Updated on May 25, 2026: Added all new units – Berserk, Frieren and Dior.
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Ranking the best units in Anime Story 2 is a bit more complex since there are so many modes so there’s a lot of viable teams. I’ll show you the best DPS, Support and Tank units so that you can build a bunch of strong teams. Here’s my Anime Story 2 unit tier list and guide.
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Anime Story 2 Unit Tier List
Here are the best units in Anime Story 2 according to four roles which is main DPS, Leader, Support and Tank. Below you’ll find a list of all unit abilities and individual ranking reasons as well as best traits and relics. You can consider S-Tier/Tanks/Support Overall/Slime to be Meta and all the other Tiers are great alternatives that grow weaker as tiers drop A>B>C. Also, check out the best teams below the tier list as well as farming methods for everything.
Best Relics: Run Baseball Bat for DPS/Support and Demon Ring/Coal for Tanks.
Best Trait: Monarch for all with Deadeye/Ethereal as an alternative for DPS and Solar for Tanks.
Honorable Mention for DPS: Combining Dior and the Maid version of White Lotus from the Slime event is quite impressive DPS.
Best Beginner Units: Acu (DPS), Ruki (Tank)
Elemental Tips: All units (Except Neutral) deal more damage to a certain element
- Fire > Nature > Water > Fire
- Spark > Water
- Light > Dark & Dark > Light
- Neutral has no interactions
Top Units By Element:
- Fire: Devil Cyborg (DPS), Raven (Tank), Flame Lion (Support)
- Nature: Yono (Support), Ultimate Warrior (DPS)
- Water: Slime (DPS/Support)
- Spark: Sound Breather
- Light: Jolios (Support), Gojin/Silent Bloom (Support), Reaper (DPS)
- Dark: Kaizen (DPS/Support), Asota (DPS/Support), Ant King (DPS), Black Bull (Tank)
- Neutral: Aura Farmer (Support), Titan (Tank)
Leader Units
| Unit | Ranking Reasons | Unit Abilities |
|---|---|---|
 Crimson King | • A high-tier DPS unit that requires a healer in harder modes since he also damages your team • A bit awkward to build a team with him but he’s a great off-Meta pick • Really good for farming short game modes since he deals a lot of AOE burst damage | • Leader: Villain allies deal 10% more damage. • Crimson King ATKs all enemies and allies • On Crimson King’s first turn, he absorbs power from all allies. Gains DMG and Max HP based on 15% of each living ally’s strength |
 Asota (Devil)EVO Asota | • Amazing DPS/Support Hybrid • Asota is one of the most useful units in the entire game due to Leader buffs, heals and great damage • One of the best units for Raids | • Leader: Sword allies gain +15% DMG • Immune to Stun, Burn, Poison, Black Flames, Frostbite, and Freeze. • Asta attacks twice during the first round. Every kill permanently grants him +25% Damage and heals all allies 20% of their Max Health. |
 Flame Lion | • Must-have on any DoT team build focused on DoTs/Burns • Goes really well with Slime for Black Flame synergy • Strong on all modes | • Leader: Brawler allies gain +10% DMG • Double all Burn, Black Flames, and flame-related damage dealt by allies. • Every attack triggers a second flame hit against enemies. The second hit deals 10% damage, but applies Burn |
 Black Bull | • One of the best tanks in the game if your team needs a Tank • Amazing for Tower tanking and buffing Crit for Flame Lion, Slime and other top-tier DPSs | • Leader: Captain allies gain +15% Crit Chance • The first time Yami is defeated, he survives with 1 HP and gains Immunity for 1 turn. |
 Yono (Star)EVO Yono (Fairy) | • One of the best healing supports in the game if you need healing • Also does some of the best damage amongst supports and competes fairly well with pure DPS units • Overpowered for clearing Slime Event | • Leader: Rivals allies gain +20% max HP. • Every attack places a Star on the target. If a target has a Star, consume them to heal the ally with the lowest HP. • When boss or strongest enemy health drops below 50%, Yono gains 100% DMG boost. |
