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Version: 4.4 | Updated: 11/13/2024
FAQ of the Month Winner: January 2020 | Highest Rated Guide

Tier List (Introduction)

This Tier List includes all base forms and apex forms of all ships.
Special Apexes	Value Tier	Cost vs Utility
Survivability Tier	Speedrunning Tier	Fun Factor Tier

You will notice that the greek alphabet of the apexes are color coded differently. While it is not necessary to memorize them to use this guide, it might be easier to identify them more quickly in later sections of the guide where only the apex is being mentioned without the apex's effects. Here are what the different color codes mean:

Medium Gray - Main Weapon Apexes
Magenta - Aura Apexes
Green - Zen Apexes

Special Apexes

Special Apexes that are also underlined also have hidden main weapon changes that are on top of the Aura or Zen they change. They are as listed below:

Phoenix Delta - Adds additional homing missiles
Phoenix Beta - Adds additional homing missiles
Sakura Phi - Tightens the spread of the Edge Projector main weapon from 11 swords to 7 swords
Dragonfly Epsilon - Changes the Twin Miniguns main weapon to Twin Laserguns, which have a tighter spread with instantaneous travel speed like lasers
Disaris Sigma - Adds a forward beam at the left side of Disaris
Disaris Omega - Adds a forward beam at the left side of Disaris

Trivia: The hidden main weapon changes were actually supposed to be the only apex effect for an apex of Phoenix, Sakura and Dragonfly (since Disaris wasn't released at the point in time when apexes were first released). However, the devs decided last minute to make it an additional apex effect on top of these apexes rather than simply main weapon changes.

Ship ————— Apex 1 ————— Apex 2	Survivability Tier		Speedrunning Tier		Fun Factor Tier	Apex Value	Apex Cost vs Utility
Ship ————— Apex 1 ————— Apex 2	Daily	Community	Daily	Community	Fun Factor Tier	Apex Value	Apex Cost vs Utility
Shinova	B	B-	C	C	C-
————— Alpha	B	B-	C	C	C-	B	A
————— Delta	B+	B+	B+	B+	B+	A-	S

NC-150	S-	S-	A+	A+	S
————— Gamma	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
————— Beta	S	S-	S+	A+	S+	S	X

Tar'Cah	B	B-	C+	C+	C+
————— Delta	HX	A	C+	C+	B-	A	S
————— Lambda	B	B-	A	B+	A-	A+	A

Veil	S-	S-	A	A	S-
————— Beta	S-	S-	A	A	S-	C+	B
————— Sigma	S	S	S	S	S	S	S

Krillou	A-	A-	S	S	S-
————— Gamma	B+	B+	S+	S+	A+	S-	B
————— Alpha	A-	A-	S	S	S-	B-	A

Jericho	B	C+	C-	C-	C
————— Alpha	B+	B-	C	C	C+	A+	X
————— Gamma	B+	B-	C-	C-	C+	B+	S

Fujin	C-	C-	S-	S-	S-
————— Epsilon	C	C	S-	S-	S-	B-	B
————— Sigma	C	C	S+	S+	S	S	S

Jn'Dur	B	B	A	A	A+
————— Gamma	B	B	A+	A+	A+	A+	A
————— Epsilon	B	B	A	A	A+	B+	A

Tempest	A	A	A	A-	A
————— Delta	A	A	A+	A	A-	A+	S
————— Beta	A+	A+	A	A-	A	A	A

Yoth-Hola	B	B	C	C	C
————— Beta	B	B	B-	B-	B	B+	A
————— Epsilon	B	B	C	C	C	D	B
_{Part 2}
Razor VI	A+	A+	A+	A	A
————— Beta	A+	A+	A+	A	A	A-	A
————— Sigma	A+	A+	S-	A+	A-	A+	B

Mist Star	C+	C+	B+	B+	B
————— Lambda	B-	B-	B+	B+	B	B+	A
————— Gamma	C+	C+	B+	B+	B	B+	A

Proxymar	C-	C-	X	X	X
————— Delta	C-	C-	X	HX	X	B	A
————— Beta	C-	C-	X	X	X	B-	S

Oran	C+	C+	B+	B+	B+
————— Beta	C+	C+	B+	B+	B+	B	B
————— Delta	C+	C+	B+	B+	B+	B+	A

Kada Veni	B-	B	A-	A-	A-
————— Alpha	B-	B	A	A	A+	A+	X
————— Gamma	C+	B-	A+	A+	B+	A-	A

Wrackr	B-	B-	A-	A-	A
————— Alpha	B	B	A-	A-	A	B-	S
————— Epsilon	B	B	S-	A+	S-	S-	A

Trireme	B	B	A-	A-	A+
————— Tau	B	B	A-	A-	A+	B-	B
————— Gamma	B-	B-	B+	B	B+	C	B

Cinnri	B+	B+	S-	S-	S
————— Lambda	B+	B+	A+	A	S	A	A
————— Tau	A-	A-	S+	S+	S+	S+	S

Phoenix	S+	S	B-	B-	B
————— Delta	X	X	S-	S	S	X	X
————— Beta	S+	S	B	B	B+	B+	A

Buhloo	C-	C-	A+	S-	S+
————— Epsilon	C	C	S	S+	X	S+	A
————— Gamma	C-	C-	A+	S-	S+	B-	B
_{Part 3}
Czar	B-	B	B-	B	B-
————— Lambda	B	B+	A+	A+	A+	S-	S
————— Delta	B-	B	B-	B	B-	C+	B

Havoc	D	D	A	A-	A-
————— Alpha	D	D	A+	A	A	A+	S
————— Gamma	D	D	A	A-	A-	C-	B

Geist	B-	B-	S-	A+	S
————— Phi	B	B	S-	A+	S	A-	B
————— Sigma	B-	B-	S-	A+	S	A-	B

Juggernaut	S-	S-	A	A	S
————— Delta	S-	S-	A	A	S	B-	B
————— Lambda	S	S	S+	S+	X	X	X

Tillat'Or	B+	B+	C+	C+	B
————— Gamma	A-	B+	A-	C+	A-	A-	S
————— Epsilon	B+	B+	C+	C+	B	B	B

Elyon	D	D	B+	B	B-
————— Lambda	D	D	A-	B+	B	A	A
————— Beta	D+	D+	A+	A+	B+	A+	S

Ogon	F	F	B-	B-	B+
————— Beta	D-	D-	B-	B-	B+	A-	A
————— Phi	D-	D-	B	B	B+	A+	A

Vuxine	B	C+	D	D	D
————— Gamma	B	C+	D	D	D	D	B
————— Alpha	B	C+	D	D	D	C+	B

Photurius	A-	A-	S	S	X
————— Lambda	A-	A-	S	S	X	C	B
————— Tau	A	A	S+	S+	X	S+	S

Xaniea	B-	B-	A-	A-	A+
————— Lambda	B-	B-	A+	A+	S-	A+	A
————— Tau	B-	B-	A	A	S-	A	A
_{Part 4}
Arietis	A-	A-	A	A-	A+
————— Lambda	A	A	S-	A+	S	S	S
————— Epsilon	A-	A-	A+	A	A+	B	B

Atlas	B-	B-	A	A-	A
————— Delta	B-	B-	A+	A	A	A-	A
————— Alpha	B	B	A	A-	A	A	A

Essin	B-	B-	A-	A-	A
————— Alpha	B-	B-	A-	A-	A	A+	S
————— Gamma	B+	B-	A+	A	A	A-	A

Ex04239	B-	B-	X	X	X
————— Sigma	B+	B+	HX	HX	X	X	X
————— Phi	B-	B-	HX	HX	X	A	A

Aurora	S-	A	B+	B+	S-
————— Lambda	S	A	B+	B+	S-	C-	C
————— Tau	S-	A	B+	B+	A+	D	C

Von Braun	D+	D+	S-	S-	A
————— Delta	C-	C-	X	S+	A+	S	S
————— Beta	C-	C-	S-	S-	A+	A+	S

