Amazon's compact 3.1-channel soundbar delivers clearer dialogue, deeper bass, and immersive virtual surround sound—now available for just $175 after a limited-time discount.
A poster advertising a definitive edition of Tom Clancy's The Division appears to have been spotted by folks attending a Ubisoft-run eSports event in Japan. At least, that's assuming this isn't some elaborate ruse designed to draw in spies from other game studios, while only Jack Ryan can see what's truly going on.
On Friday, while on the phone to friend of this parish Jeremy Peel, I knocked an entire mug of tea over my laptop. I won't immortalise in text what I said in that moment; it's for the best that those curses are lost to the aether.
I immediately shut down the PC, mopped it clean with a kitchen towel, and flipped it over, leaving it splayed open to air dry. I even went so far as to plonk it down in front of a dehumidifier to really sap the tea out of the machine.*
There it sat for two days, a modern day Schrodinger's laptop. Possibly fine. Possibly broken.
Happy Mawday all! This week, I'm thinking about how we can expand our bestiary of Maw manifestations. When describing the beast, we often resort to stock Lovecraftian imagery of a kaleidoscopic kerfuffle of teeth and tentacles, but the Maw's appearances aren't always so pulpy and cinematic. Sometimes, it just looks like a blinking cursor, or an expectant child, or a feeling of guilt about not returning a text message from an old friend. Sometimes, it looks like an audience of people who want to read about new PC games.
Come, depress yourself with me as we tot up possible indicators of Maw activity. Alternatively, read about some of those aforesaid new PC games. Thanks very much to Editor King Julian for suggesting the majority of titles on this list, which he has been doing with disturbing efficiency of late.
Well, it was inevitable really. Here I sit, a day before Hytale's early access release, to tell you that a modder has already managed to get a blocky version of classic Doom running in it.
I bring this up now, when storage prices began climbing back in November, because the past week has been particularly fucked, vis-à-vis the kind of SSDs you'd want in a modern games PC. Keepa, Amazon-tracking the browser extension I've long used to gauge the honesty of Prime Day and Black Friday deals, makes for grim reading: the 1TB WD Black SN850X currently sits at £162, having been £116 on January 5th, and £85 on November 5th. Nearly double the price, in barely two months.
Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Unity almost had a 'character creator' system that would have seen you choosing an ancestor from a database of millions of people, rather than being thrust into the riding boots of Scarlet Pimple-esque nobleman Arno Dorian. The idea was broadly to give each player a unique perspective on the complexities of the French Revolution. According to former creative director Alexandre Amancio, this character creation system dates back to a time when the developers were weighing up two versions of the game, one of them far more co-op focussed.
It's Hytale early access release week, with the recently resurrected via purchase from Riot blocky sandbox set to ruck up tomorrow, January 13th. Ahead of the big day the Hypixel co-founder who's currently spearheading the game has asked prospective players to download and log into its launcher nice and early, with the hopes this can help keep launch day disruption to a minimum.
Bushiroad announced that Cardfight Vanguard will be collaborating with Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road. It will release two trial decks and booster packs, with more information to come later.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvTHgiSn6RE
During the Bushiroad announcement event for 2026, Akihiro Hino (the CEO of Level-5) appeared in a pre-recorded message. He first congratulated Bushiroad on Vanguard's 15th anniversary. Then, he revealed the upcoming collaboration. Characters from Inazuma Eleven, regardless of generation, will appear as cards in Cardfight Vanguard. This means that we won't only be getting the new additions from Victory Road, such as Unmei or Haru, but we'll also be seeing characters from the original series, Go, and Ares. At the end of the message, Hino says that he's interested to see how the characters' hissatsu techniques will translate into card format.
Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road is the latest entry in the Inazuma Eleven series. It came out in November 2024 after years of delays. It's both a sports game (superdimensional soccer) and an RPG, with modes that let you explore a new story and team, or lets you relive events from the anime series.
Characters from Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road will appear as cards in Cardfight Vanguard in the future, with Bushiroad to reveal more details later on. Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road is readily available on the PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, Switch, Switch 2, and Windows PC via Steam.
January 12 marks the end of TOTY votes, and it's not long before the Team of the Year promo will arrive in FC 26 Ultimate Team.
The popular promo is already being teased on social media by EA Sports, but they haven't announced an exact release date. That said, certain predictions can be made based on when Time Warp ends, and how the upcoming promo could be structured.
The TOTY promo is different from all other promos in Ultimate Team. Typically, Ultimate Team campaigns have one/two teams that are released on Fridays. TOTY, on the other hand, will have multiple team releases based on positions.
The core teams will be divided into the following positions: attackers, midfielders, defenders, and goalkeepers. Defenders and goalkeepers will be clubbed together.
The following countdowns will expire once the respective teams go live. However, the countdowns are still speculation as of writing. Any change from EA Sports will be updated on the countdowns.
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TOTY midfielders
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Complete TOTY (including all starters)
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The release time for every TOTY team is at 6pm UTC/12pm CT. These are the usual launch times for all promos. I am unsure about two team launches: when the full Icons appear in packs, and when the Honorable Mentions will be added.
If I have to guess, Jan. 23 is when the full set of Icons will be added to packs. For Honorable Mentions, they could either release on Jan. 16 or on Jan. 23. The launch times will be as usual.
While EA Sports hasn't revealed any of the upcoming cards, you can check out the leaks that have appeared on social media.
Updated on January 12, 2026: Added all the latest swords and combat specs and how to get them.
I'm ranking all Swords, Combat Specs, Fruits, Races and Traits in Rogue Piece so that you can make the best build. This tier list will also include equipment tips for all categories as well as how to get everything. Here's my ultimate early-mid-late PVP/PVE Rogue Piece tier list for everything in the game.
Both Combat Specs and Fruits scale with the Power stat in Rogue Piece (RIP Strength stat). On average, Combat Specs tend to be equal to swords. Fruits are weaker than swords with Light (the strongest fruit) being comparable to B-Tier swords (See above). Let's analyze them individually.
Spec & Fruit Tip: These go best with the Power boosting outfits like Aizen's Outfit/Akaza Beads/Garou's Outfit/Shadow Cloak and Demon race for the most Power damage possible. Also get the Soul Spirit Relic for more Power damage which is a rare drop from Chests and a 20% Enchant.
SSS-Tier Specs & Fruits
SSS-Tier
Why SSS-Tier?
Location
Jin Mori
• High damage skills and AOE M1s, nuke grabs and great air mobility with C make this one of the best specs in the game • DPS is on par with Meta swords and it competes with Shadow and Qin Shi for the highest DPS • Get Heaven's Equal title from the Jin Mori boss on Abyss Hill for a 20% boost
Abyss Hill Purchase from Jin Mori Teacher With materials you get as drops from Jin Mori, Heaven's Equal Boss on Abyss Hill
• Amazing DPS and utility with the variants, switch and block • Ton of move variety that can potentially have the highest sustained DPS in the game while Jin Mori does good burst damage • DPS is on par with Jin Mori and competes decently with all the Meta Swords • Get King of All Beginnings title from the Qin Shi Huang boss for a 20% boost (Spawns during wave 10 of the new Ragnarok Dungeon)
Throne Isle Qin Shi Teacher Quest Requires 10 Dungeon Tokens 1 Sword of Goujian 10 Alvitr's Fragment Having at least Diamond Rank to accept the quest
Todoroki
• Todoroki has some of the best combo potential for PVP though it's good for PVE too • All the moves chain really well together and most have low CDs • This means that you don't have the best burst damage but have impressive damage-per-second • Overall a really good combat spec that requires a similar combo style gameplay like Qin Shi
Throne Island Token Exchange
Kaneki
• Currently one of the best combat specs in the game • Kaneki has the best M1s among combat specs that are fast, have good range and deal the best damage • Z is mostly for PVE but X and C cover massive AOEs so they're good for both PVE and PVP • Plus they deal massive damage when you full channel X and hit V on bosses or players • Get One Eyed King title from the Kaneki Boss for a 20% damage boost
Sandora Island Buy from Kaneki Teacher using materials you farm from Kaneki Boss Farm Kaneki Boss on Abyss Hill Spawn Kaneki boss using Kaneki's Blood from crafting
S-Tier Specs & Fruits
S-Tier
Why S-Tier?
