If you opened this Limbus Company tier list because you’re sitting on 1,200 Lunacy and trying to figure out who actually deserves your threads, I’ve been there. Three years into this game, the meta now has three IDs operating on a tier above everything else, and the gap between SSS and the rest of the roster matters more than it ever has heading into Canto 10.
Here’s what’s inside:
- The full ranking from SSS down to D for May 2026
- Why three specific IDs broke the meta this season
- Status archetype breakdowns (Rupture, Bleed, Burn, Sinking, Poise)
- What the W, S, E, and PE markings actually do to your pulls
- A new player pull priority that won’t get you cooked
I learned the hard way that pulling the highest-rated ID without checking team synergy is just throwing Lunacy at the wall. That mistake is the framing for this whole list.
Table of Contents
How I Actually Rank These IDs (Not Just Vibes)
I’m not running a popularity contest. The ranking weighs damage per rotation, clash reliability against multi-coin enemy attacks, how fast the kit ramps up, and whether the ID can carry its weight in 7-Sinner chain battles instead of folding when fights stretch past four turns.
Identities get compared inside their role. Damage Dealers go up against other Damage Dealers. Supports against Supports. Status Specialists get judged on potency printing and stack maintenance. Putting Lord of Hongyuan Hong Lu next to Blade Lineage Mentor Meursault and asking “who’s better” is a meaningless question if you don’t say what they’re for.
I’m also weighting endgame content heavier than story mode. If you only need to clear Canto 7, half this list is overkill. Refraction Railway is where these rankings actually matter.
The Full Limbus Company Tier List for May 2026
Here’s the breakdown. SSS sits above everything for a reason I’ll cover in the next section. Limited markings: W = Walpurgisnacht exclusive, S = prior season ID, E = event, PE = prior season event.
| ID | Tier | Status / Role | Why It’s Here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heishou Pack – Mao Branch Adept Faust (W) | SSS | Rupture / Damage + Tank | Damage modifiers most other IDs can’t touch |
| The House of Spiders: Index Nursefather Yi Sang | SSS | Hybrid / DPS + Support + Heal | First ID with all three physical types |
| The Lord of Hongyuan Hong Lu | SSS | Poise + Rupture support | Stupid scaling in long fights |
| Heishou Pack – You Branch Adept Heathcliff | SS | Burn / Damage | Burn potency printer plus serious damage |
| The House of Spiders: Ring Nursefather Hong Lu | SS | Bleed / Damage | Clash reliability + bleed potency |
| Index Proxy Effloresced E.G.O::Procuration Don Quixote | SS | Poise / Damage | Greedy but nukes after a 3 to 4 turn ramp |
| Heishou Pack – Mao Branch Ryoshu (S) | SS | Rupture / Damage | Carries Mao Faust’s stack speed |
| Heishou Pack – Mao Branch Outis (S) | SS | Rupture / Damage | Speed enabler for the entire archetype |
| Drifting Blade Ryoshu | SS | Slash / Damage | Solo carry potential in shorter fights |
| The Manager of La Manchaland Don Quixote | SS | Bleed / Damage | Bloodfiend core piece |
| Lobotomy E.G.O::In the Name of Love and Hate Don | SS | Hybrid / Damage | All-rounder that fits anywhere |
| Jeong’s Office Rep Ishmael | SS | Rupture / Damage | Premium DPS for any rupture team |
| The Pinky Apprentice Sinclair | SS | Bleed / Damage | Slow ramp, scary payoff |
| Blade Lineage Mentor Meursault | S+ | Poise / Hybrid | Turn control god in tempo fights |
| Heishou Pack – Si Branch Gregor | S+ | Rupture / Support | Deathrite engine for Mao Faust |
| Heishou Pack – Si Branch Rodion | S+ | Rupture / Support | Same Deathrite engine reasoning |
| The Barber of La Manchaland Outis | S+ | Bleed / Damage | AoE on Skill 3 makes her stand out |
| LCE E.G.O::AEDD Gregor | S+ | Rupture / Support | New tool for Mao Branch teams |
| LCE E.G.O::Lantern Yi Sang | S+ | Rupture / Support | Got more relevant after Talisman nerf |
| R Corp. 4th Pack Reindeer Hong Lu | S | Charge / Hybrid | Smooths out awkward speed turns |
