| Character | Explanation | | :--- | :--- | | (L-Range) | An excellent long-range magic user. She has above-average magic stats and is a fantastic healer or support character, capable of providing both offense and utility from the back row. | | Sierra Mikain (S-Range) | A powerful vampire mage with high magic stats. She has a great aptitude for lightning and dark magic, allowing her to deal high magical damage. | | Rina (L-Range) | An effective long-range fighter who can be built for magic or physical damage. She has a B-level Wind magic aptitude and, with the right rune setup, can become a surprisingly effective physical damage dealer as well. | | Nina (M-Range) | A solid magic attacker with a high magic stat. She has a strong aptitude for fire magic and can even perform a powerful Unite Attack with Flik. | | Anita (S-Range) | A well-rounded physical attacker with a unique Falcon Rune that allows her to deal double damage. She also has good lightning magic aptitude, adding another layer to her combat potential. |
These characters are considered the absolute best due to having and high potential for "min-maxing" with combinations like the Fury, Double-Beat, and Double-Strike runes.
The Ultimate Suikoden 2 Tier List: Best Characters Ranked for Combat
Once you've picked your top-tier characters, you need to form them into a cohesive unit. Here are some sample endgame and budget-friendly party setups.
An effective physical attacker, especially if you need a strong front-row combatant early to mid-game. suikoden+2+tier+list
: Widely considered the best mage in the game due to a massive Magic stat and high speed.
Characters who unlock can stack the game's most broken physical power-ups—the Fury Rune , Double-Beat Rune , and Double-Strike Rune —to melt endgame bosses in a single turn. Conversely, characters limited to a single fixed Rune often struggle to keep up.
: Primarily a healer, but Riou ’s Bright Shield Rune renders her medical skills largely redundant. D-Tier: The Benchwarmers
To maximize any character's tier, look for the (found as a special item in Muse's Rune shop) which increases ATK by 1.5x. | Character | Explanation | | :--- |
Note: This tier list assumes a standard playthrough and focuses on character performance during the main storyline and final boss fight. If you'd like, I can:
A utility-focused character who doesn't excel enough in one area to compete with top-tier casters or physical attackers.
Low Strength, but the highest Speed and Luck in the game. Equip her with a Double-Beat Rune and Double-Strike Rune (and a Fire Emblem helmet to offset the defense drop). She will attack 2-3 times per turn, each hit critting. She also has a unbreakable Unite with Riou. She's fragile, but she never misses.
Hero/Riou (M), Luc (S), Tengaar (L) or Rina (L) She has a great aptitude for lightning and
Surprisingly fast and powerful. She is versatile and can be used in either the front or back row effectively.
: His long-range gun attacks are powerful and accurate, but his lack of rune versatility holds him back from higher tiers.
but with better magical capability, often specializing in Thunder magic
