Do you have an Arknights tier list?

No S/A/B dump. Contingency Contract, Integrated Strategies, and story maps want different kits. A frozen letter next to an operator is wrong the week a new CC risk shows up.

What should I raise if I skip tier lists?

One DP vanguard (Myrtle is the usual 4★), one medic, one block-3 or healing defender, one ST DPS. Then public recruitment for missing classes. Limited alts are different operators from their originals.

Does Top Operator mean S-tier?

No. Top Operator only means a recruitable 6★. SilverAsh, Saria, and Eyjafjalla are common pulls from that tag — they are not a ranking of every 6★ in the game.

Arknights tier list | GachaHaven

Why a static list lies

Modes disagree. Contingency Contract wants specific counters for the live risks. Integrated Strategies is a run, not a roster grade. Story / annihilation care about DP, block, and arts vs physical on that map.
Modules and skills move the floor. E0 vs E2 M3 is a different operator. We will not invent those numbers here.
Alters are not the original. Texas the Omertosa is not Texas. Skadi the Corrupting Heart is not Skadi the guard. Ranking them as one name is the usual trap.

What to open instead

Operator roster — class, rarity, faction, and recruitment tags for the units we have icons for.
Beginner priorities — DP, medic, defender, then a DPS.
Recruitment tags — who can actually come out of a 9-hour refresh. Limited operators do not.
Sanity farming — raise who you field, not a letter next to a portrait.

If you still want a ranking

Use a dated community CC / IS page for the event that is live this week. Treat any undated “Arknights tier list 2026” as marketing. Our Headhunting pity tracker counts pulls — it is not a grade of the operator.

Related: codes · Headhunting pity.