Gorthaur	B	B	B+	B	B+
————— Beta	A+	B	A+	B	A+	S-	A
————— Alpha	B+	B+	B+	B	B+	A	A

Heechi	C	C	D	D	C+
————— Beta	C	C	D	D	C+	D+	B
————— Delta	B+	C	B+	D	B+	A	S

Prime X	A+	A+	A	A-	S-
————— Tau	A+	A+	A	A-	S-	B-	C
————— Epsilon	S-	S-	S-	A+	S	S+	A

Sakura	A-	A-	B-	B-	B+
————— Epsilon	A	A	B-	B-	A	A	A
————— Phi	A-	A-	A	A	A+	A+	A
_{Part 5}
Vani-Vith	A+	A+	A+	A+	S-
————— Epsilon	A+	A+	S-	S-	S-	A+	A
————— Sigma	A+	A+	A+	A+	S-	B-	B

Zephyr	B-	B-	C+	C+	C+
————— Beta	B	B	C+	C+	C+	C-	A
————— Epsilon	B	B	A-	B+	A-	A+	B

Baqlor	X	X	S	S	S
————— Lambda	X	X	S+	S+	S+	S+	S
————— Phi	X	X	X	X	X	X	S

502-Q8	C+	C+	B+	B	B-
————— Beta	C+	C+	B+	B	B-	B+	A
————— Alpha	C+	C+	A-	A-	B	A	X

Dragonfly	C	C	A	A	A
————— Epsilon	C+	C+	A+	A+	A+	S-	A
————— Gamma	C	C	A	A	A	D-	B

Hime	S	S	A	A-	S-
————— Lambda	S	S	A+	A	S	S-	A
————— Epsilon	S	S	A+	A	S	S-	A

Hunter	B	B-	C+	C+	B+
————— Alpha	B	B-	C+	C+	B+	D+	A
————— Gamma	B	B	C+	C+	B+	B+	A

Gladius	C	C+	A+	S-	A+
————— Epsilon	C+	C+	S-	S	S-	A+	A
————— Gamma	C	C+	A+	S-	A+	A-	A

Lokie	B	B	A	A	A
————— Alpha	B+	B+	A	A	A	A	S
————— Delta	B	B	A+	A+	A+	A+	A

Barret	B	B-	B	B-	A
————— Epsilon	B+	B	A+	A+	S-	S-	B
————— Beta	B	B	B+	B+	A+	A	A
_{Part 6}
Saber	B+	A-	S	S	S-
————— Epsilon	A-	A	S+	S+	S-	A+	S
————— Beta	B+	A-	S	S	S-	B-	A

Valkyrie	A-	A-	A+	A+	A
————— Gamma	A	A-	S-	A+	A+	A+	S
————— Delta	B+	B+	S-	S-	A-	A-	S

Proteus	A-	A-	A	A	A-
————— Beta	A-	A-	A	A	A-	D+	A
————— Gamma	A	A	A+	A+	S-	S-	S

Yigothu	X	X	A	A	A
————— Omega	X	X	A	A+	A-	B	B
————— Sigma	X	X	A	A	A	B	A

Torrent	S-	S-	A+	A+	S-
————— Beta	S	S-	S-	A+	S	A	S
————— Alpha	S-	S-	A+	A+	S-	B+	A

Orion	S-	A+	D	D	C
————— Delta	HX	A+	D	D	C	X	A
————— Lambda	S-	A+	D	D	C	C-	C

Exarch	C+	C+	X	X	S+
————— Epsilon	C+	C+	X	X	S+	C+	B
————— Omega	C+	C+	HX	HX	X	S-	A

Njörun	X	X	B-	B-	B
————— Lambda	X	X	B-	B-	B	B-	B
————— Gamma	X	X	A	B	A-	S	X

Boxer	A-	B	B	B	A-
————— Beta	A-	B	B+	B+	A	A	A
————— Alpha	A-	B+	B	B	A-	B+	A

Sonah	C	C+	B+	A-	A+
————— Alpha	B-	B-	B+	A-	S-	A+	X
————— Gamma	C	C+	A-	A	A+	A-	A
_{Part 7}
Corsair	D-	D-	A+	A	S
————— Sigma	D	D	S-	S-	S+	S-	S
————— Tau	D-	D-	A+	A+	S	A	B

Antioch	A	A	A+	A+	A
————— Delta	A	A	S-	S-	A+	A+	S
————— Beta	A	A	A+	A+	A	C+	B

Uhb	C-	C-	A+	A+	A+
————— Delta	C-	C-	A+	A+	A+	A-	S
————— Epsilon	C	C	A+	A+	A+	A	A

Trinity	X	X	B-	B-	B+
————— Phi	X	X	B-	B-	B+	A	A
————— Delta	X	X	B+	B+	A-	A+	S

Wraith	B-	B-	X	X	S-
————— Lambda	B-	B-	HX	HX	S-	A-	A
————— Gamma	B-	B-	X	HX	S-	A-	A

X-81	C+	C	A-	B+	A-
————— Beta	C+	C+	A	A-	A	A	S
————— Gamma	C+	C	A-	B+	A-	D-	B

Scuuxun	C-	C-	A	A	A-
————— Tau	C	C	A+	A+	A-	A-	B
————— Delta	C-	C-	A	A	A-	B	A

Shogun	B+	B+	A+	S-	S
————— Epsilon	B+	B+	S-	S-	S+	S-	B
————— Sigma	A-	A-	X	HX	X	X	X

NC-271	B+	B	A-	B+	B
————— Beta	B+	B+	A-	B+	B	A-	A
————— Delta	B+	B	A	A-	B+	A+	A

Predator	A-	A-	B+	A-	A
————— Delta	A	A	A+	A+	A+	S-	A
————— Alpha	A	A	B+	A-	A	A-	A
_{Part 8}
Lorilou	B+	B+	A-	B+	A+
————— Gamma	B+	B+	A-	B+	A+	B+	A
————— Epsilon	B+	B+	A	A-	A	A-	B

AB8/Klyn	S-	S-	A	A	S-
————— Sigma	S	S	S	S	S+	S+	X
————— Delta	HX	S-	A+	A	S-	X	S

Polaris	C	C	B	B-	C+
————— Gamma	C+	C+	B+	B+	B	B+	S
————— Beta	C	C	B	B-	C+	D-	B

Icarus	A+	A+	S	S	A+
————— Delta	A+	A+	S	S	A+	C	A
————— Sigma	A+	A+	X	X	S+	X	X

Mirage	A	B	A	A-	S-
————— Omega	A	B	A	A-	S-	B-	C
————— Delta	A+	B	A	A-	S-	B	A

Marauder	B	B-	D	D	C-
————— Alpha	B	B-	D	D	C-	C+	A
————— Beta	A-	B-	B-	D	B	B+	S

Lyova	S+	S-	B+	A-	A
————— Lambda	S+	S	S-	S-	A+	A+	B
————— Tau	S+	S	S	S	S	X	S

Qhelqod	S-	S-	A+	A+	A+
————— Beta	S-	S-	A+	A+	A+	B-	A
————— Gamma	S+	S-	X	A+	X	X	X

Nimbus	S	S+	S-	S	S
————— Sigma	S+	S+	S+	X	S+	X	X
————— Epsilon	S	S+	S-	S	S	A-	A

Widget	B-	B-	C	C	C
————— Delta	B	B-	B+	C+	B-	B+	B
————— Tau	B-	B-	A-	B+	B	A-	A
_{Part 9}
Reaper	D-	D-	A	A	S-
————— Tau	D-	D-	A	A	S	A	A
————— Lambda	D	D	A	A	S-	B-	A

Luna	S	S-	B+	B	A+
————— Tau	S	S-	S-	S-	S+	S+	S
————— Omega	S	S-	S	S	S-	A+	B

Zhetass	B	B	B-	B-	B
————— Gamma	B+	B+	B	B-	B+	A	S
————— Beta	B+	B+	B-	B-	B	B	S

Neni	C+	C+	S-	S-	A-
————— Epsilon	C+	C+	S	S	A	A+	A
————— Delta	C+	C+	S	S-	A-	A-	S

