Stellar Affinity Tier List

A Stellar Affinity tier list has to respect two truths: combat kits matter, and affection systems matter. Ranking only raw damage ignores how the ship converts Hime Bonds / Cumpanions into energy and artifacts. Ranking only waifu value ignores planetary clear speed in the idle + bullet-hell loop. This list balances both for the environment after the 29 July 2026 EROLABS launch.

Exact names rotate with banners. Use roles from the roster page when a new girl launches without a settled community rank.

How to read the tiers

Tier	Meaning
S	Core keepers — pull or protect on reroll, raise first
A	Strong flex picks — excellent in the right team
B	Usable fillers — raise when they fill a hole
C	Niche / low priority — keep for bonds or collection

What pushes a unit into S

Prioritize characters who either (1) clear planetary stages efficiently, (2) generate strong team utility, or (3) accelerate the bond-energy loop described in artifacts & energy. If a limited banner girl does all three, she is an account-defining pull. Story free-core growth toward 6★ should land on this lane first — see gacha & summon.

A and B tier guidance

A-tier girls often become S-tier inside specific best teams. B-tier girls are fine early if they drop from your reroll and let you push story while you wait for a better banner covered in current events. Over-bonding an A-tier you love can beat neglecting an S-tier you never gift (Hime Bonds, Cumpanions).

Spending tickets with this list

1. Claim launch mail and carnival value via launch rewards — ~5000 碎星 and CBT 200% 星鑽 returns are not Redeem codes; public strings live on active codes.
2. Finish or knowingly abandon newbie targeted recruit.
3. Bank login campaign pulls (~200 window) until the target is written down (beginner week).
4. Pull only after reading team builds.
5. Dump leftover bond gifts into mains, not the whole binder.

Combat context

S-tier for wave clear may differ from S-tier for boss checks. Farm squads lean AoE; story walls lean sustain + burst. Re-test after notes in patch notes and practice pacing in combat & idle.

Related pages

• Characters hub
• Best teams
• Progression priority
• Divine artifacts

Treat this tier list as a decision tool, not a museum plaque. Revise after meaningful balance or banner shifts — not after every cosmetic drip.

Temporary ranking method without a settled global meta

When community charts disagree, score each candidate yourself:

1. Clear speed on a mid planet node you actually farm.
2. Check survival on the hardest story boss you can reach.
3. Bond friction — does her affection lane feel natural or choresome?
4. Artifact hunger — can she function with craftable modules?
5. Opportunity cost — what do you not build if you raise her?

Sum the score, ignore Twitter adjectives, and write the result next to your beginner week plan. Re-score after patch notes. This method keeps the tier list honest when launch hype outruns sample size.

Common mis-ranks after launch

• Ranking a girl S because of art alone, then starving her bonds so she underperforms idle routes.
• Ranking a girl C because she arrived free from story, ignoring that free 6★ mats make her the correct carry.
• Chasing every rate-up support before the carry’s artifacts are finished (divine artifacts.
• Spending CBT 200% diamond returns on off-banner curiosity pulls instead of the written S/A target.