Lineage Piece Class Tier List (2026)
Every Mythical melee and weapon ranked for the current update. Rankings weigh raw damage, recent balance buffs from the patch notes, unlock cost and how much content each one clears. Rarity and unlock data come from the official Trello; placements are our editorial read of the live meta and get revisited every update.
S Tier
| Name | Role | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Solemn Lament | Mythical weapon | The newest gun-and-mourning kit before Vasto Lorde. Steepest unlock in the game (250 Boss Souls, 100 Soulweaver Butterflies, 30M coins) but top-end damage to match. |
| Saber Alter | Mythical weapon | Excalibur Morgan R took a +40% buff in the Solemn Lament patch. Ryuudo Cave farm is brutal (750 Grail Mud), payoff is a premier boss-killer. |
| Firefly | Mythical melee | Double-buffed last patch (+25% V, +30% R). Needs the Glamoth race (10% consume chance), which also feeds +5% Firefly damage. |
| Yhwach | Mythical melee | Quincy-race gated with the longest material list in the game, but the Almighty kit shreds Extreme bosses. |
A Tier
| Name | Role | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Daggers | Mythical weapon | A nine-quest endgame chain (Tower floor 50, 2B Player's Dagger damage). Post-buff daggers hit hard, and Monarch race adds +5% more. |
| Miyabi | Mythical weapon | Banner gacha unit with a +50% R buff last patch. Frost Kitsune race (+5% Miyabi damage) is the natural pairing. |
| Kokushibo | Mythical weapon | Demon-race gated Moon Breathing kit. Still strong after the 10% Yhwach-patch nerf. |
| Raiden Shogun | Mythical weapon | Archon-race gated with a mode-change mastery. Katana-form V doubled (+100%) in the Solemn Lament patch. |
| Gilgamesh | Mythical melee | Gate of Babylon AoE with a fresh +80% R buff. Needs the King of Heroes title from the 260M HP Extreme boss. |
B Tier
| Name | Role | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Gojo (Shinjuku) | Mythical melee | Enlightened-race gated (2 True Six Eyes). Excellent kit, but the 550M HP Extreme farm makes it a late pick. |
| Sukuna (Shinjuku) | Mythical melee | Vessel-race mirror of Shinjuku Gojo — 100 Cursed Shards and True Fingers before the fun starts. |
| Shadow | Mythical weapon | Atomic burst with a questline through Cid's Castle. The Eminence race pairs for +5% Shadow damage. |
| Aizen | Mythical melee | True Shinigami-race gated Kyoka Suigetsu kit; the 50-Hollow spawn ritual slows the farm. |
C Tier
| Name | Role | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Rimuru | Mythical melee | Slime-race gated. Solid mid-game carry — the race's +5% Rimuru damage helps — but outscaled by Extreme-tier kits. |
| Gojo / Sukuna (base) | Mythical melee | The classic JJK pair. Cheap by Mythical standards (15 Cursed Shards each) and fine into mid-game. |
| Excalibur | Legendary weapon | Saber's blade — the best Legendary stepping stone, upgraded later via Morgan mastery. |
D Tier
| Name | Role | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Player's Dagger | Legendary weapon | Sung Jin Woo's daggers. You will still farm them — they are a hard prerequisite for Shadow Daggers. |
| Tensa Zangetsu | Legendary weapon | Bankai upgrade of Zangetsu with a +40% mastery. A bridge to Mythicals, not an endgame stop. |
| Deku | Epic melee | Cheapest boss-material melee (9 One For All Cells). Early-game only. |
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Questions players ask
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Is this the melee tier list?
Yes — this page ranks melees and fighting styles together with the headline Mythical weapons. For swords only, use the weapon tier list.
What is the best melee in Lineage Piece?
On this list the S-tier melees are Firefly and Yhwach; Gojo (Shinjuku), Sukuna (Shinjuku) and Aizen sit in B. Both S melees are race-gated on the official board: Firefly needs the Glamoth race, Yhwach the Quincy race.
What does 'rank' mean in Lineage Piece?
Separate from this tier list: the game's Rank system (Rank Up NPC, Lineage Town) climbs Coal → Copper → Iron → Gold → RedStone → Lapis, and every rank-up gives +10% coins, gems, EXP and luck. The exact rank-up requirements are not listed on the official board — see progression.
Which melees need a race or title before you can buy them?
Per the NPC cards: Rimuru (Slime race), Aizen (True Shinigami), Gilgamesh (King of Heroes title), Gojo Shinjuku (Enlightened), Sukuna Shinjuku (Vessel), Yhwach (Quincy), Firefly (Glamoth). Base Gojo, Sukuna, Ulquiorra, Yuji and Verdant Hero have no race gate.