Reverse: 1999 tier list (August 2025)
Fighting every battle aimlessly won't get you anywhere. You need strong characters. We have compared them on our Reverse 1999 tier list, so you can pick more easily.
With any stacked roster, some characters are likely to be lacklustre. Fortunately, Reverse 1999 does have a very elegant - you might almost say minimalist - approach to the strategy, with a rock-paper-scissors focus on damage and buffs. This helps focus where we place characters, even if some placements are still debated. But hey, that's the nature of the tier list world.
So, we’ve created a Reverse 1999 tier list so you can get an idea of where the characters currently stand in terms of performance. This is based on what players have been saying, but bear in mind that this is a live service RPG; it’s likely that things are going to change as people get to grips more with the characters on offer.
Original article by Iwan Morris. Updated by Mihail Katsoris.
1
S Tier
- Recoleta
- Willow
- Fatutu
- Flutterpage
- Anjo Nala
- Jiu Niangzi
- Kakania
- Getian
- Lucy (Intellect)
- Isolde
- Kanania
- Windsong
- Vila
- An-An Lee
- Bkornblume
- Liang Yue
- Black Dwarf
- Centurion
- Dikke
- Eternity
- Medicine Pocket
- Voyager
- Sonetto
- Shamane
- Regulus
- Ezra Theodore
- 6
- Kiperina
- Hissabeth
It’s worth noting for our Reverse 1999 tier list that the placements of Sonetto and Regulus, two characters that appear very prominently in the early parts of the story, are highly contentious, with them switching tiers quite often - and Regulus even ending up in the lower tiers. But, given their good performance, broadly speaking, as well as how early they’re accessible and sustainable even into the late game, we think it’s worth placing these two in the same tier.
2
A Tier
- Melania
- A Knight
- Noire
- Barcarola
- Avgust
- Baby Blue
- Argus
- Lopera
- Tuesday
- Aleph
- Semmelweis
- Balloon Party
- Lorelei
- Marcus
- Flannel
- Kaalaa Baunaa
- Spathodea
- Bette
- Mercuria
- Charlie
- Druvis III
- Eagle
- Erick
- La Source
- Oliver Fog
- Tennant
Quite a few of the characters in A tier perform very well in the early game but become lacklustre near the end. As we noted, Regulus is usually placed here, however, her late-game performance compared to some that dip significantly is worth putting her up a tier in our opinion.
3
B Tier
- Yenisei
- APPLe
- Loggerhead
- Click
- White Rum
- Kanjira
- Flannel
- Leilani
- Ezra
- J
- Lilya
- Matilda
- Mondlicht
- 37
- Necrologist
- Pavia
- The Fool
- Twins Sleep
- X
4
C Tier
- Cristallo
- Ms. Newbabel
- Nick Bottom
- Rabies
- Mr. Duncan
- Satsuki
- Ulu
- Sotheby
- Sweetheart
- Зима (Zima)
Coming into C Tier, we can see a number of characters with much more focused abilities. Rabies, Satsuki and Sweetheart, for example, focus on Poison, Petrify and Daze, respectively. All of these have their niche; however, this also means that their general usage is not great for players focused on optimising their teams.
5
D Tier
- aliEn T
- Darley Clatter
- Door
- Mesmer Jr.
- Ms. Moissan
- Poltergeist
It’s worth noting that, even as we get into the lower tiers, the old adage of “play it your way” holds true. Reverse: 1999’s biggest strength is arguably its setting, story, and characters, and you shouldn’t feel constrained to playing mechanically efficient characters. Really, most of the characters on this list are viable for casual play, but this is mainly for optimising your chosen build. aliEn T, for example, has some interesting abilities, but their taunt isn't matched by damage and other abilities that higher-tier characters like The Fool can more consistently deliver.
6
E Tier
- Bunny Bunny
- Brimley
- John Titor
- Ms. Radio
- Sputnik
- TTT
It’s slightly underwhelming that we see John Titor in this tier so much, as their design and inspiration - based on a time-traveller hoax from early internet forums - is quite fascinating. And PC nerds will likely get a kick out of seeing them lugging around an IBM 5100 computer. But, with only reality damage and a self-healing ability - despite them not being a lynchpin for a team - they don't manage to do much to distinguish themselves.
7
F Tier
- Onion
It’s worth noting that a few publications have folded Onion into other tiers. But we thought it was a little too appropriate for this rather odd-looking character to have a tier to themselves, even if that tier is at the bottom. Their lacklustre abilities and relative rarity make them the most common choice for the very bottom of the Reverse 1999 tier list. Onion does have some interesting potential for up to a 90% boost to damage with their abilities, but this requires enemies to already be in a near-death state, and both damage and buffs offered by their skillset are done better by other characters.
For similar lists, visit our Seven Knights Idle Adventure tier list and if you're a fan of cute pixellated characters, we have a Rumble Heroes tier list as well, so pick your poison!