 Jolios (King) | • One of the best debuff supports in the entire game with impressive DPS that’s just a tier below the Meta DPS units • Best for Tower but great for almost all modes | • Leader: King allies gain +20% Crit DMG. • Light allies have no elemental weaknesses. • On first attack, freezes all enemies for 1 turn. When defeated, Julius rewinds time and revives once with reduced HP. |
S-Tier DPS Units
| Unit | Ranking Reasons | Unit Abilities |
|---|---|---|
 Dark Swordsman (Ascended)EVO Dark Swordsman | • Amazing damage both by himself and when combined with Burn units like Flame Lion • One of the best DPS units in the game right now • Quite tanky due to dodges | • Guts applies Bleed that deals 80% of his Damage. Attacking burning enemies causes Bleed to deal double DMG • Dodges the first incoming ATK and instantly counterattacks the attacker |
 Flame Lion | • Much stronger now with Dark Swordsman • Must-have on any DoT team build focused on DoTs/Burns • Goes really well with Slime for Black Flame synergy • Strong on all modes but sub-par without synergy | • Leader: Brawler allies gain +10% DMG • Double all Burn, Black Flames, and flame-related damage dealt by allies. • Every attack triggers a second flame hit against enemies. The second hit deals 10% damage, but applies Burn |
 Slime (Demon)EVO Slime | • Slime is one of the strongest mixes of DPS and Support in the game • Overall Slime will give you a ton of damage in any mode due to his universal buff even if you don’t include a lot of Water units since they’re generally not the strongest • This is because his attacks and his Black Flame with synergy from Flame Lion does massive DPS | • Buff every Water unit by 50% more DMG and every other element by 10% • Applies Black Flames for 66% DMG, Black Flames cannot be extinguished and make the enemy take 10% more DMG |
 Ant King | • Similar to Slime where he’s a Meta DPS/Support hybrid • Tons of DoT DPS but also buffs damage for your entire team • Amazing for Raids and an excellent boss killer | • 50% CHN to poison a target for 90% DMG (Stacks) • Upon enter, mark all enemies to deal 20% more DMG on them |
| Asota (Devil) EVO Asota | • Amazing DPS/Support Hybrid • Asota is one of the most useful units in the entire game due to Leader buffs, heals and great damage • One of the best units for Raids | • Leader: Sword allies gain +15% DMG • Immune to Stun, Burn, Poison, Black Flames, Frostbite, and Freeze. • Asta attacks twice during the first round. Every kill permanently grants him +25% Damage and heals all allies 20% of their Max Health. |
 Kaizen (Ascended)EVO Kaizen/Kaizen Kido | • Incredibly strong Meta DPS/Debuff Support Hybrid due to high damage and stuns • An auto-include for me for Raids, Bosses, Nature Tower and pretty much any mode | • Stuns 3 enemies on round start for 1 turn • Deal 200% more DMG on the first ATK |
A-Tier DPS Units
| Unit | Ranking Reasons | Unit Abilities |
|---|---|---|
| Crimson King | • A high-tier DPS unit that requires a healer in harder modes since he also damages your team • A bit awkward to build a team with him but he’s a great off-Meta pick • Really good for farming short game modes since he deals a lot of AOE burst damage | • Leader: Villain allies deal 10% more damage. • Crimson King ATKs all enemies and allies • On Crimson King’s first turn, he absorbs power from all allies. Gains DMG and Max HP based on 15% of each living ally’s strength |
 Sound Breather Master | • The best unit for Nature Tower and end-game story and overall one of the best DPS units in the game • A bit RNG but it’s worth it | • Sometimes perfectly reads the fight, sometimes misreads it (2x or 0.5x DMG) • Each ATK triggers a random flashy effect |
 Devil Cyborg (Meltdown)EVO Devil Cyborg | • A powerful alt-DPS for Story and Nature mode and generally in quick modes where you can get value from his massive explosion damage • Also serves as an off-Support to buff Flame Lion | • When below 50% HP, this unit sacrifices 50% current HP to unleash an explosion dealing 400% DMG to all enemies • Buff every Fire unit by 50% more DMG |
