Ascension Combat Arena
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Arkheron Eternals Tier List

Ranked performance of all 10 active Early Access Eternals and 3 vaulted test heroes. Evaluated across 30-player Ascension extraction and 3v3 Spires arena matches.

S+ Tier: Hypercarry Meta S Tier: Meta Defining A Tier: Strongly Competitive B Tier: Situational Counterpick Vaulted / Inactive in 1.0
S+
Assassin / Lockdown

Shasur

Burst Assassin / Solo Carry
Ascension Mode S+
Spires Arena S+
Win Rate (Est) 54.8%
Pick Rate 28.5%

The new 1.0 assassin has redefined competitive lobbies. Her 25% lifesteal set bonus (Child of War) paired with Flutter Step mobility and 4s Silence ultimate makes her almost impossible to 1v1 at shrines.

Best Pairings: Leodin (Crowd Slam) Hollow (Wall Trap)
S
Tank / Vanguard

Leodin

Frontline Anchor / Minimap Stealth
Ascension Mode S
Spires Arena S+
Win Rate (Est) 53.2%
Pick Rate 24.1%

Top-tier anchor for both Ascension and Spires. Radiant Shield provides guaranteed survivability while Sky Strike hides his minimap indicator, allowing blind orbital drops onto contested Beacons.

Best Pairings: Penelope (Artillery Protect) Shasur
S
Disruptor / Crowd Control

Edani

Hook Displacement / Banish CC
Ascension Mode S
Spires Arena S
Win Rate (Est) 52.9%
Pick Rate 21.0%

Banish cannot be cleansed by Breakout, making Edani the single best counter to enemy hyper-carries. Pulling Claws cancel flexibility in 1.0 removed any cooldown penalties for missed hooks.

Best Pairings: Karriv (Pull into Fire Cage) Penelope
S
Artillery / Marksman

Penelope

Long-Range Glass Cannon
Ascension Mode S
Spires Arena A+
Win Rate (Est) 52.4%
Pick Rate 22.3%

Highest sustained DPS in the game. Her Porcelain Parasol dodge provides elusive kiting while Looking Glass detonates flying glass shards on command. The 1.6s channel on Look How I Shine melts squads.

Best Pairings: Leodin (Frontline Wall) Hollow (Barrier Shield)
A
Infiltrator / Duelist

Dahla

Stealth Flanker / Cone Pull
Ascension Mode A
Spires Arena A+
Win Rate (Est) 51.1%
Pick Rate 18.7%

Curtain Call remains one of the best tools to break enemy beacon holds, but the 1.0 nerf reducing pull hitstun to 1s gives skilled opponents a window to dodge out with Boosted Dodge.

Best Pairings: Karriv (Pull into Burn) Leodin
A
Pyromancer / Area Denial

Karriv

Zone Denial / Anti-Tank Burn
Ascension Mode A+
Spires Arena A
Win Rate (Est) 50.8%
Pick Rate 16.5%

Searing Burn is the premier counter to high-fortitude tanks like Leodin, dealing +30% damage directly to health while ignoring 30% of shields. Fire Cage locks down final 3v3 summit circles.

Best Pairings: Edani (Hook into Flame) Hollow
A
Ranged Hunter / Sniper

Ravah

Stealth Ambush / Crossbow Barrage
Ascension Mode A
Spires Arena B+
Win Rate (Est) 49.9%
Pick Rate 15.2%

Dominates large open floors in Ascension thanks to permanent 40% movement speed while in stealth. Falls off slightly in tight Spires arena corridors where assassins can corner her.

Best Pairings: Leodin Edani
A
Skirmisher / Balanced Vanguard

Irenna

All-Rounder / Parry Skirmisher
Ascension Mode A
Spires Arena A
Win Rate (Est) 50.3%
Pick Rate 19.4%

The ideal beginner and flex pick. Built-in parry stance counters predictable melee combos, while her Beacon Surge accelerates objective capture speeds across Ascension floors.

Best Pairings: Shasur Penelope Leodin
A
Support / Barrier Warden

Hollow

Terrain Control / Objective Bunker
Ascension Mode A+
Spires Arena A
Win Rate (Est) 49.5%
Pick Rate 13.8%

Darkling Wall splits enemy squads and isolates carries. In 1.0, wall health was trimmed to 125 HP, requiring tighter timing and coordination with squishy teammates.

Best Pairings: Penelope (Shooting behind walls) Shasur
B
Summoner / Zone CC

Vaton

Pillar Wall / Slow CC
Ascension Mode B
Spires Arena B
Win Rate (Est) 47.8%
Pick Rate 9.6%

Serpent Staff pillars and Ruinous Downfall slow fields are powerful in narrow choke points, but vulnerable to fast-paced Boosted Dodge gap-closers like Shasur and Dahla.

Best Pairings: Karriv Penelope
Vaulted
Bruiser (Vaulted)

Rynshi

35% Damage Mitigation Tank
Ascension Mode Vaulted
Spires Arena Vaulted
Win Rate (Est) N/A
Pick Rate N/A

Vaulted in live 1.0 queues for balancing. His relics are still the foundation of hybrid 2+2 shattered defense theorycrafting.

Best Pairings: Tsu'bo (Lifesteal 2+2)
Vaulted
Skirmisher (Vaulted)

Tsu'bo

Crit Dodge Refund / Lifesteal
Ascension Mode Vaulted
Spires Arena Vaulted
Win Rate (Est) N/A
Pick Rate N/A

Vaulted in live 1.0 rotation. Run Free Amulet remains highly prized in custom practice matches for innate melee sustain.

Best Pairings: Rynshi
Vaulted
Heavy Artillery (Vaulted)

Grimwold

Charged Particle Beam
Ascension Mode Vaulted
Spires Arena Vaulted
Win Rate (Est) N/A
Pick Rate N/A

Vaulted in live 1.0 rotation awaiting seasonal Book integration.

Best Pairings: Hollow
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