from animated and live-action movies such as the Disney franchise, different stories from books, and some widely known folklore.

Of course, this collection of tales in Phantasia also includes the most prominent characters in each of the stories, such as the protagonists, antagonists, and important supporting characters. These characters are the ones known as the “Heroes” in Grimlight. The Heroes in Grimlight are similar to the Guardians in Disney Mirrorverse, which we’ve already made a tier list of Disney Mirrorverse Tier List.

Moreover, the Heroes can be used by playing with them through each of their stories. Additionally, they can be called upon by using the power of the “Dreamstone” to summon them so they can aid each other and you in your fight against the deadly and mysterious Dreamless.

There are a total of 46 Heroes, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. Furthermore, some are from the same stories as each other, while others are from completely different universes and franchises. The entirety of 46 Heroes is listed below:

• Alice
• Aurora
• Bathory
• Belle
• Big Bad Wolf
• Briar Rose
• Caterpillar
• Cheshire Cat
• Cinderella
• Cowardly Lion
• Dorothy
• Dracula
• Esme
• Geppetto
• Ginger
• Goldilocks
• Gretel
• Hansel
• Hook
• Kaguya
• Lis
• Little Match Girl
• Little Mermaid
• Mad Hatter
• Mal
• March Hare
• Odette
• Odile
• Otohime
• Puss
• Queen of Hearts
• Rapunzel
• Red
• Red Knight
• Robin Hood
• Saffi
• Scarecrow
• Snow White
• Tamamo No Mae
• The Beast
• The Huntsman
• Tin Knight
• Vita
• White Knight
• White Rabbit
• Winter Queen

S-Tier

As is obvious, these Heroes are the best of the best. They excel in everything, and no other Heroes are as good as them in what they provide. Their base stats are very good, and their skills deal devastating blows. Furthermore, the amount of upgradability these heroes possess is far greater than any others. The following Heroes should be your preferred main pick in every situation.

Moreover, even if the enemy has the ability to counter these Heroes. Their adaptability is more than enough for you to have at least some time to think about how to deflect these attacks on your Heroes’ weaknesses. 

Additionally, the top 3 on this tier are 5-star heroes, and their Elements, Class, Stats, and Skills have been stated.

Dracula 

• Element: Dark
• Class: Warrior
• Basic Attack Damage Type: Physical
• Deploy Cost: 5
• Skill: 300% dmg in his lane, knocking targets back
• Passive: every 3 hits deals 210% dmg to the target and applies 20% physical res reduction for 10 sec.
• Traits: +15% ATK for 60sec after each enemy kill, stacks 5 times; has 20% life steal;

Queen Of Hearts

• Element: Fire
• Class: Mage
• Basic Attack Damage Type: Magic
• Deploy Cost: 5
• Skill: 3 waves of fireballs across the map dealing 130% dmg per hit.
• Passive: Every 4 hits, attacks a random enemy with 200% dmg and stuns them for 2sec.
• Traits: Basic attacks deal dmg in a large area; 3% atk for each fire element ally.

Alice

• Element: Fire
• Class: Warrior
• Basic Attack Damage Type: Physical
• Deploy Cost: 4
• Skill: Deals 250% true dmg 3 times. If the enemy has less than 20% hp, kill them instantly.
• Passive: Every 3 hits heals all allies by 30% of her atk and gains 5 energy.
• Traits: 20% evasion; all fire units get +5% atk.

Red Knight

• Element: Fire
• Class: Tank
• Basic Attack Damage Type: Physical
• Deploy Cost: 4
• Skill: Does damage to all enemies in an Area.
• Passive: Attacks can Dispel.
• Traits: Reduces enemy physical defense.

Big Bad Wolf

• Element: Nature
• Class: Tank/Debuffer
• Basic Attack Damage Type: Physical
• Deploy Cost: 5
• Skill: Her skill and attacks debuff enemies
• Passive: Big Bad Wolf’s passive provides significant healing to herself.
• Traits: Self-sustain.

Cowardly Lion

• Element: Nature
• Class: Warrior
• Basic Attack Damage Type: Physical
• Deploy Cost: 4
• Skill: Does Physical damage to enemies in an area.
• Passive: Provides significant healing to herself.
• Traits: Heals herself.

