ARX (Anime Rangers X) is not your standard tower defense game. Here, you summon units instead of placing down towers, and then they fight enemies for you. This adds a lot more complexity to the game, making unit choices that much more important. To help you with creating the perfect unit roster, here is our ultimate Anime Rangers X units tier list!
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In the tier list above, we ranked all units in Anime Rangers X from best to worst based on their overall power across all game modes (Story, Boss Mode, Events, etc.). Generally, higher-rarity (Secret > Mythic) and evolved units (Evo Mythic > Base Mythic) are the best. However, some units have cheap upgrades, utility, or something else going for them. We've covered all that in the analysis section below, so do check that out.
Anime Rangers X Units Tier List Ranking Factors
- DPS: SPA (attack cooldown), Damage, Ability Damage, and Ability SPA (ability cooldown) affect unit DPS. Having high DPS is important for fast stage clears and also for some bosses that can heal (Easter Bunny, etc.).
- Tankiness/Speed: Evade Rate, Skill Resistance, and HP make a ranger more tanky and a better frontline. Plus, the faster it is, the quicker it'll get into melee and start tanking.
- Utility/Passives: If a unit slows, stuns, burns, heals, or provides some other form of utility, it can be extremely helpful against some bosses/enemies.
- Spawn Cost: Spawn costs are extremely important, especially for tank units that die often; that's why you want them to be as low as possible. For one-placement units, though, placement costs aren't that important.
- Upgrade Cost: Until you max out your player stats (max money and money generation), some upgrades will be unattainable. Also, the quicker you can max out a unit, the sooner you'll start doing serious DPS.
- Ultimate Skills: Some units like Cursed Love, Solar Fist, and King Curses gain Ultimate Skills when max upgraded. You have to cast these skills manually, and they can massively help you with the stage clear.
- Element: Elements are especially important for Infinite Castle, Events, Raids, and other end-game content. With an elemental advantage, units will deal 2x damage. Check out the elements chart to see which elements counter which.
Anime Rangers X Tier List Breakdown
In the following section, you can find the explanations for the Anime Rangers X tier list above. Each unit's pros and cons are listed in the Ranking Explanation column. Use the search function on your browser to quickly find a unit you're interested in. Units are categorized by their tier, from best to worst.
META Tier
Meta tier mostly consists of Secret units, which, together with evo Mythic and Ranger units, are the best Anime Rangers X has to offer. All of the meta-tier units should be your top priority to get for the end game.
| Unit | Rarity/Element | Ranking Explanation | Best Traits |
|---|---|---|---|
 Crimson Owl | Ranger Dark | + The best DPS/nuke unit in Anime Rangers X + Excellent ability damage and other stats + Has an OP ultimate that can 1-shot bosses + Gains HP on takedowns and insane buffs when on low HP – Only 1 max placement | Sovereign |
 Shadowborne | Secret Moon | + One of the strongest nuke/tank units + High ability/ultimate damage and other stats + Every third ability usage hits all enemies on the map + Gains increased evasion with every kill – Worse nuke than Cursed Love and some other meta units | Sovereign |
 Blood Queen | Secret Sun | + One of the strongest DPS units + Gains Red Moon when using an ability or falling below 30% HP + Applies bleed during Red Moon + Excellent DPS and range – Only 1 max placement | Sovereign |
 Silver Reaper (OWL) | Secret Ice | + Gains increased damage with each kill + Can stun with its basic attacks + One of the best Secret units in the game – Only 1 max placement – Very long cooldowns | Sovereign |
 Black Reaper | Secret Dark | + Gains stat bonuses when on low HP and when using skills + Gains extra stats with Silver Reaper on the field + Excellent stats all around and 2 max placement – Not as OP as other meta Secret units | Sovereign Duplicator Capitalist |
 Fire Fist | Secret Fire | + One of the best all around units in the game + Cheap placement and upgrades + 3 max placement and very good stats + Applies 25% DMG burn for 4 ticks when hitting with his skill – Extremely hard to get | Duplicator Capitalist |
