Summoners War Tier List 2026

The best Summoners War monsters of each element right now: the three most picked or banned in World Arena Season 39 (Conqueror grade, data through 26 October 2026), with their RTA tier, and the element's S-tier picks for Siege and PvE from the editorial tiers below.

Percentages: presence in RTA drafts (pick rate + ban rate), SWLens figures. Light and Dark monsters are rarer, so fewer of them reach the top RTA tiers.

Ranked by presence: how often a monster is picked or banned in a draft. A monster that is banned a lot is feared even when it rarely gets to play, so bans count as much as picks. Data through 26 October 2026, 1,775,338 battles; 82 of 198 tracked monsters reach a tier. Percentages: presence · win rate.

S10%+

VanessaFire · 14.0% · W 49.3%Shi HouWater · 12.8% · W 54.2%OliverWind · 12.5% · W 48.8%StarkWind · 12.3% · W 53.6%HaegangWater · 11.6% · W 53.3%Angela / P.VanillaWind · 10.6% · W 56.5%Xing ZheWind · 10.3% · W 50.7%SearaWind · 10.3% · W 49.9%

A6%+

WoosaWater · 9.8% · W 54.5%Tetsuya / MegumiFire · 8.4% · W 49.3%ChowWater · 7.8% · W 51.4%Mei Hou WangFire · 7.6% · W 53.3%JosephineWater · 7.6% · W 51.6%Moore / RYUWater · 7.2% · W 41.6%LeoWind · 7.0% · W 46.3%SoniaWind · 6.7% · W 56.5%

B3%+

Old Wood / GandalfWater · 6.0% · W 51.5%JunoFire · 5.7% · W 51.7%ChandraWater · 5.6% · W 47.8%LaylaWind · 5.5% · W 51.5%ShizukaWater · 5.4% · W 52.0%ChiwuFire · 5.1% · W 41.3%AnavelWater · 5.0% · W 54.4%BolverkWater · 5.0% · W 53.2%LaikaFire · 4.6% · W 44.5%OkeanosFire · 4.4% · W 55.0%EthnaWind · 4.4% · W 50.7%GianaDark · 4.3% · W 54.8%RileyWind · 4.3% · W 45.1%VelajuelFire · 4.1% · W 53.2%VeromosDark · 4.0% · W 49.6%Duke / Paul PhoenixFire · 3.8% · W 56.0%AbellioWater · 3.7% · W 44.7%LamiellaWater · 3.5% · W 47.1%EreshionWind · 3.4% · W 44.5%ChakraWind · 3.4% · W 42.7%7R1XFire · 3.2% · W 51.8%Adriana / P.VanillaWater · 3.1% · W 51.5%MinatoWater · 3.1% · W 46.8%GapsooDark · 3.0% · W 53.7%

C1.5%+

TesarionFire · 3.0% · W 51.2%MilesWater · 3.0% · W 49.7%Feng YanWind · 2.9% · W 45.8%CamillaWater · 2.9% · W 37.2%VivachelDark · 2.9% · W 55.0%Karnal / M.BISONFire · 2.8% · W 40.2%LaimaLight · 2.8% · W 58.6%Aya / NobaraWind · 2.7% · W 47.9%Federica / KassandraFire · 2.7% · W 51.0%VelaskaDark · 2.7% · W 53.2%Douglas / RYUFire · 2.7% · W 46.9%RagdollDark · 2.5% · W 53.9%Eshir (2A)Light · 2.4% · W 48.1%RacuniFire · 2.3% · W 50.8%JagerLight · 2.3% · W 56.4%JeogunFire · 2.3% · W 51.2%ParjanyaWater · 2.2% · W 53.9%

Qilin / ZenitsuWind · 2.1% · W 39.1%

DianaWind · 2.1% · W 52.0%MashaFire · 2.1% · W 50.4%KumarFire · 2.1% · W 35.4%VerdehileFire · 2.0% · W 49.5%GiouWind · 2.0% · W 53.8%BeelzebubDark · 2.0% · W 55.4%ZibalaWater · 1.9% · W 51.4%PsamatheWater · 1.9% · W 39.4%Son Zhang LaoDark · 1.9% · W 53.2%KovarciLight · 1.9% · W 56.2%MistyLight · 1.9% · W 53.6%SekhmetFire · 1.8% · W 53.3%NyxDark · 1.8% · W 56.4%NephthysDark · 1.8% · W 48.0%IrèneWater · 1.7% · W 51.4%YeonhongLight · 1.7% · W 51.5%LoraLight · 1.6% · W 50.8%DaphnisFire · 1.6% · W 50.1%Tarnisha / YenneferFire · 1.6% · W 46.3%ElsharionLight · 1.6% · W 48.6%Elder Horn / LegolasFire · 1.5% · W 51.2%Shahat / BayekWind · 1.5% · W 51.8%LuciferLight · 1.5% · W 34.7%MaximilianDark · 1.5% · W 45.2%

Tiers: S = picked or banned in 10% of drafts or more, A 6%+, B 3%+, C 1.5%+, at least 2,000 games. The tiers are ours; the underlying pick, ban and win rates are SWLens figures for the Conqueror grade. “A / B” = a collab monster and its original version, which share skills and are counted together. Raw pick and ban rates: RTA meta.

SWLens — RTA pick, ban and win rates by grade, current season (refreshed weekly) (community) · v9.3.4 Update Notice (30 Sep 2026)

• ▲Gapsoo (Dark)C → B
• ▲Minato (Water)C → B
• ▼Tesarion (Fire)B → C
• ▼Vivachel (Dark)B → C
• ▲Lucifer (Light)unranked → C
• ▼Ramael and Judiah (Water)C → unranked
• ▼Stark (Dark)C → unranked
• ▼Wedjat (Light)C → unranked

Compared with the previous refresh; data through 26 October 2026.

