Type Soul Shikai Tier List

Type Soul Shikai Tier List

Ranking all the Shikai elements

There are over a dozen Shikai Elements, each with its strengths and weaknesses. While all are technically viable, some are better than others. This Shikai Tier List for Type Soul helps you choose the best Shikai Elements for building your character.

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Shikai Elements Tier List for Type Soul
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Shikai Elements Tier List for Type Soul

This Shinkai Tier List for Type Soul covers all the available Shikai Elements in Type Soul, and includes their respective rarity. While each Shikai is viable, some are definitely better than others in all forms of gameplay. Those in the S Tier are always going to perform the best in most forms of gameplay. Those in the A Tier are still strong options that will have no problems, while those in the B Tier cater to specific strengths and scenarios. Those in the C Tier should be avoided if possible unless you just really like playing as it. As you may expect, the Legendary Shikai Elements are typically the best. Here is our Shikai Elements Tier List:

S Tier

  • Blood (Legendary)
  • Theatre (Legendary)
  • Flower (Legendary)
  • Ice (Legendary)

A Tier

  • Ink (Legendary)
  • Zangetsu (Rare)
  • Water (Common)
  • Lightning (Common)

B Tier

  • Shadow (Common)
  • Berserk (Common)
  • Fire (Rare)

C Tier

  • Creation (Common)
  • Confusion (Common)
  • Wind (Rare)

Shikai Weapons Tier List

Now that we know the best Shikai Elements in Type Soul, let’s take a look at the best Shikai Weapons. This Tier List assumes your weapons are M1 stats, just to keep everything fair. Obviously, a weapon with proper stats while one has none is gonna be better regardless. Also, weapons like the Inkblade require the Legendary Ink Element of Shikai, so it is ranked based on its respective Shikai as a whole. Here is our Shikai Weapons Tier List:

S Tier

  • Dagger
  • Longsword
  • Inkblade (Requires Ink Element)

A Tier

  • Katana
  • Hammer
  • Greatsword
  • Spear
  • Dualblades

B Tier

  • Fist
  • Twinblades
  • Scythe


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