Want to know which units are the best in the Anime Paradox release meta? After several delays, the highly anticipated tower defense game is finally live, with fans rushing to try out the new TD title. As is usually the case with gacha-style games, one of the first things you’ll want to know is which units are worth investing your time and resources into. For that, I present my Anime Paradox Tier List.
Anime Paradox Units Tier List
Before we jump to the tier list, it should be noted that this tier list is a work in progress. The game has just launched, and as I learn more about units and how they work in practice, I will most surely make changes and adjustments to the current tiers. The current tier list is based on early access testing, and as the developers have already stated, there will be many balance changes and tweaks in the upcoming weeks, so expect changes to the tier list as well.
NOTE: Aside from Farm units, my tier list currently consists only of Secret, Exclusive, and Mythic units, as these are objectively the best units in Anime Paradox. Ranking most Rare and Legendary units makes no sense, as they are at the bottom of the barrel, and you will be replacing them as soon as you pull any Mythic unit. Nevertheless, I might add Rare and Legendary units to the list at a later date.
Anime Paradox Tier List
⇓ OP META UNITS ⇓
Zid (Atomic)
Storrk Resurreccion
Sprintcart
Oreheme
Idol (Pop)
⇓ EXCELLENT UNITS ⇓
Sun Jin Wu
Igrus
Ichuga
Shadow Vampire
Ulquiarro Murcielago
Bulla
⇓ SOLID UNITS ⇓
Brolu (Super)
Kirrua (Goodspeed)
Sky (Enhanced)
Freezo (Full Power)
Steel
Asto (Devil)
⇓ MID UNITS ⇓
Eryu (Antithesis)
Seth (One-Winged)
Melio (Wrath)
Itochi Eternal Flame
⇓ STARTER UNITS ⇓
Megomun (Explosion)
Chae-In (Light)
Ciel (SUPER)
IMPORANT NOTE: This list is a work in progress. A lot of information is currently unavailable, as the only way to see a unit’s abilities and passives is by playing with it, meaning you cannot see what a unit does even if you own it. You must use the unit in-game and then click on Unit Details to learn what it does.
S+ Tier DPS Units - META & OP
| Unit | Pros & Cons |
|---|---|
 Zid (Atomic) MYTHIC | Evaluation in progress |
 Storrk (Resurreccion) PARADOX | Evaluation in progress |
S Tier DPS Units
| Unit | Pros & Cons |
|---|---|
 Ichuga (Vasto Lorde) SECRET | Pros: • Vizard's Surge makes him a sustainability powerhouse that will refuse to die. • Getshuga Bleed applies perma-Bleed on attacks, melting units in the process. • Insane DPS. Cons: • Lacks good AoE |
 Sun Jin Wu (Monarch) SECRET | Evaluation in progress |
 Igrus (Elite Knight) SECRET | Evaluation in progress |
A Tier DPS Units
| Unit | Pros & Cons |
|---|---|
 Brolu (Super) MYTHIC | Pros: • Brolu's Legendary Rage stacks and can quickly spiral out of control if maintained. • Excellent for melting down bosses. Cons: • Doesn't bring any utility to the table. |
 Kirrua (Goodspeed) MYTHIC | Pros: • The Godspeed passive can be maintained indefinitely, giving the unit a perma +35% bonus on attack damage and +20% Cooldown Reduction. • The Electric Surge passive makes Kirrua a CC powerhouse. • Can work as a great support unit as well. Cons: • Not as good base damage. |
 Sky (Enhanced) EXCLUSIVE | Evaluation in progress |
 Freezo (Full Power) MYTHIC | Evaluation in progress |
B Tier DPS Units
| Unit | Pros & Cons |
|---|---|
 Eryu (Antithesis) MYTHIC | Pros: • The Energy Manipulation passive has nice synergy with itself (a buff based on range that improves range and base damage). • The Antithesis passive makes Eryu a boss-destroying machine. Cons: • Long cooldown on Energy Manipulation. • Not as useful in non-boss fights. |
 Itochi (Eternal Flame) MYTHIC | Pros: • Tsukuyomi's Omen is basically permanent. • The Crow Escape passive can come in insanely clutch in tight situations and often prevents Itochi’s demise. Cons: • Itochi lacks any good wave-clearing. |
 Melio (Wrath) MYTHIC | Pros: • Cursed Flame is probably the best DoT skill in Anime Paradox right now. • The Demon Wrath is a nice "one final hurrah" passive. Cons: • The Demon Wrath is too situational. |
 Seth (One-Winged) EXCLUSIVE | Evaluation in progress |
D Tier DPS Units
| Unit | Pros & Cons |
|---|---|
 Megomun (Explosion) EXCLUSIVE | Pros: • Explosion Arcana is one of the best AoE spells in Anime Paradox, capable of clearing most regular mobs. • Phenomenal wave-clearing. • Solid Burn DoT damage. Cons: • Volatile Mana is a risky glass-cannon passive, not sure about the value of it because it comes right after she casts Explosion Arcana. |
 Ciel (SUPER) MYTHIC | Pros: • Solid overall passives that make him a reliable unit (Perfect Evolution stacks are relatively easy to get quickly and get Perfect Form online). Cons: • Kinda boring abilities, not suitable for late-game challenges. |
 Chae-In (Light) MYTHIC | Pros: • Her Speed of Light gives nice, reliable damage and CDR bonuses. Cons: • The weakest mythic unit in the game. |
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Best Support Units in Anime Paradox
In my opinion, support units have a much stronger role in Anime Paradox compared to other popular Roblox tower defense games, due to how the game works. You don’t have a traditional lane in Anime Paradox, with minions spawning at point A and walking toward point B down a single path. Instead, your base (which you defend) is located at the center of the map, and minions spawn in a circle around it. With that in mind, here’s my Anime Paradox support units tier list.