| Wuthering Heights Chief Butler Outis | S | Sinking / Status Specialist | Best Sinking enabler still standing |
| Firefist Office Survivor Gregor | S | Burn / Hybrid DPS | Built for endurance, no wasted turns |
| Dieci Assoc. South Section 4 Rodion | S | Sinking / Damage | Knight of Despair lite, still cracked |
| Wild Hunt Heathcliff | S | Sinking / Damage | Still a top Sinking pick |
| The Pequod Captain Ishmael | S | Bleed / Damage | Multi-status workhorse |
| The Princess of La Manchaland Rodion | S | Bleed / Damage | Bloodfiend synergy |
| The One Who Shall Grip Sinclair | S | Bleed / Damage | Pairs with Pinky Apprentice |
| The Thumb East Capo IIII Meursault | S | Hybrid / Damage | Solid generalist |
| R Corp. 4th Pack Rabbit Heathcliff | A | Rupture / Burst | Burst kit punished by multi-wave pacing |
| Full-Stop Office Fixer Heathcliff | A | Rupture / Damage | Outclassed but still functional |
| House of Spiders: Middle Apprentice Ishmael | A | Sinking / Damage | Solid but conditional |
| House of Spiders: Pinky Apprentice Ryoshu | A | Bleed / Damage | Niche but works |
| Cinq Assoc. East Section 3 Don Quixote | A | Poise / Damage | Fine without Index Don |
| Fanghunt Office Fixer Hong Lu | A | Rupture / Status | Quick potency application |
| Kurokumo Clan Wakashu Heathcliff | A | Bleed / Damage | Old school Bleed, still fine |
| Liu Assoc. South Section 6 Heathcliff | B | Burn / Damage | Outclassed by You Branch |
| Cinq Assoc. South Section 4 Director Sinclair | B | Poise / Damage | Held back by setup time |
| Liu Assoc. South Section 4 Director Rodion | B | Burn / Damage | Functional, not exciting |
| G Corp. Manager Corporal Gregor | C | Hybrid / Damage | Power crept hard |
| Lobotomy Corp. Remnant Faust | C | Slash / Clasher | Solid clasher, weak damage |
| N Corp. Mittelhammer Don Quixote | C | Bleed / Damage | Better Bleed options exist |
| R Corp. 4th Pack Rhino Meursault | C | Tremor / Tank | Tremor is rough right now |
| G Corp. Head Manager Outis | C | Hybrid / Support | Powercrept |
| Zwei Assoc. West Section 3 Sinclair | D | Slash / Defense | Just outclassed |
| Zwei Assoc. South Section 4 Faust | D | Slash / Defense | Pure base ID territory |
| W Corp. L2 Cleanup Agent Hong Lu | D | Charge / Damage | Don’t bother |
That’s the meat of the list. Below SSS, plenty of S and A tier IDs clear all current content if you build their teams properly. I want to be clear about that, because the gap between S and SSS feels bigger than it actually is for 99% of the content most players will run.
Why Three IDs Are Sitting Above Everything Else
The SSS tier wasn’t a vibe call. Three IDs are doing things the rest of the roster physically cannot, and Refraction Railway clears prove it.
Heishou Pack – Mao Branch Adept Faust
This is the W-marked Walpurgisnacht ID that single-handedly reshaped the Rupture archetype. Her damage modifiers on Skill 3-1 hit numbers that would be absurd on any other ID. She generates her own Tianjiu Star’s Blade stacks through her passive, redirects unopposed attacks like a tank through Assist Defense, and doesn’t even need a perfect team to feel broken.
I tested her in a “no plan” run with Lord Hongyuan Hong Lu and Heishou Yi Sang as supports. She still cleared. Her per-rotation damage in messy comps lands around 900, which is higher than what dedicated DPS units like Wild Hunt Heathcliff put up under perfect setup. That’s the gap.
The catch: she’s W-marked. When her banner cycles out, she goes back into the Walpurgisnacht pool, which only spins back up roughly every four months. If you’re saving threads, this is the priority shard target.
The House of Spiders: Index Nursefather Yi Sang
This is the first ID in Limbus Company that uses all three physical damage types: Slash, Pierce, and Blunt. That alone breaks team-building constraints I’d been working around for two years. Pair it with the fact that he heals while dealing damage, eliminates the need for a dedicated support slot, and inflicts multiple debuffs per turn, and you have an ID that lets you run an extra damage dealer where you used to run a support.
