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Gordan Perisic

Anime Paradox X Tier List [RE-RELEASE]

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Updated on July 14, 2026: Updated for the Re-Release with new units.

I’ll be ranking all units based on their EVO forms and assuming best rolled stats for DPS, Support and Farm categories. Below the ranking image, you’ll find individual ranking reasons for each unit. Here’s my Anime Paradox X tier list and guide.

Anime Paradox X Unit Tier List
- Meta Units
- S-Tier DPS
- A-Tier DPS
- B-Tier DPS
- C-Tier DPS
- D-Tier DPS
- S-Tier Support
- A-Tier Support

Anime Paradox X Unit Tier List

anime paradox x all units ranked in a tier list — Image via Destructoid

The best units in Anime Paradox X depend on what role you need whether it’s DPS, Support, Farm or starter/beginner. In general, the best units are in the Meta or S-Tier. That said, healers and buff/debuff supports matter as well since healers can remedy chip damage and buffers/debuffers will increase your DPS or stall. This means that you should combine DPS and Support roles with Farm. Let’s dive into each individual unit below and discuss their rankings.

Disclaimer: I’m assuming EVO and best rolled stats when ranking these units.

Tier Breakdowns: The Meta tier has the best DPS and Stats. Then S-A-B-C-D Tiers go through units from best DPS to worst and also taking into account utility like debuffs, tankyness and other useful passives. Note that C and D can still be useful units for beginners or the mid-game as filler.

Best Trait: Listed for each unit below (Farm units aren’t listed, put Greed on them).

Meta Units

Meta Units	Ranking Notes
Super Vegito (Transforming) Get via Elder Kai Vegeto Quest in front of Raid	• The strongest unit in the game • Locked behind doing Tower of DBZ which is the hardest mode in the game • That’s why you should ignore Vegito until the end-game and go for S-Tier DPS units and the Meta units that you can get • That said, once you do eventually get him, he’s a must-include in any end-game team comp • Best Trait: Eternal
Storrk (Resurreccion) Banner Paradox	• With the recent fixes and buffs, Storrk is looking incredibly strong • Basically hits the entire map though not like Zid with full AOE and instead chases down all enemies • Also has the Metralleta nuke that deletes almost anything on the level including dealing a massive HP chunk out of almost any boss • Critical attacks also extend each hit’s range after each hit by 20% • Amazing for Infinite/Siege • Best Trait: Eternal
Megumo (Ten Shadows) Banner Paradox Pity is 25M/20M for VIP	• One of the strongest units in the game for Infinite and Boss DPS that comes in two parts, Megumo and his Mahoraga summon • Megumo himself has two self-buff passives with SE and CE for damage and cooldown reduction • He also deals more damage and reduces damage reduction on every 5th attack scaling with attack speed traits and buffs • But his main ability is summoning Mahoraga who stacks damage reduction and damage buffs as he gets to low HP • Mahoraga on low HP becomes a tanky DPS machine dealing a ton of damage and ignoring 30% damage reduction • Best Trait: Eternal
Boo (Kid)	• Boo is more of a late-game Meta DPS that you get by grinding Boss Rush • Worth getting only later once you have a team of S-Tier DPS units • Then you can replace some of them with Boo and Aizen • Best Trait: Eternal
Balzen (Final Form)	• Boo is more of a late-game Meta DPS that you get by grinding Boss Rush • Worth getting only later once you have a team of S-Tier DPS units • Then you can replace some of them with Boo and Aizen • Best Trait: Eternal
Zid (Atomic) Banner Secret	• Zid hits the entire map once you upgrade him to All Range Atomic • He deals amazing DPS too and has massive stats thanks to being a secret • Especially strong for Infinite/Siege • Best Trait: Eternal
Sun Jin Wu (Monarch) Raid Act 3 Secret	• An extremely powerful DPS unit that’s a bit slow to get going and requires Igrus for the full potential • That said even on his own, he’s quite strong having a self massive damage/CDR/Lifesteal self buff on low HP and executing non-boss enemies • He slowly stacks on-kill gaining damage, CDR, Lifesteal, execute threshold and buff threshold/duration at certain kill stack counts • This alone makes him the most powerful unit in longer modes like Infinite and one of the best units in the game • Best Trait: Eternal
Igrus (Elite Knight) Siege Shop Secret	• Though awkward to use without SJW this is one of the best units for Infinite if you combo with SJW • Stacks a damage buff on-kill for up to a 100% damage increase • Also has a self-heal and deals heavy Bleed damage and synergizes with Sun Jin Wu in two ways • First, he deals more damage to enemies above 40% HP which gets them lower faster for SJW’s execute • Second, if you also have SJW placed Igrus gains more damage and CDR • He’s not as reliant on SJW as SJW is on Igrus for speed since without SJW Igrus still gets a damage reduction buff • That said Igrus has a much lower power potential than SJW • Best Trait: Eternal

