Rogue Genesia Soul Cards Tier List

Rogue Genesia is a bullet hell roguelike featuring over 40 different Soul Cards that you can unlock and use to clear stages or make a new high score. Each of the Soul Cards provides various buffs and some let you use new attacks. So, to help you pick the best ones, here's a complete tier list covering all the Soul cards in Rogue Genesia.

All Soul Cards Ranked - Rogue Geneisa Tier List

The above tier list provides acomplete overview of each of the weapons, modifiers, and effects currently available in Rogue Genesia. The S-tier ones are the best picks with the highest stats boosts and overpowered weapon abilities, while the D-tier ones are the worst picks, and you should either banish them or avoid them.

S Tier Soul Cards - Best Soul Cards in Rogue Genesia

Soul Card	Rarity	Pros & Cons
Arcanist's Staff (Weapon)	Evolution	+ One of the best late-game evolutions, high DPS. + Deals consistent damage over a large area. + Great with low CD, and higher projectile duration.
Fuuma Shuriken (Weapon)	Evolution	+ Very High DPS, long-range projectile weapon. + High single-target damage, with huge attack speed. + Easy to unlock Evolution, with good late-game scaling.
Fire Ring (Weapon)	Heroic	+ Huge AoE with high base damage stats. + Slow CD, but great late-game scaling with ATK Speed. + Strong in the early game, and easy to unlock.
Katana (Weapon)	Heroic	+ One of the best AoE single-target weapons. + Inflicts multiple hits on single targets simultaneously. + Scales very well with ATK Speed and Damage multipliers.
Rift (Effect)	Synergy	+ A mid to late-game synergy, extremely overpowered. + Continuously teleports mobs that get hit by you. + Works exceptionally well with AoE weapons like Fire Ring.
Rune of Luck (Weapon Modifier)	Ascended	+ The most overpowered weapon modifier. + Increases Critical chance by 40%, high DPS boost. + Ensures an almost guaranteed critical hit from every weapon.

A Tier Soul Cards

Soul Card	Rarity	Pros & Cons
Staff of Storms (Weapon)	Evolution	+ Similar to the Arcanist Staff, but deals more chain damage. + High ATK damage and low cooldown, great DPS output. + Great late-game scaling and easy to unlock.
Death Aura (Weapon)	Epic	+ Similar to the Fire Ring, just a weaker version. + Huge AoE and Damage, good and consistent DPS. + Easy to unlock and upgrade.
Ice Nova (Weapon)	Heroic	+ Slow at first, one of the highest ATK Damage weapons. + Great scaling, especially overpowered with modifiers. + Easy to unlock, pairs well with all projectile weapons.
Multi-Handed (Stats)	Heroic	+ Must have upgrade for every projectile weapon. + Provides double to even triple DPS without a downside. + Relatively easy to unlock, and max out.
Gravity Field (Effect)	Synergy	+ One of the strongest effects for AoE builds. + Slows down mobs approaching tremendously. + Great scaling with almost 90% slow debuff.
Bookworm (Stats)	Heroic	+ Essential for long-haul rounds. + Increases EXP gain substantially, throughout gameplay. + Easy to upgrade, can Ascend into higher base EXP gain.
Fractal (Effect)	Heroic	+ Similar to Multihanded, multiples DPS exponentially. + Essential for projectile-based builds. + Can increase projectile DPS about 4x times.
Rune of Alacrity (Weapon Modifier)	Epic	+ A must-have Weapon modifier from most builds. + Increases weapon's ATK SPD by up to 75%. + Can increase DPS by up to 1.75x for projectiles.

