Who are the BEST Characters in Punishing: Gray Raven?

We analyzed every S-Rank from launch to Summer 2024 to form a priority list of the very best and not-so-best Omniframes.
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/// CHAPTERS ///
0:00 Ranking System
1:17 Liv: Luminance
2:02 Lee: Entropy
2:23 Karenina: Ember
2:45 Nanami: Pulse
3:08 Kamui: Tenebrion
3:45 Lucia: Crimson Abyss
4:16 Bianca: Veritas
4:53 Lucia: Plume
5:26 Rosetta: Rigor
6:09 Luna: Laurel
6:50 Chrome: Glory
7:11 Vera: Garnet
7:59 Liv: Empyrea
9:11 Selena: Capriccio
10:09 Nanami: Starfarer
10:59 Karenina: Scire
11:19 Bianca (Physical Attacker)
11:46 Lee (Fire Attacker)
12:01 Ayla (Ice Amplifier)
12:22 Alpha (Lightning Attacker)
12:47 No. 21 (Lightning Amplifier)
13:09 Alisa (Physical Amplifier)
13:25 Lamia (Dark Attacker)
13:44 Our Final Recommendation
#pgr #punishinggrayraven

[@babadookdi4921]

Other characters: *outclassing each other* Meanwhile Nanami: Only Nanami can outclass Nanami!

[@DCminh-pe9wf]

We don't talk about storm

[@babadookdi4921]

@@DCminh-pe9wf I’m talking about S ranks, not A or B ranks.

[@luiseduardo4803]

This aged like milk

[@babadookdi4921]

@@luiseduardo4803 Yeah until Kuro decided to counter my comment by adding fire Watanabe😂

[@quasogod]

Kuro honest reaction: 🗿

[@JohnCarlDacutanan-hi1pi]

Who's watching 2024

[@amirelgildore4335]

Me late

[@Sousou-mc5ee]

Me

[@indiereaper2442]

i pull for the meta to clear content, and favs to have fun, although some characters fill both roles lol

[@FGCteknstuff]

This is the correct way to play lol

[@darko6115]

I AM THE STORM THAT IS APPROACHING

[@QyueF]

This channel is a godsend to new players because the clean editing and presentation of information is both easy to understand and interesting to watch. I really appreciate the videos! I started playing PGR once the pc client released and from then my R&D pulls have just pushed me in the direction of the physical Bianca attacker frame. Before I even used my S-rank selector I had already pulled Rosetta early on and only thought it fitting to get Liv luminance and Lucia alpha from the selectors from there, so I'm ready to go once Bianca's new frame comes out.

[@GrayRavenRadio]

Thank you for your very kind words! ♥ Best of luck on your Bianca pulls when the time comes!

[@ZETxZ4]

THIS, THIS SO MUCH, I've been playing PGR for 2 months only and this is by far the best channel to learn, all the others try to help, but they put way too much informations for newbies like me to understand and everything ends up being confusing as hell, back then I watched about 5-6 videos of tutorials and I was still was very confused, it wasn't until I watched GrayRavenRadio videos that I started to understand stuff

[@EpistemicLocus]

​@@GrayRavenRadioHey, thx for making this great video. Also, is it true that there will be 6★ Weapon selector as well in Bianca's patch?

[@GrayRavenRadio]

@@EpistemicLocus Thank you and yup! It'll be on the new player reward track. It'll let you get a 6* weapon up to Luna's.

[@EpistemicLocus]

@@GrayRavenRadio "new player reward track"? Does it mean old player won't get it? :((

[@sirajthecatlord9811]

This list in a nutshell: Everyone after Bianca Physical is meta. Oh and there's Liv Empyrea

[@sara_s1737]

Basically My BC are crying

[@kalamari3288]

Yeah it's rough for sure. Need to make some tough decisions in terms of skipping.

