Destiny: Rising Tier List – Best Characters for PvP & PvE

Today’s one of the most exhilarating action RPGs, Destiny: Rising continues to keep its community more than just satisfied as it seamlessly blends cinematic storytelling, explosive combat and deep character customization. But the heart of the game lies within its powerful and diverse cast of characters, each bringing unique abilities, playstyles and personalities to the battlefield.

What makes these characters so compelling is their efficiency and potential on the battle front. Every character brings a different flavor to both PvP and PvE encounters. While picking the right character for your combat will help you dominate the fight, picking the wrong one will be the reason for your fall. If you are a beginner or someone looking for the right character in the current meta of Destiny Rising then worry not.

We have prepared a tier list consisting of every character from the game and ranked them for both PvP and PvE scenes to help you build the strongest team possible. So spend your Destiny: Rising top up from LootBar on the best characters out there.

PvP Tier list

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Best Characters for PvP

Here are the list of characters that will grant you an almost sure victory in any PvP fights if you master them:

1. Helhest

• Rarity: Mythic 5 Star
• Element: Arc
• Role: Support / Offense
• Combat Style: Precision Range

Looking for the most powerful all-round character in Destiny Rising? At the moment, Helhest is the best pick by far. She mixes healing, damage buffs, and ammo generation with high burst damage all into one overloaded kit. Her mobility and utility enable her to be effective in both PvE and PvP, and her crossbow and linear fusion rifle let her deal consistent precision damage from a distance. Helhest is compatible with almost any team composition and is still one of the most valuable characters for endgame activities.

2. Ikora the Resolute

• Rarity: Mythic 5 Star
• Element: Void
• Role: Offense
• Combat Style: Spread Damage

Ikora the Resolute is a huge step ahead of the former Ikora and focuses on annihilating foes with blow-up spread damage. The distinct reload-centered mechanics enable her to quickly alternate heavy weapons such as grenade launchers and rocket launchers for a striking burst damage. She is a top-tier performer in the PvE scenarios where clearing waves and boss DPS is key. Though her skills take some time to master for the best effect, her total damage capability places her among the powerfully Mythic characters in Season 4.

3. Ning Fei

• Rarity: Mythic 5 Star
• Element: Arc
• Role: Offense
• Combat Style: Close Range

If you are looking for one out of the two best characters for PvP fights then it's none other than Ning Fei. Ning Fei is a very fast offensive character with the Arc element. He thrives on agility and his multiple movement abilities makes it harder for enemies to pin him down. His ability called Corrupt can interrupt healing effects and his clone summoning skills makes him a nightmare for unskilled players.

4. Gwynn

• Rarity: Mythic 5 Star
• Element: Void
• Role: Offense
• Combat Style: Close Range

Moving forward on the list, we have Gwynn who is the second best character in Destiny: Rising when it comes to PvP fights. Just like Ning Fei, Gwynn is also an offensive character but he uses the Void Element. She excels in both offense and sustainability because of her self-sustaining ability and high burst shotgun blasts. She is a very versatile character who can be more unpredictable with the Signature 2.

5. Jolder

• Rarity: Mythic 5 Star
• Element: Void
• Role: Defense
• Combat Style: Close Range

Here we are with our first one of the two best Defensive characters and it's none other than Jolder. Jolder also happens to be the only 5 star Rarity Defense character in the game yet and she pairs with the Void Element. She has a very high durability and you can even call her immortal if you pair her with a good support user. You can just leave the points on her as she can easily hold down points using her Super.

6. Rossi-11

• Rarity: Mythic 4 Star
• Element: Arc
• Role: Defense
• Combat Style: Long Range

At last, we have our second Defensive guard, Rossi-11. Rossi-11 happens to be a new character and yet he made a name for himself due to his durability through overshielding and his high CC kit to hold down enemies for an easy headshot. Top up Destiny: Rising to get your favourite characters and equip them with the best loadout to become undefeatable.

PvE Tier list

Best Characters for PvE

Here are the best characters for PvE:

1. Helhest

• Rarity: Mythic 5 Star
• Element: Arc
• Role: Support
• Combat Style: Long Range

Helhest is another support character who provides heavy ammo to allies and can have an option to switch between a healing support and a buff utility support.

2. Gwynn

• Rarity: Mythic 5 Star
• Element: Void
• Role: Offense
• Combat Style: Close Range

Starting with the best PvE Characters, we can see Gwynn topping the list with her excellence in both offense and sustainability because of her self-sustaining ability and high burst shotgun blasts. She is a very versatile character who can be more unpredictable with the Signature 2.

3. Jaren

• Rarity: Mythic 5 Star
• Element: Void
• Role: Offense
• Combat Style: Mid / Close Range

Jaren is an extremely flexible damage dealer in Destiny Rising mainly because of his potent hand cannon and shotgun weapon mix. He is at his best in the combat scenarios that require quick movement and high damage output in a short time. What makes him very threatening in PvP is his ability to attack opponents at different distances thanks to the way his skill set is designed. However, on the other hand, he is still very effective in PvE against bosses and elite enemies. Jaren is adaptable and his damage dealing capabilities are very high and these two factors give him a place among the strongest offensive characters in the current meta.

4. Jolder

• Rarity: Mythic 5 Star
• Element: Void
• Role: Defense
• Combat Style: Close Range

Second in the rank is Jolder with her top class durability as the only 5 star Defense character in the entire game. She has a very high durability and you can even call her immortal if you pair her with a good support user or the alternate option is to keep her Rage stacks at max. You can just leave the points on her as she can easily hold down points using her Super.

5. Umeko

• Rarity: Legendary 4 Star
• Element: Void
• Role: Support
• Combat Style: Long Range

Umeko is one of the best support characters with the ability to apply debuff on the enemies and increase the damage they take. Moreover, her kit also allows healing. Her healing is not that impressive but the value she provides with her debuff is priceless.

6. Estela

• Rarity: Mythic 5 Star
• Element: Solar
• Role: Offense
• Combat Style: Long Range

Estela is a good offense pick and using her you can sit back and watch the summons do their jobs. Her summons help allies to play aggressively and also provides a flexible build option on her.

7. Tan-2

• Rarity: Mythic 5 Star
• Element: Solar
• Role: Support
• Combat Style: Long Range

Last but not the least, it's Tan-2. Tan-2’s unique kit allows him to switch efficiently between a damage type character and a support type character. His sniping shots can deal a lot of burst damage.

Conclusion

That's it for now and the tier list includes all 14 characters in the game so far. Pick the best characters to improve your performance in combat.

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