Anime Defenders Tier List – Summer Update (July 2024)

Are you searching for an accurate Anime Defenders tier list? Well, your search ends here. We’ve analyzed all units and their performance across all game content, ranking them based on their overall usefulness and priority. Let’s get into it!

Anime Defenders Unit Tier List

S+ Tier Anime Defenders Units

• Slime Spirit — Slime Spirit is one of the best units in the game when evolved. Her stats are simply too good, and on the last upgrade, she has a massive AoE attack that nukes basically anything.
• Chance Taker — Hakari evo with crit traits will carry you like no one else. He has a very high range and AoE. However, he can only target ground right now, which makes him a low-priority secret.
• Bear King — Bear King is a hybrid, bleed, full AoE unit that is simply needed to prevent regen on high difficulty endless. He is the only mythic worth to be in the same tier as secrets right now.
• The Cursed Knight — Just like other secrets, Igris is top-tier right now. Full AoE when evo and one-shots literally everything. Deals DoT damage, too.
• The Gamer — SJW summons the enemies he killed and is really strong, both evo and unevo. Can’t go wrong with him. Still, hard to get like other secrets unless you trade for it, of course.
• The Rift Sorcerer — Gojo is OP, just like other secrets. Full AoE when maxed out with insane DPS and slow. Plus, he is a hybrid, which removes the need for a designated hill unit. He has it all, really.
• Demon King — Demon King has a massive AoE, slows enemies, and deals crazy amounts of damage. He is probably the second-best secret right now after Igris.
• Shadow Dragon — Shadow Dragon is the rarest exclusive unit and arguably the strongest thing in Anime Defenders right now. He is full AoE, multi-hit, hybrid, and provides a 25% range and 15% cooldown buffs to other units. He is simply too OP.

S Tier Anime Defenders Units

• Water Swordsman — Even though he can only target ground, Giyu is stupidly strong. He has a massive AoE attack and a fairly short cooldown.
• Legion Commander — Legion Commander is the second-best exclusive right now. She is a hill unit with solid damage and range. Plus, she can summon extra units.
• Elf Wizardess — Frieren is a full AoE unit when evolved, and her DPS is massive, similar to Garp. She isn’t a hybrid, though.
• Strike Commander — Garp is the meta ground unit with an insane amount of DPS and a huge AoE once fully evolved. He is very similar to Frieren, though he has multi-hit.
• Legion Assassin — Legion Assassin is a hybrid unit with solid AoE and DPS. Plus, he buffs other units’ crit chance by 30%, which is insane. He might even be worth the S+ tier. It’s hard to gauge.
• Fire Demon Ninja — Fire Demon Ninja is one of the meta burn mythics right now. His DPS is crazy, and he has a large AoE attack. Plus, he can target flying enemies, too.
• Pink Rockstar — Bocchi is the meta money-farming unit, and she also buffs other units within her range by 20%. She is rarely on the banner for some reason, though.
• Ice Dragon — Ice Dragon is a multi-hit full AoE unit with superb DPS. Plus, she can slow the enemies, almost freezing them in place. She is literally busted.
• Muscular Sorcerer — Muscular Sorcerer is good both evo and unevo. He is full AoE and has massive damage. However, Carp and Elf are stronger if you are on a budget.
• Donut Warrior — Donut Warrior is one of the meta mythic supports. He slows enemies and has excellent AoE and range; all are a must if you want to go high on endless.
• Flame Dragon King — FDK is one of the best burn mythics in Anime Defenders, and he is also a hybrid. Similarly to Sukuna, he counters regeneration with his burn and has solid overall DPS. He is good unevo as well.
• Curse Prince — Sukuna applies bleed to enemies and hinders their regeneration. He is absolutely meta right now, but he shouldn’t be your primary focus.

A Tier Anime Defenders Units

• Skull Warrior — Skull Warrior is one of the meta starter mythical units you should try to get as early as possible. He has full AoE on placement and a huge range. However, other mythics outperform it on endless.
• Bloomer — Bloomer is a farm unit, just like Pink Rockstar, but much easier to get. Use her in combination with Bocchi. Also, she should be one of the priority non-mythics.
• Legion Veteran — Legion Veteran can buff other units’ range and deal solid damage in a wide AoE. However, he’s not as good as secrets or other exclusive units.
• Pink Demon Witch — Pink Witch is basically an alternative version of Pink Rockstar. She slows enemies in a wide range, can deal damage, and farms gold. However, the gold farm is kind of lacking.
• Warrior Princess — Warrior Princess is a full AoE map-wipe unit. I wouldn’t consider her absolute meta because, besides damage, she doesn’t offer much. Still, she is good as a replacement for Elf/Carp.
• Sharpshooter — Sharpshooter is really good when evo. It has amazing range, big AoE, and multi-hit. It’s really a solid all-around hill unit for story and solo raids. Still, not a priority.
• Beast Sorcerer — Beast Sorcerer has a wide range line AoE attack that deals high damage when fully upgraded. He is solid overall, but there are better mythics in the game.
• Electric Cyborg — Electric Cyborg is one of the best starters you can pick up. His turrets can dish out insane damage, and he has both good AoE and range. He is usually on the banner with Donut Warrior, which is also meta right now, so he is absolutely worth pulling.
• Ant King — Ant King is a solid mythical that is good for DMG grinds. He has a massive AoE, second to very few other units.
• Chief of Ice — Chief of Ice is a good support starter. Full AoE and applies slows to enemies, which is super important if you want to go for high scores. Consider him an upgraded version of Rukia and Grey.