S-Tier DPS

S-Tier DPS Units	Ranking Notes
Brotenks (Super)	• One of the stronger units in the game and the hardest ones to get • Locked behind doing Tower of DBZ which is the hardest mode in the game • Even though Brotenks is really strong, it’s not ultra worth it to focus on grinding him but you’ll eventually get him when you go for Vegito • Still, you can get similar numbers from other S-Tiers which are easier to get • Best Trait: Eternal
Dangai Ichuga (Mugetsu)	• Just an overall slightly better version of Vasto Lorde • Can be better than Igrus and sometimes SJW if compared to them solo and not against both of them in a team • An excellent sub-Meta DPS for all modes • Best Trait: Eternal
Ichuga (Vasto Lorde) Legend Stage Hollow Act 3 Secret	• You should aim for Ichuga as soon as you can since he will carry you along with Mahito into end-game • Great for Raids since he deals great Boss damage thanks to Bleed on-hit and has a self-damage buff and heals for sustain • He eventually gets outclassed by Meta units and of course Mugetsu but Vasto Lorde EVO is an amazing investment early • Best Trait: Vampiric
Sukuno (Curse King) JJK Portal Secret	• One of the best DPS units to get in the mid-game along with Gojo for support • Farming Act 3/6 of JJK is completely worth it for EVO materials for these two • Malevolent Decree is huge team utility debuffing enemies with damage amplification for your team and reducing their damage • All off this is on top of the Domain Expansion which is a 1000% damage nuke that hits everything on the map • Sukuna and Gojo fall off a bit DPS in the super late-game to Meta DPS units but they’re still incredibly useful • Best Trait: Eternal
Bumta (True Love) Banner Secret Pity is 20M/16M for VIP	• Not the most complex/exciting Secret but still mechanically S-Tier due to massive damage with his three actives per skill on full upgrade • He’s all about high damage reduction below 35% HP and reducing enemy damage reduction by 25% on-attack • Plus he stacks up a chunky 40% damage buff decently fast that you can keep up as long as you heal him and he’s not downed • Best Trait: Eternal
Brojo (Six Eyes) JJK Portal Secret	• Brojo is the best DPS/Support hybrid in the game dealing excellent damage but also slowing and stunning enemies • Infinity is your main slow and damage buff and you can use Limitless Mastery to buff your actives for massive DPS • Once you get your Domain Expansion you get a full AOE massive stun which is the best support ability in the game • Farming Act 3/6 of JJK is completely worth it for EVO materials as soon as you have a good team since Brojo will be Meta for Supporting in the end-game • Best Trait: Eternal

A-Tier DPS

A-Tier DPS Units	Ranking Notes
Maeto (True Form) Banner Mythic to Secret EVO	• On the lower end of secrets to be honest but Maeto is still an excellent boss killer • He applies a 20% damage amplification debuff on enemies thus buffing all your units • Plus he’s better at executing enemies since he gets another damage buff against enemies below 50% • He’s quite tanky too due to the Distorted Form damage reduction spam and fixed Black Flashes • Best Trait: Vampiric
Panther Grimjaw (Resurreccion)	• One of the 3 best Mythics in the game due to damage and sustains nicely with Vampiric • If Broly is the best Mythic tank and Killua the best offensive Mythic support then Grimjaw is the best Mythic pure DPS with Eryu coming in close • Best Trait: Vampiric
Brolu (Super) Banner Mythic	• One of 3 best Mythics in the game due to great tankyness and AOE damage • Takes a while to get going since he’s a stack-based unit that buffs his own damage on-kill • Your beginner Tank and later on great for Infinite/Siege • Best Trait: Eternal
Kirrua (Godspeed) Banner Mythic	• One of the 3 best Mythics in the game with both stuns on attack and damage amplification markings for excellent DPS/support potential • That said he also deals great DPS so he’s a DPS/Support hybrid • This is due to high attack speed that scales really well with his Godspeed self buff on every 8th attack to gain damage and more CDR for massive DPS • Best Trait: Vampiric
Natzo (Lightning) Valentine Shop	• A great starter unit that deals excellent Burn damage, scales with other sources of Burn and also self-heals if you stack the Burn passive • Overall an amazing beginner mix of single and AOE damage plus survivability that you should farm and EVO easily as you start • Best Trait: Vampiric
Kisoge (Bankai)	• Excellent Mythic DPS alternative to the higher tiers for beginners and mid-game • Best Trait: Eternal
Itochi (Eternal Flame) Banner Mythic	• DPS is quite decent for Mythic standards and his passive gives him great utility • Best Trait: Vampiric
Eryu (Antithesis) Banner Mythic	• Amazing backline DPS for Mythic standards and one of the best Mythic DPSs in the game • Best Trait: Vampiric
Megomun (Explosion) Early Access+ or AFK Chamber Exclusive	• Really good unit for beginners since she’s easy to get and EVO • Massive burst damage with the explosion • Best Trait: Vampiric
Betu (Parade) Banner Mythic	• The Dragon and his actives deal such great damage that he’s one of the better Mythics in the game • He also self-buffs and self-sustains with his built-in heal • And as a cherry on top you also have some off-support as he reduces enemy damage within his range making your units tanky • Best Trait: Eternal