Location
Shadow
• Shadow moves are so easy to hit and deal a ton of damage • It's still one of the best moveset in the entire game since Z and C are fast and excellent for PVP • X is a bit slow but is great for PVE • Finally the V is massive AOE damage that is good for both PVP and PVE • Overall Shadow does so much damage that you cannot go wrong with it and the Abyssbreaker damage buff on C is just a cherry on top
Rogue Town Buy from Shadow Teacher 1x Core of Shadow 2x Shadow Eye 1x Atomic Core 100x Black Slime All drops from the Shadow boss on Abyss Hill
One For All
• Both One For All and Shigaraki deal really good DPS but I feel like they're a bit slow for PVP • Z has a delayed startup, X is slow to drop and only C and F are any good to hit a player • That said OFA excels in PVE dealing massive damage with V active since it buffs all your moves • Overall, I would use this to grind late-game content but I need to do more fights for PVP for testing since I don't really like it against players so far • Once you unlock V and F it deals more PVE damage than Shigaraki but Shigaraki might be better for PVP
Rogue Town One For All Teacher NPC Finish all quests to get it To start the quests you need 10,000 Gems and Diamond+ Rank then talk
For Unlocking V and F Finish all quests from Full Cowl NPC at Rogue Town
Gojo
• Gojo doesn't have as much DPS as Garou but it has a lot of stuns and iFrames thanks to the domain expansion on V • It's one of the best PVP specs in the game and excellent for completing the Garou quest • That said it's also good by itself for PVP/PVE
Jujutsu Highschool Get from Gojo NPC with materials from the Gojo Boss You also need The Honored One trait
Aizen
•Aizen overall does more burst damage with his moves than Sukuna but the CDs are longer • Still it's some of the highest damage in the game so you'll have no trouble with bosses, PVE farming and PVP • Your range is lower than Sukuna but you have a mobility teleport multi-hit move • Plus, the black coffin is massive AOE damage • IMO Gojo is better due to iFrames and Stuns and Garou deals more damage so it goes Garou>Gojo>Aizen
Defeat 10 Aizen Boss for a damage boost Title
Huecomundo Aizen Teacher
A-Tier Specs & Fruits
A-Tier
Why A-Tier?
Location
Garou
• Fast M1s and a ton of multi-hit attacks for the highest PVP and PVE DPS • There's also great utility here with X i-Frames and two cutscenes with C and V for dodging damage • C and V deal some of the highest damage in the entire game and this gets boosted even further once you get the Garou Outfit and Soul Spirit Relic • Easily outdamages Akaza and Sukuna
Get the Hero Hunter Title for 20% more damage Kill Silver Fang Boss 10 times
Glacier Isle Get Suiryu from the Garou NPC +Complete quest Defeat 25 Diamond Rank Players Punch 2500 times with Suiryu Then farm Silver Fang Boss on GI for Book of Mastery Finally use Book of Mastery after Quest with Suiryu equipped
Shigaraki
• Similar to OFA where it's excellent damage but slow for PVP due to slow M1s, a start-up on Z and a C grab that can be difficult to hit • That said if you hit these moves you'll deal massive burst damage • V does massive AOE damage though and pulls Shigaraki ahead of OFA for PVP IMO since it's easy to hit • It also has an edge over OFA because the Destroyer title buffs it by 20%
Title is a 2.5% Drop from Shigaraki Boss
Rogue Town Shigaraki NPC Farm the three Shigaraki Boss resources to buy it The boss spawns using Darkness Spirit at Rogue Town Get Darkness Spirit from crafting
Sukuna
• Sukuna has lower burst damage than the ones above but it has better combos • The light combos with Sukuna are some of the best in the game since the M1 is so good and has range • Plus you get good range on all of your abilities, they're fast and have lower CD than Aizen • You have amazing AOE and damage for PVE farming and the moves can be pretty good in PVP too • You also get a nice damage boost
Defeat 10 Sukuna Boss for a damage boost title
Windmill Village Sukuna Teacher On a hill
Akaza
• Akaza has some of the best M1s in terms of combat specs and overall his moves deal really good damage • Plus they are all low cooldown so the DPS stacks up quite fast • That said the range is low so you'll struggle a bit in PVP if you don't have good movement or you get kited • That's why I prefer Aizen or Sukuna but don't get me wrong, Akaza is still the top 3 DPS option in the game
Defeat 10 Akaza Boss for a damage boost title
Throne Isle Akaza Teacher
B-Tier Specs & Fruits
B-Tier
Why B-Tier?
Location
Light
• The best Fruit/Power in the game both in terms of DPS and mobility (The combat specs and most swords are still better) • You get really good AOE DPS moves to complement Combat Specs • You also have the best mobility move in the entire game with F allowing you to both move fast and reposition in PVP • It's got worse DPS than Combat Specs and Swords but it's still a good backup to have when your Spec skills are on CD
Rogue Town Fruit Gacha NPC 2% chance to drop
C-Tier Specs & Fruits
C-Tier
Why C-Tier?
Location
Blood Power Scales With Power
• Light is better but Blood is still a great alternative for PVE farming • It's better than Gravity in terms of DPS for bosses even though Gravity has better range and AOE • You also get a movement skill similar to Light with F but slower
Rogue Town Fruit Gacha NPC 5% chance to drop
Sandevistan
• The Sandevistan is by far the worst combat spec but when compared to other Powers/Swords it's similar to Tanjiro's Sword • You get more moves than Swords but they are all a bit slow and deal low DPS • This can be good mid game for farming but I would overall just farm towards any of the other Combat Specs • For example, the speed boost is cool but Akaza gets almost 3 times better speed on the final move and much higher DPS • Sandevistan needs a buff badly
Rogue Town David NPC He's at the back of the island on a hill next to the water
Gravity
• Overall Gravity does have good AOE and range but the DPS is simply worse than Blood and Light • So there's not much point using it other than early game farming if you get lucky and get it
Rogue Town Fruit Gacha NPC 5% chance to drop
D-Tier Specs & Fruits
D-Tier
Why D-Tier?
Location
Quake
• Quake is better than Bomb but it's still not the best since your moves are slow and don't deal that much damage • The only good thing is C which is a massive AOE for PVE farming but only for mobs and not bosses and it's on an incredibly high CD • Just use Blood or Light
Rogue Town Fruit Gacha NPC 30% chance to drop
Bomb
• Never use this • Just use Swords to farm either better Fruits or Combat Specs if you want to build Power and then respec
Rogue Town Fruit Gacha NPC 50% chance to drop
Rogue Piece Sword Tier List
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This Rogue Piece sword tier list focuses on both how good the moveset is and overall DPS. The higher tiers will usually be the best options for PVE bosses and PVP. That said, note that lower-tier swords like Wado or Gryphon are still really useful for PVE grinding. Also, Metal Bat and Tanjiro are in the same tier as Epics and Rares because while they have much better DPS, their movesets are slow and awkward. Let's analyze each sword individually below.
Swords Tip: Swords go best with Sword-boosting outfits like Reaper Clothes/Yuta's Outfit/Vampire Suit/Butterfly/Herta, Arrancar race for max Sword stat boost, and their respective Titles that boost individual swords. Also get the Broken Edge Relic for more Sword damage as a rare drop from chests and the Blessed Stone for sword damage from the Gojo boss.
SSS-Tier Swords
S-Tier
Why S-Tier?
Location
Venuzdonoa
• Currently the best DPS sword in the game (damage calculations done with Ancient Spirit and Ancient One) • Z and C are your fast low CD moves that can pull off 600k to 800k damage • X and V are more for PVE since they're slower dealing 1 million to 1.4 million damage which is currently the highest in the game • That said if you land X or V in PVP it's pretty much game over if they don't have Ancient One for defense • Best combined with the Butterfly suit or Solemn Outfit and Demon King of Tyranny
Get the title from Anos boss or Venuzdonoa Banner for a 20% damage boost
Roll on the Venuzdonoa Banner with a 1% chance drop Get Crimson Blood from Anos boss for spins
Kafka's Katana
• Fast M1s combined with DPS that goes over 4 million with all moves similar to Venuzdonoa make this one of the two best weapons in-game • That said, Kafka is really hard to get and Venuzdonoa is still better due to easier obtainment and because Kafka doesn't have a Title • Still, Kafka annihilates bosses with high damage moves • Z comes out really fast and is good for PVP while X and C are boss killers • V is good for everything since it's easy to land due to the massive AOE and damage
Xmas Island Complete Kafka's Katana Seller's Quest Quest 1 / Kill 10 Players with 50,000+ Reputation Quest 2 / Kill 10 Players with 100,000+ Reputation Then buy using materials dropped from Kafka Boss on Abyss Hills
S-Tier Swords
S-Tier
Why S-Tier?
Location
Herta's Hammer
• Easily a top 5 weapon in the game dealing 3 to 4 million damage with all moves on bosses • M1s are so slow which is bad but in return the moves deal a lot of damage • It's more of a PVE boss killer weapon since the moves keep you in one position and are easily dodged by players so it's not for PVP that much • Still if you can catch players in a full channel of X and C it can deal a ton of damage
Get #83 of The Genius Society for 20% damage boost on Herta as a 10% drop from the Herta boss The Herta Boss spawns from Herta's Summon on Xmas Island after killing 100 Snow Brawlers
Xmas Island Either purchase it at the Snowflake Exchange NPC for 125.000 Snowflakes Or There is an extremely low chance to get it from Xmas Chests
Solemn Lament
• Overall a very strong and fast weapon • Solemn Lament deals fast burst damage with amazing M1s that have good AOE and range • You can pull off about 600k with Z which is a really good PVP move along with C at 310k because they come out fast • The X charge is good for PVE but deals lower damage than I expected but the V has a nice 750k burst with Ancient
Sandora Island Get from the Butterfly Gacha at 1% chance drop
Dual Daggers
• SJW doesn't have the best DPS in the game anymore but it's still one of the best PVP swords in the game and great for PVE too • This is because of fast M1s and great mobility and iFrames • SJW Daggers give you a lot of flexibility since you have great burst/sustained damage and invincibility • X is such a great move for PVP to get better mobility • You can easily solo bosses with these just make sure you have the recommended loadout above
Defeat 10 Sung Jin Woo Boss for a damage boost Title
Rogue Town Dual Dagger Seller
Abyssbreaker
• Abyssbreaker has high DPS worthy of the S-Tier but I've found myself liking it more for PVE • The M1s are slow for PVP but you can still use it for PVP since it has high AOE burst damage • That said it shines in PVE due to the C move which is a massive damage buff • Always start with C and then your V and X moves that deal damage around you will nuke bosses and other players • There's not Title for this sword yet which sucks but it's still S-Tier
Abyss Hill Island 0.5% drop from the Abyssal Beast boss
A-Tier Swords
A-Tier
Why A-Tier?