Xavis	C	C	B-	B	B-
————— Alpha	C	C	B-	B	B-	D-	B
————— Gamma	C+	C+	B+	B+	B	B	A

Claymore	S-	S-	A+	A+	S
————— Lambda	S+	S	A+	A+	S+	S	S
————— Delta	S-	S-	A+	A+	S	B-	B

Starless	B-	B-	A+	A+	A-
————— Sigma	A-	A-	S	S	A+	A	B
————— Epsilon	B-	B-	A+	A+	A-	B-	A

Kibarrax	C	C	X	X	S
————— Epsilon	C	C	HX	HX	S	S-	B
————— Lambda	C	C	HX	HX	X	X	X

Banshee	D-	D-	A+	A+	A+
————— Sigma	D-	D-	S-	S-	A+	A	A
————— Phi	B-	B-	S-	S-	S-	S	A

Zimitr	B+	B+	B+	B+	B+
————— Delta	A-	A-	A	A	A	A+	A
————— Epsilon	B+	B+	B+	B+	B+	B+	B
_{Part 10}
Jeria	B	B	X	X	A-
————— Epsilon	B	B	HX	HX	A	S	S
————— Sigma	B+	B+	HX	HX	A	S-	A

Centurion	B-	B-	A+	A+	A+
————— Tau	B	B	X	X	S	S+	S
————— Epsilon	B	B	A+	A+	A+	A	A

Stinger	A	A	B+	B+	B+
————— Lambda	A	A	A-	A-	B+	A	A
————— Epsilon	A+	A	A+	B+	A+	S-	A

Mistral	D+	D+	S+	S+	S-
————— Tau	B-	B-	X	X	S	S	A
————— Lambda	C-	C-	X	X	S	S-	B

Esperon	C	C	B-	B-	B+
————— Epsilon	C+	C	B-	B-	B+	B	B
————— Sigma	C	C	B-	B-	B+	D+	C

Naya	C	C	S-	S-	A
————— Tau	B-	B-	S-	S-	A+	S-	B
————— Phi	C	C	S-	S-	A	B	B

Pandora	B	B	B	B-	B
————— Lambda	B	B	B	B	B	B	B
————— Tau	A+	B	B	B-	B	A	B

Monsoon	D+	D+	S-	S-	A-
————— Gamma	D	D	A	A	A-	D-	C
————— Epsilon	D+	D+	S	S	A-	A	A

Warden	B	B	S	S	S-
————— Sigma	B	B	S	S	S-	A	A
————— Phi	B	B	S	S	S-	B-	B

Disaris	B	B	B	B+	B
————— Sigma	B	B	B	B+	B	D	C
————— Omega	A-	B+	HX	A	X	S+	A

Value Tier

Only applies to apexes .
Measures the usefulness, effectiveness or how worth the apex is.
Apex cost is disregarded, as a good but expensive apex is worth saving up for, while a mediocre but cheap apex is not likely to be worth an investment.
Apex appearance is disregarded.
- If you are looking to buy an apex based on its appearance, then you don't need the ratings, just view the apexes yourself and decide what's good for you.

The letter grades of apex value are broken down as follows:

X Tier - This apex is an excellent investment and a must-get for all players.
S Tier - This apex's effects stand out very strongly, and either makes it very worthwhile for playstyle changes, or strongly aids the ship's playstyle.
A Tier - This apex's effects can be felt often and to an extent you can feel it, but it's effects don't make for revolutionary new gameplay.
B Tier - This apex's effects are niche and can only be felt sometimes or even rarely.
C Tier - This apex's effects are pretty much useless.
D Tier - This apex's effects are completely useless, or even negatively affects the ship

Cost vs Utility

This rating is included for players who are struggling tight with finances and/or need a tiebreaker to decide between apexes of the same value.
Some apexes are great but way too expensive, while other apexes are just small enhancements but are very cheap and thus worth it.
Useful if you are just looking to spend a few spare credits on something that is cheap and fun.
The Value Tier is more important than this rating, so please look at the apex's value first before deciding.
General Rating:
- A more generic rating and no +/- ratings will be given, but will follow the standard used in this guide which are X, S, A, B and C.
  - "A" will generally be the standard for most apexes , which means that this apex is worth spending on if you decide to go for it.
- Expensive apexes will generally not be assigned above an "A" rating for Cost vs Utility and are a bit more likely to belong to lower Cost vs Utility ratings such as "B" and "C".
- Likewise, cheap apexes will generally not be assigned "B" or "C" ratings and are a bit more likely to belong to higher Cost vs Utility ratings such as "S" or "X".
- However, for apex ratings of "S-" or above, as well as apexes with an apex rating of "C+" or below, this rule can be broken.
Basically, this rating measures fun / practicality vs price.

Apex Value	Apex Cost vs Utility	Apexes
X	X	Phoenix Delta Juggernaut Lambda Ex04239 Sigma Shogun Sigma Icarus Sigma Qhelqod Gamma Nimbus Sigma Kibarrax Lambda
	S	Baqlor Phi AB8/Klyn Delta Lyova Tau
	A	Orion Delta

S+	X	AB8/Klyn Sigma
	S	Cinnri Tau Photurius Tau Baqlor Lambda Luna Tau Centurion Tau
	A	Buhloo Epsilon Prime X Epsilon Disaris Omega

S	X	NC-150 Beta Njörun Gamma
	S	NC-150 Gamma Veil Sigma Fujin Sigma Arietis Lambda Von Braun Delta Claymore Lambda Jeria Epsilon
	A	Banshee Phi Mistral Tau

S-	S	Czar Lambda Proteus Gamma Corsair Sigma
	A	Wrackr Epsilon Gorthaur Beta Dragonfly Epsilon Hime Lambda & Epsilon Exarch Omega Predator Delta Jeria Sigma Stinger Epsilon
	B	Krillou Gamma Barret Epsilon Shogun Epsilon Kibarrax Epsilon Mistral Lambda Naya Tau

A+	X	Jericho Alpha Kada Veni Alpha Sonah Alpha
	S	Tempest Delta Havoc Alpha Elyon Beta Essin Alpha Von Braun Beta Saber Epsilon Valkyrie Gamma Antioch Delta Trinity Delta
	A	Tar'Cah Lambda Jn'Dur Gamma Ogon Phi Xaniea Lambda Sakura Phi Vani-Vith Epsilon Gladius Epsilon Lokie Delta NC-271 Delta Neni Epsilon Zimitr Delta
	B	Razor VI Sigma Zephyr Epsilon Lyova Lambda Luna Omega

A	X	502-Q8 Alpha
	S	Tar'Cah Delta Heechi Delta Lokie Alpha Torrent Beta X-81 Beta Zhetass Gamma
	A	Tempest Beta Cinnri Lambda Elyon Lambda Xaniea Tau Atlas Alpha Ex04239 Phi Gorthaur Alpha Sakura Epsilon Barret Beta Boxer Beta Uhb Epsilon Trinity Phi Reaper Tau Banshee Sigma Centurion Epsilon Stinger Lambda Monsoon Epsilon Warden Sigma
	B	Corsair Tau Starless Sigma Pandora Tau

A-	S	Shinova Delta Tillat'Or Gamma Valkyrie Delta Uhb Delta Neni Delta
	A	Razor VI Beta Kada Veni Gamma Ogon Beta Atlas Delta Essin Gamma Gladius Gamma Sonah Gamma Wraith Lambda & Gamma NC-271 Beta Predator Alpha Nimbus Epsilon Widget Tau
	B	Geist Phi & Sigma Scuuxun Tau Lorilou Epsilon

B+	S	Jericho Gamma Polaris Gamma Marauder Beta
	A	Jn'Dur Epsilon Yoth-Hola Beta Mist Star Lambda & Gamma Oran Delta Phoenix Beta 502-Q8 Beta Hunter Gamma Torrent Alpha Boxer Alpha Lorilou Gamma
	B	Widget Delta Zimitr Epsilon

