Berserk tier list

All 43 Berserk characters ranked S to D. Each tier was researched from canon feats, official databooks and power-scaling sources, not popularity, and only compares characters within Berserk. Within a tier, characters are listed by popularity.

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Who is the strongest in Berserk?

The strongest Berserk characters in this tier list are Guts, Griffith, The Skull Knight, Slan, Void, Ubik and 1 more, the S tier. Tiers are ranked within Berserk only, from canon feats, official databooks and power-scaling sources rather than popularity.

The 10 strongest Berserk characters, and why

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Berserk tier list

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B
C
D

* Fans argue about this one's tier: Ubik, Conrad, Zodd, Azan and Gaston.

Why each character got their tier

The reasoning behind every placement: the feats, wins and losses that decided it, and the rankings and databooks it was checked against. "Disputed" means fans and sources split on it, so we picked a side and say why. "VSB" is the VS Battles wiki's power tier, and "#3 Looper" means third in that site's ranking. More on how we rank characters.

S tier

Guts S
In the Berserker Armor he cuts down apostles that armies can't touch, and beat the apostle general Grunbeld; only the God Hand sit above him.
Griffith S
Rated as Femto, the fifth God Hand member, and his incarnated Falcon of Light form: repels Guts with gravity, turned the Skull Knight's space-cutting stroke into Ganishka, cut Zodd down in a single exchange, and the story says no blade of the physical world can harm him. Guts' duel win was over the human Griffith, not this version. #3 Epicdope and OtakuKart, at least High 7-A on VS Battles. Luck 5
The Skull Knight S
His sword cuts into other dimensions; he bested Zodd at the Eclipse and is the only one shown forcing the God Hand to defend themselves.
Slan S
God Hand sovereign. Even a stand-in body built from slain trolls overpowered Guts and cut open his chest, wounding him in body and spirit. Guts only pierced that body after the Skull Knight stepped in, so her true self was never beaten. #4 Epicdope and OtakuKart, at least 7-A on VS Battles.
Void S
Eldest God Hand member, called its leader by Wikipedia and both lists (the wiki doesn't state it). Turned the Skull Knight's strike back on him with linked portals, and he alone is shown branding sacrifices. #2 Epicdope and OtakuKart, at least 7-A on VS Battles. Str 2 because his power is space, never his body.
Ubik S · disputed
S on canon rank: one of five God Hand sovereigns the strongest apostles obey, and beyond Guts' reach. Talks beherit bearers into sacrifice, and summons a person's consciousness into visions. Disputed: he has never fought, so physical stats are judgement; lists put him below Void, Griffith and Slan (#5 on both) while VS Battles levels them (at least 7-A).
Conrad S · disputed
S on canon rank: one of five God Hand sovereigns, beyond Guts' reach. Worked through the rats behind Midland's plague, which drove refugees to Albion, and raised the Eclipse altar from the ground. Disputed: he has never fought; #6 Epicdope, left off OtakuKart's top 15, yet level with the others on VS Battles (at least 7-A). Physical stats are judgement.

A tier

Zodd A · disputed
300-year battlefield god and the only apostle known to survive fighting the Skull Knight. Took Ganishka's lightning that killed other apostles and reattached a severed arm. Below S because the Skull Knight bested him and the Falcon of Light beat him in one exchange. Disputed: Guts or Zodd? Zodd won their first fight, then they drew; #10 OtakuKart, left off Epicdope's top 10, 8-A and higher on VS B
Flora A
Exceptionally powerful witch in magical capability, though few conventional combat feats.