Location
Yuta's Katana
• Requires a lot of grinding due to the low chance Rika's Ring drop from the Yuta boss • It's not the most worthwhile to get since the damage is lower than most Legendary swords at around 2.7 million with all moves • That said, the M1s are fast and the C and V cutscene moves deal massive damage if you can land them • Z and X are fast for mix ups so overall you have both a really good PVP and also a great PVE option with high damage
Defeat 20 Yuta Boss for the Title that boosts Yuta's Katana damage
Jujutsu Highschool Get Spiritual Katana from Yuta Then grind Yuta Boss until you get the Rika's Ring 1% +Complete Yuta's quest (Defeat 100 Bosses using SK) Then use it while having Spiritual Katana
Tensa Zangetsu
• Zangetsu has finally been buffed with a V2 version and it's now A+/S- • Not the best M1s in the game but the skill damage is massive • It's basically like Abyssbreaker where it's better for PVE than PVP but it deals really good DPS, get the title for optimal numbers • Z and X are really fast and easy to hit and good for PVP • C and V deal massive damage similar to Yuta's Katana so they're amazing for PVE and PVP if you can land htem
Kill 10 Arrancar users for the Tensa title for a 20% damage boost
Huecomundo From Tensa Zangetsu Seller Pay all the requirements including Zangetsu base + Defeat the Zangetsu Boss (You must be the one to spawn him)
Hellsing Dual Pistol
• The Pistols got power-crept by all the V2 swords and some of the newer weapons but they're still good • They're a PVE powerhouse since all the moves deal great damage to bosses • I probably wouldn't use them as much in PVE since most moves have a slow frontal start-up but you'll melt bosses
Spooky Island Purchase For 25,000 Candy at the Candy Exchanger
B-Tier Swords
B-Tier
Why B-Tier?
Location
Metal Bat
• Got a buff but still can't compare to the S-Tiers due to slower M1s and lower DPS • That said the DPS is still A-Tier respectable from V and C mainly but the bad moveset keeps it away from A-Tier • Z and X are good for mob farming while V and C are good for bosses • Okay for PVP but not the best option
Starter Island Complete Metal Bat's quest Take 5 million damage Deal 10 million damage
Gryphon
• Only two moves so less DPS than Epics and Tanjiro but they're really fast for farming • Z can deal a fast burst of 10k damage with good Sword Stats and deals more damage than Dark Blade/Yoru Z • X has longer iFrames than Dark Blade X • Great for PVP due to speed and also early-mid-late game farming
Whispering Jungle Just walk straight ahead from the mob Quest NPC
Wado
• A great alternative to Gryphon and Dark Blade for PVE farming but has slow M1s • The moves come out fast and deal about the same DPS but you're not locked in place with the X move so it's slightly better for PVP • An overlooked weapon that deserves more use mid-game but A/S-Tier weapons overshadow it in the late game
Jujutsu Highschool Purchase For $1,000,000 at the Wado Seller
Zangetsu
• Great AOE damage and range for PVE farming and great for bosses mid-game • The moves are a bit slow for PVP though • Basically this is just here so you can get Tensa Zangetsu
Rogue Town Zangetsu Gacha NPC
Tanjiro's Nichirin
• Tanjiro's sword has more moves than Dark Blade and Gryphon for more DPS but they are slower and more awkward to land • Still if you manage to pull out the entire rotation including the cutscene you are dealing more DPS • But in practice Dark Blade and Gryphon are better because they are faster, especially in PVP • So overall Tanjiro can sometimes be better for bosses but I wouldn't really get it since Dark Blade/Gryph are better mid-game and Tensa Zangetsu/Yuta/SJW are better late-game
Forge Isle Tanjiro's Seller
C-Tier Swords
C-Tier
Why C-Tier?
Location
Dark Blade
• I'm comparing it to Gryphon and it deals lower damage than G's Z but higher damage with X though the iFrames are shorter • The iFrames are really good to exploit in PVP but overall Dark Blade is just a little bit worse end-game than Gryphon so I put it in C • Dark Blade is still the best weapon to rush early to mid-game for farming but everything outdamages it later
Glacier Ice On the little ice hill next to Mihawk's Quest NPC
D-Tier Swords
D-Tier
Why D-Tier?
Location
Dual Katana Sword Scales With Sword
• The best early game farming tool for PVE that you should rush ASAP • Swords are the best farming tools in general and this is the first one you should get after Katana • It's really easy to get if you claim all the codes and farm a little • That said it gets out-DPS-ed by all swords later on
Sandora Island/Desert Island Between the houses and the tower near the island's port
Katana Sword Scales With Sword
• The first Sword you'll get and what you'll use to farm for Dual Katana • Everyone should start with a Katana to farm other stuff really fast and then you can respec later if you want to use Power-scaling stuff
Starting Island Near where you originally spawn
Rogue Piece Race Tier List
Image by Destructoid
The best race in Rogue Piece goes a long way to boost your DPS based on your build. You get them from Race Rerolls and for some like the Demon race you can use specific items like Muzan's Blood. The three races in S-Tier are almost equal depending on whether you're going for a Sword stat build or a Power stat build. A-Tiers are good alternatives and B-Tier are situational picks that can be good but underpowered. C-Tier are weak but good for beginners and D are pretty much useless.
How to Get Race Rerolls: You get them from Codes, by opening Chests and from Fishing. You can get a Fishing rod from the NPC at the starting island's docks and just AFK Fish to farm Race Rerolls (See below for recommended early-mid and late-game races).
S-Tier Races
S-Tier Races
Why S-Tier
Race Stats
Demon
• Demon and Arrancar are about even with Demon being for Power stat builds and Arrancar being for Sword stat builds • That said Demon has an edge for two reasons • First: Because Combat Specs like Sukuna and Aizen scale with Power and they have the best DPS in the game • Second: If you're a Demon fighting an Arrancar, Arrancar take 25% more damage from your Power stat attacks • This means that you'll be nuking Arrancar players and overall other races with Demon if you have A Power and Sukuna/Aizen • So in short, Demon is the best race in the game even with the 2% instant-death chance
• Gains +25% HP • +25% Power stat damage multiplier • If your HP is below 25%, you have a 2% chance to instantly die
• You can use the Muzan's Blood item dropped from the Akaza Boss spawned on Throne Isle via the Boss Summoner NPC for a low chance to get this race
Arrancar
• The counterpart of Demon but for Sword builds • The best part about this race besides the Sword damage boost are the dash iFrames • You get a 0.3 iFrame per dash which can be really strong to avoid some AOE moves • That said your downside is really bad against Power attacks • Still it's the best race in the game for Sword builds
• Flash Step: Your dashes have slight iFrames • Higher defense • +25% Sword stat damage multiplier • You take +25% more damage from Power stat attacks
• You can use the Hogyoku item dropped from the Aizen Boss on Huecomundo for a low chance to get this race
Cursed Spirit
• Requirement for the Gojo spec • You have to kill so many bosses to reach the 1.5x damage buff each time you log in or die so it can be tedious • That said the damage buff is massive and it has no downside once stacked unlike Demon and Arrancar • Overall the most powerful race but comes with a huge tedious farming requirement • If you don't want to deal with that just go for Demon for Power and Arrancar for Sword builds
• Get a 0.02x damage boost each time you kill a boss stacking up to 1.5x as the cap • Reseting your character, leaving the game or dying resets the stacks • Sukuna's Finger also have chance to give you this race which are a drop from the Sukuna Boss on Throne Isle
A-Tier Races
A-Tier Races
Why A-Tier
Race Stats
• Ghoul is just straight up a better version of Dracula because you get higher lifesteal and it's always on • This allows you to always be prepared for PVP and PVE so that you can out-tank the damage by constantly healing • Overall dealing more damage is always better than tanking more damage so Ghoul is A-Tier since S-Tiers all boost damage a lot
• Get 25% global lifesteal that's always on unlike the Dracula race
• A 25% chance to get this race from Ghoul Eyes dropped from Kaneki Boss at Abyss Hill
B-Tier Races
B-Tier Races
Why B-Tier
Race Stats
Dracula
• Best B-Tier race • Half of the time it can be really powerful for PVP and PVE tanking • Plus you get a nice little damage boost with the Burn • That said half of the time (during day) you have no race so play around nighttime • Demon/Arrancar are still better overall and Ghoul Lifesteal works all the time • The burn effect is not worth it over Ghoul since Dracula doesn't work half of the time
• Gain 20% Lifesteal healing you based on the damage you deal • Get Burn damage on attacks • Both of these effects only work at night • Alucard Blood also has a chance to give you this race which are a drop from the Alucard Boss
Celestial Dragon
• Get this race ASAP in the early and mid-game so that you can farm faster towards late game • Once you have some high-tier gear from the tier list above, you can go for Demon or Arrancar • This is the best race in the game early to mid/late for farming
• Gains +25% Gems • Gain +25% EXP • Gain +25% Money
Cyborg
• An okay race to get since the extra HP is useful but this game favors damage more so this is just an alternative to Demon and Arrancar • That said if you don't like the debuffs, Cyborg is perfect but know that it is weaker overall • Scales really well with high Defense
• Gains +50% Health
• You can use the Hardware Chip item dropped from the David Boss spawned on Throne Island via the Boss Summoner NPC for a low chance to get this race
C-Tier Races
C-Tier Races
Why C-Tier
Race Stats
Fishman
• The swimming part is useless since you'll be air-dashing everywhere anyway • The Defense boost is nice and more useful than all the races below so it's okay if you can't get anything better
• Swims faster and has higher defense
D-Tier Races
D-Tier Races
Why D-Tier
Race Stats
Mink
• Overall useless but can sometimes work in your favor for PVP dodging • That said it's not worth it and you should get a higher-tier race
• Runs faster and dashes quicker
Skypiean
• Similar to Mink where it's mostly useless but it can be good in PVP sometimes to dodge attacks or position yourself higher than your opponnet for a move • That said it's not worth it and you should get a higher-tier race
• Can use air-jump 3 extra times
Human
• No buffs
• No buffs
Rogue Piece Trait Tier List
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The best traits in Rogue Piece are much easier to determine than Swords or Specs since it's just a simple numbers game. That said damage tends to be the best stat to boost as well as cooldown since most of the game is PVE farming and it's better to kill faster than tank more damage. That's why you'll see that some Traits that boost damage or cooldowns better are placed higher. Here's what each Trait does below.
