Neo Artifacts Best Starter Characters: Units That Hard‑Carry Early Game
The best starter characters in Neo Artifacts are the ones that compress multiple jobs into a single slot: they either delete enemies quickly, take extra turns, or let your whole team act sooner and hit harder.
S‑tier early carries (reroll targets)
These are the units that can solo‑carry most of early story and events if you build around them.
Top early DPS and support carries
| Artifacter | Role | Why they hard‑carry early | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starry Night | Sniper DPS | Huge long‑range burst; skill massively extends attack range, applies debuffs, and her passive lets her chain high‑frequency follow‑up attacks from safety. | |
| Chalice of Stability | Striker DPS | Close‑range assault unit with extra‑damage triggers and a combo‑based reactivation mechanic, letting her act again and clean up low‑HP enemies. | |
| Sword of Goujian | Striker DPS | Melee snowball DPS; can act again after defeating an enemy, so she chains kills and wipes waves when properly buffed. | |
| “Li” Bronze Vessel | Strategist support | High‑value, flexible support who makes allies act earlier in the turn order while increasing their damage; his ultimate can even revert an ally’s state to massively boost team tempo. |
If you’re rerolling, guides and reroll videos consistently recommend aiming for one of Starry Night / Chalice / Sword of Goujian plus Li Bronze Vessel as your dream start.
Best early frontline and sustain picks
These units keep your carries alive and make manual play much more forgiving in the first chapters.
Frontline and sustain staples
With just Duke Mao Tripod and Lotus Pond plus any decent DPS, you already have a stable early game; pairing them with one of the S‑tier DPS above turns that into a real hard‑carry comp.
Recommended starter team shells
Guides give a clear template for what a “perfect” early account looks like.
Ideal early‑game lineup (from OSLink)
Duke Mao Tripod + Starry Night + Chalice of Stability + Sword of Goujian + “Li” Bronze Vessel + Lotus Pond
You obviously don’t need all six, but the closer your box gets to this shape, the easier your early game becomes:
- 1 Guardian (Duke Mao or similar).
- 2–3 DPS, mixing long‑range (Starry Night) and melee re‑act Strikers (Chalice / Goujian).
- 1–2 supports (Li Bronze Vessel, Lotus Pond).
If your actual pull results are a bit scuffed, treat this list as a priority order: build your best DPS first, then your best support, then your best tank, then worry about everyone else.