B tier

Casca B
Second only to Griffith before Guts joined, third-strongest after that. Killed Adon, held her own against Silat while sleep-deprived, and kept the band alive as its leader for a year. B because her feats are mostly against humans. 9-B on VS Battles.
Schierke B
Rated on magic. Flooded Enoch to wash away its trolls, burned daka with a fire spirit, and helped kill Daiba's Kundalini with Guts and Serpico. Only she reliably brings Guts back from the Berserker Armor. Below A because her barriers work far less well on physical beings like apostles, and big spells need time. 10-B physically, 8-A with magic on VS Battles. Str 1 because she is 13 and all her powe
Judeau B
Unit commander and self-described jack of all trades. Knife throws killed a Bakiraka assassin in a dark sewer and badly wounded an apostle at the Eclipse, and he taught Guts the knife. By his own account he is never the best at anything, and he is frail in a long fight.
Serpico B
Nearly a match for Guts in melee: pushed him hard in three bouts by picking the terrain, and Guts admitted he wasn't holding back in the pillar hall, though he kept the armor's power out of it. Guts said he was harder than a pseudo-apostle. With the Sylph gear he dispersed a lightning strike from Ganishka and helped kill Daiba's Kundalini. Lost every straight fight to Guts, so B. 9-B, at least 8-A
Pippin B
Strength matched only by Guts in the Golden Age, who called the pair the band's power tag. Blocked a huge apostle at the Eclipse and died buying Casca and Judeau time. Slow, and no finesse.
Irvine B
Apostle and captain of Griffith's archers. Arrows behead soldiers at impossible range, he killed almost all the Kushan generals at Vritannis, and he shot a cockatrice dead through the mouth. The apostle forces couldn't stop Ganishka, and he supports Zodd rather than matching him, so B. #14 OtakuKart, four places below Zodd. 8-A, higher in apostle form on VS Battles.
Silat B
Wiki ranks him among the strongest human warriors of Midland and Kushan. Swept a tournament, overpowered Casca, killed trained Falcons, caught an arrow out of the air, and fought the apostle Rakshas evenly with two tapasa beside him. His skill only fell short against Guts, who beat him twice. Wiki only, as neither list nor VS Battles covers him.
Mozgus B
Rated in his final pseudo-apostle form: scales the Dragon Slayer couldn't cut, flight and fire breath, and he nearly killed Guts early on. Guts won by planting bombs in the wound he had cut before the change, so Mozgus' own flames lit them. A wild card for one arc only, so B. Before that he killed a man with his scripture book. 8-A, higher in apostle form on VS Battles.
General Boscogne B
Boscogn, general of the Purple Rhino Knights, reported as the mightiest knight in Tudor. Snapped Guts' sword, unhorsed him and cut down Falcons mid-charge, and Guts rated him worse than Adon's hundred mercenaries. VS Battles uses their clash as a benchmark. Lost only after Zodd threw Guts a new sword, and that was Golden Age Guts, so B and not higher. Rests on one battle, so C is arguable.

C tier

Farnese de Vandimion C
Novice magical support compared with established apostle-level/B-tier fighters.
Isidro C
Young thief turned fighter, and the only person Guts has trained. Kills several trolls with the Salamander Dagger and holds his own against older fighters like Mule and Bonebeard, but Azan beats him in a spar. Still developing, and brags far above his level.
Rickert C
Rated on engineering, not swordwork: built Guts' cannon arm and bombs, and blasted the apostle Rakshas in the head with his own cannon after laying traps for him. Not a notable fighter unaided. The slap on Griffith isn't a win; Griffith allowed it.
Corkus C
Led ten thieves until the young band beat them, then served as a band officer. Guts broke his ambush and Casca had to step in to save him. Competent soldier, nothing beyond it.
Adon Coborlwitz C
General of Tudor's Blue Whale Knights. Guts sheared his helmet and face, and Casca killed him at Doldrey. Survived on playing dead and a hidden crossbow, not skill, but he is a real commander and very hard to kill.
Azan C · disputed
Vice-commander of the Holy Iron Chain Knights, famed as the Bridge Knight for fending off nearly a hundred riders on a bridge. His staff surprised Guts and overwhelmed him, but Guts was exhausted and wounded. Disputed: his legend and that fight could justify B, but the legend is only a legend, and his on-page wins are over humans and trolls, so he sits with group 10's Bazuso.
Bazuso C
General credited with taking on over thirty men and killing a bear, and he threw soldiers aside one-handed with a pole-axe. Fifteen-year-old Guts won only because the axe cracked. One fight on page, so rated at his reputation.
Gambino C
Mercenary captain and skilled swordsman who trained Guts from age six. Lost a leg to a cannonball and died to Guts afterwards. Rated at his two-legged best, which was still ordinary human level.
Laban C
Midland general, first noble to back Griffith. Led a party against trolls and fought the jötnar, with no duel on page. Real impact is command: infiltrated occupied Wyndham, then got its people out disguised in discarded Kushan clothes. Now a Band of the Falcon member in Falconia.
Mule Wolflame C
Young Midland noble in the reborn Band of the Falcon, charged with protecting Sonia. Trained in the nobles' orthodox style and strong in close combat by Isidro's account, and he fought the jötnar with Laban. Bonebeard got the better of him on a boat, and Isidro holds his own against him, so C at Isidro's level.
Owen C
Midland noble who led the Toumel Knights, now a general and head of Falconia's castle guard. C as a real commander, at low confidence: no personal fight is recorded. Gaston (D) has the same gap but a lower rank. Urged the quarrelling Midland nobles at Vritannis to stick together.
Julius C
King's brother, next in line, and general of the White Dragon Knights, so a real commander. Trained his son in the sword and tried to defend himself when Guts came for him, but was stabbed to death. Low end of C. His arrow plot failed and only raised Griffith higher.