All Rogue Piece Traits Listed
Trait & Roll Chance
Effects
Ancient One (???) Spent 18 milion Gems and still didn't get it
• +150% Increase in Damage • +80% Increase in Cooldown • +100% Increase in Defense
Limit Breaker (0.1%)
• 100% Increase in Damage. • 35% Increase in Cooldown. • 25% Increase in defense.
Ancient Spirit (???)
• 50% Decrease Cooldown • 75% Increase in Damage • 50% Increase in Defense
The Honored One (0.1%)
• 30% Decrease in Cooldown • 25% Increase in Defense • 40% Increase in Damage
All Seeing (0.1%)
• 50% Decrease in Defense • 50% Decrease in Cooldown
Charisma (0.5%) It's not worth replacing A-Tier traits or above A-Tier traits and above will allow you to farm faster anyway Due to damage boosts
• +25% Increase Money Boost
Minermaster (0.5%) Same as Charisma
• +25% Increase Gem Boost
Shadowborn (0.5%)
• 20% Increase in Damage • 10% Increase in Defense • 20% Decrease in Cooldown
Strongest One (0.5%)
• 30% Increase in Damage • 30% Increase in Defense
Immortal (2.5%)
• 10% Increase in Damage. • 25% Increase in Defense.
Maestro (2.5%)
• 25% Increase in Damage • 10% Decrease in Cooldown
Enforcement (5%)
• 10% Increase in Damage. • 10% Increase in Defense.
Divine (5%)
• 15% Increase in Damage • Swims faster and has higher defense
Boosted (10%)
• 10% Increase in Damage • 5% Decrease in Cooldown
Basic (10%)
• 5% Increase in Damage
None (50%)
• No Buffs.
That's it for my complete Rogue Piece tier list for swords, combat specs, fruits, powers, traits and races. Check out our Rogue Piece codes for a fast start to the game that you can use to get your Celestial Dragon race and buy a Dual Katanas for fast farming.
The best units in Universal Tower Defense depend on five categories which are Hybrid, Hill, Ground, Support and Farm. I'll show you the best ones for all roles as well as talk about the best game modes, traits and relics for all units. Here's my Universal Tower Defense tier list and guide.
This is just a preview of the Universal Tower Defense tier list but the real ranking reasons are below. I'll go into each individual unit and talk about why it's ranked where it is, as well as the best game modes for it and specific traits. Note that I won't go much into progression since any unit can be good to progress with if you upgrade and Etherealize it with some Relics equipped. I'll focus more on Nightmare, Infinite, Challenges and Virtual Realm.
Stat & Evo Assumptions: I'll assume you're feeding and upgrading the units with good stat rolls from the Traits NPC. I'll also assume the EVO versions of units if they have an EVO. You can assume the non-EVO versions are a tier below in the same categories. For example, the base Admiral is still a good support but instead of a Hybrid he's a good Ground unit.
Best Stats: Usually the best stat to increase is Damage for overall DPS or SPA since most Relic Set Bonuses have effects that trigger on 5th/6th attack so the faster you trigger these the better.
Best Traits: I'll list the best traits for each unit below.
Best Relics: I'll list the best relics below the tier list breakdowns.
Farming Tips: Check out the FAQ below for the best farming tips for Gems, Trait Rerolls and more.
Meta Hybrid
S-Tier Hybrid
Rankings Explained
Jinoo (Monarch) Banner Secret
• Top 3 DPS unit with shadows dealing massive damage with the scaling buff • Best unit for Infinite due to the massive scaling and decent on VR • Note that he's not the best for faster game modes since he takes a while to scale up • That said, he got a massive buff on December 20 giving his passive to the unevolved version and pumping his mana gain and damage
• Best Trait: Ruler or Eternal
Koyote (Number One) Mythic
• A Hybrid-on-upgrade DPS machine that spams wolf summons on takedown dealing sustained DPS and charging energy (Especially on E4) • Also has a massive damage burst Nuke that fires on max energy doing 500% damage • Koyote is one of the best hybrid DPS and overall DPS units in the game for any mode
• Best Trait: Ruler for main DPS or Sacred/Eternal for secondary DPS
Ice Empress (Forst) Winter Capsule Exclusive
• A mix of impressive DPS and execution as well as top-tier stalling support and even a bit of buffs • She has a ton of passives but the main ones are freezes and slows for amazing stalling for your other DPS units • Summons units which is really strong but requires 50 kills on her meter so she's best for extended game modes and not quick farming • Combos well with other Frost units which she buffs for 20% like Koyote or Jangluu • Overall a powerhouse DPS and Support hybrid
• Best Trait: Ruler
Admiral (Magma) Legendary EVO
• The best budget unit in the game since you get it easily as a Legendary and it stays strong in the late-game via EVO • Easily one of the best Fire units in the game • Admiral is good for two reasons, he deals impressive DOT damage but also acts as a support with Confusion • Confusion makes enemies walk back which is amazing stalling for your main DPS units
• Best Trait: Wizard or Fission
Berserker (Enraged) Mythic
• Top 3 DPS unit in the game overall and arguably the best Hybrid due to game mode flexibility and CC • Fast ramp-up value • Obliterates armored enemies, slows and increase all damage taken on enemies • Second-best unit for VR after Kriatu EVO • Decent on Infinite but not the best
• Best Trait: Ruler or Sacred
Ichiko (Rage) Secret
• Ichiko is good, don't get me wrong, but he's just raw DPS with not a lot of utility past the 5-second active stun that's on a 90s cooldown • Requires a specific build around crit chance and damage to maximize his passive damage and overall DPS (Go full damage on substats) • Still one of the better units in the game, just slightly weaker than the ones above
• Best Trait: Ruler or Sacred
Migumen (Finale) NY Capsule Exclusive
• Requires rushing to final upgrade for her Nuke to be viable because the Nuke deals massive damage, epsecially on E6 • Other than the Nuke she's a decent Burn DoT damage unit • This is because in addition to the Burn DoT she's also excellent against armor due to True Damage and Radiation
• Best Trait: Ruler or Sacred
Good Hybrid
S-Tier Hybrid
Rankings Explained
Dragon Guy (Silverite) Challenges Secret
• Got massive buffs to Twin Dragon Hunting Flash, Shatter and Are You Scared helping him in faster modes • He's not a Meta DPS but he is Meta if you consider him a Hybrid DPS Support mix since he can CC enemies • Great on Virtual Realm and Infinite but takes a while to activate his Trance (This is not as much of a problem anymore due to buffs) • He's best with units that can apply Freeze since his Shatter deals burst damage on frozen targets • He can also self-cleanse stuns which is really good for Infinite
• Best Trait: Ruler or Eternal
Scarlet Maid (World) Get from Virtual Shop
• A hybrid DPS and Support that can now be viable with the December 20 buffs to her skill damage and The World ability • Stuns enemies, has Slows and deals great DPS with Time Gauge stacks which trigger various high damage attacks • The only downside is that her CC needs to be activated by attacking and is not on every attack like other CC units • Great on Infinite • That said, she's best when you have E6 since the CC lasts for a long time
• Best Trait: Ruler or Sacred
Mob (100%) Mythic
• Overall a great slowing unit and an always useful Hybrid that got a slight damage buff which adds up fast • Really good for VR and Infinite as a supporting slowing option with Eternal and decent with Ruler as a DPS but I would stick to it as a support/DPS mix
• Best Trait: Ruler or Eternal
Bambee (Blitz) NY Capsule Exclusive
• Deals okay damage but her main strength is flexibility since she applies status effects based on your team's most used element • These status effects are also better with Bambee since they last longer • I recommend building your team around Ice since due to Ice Empress, Koyote and Jangluu being some of the best units in the game
• Deals Meta-level AOE DPS and works similarly to Koyote where you're collecting meter but instead of a nuke, Grommjow transforms on full meter • The transformation boosts both single-target DPS and AOE damage due to the explosion per enemy • Great against armor
• Best Trait: Ruler or Eternal
Kriatu (Cheater) Mythic
• The best ground unit in the game currently • Also the best unit in the game for VR • Deals increasingly more damage as he crits • Get the Duelist trait on him ASAP so that he can crit more and therefore ramp up damage faster • He can only gain more crit from Traits • Got a huge buff on ability damage making him even better
• Best Trait: Duelist
Sasku (Chakra) Mythic
• Overall great on any mode with excellent DoT damage, utility and overall DPS (Especially with the buffs on Arrow and Kirin) • The utility mainly comes from the passive which has some hybrid potential • Also has decent CC for pseudo-supporting • Excellent for grinding Story since he's easy to get and EVO • You can either run him as your main DPS with Ruler or off-DPS with Wizard for DoTs