Red

• Element: Fire
• Class: Warrior
• Basic Attack Damage Type: Physical
• Deploy Cost: 4
• Skill: Does elemental damage to enemies in an area.
• Passive: Attacks apply the “burn” status effect for maximum damage.
• Traits: Buffs other fire-type heroes.

Madhatter

• Element: Water
• Class: Mage
• Basic Attack Damage Type: Magical
• Deploy Cost: 4
• Skill: Silences enemies through his skill.
• Passive: Dispels.
• Traits: Buffs allies and himself.

A-Tier

These Heroes are the best and most viable in the current, launch meta. They have good base stats and great skills that utilize them sufficiently. Almost all of them work well in different scenarios; moreover, they can even hold their own in unfavorable positions as well. A tier Heroes should be your preferred pick, apart from those up in the S tier.

Kaguya 

• Element: Dark
• Class: Assassin
• Basic Attack Damage Type: Physical
• Deploy Cost: 4
• Skill: Leaps to the furthest enemy in her lane, deals 500% true damage and stuns for 3sec. This attack can critically strike.
• Passive: Every 5 hits deals 250% dmg and applies 20% physical res reduction for 10 sec.
• Traits: +3% atk for each dark hero deployed.

Dorothy

• Element: Light
• Class: Sage
• Basic Attack Damage Type: Physical
• Deploy Cost: 4
• Skill: All allies get shielded by 35% of Dorothy’s max hp for 10 sec.
• Passive: Every 3 hits heal 4 nearby allies by 200% atk.
• Traits: +5% physical/magical res to all allies per wave

Winter Queen

• Element: Water
• Class: Mage
• Basic Attack Damage Type: Magic
• Deploy Cost: 4
• Skill: 110% dmg per sec for 3 sec in large AOE. Freezes enemies that have frost stack.
• Passive: Every 3 hits strike 2 random enemies for 120% magic damage adding frost stack.
• Traits: Basic attacks deal dmg in a small area; basic attacks inflict frost (-15% move spd and atk spd) for 6sec.

Briar Rose

• Element: Nature
• Class: Tank
• Basic Attack Damage Type: Magic
• Deploy Cost: 4
• Skill: Fires a big attack that deals damage to all enemies in an area. Additionally, It slows their movement speed and attack speed.  
• Passive: Briar Rose can reflect a portion of the damage she takes from enemies.
• Traits: She can heal herself and has significant self-sustain.

Esme

• Element: Fire
• Class: Ranged
• Basic Attack Damage Type: Magic
• Deploy Cost: 4
• Skill: Does an attack that deals damage and inflicts the “Burn” status effect on the enemies.
• Passive: Esme can buff a random ally’s attack.
• Traits: Buffs other Fire allies’ attacks.

Goldilocks

• Element: Nature
• Class: Ranged
• Basic Attack Damage Type: Physical
• Deploy Cost: 4
• Skill: Launches an attack that knockbacks enemies.  
• Passive: Goldilocks can reflect can reduce enemy Physical defense through her attacks.
• Traits: She receives a buff to her own attack speed.

Odette

• Element: Water
• Class: Mage
• Basic Attack Damage Type: Magic
• Deploy Cost: 4
• Skill: Fires an attack that silences enemies for a duration.  
• Passive: Odette receives a buff to her attack speed.
• Traits:  She increases her self-evasion.

White Knight

• Element: Light
• Class: Tank
• Basic Attack Damage Type: Physical
• Deploy Cost: 4
• Skill: Does a powerful spell that grants a physical defense shield to all her allies and herself.
• Passive: White Knight can grant herself an additional shield.
• Traits: She reduces the enemy’s attack damage.

Caterpillar

• Element: Nature
• Class: Healer
• Basic Attack Damage Type: Magic
• Deploy Cost: 4
• Skill: Does a strong spell that increases the magic defense of allies and herself.
• Passive: She has resilience.
• Traits: Caterpiller buffs her teammates.