 Shadow Knight | • Amazing for story progression and grinding • Works really well with Ant King and Dark Assassin for the free revives • That said it’s not Meta for end-game content | • Marks all enemies at the start of battle. Whenever a marked enemy is defeated, Shadow Knight immediately ATKs again • Applies Bleed for 80% DMG per turn. Bleeding can stack from multiple ATKs |
 Reaper (Bankai)EVO Reaper | • Excellent AOE damage potential if you get lucky • It’s not Meta due to RNG • That said it’s really strong on Tower and modes where you can benefit a lot from crowd control | • Each ATK randomly unleashes power: Getsuga Burst doubles all ATKs, Spirit Pressure boosts DMG and weakens the enemy once, Hollow Surge boosts all ATKs, but hurts Reaper once or Resolve increases all ATKs based on missing HP • 35% to target 4 more units |
 Greed (Fox)EVO Greed | • Another decent off-Meta pick since there’s a lot of value in cleaning up enemies at low HP | • Executes enemies below 25% HP |
 Ultimate Warrior | • Situationally incredibly powerful if you can exploit elemental synergies • I would run him on Raids and especially Slime Event with Yono and Tatsumaki | • Deals 2x more DMG when ATKing with elemental advantage |
 Aura Farmer | • Not a top-DPS unit but amazing for clearing story | • Has a 20% CHN to avoid incoming DMG • Deals 50% more DMG to enemies above 35% HP |
| Yono (Star) EVO Yono (Fairy) | • One of the best healing supports in the game if you need healing • Also does some of the best damage amongst supports and competes fairly well with pure DPS units • Overpowered for clearing Slime Event | • Leader: Rivals allies gain +20% max HP. • Every attack places a Star on the target. If a target has a Star, consume them to heal the ally with the lowest HP. • When boss or strongest enemy health drops below 50%, Yono gains 100% DMG boost. |
| Jolios (King) | • One of the best debuff supports in the entire game with impressive DPS that’s just a tier below the Meta DPS units • Best for Tower but great for almost all modes | • Leader: King allies gain +20% Crit DMG. • Light allies have no elemental weaknesses. • On first attack, freezes all enemies for 1 turn. When defeated, Julius rewinds time and revives once with reduced HP. |
B-Tier DPS Units
| Unit | Ranking Reasons | Unit Abilities |
|---|---|---|
 Skeleton Knight | • His DPS suffers a bit since he has an off-Support ability to increase Skill damage • That said he’s more of a jack of all trades, master of none since neither his DPS is impressive nor is his support passive that good since it’s awkward to play around due to turn orders | • Attacking the enemy will cause the skill damage dealt to that enemy to Chain 40% of that damage to all other enemies. • Once per battle, when Skull Knight is about to die, he applies 3 ticks of Bleed equal to 100% of his DMG to all enemies |
 23rd Magic Emperor | • Can output decent DPS if you exploit his passive elemental synergy | • Every attack gains a new element • Changes status effect depending on his element |
 Pride (Sun)EVO Pride | • A strong but situational off-Meta pick for your DPS slots • He would be a lot stronger if his passive was a bit more reliable | • Cycles through Morning, Noon, and Night. Previous form buffs are removed before next form begins • When Pride is the last ally alive, he becomes unstoppable but takes more DMG |
 Battle Maniac | • Great for story, grinding and playing fast modes but not that strong otherwise | • This unit always attacks first. |
 Wrath (Fury)EVO Wrath | • A great story progression option for a tanky DPS • Needs a healer to be effective to keep him below 50% without dying | • 35% to return 150% DMG back to attacker • Deals 40% more DMG while below 50% HP |
 Acu | • The best beginner unit in the game for story | • 100% to burn a target for 50% DMG |
C-Tier DPS Units
Not much to say here since the C-Tier units are just beginner Mythic DPS options as you’re starting out. That said you should replace them for harder end-game modes. They go great with Acu as your main DPS, Ruki as your Tank and then run any of these or higher for your first few Mythics.
