- Storrk and Zid are the absolute top-tier DPS units, offering full-map presence and massive damage.
- Bulma/Sprintcart are essential early-game farm units for rapid gold acquisition.
- Oroheme and Idol provide crucial healing and buffs, vital for challenging stages.
- Sun Jin Wu and Igrus form a powerful synergy, scaling exceptionally well in longer game modes.
- Kilawa and Ciel are excellent starter units with easy evolution requirements, providing strong early game value.
- Prioritize Legend Stages for gem farming and to acquire Ichigo, a strong S-tier DPS.
Welcome to the definitive Anime Paradox Tier List Guide for 2026, your ultimate resource for mastering the game and assembling an unstoppable team. In the fast-paced world of Anime Paradox, strategic unit selection and efficient progression are paramount to success. Whether you're a newcomer looking for the best starting units or a seasoned player aiming to optimize your late-game roster, understanding the current meta is crucial. This comprehensive guide will break down the top DPS and support units, reveal effective farming strategies, and provide essential tips to ensure your journey through Anime Paradox is as smooth and powerful as possible.
Understanding the Anime Paradox Tier List & Meta
Navigating the vast array of units in Anime Paradox can be daunting. Our tier list categorizes units based on their overall performance, synergy, and utility across various game modes, including story, nightmare, legend, and raid stages. Units are evaluated assuming they have their best traits and evolutions, showcasing their true potential. The meta is constantly evolving, but certain units consistently rise above the rest due to their unique abilities and scaling potential.
Video Highlights:
- Detailed breakdown of all unit passives and best traits.
- Comprehensive meta tier list covering DPS, Support, and Farm units.
- Insights into unit synergies for optimal team composition.
- Recommendations for must-have units for progression.
Focusing on units with strong scaling or map-wide abilities is often more beneficial than units with high base damage but limited utility. Synergy between units, especially DPS and support, can drastically increase your team's effectiveness.
Top-Tier DPS Units: Dominating the Battlefield
The core of any powerful team lies in its damage output. Here, we highlight the units that stand out for their ability to clear waves, decimate bosses, and carry your team through the toughest challenges.
| Unit Name | Tier | Key Strengths | Weaknesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Storrk (Resurreccion) | S+ | Best overall DPS, absurd health, range, damage; Metralleta nuke clears waves & heavily damages bosses. | Extremely rare, expensive to fully build. |
| Zid (Atomic) | S+ | Full-map AOE DPS once upgraded, massive tankiness, high damage ceiling. | Heavy investment, less critical for early content. |
| Sun Jin Wu (Monarch) | S | Insane scaling through kills, executes enemies, thrives in Infinite modes. | Needs time to ramp up, performs best with Igrus. |
| Igrus (Elite Knight) | S | Strong bleed damage, self-healing, excellent synergy with SJW, stacks damage on kill. | Lower scaling ceiling than SJW in very long runs. |
| Ichuga (Vasto Lorde) | S | Massive bleed DPS, strong self-sustain, tankiness, good for Legend Stages. | Can be outscaled in extended modes by SJW/Igrus. |
Units like Storrk and Zid require significant investment in terms of rarity and evolution materials. While incredibly powerful, they are not easily accessible for beginners. Prioritize accessible S-tier units first.
A-Tier DPS Units: Reliable & Potent
These units offer strong and reliable damage, often limited by cooldowns or specific setups but still highly effective.
| Unit Name | Tier | Key Strengths | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brolu (Super) | A | Excellent AOE DPS that ramps hard with kill stacks, infinite damage potential in raid/infinite. | No utility, cooldown dependent for damage doubling. |
| Kirrua (Godspeed) | A | High attack speed, stuns enemies, strong damage scaling, fast clear for Legend stages. | Lower base damage before buffs stack. |
| Freezo (Full Power) | A | Strong AOE damage with burn application, damage increases over time on map. | Long cooldowns limit consistency, requires long map presence. |
| Sky (Enhanced) | A | Resource meter enhances abilities, gaining 100% damage and 30% CDR for 16s. | Similar to Storrk but less damage and no summons. |
| Ichigo | A | Vizor Surge restores health and grants damage, Getsuga Bleed applies strong bleed, Nuke ability on bosses. | Obtained from Legend Stages, strong overall unit. |
Essential Support Units: Bolstering Your Team
Support units are the backbone of any successful Anime Paradox team, providing crucial healing, buffs, and crowd control. A well-chosen support unit can elevate your DPS units to new heights.
| Unit Name | Tier | Role | Key Abilities | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sprintcart/Bulma | S+ | Farm Unit | Generates massive gold. | Mandatory for optimal scaling and economy. Sprintcart is best, Bulma is easier to get. |
| Idol (Pop) | S+ | Healer/Buffer | AOE healing, +Damage & +CDR buffs, can extend buffs infinitely. | Requires proper placement and timing, excellent team utility. |
| Oroheme | S+ | Pure Healer | Strongest pure healer, reliable sustain, heals and does some damage. | Essential for stages requiring heavy healing, less offensive buffs than Idol. |
| Shadow Vampire | S | Utility/Time Stop | Time stop utility from Time Chamber, decent DPS. | Inconsistent activation, often outclassed by other supports. |
| Yukura | A | Crowd Control | Applies Fear (slows 40%), consumes fear to restore health. | Good starter, no evolution needed, but support abilities are niche. |
| Steel | A | Shield/Buffer | Grants 2-hit shield to allies, lowest HP ally gains +25% damage & 5-hit shield. | Good for survivability, especially for fragile DPS units. |
Pairing Idol (Pop) with a high-scaling DPS unit like Sun Jin Wu can lead to incredibly high damage outputs due to Idol's damage and CDR buffs, potentially making buffs infinite.
