There are over 350 units in Anime World Tower Defense, although only about 100 of them are extensively used in the current meta. This guide will provide you with a tier list of the best units in this Roblox game, including their main abilities and synergies.
Top Units Tier List for Anime World Tower Defense (AWTD)
| Tier | Units |
|---|---|
| SSS | Dr. Dream, The Fool, Nightmare, Dragon Eyes (Dual), Useless Goddess (Purifier), Wonder of Calamity, Rock Girl, Chriss (Origin) |
| SS | Manala (Perfect Susanoo), Casual Hero (Serious), Railgun (Electric), Moss King (Abyss), Paradis Devil, Kira, Zero Mortal, Umu (Bride), The Pirate King, Flame Alchemist (Revenger), Purify Guardian |
| S | Pride of Lion (The One), Execution Squad Leader, Shark Renegade (Prison), Bubble Master (Final Act), Death Servant, Scarlet Knight (Arsenal), Soul God |
| A | Fallen Angel, Star King, Kongkun (SSJBK), Star Sorceress, Peace Symbol (United), Koji (Serious), Dark Flower (Salter), Gonpachiro (Mark), Tamer Suguro, Sorcerer Killer (Revived), Unlimited (Final), Kujaku Demon, Berserk Mecha, White Mustache, Magma Admiral, Uncrowned Lioness |
| B | Fairy Tristan, , Red Hair, Dark Swordsman (Berserk), Blood Queen, Perfect Hero, Copycat Assassin (Techniques), The World (Highest), Soul Traitor (TYBW), Lunar War Servant, Mika (Heavenly), Illusion Ninja (Susanoo), Uno (Bankai), Immortal King Kes, Power Reaper, Esper Rival (Final), Reaper Girl Milla (Blood) |
| C | The Owl (Monster), Lord Sombra, Scissor Blade (Living Blood), Firefighter Shun (Grace), Reverse Captain, Kroly (LSSJ), Bunny (Full Moon), King of Bunnies, Oni Princess, King of Heroes (Treasures), Cat of Destruction, Pinky (Reverse), The Fallen, Bloody Brother (Supernova) |
| D | Kongkun, True Saint, Xeno, Dark Hollow, Junsa, Pure Archer, Zanto, Majin Droid |
SSS-Tier Units
| Units | Features |
|---|---|
| Dr. Dream | High-performing support and DPS unit, recommended to obtain as a banner pull for endgame viability. |
| The Fool | Ground unit that evolves its AoE, granting 50% ATK buffs and such powerful abilities like Phantom Dash and Phantom Shot. |
| Nightmare | Time manipulation ground unit with 12 abilities in total, including base protection, cloning, rewinding, healing, etc. |
| Dragon Eyes (Dual) | High damage unit with ATK buffs and SPA reduction, widely known for its ballistic evolved DPS. |
| Useless Goddess (Purifier) | Ground AOE support with ATK buffs and such abilities like Fresh Fountain and Holy Impact. |
| Wonder of Calamity | Miracle Rare unit with insane, meta defining abilities and high damage for a hybrid type. |
| Rock Girl | Ground AoE support with manual ability stacks, providing 50% ATK buffs. |
| Chriss (Origin) | Very reliable insta-kill nuke with support RNG skills and “Big Bad Boss” leader buff of up to 140% ATK. |
SS-Tier Units
| Units | Features |
|---|---|
| Manala (Perfect Susanoo) | Deals massive ground DPS with 5x true crit passive, which also buffs ally ATK in range, with the most reliable, nullifying burst damage. |
| Casual Hero (Serious) | Ground unit that has immunity to stuns and debuffs, with 5x damage burst every 60s. |
| Railgun (Electric) | Ground DPS with high speed rail-gun attacks and AoE pierce, which is very strong in the early game. |
| Moss King (Abyss) | Debuff powerhouse with 100% Despair and Vulnerable effects, as well as a total map-wide pulse ATK boost. |
| Paradis Devil | Ground summoner with massive buff to summons, providing very high DPA with titan waves in either progressive or infinite modes. |
| Kira | Explosion nuker with double insta-kill threats and high burst DPS for massive map clears. |
| Zero Mortal | Hybrid DPS unit that attacks randomly, applying two debuffs as enemies spawn. |
| Umu (Bride) | Ground support and DPS unit that evolves from Umu and blasts enemies with a circle AoE. |
| The Pirate King | High-damage pirate nuker with AoE slashes and buffs, good for endgame farming or bossing. |
| Flame Alchemist (Revenger) | Fire element ground DPS who snaps his fingers for explosions, bursts of fire AoE, and bleed DoT passives. |
| Purify Guardian | Versatile transformer via Miracle Creations that has 6 manual abilities, although it can’t attack before it transforms. |
S-Tier Units
| Units | Features |
|---|---|
| Pride of Lion (The One) | Ground DPS with evolving AoE, able to stack ATK up to 150%, with such manuals like Sun Force. |
| Execution Squad Leader | Circle AoE ground DPS with switchable passives for Fear, Flame, or Despair, and alternate offensive scaling. |
| Shark Renegade (Prison) | Water-based attacker with high DPS and strong early-to-mid game farming skills. |
| Bubble Master (Final Act) | Final evolution ground support and DPS with AoE traps and final act nuke for a full clear and crowd control. |
| Death Servant | Nuker and support hybrid that summons servants for instakills and DoT bleeds. |
| Scarlet Knight (Arsenal) | Ground unit with damage-gated Armor manuals and 50% ATK buffs for high scaling DPS. |
| Soul God | Solid form-evolving DPS with manuals for rewinding time and protecting allies that has massive range and utility. |
