Anime Squadron Tier List – Best Units [🌘UPD 0.5🩸]

Updated on June 22, 2025: Added all the Berserk/UPD 0.5 units and adjusted rankings.

I ranked all Anime Squadron units according to four of the main roles in the game which are DPS, Support, Tank and Farm. In addition to the rankings I’ll also go into some tips and a farming guide for everything. Here’s my Anime Squadron unit tier list and guide.

Table of contents

• Anime Squadron Unit Tier List
  • S-Tier DPS
  • A-Tier DPS
  • B-Tier DPS
  • C-Tier DPS
  • Best Tank Units
  • Best Support Units
• How to Farm Trait Rerolls, Gems & More in Anime Squadron

Anime Squadron Unit Tier List

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The individual unit ranking reasons are below as well as how to get the special units. Before we dive into the individual rankings, here’s a breakdown of the ranking tiers for the best units in Anime Squadron:

• S-Tier DPS : The Meta tier for units with the best damage.
• A-Tier DPS : Sub-Meta DPS units that scale into the end-game.
• B-Tier DPS : Decent DPS units for the mid-game.
• C-Tier DPS : Beginner DPS units.
• Support : The best debuffers or buffers.
• Tank : The best defensive units that tank for your team.
• Farm : Upgrade generation.

Best Gear

• DPS (On non-Infinite Runs) : 2 Shenron (Omega Gear Set), 1 Naruto Headband, Full Mythic Set
• DPS (For Infinite Runs) : Full Aizen Set + Mythic Set (Great for longer game modes)
• DoT (For Madora, Shanron, etc.) : Full Shenron Set + Mythic Set
• Farm (Fastwagon) : Money Maker Set via Merchant Shop

Best Traits

• DPS/Support : Superior > Cloner (Except Shinks – Always Cloner)
• Farm : Entrepreneur > Wealthy
• Tank : Rebirth or Cloner

Best Team

• Eclipse (Squadron/Raid) : Gometa + Puppeteer + Madora + Shinks + Fastwagon
• Beginner Story : Goki/Vegata + Karashi + Fastwagon

S-Tier DPS

Unit	Ranking Reason
Berserker (Enraged) Squadron Eclipse (Before) Chapter 4	• One of the two strongest DPS units due to massive Bleed DoT damage that even reduces enemy regen • All DPS is boosted the lower HP he is for even more damage so combine him with Skeleton Knight for tanking at low HP • Also quite durable due to the self-heal
Gometa (SSJ4) EVO Goki to Full Power Then complete questline For Primal Core materials for Gogeta EVO	• One of the two strongest DPS units in the game due to massive self-stacking buffs • Gometa can also tank really well in the end game with his massive defense, HP regen and dodge • Definitely worth rushing ASAP
Puppeteer (Transcendent) EVO Puppeteer Get base from Katakara Bridge Challenge Get EVO Item from Katakara Challenge Hard Mode	• A weaker version of Gometa but still powerful due to massive DPS and tankyness • You get a ton of self buffs and a debuff that’s just more damage instead of being utility which is why I didn’t put Aizen in the support rankings • You can grind everything you need for him on the Katakara Bridge Challenge Normal/Hard
Woo (Shadow) Banner Secret 20k Summons Pity	• Top Meta DPS • Really good for fast clears for farming
Madora (Gunbai) Ninja Village Squadron Act 4	• Top Meta DPS but with damage-over-time instead of burst

A-Tier DPS

Unit	Ranking Reason
Skeleton Knight (Resonance) Raid Eclipse (Before) Last Chapter	• Excellent Hybrid mix of DPS and the best tanking in the game • Link him with your strongest DPS unit for damage reduction • Lower DPS than S-Tiers but still great
Falcon (Dark) EVO Banner Mythic Falcon	• Incredible mix of decent DPS, executes, support and farm • On the support/farm side he increases debuff resistance for your team and increases Yen gain • On the DPS side he executes normal enemies for faster crowd clears • Incredibly useful unit overall even though he’s not Meta DPS
Shanron (Omega) GT City Raid Act 4	• One of the most versatile units in the game • Shenron is a great end-game DoT DPS, tank and also support • That said, he’s incredibly expensive to grind and EVO • Don’t rush him over the above three units and save him for later
Goki (SSJ4 Full Power) Required for Gometa	• Goki is a good sub-Meta DPS but you want him either way for Gogeta
Vegata (SSJ4 Full Power) Required for Gometa	• Vegata’s Full Power EVO is quite a decent DPS unit • That said you mainly want his EVO since its required for the Gogeta quest

