FFXIV Races Tier List (2023) - Ranked by Popularity

[@maskedjack2746]

As a Hrothgar i already knew this, it still hurted x'D

[@Nuinwing]

Think on the positive side, Hrotgar have not yet unlocked their full potential, after all we don't have femHrots yet.

[@Caligamy]

Probably 99% of all the current Hrothgar players aren't interested in femhroth.. lol just try asking a few of them "Hrothgar?" on occasion and see what happens 😉@@Nuinwing

[@Nuinwing]

@@Caligamy Perhaps they are not, but some who play on other races could sip on some fantasia to try out a femhroth and end up staying as one.

[@lemwolf232]

I love hrothgar

[@revolvershalashaska1805]

I picked hrothgar as a joke, now I form my entire personality around being hrothgar

[@TomTheOwl68]

At 54, I'm too old to be a cat boy, have you seen how grizzled old cats look?

[@apathy2454]

Miqote, Au ra, & Viera ❤️

[@shirrenthewanderer414]

OH NO the ANIME CATGIRLS are the most popular what a surpise >.>

[@BoBennings]

Proud to be a fellow endgame hrothgar 😤✌️

[@SummonSkeletons]

I would have picked lion guy but he is a locked race in the trial

[@DOGHEIST]

they're not aura, they're Au Ra. it's two words, pronounced "ow rah"

[@terrificlife1576]

the only way to surpass Miqote is to have a big boobs race.

[@lucidcacophony]

I'm not gonna lie, I switched from a Ro' to a cat girl because of my beloved Graha! 😍

[@victormaze7650]

I expected Lalafell to be in A atleast, I see so many Lalafell videos. But I never expected for Lalafell to go all the way down to C during the Endgame though so that surprised me. Lol XD

[@Nuinwing]

Lalafell have a really strong community among their own and a lot of folks who play a potato seem to be of the creative type, so lots of videos. Also don't forget the meme potential of the race.

[@victormaze7650]

@@Nuinwing Yea, so all the more reason why I was surprised that race got a C in the Endgame. Maybe it's people there's more serious people there though, idk. Lol XD

[@anthonyhelmer2790]

I made a meme lalafel thaumaturge and I can’t stop playing him haha. he looks soooo evil, whenever he does the cute animations I like to pretend he’s thinking about destruction 😂

[@devxved]

Late to this comment, but the reason you dont see us often at endgame is in part due to the frustraion it brings some people who think they enjoy running around but miss being treated normally or cant seem to find a proper camera angle for those tougher end game fights playing one. Ive had many lala friends switch by end game.

[@aiellamori]

As a fem elezen, I take pride in how rare we are

[@airbirdy92]

same

[@KissoneKinoma]

I made an entire venue for Elezen appreciation becuase of the rarity. I have an unhealthy obsession for Eelezen ladies and I refuse to get help. Also my venue is on Primal, Lamia, Goblet, Ward 19, Plot 28. It's a cafe and club hybrid. Enjoy.

[@aiellamori]

@@KissoneKinoma hmmmmm

[@KissoneKinoma]

@@aiellamori everyone is welcome whether the venue is open or not.

[@aiellamori]

@@KissoneKinoma awh, it's a nice little cute place. I love it

[@mastertonberry9224]

I am one of those 29000 endgame Hrothgar, and I will never use my free fanta

[@lemwolf232]

Yessssss I am to never changing. Hrothgar 4ver

[@DeadSpaceWing]

Happy for you 👏

[@ethangraner7102]

About to start my FF journey for the first time and I’m going hrothgar 💪🏻

[@angelana89]

I fantasiaed from cat girl to femroe cause I want to support the race since it's less popular, and I am liking my femroe :)

[@Raikusoul]

I've been M-elezen for about 2 years, this week I will be turning to male roe, let's give them some love!

[@BananaMuffins238]

I feel too attached to my female Hyur and only used fantasia to change lips and eye color.

[@holy9781]

So a pick me lol

[@litchtheshinigami8936]

@@BananaMuffins238 you can always just make an alt character tbh

[@BananaMuffins238]

@@litchtheshinigami8936 Game is pretty alt unfriendly unfortunately. Tried every female race that was available in the free trial but settled on Highlander since I liked their physique and wanted an idealized version of myself.