[@littleswansplaygrownd6817]

@@kalamari3288 if you're not competetive in warzone or ppc, i think you can just roll every s rank with your f20pp currency and just use 5 star weapons though. coz i dont think story content is that hard

[@Enterprise4Life]

U forgot selena

[@rawt3n315]

you can get every single S rank chaacter for free. @@sara_s1737

[@TiburionGG]

Now THIS is the format of a Tier List video. Can we please make this the golden standar? It is the first time I finished or even cared about a video about power levels in any game at all

[@navigator590]

Yeahhh its friggin fantastic SSS video

[@GrayRavenRadio]

It can be hard to choose which S-Ranks to use your selectors on or which ones to save up for in the future. This video should make those tough decisions a little easier! EDIT: Accidentally wrote "Physical" on the bottom of Lamia's info card. When she comes out she'll be the best DARK attacker through at least the end of 2024!

[@arkyflame1599]

I didnt know Lamia was a physical attacker, ill def be skipping bainca for her :) (The infographic has her displayed as best physical attacker)

[@kyarumomochi5146]

Hey! If i pull for bianca right now will i have enough pulls to SS rank Alpha crimson weave?

[@kuroneko9728]

​@@kyarumomochi5146get the SS with ppc skulls,if You do your weekly and daily tasks you'll get enough to pull every S omn.

[@zisan-kun2616]

I've already used my s-rank selector on lee-entropy....will i get the next s-rank selector?

[@XAWARO]

​@@zisan-kun2616yes and a free weapon selector I think

[@Arda_Aragato]

Thanks for the videos! Your videos are so damn good and I can already imagine that a lot of new players will be very happy and lucky to have the chance to watch this kind of quality

[@KyleFreezeAnimation]

Enemies after Balter released has become more complicated and challenging, which is why constructs after Balter patches have playstyle and core passive to master despite having high damage output

[@pond9875]

So true, I have her in my JP account and good lord it's hard to master her. Especially, with her time stop ability sometimes can activate and sometimes can't activate. Confuse the shit out of me.

[@y.matocinos8448]

True. The god meta characters that are arriving kind of bend the core mechanics of PGR and will need a hefty amount of practice to optimize their gameplay. To make things more challenging, you'll have to optimize team compositions for them to do their best in War Zone and PPC.

[@arx48]

this was such a well constructed video! as someone who played from launch date till luna banner and got super busy around nier collab patch not getting the free stuff back then eventually leading me to not play further and only now coming back to my full sss dark luna maxxed team this was a geat insight on what characters i should be looking for

[@fnafwarrior5317]

Incredible video with well constructed arguments for decisions, loved it

[@deandre4542]

I have to agree, this is one of the best (if not the best) newbie guides I've seen. and the narration? perfection👌

[@unknown_unfound]

Gray Raven radio back at it again providing the best content for players of this game. I wish I had such content when I started the game so thank you for doing this

[@Mr.Z737]

Welcome to W̶a̶t̶c̶h̶M̶o̶j̶o̶ Gray Raven Radio, and today we’re counting down our picks for the Top 10 Meta Characters in PGR

[@Bittexu]

Luna should really be very high priority. There is SOOOOOO much time until Lamia comes out, and dark is so strong with the option for Vera Rozen which gets a leap upgrade way before Lamia, Selena is free to obtain by grinding and 21 is another pretty good tank that is not far behind Kamui. Creating a team with 2 standard banner characters is really easy for a beginner!

[@frier3n]

I just started this week. Really appreciate this!

[@caiocomarella4691]

Can u guys do a similar one showing the sigs and pets priority? Would help a ton, great video as always 😊

[@ayoxX]

I would have to say you are my favourite pgr content creator hands down and thanks for the tips

[@nicktheanimeniac]

Good stuff. Been playing since launch so don't really need the info from this video (and I have every single character too) but your videos are really helpful, informative and just straight to the point so it's great for new players and the editing is very clean so it's an enjoyable watch. Hope you keep up the good work! Also, you should make a Nanami Pulse and Karenina Ember coating tier list.

[@nur57634]

thank you very much! this is a very helpful and entertaining video

[@raijin2950]

Awesome video as always, its made me even more hyped for the upcoming patches/characters. Im so ready for hardcore goth Bianca and ultimate fire god husbando Hyper Lee. All those old school Final Fantasy sound effects make me wanna go on a 90s JRPG nostalgia trip too.