B-Tier DPS

B-Tier DPS Units	Ranking Notes
Kasheemu (Electric) Banner Mythic	• Needs to be placed in the front for constant access to enemies to keep up his damage buff • Scales with attack speed from traits and buffs due to the bonus damage on every 5th attack • Overall can ramp up damage and be one of the best Mythics in the game • Best Trait: Vampiric
Tuji (Heavenly Pact) Banner Mythic	• Very simple but effective DPS unit that works well in most modes focusing on immunity to enemy ability-based damage • Plus he gets more damage to enemies with active buffs and a damage burst every 4th attack that synergizes with attack speed traits & buffs • Best Trait: Vampiric
Ciel (Super) Banner Mythic	• Really easy to EVO • Viable DPS across all upgrade levels stacking damage and HP on kill • He even self-heals and buffs his speed at max stacks which is pretty good • That said, what makes him really strong is that he becomes Full AOE on upgrade • Overall, the best beginner unit in the game that I would rush to EVO though outclassed by Meta, S-Tiers and some A-Tiers • Best Trait: Vampiric
Ohma (EVO) Valentine Shop	• An okay DPS unit that scales damage and attack speed the more it gets hit and the more it drops below 60% • Overall requires a niche setup but is still good situationally since he can sustain his passive with Vampiric • Best Trait: Vampiric
Ulquiarro (Murcielago) Banner Mythic	• Ulquiarro is a slow-type support with his Fear effect that reduces movement speed by 40% in an AOE every 8 kills • He’s also very tanky because both hitting enemies with Fear and his High Speed Regeneration passive actually heal • You want to keep him above 80% for a damage buff too so he’s a Support DPS hybrid leaning toward the Support side more • Best Trait: Eternal
Jin (Betrayal)	• An overall decent mid-range DPS to fill your early-to-mid game teams but shouldn’t be used or invested into that much later on • Best Trait: Vampiric
SSJ3 Roku (Full Power) Majin Vegetable (Pride)	• You need DBZ units for the DBZ Tower so focus on these two with great traits if you want to farm Vegito and Gotenks • Otherwise they’re mid-tier DPS units • Best Trait: Vampiric

C-Tier DPS

C-Tier DPS Units	Ranking Notes
Joegu (Volcanic) Banner Mythic	• A decent alternative AOE DPS unit if you don’t have the meta units • The actives and burn deal impressive damage • Plus you get a bit of slowing for off-support potential • Great to use until you get higher tier units • Best Trait: Vampiric
Bacardi (Gambler) Banner Mythic	• Fever Rush would be better if it activated more regularly or if it was more powerful • Lucky Streak is pretty good though with his AOE skills now that it has been fixed • Still, Bacardi isn’t as reliable as higher-tier DPS units since even when you win on the RNG, the DPS increase isn’t that impactful • Best Trait: Eternal
Sky (Enhanced) Battle Pass Level 25 Exclusive	• You want to place him in the front since he gains stacks on-hit and when being hit • On max stacks he gets a massive damage and attack speed/CDR buff for 12 seconds and resets stacks • That said he’s really slow to get going and outside of Infinite he’s really awkward to play requiring a lot of support and setup which just isn’t worth it • Best Trait: Eternal
Seth (One-Winged) Battle Pass Level 50 Exclusive	• Decent DPS alternative if you don’t have better units • He doubles up on skills for some nice burst damage but the cooldown is too long • He also relies on being low HP for max DPS due to his passive but he doesn’t have Lifesteal like SJW so he’s highly reliant on a healer • Overall can be situationally good but he’s not as reliable as other DPS units since you have to get him low and then heal him • Best Trait: Eternal
Gorhan (Mystic)	• Bad DPS but Gorhan is one of the best Supports in the game • Best Trait: Eternal

