Thread: Provenance's Beginner's Unit Tier List

Thank you for all the great input everyone.

This list is definitely a general guideline/direction/tip intended for new players on Nutaku (why there isn't a single DMM exclusive unit on the list) that don't spend money. I also did NOT factor in Awakening because A) We don't have it yet and B) It is out of reach for the majority of players (even long time veterans). I will probably do an in depth Premium+Event Unit and Awakening tier list in the future.

One of the biggest factor in why I placed some units in what tiers is their availability - hence why I completely left out Platinum+ units and Event units. All core silver units you get free as completion bonuses for clearing missions, therefore they get priority. It is one of the biggest reasons why I struggled with how I wanted to place some units like Fedora, Kerry (replaced by Bashira), and Bernice. Since the shrine is completely luck based, some players might not ever see a Fedora despite throwing hundreds of SC into it.

Daniela vs Soma vs Bashira vs Spica would create the most discussion as I predicted. This one was tough. As I stated in the OP, Bashira is basically S-tier but being Platinum barred me from placing her there. Yes you can focus all your fodder and gold to level her up as soon as you receive her but you would hinder how fast you level and how fast you develop the rest of your team. I think the general goal for all players to is to quickly and efficiently level up to be able to do the latest events. Focusing on a Bashira once you get her is not efficient at all. Once you do get to a certain point though, Bashira becomes a core unit. Indispensable, free, and a must max.

Daniela is given an edge over Soma despite the early 30% affection bonus on Soma because she is simply better. You would phase out Soma once you get the resources to commit to Bashira anyways and when that happens Bashira + Daniela becomes your core archer duo for a long time. Kayfabe hit the nail on the head on this one. Despite all this though Soma is still a A-tier because of her edge in affection at the start and is still better than Stray. Also to note, you need 2 ~50CC30++ 100% Archers to comfortably clear Thursday Hard tier daily. Whether you want to do it with Soma+Daniela or Daniela+Bashira will determine when you can start farming it.

Archers are core units. A must have. Given the choice to get to 50CC30+ 100% first? Daniela is the better choice. The standard practice is to have 2 max Archers available always: Daniela + Bashira. Once you grinded out Spica and the Desert Mission maps get released and having 3+ Archers is a must: Bashira + Spica + Daniela.

I really really really really wanted to put Pallis, Bashira, and Bernice into S-tier, but I just couldn't. Like in OP, please consider them A+++.

Most duelists are in B because you don't use a duelist outside your Prince for a good majority of the missions. Elaine gets the edge when given the choice because she is cheaper (unit cost) than all Bandits, has the Valkyrie perks, and has MR. Aside from the extremely rare case where you need a 1 block duelist to target tank a unit that does more DPS than what Elaine's HP pool + healing can handle, your Prince and Elaine is all you need for duelists.