• Best Trait: Wizard or Ruler
Shunks (Conqueror) Mythic
• You get both damage and stuns all in one unit making Shunks one of the best units in the game • Definitely worth to EVO • Meta support DPS for all game modes due to stuns
• Best Trait: Ruler or Sacred
Alternative Ground
A-Tier Ground
Rankings Explained
Ronin Obito/Rogue Oni Exclusive Day 7 Daily Reward
• The best on Story mode since you can get him for free Day 7 and grind story • Impressive DoT damage but not as much utility as other DoT units like Sasuke, Ace and Admiral • Will be much stronger if they gave him an EVO like Rule
• Decent DPS with the self-buff and mini damage buff on ally but doesn't combo with anything nor excel in anything • Great for Story since you can get it fast for free via BattlePass • Overall a decent DPS option if you don't have anything else
• Best Trait: Ruler or Sacred
Gen Legendary
• Can be good for Story and other game modes if you invest a lot into it as a beginner • That said later it's not that good
• Best Trait: Sacred or Eternal
Meta Air/Hill
S-Tier Air
Rankings Explained
Jangluu (Eclipse) Winter Capsule Exclusive
• Deals a ton of damage on Frozen enemies even though he doesn't stun on Freeze • Best combined with units that can freeze like Ice Empress since she also buffs Ice units • Requires a specific team setup but can potentially be one of the best Hill units in the game
• Best Trait: Ruler or Eternal
Tierabel (Hydro) Mythic
• Arguably the best Hill/Air unit currently, since she has great damage with spawning AOE damage tides • Plus, she also slows enemy units offering mini support potential • Becomes even stronger in her mode • Note that it isn't that worth it running Nell just for the combo on the first passive since it's not that much
• Best Trait: Eternal
Spade (Donut) Mythic
• The best Air/Hill DPS unit and one of the best units in the game overall due to the passive on-shield damage • Amazing for progressing story/legend stage since you can get it fast and you need a good Air ASAP • Otherwise great for VR and Infinite as your Hill slot with Ruler as a main DPS or Astral as a secondary DPS • Best trait is Astral since Spade is the best Burn DOT unit in the game right now
• Best Trait: Astral or Ruler
Ultiorra (Oblivion) Mythic
• Similar to Tierabel in that Ultiorra deals decent DPS and also has supporting abilities from Unpredictable Despair where he can Confuse or Stun enemies • I prefer him over Spade when not facing shields since Spade is better against shields • You also get an active Nuke that deals massive damage on a 45s cooldown which is pretty good for clearing important waves
• Best Trait: Ruler or Eternal
Cyborg (Fearless) Mythic
• The weakest Air/Hill unit but can still hold his own due to the December 20 buffs • The main reason he's much better now is that his Nuke got a massive buff for targeted damage and is on a much lower CD • Decent DoT and he's a must-have if you don't have Spade or other Hill units to hit fliers
• Best Trait: Wizard or Ruler
Alternative Air/Hill
A-Tier Air
Rankings Explained
Pebble Legendary
• Great starter Hill unit with good beginner DPS
• Best Trait: Artificer
Great Early Game Air/Hill Units
• Your beginner package for Hill units before you get the Legendaries
Meta Support
S-Tier Support
Rankings Explained
Ice Empress (Forst) Winter Capsule Exclusive
• A mix of impressive DPS and execution as well as top-tier stalling support and even a bit of buffs • She has a ton of passives but the main ones are freezes and slows for amazing stalling for your other DPS units • Summons units which is really strong but requires 50 kills on her meter so she's best for extended game modes and not quick farming • Combos well with other Frost units which she buffs for 20% like Koyote or Jangluu • Overall a powerhouse DPS and Support hybrid
• Best Trait: Ruler
Rule (ROOM) Exclusive BattlePass Reward Level 50
• Incredibly versatile support that stuns and teleports enemy units • Great on all modes but especially on Virtual Realm
• Best Trait: Ruler or Eternal
Dragon Guy (Silverite) Challenges Secret
• Got massive buffs to Twin Dragon Hunting Flash, Shatter and Are You Scared helping him in faster modes • He's not a Meta DPS but he is Meta if you consider him a Hybrid DPS Support mix since he can CC enemies • Great on Virtual Realm and Infinite but takes a while to activate his Trance (This is not as much of a problem anymore due to buffs) • He's best with units that can apply Freeze since his Shatter deals burst damage on frozen targets • He can also self-cleanse stuns which is really good for Infinite
• Best Trait: Ruler or Eternal
Tierabel (Hydro) Mythic
• Arguably the best Hill/Air unit currently, since she has great damage with spawning AOE damage tides • Plus, she also slows enemy units offering mini support potential • Becomes even stronger in her mode • Note that it isn't that worth it running Nell just for the combo on the first passive since it's not that much
• Best Trait: Eternal
Admiral (Magma) Legendary EVO
• The best budget unit in the game since you get it easily as a Legendary and it stays strong in the late-game via EVO • Easily one of the best Fire units in the game • Admiral is good for two reasons, he deals impressive DOT damage but also acts as a support with Confusion • Confusion makes enemies walk back which is amazing stalling for your main DPS units
• Best Trait: Wizard or Fission
Miku (Super Star) Mythic
• Buffs all units around her with either increased Damage or Range • Etherealize up to 6 is key here to increase the buffs • The best buffer in the entire game and she becomes worth it after you place some units already so don't use her as a starter or second unit • Amazing for Infinite
• Best Trait: Artificer
Lulu Quest Secret Check out how to unlock him>
• Our Lulu/Lelouch Quest Guide will show you how to unlock this unit • Lulu is a great support unit when he works that doesn't attack but instead issues orders based on his cooldown • He can stall units a lot which helps your main DPS units get in more damage • He can also stun enemy units • That said, there's also some great damage here with the Beam order (Which got buffed) • Great for all game modes and is overall one of the best supports • Laughing Captain Relic set bonus is great on him for reduced active cooldowns
• Best Trait: Ruler or Sacred
Alternative Support
A-Tier Support
Rankings Explained
Bambee (Blitz) NY Capsule Exclusive
• Deals okay damage but her main strength is flexibility since she applies status effects based on your team's most used element • These status effects are also better with Bambee since they last longer • I recommend building your team around Ice since due to Ice Empress, Koyote and Jangluu being some of the best units in the game
• You get both damage and stuns all in one unit making Shunks one of the best units in the game • Definitely worth to EVO • Meta support DPS for all game modes due to stuns
• Best Trait: Ruler or Sacred
Scarlet Maid (World) Get from Virtual Shop
• A hybrid DPS and Support that can now be viable with the December 20 buffs to her skill damage and The World ability • Stuns enemies, has Slows and deals great DPS with Time Gauge stacks which trigger various high damage attacks • The only downside is that her CC needs to be activated by attacking and is not on every attack like other CC units • Great on Infinite • That said, for Supporting purposes she's lower on the list since she's best when you have E6 for a massive duration boost which can be slow to grind
• Best Trait: Ruler or Sacred
Mob (100%) Mythic
• Overall a great slowing unit and an always useful Hybrid that got a slight damage buff which adds up fast • Really good for VR and Infinite as a supporting slowing option with Eternal and decent with Ruler as a DPS but I would stick to it as a support/DPS mix
• Best Trait: Ruler or Eternal
Nelle (Primal) Mythic
• A weird DPS unit that revets between baby and adult form granting various buffs that ultimately produce sub-optimal damage • That said has some decent supporting abilities with Ichiko and Tierabel which are both really good units • That said, I wouldn't run Nellee unless you really like her from Bleach
Shakumira EVO Legendary EVO
• A low DPS unit but offers great support potential with a stalling ability • Not the best unit to EVO for all modes but pretty great on Infinite, especially with the cooldown buff on the CC
• Best Trait: Artificer
Zora Legendary
• Great beginner unit and overall a decent support with the CC effect • Scarlet Maid is a better unit and DPS but Zora's CC is more reliable for supporting
• Best Trait: Artificer
Farm
Farm
Rankings Explained
Fastcart Epic
• The only Farm unit in the game • Get the Fortunate trait on him ASAP • Good for all modes
• Best Trait: Fortune
Best Relics in Universal Tower Defense
Below you'll find a list of all Relics and their set bonuses as well as which units you should use them on.