B	S	Zhetass Beta
	A	Shinova Alpha Proxymar Delta Yigothu Sigma Scuuxun Delta Mirage Delta Xavis Gamma
	B	Oran Beta Tillat'Or Epsilon Arietis Epsilon Yigothu Omega Esperon Epsilon Naya Phi Pandora Lambda

B-	S	Proxymar Beta Wrackr Alpha
	A	Krillou Alpha Saber Beta Qhelqod Beta Reaper Lambda Starless Epsilon
	B	Fujin Epsilon Trireme Tau Buhloo Gamma Juggernaut Delta Vani-Vith Sigma Njörun Lambda Claymore Delta Warden Phi
	C	Prime X Tau Mirage Omega

C+	A	Marauder Alpha
C+	B	Veil Beta Czar Delta Vuxine Alpha Exarch Epsilon Antioch Beta

C	A	Icarus Delta
C	B	Trireme Gamma Photurius Lambda

C-	A	Zephyr Beta
	B	Havoc Gamma
	C	Aurora Lambda Orion Lambda

D+	A	Hunter Alpha Proteus Beta
	B	Heechi Beta
	C	Esperon Sigma

D	B	Yoth-Hola Epsilon Vuxine Gamma
D	C	Aurora Tau Disaris Sigma

D-	B	Dragonfly Gamma X-81 Gamma Polaris Beta Xavis Alpha
D-	C	Monsoon Gamma

Survivability Tier

Survivability is the reliability of a ship/apex to clear a mission of the daily mission type(s) it is strong against (usually using the Marshal rank missions as a base) or community mission, no matter how fast or slow it may be. Generally speaking, the higher the survivability tier, the lower the speedrunning tier. Survivability is primarily determined from:

Controllability of the main weapon
Capability of the ship, using all of its main weapon , Aura & Zen to pop off turrets
Individual strengths of Aura and Zen
Synergy between Main Weapon , Aura & Zen
Some speed is also considered.
- If the ship/apex kills too slowly, it is also a bad thing.
- If damage is more easily dealt, it will be considered as part of survivability.

This tier also assumes that usage of the ship/apex is optimized, not to its fullest but at least well enough that you know how to follow the playstyle of the ship/apex. I do give some leeway if I feel that certain aspects of its playstyle are not something that is easy to grasp.

Since daily / specialist missions are different from community missions, each ship will have a separate survivability rating for daily / specialist missions and community missions.

Rating

Survivability (Daily Missions)

Survivability (Community Missions)

HX: Inspired by Intel® top of the line processors & HyperX, HX is an elite category above all else reserved only for apexes that are invincible. They are guaranteed to clear any mission of the mission type they are strong against. Buying HX Tier apexes is justified to consistently clear missions.
HX	Tar'Cah Delta Orion Delta AB8/Klyn Delta

X: An exclusive category reserved for ships/apexes that can survive practically any Marshal mission, or any* community mission. Buying X Tier ships/apexes is justified to consistently clear missions.*
X	Phoenix Delta Baqlor (+ Lambda & Phi) Yigothu (+ Omega & Sigma) Njörun (+ Lambda & Gamma) Trinity (+ Phi & Delta)	Phoenix Delta Baqlor (+ Lambda & Phi) Yigothu (+ Omega & Sigma) Njörun (+ Lambda & Gamma) Trinity (+ Phi & Delta)

S: Very high survivability and easily capable of clearing even Marshal rank missions, whether beginner or expert.
S+	Qhelqod Gamma Nimbus Sigma Claymore Lambda Phoenix (+ Beta) Lyova (+ Lambda & Tau)	Nimbus (+ Sigma & Epsilon)
S	NC-150 Gamma & Beta Veil Sigma Juggernaut Lambda Aurora Lambda Torrent Beta AB8/Klyn Sigma Hime (+ Lambda & Epsilon) Nimbus (+ Epsilon) Luna (+ Tau & Omega)	NC-150 Gamma Veil Sigma Juggernaut Lambda AB8/Klyn Sigma Lyova Lambda & Tau Claymore Lambda Phoenix (+ Beta) Hime (+ Lambda & Epsilon)
S-	Prime X Epsilon Veil (+ Beta) Juggernaut (+ Delta) Aurora (+ Tau) Torrent (+ Alpha) Orion (+ Lambda) Qhelqod (+ Beta) Claymore (+ Delta) NC-150 AB8/Klyn	Prime X Epsilon NC-150 (+ Beta) Veil (+ Beta) Juggernaut (+ Delta) Torrent (+ Beta & Alpha) AB8/Klyn (+ Delta) Qhelqod (+ Beta & Gamma) Luna (+ Tau & Omega) Claymore (+ Delta) Lyova

A: Great ships/apexes that can be used for practical Marshal mission clearing purposes, but it will require some practice and skill in order to pull it off.
A+	Tempest Beta Gorthaur Beta Mirage Delta Stinger Epsilon Pandora Tau Razor VI (+ Beta & Sigma) Prime X (+ Tau) Vani-Vith (+ Epsilon & Sigma) Icarus (+ Delta & Sigma)	Tempest Beta Razor VI (+ Beta & Sigma) Prime X (+ Tau) Vani-Vith (+ Epsilon & Sigma) Orion (+ Delta & Lambda) Icarus (+ Delta & Sigma)
A	Photurius Tau Arietis Lambda Sakura Epsilon Valkyrie Gamma Proteus Gamma Predator Delta & Alpha Tempest (+ Delta) Antioch (+ Delta & Beta) Mirage (+ Omega) Stinger (+ Lambda)	Photurius Tau Arietis Lambda Sakura Epsilon Proteus Gamma Saber Epsilon Predator Delta & Alpha Tempest (+ Delta) Aurora (+ Lambda & Tau) Antioch (+ Delta & Beta) Stinger (+ Lambda & Epsilon)
A-	Cinnri Tau Tillat'Or Gamma Saber Epsilon Shogun Sigma Marauder Beta Starless Sigma Zimitr Delta Disaris Omega Krillou (+ Alpha) Photurius (+ Lambda) Arietis (+ Epsilon) Sakura (+ Phi) Proteus (+ Beta) Boxer (+ Beta & Alpha) Valkyrie Predator	Cinnri Tau Shogun Sigma Starless Sigma Zimitr Delta Krillou (+ Alpha) Photurius (+ Lambda) Arietis (+ Epsilon) Sakura (+ Phi) Saber (+ Beta) Valkyrie (+ Gamma) Proteus (+ Beta) Predator

