Updated 2026-10-17
Best Poise identities
Identities that build around Poise. See the Poise team and its gifts. Full ranking on the tier list.
S tier
Blade Lineage Mentor
Meursault
Poise damage dealer and Blade Lineage buffer
Cinq Assoc. South Section 4 Director
Sinclair
Speed and Poise main damage dealer
Full-Stop Office Fixer
Heathcliff
Poise sniper, burst damage dealer
The House of Spiders: The Index Nursefather
Yi Sang
Poise and Sinking nuke with Furioso
A tier
Drifting Blade of Hongyuan
Ryōshū
Poise pierce damage dealer and gloom generator
Edgar Family Chief Butler
Ryōshū
Fast Poise clasher with AoE Skill 2
Full-Stop Office Rep
Hong Lu
Poise ammo gunner and Heathcliff partner
The House of Spiders: The Pinky Apprentice
Sinclair
Poise critical damage dealer
The Pequod Captain
Ishmael
Resonance support with Assist Attack
B tier
Blade Lineage Salsu
Don Quixote
Poise damage dealer with an evade
Blade Lineage Salsu
Faust
Poise damage dealer, Red Plum Blossom crits
Blade Lineage Salsu
Sinclair
Poise counter damage dealer
Blade Lineage Salsu
Yi Sang
Poise damage dealer, free starter
Shi Assoc. East Section 3
Faust
Bleed and Poise charge-up sniper
The Pequod First Mate
Yi Sang
Poise Bleed single target stabber
C tier
Kurokumo Clan Wakashu
Rodion
Slow Poise and Bleed slash attacker
N Corp. E.G.O::Fell Bullet
Yi Sang
Poise damage dealer with a friendly-fire gimmick
D tier
Blade Lineage Salsu
Outis
Weak Poise filler, carried by E.G.O
How Poise works
Poise is a self-buff that gives your attacks a chance to land Critical Hits, which add 20% damage. Higher Potency means a higher crit chance.
Poise has Potency and Count. Critical hit chance equals Potency times 5 percent, so 20 or more Potency means a guaranteed crit and any extra is wasted unless a passive or Gift spends it. A crit raises damage by 20%. Count drops by 1 on each Critical Hit and by 1 at turn end. That makes the stat finicky: more Potency burns through Count faster, and many Identities gain more Potency than Count, so Poise can expire before a crit lands. Multi-coin skills drain Count quickly and can reset the stack, so some Identities grant a fixed amount of Poise on certain skills to guarantee crits there. Poise is tied to the Pride affinity, and Poise teams are often Pride Resonance teams. It is mostly self-only, so Identities fit on any team, though a few E.G.O share Poise with allies. Because it multiplies damage rather than dealing fixed damage, it benefits from hitting damage type weaknesses.
Team tips
- ✦Poise shines in Mirror Dungeons and encounters with several skill slots.
- ✦Expect weaker results in Refraction Railway and boss fights, where the +20% crit bonus is small.
- ✦Many Poise Identities need Uptie IV to get enough Count.
- ✦Target enemy weaknesses, since Poise damage is multiplicative.
- How does Poise work in Limbus Company?
- Crit chance is Poise Potency times 5 percent, and a Critical Hit adds 20% damage. Count falls by 1 on each crit and at turn end.
- What is the Poise Potency cap for crits in Limbus Company?
- At 20 Potency your crit chance is fixed at 100%, so extra Potency does nothing unless a passive or E.G.O Gift consumes it.
- Why does my Poise run out in Limbus Company?
- Count is spent per crit and every turn end. If you have high Potency but low Count, Poise can expire before an attack crits.