Anime Crusaders compiles some of the powerful heroes from every anime to defeat the threats in this world. You must summon the strongest champions to make the perfect team, and lead them in the tower defense battles with waves of enemies, getting stronger each time. So, how do you know which units are the best in the game? Have a look at this Anime Crusaders units tier list to pick the right characters from the Mythic, Secret, and Legendary pots to make your ultimate team.
Editor’s Note: We updated the Anime Crusaders tier list on September 19, 2025.
Anime Crusaders Units Tier List
Anime Crusaders has more than 70 units in the game, ranging from Secret, Mythic, Legendary, and more such rarities. Whether you’re a beginner with potato characters or a veteran with some of the best units in the game, you can include a maximum of only 6 of them at a time.
So, to end your worries and confusion, we have made this ranked tier list for all the units in Anime Crusaders, categorizing the best units in decreasing order. Starting with the S Tier, the units are massively overpowered, while the ones down at the D Tier are useful only at early stages.
| Ranking Tier | Unit Names |
|---|---|
| S-Tier | Sun Woo (System), Brulo (Rage), Shadow (Atomic), Lao (Heart), Igrith (Blood Commander), Nagu (Blade Trickster), Getu (Master of Curses), Enol (Drums), Goko (Perfected Super 3), Slime (Demon Lord) |
| A-Tier | Fat Hitman (Serious), Shaoten (Dizzy), Toju (Mercenary), Shunks (Haki), Goju (Supreme), Haein (Sword Queen), Boo (Ultimate), |
| B-Tier | Heisou (Bird Sniper), Chonin (Flame Master), Ant King (Shadow Fang), Ichi (Dusk), Hie (Black Dragon), GreyBeard, Speedcart, Ukia, Koichy, AI (Idol), |
| C-Tier | Golden Freezo, Ureo, Rose, Yuji, Gone, Makunouchi, Stork, Friezo, Genoz, Luffie, Kiloa |
| D-Tier | Goko, Vegtiable, Zoro, Sanje, Kid Sosuke, Kid Noruto, Krillo, Ichigoat, Gahan, Pikoko |
Best Anime Crusaders Units
Here we have listed all the Anime Crusader units in the game along with their traits, and some pros and cons that will help you make the right judgment.
S Tier Units
The ranked tier list starts with some of the most overpowered units in Anime Crusaders. Most of these are Secret and Mythic units that can be a game-changer and help macro-ing the levels in the game.
| Unit Name | Trait | Pros | Cons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Woo (System) | – Ground – Physical – Dark | – High DPS, and has the power to summon shadows to defeat enemies | – Costs a ton of money to deploy and upgrade – Slow attack Speed |
| Brulo (Rage) | – Hybrid – Magic – Wind | – Can inflict explosive attacks now and then | – It is very expensive to deploy and upgrade |
| Shadow (Atomic) | – Ground – Dark – True | – A flexible unit with high DPS and low SPA – Can stun enemies | – Has average scaling in the late game |
| Lao (Heart) | – Ground – Physical – Water | – Has high DPS as a ground unit and it stays consistent throughout the waves. | – Has an average rate of attack, and does not have any unique attacking style |
| Igrith (Blood Commander) | – Ground – Physical – Rose | – Can buff the total team’s damage output – Sunergizes extremely well with Sun Woo | – It costs a huge amount of money to bring out its maximum strength |
| Nagu (Blade Trickster) | – Ground – Physical – Dark | – Can efficiently copy stats of other enemies and therefore highly useful if you have a meta unit | – Has a slow SPA and, therefore ineffective against faster enemies |
| Getu (Master of Curses) | – Hybrid – Magic – Dark | – Has a massive range of attacks and can support other units in the team | – Damage output is not that great compared to other units in this tier |
| Enol (Drums) | – Ground – Magic – Lightning | – Can support the whole team in buffing damage | – Low DPS, and not good as an individual unit |
| Goko (Perfected Super 3) | – Hill – Magic – Light | – Has a massive DPS and is one of the best Hill units for the late game grind | – It costs a huge amount of money to get this unit and upgrade as well |
| Slime (Demon Lord) | – Ground – Magic – Water | – The damage output and range are massive and increases its DPS over time | – Costly to place and upgrade |
A Tier Units
The A Tier consists of the best Anime Crusader Mythic units that you can use if you can’t manage to find the Secret ones.
| Unit Name | Trait | Pros | Cons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fat Hitman (Serious) | – Ground – Physical – Light | – Has high DPS and gains massive boosts while attacking | – The attack rates are quite low and is costly to deploy |
| Shaoten (Dizzy) | – Ground – Physical – Rose | – Has a low rate of attacking enemies | – Has a low rate of attacking the enemies |
| Toju (Mercenary) | – Ground – Physical – Fire | – Has high DPS, and attacks with Bleed damage | – Requires you to place the unit very strategically |
| Shunks (Haki) | – Ground – Physical – Lightning | – Its DPS is very high and the attacks are based on Haki | – This unit is quite rare and requires you to spend a massive amount of money to get it |
| Goju (Supreme) | – Ground – Magic – Water | – Has huge base stats and stuns the enemies when hit | – The SPA is quite long and costly to upgrade during a waves |
| Haein (Sword Queen) | – Ground – Physical – Light | – Has huge DPS and manages to keep a consistent DPS throughout the battle- | – Has an average range and doesn’t have any special ability |
| Boo (Ultimate) | – Ground – Rose – Magic | – Can transform in battle and be flexible in different scenarios | The transformation is a bit complex for this unit |
B Tier Units
The B Tier consists of the supporting units in the game that can buff up your team’s abilities.
