Should be S tier. Can be built for damage, physical tank, magic tank, chain spam, support - you name it. Useful for story, PvP, raids, challenge content, tower. Probably one of the most versatile units in the game.
What is the reasoning for putting him in A?
I think S tier is too inclusive tbh, he's decent but I can't remember ever losing or having trouble with a rain unit, fire units are mostly just anti agrias, viktora and lasswell, whereas lasswell and agrias can carry a team
also as for tanking he is a decent mag tank, but miranda for example has combination of cura + sentinel, rain has to choose between hate/spr and cura
This isn't just a PvP tier list, it explains so right at the top, so your anecdotal evidence doesn't disprove my point that Rain should be higher based on the points I've provided.
Besides, the game is littered with DPS units. They're a dime a dozen and a lot of them don't offer much besides DPS. The versatility of Rain is valuable for any player for both PvE and Pvp.
And why is the list merged?
tier list is kind of messed up bc even among fire delita and the fire gunner are both ranked higher... any reason I can think of applies to others, but maybe the meta is moving toward strike and pierce
Sorry, double posted and cut off message, agree Rain is highly versatile and useful and should be rated S teir, can reduce fire resist, slash chain, magic tank (useful TMR too) and still deal out damage or raid. Not fast, but not overly sluggish either.