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Unlight Revive Best Cards Tier List (December 2024)

2025-01-01

There are many character and monster cards in Unlight Revive, which can be used to create the most powerful decks. Every character card also has access to weapons and items. In this guide, we'll list only the best cards in this game, highlighting their strengths and weaknesses.

Top Cards Tier List for Unlight Revive

Character cards are the central elements of your deck, while powerful monsters will help you create additional pressure on the battleground. If you can get at least one card from the S or A tiers listed below, you'll be very hard to defeat, even for the strongest opponents.

TierCards
SMax (char.), Sprout (char.), Brenden (mons.), Melusine (mons.), Moon Duke (mons.)
ASheri (char.), Evarist (char.), Izac (char.), Donita (char.), Gate of Sanctuary (mons.), Ubos, Lake Keeper (mons.), Lamia (mons.)
BKronig (char.), Ayn (char.), No One (mons.), Queen's Hill (mons.), Shiny (mons.)
CGrunwald (char.), Abel (char.), Bernhard (char.), Friedrich (char.), Belinda (char.)

S-Tier: Top Attackers

Here are the most powerful character and monster cards in the game, having the highest ATK stats as well as a whole slew of various offensive tricks up their sleeves.

CardsPros/Cons
Max (char.)+Highest ATK stat in the game
+Shoots a sword hidden in the hand
+Can switch off limiters to boost power
-Has weird counter-guarding that's hard to use
Sprout (char.)+Access to extra moves
+Can switch to short range at the end of phase
+Transforms into beast mode
+Access to regeneration
-Often needs to move one block backwards
Brenden (mons.)+Discards opponent's cards
+You draw as many cards as opponent discarded
+Deals burning ice damage six times
+Prevents you from taking any damage
-Very hard to obtain
Melusine (mons.)+Summons whirlwind that destroys all units
+Spews burning breath that destroys all enemy party members
+Grants +5 points to your DEF stat
-Very hard to obtain
Moon Duke (mons.)+All successful attacks block opponent
+Flips opponent's attacking card upside down
+Discards one random opponent's card
-Appears only in Anemonea area

A-Tier: Strongest Tanks

As in every battle, your deck will require cards that can absorb damage and take control of the battleground. That's why it's important to include at least 1-2 such cards in your deck.

CardsPros/Cons
Sheri (char.)+Unguarded full strength attack
+Gives you power over your own death
+Summons a gigantic hound
+Launches a rain of knives at opponent
-Grants immortality only by dice damage
Evarist (char.)+Accurate shots to vulnerable areas
+Stuns those it strikes
+Creates a thorny tangle that ensnares attackers
+Seizes control of the battleground
-Relies on extra defense dice to be effective
Izac (char.)+Fully automatic firearm
+Delivers additional high speed attacks from long range
+No matter how much dice damage you take, it always leaves you with 1 HP
-Removes all of your statuses, including positive
Donita (char.)+Gives opponent either Poison, Paralyze, or Seal
+If your attack was successful, gives opponent Disintergration
+Grants ATK +6, DEF +4 and MOV +1 for 5 turns
-Too hard to play
-Too conditional
Gate of Sanctuary (mons.)+Grants you ATK +10 and opponent HP -10
+All successful defense moves reduce enemy party's HP by -2
-Moves randomly
-Can deal occasional damage to you
Ubos, Lake Keeper (mons.)+A successful attack inflicts either Poison, Paralyze, or Block on opponent
+After opponent's attacks, take all the cards used that turn
+Draws you 2 cards
-Appears only in Anemonea area
Lamia (mons.)+Opponent discards cards equal to damage received
+Draws you 2 acards
+Prevents you from dying
-Very hard to obtain

B-Tier: Good Defenders

If your deck's strategy requires strong defense, then one of the following cards should be in consideration, as defensive playstyle is considered one of the toughest in the game.

CardsPros/Cons
Kronig (char.)+Distracts your opponents
+Summons a grotesque specter for defense
+Teleports to evade damage
-Moves backwards when DEF gets boost
Ayn (char.)+Redirects your opponent's attacks
+Can see through your opponent's defense
+Sets your opponent's DEF to
-Deals damage randomly
No One (mons.)+Drains HP from opponent
+Boosts ATK if attack was successful
+Boosts DEF if defense was successful
-Low HP and ATK
Queen's Hill (mons.)+Recovers you from negative status effects when opponent is Poisoned
+Boosts your DEF by +6
-Very low HP
Shiny (mons.)+Gradually heals your HP
+Deals direct damage to opponent
-Very low ATK

C-Tier: Decent Extras

These are all solid character cards that are worth looking into if you weren't able to pick up one of the cards listed above.

CardsPros/Cons
Grunwald (char.)+Direct strength driven attacks
+Drains opponent's will
+Steals opponents cards
-HP depends on the number of extra defense dice
Abel (char.)+Close range massive strikes
+Prevents opponent from using their most powerful attacks
-Moves only one block forward
Bernhard (char.)+Uses Aura of Thorn to prevent enemy attacks
+Inflicts Poison on opponent
-ATK and DEF stats depend on the success rate
Friedrich (char.)+Slices opponent with intersecting strikes
+A concentrated assault of 100 strikes
-Too reliant on dice RNG
Belinda (char.)+Icy stare blocks opponent's moves
+Ice shield that can change its shape
+Returns all your cards used in the Def phase back to your hand
-Requires you to hold more than 10 cards in hand

That's it for our tier list of the best cards in Unlight Revive. For more guides, check out Pocket Battle Tier List and Wizardry Variants Daphne Tier List.

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