[@kekvit_irae]

As someone who plays one of the very rare duskwights, yes, everyone should play an elezen

[@GWRaynor]

It's probably not possible, but it would be interesting to see how the populations change per world. Based on my experience on my home world of Faerie, I was absolutely certain that Viera would be in the top three over Hyur and Lalas. Lots of bunnies over here. It also seems like we have more Hrothgar than Roes here too. Maybe us Faerie folk aren't as bothered by the lack of hats or something.

[@seekthuth2817]

I always hear that you'll never find a bad Hrothgar and that Lalafell are objectively the best class, so I have this vision of endgame being these 5 or so cat girls watching the 1 Hrothgar healer and 2 Lalafell tanks carrying their sorry asses singlehandedly through some of the hardest content out there

[@Mangoekaki]

As a Lalafell tank/healer main, the lil guy to big guy camaraderie is real 😊 that both lalas and hroths get random pettings lololol

[@kuri_curry]

This is easily felt in savage raids and ults, in endgame content I see a LOT of viera. But ofc, can't beat Miqo and Aura.

[@ViewTube_Emperor_of_Mankind]

There is a fun fact I always like to mention about Au’Ra. They are not dragon people, they are crustaceans. They have scales and live in the water. They are crustaceans.. which explains the weird running animation of male au’ra

[@Cyanide_Mallika]

As a female elezen player who always have had a knack to be unique irl being rare in this game without knowing before is a major win win for me. And being a Duskwight elezen is just cherry on top

[@GeneralCane]

As of September 2024 I can say the number of male hrothgars seems to have gone up somewhat now that they've got some bad bitch counterparts. 😂

[@spacersam8570]

I was thinking Hyur are so popular because they tend to look good in any gear. Some races look goofy in certain jobs gear but Hyur fit into every class

[@happy_mane4186]

Yeah i know im not the most popular with being a male miqo'te and honestly i dont care, i designed him after my dnd character and me, helps me get more into the world and helps and makes me more and more happy and accepting with my face irl.

[@ColumineMiette]

As an endgame female lala, i am SHOCKED.

[@wenteago2468]

This may be way after this vid, but here's all races AND genders in order from most to least popular. 1 Female Miqo 2 Female Aura 3 Male Hyur 4 Male Lala 5 Male Miqo 6 Female Viera 7 Male Viera 8 Female Hyur 9 Female Lala 10 Male Aura 11 Female Elezen 12 Male Hrothgar 13 Male Elezen 14 Male Roe 15 Female Roe 16 ¿?Female Hrothgar unkown (Just came out 2024)

[@wenteago2468]

Definitely probably shifted now since the graphics update. Been seeing a lot more balance now that things got prettied up. Seeing plenty of female roes out there actually.

[@devxved]

"Everyone should play more elezen" said by every player who would never switch given the chance

[@FrostyFate]

As soon as female Hrothgars are released ill be chugging that fanta like a morning coffee

[@Shikaitsu]

I had to rewind the video cause the limsa,gridania and uldah look way different than what I see in my game :/ it looks more real or like more color is this a settings option

[@Bubbins]

Reshade!

[@Aro-Tarot]

I always smile whenever another elezen ends up in the party with me. Bonus if they are also a duskwight. I had changed race to a fem duskwight at around lv. 50 when I started playing back when Heavensward was the current content and have never regretted it.

[@kunstlerischesetwas1284]

Not a duskwight, but same for me. Im always excited to see another Elezen in a party. I once even had 6 Elezen in one Raid party. Everyone in the party celebrated, because this was something like a jackpot XD

[@Sneedmeister]

Im sorry but this list is incorrect, Lalafell ARE the master race, it was foretold by The Lord Yoshi P himself

[@boi248]

Let's go fellow endgame hrothgar 🎉🎉

[@Drewbacca7789]

I started playing this game during Stormblood. I used to play a Roe for the longest time. Played my Roe all through Endwalker until I beat the base expansion. I like to think my WoL retired to his beach house in Limsa after saving the realms. Now playing through 6.1 and going into Dawntrail, I switched to a Hrothgar. With Dawntrail aesthetic, Hrothgar would fit right in. The main reason I chose Roe at first was BECAUSE it was the least played race. Then Hrothgar came out and I decided to finish my saga on my Roe and then switch to the NEW least popular race. Love both my characters. Maybe in another 10 years, I’ll join the Elezen finally since I’ve always wanted to continue my character from FFXI.