 Eclipse Sorcerer | Secret Dark | + One of the best DPS units in the game + Extremely good range and DPS + 2 max placement and cheap upgrades + Gains +5% DMG per kill up to 30% – No ultimate skill like some other OP units | Sovereign Duplicator Capitalist |
 Bunny (Full Moon) | Secret Lightning | + High DPS, HP, and other stats + One of the best support/DPS units in Anime Rangers X + Passive stuns enemies with a 20% chance when using a skill + Gains speed with each kill – Only 1 max placement – Extremely hard to get | Sovereign Capitalist |
 Cursed Love | Secret Dark | + The best nuke unit in Anime Rangers X + Insane range and DPS when maxed out + Broken Ultimate (can 1-shot most bosses) + Gains +10% Speed when using a skill (max +50%) – Only 1 max placement – Expensive upgrades | Sovereign |
 Solar Fist | Secret Sun | + Cheap placement and upgrades + One of the best DPS units + Very good DPS-related stats + 15% reduced Ability Cooldown after getting 10 takedowns – Only 1 max placement – Most other Secret DPSs are better | Sovereign |
 Shadow Knight | Secret Dark | + 4 max placement and cheap to upgrade + One of the best tanks in Anime Rangers X + Gains +30% Speed and +15% Max HP with SJW on the field – DPS is subpar compared to most other Secret units | Duplicator Capitalist Seraph |
 Feral Fang | Mythic Dark | + Meta rusher/tank unit + Has an amazing synergy with Shadowborne + Gains +40% DMG against first enemy hit + Insane movement speed + Solid stats and 3 max placement – Expensive placement | Duplicator Capitalist |
 Yuno | Mythic Ice | + One of the best support units in Anime Rangers X + 3 max placenet and fairly cheap upgrades + Freezes enemies when using her skill – Most other mythic units are better DPS-wise | Duplicator Capitalist |
S+ Tier
In the S+ tier, you'll find all the good evo and non-evo Mythic units. All of these can rival the DPS of Secret and higher-rarity units with good traits. However, they are usually suboptimal when it comes to clearing the hardest content in the least amount of time.
| Unit | Rarity/Element | Ranking Explanation | Best Traits |
|---|---|---|---|
 Umbrella Fang | Mythic Dark | + One of the best support units in Anime Rangers X + Applies a debuff that increases enemy damage taken by 20% – Having another DPS might just be better – Relatively expensive placement for a support | Capitalist |
 Stitchblade (Reaper) | Mythic Dark | + Very good stats all around + Applies bleed with its skills and attacks – Expensive to place and upgrade – Most other Mythic units are better DPSs | Sovereign Capitalist |
 Black Mask (Scorpion) | Mythic Dark | + One of the best Mythic DPS units + Gains increased damage when receiving attacks, up to 75% + Solid HP, Range, Damage, and other stats – Not as meta as some of the other Mythics | Sovereign Capitalist |
 Crow Ninja (Crow) | Mythic Fire | + Low ability cooldown and high damage + Very good range and other stats – Only 1 max placement – Expensive placement and upgrades – DPS is subpar compared to other evo Mythics | Sovereign |
 King of Shadows (Monarch) | Mythic Dark | + Has a passive that makes him spawn killed enemies as Shadows + Extremely high DPS from attacks + Has a synergy with King Ant and Shadow Knight – Only 1 max placement and expensive upgrades – The summon passive is useless against bosses | Sovereign |
 Legendary Saiyan (Super) | Mythic Lightning | + Very high HP and placement count (3) + Very good ability damage + Gains +1% Range per attack (Max +20%) – Expensive to place and upgrade – Cheaper Mythic/Secret units are better tanks | Duplicator Capitalist Seraph |
 Demon Slayer (Sun Breathing) | Mythic Fire | + 4 max placement and extremely cheap upgrades + Solid stats all around + One of the best tank units in Anime Rangers X + Gains invincibility with his Nuke Eternal ability – Low HP for an end-game tank | Duplicator Capitalist Seraph |
 Limitless Sorcerer | Mythic Moon | + Insane ability damage and AoE + Very good stats all around + Gains +20% Speed upon using a skill (max +60%) – Long ability cooldown – Only 1 max placement – Expensive placement and upgrades | Sovereign |
 Knight King (Chaos) | Mythic Sun | + Pretty good speed and ability DPS + Gains +100% Ability Damage after 10 takedowns – Most other Mythic/Secret units are better DPSs | Duplicator Capitalist Seraph |
