Avowed Companions Tier List: Best Avowed Companions, Ranked

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Once you touch down on the lands of Dawnshore, you’ll never be alone with the help of your allies. Although there isn’t necessarily a bad choice with your teammates, some will prove more beneficial than others. We’re here to rank them all with this Avowed Companion tier list.

Best Avowed Companions, ranked

With this tier list, we’ll look into each Avowed Companion’s Commands and Abilities to determine their advantages for your journey. We’ll begin with the best of the best with S Tier, then work our way down to the slightly lower ones with B Tier. Each section will also deep dive into the Companion’s skills if you want to know more about them.

S Tier – Yatzli

Race: Orlan
Class: Wizard
How to Unlock: Complete A Path to the Garden/Face Your Fears
Command: Dispel Illusion
Voice Actor: Anjali Bhimani

Having a formidable mage like Yatzli by your side will often turn the tide of battle, making every challenge feel like a breeze. All her Abilities focus on offense, from her bursting Essence Explosion to the deadly Minoletta’s Missile Battery. Enemies won’t really stand a chance against her, especially when they get caught up in her Arduous Delay of Motion.

To top it off, Yatzli clears out a bunch of enemies with her Blast, covering a small area of impact for multiple hits. Like Kai and Giatta, she’ll help clear out “Illusionary Objects” blockages using the handy Companion Command.

Yatzli Abilities

Yatzli AbilitiesDescriptionUpgrade 1Upgrade 2Upgrade 3

Essence Explosion	Yatzli unleashes an arcane power that explodes upon enemy impact, releasing a burst of Essence and Explosive Damage (60-second Cooldown)	Concentrated Essence: Essence Explosion blast radius increases	Fire Aspect: Essence Explosion inflicts Fire Accumulation on enemies	Scrappy Casting: Cooldown reduces by 33%
Minoletta’s Missile Battery	Yatzli uses arcane missiles that seek out nearby enemies for five seconds (60-second Cooldown)	Speedy Salvo: Minoletta’s Missile Battey rate of fire increases	Horizon Strike: The maximum range of Yatzli’s missiles increases	Shock Aspect: Minoletta’s Missile Battery deals Shock Accumulation
Arduous Delay of Motion	Slows foes down for 10 seconds with a Cooldown of 40 seconds	Energy Sap: Slowing effect on enemies increases	Exhausting Field: Arduous Delay of Motion creates an area of effect, impacting any enemies within its radius	Frost Aspect: Deals Frost Accumulation to afflicted enemies
Blast	An attack that covers a small area of effect when hitting enemies	Explosive Blast: Breaks enemy blocks, destroys walls, and shatters frozen foes for bonus damage	Force Blast: Increase Stun dealt to enemies affected by the Blast	Affliction Blast: Attack has a five percent chance to inflict Frozen, Ignited, or Shocked

S Tier – Giatta

Race: Human
Class: Wizard
How to Unlock: Complete The Animacy Method
Command: Spectral Jolt
Voice Actor: Mara Junot

Giatta is the best support character in Avowed, providing a vast array of buffs to your entire team. Her Purification skill offers an additional 25 percent of your maximum health, which will pair nicely with her Reconstruction healing ability. Not only does she restore health, but she also coats a shield around you through her Barrier skill and boosts movement and attack speed with Acceleration.

It’ll be hard to knock you down when Giatta’s around, even against Avowed’s colossal creatures. Furthermore, she’ll help you with puzzles by opening locked doorways with her electrifying Spectral Jolt.

Giatta Abilities

Giatta AbilitiesDescriptionUpgrade 1Upgrade 2Upgrade 3

Purification	Heals allies by 25% of their max Health (60-second Cooldown)	Boosted Essence: Heals allies by 50% of their max Health	Essence Pressure: Enemies near Purification’s range will be interrupted and knocked back	Essence Shielding: All allies’ Damage Reduction increases by 20% for 15 seconds
Barrier	All allies gain a shield with Temporary Health for 20 seconds (75-second Cooldown)	Greater Barrier: Increases Temporary Health with active Barrier	Medic Shielding: Once the Barrier concludes, allies are healed with the amount of Temporary Health remaining	Impenetrable: Giatta cannot be hit or knocked back by melee attackers when Barrier is active
Acceleration	All allies’ Move Speed and Attack Speed increase for 15 seconds (80-second Cooldown)	Evade Attacks: Allies use Acceleration speed to gain a 15% Damage Reduction	Extended Acceleration: Acceleration duration increases by 10 seconds	Time Shift: Any Abilities activated while Acceleration is on will reduce Cooldowns by 50%
Reconstruction	Giatta’s attacks heal all allies with a small amount of HP	Critical Restore: Increases the healing granted to allies by 20% Health	Overcharge: Offers Temporary Health to allies with max Health	Revitalize: Revives Incapacitated allies when Giatta eliminates an enemy

A Tier – Kai

Race: Aumaua
Class: Fighter
How to Unlock: Complete the Message from Afar main quest
Command: Firestarter
Voice Actor: Brandon Keener

Kai is one of the most balanced Companions, thriving in defensive and offensive strategies. Many of his Abilities will halt enemies through its stunning properties, including Fire and Ice and Leap of Daring. You also don’t have to worry too much about Kai while he’s on the field since he can revive himself with Second Wind, giving him another chance on the battlefield.