[@KissoneKinoma]

Everyone SHOULD play more Elezens. Ever since Viera, Elezens have been dieing out. It's so bad I had to get a house (something I was never able to do due to my impatience of doing crafter/gather classes), and use the house as a venue for Elezen Appreciation. It's saddening to see the best race be pushed to the side for a race you can get from the gold saucer without needing a fantasia. Thankfully I'm not the only one with the sentiment that Elezens need to stop being ignored. I have had many people come to my venue wishing there were more Elezens. I even go out of my way to message every Elezen I see in the wild that they are perfect and that I am thankful they decided to play the best race. The player base is way too saturated with Viera and its kind of getting annoying. I'm just tired of seeing 1 thing everywhere I go, and it's not like I can just avoid it. There is no "hide Viera" button.

[@SimplyCozy777]

i love viera :D i have both girls and boys. to me best race

[@ladorys4860]

A very great, and entertaining video. It's exactly what I was looking for. Thank you for this video.

[@Nihonguy]

When i first started ff14 i chose to be a cat boy because i wanted to be a race that i thought almost nobody would play....boy was i wrong lol

[@Araedi]

I am a proud Keeper of the Moon also u should see how packed Ul'dah on Balmung is

[@Milleniummeister]

The only thing that annoys me about being Roe is that Square often refuses to show us how different gear in the shop or in game looks on Roes. To leave out an entire size category of players feels really mean to me.

[@Scerttle]

Cat girls and thicc gator tail girls lmfao

[@Scerttle]

When I first played the game I refused to be a highlander cause I NEED eyebrows.

[@no-stresscat1519]

Oh wow, we could make a whole city just us FFXIV players all by ourselves!

[@JS-kr8fs]

The power of not being able to wear hats be upon ye.

[@TRECTADACTYL]

the letters "FFXIV" saving this video from youtube damnation lol

[@Enceladuss1990]

I still enjoying my cat guy ♥ the /joy emote is adorable!

[@wretchedabyss1394]

I play as a miqote, but my favorite race is lalafell.

[@Sab_Aria]

Thank you for posting this video!^_^ I was SO curious about the percentages! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@jeremy.wright9158]

Love cat girls cant stand Lala

[@oldweeb1066]

Bunny girl. That is all.

[@warrenloses]

my midlander guy is proper hot so hes the best

[@twilight3037]

BUNNY BOYS

[@Hugo-MTX96]

its not ora! its ow rah

[@arielallen9478]

catgirl master race

[@bellamango6708]

usually main thighlander, I'm playing melezen rn tho

[@bellamango6708]

also lets be fair, most bots are generic middy guy or male lala generic i think that skews the amount

[@cruelsniper121]

Is a bun girl I swear male and female veira are everywhere at least on the fearie server it feels so wrong xD

[@IrvineKinneas8882]

And people tell me "wdym! Hrothgars are everywhere!"

[@aspiringnobody3547]

As a Hrothgar myself I can say they are not. Maybe once in awhile I’ll run into another, but it is not often.

[@IrvineKinneas8882]

@@aspiringnobody3547 it's the point

[@ccpljager424]

IAM A POTATOE HEAR MY ROAR!

[@BluSage_]

you not cookin shit with this tier list.

[@warhammerguy]

Lallas should be F tier. Besides the fact that they are evil little gremlins, they are the main reason why the WoL never has little to no physical contact with other characters since it would not work with the lala model in cutscene. Want to give a hug to a character that just went through something traumatic? To bad, lalas is to short so it wont work in a cutscene. Lalas should sit on their lifter chairs and think about what they have done.

[@medivh1035]

l wish this game is more alt friendly. l want 2 more female lalafell, 2 more au ra girl, and at least a viera girl.... currently, l can only manage a lalafell and a catgirl

[@issacehowardjr679]

To me Au'ra = Oww - Rah.

[@rangersmith4652]

Clearly, the developers made a bad call using their resources to create Hrothgar. The same cannot be said for Bunnyboys, which are just Bunnygirls without the boob slider and the thong. That must have been easy.