B: Decent ships/apexes for survivability which are suitable for clearing gold rank missions. Clearing Marshal rank missions with these ships/apexes under a survival mindset will prove to be a difficult challenge for most players.
B+	Shinova Delta Krillou Gamma Jericho Alpha & Gamma Essin Gamma Gorthaur Alpha Heechi Delta Lokie Alpha Barret Epsilon Valkyrie Delta Zhetass Gamma & Beta Jeria Sigma Cinnri (+ Lambda) Tillat'Or (+ Epsilon) Saber (+ Beta) Shogun (+ Epsilon) NC-271 (+ Beta & Delta) Lorilou (+ Gamma & Epsilon) Zimitr (+ Epsilon)	Shinova Delta Krillou Gamma Czar Lambda Gorthaur Alpha Lokie Alpha Valkyrie Delta Boxer Alpha NC-271 Beta Zhetass Gamma & Beta Jeria Sigma Disaris Omega Cinnri (+ Lambda) Tillat'Or (+ Gamma & Epsilon) Shogun (+ Epsilon) Lorilou (+ Gamma & Epsilon) Zimitr (+ Epsilon)
B	Wrackr Alpha & Epsilon Czar Lambda Geist Phi Atlas Alpha Ex04239 Sigma Zephyr Beta & Epsilon Widget Delta Centurion Tau & Epsilon Shinova (+ Alpha) Tar'Cah (+ Lambda) Jn'Dur (+ Gamma & Epsilon) Yoth-Hola (+ Beta & Epsilon) Trireme (+ Tau) Vuxine (+ Gamma & Alpha) Hunter (+ Alpha & Gamma) Lokie (+ Delta) Barret (+ Beta) Marauder (+ Alpha) Jeria (+ Epsilon) Pandora (+ Lambda) Warden (+ Sigma & Phi) Disaris (+ Sigma) Jericho Gorthaur Zhetass	Wrackr Alpha & Epsilon Geist Phi Atlas Alpha Ex04239 Sigma Zephyr Beta & Epsilon Hunter Gamma Barret Epsilon & Beta Centurion Tau & Epsilon Jn'Dur (+ Gamma & Epsilon) Yoth-Hola (+ Beta & Epsilon) Kada Veni (+ Alpha) Trireme (+ Tau) Czar (+ Delta) Gorthaur (+ Beta) Lokie (+ Delta) Boxer (+ Beta) NC-271 (+ Delta) Mirage (+ Omega & Delta) Jeria (+ Epsilon) Pandora (+ Lambda & Tau) Warden (+ Sigma & Phi) Disaris (+ Sigma) Zhetass
B-	Mist Star Lambda Trireme Gamma Sonah Alpha Banshee Phi Mistral Tau Naya Tau Kada Veni (+ Alpha) Czar (+ Delta) Geist (+ Sigma) Xaniea (+ Lambda & Tau) Atlas (+ Delta) Essin (+ Alpha) Ex04239 (+ Phi) Wraith (+ Lambda & Gamma) Widget (+ Tau) Starless (+ Epsilon) Wrackr Zephyr Centurion	Jericho Alpha & Gamma Mist Star Lambda Kada Veni Gamma Trireme Gamma Sonah Alpha Banshee Phi Mistral Tau Naya Tau Shinova (+ Alpha) Tar'Cah (+ Lambda) Geist (+ Sigma) Xaniea (+ Lambda & Tau) Atlas (+ Delta) Essin (+ Alpha & Gamma) Ex04239 (+ Phi) Hunter (+ Alpha) Wraith (+ Lambda & Gamma) Marauder (+ Alpha & Beta) Widget (+ Delta & Tau) Starless (+ Epsilon) Wrackr Zephyr Barret Centurion

C: Difficult ships/apexes to clear with. These ships/apexes usually have significant issues that make survivability very difficult, or are significantly focused on offensive means that offer extremely limited defence. Clearing Marshal missions under a survival mindset is possible but very difficult.
C+	Kada Veni Gamma Dragonfly Epsilon Gladius Epsilon Polaris Gamma Xavis Gamma Esperon Epsilon Mist Star (+ Gamma) Oran (+ Beta & Delta) 502-Q8 (+ Beta & Alpha) Exarch (+ Epsilon & Omega) X-81 (+ Beta & Gamma) Neni (+ Epsilon & Delta)	Dragonfly Epsilon Gladius Epsilon & Gamma X-81 Beta Polaris Gamma Xavis Gamma Mist Star (+ Gamma) Oran (+ Beta & Delta) Vuxine (+ Gamma & Alpha) 502-Q8 (+ Beta & Alpha) Exarch (+ Epsilon & Omega) Sonah (+ Gamma) Neni (+ Epsilon & Delta) Jericho Gladius
C	Fujin Epsilon & Sigma Buhloo Epsilon Uhb Epsilon Scuuxun Tau Heechi (+ Beta) Dragonfly (+ Gamma) Gladius (+ Gamma) Sonah (+ Gamma) Polaris (+ Beta) Xavis (+ Alpha) Kibarrax (+ Epsilon & Lambda) Esperon (+ Sigma) Naya (+ Phi)	Fujin Epsilon & Sigma Buhloo Epsilon Uhb Epsilon Scuuxun Tau Heechi (+ Beta & Delta) Dragonfly (+ Gamma) X-81 (+ Gamma) Polaris (+ Beta) Xavis (+ Alpha) Kibarrax (+ Epsilon & Lambda) Esperon (+ Epsilon & Sigma) Naya (+ Phi)
C-	Von Braun Delta & Beta Mistral Lambda Proxymar (+ Delta & Beta) Buhloo (+ Gamma) Uhb (+ Delta) Scuuxun (+ Delta) Fujin	Von Braun Delta & Beta Mistral Lambda Proxymar (+ Delta & Beta) Buhloo (+ Gamma) Uhb (+ Delta) Scuuxun (+ Delta) Fujin

D: Very difficult ships/apexes for the sake of clearing. These ships/apexes usually place extreme emphasis on speed at the sacrifice of defence, or are significantly flawed, making it very difficult to clear missions.
D+	Elyon Beta Monsoon (+ Epsilon) Von Braun Mistral	Elyon Beta Monsoon (+ Epsilon) Von Braun Mistral
D	Corsair Sigma Reaper Lambda Monsoon Gamma Havoc (+ Alpha & Gamma) Elyon (+ Lambda)	Corsair Sigma Reaper Lambda Monsoon Gamma Havoc (+ Alpha & Gamma) Elyon (+ Lambda)
D-	Ogon Beta & Phi Corsair (+ Tau) Reaper (+ Tau) Banshee (+ Sigma)	Ogon Beta & Phi Corsair (+ Tau) Reaper (+ Tau) Banshee (+ Sigma)

F: Exceptionally difficult to survive missions with these ships/apexes. Clearing with these ships/apexes are only for the elite who are looking for the toughest challenge the game has to offer.
F	Ogon	Ogon

Speedrunning Tier

This tier is purely determined by its average leaderboard standings across most skilled players, disregarding those who intentionally take it slow. This tier assumes that the ship/apex you are using is fully optimized, playing as aggressive as possible, since picking up a ship/apex for speedrunning means you intend to be a pro player and want to go fast.

Since daily / specialist missions are different from community missions, each ship will have a separate survivability rating for daily / specialist missions and community missions.

Rating

Speedrunning (Daily Missions)

Speedrunning (Community and Specialist Missions)

HX: Inspired by Intel® top of the line processors & HyperX, HX is an elite category above all else reserved only for apexes that are exceedingly powerful. They are guaranteed to get a Best of Badge badge for most missions of the mission types they are strong against, excluding missions that are too hard to clear. Buying HX Tier apexes is almost compulsory to get Best of Badge badges.
HX	Ex04239 Sigma & Phi Exarch Omega Wraith Lambda Kibarrax Epsilon & Lambda Jeria Epsilon & Sigma Disaris Omega	Proxymar Delta Ex04239 Sigma & Phi Exarch Omega Wraith Lambda & Gamma Shogun Sigma Kibarrax Epsilon & Lambda Jeria Epsilon & Sigma

X: The ships/apexes that you always see occupying the top spots in Marshal rank, gold ranks or in community missions. Buying such ships/apexes has a strong fighting chance to get those Best of Best badges.
X	Von Braun Delta Baqlor Phi Shogun Sigma Icarus Sigma Qhelqod Gamma Centurion Tau Mistral Tau & Lambda Proxymar (+ Delta & Beta) Exarch (+ Epsilon) Wraith (+ Gamma) Ex04239 Kibarrax Jeria	Baqlor Phi Icarus Sigma Nimbus Sigma Centurion Tau Mistral Tau & Lambda Proxymar (+ Beta) Exarch (+ Epsilon) Ex04239 Wraith Kibarrax Jeria