 Legendary Saiyan | Mythic Lightning | + Very high HP and placement count (5) + Very good ability damage – Expensive to place and upgrade – Relatively bad for the early game | Duplicator Capitalist Seraph |
 King Curses | Mythic Dark | + 2 max placement and very good DPS + One of the best beginner Mythic units + Skills inflict 20% Bleed Damage over 5 ticks – Most other Mythic units outperform it in end-game content | Sovereign Capitalist |
 Molten Phantom | Mythic Fire | + One of the best non-evo Mythic units + 2 max placement and very high stats + Skills slow the strongest enemies on the map – Expensive placement and upgrades – Total DPS is subpar compared to meta DPSs | Sovereign Capitalist |
 Vampire Emperor (Vampire) | Mythic Ice | + 3 max placement + Very good stats all around + Skills have a 5% chance to Freeze enemies for 2 second – Low range and speed – Expensive to place and upgrade | Duplicator Capitalist Seraph |
S Tier
S tier is filled with all the average/below average Secret, Mythic, and evo Mythic units. Generally, you don't want to use any of these for end-game content. However, you can get them and use them for clearing the Story and other easy game modes.
| Unit | Rarity/Element | Ranking Explanation | Best Traits |
|---|---|---|---|
 Silver Reaper | Secret Ice | + Solid stats all around + Evolves into a meta Secret unit – Only 1 max placement – Not that good before you evolve it | Sovereign |
 Bunny | Secret Lightning | + Evolves into a meta unit + Cheap placement and upgrades – Only 1 max placement – Extremely hard to get – Not that OP before you get the evolution | Sovereign Capitalist |
 Voidmask | Mythic Aqua | + Has a chance to instantly kill weak enemies + High placement count – One of the worst Mythic units in Anime Rangers X – Expensive placement and upgrades | Capitalist |
 Black Mask (Painweaver) | Mythic Dark | + Evolves into an OP Mythic unit + Gains increased damage when receiving attacks – Expensive to place and upgrade – Most other Mythic units are better DPSs | Capitalist Sovereign Duplicator |
 Killer Candy | Mythic Moon | + Applies bleed with her skill + Okayish DPS and 2 placement count + Good range – Most other Mythic units are just better | Capitalist Sovereign Duplicator |
 String Demon | Mythic Dark | + Extremely good range and 3 max placement + Very good AoE DPS with her ability – Fairly expensive to max out – Most Secret and evo Mythics are better | Capitalist Duplicator |
 Crow Ninja | Mythic Fire | + Low ability cooldown and high damage + Very good range and other stats – Only 1 max placement – Expensive placement and upgrades – DPS is subpar compared to meta Mythic units | Sovereign |
 Green Tornado | Mythic Leaves | + 5 max placement and cheap upgrades + One of the best tank Mythic units – There are better end-game tanks | Duplicator Capitalist Seraph |
 King of Shadows | Mythic Dark | + High single-target DPS from attacks + Has a synergy with King Ant and Shadow Knight – Only 1 max placement – Expensive placement and upgrades | Sovereign |
 Knight King | Mythic Sun | + 5 max placement and extremely cheap upgrades + Good speed and other stats + Very good tank before you evolve her + Gains +50% Ability Damage after 10 takedowns – There are better Mythic tanks | Duplicator Capitalist Seraph |
 King Ant | Mythic Dark | + 4 max placement and cheap upgrades + Fairly good DPS and HP + Gains +20% Max HP and +20% DMG (20% chance) with SJW on the field – Extremely bad range and speed – One of the worst Mythic units | Duplicator Capitalist Seraph |
 Thunder Sword | Mythic Lightning | + One of the best tank non-evo Mythic units + Gains +5% Movement Speed per skill used (Max +40%) – Only 2 max placement – Extremely low range, DPS, and speed – One of the worst mythic units | Duplicator Capitalist Seraph |
 Limitless Sorcerer | Mythic Moon | + His evo is a really good DPS unit + Solid ability damage and AoE + Gains +10% Speed upon using a skill (max +40%) – Only 1 max placement – Expensive placement and upgrades – One of the worst non-evo Mythic units | Sovereign |
A Tier
In the A tier are all the worst Mythic units and all the best Legendary units. The Mythics will perform better than the Legendaries in most cases, though if you're just starting out and haven't maxed out your money generation, using Legendaries is by far better.