Set & Bonus Head
Set & Bonus Body/Legs
Best Units
Junior Ninja Head
• Increase received buffs by 10%
Junior Ninja Body/Legs
• +5% Damage • +10% Wind Damage
Wind Units if you're running them with Miku (Super Star) in your team or other buff units
Master Ninja Head
• Every 5 attacks, increase DOT damage by 20% for 10 seconds
Master Ninja Body/Legs
• +5% Damage • +10% Dark/Rose/Fire Damage
Dark, Rose or Fire units that have DoT effects like Admiral (Magma)
Sun God Head
• Every 6 attacks the wearer gains a damage buff equal to their range for 7 seconds 1 Range = 1% Damage
Sun God Body/Legs
• +5% Damage • +10% Light/Water/Ice Damage
Light, Water or Ice units that have high attack speed like Kriatu
Laughing Captain Head
• -10% Active Ability Cooldown
Laughing Captain Body/Legs
• +5% Damage • -5% Cooldown • +5% Range
Great for any DPS unit that has an active ability like Lulu
Berserk Shinigami Head
• Every 5th hit the next attack is buffed to deal 20% extra True Damage that ignores resistances
Berserk Shinigami Body/Legs
• +5% Damage • +15% Armor Damage
Great on armor shred units like Berserker or to give your main DPS units some armor shred
Ex Captain Uraharo Head
• Refund 5% of Yen spent on upgrades
Ex Captain Uraharo Body/Legs
• +10% Critical Rate • +25% Critical Damage
Great on Mythics and Secrets that have the Duelist Trait Don't put on Kriatu since he doesn't benefit from Crit Rate other than from Traits
Universal Tower Defense FAQ
How do the Elements interact in terms of bonus damage in Universal Tower Defense?
• Fire is strong against Rose and Ice • Water is strong against Fire and Wind • Ice is strong against Water and Rose • Wind is strong against Ice and Fire • Rose is strong against Wind and Water • Light is strong against Dark • Dark is strong against Light
What are the best ways to farm Gems in Universal Tower Defense?
• From Achievements • Ragna Challenge - 200 gems per clear • Half-hourly gem challenges - 500 to 1000 gems per clear • Easy Mode Infinite - Caps at 900 gems on Wave 50 (Difficulty 100%) or 1300 gems on Wave 50 (Difficulty 1000%) • Virtual Mode on Easy and 100% Difficulty - 1000 Gems • Virtual Shop - 1 Virtual Token for 25 Gems
What are the best ways to farm Trait Rerolls in UTD?
• From Achievements and Level Milestones • Ragna Challenge • Half-hourly trait reroll challenges • Daily challenge • Buy 5 daily at the Gold merchant • Buy at Virtual Merchant
What are the best ways to farm gold in UTD?
• Summoning units and selling them • Ragna challenge • Hollowed Moon Act 6 Nightmare (100% Difficulty) - Gives 1140 gold per clear
What is the best way to farm EXP and Levels in UTD?
The best way to level up is to farm Virtual Realm, Ragna Challenges and finish Story mode.
That's it for my Universal Tower Defense tier list and guide. Check out our Universal Tower Defense codes for a bunch of free goodies.
Updated on January 12, 2026: Added all units from the Christmas and Jojo updates.
The best teams and best units in Anime Story depend on what role you need and what game mode you're playing. I'll show you the best single-target, AOE, Tank and Support units to bring to all game modes, even for farming. Here's my Anime Story tier list and unit guide.
I've split the tier list into three sections for the best DPS units in Anime Story like single-target and AOE as well as best Tanks and Supports. I'll provide individual ranking reasons for all of them below. Afterwards, I'll talk about the best teams in the game for Raids, Progression/Tower and Farming as well as best Traits and Relics to use. For now, here are the tier breakdowns:
Meta: Must-have units that transcend roles due to incredible DPS and utility.
S-Tier: There are three tiers like this for DPS/Tanks/Supports which include the best units within their role.
A-Tier: Either situationally S-Tier or build-specific units that are excellent alternatives if you don't have the S-Tiers. There are three tiers like this for DPS/Tanks/Supports.
B-Tier: Underpowered DPS Mythics that are good early but struggle in late-game content.
C-Tier: Beginner units that you shouldn't use in the later stages of the game.
Evolutions: I have ranked all units according to their EVO stats taking into account their highest potential. You can consider that the Non-EVO equivalents are either on the bottom of the same tier or one tier below. For example, base non-EVO Pride is still an S-/A+ Tier tank.
Best Teams: Check out the best team combinations below the tier list.
Meta DPS
Meta DPS
Ranking Reason
Ability
Roku (Ultra) Secret Single-Target
• Top 3 most useful units in the game • This is because you get to go first which is amazing for bursting down single enemies and eliminating their turn before they get to act • Acts as a pseudo Support due to the ability but also deals great single-target damage • The best unit for Tower, Challenges and farming • Evolve Roku (Blue) with materials from the Dragon Ball Raid Act 6
Allows all allies to start battle first
Gojin (Christmas) Secret Single-Target
• Meta single-target DPS and can tank a lot of hits due to the dodge chance thus wasting enemy turns • A much-needed improvement on the old Gojin
50% chance to dodge an attack
Vogita (Purple) Secret Single-Target
• One of the strongest units for raids and extended late-game fights due to infinite scaling • Theoretically, the best unit in the game if given enough time • That said, not the best for quick farm comps where you want to clear some levels in seconds • Evolve Vogita (Blue) using Scantron drops from World 1 boss
Every round gain 75% more Damage
Mazara (Susanoo) Mythic 5-Target
• The best AOE damage unit in the entire game with some of the highest DPS in the game multi-hit-wise
If enemy is stronger, deal 150% more DMG
Bald Secret Single-Target
• The highest single-target damage unit in the game outdamaging Kaizen and Roku and even Vogito in quick battles • Bald is also the best Raid unit to bring since he destroys bosses
Attacks deal anywhere from 100% to 300% bonus damage randomly
Dark Assassin Mythic Single-Target
• One of the best units in the game for Raids where he can execute low HP enemies • This gets you a ton of value since enemies have incredibly high HPs here • Situations happen where you drop an enemy low and one of your high DPS single target units wastes their attack finishing them off • Dark Assassin prevents that and makes it so you don't waste turns finishing low HP enemies off • Comboes well with Bald where Bald hits the first burst and Dark Assassin finishes them off
Executes the target if it has 25% or less HP remaining
S-Tier DPS
S DPS
Ranking Reason
Ability
Destruction Mythic 3-Target
• Amazing beginner Mythic and one of the best farm Mythics in the game • Deals impressive AOE DPS • That said, what makes him good is the farm potential due to the opening burst • Clears lower World stages in seconds for farming EVO materials • Also marks targets to boost your overall team damage
Upon enter, deal 100% DMG to all enemies. Each attack has a 30% chance to apply Mark
Vampire Mythic Full AOE
• Deals a ton of DPS with those Full AOE attacks • Excellent utility if you don't have Roku (Blue) • That said, once you have Roku (Blue) Vampire's ability falls off drastically since Roku makes your team go first anyway • Still, if you don't run Roku for some reason, Dio gets much more value
This unit always acts first and his attacks ignore defenses
Sun's Child Mythic Single-Target
• Got reworked from a tank to a DPS and now deals impressive damage • Combines well with opening burst damage units like Destruction to get enemies low ASAP
When the Boss's or the strongest enemy's HP drops below 50%, this unit gets a 100% damage boost and applies Solar Burn (30% damage, 3 ticks)
Itadori (Christmas) Mythic Single-Target
• A very high roll unit that can either suck or be really good with constant turn refreshes to deal a ton of DPS
Has a 20% chance to act again after an action
Kaizen (Kido) Exclusive/Limited Single-Target
• Some of the highest single-target DPS you can reach in Anime Story • Outdamages Roku Ultra in single-target but Roku is still incredibly useful for the first-strike, especially in later fights
Every 2nd attack, deal 100% more DMG
Devil Cyborg Mythic Single-Target
• Excellent boss killer due to the crits • Great alternative if you don't have Bald, Kaizen or Vogita • Combos well with Dark Assassin to finish off low HP targets
Increase own crit chance by 50% and crit damage by 25%
Reaper (Bankai) Mythic Single-Target
• Has high base damage due to being a single-target unit but can then do AOE damage on 4 units every third attack on average • Excellent DPS and can drastically increase if you get lucky and trigger the effect more often
35% chance to target 3 more units
Ant King Secret Single-Target
• Similar to Raven (Red) in terms of incredibly high single-target damage, especially in later fights due to % damage
50% chance to Poison a target for 15% of their Max HP
Roku (Blue) Secret Single-Target
• Same as Roku Ultra but weaker • I would still bring him due to the incredibly useful ability that allows you to take out an enemy before they start a turn
Allows all allies to start battle first
A-Tier DPS
A DPS
Ranking Reason
Ability
Raven (Red) Mythic Single-Target
• Like Ant King Raven Red is one of the better single-target DPS Mythics in the game • It takes a bit for the Burn to get going which is why Raven is better in extended fight and worse in shorter fights
50% chance to Burn a target for 100% DMG
Gray (Ultimate) Mythic 5-Target
• Really good AOE DPS with the Deadeye trait and Grapple Hook/Flame Sword relic along with Silent Bloom unit as support for max crit chance • With this comp he is A-Tier or low S dealing a lot of damage, healing and pseudo-tanking and without it he is B-Tier
Each Crit you land, heal for 1.5% Max HP
