Updated on May 18, 2026: Updated and reworked the tier list for the Anime Story 2 re-release and UPD 0.5.
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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. This tier list is a work-in-progress as I plan to include individual ranking reasons, best teams and much more. Stay tuned.
Best Teams (More Details Coming Soon)
End-game
Jolios (King) [M]
Flame Lion [M]
Slime (Demon) [M]
Black Bull [Sol]
Kaizen (Ascended) [M]
Bats on everyone except Black Bull (Demonring/Coal)Beginner
Shadowknight [M/Eth/Sol]
Dark Assassin [N/A]
Destruction [Eth/Sol]
Kaizen Secret [M/Eth]
Reaper (Bankai) [M/Eth]
Leader Units
| Unit | Unit Abilities |
|---|---|
 Asota (Devil)EVO Asota | • 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 | • 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 | • 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) | • 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) | • 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 | Unit Abilities |
|---|---|
 Slime (Demon)EVO Slime | • 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 |
 Sound Breather Master | • Sometimes perfectly reads the fight, sometimes misreads it (2x or 0.5x DMG) • Each ATK triggers a random flashy effect |
 Ant King | • 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 | • 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 | • Stuns 3 enemies on round start for 1 turn • Deal 200% more DMG on the first ATK |
A-Tier DPS Units
| Unit | Unit Abilities |
|---|---|
 Devil Cyborg (Meltdown)EVO Devil Cyborg | • 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 | • 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 |
 Flame Lion | • 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 |
 Reaper (Bankai)EVO Reaper | • 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 | • Executes enemies below 25% HP |
 Ultimate Warrior | • Deals 2x more DMG when ATKing with elemental advantage |
 Aura Farmer | • Has a 20% CHN to avoid incoming DMG • Deals 50% more DMG to enemies above 35% HP |
| Yono (Star) EVO Yono (Fairy) | • 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) | • 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. |
 23rd Magic Emperor | • Every attack gains a new element • Changes status effect depending on his element |
B-Tier DPS Units
| Unit | Unit Abilities |
|---|---|
 Pride (Sun)EVO Pride | • 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 | • This unit always attacks first. |
 Wrath (Fury)EVO Wrath | • 35% to return 150% DMG back to attacker • Deals 40% more DMG while below 50% HP |
 Acu | • 100% to burn a target for 50% DMG |
C-Tier DPS Units
| 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 General Support Units
| Unit | Unit Abilities |
|---|---|
| Jolios (King) | • 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 | • Stuns 3 enemies on round start for 1 turn • Deal 200% more DMG on the first ATK |
| Yono (Star) EVO Yono (Fairy) | • 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 | • 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 | • 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 | • Doubles all DMG over time effects |
 White Lotus (Haze) | • 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 |
 Roku (Rose)EVO Roku (Black) | • Deals 40% more DMG to buffed enemies • ATKs reduce enemy DMG by 20% |
S-Tier Elemental Support Units
| Unit | Unit Abilities |
|---|---|
| Slime (Demon) EVO Slime | • 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 | • 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 | • Buff every Dark unit by 30% more DMG |
 Silent Bloom (Kageyoshi)EVO Silent Bloom | • Buff every Light unit by 50% more DMG |
 Tatsumaki | • Buff every Nature unit by 30% more DMG |
A/B-Tier Support Units
| Unit | Unit Abilities |
|---|---|
 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 Assassin | • 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% |
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.