B Tier Anime Defenders Units

• Esper — Esper is by far the worst mythic on this whole Anime Defenders tier list, but he is still better than most epics. I wouldn’t advise rolling for him.
• Thunder Shinobi — Thunder Shinobi is better than Esper but still fairly mid. He has a multi-hit ability that is good against shielded enemies. However, I don’t recommend pulling for him unless you want him for his cool looks.
• Strongest Swordsman — Strongest Swordsman is excellent in the early game because of his multi-attack line AoE. However, he isn’t useful later on.
• Master Swordsman — Master Swordsman is one of the best starter legendaries due to his low SPA and full AoE.
• Cursed Fighter — Cursed Fighter is a solid support that debuffs enemies within his massive AoE, which is very important for infinite runs.
• Clay — Gray is basically the Chief of Ice you bought on Wish. His slows are good and necessary on literally every stage, so use him until you get a better slow unit.
• Purple Demon Berserker — Purple Demon Berserker is a solid AoE DPS legendary you can use as a starter.
• Electric Cyborg — Electric Cyborg is a good starter with turrets. He might even be the best early-game unit you should definitely focus on.
• Chief of Lava — Chief of Lava is a solid starter legendary who can apply burn until you get Natsu. He is good for story because of that.
• The Beast — The Beast is one of the best starters with a full AoE when max upgraded. This is especially valuable for the story. However, he falls off later because he is an epic.

C Tier Anime Defenders Units

• Chief of Light — Chief of Light is okay for beginners. He has a large circle attack when upgraded.
• Cursed Archer — Cursed Archer is one of the more recent hill units. She can bleed enemies, preventing them from regenerating shields, but otherwise, she doesn’t offer much.
• Shinobi Form 3 — Shinobi Form 3 is decent as a starter DPS, but considering that he is legendary, he is pretty underwhelming.
• Maxed Qi Master — Maxed Qi Master is okay as a starter, but nothing too special. He might be a bad investment now that there are other, better legendaries.
• Inferno Commander — Inferno Commander has a full circle AoE attack when fully upgraded and burn in his kit. He is pretty solid until you get Chief of Lava or Natsu.
• Blood Demon — Blood Demon can inflict bleed, making her a solid unit against shields. However, all of her other stats aren’t good.
• Dragon Slayer — Dragon Slayer is okayish, but there are better epics in the game. You can use him if you’ve got no other units that can attack flying enemies.
• Ocean Gardian — Ocean Guardian is a multi-hit epic unit with okayish DPS. However, I wouldn’t focus on getting him.

D Tier Anime Defenders Units

• Fire Leg Master — Fire Leg Master is kind of okay in the early game. There are better units, though.
• Soulforce Reaper — Soulforce Reaper is a mediocre epic with AoE. He is good as a stat stick.
• Ascended Qi Master — Ascended Qi Master doesn’t have much of anything. However, he at least has the stats of an epic unit.
• Spirit Hybrid — Spirit Hybris is outperformed by basically all other epics. Still, the bleed can come in handy early on.
• Vengeful Shinobi — Vengeful Shinobi is possibly the worst epic in Anime Defender. Still better than DPS rare units.
• Frost Reaper — Frost Reaper is just a worse Gray. Still, he is worth mentioning as a slow unit.
• Fire Swordsman — Fire Swordsman is the only rare that can apply burn. Therefore, he is worth using in the early game.

E Tier Anime Defenders Units

I excluded explanations for the remaining rare towers, as you’ll only really use them for the first few story levels. As soon as you get anything else, you’ll replace them and forget they even existed.

Which Banners To Summon on in Anime Defenders

Before you roll a banner, always check how many high-strength units from the tier lists are on it. I recommend you spend your rolls on banners with at least two B+ units on them. Still, if you’re only missing one specific mythic, by all means, roll when it’s available.

The biggest pitfall is rolling when a good epic or legendary is on the banner. These shouldn’t be your focus! Instead, you want to look for specific mythics, such as A and S-tier ones. Legendaries and epics you will get passively, as their pull chance is 8/61 times higher than for mythics.

The tier list and the supplementary info should help you make a decision on which units you should spend your hard-earned gems in Anime Defenders.

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