D tier

Puck D
Non-fighter, D on power: his Puck Spark only blinds foes and kills small spirits. Impact is large: Guts' first companion after the Eclipse, his elf dust speeds healing, and he pushes back on Guts' cruelty. Spd 3 is flight.
Luca D
Non-fighter, D on power. Her foresight kept her group alive in Albion's slums through plague and famine, shared what they had so nobody would report them to the Holy See, and protected Casca. Later runs an inn in Falconia.
Godot D
Elderly non-fighter, D on power. Impact is huge: this genius smith forged the Dragon Slayer and later reforged it for Guts. Skl 3 is craft, not combat.
Charlotte Beatrix Marie Rhody Windam D
Non-fighter, last of Midland's royal family. Impact is political: fed the band Griffith's location, took a poisoned dart meant for him, and named him supreme commander.
Evarella D
Ivalera on the wiki. Non-fighter: an elf with flight, empathy and healing dust. Her use is keeping Schierke steady and knowing when she's in a trance too deep to wake from alone.
Erica D
Godot's adopted daughter, 11 by the Fantasia Arc per the guidebook. Non-fighter; her battle moments are emptying a box of bombs from a wagon and passing Rickert weapons.
Gaston D · disputed
Second in command of Guts' raiders, so likely competent, but the wiki notes he is hardly ever seen fighting. D for missing evidence, not proven weakness; low-confidence stats. Disputed: his rank could justify C.
Sonia D
Non-fighter, D on power. Impact is real: this mind-reading prophetess shares images between Griffith's troops, finds paths through battlefields, and wins over people as high as the Pontiff.
Nina D
Non-fighter with a chronic illness. Her story is fear and self-preservation in Albion, not combat. Leaves Luca at the end of the Conviction Arc to learn to stand on her own.
Foss D
Non-fighter, D on power. Midland's home minister and a skilled schemer: planted the poisoned arrow idea with Julius and turned the Queen against Griffith. Griffith took his daughter hostage and made him an accomplice. Later led Wyndham's resistance and serves Falconia as a minister.
Adonis D
Julius' 13-year-old son, a timid novice with the sword. Guts stabbed him by accident at the door right after killing Julius. Small role, large impact: the killing horrified Guts, who had watched the boy's training and been reminded of his own childhood with Gambino.
King of Midland D
Non-fighter, D on power, as Charlotte is. Impact is huge: took the Band of the Falcon into his army, made Griffith a noble and then a general, then jailed him and turned on the band. Spent seven tenths of his army hunting them, and sent the Bakiraka and Wyald. Serpico suggests the feud with Griffith caused Midland's decline. Dies of illness in the Conviction Arc.
Queen of Midland D
Non-fighter. Charlotte's foreign-born stepmother, who led a cabal of nobles to poison Griffith at his banquet to avenge Julius. Griffith had taken a safe dose and burned the plotters in their tower.

Best at each trait

Every rating

Each trait is rated 1 to 5 within Berserk. These ratings set the prices in Build a Character, so a $5 Speed pick really is one of the fastest.

CharacterTierStrSpdIntDurSkillCha
GutsS543554
GriffithS455555
The Skull KnightS555554
SlanS445544
VoidS235554
UbikS125434
ConradS225432
ZoddA543554
FloraA114253
CascaB333344
SchierkeB124243
JudeauB234243
SerpicoB344343
PippinB423432
IrvineB443442
SilatB333343
MozgusB423424
General BoscogneB433343
Farnese de VandimionC123233
IsidroC232233
RickertC224233
CorkusC332232
Adon CoborlwitzC322332
AzanC333343
BazusoC422333
GambinoC323333
LabanC224334
Mule WolflameC233233
OwenC223333
JuliusC323233
PuckD132114
LucaD123214
GodotD214233
Charlotte Beatrix Marie Rhody WindamD113114
EvarellaD123113
EricaD123213
GastonD223323
SoniaD123114
NinaD112112
FossD114113
AdonisD122122
King of MidlandD213214
Queen of MidlandD113113

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