Beginner-Friendly Units & Early Progression
Starting strong in Anime Paradox means making smart choices with your initial units and understanding the most efficient progression paths.
Redeem Codes & Story Mode
Start by redeeming all available codes for free gems and resources. Immediately begin clearing Normal Story Stages for 250 gems per first clear, then Nightmare Stages for 500 gems.
Acquire a Farm Unit
Your absolute first priority should be to get Bulma. She's easy to obtain (often from AFK Chamber) and is crucial for earning gold to upgrade units. If you can get Sprintcart, even better, but Bulma is sufficient.
Target Easy-to-Evolve DPS Units
Focus on units like Kilawa or Ciel early on. Kilawa is highly recommended as his evolution materials (Essences) can be bought from the Merchant using gold, bypassing challenging stages. Ciel is also easy to evolve and offers decent stacking DPS.
Farm Legend Stages for Ichigo
Once you've cleared Nightmare stages, repeatedly farm Legend Stages. This is the most efficient way to get 100 gems per clear and has a 2% chance to drop Ichigo, an S-tier DPS unit.
Claim Milestones & Quests
Regularly check and claim rewards from milestones, level rewards, and battle pass quests. These provide significant gems, gold, and crucial trait rolls.
For beginners, Megomun (Explosion) is a great starter due to her massive burst damage and ease of acquisition (AFK Chamber). While she falls off later, she's excellent for clearing early waves. Yuko is also a good starter as a support unit with no evolution materials needed.
Beginner Unit Overview
| Unit Name | Tier | Role | Ease of EVO | Early Game Value | Late Game Viability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ciel (Super) | D | DPS | Very Easy | Good (stacks damage/HP) | Falls off quickly |
| Megomun (Explosion) | C | DPS | Easy | Excellent burst | Falls off due to long cooldowns |
| Kilawa (Godspeed) | A | DPS | Easy (merchant) | Excellent (fast, stuns) | Strong |
| Bulma | S+ | Farm | Easy | Mandatory | Mandatory |
| Yuko | - | Support | None | Good (support abilities) | Decent (support abilities) |
Optimizing Gem & Material Farming
Efficiently acquiring gems and evolution materials is critical for progressing and strengthening your units. Here are the best strategies:
| Farming Method | Rewards | Best For | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Clears (Story) | 250-3000 Gems | Initial Gem Burst | One-time rewards from Normal, Nightmare, Legend, & Raid (Act 1-3). |
| Legend Stages (Repeat) | 100 Gems/Clear, Gold, EXP, Green Essence, Ichigo (2%) | Consistent Gem & Ichigo Farming | Most efficient repeatable gem farm, takes ~4:20 per run. |
| Infinite Mode (Wave 6 Reset) | 50 Gems/1:20 min | Quick, Repeated Gems | Good for fast, short farming sessions. |
| Siege Mode (After Ichigo) | 100 Trait Rolls/50 min | Trait Roll Farming | Farm after getting Ichigo and a strong team. |
| Raid Mode (Act 3) | San Jin Wu, High Gems | Late Game Units & Gems | Extremely difficult, requires top-tier units like Egress. |
| Merchant Shop | Essences, Trait Rolls | Evo Materials, Limited Trait Rolls | Buy Essences hourly. Limited 5 trait rolls per hour. |
| Challenges (Daily/Weekly) | Gems, Trait Rolls, EXP | Supplementary Rewards | Regular challenges are easy, daily/weekly are harder. |
| Milestones & Battle Pass | Gems, Trait Rolls, Gold, EXP | Progression Rewards | Claim regularly, critical for early game resources. |
Egress (Siege Shop Secret) is extremely difficult and time-consuming to acquire (50,000 currency + EVO materials). Prioritize Ichigo and other strong units before committing to Egress, even though he synergizes incredibly well with Sun Jin Wu.
Evolution Material Acquisition
Evo Material Strategy:
- Buy Essences from the Merchant using gold (hourly resets).
- Complete Challenges for additional Essences.
- Craft other Essences using Green Essences farmed from Legend Stages.
- Keep duplicate units for Ascension, which boosts stats (10 gems + 1000 gold).
FAQ
Q: What are the best DPS units in Anime Paradox?
**Storrk (Resurreccion)** and **Zid (Atomic)** are considered the strongest DPS units due to their immense damage, range, and unique abilities like full-map AOE or powerful nukes. **Sun Jin Wu (Monarch)** is also top-tier, especially when paired with **Igrus**.
Q: Which support units are essential for my team?
**Bulma** (or Sprintcart) is absolutely essential for gold farming. **Oroheme** is the best pure healer, while **Idol (Pop)** provides AOE healing along with crucial damage and CDR buffs, making both highly valuable depending on the stage requirements.
Q: How can I farm gems quickly in Anime Paradox?
After completing all first clears from Normal, Nightmare, and Legend stages, the most efficient repeatable method is farming **Legend Stages** for **100 gems per clear**. Alternatively, resetting **Infinite Mode** on Wave 6 yields 50 gems every 1 minute 20 seconds.
Q: Are beginner units worth investing in for the long term?
Beginner units like **Megomun** and **Ciel** are excellent for early progression due to their ease of acquisition and evolution. However, they generally fall off in late-game content compared to Mythic, Secret, and Paradox units. Units like **Kilawa** offer better long-term value while still being beginner-friendly.