B Tier Soul Cards

Soul Card	Rarity	Pros & Cons
Shuriken (Weapon)	Uncommon	+ Easy to unlock, and upgrade. + Reliable projectile weapon with good scaling. - Great at early game. Lack in the late game without evolution.
Kunai (Weapon)	Rare	+ AoE-based projectile weapon, decent DPS. + Relatively easy to unlock and scale. - Dependant on projectile counts. Needs upgrades to scale.
Magic Wand (Weapon)	Uncommon	+ Multi-target weapon with good scaling. + Low DPS at first, increases substantially with projectile count. - Can be difficult to use in a late game on its own.
Void Wisp (Weapon)	Evolution	+ A stronger version of the Void Wisp, with chain DPS. + High DPS, good scaling, but needs attack speed. - Can be difficult to use in a late game on its own.
Fire Spirit (Weapon Modifier)	Epic	+ Ideal weapon modifier for wands and staffs. + Increases DPS significantly, with decent scaling. - DPS doesn't scale, rather ATK remains fixed.
Ice Spirit (Weapon Modifier)	Uncommon	+ Ideal weapon modifier for AoE-based weapons. + Slows enemies hit by almost 51% debuff. - Doesn't provide any DPS, offers only stat debuff.
Recursion (Stats)	Heroic	+ Provides a huge Power multiplier buff. + Scales well with upgrades, especially in the late game. - Doesn't affect much other weapons, majorly to projectiles.
Wormhole (Effect)	Synergy	+ Similar to Rift, but less effective. + Decent defense against most mobs, while preserving DPS. - Lacks scaling, especially in the late game.
Lightweight (Stats)	Epic	+ Provides a significant boost to ATK SPD. + Adds almost double the DPS once unlocked and upgraded. - Can be tough to scale in the late game.

C Tier Soul Cards

Soul Card	Rarity	Pros & Cons
Rail Gun (Weapon)	Heroic	+ Decently high damage with long range. + Deals consistent DPS with decent scaling. - Falls off in the late game due to high CD.
Wind Blade (Weapon)	Rare	+ High ATK damage and consistent DPS. + Easy to unlock and upgrade. Needs evolution. - Lacks late game scaling and a lot of upgrades to be viable.
Thunder Staff (Weapon)	Rare	+ Slow ATK SPD and single target damage. + Chains ATK when mobs are hit. Good in the late game. - Lacks DPS in both early games as well as late. Needs evolution.
Vine (Effect)	Epic	+ Stops mobs from approaching you regardless of type. + Can scale with area size, evolves to stronger soul card. - Cooldown duration is very slow. Lacks in the late game.
Bow (Weapon)	Uncommon	+ Decent single-target projectile-based weapon. + DPS is consistent and lacks AoE. - Very much dependant on the projectile count.
Concentration (Weapon Modifier)	Rare	+ Increases DMG by almost 80% at max level. + Ideal for all kinds of weapons, apart from AoE. - Decreases range by 25% at max level.
Thunder Spirit (Weapon Modifier)	Heroic	+ Similar to the Fire Spirit, deals chain damage. + Doesn't scale well, and requires multiple projectiles to work. - The DPS value is fixed and doesn't increase much.
Energizer (Weapon Modifier)	Rare	+ Similar to concentration, increases DMG substantially. + Works well with AoE weapons, but not with others. - Decreases projectile weapons' viability.

D Tier Soul Cards

Soul Card	Rarity	Pros & Cons
Spear (Weapon)	Uncommon	+ Close-ranged melee weapon, with decent range. - Lacks late game scaling, and DPS is subpar. - Doesn't lead to any viable evolutions.
Absolute Focus (Stats)	Heroic	+ Increases Critical Damage to up to 500%. - Decreases Critical Chance significantly (up to 50%). - Hard to unlock because of requirements.
Accumulation (Stats)	Heroic	+ Provide decent buffs to projectile weapons. - Doesn't provide any buff to AoE or other weapons. - Can be detrimental if you're building ATK speed build.
Castle (Stats)	Epic	+ Provides a significant buff to defense, useful in the early game. - Doesn't scale well without additional defense buffs. - Stat buffs start lacking in the late game.
Heavy (Stats)	Heroic	+ Increases DPS significantly, as well as DMG multipers. - Decreases ATK Speed heavily. - Lacks viability for most top-tier weapons.
Revolution (Effect)	Heroic	+ Can instakill almost any normal mob under 20% HP. - Doesn't work well without AoE weapons. - Starts lacking in later games, especially against Elite Mobs.
Rune of Heaviness (Weapon Modifier)	Epic	+ Provide DPS buff, knockback, and damage multiplier to all projectiles. - Not ideal for ATK Speed or projectile builds. - Not viable for late game as the stat buffs are subpar.

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