| Unit | Rarity/Element | Ranking Explanation | Best Traits |
|---|---|---|---|
 Fat Shadow | Mythic Leaves | + Solid placement count + Works well as a tank – Expensive placement for a tank – There are multiple better tanks | Duplicator Capitalist Seraph |
 One Arm Pirate | Mythic Dark | + 2 max placement and solid HP + Skills have a 15% chance to stun – Very low range and speed – One of the worst support Mythic units | Sovereign Duplicator Capitalist |
 Tank Top Hero | Mythic Dark | + 5 max placement and cheap upgrades + Pretty solid HP and tankiness + Gains +5% Damage per kill (Max +100%) – Very low speed and DPS – One of the worst Mythic units | Duplicator Capitalist Seraph |
 Cursed Fist | Mythic Dark | + Relatively cheap placement and good stats + Gains +10% DMG per kill (max +50%) – Still has a very bad stats/cost ratio – Very bad both as a tank and a DPS – The worst Mythic unit in Anime Rangers X | Duplicator Capitalist Seraph |
 Bunny Girl | Legendary Moon | + Heals nearby units whenever she uses her skill + Very good and cheap support unit – The heal is irrelevant against enemies that 1-shot | Duplicator Capitalist |
 Saiyan Warrior (Super) | Legendary Fire | + 3 max placement and fairly cheap upgrades + Very good stats all around + One of the best Legendary units in Anime Rangers X – Outperformed by all Mythic units | Don't Reroll |
 Otaku (Speed) | Legendary Fire | + Very good speed, DPS, and range + 4 max placement and fairly cheap upgrades – Relatively hard to get | Don't Reroll |
 Black Leg (Hellfire) | Legendary Fire | + 4 max placement and fairly cheap upgrades + One of the best Legendary units stats-wise – Relatively hard to get | Don't Reroll |
 Leaf Ninja (Sage) | Legendary Leaves | + 4 max placement and fairly cheap upgrades + Very good stats all around + One of the best Legendary units – Relatively hard to get | Don't Reroll |
 Eternal Avenger (Cursed) | Legendary Lightning | + One of the best Legendary units stats-wise + Very good range and ability DPS – Relatively hard to get – Only 3 max placement | Don't Reroll |
 Silent Sting | Legendary Leaves | + 4 max placement and fairly cheap upgrades + One of the best beginner Legendary units – Extremely low range and ability DPS | Don't Reroll |
 Porcoro (Dragon) | Legendary Lightning | + 5 max placement and fairly cheap upgrades + One of the best tank Legendary units – Relatively hard to get – Other evo Legendaries have better DPS | Don't Reroll |
 Cyborg (Ultimate) | Legendary Fire | + Extremely good range + 4 max placement and fairly cheap upgrades – Relatively hard to get | Don't Reroll |
B Tier
In the B tier are all the low-priority Legendary units. Generally, all of these are useless for anything but Story stages, with the exception of units that have Mythic evolutions, like Stitchblade and Black Mask.