D-Tier DPS

D-Tier DPS Units	Ranking Notes
Melio (Wrath) Banner Mythic	• Deals decent DPS but doesn’t bring much utility otherwise • Best Trait: Vampiric
Chaso (Blood Bath) Banner Mythic	• Serves as a boss-killer since his stacking mark detonates for % max HP for massive single-target damage • That said the damage is not that great to be worth running over other higher tiers • Best Trait: Vampiric
Chae-In (Light) Banner Mythic	• Has okay DPS when starting waves due to her passive • Then becomes weaker and offers no utility • Best Trait: Vampiric
Freezo Banner Mythic	• Decent self-buff skill but the main DPS comes from Explosive Aura which has a long cooldown so Freezo isn’t worth it • Best Trait: Vampiric
Asto (Devil) Banner Mythic	• Great if you don’t have better DPS/status effect support hybrid options like Kirrua and Ulquiarro • Offers decent damage and good team utility • Not the best DPS though • Best Trait: Vampiric

S-Tier Support

S-Tier Support Units	Ranking Notes
Brojo (Six Eyes) JJK Portal Secret	• Brojo is the best DPS/Support hybrid in the game dealing excellent damage but also slowing and stunning enemies • Infinity is your main slow and damage buff and you can use Limitless Mastery to buff your actives for massive DPS • Once you get your Domain Expansion you get a full AOE massive stun which is the best support ability in the game • Farming Act 3/6 of JJK is completely worth it for EVO materials as soon as you have a good team since Brojo will be Meta for Supporting in the end-game • Best Trait: Eternal
Gorhan (Mystic)	• Bad DPS but Gorhan is one of the best Supports in the game • Best Trait: Angelic
Idol (Pop) Banner Mythic	• One of the best units for your healer slot since she has an AOE heal • The heal also buffs damage and attack cooldowns for an impressive DPS boost inside of her range • That said don’t use her as a starter and place her later • Buffs don’t stack but the duration does • This is important because her Evo passive Encore extends the buff on buffed unit who gets a kill • Goes best with Angelic Trait • Best Trait: Angelic
Oreheme Banner Mythic	• The best healer in the game if we’re talking just raw healing • Though Idol is sometimes better due to the damage buff • Oreheme isn’t need in all modes but she’s really good when you need a full healer • Goes best with Blessing Trait • Best Trait: Eternal
Kirrua (Godspeed) Banner Mythic	• Has both stuns on attack and marks enemies to take more damage from all sources for excellent support potential • That said he also deals great DPS so he’s a DPS/Support hybrid • This is due to high attack speed that scales really well with his Godspeed self buff on every 8th attack to gain damage and more CDR for massive DPS • Best Trait: Vampiric

A-Tier Support

A-Tier Support Units	Ranking Notes
Executioner (Awakened) BattlePass Mythic	• Amazing Support/DPS hybrid for beginners • A mix of healing and status-based support that you should EVO after Natsu/Broly/Killua at the beginning • Best Trait: Vampiric
Ulquiarro (Murcielago) Banner Mythic	• Ulquiarro is a slow-type support with his Fear effect that reduces movement speed by 40% in an AOE every 8 kills • He’s also very tanky because both hitting enemies with Fear and his High Speed Regeneration passive actually heal • You want to keep him above 80% for a damage buff too so he’s a Support DPS hybrid leaning toward the Support side more • Best Trait: Eternal
Akiko (EVO)	• Just an overall good mix of DPS and Support • Best Trait: Vampiric
Steel Banner Mythic	• Steel is a tank unit that supports your team by drawing attention away and stalling enemies so that your DPS units can kill them • Overall he’s not needed in every mode but he’s a pretty useful support unit • Plus he shields and damage buffs your units which is really good • Best Trait: Vampiric
Asto (Devil) Banner Mythic	• Great if you don’t have better DPS/status effect support hybrid options like Kirrua and Ulquiarro • Offers decent damage and good team utility • Not the best DPS though • Best Trait: Vampiric
Shadow Vampire AFK Chamber	• Has decent utility and is easy to get via the AFK chamber • Deals decent DPS with The World though it’s unreliable at 40% of the time on-hit • But the status effect is pretty decent so he’s still worth running if you don’t have better options • Really easy to EVO so a great beginner unit • Best Trait: Eternal
Sakura Banner Epic	• A great choice if you need a support early • Best Trait: Angelic