Tatsumaki Mythic Full AOE
• Tatsumaki is an S-Tier unit on paper but I put her in A because her base damage and DPS are a little low • That said she's a full AOE unit that can deal a lot of damage if you bring supports around her and give her the best damage increase relics • She'll be much better with an EVO but so far she's a worse Madara, still good though
Every 2nd attack deal 50% more damage
Sound Breather Mythic 3-Target
• Tengen is a weaker version of Gray but is still pretty good offering nice 3-Target damage with sustain • Stack him with the Deadeye trait and Grapple Hook/Flame Sword relic along with Silent Bloom and you're good
Each Crit you land, heal for 1% Max HP
Wrath (Fury) Mythic Single-Target
• Situationally amazing with healing units like Roku (Rose), Orihime or Sakura early and with Gluttony/Merlin to buff him • In these builds Wrath can deal both great AOE and single-target damage • Otherwise without heals you don't get much value from the ability so Wrath is very situational
35% chance to return 150% DMG to the attacker
Time Angel Mythic 3-Target
• A decent filler DPS, especially if you proc the ability on a high damage enemy • That said, Time Angel doesn't have a lot of synergy with other units so there's no OP combo potential and he doesn't scale well with buffs • He's A-Tier for raw stats alone
Every round start, 30% chance to make an enemy attack its allies
Ant King Secret Single-Target
• Why the EVO is incredibly strong the base version is a bit slow • Only good in extended fights but you definitely want to rush EVO ASAP since the base version ramps up more slowly due to lower stats • Personally I'd rather go with Raven EVO or Ant King over base Vogita (Blue) if you need single-target damage • Get Ethereal and the Katana relic for more damage multipliers
Every round gain 50% more Damage
Wild Boar Mythic Single-Target
• Similar to Reaper but weaker • Reaper is currently better IMO since he can hit more targets but Wild Board will be better with EVO
40% chance to target 2 more units
Ethereal Archer Mythic 2-Target
• A worse version of Devil Cyborg but the 2-Target DPS can be impressive with damage boosting supports
Increase Critical Chance by +35%
B-Tier DPS
B DPS
Ranking Reason
Ability
Envy Limited/Exclusive Single-Target
• Similar to Vogita (Blue) though she scales damage much more slowly • In return though you get HP which helps her tank more hits and her DPS is pretty good with the combo below • Get Ethereal and the Katana relic since Envy loves damage multipliers
Every round gain 20% more damage and health
Gear Lupy Mythic Single-Target
• Everyone's favorite beginner Mythic that you'll use once you start and almost never again • He's unreliable for late game due to the randomness of his ability
Attacks randomly deal between 85% and 235% Damage
Demon One Mythic Single-Target
• Basically a weaker Raven when you EVO Raven
100% chance to Burn a target on hit for 30% DMG
Water Breather Mythic 2-Target
• Almost the same as Ethereal Archer with slightly better stats • A great alternative DPS option for grinding story that stacks well with Silent Bloom's buff
Increase Critical Chance by +35%
Super Roku Mythic Single-Target
• Just a decent beginner unit with slower-to-ramp but okay DPS, nothing wrong here • That said there are many better units
Every round gain +20% more Damage
Boo Mythic Single-Target
• While the damage is really good and the Mark is OP, Boo is very unreliable • In later story fights and Raids there are so many enemies where you won't even get a chance to constantly proc the mark • That's why it's awkward to use Boo and I wouldn't recommend him
Has 40% chance to apply Majin Power After 3 Majin Power stacks, the target is Marked and receives 200% DMG
Ultimate Warrior Mythic Single-Target
• Decent damage boost when stunned but it's very situational to activate so it's not the most reliable unit
When stunned, deal 200% DMG on the next attack
C-Tier DPS
Sosuke, Youji and Agony are the worst Mythics in the game just in terms of being underpowered. They might get much better once they receive their EVOs. As for the Legendaries the best one is Levan in terms of DPS but decent options also include Acu, Xoro and Shibue for beginner comps.
S-Tier Tanks
S Tank
Ranking Reason
Ability
Shadow Knight Secret Single-Target
• Incredibly good tank in quick fights that don't drag on since he's unkillable for a short period of time
Gain a Damage Immunity Shield for 2 turns after the first time this unit takes a Fatal Hit
Pride (Sun) Mythic Single-Target
• The counterpart of Shadow Knight that deals more damage after death and is slightly better in longer fights
Increase DMG by 50% and after death, revive with 250% HP and 250% ATK
• Very high-risk high-reward Tank that can last a long time if he deals good damage and is supported by a healer • That said if you don't have a healer like Roku Rose or Orihime to keep him from getting killed, he's much worse than Pride and SK if he dies • This is because Greed doesn't have a revive mechanic
Convert 75% of your DMG to HP
A-Tier Tanks
A Tank
Ranking Reason
Ability
Titan Mythic 2-Target
• Titan is the weakest revive Tank but is still a must-have unit for some modes if you don't have better Tanks • Incredibly good for a tank slot and miles ahead of the other A-Tier Ruki
Revives to 50% Max HP and gains a 50% DMG Boost after the first time this unit takes a Fatal Hit
Ruki Legendary Single-Target
• Your starter tank before you get Titan or the higher-tier ones
Reduce incoming Damage by 30%
S-Tier Supports
S Support
Ranking Reason
Ability
Silent Bloom (Kageyoshi) Mythic 3-Target
• One of the best supports in the entire game, massively boosting your team's damage • Works great with high base damage units in the S and A-Tiers • Also deals impressive AOE damage himself
Upon entry, buff all allies' Critical Chance by +30%
Golden Wind Mythic Single-Target
• Amazing support unit that basically gives the Tank revive abilities to any unit that falls • Gives your DPS units additional turn of damage or more if focused by the enemy • Amazing for end-game game modes
Revive the first fallen unit in combat and return a 100% of the damage dealt to the attacker (Once per battle)
Lust Mythic Single-Target
• A quick little damage boost for all your units due to the Mark • Deals decent single-target damage • Works better with high single-target base damage units to make the most of the mark boost
Upon enter, Mark all enemiess to deal 30% more DMG on them
Roku (Rose) Limited/Exclusive 5-Target
• The best healer in the game if you have him • Works amazing for all modes to heal tanks and especially good with units who love heals like Wrath or Greed
At the start of the round, heal all allies for 25% Max HP
Reaper (Christmas) Mythic 3-Target
• Decent semi AOE DPS with a great farming ability to burst down enemies with Roku Blue as a combo • Similar to Destruction but I think they don't work well together due to a bug
On battle start, reduce all enemy max health by 20%
The Hand Mythic Single-Target
• Works like Reaper (Christmas)'s new passive but focuses on a single enemy which is better against bosses • Reaper (Christmas) is still better for AOE farming though
Damage from attacks will reduce the enemy's maximum HP by the same amount
White Lotus (Christmas) Mythic Single-Target
• Much higher chance for the CC effect than Anti Hero and easier to activate than the regular White Lotus • Plus, the Freeze comes with some extra damage so this version is way better
50% chance to freeze an enemy 1 turn and apply 2 layers of Frostbite (80% panel damage)
A-Tier Supports
A Tank
Ranking Reason
Ability
Anti Hero Mythic Single-Target
• A better version of Sloth that stuns more often and can really come in clutch in any game mode • That said the stun is still unreliable as it's only every 3rd attack on average so he's A-Tier instead of S • If you get lucky he can be S-Tier though
35% chance to stun a target on attack
Gojin Mythic Single-Target
• A great alternative support option to keep your tanks and primary DPS alive for longer
Upon enter, debuff all enemies to deal -25% less Damage
Gluttony Exclusive/Limited Single-Target
• Can be quite powerful in a full Sin team but this is incredibly situational • That said, even in a full Sin team, while Pride is good, Wrath isn't the best main DPS without a healing support • Greed also requires a healer to be good • Gluttony can carry you in story but I would much rather have Silent Bloom as support instead of Sloth for Raids and late-game content
Buff all Seven Deadly Sins units Wrath, Lust, Envy, Sloth, Pride, Greed
White Lotus (Haze) Mythic Single-Target
• A decent support but the ability is a bit unreliable since you can't do it at will and must get this unit killed to benefit from it • Quite situational
Upon death Freeze 4 random enemies
Soul Guardian Legendary Single-Target
• A decent heal option if you don't have Roku Rose • That said, the healing is unreliable so this unit isn't the best to bring
20% to heal all teammates by 10%
Sloth Mythic 2-Target
• Similar to Soul Guardian where Sloth can be really strong but the proc chance is so low that you might not get value as often • Still a stun is one of the most powerful debuffs in the game once you activate it
10% to stun and apply a Mark on each attack
Best Team in Anime Story
In general the best team in Anime Story is Roku EVO and Mazara EVO along with Silent Bloom EVO and Lust for DPS support and then a filler slot based on your needs like a Tank, one more DPS or one more Support. I'll show you some variations of the best teams in the table below for various game modes. I'll include the best unit (Core/must-have) for that mode and a few units you can use to support the main one. Feel free to fill out the rest of the slots with your favorite Secrets and Mythics.