The first time I dropped him into my Refraction Railway team, I cleared a fight in three turns that had been taking me five. That’s not exaggeration. That’s just what happens when one ID does three jobs.
The Lord of Hongyuan Hong Lu
The third SSS slot isn’t a pure DPS. Lord Hongyuan is the support backbone that ties Poise and Rupture together, and his scaling in long fights is genuinely stupid. Multi-wave Refraction Railway encounters where my old Hong Lu options would taper off, this one keeps printing damage and generating clash advantage.
He’s the kind of ID that doesn’t look broken in a 30-second showcase but absolutely is broken when fights drag past turn five.
Status Archetypes That Actually Clear Refraction Railway
Tier ratings only matter inside a team archetype. Here’s what’s currently popping off and which IDs slot into each.
Rupture (Currently the Strongest Archetype)
| Slot | ID |
|---|---|
| Core DPS | Heishou Pack Mao Branch Adept Faust |
| Co-DPS | Heishou Pack Mao Branch Ryoshu |
| Speed enabler | Heishou Pack Mao Branch Outis |
| Support | Heishou Pack Si Branch Gregor or Rodion |
| Support | LCE E.G.O::Lantern Yi Sang or LCE AEDD Gregor |
| Carry | Lord of Hongyuan Hong Lu |
| Flex | Jeong’s Office Rep Ishmael |
After the Talisman Sinclair nerf, Mao Branch IDs solved Rupture’s main weakness, which was inconsistent count application. Now you build around potency instead of fighting for stacks.
Bleed (Bloodfiend + Kurokumo Mix)
| Slot | ID |
|---|---|
| Core DPS | The Manager of La Manchaland Don Quixote |
| Bleed printer | Ring Nursefather Hong Lu |
| Damage | The Princess of La Manchaland Rodion |
| Damage | The One Who Shall Grip Sinclair (or Pinky Apprentice) |
| Damage | The Pequod Captain Ishmael |
| Damage | The Barber of La Manchaland Outis |
| Slash anchor | Kurokumo Clan Wakashu Heathcliff |
Bleed is the archetype I’d recommend if you want a team that just hits hard without needing perfect speed control.
Burn (Endurance Build)
| Slot | ID |
|---|---|
| Core DPS | Heishou Pack You Branch Adept Heathcliff |
| Hybrid DPS | Firefist Office Survivor Gregor |
| Support | Lobotomy E.G.O Lamp Gregor |
| Damage | Liu Assoc. IDs (Heathcliff, Rodion) |
Burn is built for fights that go long. You won’t see explosive turn-one damage, but the consistency wins multi-wave content.
Sinking (Slower but Still Viable)
| Slot | ID |
|---|---|
| Status Specialist | Wuthering Heights Chief Butler Outis |
| Damage | Wild Hunt Heathcliff |
| Damage | Dieci Assoc. South Section 4 Rodion |
| Damage | Middle Apprentice Ishmael |
Sinking has been fighting an uphill battle because some bosses resist the status, but with the new House of Spiders pieces it’s playable again.
Poise (Blade Lineage + Pinky)
| Slot | ID |
|---|---|
| Core DPS | The Pinky Apprentice Sinclair |
| Co-DPS | Index Proxy Don Quixote |
| Anchor | Blade Lineage Mentor Meursault |
| Slash support | Cinq Assoc. West Section 3 Meursault |
Poise rewards turn control. If you like managing speed and Coin advantage, this is the archetype you’ll enjoy.
What Those W, S, E, and PE Markings Mean
A lot of this tier list is gated by limited tags, and they’re not all the same.
- W (Walpurgisnacht): Tied to the Walpurgis Night events that run roughly every four months. Mao Faust is the big W marking right now. They become available again only during their next Walpurgisnacht rotation, so missing one means waiting months.
- S (Prior Season ID): Locked to a season’s banner. They eventually come back through reruns and the Dispenser, but it’s not a quick turnaround.
- E / PE (Event / Prior Season Event): Event-exclusive IDs. These rotate back through anniversary banners and special events.
The 8th Walpurgisnacht ran during the 3rd Anniversary period in early 2026. If you started during the anniversary, the Nominable Identity Tickets let you grab Standard or Event IDs from Seasons 1 through 6, which was a solid window for backfilling older meta picks.
The IDs I Wasted Threads On (So You Don’t)
I shotgunned Lobotomy Corp Remnant Faust early because she looked cool and “clashed well.” She’s a C tier clasher with weak damage. Should’ve held those threads.