In addition to his Second Wind, Kai’s Unbending Defense regenerates health and reduces damage by 25 percent to further his survivability. And, as a bonus, he can burn off most debris, so you don’t have to waste your Essence with a flame-based spell. It’ll assist you with quests like the Totem of Rightful Rulership.

Kai Abilities

Kai AbilitiesDescriptionUpgrade 1Upgrade 2Upgrade 3

Fire and Ice	Kai unleashes a robust shot from his Blunderbuss, dealing a high Stun to one enemy and taunting them for 10 seconds (20-second Cooldown)	Extra Power: Ignites a target	Pure Lead: Stun increases	Quick Reload: Fire and Ice’s Cooldown reduces by 50%
Unbending Defense	Regenerate Kai’s Health and increase his Damage Reduction by 25% for 30 seconds (75-second Cooldown)	Iron Will: Reduces incoming damage by 50%	Indomitable Spirit: Health regeneration increases	Retaliation: When Unbending Defense concludes, a shockwave damages nearby foes
Leap of Daring	Kai leaps and crashes down onto an enemy, Stunning and Taunting all nearby opponents for 25 seconds (60-second Cooldown)	Leap of Pride: Doubles the Leap of Daring’s area of effect	Leap of Faith: Kai gains Temporary Health based on the number of enemies hit by Leap of Daring	Leap of Conviction: Kai gains Attack Damage based on the number of enemies hit by Leap of Daring
Second Wind	Kai revives himself when his Health is reduced to zero, restoring 50% of his max Health	Soothing Wind: Increases the Health restored by Second Wind by 75% of Kai’s max Health	Rallying Wind: When Second Wind activates, Kai gains a temporary Attack Speed buff	Refreshing Wind: All Kai’s Ability Cooldowns reset when Second Wind activates

B Tier – Marius

Race: Dwarf
Class: Ranger
How to Unlock: Complete An Untimely End main quest
Command: Hunter’s Sense
Voice Actor: Scott Whyte

Although Marius is at the bottom of the list, his unique strengths make him a valuable Companion, especially for exploration. I’ve relied on his Hunter’s Sense Command, pinpointing enemies, loot, and plants nearby. His guiding waypoint ensures you don’t miss out on any valuables, specifically with hidden chests.

As for Marius’ Abilities, he’s a beast in combat, inflicting bleeding accumulation through Wounding Shots and firing piercing shots with Heart Seeker. He’s relatively swift on the battlefield, too, sneaking up on foes using his Shadow Step.

Marius Abilities

Marius AbilitiesDescriptionUpgrade 1Upgrade 2Upgrade 3

Binding Roots	Roots an enemy into place for eight seconds with a 20-second Cooldown period	Constricting Roots: Deals Stun to trapped enemies from Binding Roots	Grasping Roots: Traps multiple enemies in a small area of effect	Thorny Roots: Deals Bleed Accumulation to trapped foes
Heart Seeker	Marius fires a piercing shot that always hits its mark, even if there are obstacles in its path. (60-second Cooldown)	Twinned Shot: Heart Seeker hits an additional enemy after the first shot	Sharpshooter: Heart Seeker’s damage increases to enemies below 50% Health	Quick Draw: Reduces Heart Seeker’s Cooldown by 33%
Shadow Step	Marius vanishes into a cloud of smoke and reappears to slash an enemy with his daggers. He can repeat this move three times (60-second Cooldown)	Assassinate: Instantly kills most Stunned enemies	Devastating Blow: Shadow Step’s damage increases based on the enemy’s missing Health	Shadow Mastery: Marius can now use Shadow Step up to six times
Wounding Shots	Deals Bleed Accumulation	Exposing Shots: Marius’ attacks reduce enemy Damage Reduction	Impeding Shots: Marius’ attacks slow down enemies	Maiming Shots: Marius attacks reduce enemy Damage

If you fully max out each of the Companion’s Abilities in Avowed, you’ll earn achievements, including Bullseye, Luckier Than They Know, Slay!, and A Little Power Goes a Long Way. It’ll take a while to earn the points for them, but you can try to aim for the Avowed max level to get there much quicker.

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