S: Very fast ships/apexes and which will get the Top 10% in Marshal rank, gold ranks or in community missions, and even the Top 1% .
S+	NC-150 Beta Krillou Gamma Fujin Sigma Cinnri Tau Juggernaut Lambda Photurius Tau Baqlor Lambda Saber Epsilon Nimbus Sigma Mistral	Krillou Gamma Cinnri Tau Buhloo Epsilon Juggernaut Lambda Photurius Tau Von Braun Delta Baqlor Lambda Saber Epsilon Mistral
S	NC-150 Gamma Veil Sigma Buhloo Epsilon AB8/Klyn Sigma Lyova Tau Luna Omega Neni Epsilon & Delta Starless Sigma Monsoon Epsilon Krillou (+ Alpha) Photurius (+ Lambda) Saber (+ Beta) Icarus (+ Delta) Warden (+ Sigma & Phi) Baqlor	NC-150 Gamma Veil Sigma Fujin Sigma Phoenix Delta Gladius Epsilon AB8/Klyn Sigma Lyova Tau Luna Omega Neni Epsilon Starless Sigma Monsoon Epsilon Krillou (+ Alpha) Photurius (+ Lambda) Saber (+ Beta) Icarus (+ Delta) Nimbus (+ Epsilon) Warden (+ Sigma & Phi) Baqlor
S-	Razor VI Sigma Wrackr Epsilon Phoenix Delta Arietis Lambda Prime X Epsilon Vani-Vith Epsilon Gladius Epsilon Valkyrie Gamma & Delta Torrent Beta Corsair Sigma Antioch Delta Shogun Epsilon Lyova Lambda Luna Tau Banshee Sigma & Phi Fujin (+ Epsilon) Geist (+ Phi & Sigma) Von Braun (+ Beta) Nimbus (+ Epsilon) Naya (+ Tau & Phi) Cinnri Neni Monsoon	Vani-Vith Epsilon Valkyrie Delta Corsair Sigma Antioch Delta Lyova Lambda Luna Tau Banshee Sigma & Phi Fujin (+ Epsilon) Buhloo (+ Gamma) Von Braun (+ Beta) Gladius (+ Gamma) Shogun (+ Epsilon) Neni (+ Delta) Claymore (+ Delta) Naya (+ Tau & Phi) Cinnri Monsoon

A: The ship/apex is capable of going sufficiently fast enough to clinch Top 10% , but it is very difficult to go any faster to clinch much higher spots in Marshal rank, gold ranks or in community missions.
A+	Jn'Dur Gamma Tempest Delta Kada Veni Gamma Cinnri Lambda Czar Lambda Havoc Alpha Elyon Beta Xaniea Lambda Arietis Epsilon Atlas Delta Essin Gamma Gorthaur Beta Dragonfly Epsilon Hime Lambda & Epsilon Lokie Delta Barret Epsilon Proteus Gamma Scuuxun Tau Predator Delta AB8/Klyn Delta Stinger Epsilon Razor VI (+ Beta) Buhloo (+ Gamma) Vani-Vith (+ Sigma) Gladius (+ Gamma) Torrent (+ Alpha) Corsair (+ Tau) Antioch (+ Beta) Uhb (+ Delta & Epsilon) Qhelqod (+ Beta) Claymore (+ Lambda & Delta) Starless (+ Epsilon) Centurion (+ Epsilon) NC-150 Valkyrie Shogun Banshee	Jn'Dur Gamma Razor VI Sigma Kada Veni Gamma Wrackr Epsilon Czar Lambda Elyon Beta Xaniea Lambda Arietis Lambda Prime X Epsilon Dragonfly Epsilon Lokie Delta Barret Epsilon Proteus Gamma Yigothu Omega Corsair Tau Scuuxun Tau Predator Delta NC-150 (+ Beta) Geist (+ Phi & Sigma) Vani-Vith (+ Sigma) Valkyrie (+ Gamma) Torrent (+ Beta & Alpha) Antioch (+ Beta) Uhb (+ Delta & Epsilon) Qhelqod (+ Beta & Gamma) Claymore (+ Lambda & Delta) Starless (+ Epsilon) Centurion (+ Epsilon) Banshee
A	Tar'Cah Lambda Kada Veni Alpha Xaniea Tau Sakura Phi Njörun Gamma X-81 Beta NC-271 Delta Lorilou Epsilon Zimitr Delta Veil (+ Beta) Jn'Dur (+ Epsilon) Tempest (+ Beta) Havoc (+ Gamma) Juggernaut (+ Delta) Atlas (+ Alpha) Prime X (+ Tau) Dragonfly (+ Gamma) Lokie (+ Alpha) Proteus (+ Beta) Yigothu (+ Omega & Sigma) Scuuxun (+ Delta) Mirage (+ Omega & Delta) Reaper (+ Tau & Lambda) Arietis Hime AB8/Klyn	Tempest Delta Kada Veni Alpha Cinnri Lambda Havoc Alpha Xaniea Tau Arietis Epsilon Atlas Delta Essin Gamma Sakura Phi Hime Lambda & Epsilon Sonah Gamma Zimitr Delta Disaris Omega Veil (+ Beta) Jn'Dur (+ Epsilon) Razor VI (+ Beta) Juggernaut (+ Delta) Dragonfly (+ Gamma) Lokie (+ Alpha) Proteus (+ Beta) Yigothu (+ Sigma) Scuuxun (+ Delta) AB8/Klyn (+ Delta) Reaper (+ Tau & Lambda) Corsair
A-	Tillat'Or Gamma Elyon Lambda Zephyr Epsilon 502-Q8 Alpha Sonah Gamma Widget Tau Stinger Lambda Monsoon Gamma Wrackr (+ Alpha) Trireme (+ Tau) Essin (+ Alpha) X-81 (+ Gamma) NC-271 (+ Beta) Lorilou (+ Gamma) Kada Veni Xaniea	502-Q8 Alpha X-81 Beta NC-271 Delta Lorilou Epsilon Stinger Lambda Monsoon Gamma Tempest (+ Beta) Wrackr (+ Alpha) Trireme (+ Tau) Havoc (+ Gamma) Atlas (+ Alpha) Essin (+ Alpha) Prime X (+ Tau) Sonah (+ Alpha) Predator (+ Alpha) Mirage (+ Omega & Delta) Kada Veni Xaniea Arietis Hime Lyova

B: The ship/apex is not designed for speedrunning, however there are ways to get noticeably better times than the average player through optimization and/or some speed.
B+	Shinova Delta Trireme Gamma Heechi Delta Barret Beta Boxer Beta Trinity Delta Polaris Gamma Widget Delta Xavis Gamma Mist Star (+ Lambda & Gamma) Oran (+ Beta & Delta) Aurora (+ Lambda & Tau) Gorthaur (+ Alpha) 502-Q8 (+ Beta) Sonah (+ Alpha) Predator (+ Alpha) Zimitr (+ Epsilon) Elyon Lyova Luna Stinger	Shinova Delta Tar'Cah Lambda Elyon Lambda Zephyr Epsilon Barret Beta Boxer Beta Trinity Delta Polaris Gamma Widget Tau Xavis Gamma Mist Star (+ Lambda & Gamma) Oran (+ Beta & Delta) Aurora (+ Lambda & Tau) X-81 (+ Gamma) NC-271 (+ Beta) Lorilou (+ Gamma) Zimitr (+ Epsilon) Stinger (+ Epsilon) Disaris (+ Sigma)
B	Phoenix Beta Ogon Phi Zhetass Gamma Boxer (+ Alpha) Polaris (+ Beta) Pandora (+ Lambda & Tau) Disaris (+ Sigma) Barret	Trireme Gamma Phoenix Beta Ogon Phi Njörun Gamma Pandora Lambda Czar (+ Delta) Gorthaur (+ Beta & Alpha) 502-Q8 (+ Beta) Boxer (+ Alpha) Xavis (+ Alpha) Elyon Luna
B-	Yoth-Hola Beta Marauder Beta Czar (+ Delta) Ogon (+ Beta) Sakura (+ Epsilon) Njörun (+ Lambda) Trinity (+ Phi) Zhetass (+ Beta) Xavis (+ Alpha) Esperon (+ Epsilon & Sigma) Phoenix	Yoth-Hola Beta Ogon (+ Beta) Sakura (+ Epsilon) Njörun (+ Lambda) Trinity (+ Phi) Polaris (+ Beta) Zhetass (+ Beta & Gamma) Esperon (+ Epsilon & Sigma) Pandora (+ Tau) Phoenix Barret