Cheshire Cat

• Element: Dark
• Class: Assassin
• Basic Attack Damage Type: Magic
• Deploy Cost: 4
• Skill: Cheshire Cat gives herself an attack speed buff using her skill.
• Passive: Her passive lets her snipe and stun low HP enemies.
• Traits: Increases attack speed.

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B-Tier

These Heroes are viable in some ways and can be good under certain conditions. However, they are not currently the top pick. That is the reason they are in the middle tier of this Grimlight tier list and not at the top tiers.

Snow White

• Element: Light
• Class: Guardian
• Basic Attack Damage Type: Physical
• Deploy Cost: 5
• Skill: Deals 300% magic dmg and applies 25% atk reduction for 10sec.
• Passive: All allies get a 5% hp shield at the start of each wave.
• Traits: Once per battle on death, resurrects with 50% hp and is shielded for 3s.

Tamamo No Mai

• Element: Water
• Class: Mage
• Basic Attack Damage Type: Magic
• Deploy Cost: 4
• Skill: 320% in large aoe knocking targets up, silences and reduces mres by 20% for 10 seconds.
• Passive: Every 3 hits attacks 3 random enemies by 150% dmg and reduce mres by 20% for 10 seconds.
• Traits: Basic attacks deal dmg in a small area; all allies with water element get +5% atk.

Aurora

• Element: Light
• Class: Mage
• Basic Attack Damage Type: Magic
• Deploy Cost: 4
• Skill: Deals 120% dmg three times and removes targets buffs
• Passive: Every 5 hits removes buffs from random target dealing 135% dmg in a small area
• Traits: Basic attacks deal dmg in a small area; all allies get +5% magic resist

Geppetto

• Element: Dark
• Class: Mage
• Basic Attack Damage Type: Physical
• Deploy Cost: 5
• Skill: Summons his minions that can take and deal damage for him.
• Passive: Geppetto’s minions can attack enemies.
• Traits: Buffs summoners.

Saffi

• Element: Water
• Class: Support
• Basic Attack Damage Type: Magic
• Deploy Cost: 4
• Skill: Her skill lets her Freeze the enemies.
• Passive: Saffi passively provides cooldown reduction to her allies.
• Traits: Gets stronger if she has more frost synergy in her team.

Vita

• Element: Nature
• Class: Healer
• Basic Attack Damage Type: Mage
• Deploy Cost: 4
• Skill: Vita’s skill deals with damage and knockbacks enemies. 
• Passive: She can do the damage and knockback of her skill on heals and physical defense.
• Traits: Synergy with other Nature allies buffs their attacks.

Otohime 

• Element: Water
• Class: Healer
• Basic Attack Damage Type: Magic
• Deploy Cost: 4
• Skill: Otohime has a basic Skill.
• Passive: She has an ordinary passive, nothing that makes her stand out.
• Traits: Buffs her allies.

Ginger

• Element: Nature
• Class: Healer
• Basic Attack Damage Type: Physical
• Deploy Cost: 4
• Skill: Her skill lets her summon.
• Passive: Ginger can provide healing to herself and her allies.
• Traits: Buffs allies.

White Rabbit

• Element: Water
• Class: Support
• Basic Attack Damage Type: Magic
• Deploy Cost: 4
• Skill: Her skill lets her boost the amount of energy her allies gain.
• Passive: Provides her team with cooldown reduction.
• Traits: White Rabbit can boost her low HP ally’s attack speed.

Robin

• Element: Nature
• Class: Ranged
• Basic Attack Damage Type: Physical
• Deploy Cost: 4
• Skill: Robin’s skill allows her to “Steal” the enemy’s attack speed.
• Passive: In addition to rebuffing enemies herself, she also deals additional damage to rebuffed enemies.
• Traits: She can even deal additional damage to enemies rebuffed by allies.

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C-Tier

These Heroes are not very good at launch and lack in pretty much every aspect of the game. Moreover, their stats are lower than others, and their Skills and Passives are not very useful. They should be avoided at the moment until they receive some buffs. Due to these facts, they have been placed at the bottom tier of our Grimlight tier list.

