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Absolvement Sins Tier List – Best Sins to Choose

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Choosing a Sin in Absolvement directly affects how difficult your run will be and how fast you progress.

Some Sins offer strong long-term benefits with manageable downsides, while others significantly increase difficulty with little payoff.

This Absolvement Sins Tier List ranks all Sins from best to worst based on how impactful they are on gameplay, how easy they are to manage, and how well they synergize with different builds and races.

If you are still deciding on your character setup, make sure to pair your Sin choice with a strong race for the best overall experience.

Absolvement Sins Tier List Overview

This tier list is based on:

  • How punishing the Sin’s downside is

  • How much value it provides in return

  • Difficulty for new and experienced players

  • Long-term progression impact

S Tier Sins

These Sins provide extremely strong benefits that outweigh their drawbacks if played correctly.

Abomination

Effect
You are affected by every Sin in the game, but you gain 40% more Soul Fragments on wipe.

Why It’s S Tier
Abomination massively boosts progression by accelerating Soul Tree unlocks. While stacking every Sin creates heavy debuffs and raises difficulty, experienced players can manage the chaos. The fragment bonus alone makes it one of the strongest choices for long-term power growth.

Best for players who want faster progression and are confident in their survival skills.

Slaughterer

Effect

  • Base debuffs include reduced regen, damage, and movement speed

  • Defeating enemies temporarily removes these penalties and instead grants stacking buffs to regen, damage, and speed

Why It’s S Tier
Slaughterer rewards aggressive play. As long as you keep killing enemies, the Sin turns into a net positive. It fits perfectly with fast-paced, combat-heavy builds and becomes stronger the better you play.

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Absolvement Race Tier List – Best Races, Passives, and Skills

A Tier Sins

Strong Sins with manageable downsides that add challenge without crippling gameplay.

Chance

Effect
You are 40% more likely to receive Common and Uncommon drops, reducing rare drop frequency.

Why It’s A Tier
While rare items become harder to obtain, this Sin has minimal impact on combat difficulty. You still earn the base Soul Fragment multiplier, making it a solid choice for safer runs and early progression.

Gluttony

Effect
Your character must consume an item every 5 minutes or they begin damaging themselves.

Why It’s A Tier
As long as you stay prepared with consumables, Gluttony is easy to manage. It adds pressure without directly weakening combat performance.

Judgement

Effect
Key information is hidden, forcing players to rely on observation and problem-solving.

Why It’s A Tier
Judgement increases difficulty in a non-punishing way. It does not directly reduce stats, making it ideal for players who enjoy puzzle-solving and exploration-based challenges.

Theft

Effect
There is a 10% chance your Gold is stolen during events.

Why It’s A Tier
The downside is rare and usually insignificant. Theft barely affects combat or progression, making it one of the safer Sins to take.

B Tier Sins

These Sins are playable but require careful decision-making to avoid long-term penalties.

Deceit

Effect
NPCs may lie, enemies may be illusions, and shop prices may be altered.

Why It’s B Tier
Deceit creates uncertainty and can slow progress if you rely heavily on NPC information. It adds tension but can be frustrating without experience.

Greed

Effect
Failing to pick the highest rarity Potential causes permanent Greed stacks that reduce damage and armor.

Why It’s B Tier
Greed heavily punishes poor decisions. Skilled players can manage it, but mistakes are costly and permanent.

Pride

Effect
Healing more than 60% of your maximum HP inflicts Fragility, reducing future healing effectiveness.

Why It’s B Tier
Pride discourages heavy healing strategies and can be dangerous for sustain-based builds. It is manageable but restrictive.

Wrath

Effect
You take 25% more damage from both spells and melee attacks.

Why It’s B Tier
Wrath increases combat difficulty across the board. While simple to understand, it significantly raises risk, especially in late-game encounters.

C Tier Sins

These Sins add difficulty with limited benefits.

Deserter

Effect
Movement speed decreases as your HP drops, up to a maximum reduction of 25%.

Why It’s C Tier
This Sin makes clutch situations far more dangerous. While not game-breaking, it punishes low-HP survival scenarios.

Sloth

Effect

  • Attack speed reduced by 20%

  • Movement speed reduced by 10%

Why It’s C Tier
Sloth slows combat dramatically and makes fights feel tedious. The lack of meaningful upside keeps it low on the tier list.

D Tier Sin

Pseudoprophecy

Effect
You are locked to one life only.

Why It’s D Tier
This Sin removes the ability to recover from mistakes entirely. It forces extremely defensive play and offers no meaningful compensation, making it the weakest choice overall.

Best Sin Recommendations

  • Best Overall Sin: Slaughterer

  • Best for Progression: Abomination

  • Best Low-Risk Sin: Theft

  • Best Challenge-Based Sin: Judgement

  • Worst Sin: Pseudoprophecy