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Unofficial field guide · Edition 2

Final Fantasy Resonance builds, tier list and guides

Every answer here carries a stamp that says where it came from. We put the big guides side by side, pull numbers straight from Steam, and tell you plainly when something is not verified yet.

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  • Reported Press or fan wiki
  • Sources differ We show every claim
  • Our take Our judgement
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Official screenshot of a turn-based battle: a party of four faces several purple monsters on a lakeside field, with the turn order bar at the top and a command menu showing Attack, Defend, Items and Escape
Pl. 01 A four-member party in a turn-based battle. © SQUARE ENIX · Steam store

The game at a glance

Visions in the game
26
Three full lists agree. A pre-launch database said 23.
3 sources
Playing on Steam
20,146
Players online at 02:43 UTC, the day after launch.
Steam API · 23 Oct
Steam reviews
95%
Positive, from 350 reviews (Very Positive).
Steam store
Steam Deck
Verified
Valve's Steam Deck rating: fully functional with the built-in controls and display.
Valve

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Five guides · updated 23 October 2026

  1. Best builds and party setups Which Vision goes on which character, and how do I cover every role?
  2. Vision tier list Which Visions are worth chasing first, and do the big guides agree?
  3. All 26 Visions Every Vision with its role, series and how sure we are about each.
  4. How to get Visions Where the Sanctums are and what unlocks Cloud, Terra and the rest.
  5. Beginner tips Stagger, difficulty, the demo save and what to buy first.

From Steam's own numbers

How far have players got?

Steam publishes the share of owners who have unlocked each achievement. Read in order, it shows where the player base is one day after launch.

Only 7.7% of players have cleared Chapter 2. If you are still in Chapter 1, so is most of everyone else.

Our take

The demo covered Chapter 1 and its saves carry over, which likely explains the drop between Chapter 1 and Chapter 2.

Share of players who have… Steam · 23 Oct
  1. Got a chocobo 79.4%
  2. Cleared Chapter 1 56.1%
  3. Beat a cave master 45.4%
  4. Cleared Chapter 2 7.7%
  5. Own 10 Visions 4.5%
  6. Recruited 3 espers 3.0%
  7. Maxed a Vision's Mastery Rank 2.7%
  8. Cleared Chapter 3 1.0%
  9. Own an airship 0.5%
  10. Cleared Chapter 8 0.3%
  11. Own every Vision 0.3%

Labels paraphrase the achievement conditions; names are hidden because some spoil the story. All 40 achievements will get their own guide.

Three tier lists, one table

Do the big guides agree?

Not often. We read every published Vision tier list and line them up, so you can see where there is a real consensus and where it is one writer's opinion.

Squall goes from C to S depending on who you ask. Only Terra and Leah get the same tier from all three.

See all 26 Visions →

Vision IGN22 OctoberGame822 OctoberGeeky Incpre-launch Spread
Bartz SSS—A 2 tiers
Squall SSC 3 tiers
Cloud SAB 2 tiers
Tronn SBS 2 tiers
Terra SSS Agree
Onion Knight AAS 1 tier
Zidane ABC 2 tiers
Leah AAA Agree

Each outlet's own opinion Read 23 October 2026. Game8 ranks 11 Visions; Geeky Inc ranked before launch. Click a column to read the original.

Sources disagree

We don't pick a side for you

How this guide is made

Not play-tested yet

We have not finished the game. Build and tier advice is marked Our take and says what it rests on. When we verify something in game, the stamp changes and the date moves.

Cited, never copied

Facts come from Steam, the official site and named outlets, linked on every claim. We write our own words and never lift another guide's text or tables.

Dated snapshots

Player counts, review scores and achievement rates change by the hour. Every number shows when we read it. More about our method.