Hook

• Element: Fire
• Class: Ranger
• Basic Attack Damage Type: Physical
• Deploy Cost: 4
• Skill: Deals 150% dmg 4 times to furthest enemy and stun them for 2sec.
• Passive: Every 3 hits, attack the weakest enemy by 150% dmg in a small area.
• Traits: +20% crit damage; all ranger allies get +5% atk.

Cinderella

• Element: Water
• Class: Ranger
• Basic Attack Damage Type: Magic
• Deploy Cost: 3
• Skill: Casts 12 lances, each dealing 100% dmg to a random enemy
• Passive: Every 5 hits, deals 180% dmg in a small area knocking enemies back.
• Traits: Starts the battle with a 25% shield; all allies gain 5 energy every 3sec.

Gretel

• Element: Fire
• Class: Mage
• Basic Attack Damage Type: Magic
• Deploy Cost: 4
• Skill: Gretel can buff her own attacks with this skill. 
• Passive: She has a synergy with Hansel.
• Traits: Buffs Hansel and herself.

Hansel

• Element: Water
• Class: Assassin
• Basic Attack Damage Type: Physical
• Deploy Cost: 4
• Skill: His skill can dispel enemies.
• Passive: Gretel can greatly buff his damage potential.
• Traits: Synergy with Gretel.

Belle

• Element: Nature
• Class: Healer
• Basic Attack Damage Type: Mage
• Deploy Cost: 4
• Skill: She can heal her allies with her skill.
• Passive: When Belle heals her allies, she also cleanses any debuffs on them.
• Traits: Synergy with Beast is not that great.

Rapunzel

• Element: Light
• Class: Healer
• Basic Attack Damage Type: Mage
• Deploy Cost: 4
• Skill: Rapunzel can cleanse debuffs.
• Passive: Nothing notable.
• Traits: Buffs allies.

Beast

• Element: Nature
• Class: Warrior
• Basic Attack Damage Type: Physical
• Deploy Cost: 4
• Skill: His skill provides self buffs to him. Additionally, he has high self-sustain.
• Passive: Beast has low uptime for the self buffs.
• Traits: Synergy with Belle is not that great.

The Huntsman

• Element: Nature
• Class: Ranged
• Basic Attack Damage Type: Physical
• Deploy Cost: 4
• Skill: His skill allows him to buff his attacks.
• Passive: The Huntsman can only buff his own attacks.
• Traits: No synergy.

Odile

• Element: Dark
• Class: Support
• Basic Attack Damage Type: Mage
• Deploy Cost: 4
• Skill: Her skill does aoe attacks and silences enemies. 
• Passive: Odile’s passive also reduces enemy attack speed with her abilities.
• Traits: She can heal but not as much as dedicated healers.

Puss

• Element: Nature
• Class: Warrior
• Basic Attack Damage Type: Physical
• Deploy Cost: 4
• Skill: Puss doesn’t have a targetted skill for her archetype to assassinate enemies.
• Passive: However, she does have a high attack rate
• Traits: No major buffs.

Grimlight Tier List Criteria

We hope our Grimlight tier list has provided you with knowledge and insight to help you select the best heroes according to your playstyle. The best heroes are obviously at the top of the tier list, in the S tier. However, the heroes in the A tier also prove useful more often than not, so it is not in your best interests to ignore any of the Heroes without considering them first.

Moreover, the best teams are made through a combination of different heroes, so take your time in selecting your team. Also, check out the stats and skills provided for each Hero to mix and match your heroes to make powerful team comps. And additionally, this can also make you discover good synergies between your heroes.

Furthermore, each of the Heroes in this tier list has been ranked in their deserving rank after comparing them to every other hero and testing their efficiency and usefulness in every way possible. The Heroes in the S tier provide everything from Skills, Passives, and Traits to Overall good stats and synergies. At the same time, the Heroes in the C tier don’t provide much at all.

We hope you are satisfied with our tier list of all the Grimlight heroes. However, there is always some difference in opinions when it comes to tier lists. So we urge you to leave any suggestions as comments down below. Now that you have made it to the end, we assume you enjoyed this tier list; if you want more, check out some other tier lists like Honkai Impact and Mobile Legends Adventure.

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