META CHARACTER RANKINGSGame Patch: live ERO-LABS client • Updated: 2026-09-13

Ark Re:Code Starter Roles (2026) — Not a 80-Girl Ranking

Roles, not a fake waifu matrix. Publisher CTA, no commission.

Banners rotate. A named SS list dated to one patch is fiction in a month. What does not go stale: you need a front, a single-target killer, and a support you will actually raise. Named units belong on the live banner, not here.

How We Evaluate Units:

•Early story-stage survival
•Whether the job still exists in current fights
•Whether we can source the claim without inventing a pity or DPS number

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Tier Breakdown (SS to B)

Rankings reflect max awakening scaling

Ark Re:Code Starter Roles (2026) — Not a 80-Girl Ranking — full ranking at a glance

6 characters ranked for patch live ERO-LABS client, updated 2026-09-13.

Ark Re:Code Starter Roles (2026) — Not a 80-Girl Ranking: tier, character, role, element and score for patch live ERO-LABS client
Tier	Character	Role	Element	Score
SS	Front / sustainStory stages	Tank / Provoke	Neutral	role
SS	Single-target damageBosses	Single Target DPS	Neutral	role
S	Live banner unitWhatever is up	AoE Nuker	Neutral	event
S	Buffer / cleanserLong fights	Healer / Buffer	Neutral	role
A	Scene / collection targetGallery	Debuffer	Neutral	taste
B	Arena specialistPvP	Debuffer	Neutral	later

SS TIER

Build these jobs first

Not names — jobs. Fill them with whoever the current banner actually drops.

2 Characters

Front / sustain

Story stages

role

NeutralTank / Provoke

Early stages punish a glass squad. Put a durable unit in front before you min-max damage.

★ Core:Stops restarts

Single-target damage

Bosses

role

NeutralSingle Target DPS

Boss gates are single-target. AoE farmers wait.

★ Core:Clears the PvE gate

S TIER

Second week

Once story is moving, the live banner matters.

2 Characters

Live banner unit

Whatever is up

event

NeutralAoE Nuker

Spend on the banner with a timer. Permanent machines do not expire.

★ Core:Time-limited

Buffer / cleanser

Long fights

role

NeutralHealer / Buffer

A support you raise beats a DPS you leave at level 1.

★ Core:Scales with the roster

A TIER

Collector bait

Fine to hold. Wrong to reroll an account over.

1 Character

Scene / collection target

Gallery

taste

NeutralDebuffer

If you pulled them because you want the CGs, keep them. That is preference, not a raid ranking.

★ Core:Why most people opened the tab

B TIER

Week-one ignore

PvP niches wait.

1 Character

Arena specialist

PvP

later

NeutralDebuffer

Arena exists. It is not the first-week problem.

★ Core:Relevant after the roster exists

Recommended Reroll Priority Targets

★ A durable front★ A single-target damage dealer★ The live banner if that is why you opened the game

There is no pity table on this page. Reroll only if the live banner is the whole reason you started and it is about to end.

Need the step-by-step reroll method?Read Ark Re:Code Beginner Guide (2026) — ERO-LABS Client, No Fake Pity Table →

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Frequently Asked Questions: Ark Re:Code Starter Roles (2026) — Not a 80-Girl Ranking

Where is the 80-girl SS list?

We did not write one. Use jobs, then the live banner. A named ranking we did not re-test this week would be decorative.