C: There is very little optimization that can be done to speedrun with this ship/apex as it is too defensive.
C+	Tar'Cah (+ Delta) Tillat'Or (+ Epsilon) Zephyr (+ Beta) Hunter (+ Alpha & Gamma)	Widget Delta Tar'Cah (+ Delta) Tillat'Or (+ Gamma & Epsilon) Zephyr (+ Beta) Hunter (+ Alpha & Gamma)
C	Jericho Alpha Shinova (+ Alpha) Yoth-Hola (+ Epsilon) Widget	Jericho Alpha Shinova (+ Alpha) Yoth-Hola (+ Epsilon) Widget
C-	Jericho (+ Gamma)	Jericho (+ Gamma)

D: It is impossible to speedrun with this ship/apex as it is too defensive.
D	Vuxine (+ Gamma & Alpha) Heechi (+ Beta) Orion (+ Delta & Lambda) Marauder (+ Alpha)	Vuxine (+ Gamma & Alpha) Heechi (+ Beta & Delta) Orion (+ Delta & Lambda) Marauder (+ Alpha & Beta)

Fun Factor Tier

How fun the ship/apex is to play. Note that this tier is the most subjective as the definition of fun differs for different players. Take this rating with a grain of salt, and watch gameplay videos of the ship in action to see if it really suits you.

The way I quantify fun is through the following, all factors considered:

Speedrunning ships/apexes are generally fun due to the adrenaline rush. Most speedrunning ships/apexes are of high fun factor tier.
Main Weapon : Is it fun to use, or fun to watch/hear?
- In the usage aspect, perfect aiming or instant tracking main weapons are generally seen as boring.
- Very thin, straight, forward firing main weapons are also generally less fun because they are very frustrating to use.
- Some main weapons have very weird nuances to them such as having a mind of their own. They don't target what you want, which makes them frustrating to use.
- Although you can listen to the sounds of a ship's main weapon by using the preview button, but an Ultimate Level weapon can sometimes be very different from what is shown in the preview (which is at only level 1).
Ship/Apex Main Weapon + Aura + Zen synergy
- Some combinations of all 3 or 2 of them go very well together and are very satisfying to pull off.
- If they compete against each other for damage, this makes the ship frustrating to play.
The Aura or Zen itself. Some abilities are more fun than others.
- Vorpal Lance or Focus Lance are more fun because of the satisfying feel of piercing potentially tons of Invaders, and the sound of piercing is awesome to hear.
- Laser Storm is also fun as it's visually appealing and an Ultimate Laser Storm is very satisfying to hear.
- Clover ATS charging sound is just awesome.
- Missile Swarm and Mega Laser are considered neutral.
- This might be biased, but I generally consider Kappa Drive ships less fun, as the time slowdown when upgraded to Ultimate makes gameplay very draggy.
Blast Damage Main Weapons : Always satisfying to watch other Invaders blow up together with the target you hit.
Ships/Apexes with any form of AoE damage , like those with Reflex EMP , Mega Bomb , Vorpal Lance or Goliath Missile get more fun value.
Ship Core Position: Some ships/apexes have more intuitive ship core positions than others, making it much easier to pilot. This is one of the factors with the least weight in consideration, unless it is of extreme noteworthy.
Uniqueness Factor: These ships/apexes play very differently from other ships, and has certain unique characteristics. This factor is a small part of the consideration in the Fun Factor, but because some players want an experience that is entirely unique, a short separate tier list of worthy unique ships/apexes are detailed in this section.
The aesthetics of a ship/apex is not a factor considered here because you can simply stare at it in the ship selection screen without even playing it. Some ships/apexes have moving or animated parts but you can simply use the Preview button to admire it all you like.

X: These ships/apexes are a must-get. Whether you just want fun, are aiming to clear missions or want to speedrun missions, these ships/apexes are guaranteed to feel really fun.
Ships with X rating Apexes with X rating
Proxymar (+ Delta & Beta)
Photurius (+ Lambda & Tau)
Ex04239 (+ Sigma & Phi)
Buhloo Epsilon
Juggernaut Lambda
Baqlor Phi
Exarch Omega
Shogun Sigma
Qhelqod Gamma
Kibarrax Lambda
Disaris Omega

Ships with X rating	Apexes with X rating
Proxymar (+ Delta & Beta) Photurius (+ Lambda & Tau) Ex04239 (+ Sigma & Phi)
	Buhloo Epsilon Juggernaut Lambda Baqlor Phi Exarch Omega Shogun Sigma Qhelqod Gamma Kibarrax Lambda Disaris Omega

S: Really fun ships/apexes that feel great to handle and are easily recommendable for enjoying the game.
Ships with S+ rating Apexes with S+ rating
Buhloo (+ Gamma)
Exarch (+ Epsilon)
NC-150 Beta
Cinnri Tau
Baqlor Lambda
Corsair Sigma
Shogun Epsilon
AB8/Klyn Sigma
Icarus Sigma
Nimbus Sigma
Luna Tau
Claymore Lambda
Ships with S rating Apexes with S rating
NC-150 (+ Gamma)
Cinnri (+ Lambda)
Geist (+ Phi & Sigma)
Juggernaut (+ Delta)
Corsair (+ Tau)
Nimbus (+ Epsilon)
Claymore (+ Delta)
Kibarrax (+ Epsilon)
Baqlor
Shogun
Veil Sigma
Fujin Sigma
Phoenix Delta
Arietis Lambda
Prime X Epsilon
Hime Lambda & Epsilon
Torrent Beta
Lyova Tau
Reaper Tau
Centurion Tau
Mistral Tau & Lambda
Ships with S- rating Apexes with S- rating
Veil (+ Beta)
Krillou (+ Alpha)
Fujin (+ Epsilon)
Aurora (+ Lambda)
Prime X (+ Tau)
Vani-Vith (+ Epsilon & Sigma)
Saber (+ Epsilon & Beta)
Torrent (+ Alpha)
Wraith (+ Lambda & Gamma)
AB8/Klyn (+ Delta)
Mirage (+ Omega & Delta)
Reaper (+ Lambda)
Warden (+ Sigma & Phi)
Hime
Mistral
Wrackr Epsilon
Xaniea Lambda & Tau
Gladius Epsilon
Barret Epsilon
Proteus Gamma
Sonah Alpha
Luna Omega
Banshee Phi

Ships with S+ rating	Apexes with S+ rating
Buhloo (+ Gamma) Exarch (+ Epsilon)
	NC-150 Beta Cinnri Tau Baqlor Lambda Corsair Sigma Shogun Epsilon AB8/Klyn Sigma Icarus Sigma Nimbus Sigma Luna Tau Claymore Lambda

Ships with S rating	Apexes with S rating
NC-150 (+ Gamma) Cinnri (+ Lambda) Geist (+ Phi & Sigma) Juggernaut (+ Delta) Corsair (+ Tau) Nimbus (+ Epsilon) Claymore (+ Delta) Kibarrax (+ Epsilon)
Baqlor Shogun	Veil Sigma Fujin Sigma Phoenix Delta Arietis Lambda Prime X Epsilon Hime Lambda & Epsilon Torrent Beta Lyova Tau Reaper Tau Centurion Tau Mistral Tau & Lambda

Ships with S- rating	Apexes with S- rating
Veil (+ Beta) Krillou (+ Alpha) Fujin (+ Epsilon) Aurora (+ Lambda) Prime X (+ Tau) Vani-Vith (+ Epsilon & Sigma) Saber (+ Epsilon & Beta) Torrent (+ Alpha) Wraith (+ Lambda & Gamma) AB8/Klyn (+ Delta) Mirage (+ Omega & Delta) Reaper (+ Lambda) Warden (+ Sigma & Phi)
Hime Mistral	Wrackr Epsilon Xaniea Lambda & Tau Gladius Epsilon Barret Epsilon Proteus Gamma Sonah Alpha Luna Omega Banshee Phi