Put Monarch trait and Baseball relic on pretty much all units for the best results
New Best Infinite: Run Vampire with Monarch and Flame Sword and Silent Bloom as support which will get you to around Wave 35 on Snow Village Infinite for farming purposes.
Progression Tower Challenges
Raid
Farming
Beginner
Team 1
Core Support Core (Quick Burst) Optional Tank Replace with White Lotus If you need it
Boss Killer (Alternatives are Genos) Going First Best AOE Damage (Alternatives are Reaper) Best Support Duo
Farm Core Support Core Helps with DPS Fill the rest
Best Early Tank Best Early DPS
Team 2
Tank Core (Pick One) AOE Core Healer Core Going first is really good Use Blue/Still worth
Team 2 Core AOE Core Support Core Healer Core Execute is good in both teams
Use Lust for even more burst damage
For alternatives, you can use other legendaries. That said, the ones above are the best.
Best Traits & Relics in Anime Story
There's no best trait per unit since all units have a single best trait which is Monarch with Deadeye and Ethereal being alternatives if you can't get Monarch. The same works for Relics, just equip the best crit chance to damage Relic you can find. Here are the best traits and relics in Anime Story for the various roles with farming locations for Relics:
For DPS: Baseball Bat (W10S7)/Katana (W6S7) for all units except those that scale with crits like Gray where you should use Flame Sword (W9S7) or Grapple Hook (W4S7). Alternatively, go for the new Candy Relic (W10S7 or W9S7) that gives both damage and crit.
For Tank: Coal (W10S7 or W9S7) or Strawhat (W5S7) as an alternative.
For Farming: Use Baseball Bat (W10S7) or Katana (W6S7) or Candy (W10S7 or W9S7).
W is for World and S is for which Stage you can farm it on
Anime Story FAQ
What is the best DPS unit in Anime Story?
The best single-target units are Bald, Devil Cybrog, Vegito (Purple), Kaizen (Kido), Ant King and Raven (Red) while the best for AOE damage are Mazara (Susannoo) and Reaper (Bankai).
What is the best Tank in Anime Story?
Shadow Knight and Pride (Sun) are the best tanks where SK is more tanky but Pride deals more damage once revived.
What is the best Support in Anime Story?
The best supports for raw damage are Lust and Silent Bloom while Roku (Ultra) has one of the best secondary-support abilities making you go first.
What is the best unit for farming resources in Anime Story?
The best farm unit is Destruction because he can burst down enemy teams on-start really fast and mark them for your AOE DPS like Mazara for a quick finish.
What is the best beginner unit in Anime Story?
Destruction is amazing to get ASAP for everything but Levan is one of the best DPS Legendaries early while Ruki is the best early game tank. Honorable mention to Silent Bloom who just makes your team better in any team composition.
How to farm Trait Rerolls in Anime Story?
The best farming method is to farm Raid Towers with Destruction and Mazara but Quests are also a great way to get rerolls. Don't forget to claim all AS codes as well via the link below.
What are the overall best Relics and Traits?
Put the Monarch trait on all of your units and use the Coal or Baseball Bat Relics for the best damage.
How to farm Ice in Anime Story?
Farm World 10 Stage 7 on Nightmare or World 9 Stage 7 on Nightmare with Destruction equipped with the Monarch trait and either a crit or damage Relic. Have Silent Bloom and Lust for damage buffs and Roku (Ultra) if you have him for going first with Mazara for AOE damage.
That's it for my Anime Story tier list and guide. Check out our Anime Story codes for more.
Week 12 trials in ARC Raiders have raised the demand for a visit to the Hidden Bunker on Spaceport, and for good reason.
The Hidden Bunker map condition activates a special location on Spaceport. The bunker, usually closed, opens up when the map condition is active and allows you to interact with different terminals. To complete the trials and obtain three stars, you'll need to download data from a fair number of terminals.
To access the terminals, you'll need to open the Hidden Bunker. The marked location on the image below is where you'll find the Hidden Bunker's door. However, you'll first need to activate four antennas spread all around Spaceport. When the Hidden Bunker map condition is active on Spaceport, you'll find four white-colored radar symbols on the screen.
Screenshot and remix by Destructoid
While you can complete the task solo, it's better to play in a three-person team. The bunker requires the four antennas to be active. It doesn't matter if you or your squad activated all four. Once the door is open, a message will inform the entire lobby.
How to download information in the Hidden Bunker
Inside the Hidden Bunker, you'll find multiple terminals spread around. To start the download, find a terminal that hasn't been activated. Interact with it, and the download will commence. You'll have to wait near the terminal for a few seconds until the process is complete.
The research terminal at the Hidden Bunker. Image via Discord/ARC Raiders
Rinse and repeat the process to secure all three stars on this particular task. A note of caution: you'll find several ARCs in the Hidden Bunker, along with enemy players. It's best to take care of the ARCs first, while maintaining a no-shoot policy with other players if at all possible.
The fourth set of weekly trials in ARC Raiders is now live, and we have five different tasks to complete.
As usual, some of the tasks involve taking down ARCs, while the rest are about decoding specific puzzles. All but one of the five tasks can be completed in any map condition. Let's look at how to get three stars for maximum rewards.
The first task requires you to carry crates to specific locations. You can find these crates on any map, but ideally, you should combine this with the fourth task. When the Hidden Bunker modifier is active, you get 45 minutes instead of 30.
The extra time is immensely helpful since your movement speed will reduce while you're carrying the Field Crate. I have marked the location of the Field Depots that you can find on Spaceport in the image above. However, you'll also find Field Depots on the other maps (if you don't want to play on Spaceport).
Damage Rocketeers
Screenshot and remix by Destructoid
After hitting the Rocketeer with snowballs in previous weeks, we have to do actual damage now. This won't be easy, as Rocketeers are the deadliest aerial ARCs. They have precise rockets that can do a lot of damage. I have found them commonly outside the Reinforced Reception location on Blue Gate, but they're on other maps, too.
While there are no 'cheat' tactics to adopt, you'll want to ideally play in a squad, shoot, and then constantly be on the move. Having a shelter is also going to be helpful to prevent the Rocketeer from locking on to you.
Destroy Pops
The best map for this task is Stella Montis. Pops roam around freely through the corridors, and you can then eliminate them to complete the tasks. Their outer armor is pretty weak, so you won't need to do much to complete the job.
Download information inside the bunker
Screenshot and remix by Destructoid
This is going to be the hardest task to complete this week, and it could force you to take part in PvP. The secret or Hidden Bunker is a special location on Spaceport. You can only access the location when the Hidden Bunker map condition is active. I have marked its location.
However, you won't want to go directly to the marked location. Instead, you'll first have to find four antennas. These antennas will be marked on the map, and anyone can activate them. Once all four antennas are active, it will open the locked door of the Hidden Bunker.
Inside, you'll find terminals. Interact with a terminal to complete the data download. Repeat this process, and you'll eventually get three stars. Additionally, if someone from your squad downloads the data, that will also count.
Damage Hornets
Hornets are pretty common, and you can find one pretty easily in the open. My favorite map for spotting them is Blue Gate, but they're equally common on Dam Battlegrounds, Buried City, and Spaceport. There are no specific locations for finding these flyers; look up in the sky and keep tracking anything that moves. Using heavy weapons is helpful, but Hornets don't have any special armor to worry about.