[@JoamG008]

I started playing during the anniversary event and I was so lucky to pull starfarer and empyrea (both early) on anniv banner select. After playing for a while I pulled Rosetta on the standard banner after 40 pulls so I picked Luminance on my free selector. I'm currently waiting for Bianca and Lee now since their team is pretty much complete. It's really amazing how generous this game is when it comes to gacha given the 100% debut drop rate which you rarely see on gacha games. I'll definitely be playing this game long term and its really good to know that there are meta units that are free to get like ayla and alisa in the future. Thank you for this informative vid I learned a lot and got an idea on who to pull for next ^ ^

[@rensky3391]

Great guide as always, Thanks!

[@FunZenCh]

Such a clean and informative vids, thanks ❤ and cant wait for bianca physical

[@IIISFlIl]

This channel hits my niche so weirdly perfectly.. Never thought a PGR content creator would use so much toby fox music I still listen to those tracks almost a decade later and played PGR even b4 i discovered the channel too its wild Edit: omg and now they played "the world is mine" at the outro!? I only discovered that song like 2 weeks ago bc of a rhythm game!!!

[@ishalltearu]

ProSeka?

[@IIISFlIl]

@@ishalltearu yeah i did find it from project sekai lmao only recently started playing that game.

[@andrenergy1272]

Amazing editing, really entertaining to watch :)

[@SolarFlorad]

Well done with this video. You are always making gold. Thank you.

[@troastkoop]

Thank you for the video. I haven't played for the whole year and trying to catch up with current meta asap.

[@_shirou6275]

ok but im lowkey rly grateful there's still ppl who make pgr videos cuz I'm a new player rn a lot of the og KZbinrs are alrdy gone tysm for continuing to make videos

[@crimsonofthered9749]

Ngl I was pretty overwhelmed with this game at first but all the videos are golden. Helped a ton. Keep up the great work.

[@Rayjii]

thanks alot for this!! i started PGR two days ago haha

[@GrayRavenRadio]

Welcome to PGR! ✨

[@daimonshadow7989]

Very much appreciated, thanks I didn't know what to do anymore.. thankfully i saw this vid.

[@azizyahaya2174]

This list is spot on. Good job, GR Radio

[@summrxs2]

It takes approximately two seconds of watch time before I realize this will once again be another banger Also love it when the characters you want the most are meta(can't wait for balter and alpha CW)

[@ThatGuy-nc8nf]

I started PGR a year ago, and went on a year long hiatus because of school, and I came back to an abundance of characters, it's guides like this that is pretty helpful to me to give an idea of who to save for and what not

[@naruse1084]

Great video! Was highly expecting Plume's ult voiceline though

[@reisenlaniakea7374]

This was informative as an overview.

[@Sync0102]

Wah, please more of this guides they are very usefull and thx for it keep it up!!!

[@relchan489]

great video sensei- very well informed

[@mr.j_jester5943]

I am a new player and your chanel have been helping me a lot. Thank you so much

[@OtakuGamingEdits]

I was already planning to build Bianca and Alpha teams so this video made me feel very validated!

[@HonkaiDaily]

And Lee Hyperreal Team for me, Hope we get another S Rank selector cause I plan on getting Liv Empyrea with the first one, Vera can wait😅

[@Bdog4114]

I came back at Namami patch and got Fire Liv on the standard banner. Literally came at the perfect time now in due time I can make all the teams. Considering SSing Luna just cause I freaking love her

[@alteredgenos]

Awesome vid :D

[@joaquinnevarez2509]

For me I don’t actually just do team ups of recommendations of the same elements I just team them up I whatever I want them to be in the team ups

[@Hero78]

You have no idea how amazing this video is for a new player like me. Thank you so very much!

[@jasefrybo2232]

Almost cough out blood cause of the powerhouses from Abystigma onwards. Pity I gotta wait for Hyperreal in Lamia's patch to get him in dorm so I can manage to full CW

[@Casual_Gamerz404]

As a new player this channel has saved my soul many times and thankyou so much for that Sad that I came in late tho I don't think I'll get Bianca stigmata😢

[@johnhallow]

Aw hell yeah, I didn't know Alisa was a physical amplifier -- that means I've got a reason to get both of the characters I actually want (Abystigma + Alisa)

[@Ossuum]

Selena entry is kinda misleading in that it doesn't mention that the comparison with Rozen only holds in Laurel teams which don't have any room for swapping in. She's still BiS at S rank if the dark dps is Astral or Scire - anyone that runs out of orbs, basically.