| Unit | Unit Abilities |
|---|---|
 Anti-Hero | • Each ATK has a CHN to ATK again |
 Bald | • Every 3rd ATK deal 250% more DMG • If fielded with Devil Cyborg, both units gain 25% DMG |
 Super Roku | • Deals 70% more DMG to enemies above 50% HP |
 Agony | • 25% of DMG taken is reflected to all enemies |
 Boo | • Heals 50% of DMG dealt |
 Sosuke | • Attacking the same enemy consecutively doubles Sosuke’s DMG |
 Youji | • Yuji has a % chance to land a guaranteed CRIT Black Flash. • Each successful Black Flash increases the % of chaining another one, but failing resets the chain |
S-Tier Debuff Support
| Unit | Ranking Reasons | Unit Abilities |
|---|---|---|
 Wandering Mage | • Not a must-have for all modes but cleansing debuffs is really good overall • Plus she makes your team tankier with her second passive which means you sometimes don’t have to bring a tank | • Frieren prioritises Dispelling Magic, cleansing 2 allies with debuffs. If no cleanse is needed, she uses Defensive Magic on the 2 highest HP allies. • 20% CHN to stop suppressing mana, reducing all enemies’ DMG by 20% and dealing 50% of Frieren’s DMG to them |
| Jolios (King) | • One of the best debuff supports in the entire game with impressive DPS that’s just a tier below the Meta DPS units • Best for Tower but great for almost all modes | • Leader: King allies gain +20% Crit DMG. • Light allies have no elemental weaknesses. • On first attack, freezes all enemies for 1 turn. When defeated, Julius rewinds time and revives once with reduced HP. |
| Kaizen (Ascended) EVO Kaizen/Kaizen Kido | • Incredibly strong Meta DPS/Debuff Support Hybrid due to high damage and stuns • An auto-include for me for Raids, Bosses, Nature Tower and pretty much any mode | • Stuns 3 enemies on round start for 1 turn • Deal 200% more DMG on the first ATK |
| Yono (Star) EVO Yono (Fairy) | • One of the best healing supports in the game if you need healing • Also does some of the best damage amongst supports and competes fairly well with pure DPS units • Overpowered for clearing Slime Event | • Leader: Rivals allies gain +20% max HP. • Every attack places a Star on the target. If a target has a Star, consume them to heal the ally with the lowest HP. • When boss or strongest enemy health drops below 50%, Yono gains 100% DMG boost. |
| Ant King | • Similar to Slime where he’s a Meta DPS/Support hybrid • Tons of DoT DPS but also buffs damage for your entire team • Amazing for Raids and an excellent boss killer | • 50% CHN to poison a target for 90% DMG (Stacks) • Upon enter, mark all enemies to deal 20% more DMG on them |
| Asota (Devil) EVO Asota | • Amazing DPS/Support Hybrid • Asota is one of the most useful units in the entire game due to Leader buffs, heals and great damage • One of the best units for Raids | • Leader: Sword allies gain +15% DMG • Immune to Stun, Burn, Poison, Black Flames, Frostbite, and Freeze. • Asta attacks twice during the first round. Every kill permanently grants him +25% Damage and heals all allies 20% of their Max Health. |
 Gojin | • Amazing for DoT builds with units like Ant King to run for Raids and other modes | • Doubles all DMG over time effects |
 White Lotus (Haze) | • A weaker version of Jolios since she’s less reliable but White Lotus is still a great debuff support • Use her Maid version from Slime Event with Dior to turn her into a high-tier DPS since Dior buffs Maids | • Enemies below 40% HP takes 50% more DMG • 50% CHN to freeze enemy for 1 turn and apply 2 layers of Frostbite for 80% DMG |
S-Tier Buff Support
| Unit | Ranking Reasons | Unit Abilities |
|---|---|---|
 Maid Dior | • Only good if you run the Maid versions of this unit and White Lotus for a decent damage buff • Otherwise not worth running • White Lotus (Maid) is from the previous event | • Maid allies deal 30% more damage. |
 White Hawk | • Better for prolonged fights in longer game modes to make use of the buffs • That said the first turn AOE crit buff is also pretty strong in terms of buffs | • Grant 20% Crit Chance to Allies. • On this unit’s turn, buff random teammate by +5% DMG & +2.5% Max HP |
| Slime (Demon) EVO Slime | • Slime is one of the strongest mixes of DPS and Support in the game • Overall Slime will give you a ton of damage in any mode due to his universal buff even if you don’t include a lot of Water units since they’re generally not the strongest • This is because his attacks and his Black Flame with synergy from Flame Lion does massive DPS | • Buff every Water unit by 50% more DMG and every other element by 10% • Applies Black Flames for 66% DMG, Black Flames cannot be extinguished and make the enemy take 10% more DMG |