Added to the game recently and without enough World Arena games to rank. They move into the RTA tiers above once their numbers are in.

VolcarisFire · 5★ Cosmic WormAdded 14 October 2026 (v9.3.6 update)

NoctarisDark · 5★ Cosmic WormAdded 14 October 2026 (v9.3.6 update)

MarisWater · 5★ Cosmic WormAdded 14 October 2026 (v9.3.6 update)

LuminarisLight · 5★ Cosmic WormAdded 14 October 2026 (v9.3.6 update)

AurarisWind · 5★ Cosmic WormAdded 14 October 2026 (v9.3.6 update)

v9.3.6 Update Notice (14 Oct 2026): new monster Cosmic Worm · SWARFARM bestiary (monster data and icons) (community)

• 1 account with Stark availablefrom $1,099

Counted live from the accounts available on METAMMO whose title names the monster.

Siege and PvE have no public pick and ban statistics comparable to the World Arena, so these tiers are our editors' assessment of each monster's role, kept to what its skills do. Tiers: S = core pick for the mode, A = strong and widely used, B = useful on accounts still building their core.

Siege and guild battles · editorial, 23 October 2026

S

VanessaRTA SFire · 5★Speed leader with a revive: a safety net for both offense and defense.SearaRTA SWind · 5★Speed leader that plants bombs; a common opener.LeoRTA AWind · 5★Makes every monster act at his speed, so slow, tanky teams stop losing the speed race.

A

WoosaRTA AWater · 5★Shields and immunity that keep bruiser teams alive.Mo LongWater · 5★HP-based damage with sustain and control.SavannahWind · 5★AoE defense break and turn-gauge pressure for aggressive teams.ChiwuRTA BFire · 5★AoE strip and control.GanymedeWind · 5★Cooldown reset and control for control-heavy offenses.HathorWind · 5★Mass sleep.NephthysRTA CDark · 5★LD5 control support; teams get built around her.GianaRTA BDark · 5★LD5 opener: AoE strip followed by stun.Tian LangLight · 5★LD5 whose passive blunts turn-gauge boosts, a hard counter to speed teams.

B

RagdollRTA CDark · 5★LD5 that turns enemy critical hits into turn gauge for his team.YeonhongRTA CLight · 5★LD5 healer with turn-gauge support for long fights.JeogunRTA CFire · 5★Strip and control for control drafts.

Most of these are farmable or easy to get, which is why they carry accounts through Cairos, Rifts and the Tower long after rarer monsters arrive. An “RTA” badge shows the monster's current World Arena tier.

Cairos Dungeon B12 and Abyssal floors · editorial, 23 October 2026

S

LorenLight · 3★Defense break, strip and turn-gauge reduction on one skill; keeps bosses from acting.VerdehileRTA CFire · 4★Each critical hit of his two-hit attack pushes the whole team's turn gauge.SigmarusWater · 5★Main boss damage dealer; works on simple Fatal or Rage sets.FranLight · 3★Heal, attack buff and immunity in one kit.

A

VeromosRTA BDark · 5★Cleanses one debuff from the team every turn and stuns waves; free from fusion.BelladeonLight · 3★Defense break, heal and strip; stays useful after rarer supports arrive.KroDark · 3★Damage grows with the number of debuffs on the target; strong on Necropolis bosses.TheomarsWater · 5★Single-target bruiser for Giants, Dragons and Necropolis.TesharWind · 5★AoE farmer with solid boss damage.

B

ShannonWind · 2★Early buffs, slow and attack break for the first B10 teams.BernardWind · 3★Speed buff, turn-gauge boost and defense break for early teams.

Dimensional Hole · editorial, 23 October 2026

A

VeromosRTA BDark · 5★Team cleanse and AoE stun carry over to several Dimensional Hole stages.FranLight · 3★Heal, attack buff and immunity fit almost any team here.BelladeonLight · 3★Defense break and strip with a heal.

Rift raids and Rift beasts · editorial, 23 October 2026

S

ColleenFire · 2★Heal, attack buff and heal block; a raid staple for years.VerdehileRTA CFire · 4★Turn-gauge engine that shortens long fights.

A

Feng YanRTA CWind · 5★Tanky frontliner that soaks damage and pressures the boss.PernaFire · 5★Bruiser with repeated revives for long fights.KroDark · 3★Burst damage in teams that stack debuffs.RaoqFire · 3★Debuff damage partner for Kro and Colleen teams.FranLight · 3★Universal support.

Trial of Ascension (Normal, Hard and Hell) · editorial, 23 October 2026

S

BarettaFire · 4★Mass damage over time plus turn-gauge reduction, the classic tower plan.SpectraFire · 3★Speed down and turn-gauge reduction.MavWind · 3★Resets ally cooldowns and tanks.

A

VeromosRTA BDark · 5★Cleanse and stun on floors with heavy debuffs.FranLight · 3★Heal, attack buff and immunity.

Summoners War: Sky Arena — game content (Com2uS) · SWARFARM bestiary (monster data and icons) (community)

A strong RTA pick is not always what moves an account's price. In our index of 814 public listings (90 days to 27 October 2026), these monsters had the largest gap between listings that name them and listings of the same segment that do not.

LoraLight · +$298 median44 listings name itEludiaLight · +$155 median33 listings name itTalismanLight · +$137 median36 listings name itRagdollDark · +$127 median43 listings name itLuciferLight · +$108 median83 listings name itAsimaLight · +$98 median34 listings name it

Same-segment median asking price with the monster minus without it. Full method and segments: Summoners War account price index; a longer study on completed sales: what affects account value.

METAMMO Summoners War account prices and listing analysis (daily)