A: Quite fun to handle, but there are either some nuances with these ships/apexes that prevent it from being more fun, or the ship/apex overall just isn’t very spectacular to play.
Ships with A+ rating Apexes with A+ rating
Jn'Dur (+ Gamma & Epsilon)
Trireme (+ Tau)
Arietis (+ Epsilon)
Gladius (+ Gamma)
Sonah (+ Gamma)
Uhb (+ Delta & Epsilon)
Lorilou (+ Gamma)
Icarus (+ Delta)
Qhelqod (+ Beta)
Banshee (+ Sigma)
Centurion (+ Epsilon)
Xaniea
Luna
Krillou Gamma
Kada Veni Alpha
Czar Lambda
Aurora Tau
Von Braun Delta & Beta
Gorthaur Beta
Sakura Phi
Dragonfly Epsilon
Lokie Delta
Barret Beta
Valkyrie Gamma
Antioch Delta
Predator Delta
Lyova Lambda
Starless Sigma
Stinger Epsilon
Naya Tau
Ships with A rating Apexes with A rating
Tempest (+ Beta)
Razor VI (+ Beta)
Wrackr (+ Alpha)
Atlas (+ Delta & Alpha)
Essin (+ Alpha & Gamma)
Dragonfly (+ Gamma)
Lokie (+ Alpha)
Yigothu (+ Sigma)
Antioch (+ Beta)
Predator (+ Alpha)
Naya (+ Phi)
Von Braun
Barret
Valkyrie
Lyova
Havoc Alpha
Sakura Epsilon
Boxer Beta
X-81 Beta
Lorilou Epsilon
Neni Epsilon
Zimitr Delta
Jeria Epsilon & Sigma
Ships with A- rating Apexes with A- rating
Havoc (+ Gamma)
Proteus (+ Beta)
Boxer (+ Alpha)
X-81 (+ Gamma)
Scuuxun (+ Tau & Delta)
Neni (+ Delta)
Starless (+ Epsilon)
Monsoon (+ Gamma & Epsilon)
Kada Veni
Jeria Tar'Cah Lambda
Tempest Delta
Razor VI Sigma
Tillat'Or Gamma
Zephyr Epsilon
Valkyrie Delta
Yigothu Omega
Njörun Gamma
Trinity Delta

Ships with A+ rating	Apexes with A+ rating
Jn'Dur (+ Gamma & Epsilon) Trireme (+ Tau) Arietis (+ Epsilon) Gladius (+ Gamma) Sonah (+ Gamma) Uhb (+ Delta & Epsilon) Lorilou (+ Gamma) Icarus (+ Delta) Qhelqod (+ Beta) Banshee (+ Sigma) Centurion (+ Epsilon)
Xaniea Luna	Krillou Gamma Kada Veni Alpha Czar Lambda Aurora Tau Von Braun Delta & Beta Gorthaur Beta Sakura Phi Dragonfly Epsilon Lokie Delta Barret Beta Valkyrie Gamma Antioch Delta Predator Delta Lyova Lambda Starless Sigma Stinger Epsilon Naya Tau

Ships with A rating	Apexes with A rating
Tempest (+ Beta) Razor VI (+ Beta) Wrackr (+ Alpha) Atlas (+ Delta & Alpha) Essin (+ Alpha & Gamma) Dragonfly (+ Gamma) Lokie (+ Alpha) Yigothu (+ Sigma) Antioch (+ Beta) Predator (+ Alpha) Naya (+ Phi)
Von Braun Barret Valkyrie Lyova	Havoc Alpha Sakura Epsilon Boxer Beta X-81 Beta Lorilou Epsilon Neni Epsilon Zimitr Delta Jeria Epsilon & Sigma

Ships with A- rating	Apexes with A- rating
Havoc (+ Gamma) Proteus (+ Beta) Boxer (+ Alpha) X-81 (+ Gamma) Scuuxun (+ Tau & Delta) Neni (+ Delta) Starless (+ Epsilon) Monsoon (+ Gamma & Epsilon)
Kada Veni Jeria	Tar'Cah Lambda Tempest Delta Razor VI Sigma Tillat'Or Gamma Zephyr Epsilon Valkyrie Delta Yigothu Omega Njörun Gamma Trinity Delta

B: Not a very interesting ship/apex to play. There are more interesting ships/apexes to play, but when starting out in this game, you may still derive some fun out of it, until you discover other ships/apexes.
Ships with B+ rating Apexes with B+ rating
Oran (+ Beta & Delta)
Ogon (+ Beta & Phi)
Gorthaur (+ Alpha)
Hunter (+ Alpha & Gamma)
Trinity (+ Phi)
Zimitr (+ Epsilon)
Stinger (+ Lambda)
Esperon (+ Epsilon & Sigma)
Sakura
Shinova Delta
Kada Veni Gamma
Trireme Gamma
Phoenix Beta
Elyon Beta
Heechi Delta
NC-271 Delta
Zhetass Gamma
Ships with B rating Apexes with B rating
Mist Star (+ Lambda & Gamma)
Tillat'Or (+ Epsilon)
Njörun (+ Lambda)
NC-271 (+ Beta)
Zhetass (+ Beta)
Pandora (+ Lambda & Tau)
Disaris (+ Sigma)
Phoenix
Yoth-Hola Beta
Elyon Lambda
502-Q8 Alpha
Polaris Gamma
Marauder Beta
Widget Tau
Xavis Gamma
Ships with B- rating Apexes with B- rating
Czar (+ Delta)
502-Q8 (+ Beta)
Xavis (+ Alpha)
Elyon Tar'Cah Delta
Widget Delta

Ships with B+ rating	Apexes with B+ rating
Oran (+ Beta & Delta) Ogon (+ Beta & Phi) Gorthaur (+ Alpha) Hunter (+ Alpha & Gamma) Trinity (+ Phi) Zimitr (+ Epsilon) Stinger (+ Lambda) Esperon (+ Epsilon & Sigma)
Sakura	Shinova Delta Kada Veni Gamma Trireme Gamma Phoenix Beta Elyon Beta Heechi Delta NC-271 Delta Zhetass Gamma

Ships with B rating	Apexes with B rating
Mist Star (+ Lambda & Gamma) Tillat'Or (+ Epsilon) Njörun (+ Lambda) NC-271 (+ Beta) Zhetass (+ Beta) Pandora (+ Lambda & Tau) Disaris (+ Sigma)
Phoenix	Yoth-Hola Beta Elyon Lambda 502-Q8 Alpha Polaris Gamma Marauder Beta Widget Tau Xavis Gamma

Ships with B- rating	Apexes with B- rating
Czar (+ Delta) 502-Q8 (+ Beta) Xavis (+ Alpha)
Elyon	Tar'Cah Delta Widget Delta

C: Boring to play, or there are weird nuances about the ship/apex that makes it frustrating to play. It's hard to derive a lot of fun out of playing these ships/apexes.
Ships with C+ rating Apexes with C+ rating
Heechi (+ Beta)
Zephyr (+ Beta)
Polaris (+ Beta)
Tar'Cah Jericho Alpha & Gamma
Ships with C rating Apexes with C rating
Yoth-Hola (+ Epsilon)
Orion (+ Delta & Lambda)
Jericho
Widget
Ships & Apexes with C- rating:
Shinova (+ Alpha)
Marauder (+ Alpha)

Ships with C+ rating	Apexes with C+ rating
Heechi (+ Beta) Zephyr (+ Beta) Polaris (+ Beta)
Tar'Cah	Jericho Alpha & Gamma

Ships with C rating	Apexes with C rating
Yoth-Hola (+ Epsilon) Orion (+ Delta & Lambda)
Jericho Widget

D: Anti-fun or extremely boring ships/apexes to play. This is not to say never to touch these ships/apexes. But based on my definition of fun, these ships/apexes are extremely unlikely to be enjoyed.
Ships & Apexes with D rating:
Vuxine (+ Gamma & Alpha)

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