S+ Tier Support Units - META & OP
| UNIT | Pros & Cons |
|---|---|
 Sprintcart EPIC | Pros: • You know the drill already - if there’s an Anime Roblox tower defense game, there will be a version of Speedwagon as the go-to farm unit. You cannot play without him in any team comp. |
 Idol (Pop) MYTHIC | Pros: • The Hype Overdrive passive is by far the best support ability in the game, both in terms of sustainability and damage. Cons: • Encore on the EVO (Pop) version of the unit basically makes Hype Overdrive a permanent buff. |
 Oreheme MYTHIC | Evaluation in progress |
S Tier Support Units
| Unit | Pros & Cons |
|---|---|
 Shadow Vampire EXCLUSIVE | Evaluation in progress |
 Ulquiarro (Murcielago) MYTHIC | Pros: • Echoes of Emptiness is a phenomenal CC spell, applying Fear to all enemies on every 8th takedown. • High-Speed Regeneration is a much-needed self-healing ability on a support unit. Cons: • Low base damage. |
 Bulla LEGENDARY | Pros: • A nice farming unit alternative. |
A Tier Support Units
| Unit | Pros & Cons |
|---|---|
 Steel MYTHIC | Evaluation in progress |
 Asto (Devil) MYTHIC | Pros: • Anti-Magic Flow is the only anti-shield ability in the game. • Null Slash is the best debuffing ability in Anime Paradox. Cons: • Way too situational and reactive. It doesn’t provide any immediate support. • Good only as a niche tech unit to counter specific mobs. |
How to Unlock Units in Anime Paradox
Most of the units on this tier list are Mythic units that can be unlocked by pulling them from banners. However, some are Secret or exclusive units that can only be unlocked by completing specific tasks and challenges. Here’s how you can unlock every unit on this tier list:
- Igrus - Siege Shop Secret Unit
- Ichuga - Legend Stage Hollow Act 3 Secret
- Sun Jin Wu - Raid Act 3 Secret
- Zid - Banner Secret
- Storrk - Banner Paradox
- Sky - Battle Pass Level 25 Exclusive
- Seth - Battle Pass Level 50 Exclusive
- Shadow Vampire - AFK Chamber Exclusive
- Megomun - Early Access+ or AFK Chamber Exclusive
- Banner Mythic Units: Ciel, Asto, Steel, Kirrua, Ulquiarro, Oreheme, Idol, Chae-In, Eryu, Melio, Freezo, and Kirrua
Anime Paradox Tier List FAQ
In the release meta, the best unit is Zid (Atomic).
The best DPS unit is Coyote Starrk.
The best support unit is Idol (Pop).
The best farming unit is Sprintcart.
Yes, many of them, such as Sun Jin Wu, Igrus, and Ichuga, are unlocked simply by playing, and they are among the strongest units in the game currently.
And with that, my Anime Paradox Unit Tier List has come to an end. Thanks for reading. As always, keep in mind that the game has just been released, and there will be many balance updates and reworks. This means we’ll be making regular changes to the tier list as well, so make sure to bookmark this page to stay up to date with the Anime Paradox meta!
And if you enjoy Roblox Tower Defense games, make sure to check out my Universal Tower Defense Unit Tier List while you're here!
Nikola is a Senior Staff Writer at Pro Game Guides with over 13 years of experience in gaming journalism. He has been playing video games since his father bought him an NES and a Sega Mega Drive in the early 1990s. Over the years, he has mainly become a PC gamer with a love for narrative-driven RPGs, real-time strategy games, and psychological/survival horror titles. Still, he enjoys any game that’s worth his time.