[@Tfbrave]

10:39 boy am I glad I picked both up during the anniversary (Liv from the paid selector and Nanami from the banner)

[@Sincerity1993]

Wow just returned to PGR for the release of Bianca and thanks for this video, helped me a ton to understand the current state!

[@doommaker4000]

Could you do a similar list for A ranks? I'm actually itnerested to see how BRS will compare to launch A ranks and how they compare to current global ones

[@Unluck-f4u]

if i were to take cn speculation, BRS will be above lee palefire nad bellow lee hyperreal

[@ignitingvoyager]

I also wanna see how noctis holds up to veritas for say, as I'll be prioritizing bianca snow queen coating over alpha

[@greenvega]

​@@ignitingvoyageru can potentially just save up standard pulls and get alpha cw from standard banner during lamia patch,where they add 100% rate up for S rank u want

[@Darkerthanu]

amplifiers being free is so pog. now i might be even to pull 6star weapons. and tysm for pointers for ppl that dont have built fire team. vera does take priority

[@Empyreanis]

Thanks so much for this guide! I just returned in the middle of Starfarer's patch and I gotta say that your guides have really helped me in making better decisions in the game haha. Keep up the good work!

[@GrayRavenRadio]

That means a lot! We're really glad we could help 🥰

[@nofun1206]

Thank you so much this is what i need, im new to the game

[@RoyalGuardGeine]

Just started playing after watching Blanc's video of Alpha vs the Twins. I guess I have two months to hoard pulls for her.

[@venjaminffxi]

something very important to add is that if people start the game now you can easily get 15k BC before September just by doing the story

[@minhhientran3984]

As a new player, I love your guide and your voice make it X10 better

[@beardedcat9744]

Definitely saving up for Alpha. She just looks insane and looks strong. My first character I pulled for was the OG Alpha when she first came out on global so only makes sense to get her upgraded form. But as a free to play, hopefully I will get enough currency by then. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Gamorou]

The secret tier (Best Girl) is of course reserved for Sophia, who is too incomparable to appear in the tierlist

[@doommaker4000]

That new coating is something else

[@azizyahaya2174]

Sophia belongs in the cute and funny tier. Same with Pulao.

[@Gamorou]

@@azizyahaya2174 😭😭

[@RavFromYetti]

would be nice to have this combined with uns as some uns are cheaper to get and would help in early elemental bosses.

[@Emilator93]

Fire attacker Lee? More like Lee the Holungday (Arknights players will get the joke)

[@FuyukoCutie]

Characters with water guns are always balanced

[@ahmadyulinu]

Saving everything for Alpha 2.0 and Feral 21. These two looks like so much fun to play.

[@jaredtew3302]

im gonna use my s rank selector from bianca path to get alpha and her 6 star weapon. literally farmed all her stuff ready

[@solidfox015]

your right! i dont have rosetta and currently just build dark team. during Abystigma's patch i can obtain bianca and rosetta character/ and during wintery shackles i can obtain garnet and weave. i need to sacrifice to pull plume for my ice team for now. on the other hand, Liv empyrea is really reliable character alone with the right build. so currently my dark and fire team is complete

[@JayCee2121]

Amazing vid !!! Educative and entertaining at the same time This channel really helped me in avoiding alot of mistake. But pls i have a question can i want to use selena but i dont have that priority in grinding her to SSS. Is SS still good for her with her weapon or should i just grind vera to SSS

[@FAMJAZ]

Really love your video and recommendation!! I think you should talk about Black Rock Shooter next. 😁

[@ronaldrodriguez14]

Thanks for the heads up! This info makes easier to plan how to spend BC. I'm saving for Alpha, and planning on skip Bianca. Bianca may be the queen of meta, but Alpha is the queen of my heart.