| Unit | Rarity/Element | Ranking Explanation | Best Traits |
|---|---|---|---|
 Masked Pyre | Legendary Fire | + Solid speed makes it an okay tank – All other stats are really bad – One of the worst Legendary units | Don't Reroll |
 Crimson Butcher | Legendary Lightning | – One of the worst Legendary units in Anime Rangers X – All stats are really bad | Don't Reroll |
 Black Mask | Legendary Moon | + Can evolve into a pretty good unit + Okayish DPS and other stats – One of the worst Legendary units before you evolve it | Duplicator Capitalist Seraph |
 Stitchblade | Legendary Dark | + Can evolve into a pretty good unit + Okayish DPS and other stats – One of the worst Legendary units before you evolve it | Duplicator Capitalist Seraph |
 Tidal Tyrant (Infernal) | Legendary Fire | + Very good range + 4 max placement and cheap upgrades – Worse DPS compared to other evo Legendaries – Very little reason to evolve him | Don't Reroll |
 Vampire Emperor | Legendary Ice | + Very good stats for a non-evo Legendary + Good unit for clearing early Story stages + Has a really good evolution – Worse than most evo Legendaries | Don't Reroll |
 Otaku | Legendary Fire | + One of the best non-evo Legendary units + Very good speed and HP – Every other stat except for speed/HP is low | Don't Reroll |
 Shadow Reaver | Legendary Dark | + Good range and speed – Extremely bad DPS and HP – Worse than some Rare and Epic Units | Don't Reroll |
 Hawk Swordsman | Legendary Fire | + Okayish stats for a non-evo Legendary + Better than most Epic and Rare Units – One of the worst Legendary units | Don't Reroll |
 Docter Pirate | Legendary Aqua | + Insanely good range – All stats except for range are low – Worse than some Rare and Epic Units – One of the worst Legendary | Don't Reroll |
 Light Admiral | Legendary Lightning | – Very bad stats all around – Worse than some Rare and Epic Units – One of the worst Legendary units | Don't Reroll |
 Thunder God | Legendary Lightning | – Very bad stats all around – Worse than some Rare and Epic Units – The worst Legendary unit in Anime Rangers X | Don't Reroll |
C Tier
In the C tier are all Epic units, which can be good as meat shields because of their low costs. However, just a few Story stages in, and you'll realize they don't deal damage at all. So, switch them out for some better units ASAP.
| Unit | Rarity/Element | Ranking Explanation | Best Traits |
|---|---|---|---|
 Iron Inquisitor | Epic Moon | + Solid HP – Very bad DPS and all most other stats – One of the worst Epic units | Don't Reroll |
 Cyborg | Epic Fire | + Very good stats all around + One of the best Epic units – Can't compete with Legendary units | Don't Reroll |
 Hero on Wheels | Epic Leaves | + Extremely good speed and max placement + Can work as a meat shield + Insanely cheap to spawn + The best epic unit in Anime Rangers X – Very low HP | Don't Reroll |
 Sand Ninja | Epic Leaves | + Very good speed + Can work as a meat shield – Bad DPS and other stats – 15-second spawn cooldown | Don't Reroll |
 Killer | Epic Lightning | + Good speed + Can work as a meat shield – Bad DPS and other stats | Don't Reroll |
 Speed Ninja | Epic Leaves | + Good speed + Can work as a meat shield – Bad DPS and other stats | Don't Reroll |
 Demon Slayer | Epic Fire | + Has a meta tank evolution + Okayish speed – Not that good in its Epic form | Don't Reroll |
 Porcoro | Epic Lightning | + Has an evolution that is solid – Very bad stats in general – One of the worst Epic units | Don't Reroll |
 Eternal Avenger | Epic Lightning | + Has an evolution + Okayish ability DPS – Very bad stats in general – One of the worst Epic units | Don't Reroll |
 Turtle Master | Epic Fire | + Relatively tanky – Very bad stats except for HP – One of the worst Epic units | Don't Reroll |
 Tidal Tyrant | Epic Fire | + Relatively tanky + Has an evolution – Very bad stats except for HP – The worst epic unit in Anime Rangers X | Don't Reroll |
D Tier
In the D tier, we put all the Rare units as they are the worst Anime Rangers X has to offer. There are a few, like Leaf Ninja, that have good speed and can be used as meat shields. Otherwise, they are pretty useless.