| Unit Name | Trait | Pros | Cons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heisou (Bird Sniper) | – Hill – Physical – Wind | – The base damage is very good, and has a good chance of inflicting critical hits. | – Quite expensive to deploy on the battlefield |
| Chonin (Flame Master) | – Hill – Magic – Fire | – Can inflict burning damage on the enemies – Great for the enemy mobs | – High SPA and therefore, less affective against faster enemies |
| Ant King (Shadow Fang) | – Ground – Physical – Lightning | – The attacks are based on shadow and can bypass enemy defenses | – The damage output doesn’t stay consistent throughout the battle |
| Ichi (Dusk) | – Ground – Magic – Dark | – The DPS is high and can hit with explosive attacks | – Has a high SPA, and is ineffective against fast enemies |
| Hie (Black Dragon) | – Ground – Magic – Dark | – The unique Dragon Breath attack is a good AoE type attack and has high range | – Although DPS is quite low and not worth buying the unit |
| GreyBeard | – Ground – Magic – Dark | – Can perform strong AoE attacks and has high range of attack | – High deployment cost for beginners |
| Speedcart | – Ground – Farm – Physical | – One of the best farming units in the early game stages | – Has very low DPS and cannot be used for attacking enemies |
| Ukia | – Ground – Magic – Rose | – Enemies freeze when this unit hits them | – Has very low DPS |
| Koichy | – Ground – Physical – Wind | – Helps in slowing down enemies | – DPS is very low and is costly to deploy |
| AI (Idol) | – Ground – Magic | – It’s great for supporting other units in the game as it buffs the teams damage output | – Has very low DPS itself |
C Tier Units
In Anime Crusaders, some units can be a bit rare to find early in the game; however prove to be exceptionally well in the early stages. So, these are all the C Tier units in the game below
| Unit Name | Trait | Pros | Cons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Freezo | – Hill – Magic – Light | – Can freeze enemies and slow them down | – Enemies stay frozen for a short duration |
| Ureo | – Hill – Magic – Lightning | – Is an all-rounder and is great for beginners | – Doesn’t have any special attacks |
| Rose | – Ground – Rose – Magic | – Has a huge range of attacks and great damage output | – Damage output is great only at the early stages |
| Yuji | – Ground – Physical – Water | – Has low SPA and can attack with powerful combos | – Damage output becomes less over time with higher stages |
| Gone | – Ground – Physical – Fire | – Easily available Epic unit with high DPS | – The range of attack is quite low and the damage output is quite average |
| Makunouchi | – Ground – Physical – Wind | – The combo attacks are fast and great for clearing out waves | – The range of attack is quite low and damage output is quite average |
| Stork | – Hill – Magic – Lightning | – Easily available Hill unit and one of the best for supporting your team | – The damage output is quite low |
| Friezo | – Hill – Magic – Dark | – Can inflict ice attacks, hence slowing down enemies | – Slowing enemies stays for a short time |
| Genoz | – Hill – Physical – Fire | – Attacks have cool animations | – DPS is very low compared to other units of same rarity |
| Luffie | – Ground – Physical – Wind | – Can knockback enemies and push them | – The knockback is very low and not that effective |
| Kiloa | – Ground – Physical – Lightning | – Has the ability to gain a speed boost whiile attacking enemies | – The damage output is quite low |
D Tier Units
Finally, the D-Tier units are best for the early game grind. Most of them are easily obtainable, however, you must replace them with better and more powerful units in the game.
| Unit Name | Trait | Pros | Cons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goko | – Hill – Magic – Lightning | – Has decent DPS as an early game unit | – Is not great when it comes to playing difficult levels |
| Vegtiable | – Ground – Magic – Water | – Has the ability to hit multiple enemies at once | – The AoE damage is very low |
| Zoro | – Ground – Physical – Wind | – Has decent DPS as an early game unit | – Easily replaceable unit in the later stages |
| Sanje | – Ground – Physical – Fire | – Is a good beginner unit for clearing the waves at first | – Damage output isn’t huge and easily replaceable |
| Kid Sosuke | – Ground – Physical – Lightning | – Good early game unit for beginner levels | – Has weak scaling with increasing waves |
| Kid Noruto | – Ground – Physical – Wind | – The special ability helps it to create distractions | – The unique ability is very low and weak |
| Krillo | – Hill – Magic – Light | – Helps in giving minor buffs to the team units | – The buffs are not at all great to be used in the game later on |
| Ichigoat | – Ground – Physical – Lightning | – Sword attacks have better range during the battle | – Damage output is very low |
| Gahan | – Ground – Magic – Light | – Easily obtainable early in the game | – Attacks, range and other stats aren’t good |
| Pikoko | – Ground – Magic – Light | – The electic attacks can chain through all the enemies on the field | – Although the damage done by the attacks is very low |
How to Get New Units in Anime Crusaders
You can get most of the Anime Crusaders units from the Summon area in the game. It’s located straight from your spawn point in the lobby, and has a blue colored banner on top. Before summoning a unit, always make sure to check the ones listed on the banner. With better units, you will have higher chances of obtaining them. So, perform the following steps to summon the units from the Anime Crusaders:
- Move inside the blue circle at the Summon area.
- A banner will pop up on your screen showing the best units you can obtain from this pull.
- Now, you may either click Summon 1x (50 Gems) or Summon 10x (500 Gems) to start pulling units.
- You can also select the Special or the Event banner from the top-left of the window.
If you’re short on a few gems, check the latest Anime Crusaders codes or head inside the AFK Chamber (Time Machine) on the left of the Summon area as well. Alternatively, you may simply grind a few waves in the Story mode, Challenges, or Raids to earn some gems too.
That is all about the Anime Crusaders units tier list. So, what are some of the best and rarest units you have pulled until now? Tell us in the comments below.