[@SaSa-sl5jg]

I love lucia crimson weave

[@Grilledcheesey69]

So glad I found this account right after losing my account. Very helpful for new beginners

[@Solustos]

I love your content, keep it up!

[@Fukuroul]

Would love to see a signature weapon priority list too.

[@luvkhay]

13:30 my favourite physical dps

[@aditadit6348]

Thanks😁

[@kryptin2308]

Are u guys planning to do a Weapon Harmonization feature explaination? Or guide for it

[@vost2916]

That's next year problems... Not an issue right now for Global.

[@osiris9918]

Bianca ... Here I come Thanks a bunch for doing this vid , as new player I was very unsure of which to skip and which ones to prioritize

[@Mochi_hantaaa]

tbh i am still saving my bc for alpha weaver because.. she is the storm that is approaching

[@sleepymerc]

Damn, I missed Bianca's banner I suppose Alpha will have to do

[@arlynnfolke]

and i got your recommendation i just started pgr 3 weeks ago, and i got Crimson weave and Stigmata

[@mercuryw]

I know which video to recommend now when new players ask for details on who to pull. Very easy to understand.

[@user-xp4og4tx1n]

Hold on is that a construct coating of Karenina:Scire at the end of the video?

[@The_Ghero69]

this is literally the best PGR youtube channel!

[@Jimz1088]

im watching this from the furture. Thank you for this video

[@ankitajohn2849]

I don't know how I will choose between liv empyrea and vera garnet for Alpha's selector since I would likely have the other 2 members of the fire and lightning team by then. Any suggestions?

[@redscarf2766]

Very cool 👍

[@aleksandarmaksimovic573]

Amazing video. I'm new to the game, so it's really helpful to see which character to summon first. Is there a site where I can see furure banners? Because I want to same BC for Bianca Physical Attacker and I already got Rosetta.

[@tigerray1790]

Im still deciding what to pick in the next selector,i would like alpha for collection but at the same time i would like plume to make her stronger since she is my favorite! Or kamui tenebrion since i have a coating for him

[@ronnyrdr6553]

Thanks. The explanation, tips and full character editing ( not just mentioning names ) was really good and helpfull. I'm only 3 days into the game. Do you know where i can find a roadmap of some sort ?. I liked the look of Liv: luminance. So i will probably still choose her for me selector if i dont get her in the first 40 pulls. But i missed the bianca banner. So i'm kinda at a loss as to how too proceed etc

[@setsunakiritsune1297]

I still don't know which element will I build mainly, but I'll definitely wait for Uncle Watanabe. He's my favorite character so I'll probably build around him. Lamia is my 2nd choice.

[@Ronin03]

I am already waiting for Noan information xD

[@xjkl5064]

Thanks for explaining i already know what to go for and have enough bc for both of them bianca an alpha

[@CaptainBanana]

How would u compare sss*+6* no21 with Tenebrion, since i accidentally got no21's 6* (happy accident)

[@MyKreams]

Thanks for the video, now I know who to spend the BC for

[@zerenityzerene4410]

This video is perfect to let new players know what to expect and what is worth their precious BC. Well done! P.s. Great editing and presentation!

[@LadyShoko101]

As a lightning player, I love it here.

[@_ebony6795]

I finally have some time to play before university starts :0 I'm not sure how the banner system works in this game yet, but I hope I can get Bianca, she looks interesting.

[@ZwalistyDrwal]

Maybe do another tier list or general infomative video only about A rank characters, perhaps? I was kinda sad you didnt include them in this video, as those are characters majority of players can get. I also was wondering about the power level of Noctis or Bambinata

[@vost2916]

A ranks are usually irrelevant when S ranks exist...

[@ZwalistyDrwal]

@@vost2916 they ARE relevant if you're a f2p or a new player, and this game has a huge problem of not attracting any new players or making them quit really fast...

[@elormanyigba6917]

So who do I pick between Lucia plume and Luna cause I am returning after such a LONG time so idk who to pick

[@destinationskyline07]

I'd love to see what yalls thoughts are for vanguard frames.

[@siege_sensei]

I just started the game and my first banner unit is Alpha CW, so it's good to know she's future proof