B-Tier DPS

Unit	Ranking Reason
Karashi (Sharingan)	• Karashi has lower DPS than the units above and Rizzuto but is incredibly good for farming resources on various modes (see farming guide below) • Plus he’s a really good filler unit for end-game teams
Rizzuto (Sage)	• Rizzuto is an okay sub-meta DPS that’s good to have in the mid-game • That said I wouldn’t invest much into him since he doesn’t scale well and doesn’t have a niche use like Karashi for fast clears
Caska (Resilience)	• Not the best DPS but amazing support potential due to the damage amplification on attacks and buffing Berserker and Falcon • Can deal decent DPS with Berseker though since he buffs her too but only on 60%+ enemies
Big Beard	• Much weaker than Naruto DPS-wise but better damage than the C-Tier • On the other hand, he’s a really great tank to have in any early-to-mid game stages • Shield Hero tanks better but Big Beard has higher DPS

C-Tier DPS

This tier is mostly for beginner DPS units that are great in the early game and decent in the mid-game as fillers. You can’t really go wrong with any of them as a beginner but Choi and Tranks tend to have really good early DPS. Note that these are all worse than the higher-tier DPS units.

Best Tank Units

Unit	Ranking Reason
Skeleton Knight (Resonance) Raid Eclipse (Before) Last Chapter	• Excellent Hybrid mix of DPS and the best tanking in the game • Link him with your strongest DPS unit for damage reduction • Lower DPS than S-Tiers but still great
Puppeteer (Transcendent) EVO Puppeteer Get base from Katakara Bridge Challenge Get EVO Item from Katakara Challenge Hard Mode	• A weaker version of Gometa but still powerful due to massive DPS and tankyness • You get a ton of self buffs and a debuff that’s just more damage instead of being utility which is why I didn’t put Aizen in the support rankings • You can grind everything you need for him on the Katakara Bridge Challenge Normal/Hard
Shield Hero BattlePass	• The best tank in the game at all stages except end-game where you want to replace him with Gogeta
Big Beard	• Much weaker than Naruto DPS-wise but better damage than the C-Tier • On the other hand, he’s a really great tank to have in any stage besides end-game • Shield Hero tanks better but Big Beard has higher DPS
Gometa (SSJ4) EVO Goki to Full Power Then complete questline For Primal Core materials for Gogeta EVO	• The strongest DPS unit in the game due to massive self-stacking buffs • Gometa can also tank really well in the end game with his massive defense, HP regen and dodge • Definitely worth rushing ASAP
Shanron (Omega) GT City Raid Act 4	• One of the most versatile units in the game • Shenron is a great end-game DPS, tank and also support • That said, he’s incredibly expensive to grind and EVO • Don’t rush him over the above three units and save him for later

Best Support Units

Unit	Ranking Reason
Shinks	• One of the best Supports in the game
Caska (Resilience)	• Not the best DPS but amazing support potential due to the damage amplification on attacks and buffing Berserker and Falcon • Can deal decent DPS with Berseker though since he buffs her too but only on 60%+ enemies
Shanron (Omega) GT City Raid Act 4	• One of the most versatile units in the game • Shenron is a great end-game DPS, tank and also support • That said, he’s incredibly expensive to grind and EVO • Don’t rush him over the above three units and save him for later
Rudaus	• Excellent early game support
Mamosa	• Excellent early game support

How to Farm Trait Rerolls, Gems & More in Anime Squadron

Besides using Anime Squadron codes, there are various other ways to get resources. Here’s how to farm Trait Rerolls, Gems, Gold and EXP:

• Trait Rerolls : Farm them via the Raid Shop, clearing 30m challenges with Kakashi or idling in the AFK chamber.
• Gems : Farm them via the Raid Shop, Story 1-1 Hard, clearing 30m challenges with Kakashi or idling in the AFK chamber.
• Gold : Farm the via the Raid Shop, clearing Squadron for 20/40 depending on difficulty, clearing 30m challenges with Kakashi, selling banner summons or idling in the AFK chamber.
• EXP : Farm EXP by clearing Raids, Squadron or Story 1-1.

That’s it for our Anime Squadron unit tier list and guide. Don’t forget to check out our Anime Squadron codes for free Gems, Gold, Trait Shards and a bunch of other resources to help you get the best units and traits from the tier list.

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