I also dumped resources into N Corp. Mittelhammer Don Quixote thinking she’d carry my Bleed team. La Manchaland Don exists. She’s strictly better.
Lesson: never pull on flavor alone before checking the current archetype list. Niche kits get powercrept. Archetype-defining kits stay relevant for seasons.
New Player Pull Priority for May 2026
If you started during or after the 3rd Anniversary, here’s the order I’d hit:
- Save for the next Walpurgisnacht. Mao Faust will rerun, and missing W-tier IDs is the biggest pull regret you can have.
- Build one Rupture or Bleed team first. Don’t spread Lunacy across three archetypes. One fully-built team clears more content than three half-built ones.
- Pull on Standard banner for Lord Hongyuan Hong Lu and Index Nursefather Yi Sang. Both are SSS and not season-locked the same way as Walpurgis IDs.
- Use anniversary tickets on archetype core pieces. Heishou Si Branch Gregor and Rodion if you’re going Rupture. Manager Don and Pequod Captain if you’re going Bleed.
Reroll if you want to, but Limbus Company hands out enough Lunacy that you’ll catch up within a month or two of regular play. It’s not the kind of game where rerolling for 40 hours is worth it.
E.G.O Picks That Carry Teams
A few E.G.O units worth highlighting since they’re inseparable from the tier list:
- LCE E.G.O::AEDD Gregor: New Mao Branch synergy piece, S+ for a reason.
- LCE E.G.O::Lantern Yi Sang: Bumped up after the Talisman nerf, a top Rupture support.
- Lobotomy E.G.O::Hornet (Alteration) Meursault: Solid alteration piece, good utility.
- Lobotomy E.G.O::Faint Aroma & Solitude Ryoshu: Niche but has its uses.
- The HE-tier Sinclair E.G.O from the 8th Walpurgisnacht: Worth grabbing if you can.
For a deeper dive on E.G.O resource generation across each Sinner.
FAQ
Should I pull Heishou Pack Mao Faust if I don’t have a full Rupture team yet?
Yes, even without Mao Ryoshu and Mao Outis. Her solo damage per rotation outpaces most full-conditional carries in the game, and her tank role through Assist Defense makes her useful in any comp. You won’t get the full ramp speed without other Mao IDs, but she’s still SSS-strong.
What’s the actual difference between SSS and SS tier in Limbus Company?
SSS IDs do something no other ID can replicate. Mao Faust’s damage modifiers, Index Yi Sang’s three-physical-type kit, and Lord Hongyuan’s late-fight scaling are unique mechanics. SS tier IDs are best in slot inside their archetype but don’t break the rules of the game the way SSS does.
Is rerolling worth it in Limbus Company?
Not really. The game is generous with Lunacy through events, story rewards, and the anniversary login schedule. Most players catch up within a month. Rerolling for a specific SSS ID from the start can save you weeks, but the time investment usually isn’t worth it.
Can I clear Refraction Railway with B-tier IDs?
Skilled players can clear most content with well-built B-tier teams. C-tier IDs genuinely struggle even with optimal play. Refraction Railway specifically tests team consistency, so investment in your existing IDs matters more than tier ratings if you’re stuck on one fight.
Will Index Nursefather Yi Sang come back if I miss this banner?
Yes. House of Spiders IDs are event-limited but they cycle back as prior event content. The exact timing depends on Project Moon’s roadmap, but they don’t disappear permanently like some W-tier IDs feel.
What does the W marking mean on a Limbus Company ID?
W stands for Walpurgisnacht, which is a recurring event that runs roughly every four months. W-tier IDs are exclusive to those banners, with reruns spaced out. Missing a Walpurgisnacht ID usually means waiting at least one full event cycle before you can pull or shard them again.
Which archetype team should I build first as a returning player?
Rupture if you have or can shard Mao Faust. Bleed if you can’t, since Manager Don and the La Manchaland pieces are easier to access through anniversary tickets. Both archetypes clear endgame content fine, so pick the one you have more pieces for already.
Final Take
That’s my Limbus Company tier list for May 2026. The headline takeaway: SSS exists because three IDs are doing things the rest of the roster can’t, but the gap doesn’t matter for most content. Build one team properly, save for Walpurgisnacht, and ignore tier list anxiety on IDs you actually like playing.
Limbus has always been generous with paths to clear, and that’s still true. The tier list is a roadmap, not a wall.