| Devil Cyborg (Meltdown) EVO Devil Cyborg | • A powerful alt-DPS for Story and Nature mode and generally in quick modes where you can get value from his massive explosion damage • Also serves as an off-Support to buff Flame Lion | • When below 50% HP, this unit sacrifices 50% current HP to unleash an explosion dealing 400% DMG to all enemies • Buff every Fire unit by 50% more DMG |
 Destruction | • Great for buffing Kaizen | • Buff every Dark unit by 30% more DMG |
 Silent Bloom (Kageyoshi)EVO Silent Bloom | • Great for buffing Jolios, Gojin and Reaper | • Buff every Light unit by 50% more DMG |
 Tatsumaki | • Great for buffing Yono and Ultimate Warrior | • Buff every Nature unit by 30% more DMG |
A/B-Tier Support Units
| Unit | Unit Abilities |
|---|---|
 Roku (Rose)EVO Roku (Black) | • Deals 40% more DMG to buffed enemies • ATKs reduce enemy DMG by 20% |
 Lust | • Swaps a stat between two enemies each round |
 Time Angel | • Heals all allies by 15% HP every wave |
 Ethereal Archer | • All allies gain 15% CRIT DMG |
 Dark AssassinRun with Ant King and Shadow Knight for a mid-to-late game off-Meta build | • When Ant King or Shadow Knight dies, revives them with 50% HP and brief immunity • Deals 100% more DMG to bosses |
 Sloth | • All allies take 15% less DMG |
 Soul Guardian | • Heals all teammates by 2% per ATK |
S-Tier Tank Units
| Unit | Unit Abilities |
|---|---|
 Raven (Red) | • 25% CHN when hit to avoid DMG and counterattack for 50% DMG • After being hit, the next ATK against Raven misses |
| Black Bull | • Leader: Captain allies gain +15% Crit Chance • The first time Yami is defeated, he survives with 1 HP and gains Immunity for 1 turn. |
 Titan | • Reduce incoming DMG by 60% |
 Vogita | • Reduce incoming DMG by 20% |
 Ruki | • Reduce incoming DMG by 30% |
Best Teams in Anime Story 2
Here are the best teams for all modes in Anime Story 2 with team variations if you’re missing units or alternatives for beginners. The usual is recommended like SSS DMG stats and Baseball Bat Relic for your main DPS units or Demonring/Coal for Tanks.
| Game Modes | Variant #1 | Variant #2 |
|---|---|---|
| Story | End-Game • Aura Farmer • Kaizen • Slime (Demon) • Sound Breather Master Optional: • Shadow Knight • Dark Assassin • Ant King | Beginner • Acu • Ruki • Ultimate Warrior • Any Mythic Optional: • Shadow Knight • Dark Assassin |
| Raids | Vastora Realm S6 • Ant King [M / Eth] • Destruction • Gojin • Aura Farmer • Ethereal Archer Optional: • Ultimate Warrior [M] • Asota (Devil) [M] [LEADER] | Ember Village S6 • Kaizen (Ascended) [M] • Destruction • Ethereal Archer Optional: • Kaizen (Ascended) [M] • Asota (Devil) [M] [LEADER] |
| Tower | End-game • Jolios (King) [M] • Flame Lion [M] • Slime (Demon) [M] • Black Bull [Sol] • Kaizen (Ascended) [M] Use Bat on all except Demonring/Coal for Black Bull | Beginner • Shadowknight [M/Eth/Sol] • Dark Assassin [N/A] • Destruction [Eth/Sol] • Kaizen Secret [M/Eth] • Reaper (Bankai) [M/Eth] |
| Nature Tower | • Slime (Demon) [M] • Sound Breather Master [M] | • Slime (Demon) [M] • Kaizen (Ascended) [M] • Flame Lion [M] • Evo Devil Cyborg [M] • Black Bull [Sol] |
| Secret Bosses | • Ant King [M] • Gojin [N/A] • Destruction [N/A] • Kaizen (Ascended) [M/Eth] | • Flame Lion [M] • Kaizen (Ascended) [M] • Gojin [N/A] • Slime (Demon) [M] • Ant King [M] |
| Slime Event | • Yono (Star) [M] • Ultimate Warrior [M:Required] • Tatsumaki | / |
How to Farm Gems, Trait Rerolls and Gold in Anime Story 2
Here are farming methods for everything in Anime Story 2:
- Gem Farming Methods
- Run with Acu and farm World 2 Act 1
- Run with Aura Farmer and farm World 9 Act 3
- Run with Slime (Demon) and farm World 10 Act 1
- Trait Reroll Farming Methods
- Run Infinite Mode Heroic City with Slime (Demon) with any team
- Gold Farming Methods
- Run with Acu and farm the highest story stage you can clear in 1 hit
- Run with Farmer and farm 9-3 NM
- Run with Master and farm 9-7 NM
- Run with (Demon) and farm 10-1 NM
Farming Loadout: Remember to run Baseball Bat Relic and Monarch Trait for optimal clears.
That’s it for my Anime Story 2 tier list and guide. Check out our Anime Story 2 codes for a bunch of free goodies like Trait Tokens so that you can make your units even more powerful.