| Unit | Rarity/Element | Ranking Explanation | Best Traits |
|---|---|---|---|
 Leaf Ninja | Rare Leaves | + The best Rare unit in Anime Rangers X + Good DPS and insane speed – Very low HP | Don't Reroll |
 Demon Sister | Rare Fire | + Good speed + Solid DPS for a Rare unit – Extremely bad other stats | Don't Reroll |
 Sunshine | Rare Sun | + Okayish speed + Solid DPS for a Rare unit – Extremely bad other stats | Don't Reroll |
 Pink Ninja | Rare Leaves | + Good speed – Extremely bad other stats | Don't Reroll |
 Chao | Rare Leaves | + Good speed – Extremely bad other stats | Don't Reroll |
 Pirate Hunter | Rare Lightning | + Okayish speed – Extremely bad other stats | Don't Reroll |
 Hepburn | Rare Ice | + Extremely cheap + Okayish speed – Extremely bad other stats | Don't Reroll |
 Sniper King | Rare Aqua | + Extremely long range – The worst DPS out of all units in the game – One of the worst units in the game | Don't Reroll |
 Black Leg | Rare Fire | – Extremely bad stats – One of the worst units in the game | Don't Reroll |
 Rubber Pirate | Rare Aqua | – Extremely bad stats all around – One of the worst units in the game | Don't Reroll |
 Prince | Rare Aqua | – Extremely bad stats all around – One of the worst units in the game | Don't Reroll |
 Saiyan Warrior | Rare Fire | + Extremely cheap – Extremely bad stats all around – The worst unit in Anime Rangers X | Don't Reroll |
Anime Rangers X Tier List FAQ
What Are the Best Secret Units in Anime Rangers X?
The best secret units in ARX are Crimson Owl, Shadowborne, Blood Queen, Fire Fist, Solar Fist, Bunny (Full Moon), Cursed Love, and Eclipse Sorcerer.
What Are the Best Mythic Units in Anime Rangers X?
The best mythic units in ARX are Knight King (Chaos), Yuno, Feral Fang, King of Shadows (Monarch), Legendary Saiyan (Super), and Demon Slayer (Sun Breathing).
What Are the Best Early Game (Rare, Epic, Legendary) Units in Anime Rangers X?
Best Legendary Units: Bunny Girl, Saiyan Warrior (Super), Otaku (Speed), and Silent Sting.
Best Epic Units: Hero on Wheels, Cyborg, and Porcoro.
Best Rare Units: Leaf Ninja, Demon Sister, and Pink Ninja.
Can You Equip More Than One of the Same Unit in Anime Rangers X?
No, you can't equip more than one of the same unit in Anime Rangers X.
How to Get Secret Units in Anime Rangers X?
You can get secret units from Summons, AFK World, Ranger Stages, Boss and other events. The newest secret unit in ARX is Bunny, which you can get by opening Egg Capsules during the Easter Event Secret units are mostly the strongest and most expensive the game has to offer.
And that does it for our Anime Rangers X (ARX) tier list. Now that you know which units are best, go ahead and redeem all the active ARX codes and start summoning all those OP units! Also, to learn which traits are best and what they do, check out our Anime Rangers X traits guide on the ARX hub here on PGG.
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