Anime Squadron Tier List [UPD 3.5] – Best Update 3.5 Units

Updated on August 24, 2026: Anime Squadron Update 3.5 is now live! Anime Squadron UPD 3.5 has introduced 5 new units - Asto (Devil), Asto (Black), Yomi (Darkness), Yano (Spirit Dive), and Potry (Licht). Check out our UPD 3.5 Anime Squadron Tier List to see how we rank them!

Building the best Anime Squadron team isn’t simply a matter of collecting the rarest units. Attack speed, total deployment damage, upgrade costs, survivability, crowd control, team buffs, enemy debuffs, and passive scaling can all determine whether a unit is genuinely meta or merely impressive on paper. This Anime Squadron units tier list ranks every relevant final-form unit according to its practical value across the game’s most important modes.

⇓ META-DEFINING UNITS ⇓

S

Diro (The World)

DPSControl

Sakuna (Curse)

DPSExecute

Yuto (Curse Spirit)

DPSSupportTank

Goju (Six Eyes)

DPSTank

Rizzuto (Six Path)

DPSTankSupport

3B (YaRHa)

SupportDPS

Nazaka (Berserk)

SupportHealer

Tsanada (Hakage)

SupportHealerControl

Fastwagon

Economy

Asto (Black)

DPSControlBoss

⇓ EXCELLENT UNITS ⇓

A

Jotoro (Platinum)

DPSBoss

Madora (Six Path)

DPSDoTLeader

Mighty Guy (8th Gate)

DPSControl

Potry (Licht)

DPSBoss

Rogna (Ice Dragon)

ControlSupport

Meto (One Eyed)

SupportBoss

Kagaya (Resurrected)

SupportDPS

Kashima (God of Lightning)

TankSupportControl

Jaseph (Old)

SupportControl

Avdal (Hell To You)

TankSupportDoT

Bralu (Legendary)

DPSTankLeader

Akoza (Demon)

DPSBossTank

Kan (Ghoul)

DPSDoTBoss

Gometa (Blue)

DPSBossLeader

Gometa (SSJ4)

DPSTankLeader

Saske (Susanoo)

DPSDoTTank

Puppeteer (Transcendent)

TankDPS

Yomi (Darkness)

DPSBoss

Baras (Meteoric Burst)

DPSBoss

Berserker (Enraged)

DPSDoTTank

Woo (Shadow)

DPSSpeedTank

Yano (Spirit Dive)

TankDPS

Maaki (Soul Katana)

TankSpeed

⇓ GOOD / SITUATIONAL UNITS ⇓

B

Hokari (Jackpot)

EconomySpeed

Rangaku (Demon)

DPSDoTAoE

Tanjaro (Sun Breathing)

DPSExecute

Freezer (Golden)

DPSControlSummon

Garu (Half Monster)

DPSTankSupport

Skeleton Knight (Resonance)

TankSupport

Falcon (Dark)

EconomyDPSSupport

Shinks (Emperor)

SupportControl

Beby (Super)

SupportTank

Vargil

SupportControlDPS

Shanron (Omega)

ControlDPSTank

Rudaus

SupportControl

Kan (Investigator)

TankDPS

Karashi (Sharingan)

SpeedDPS

Android (Super)

ControlDPS

Shield Hero

TankSupport

Caska (Resilience)

DPSSupport

Dente

DPSDoT

⇓ OUTCLASSED / LEGACY UNITS ⇓

C

Madora (Gunbai)

DPSDoTLegacy

Rizzuto (Sage)

DPSSupportLegacy

Goki (SSJ4 Full Power)

DPSProgression

Vegata (SSJ4 Full Power)

DPSProgression

Big Beard (Father)

TankDPS

Mamosa

HealerSupport

Zemitsu

DPSSpeed

Ramuru

DPSTank

Zaro

DPSDoT

Choi

DPSDoT

Igras

DPSTank

Shin

DPSDoT

Tranks

DPS

⇓ STARTER-ONLY UNITS ⇓

D

Michigo

DPS

Asto

Tank

Goki (Base)

DPSProgressionLegacy

Mab

DPS

Muffy

Tank

How We Rank Anime Squadron Units for the Tier List?

Our Anime Squadron tier list looks at how useful each unit is across the game as a whole, not just how high its raw damage numbers can go in ideal conditions. We compare units based on their DPS, survivability, utility, crowd control, boss performance, farming value, team support, scaling, and consistency, while also considering how much setup they need to reach their full potential.

Units with strong self-scaling, cooldown reduction, damage amplification, healing, control, economy, or team-wide buffs naturally rank higher because they contribute more than simple damage. We also pay close attention to how reliably a unit performs against difficult enemies and Gimmicks, including Dodge, Regeneration, shields, debuffs, crowd control, and other mechanics that can completely change the value of a kit.

Placement also reflects investment and opportunity cost. A unit can have an incredible ceiling but rank lower if it needs a very specific team, long ramp-up time, multiple copies, expensive upgrades, or favorable stages to work properly. Conversely, flexible units that perform well immediately and fit into many different teams receive extra credit.

Finally, we reassess older units whenever new Anime Squadron updates introduce stronger alternatives, new synergies, or mechanics that change the meta.

Related: Anime Squadron Discord, Trello & Wiki Links

Anime Squadron Units Tier List (Update 3.5)

The rankings below primarily consider realistic DPS, passive and ability uptime, placement potential, cost efficiency, support value, team synergy, and endgame performance. S-tier units are major pieces of the current meta, while A-tier characters remain excellent investments with more noticeable limitations. Units in the lower tiers can still work during progression or in specialized compositions, but they are generally outperformed by stronger alternatives.

S

Meta-defining units

Optimal-team pieces with elite output, amplification, sustain or economy.

Unit	Evaluation
Diro (The World) S Tier DPSControl Top priority	Still one of the cleanest current carries: Deceleration cuts enemy attack/ability tempo while ten permanent Acceleration stacks halve both of Diro’s cooldowns. Add Stolen Time’s +50% attack ceiling and self-heal, and he reaches roughly 3× basic throughput before abilities - without sacrificing team utility. Best use: DPS, Control.
Sakuna (Curse) S Tier DPSExecute Top priority	At 20 Overwhelm, +100% damage and -60% cooldown work out to roughly 5× core DPS, and Dismantle executes normal enemies below 20%. He needs nearby bodies to avoid direct targeting and refuses outside heals/buffs, but those buffs become Overwhelm, so a planned team ramps him frighteningly fast. Best use: DPS, Execute.
Yuto (Curse Spirit) S Tier DPSSupportTank Top priority	Copy Technique turns the strongest ally into Yuto’s damage stat, so his value rises with every future carry. At ten allies its five-second window averages roughly 16.7–25% of that carry’s sustained DPS depending on live stacking order. Delayed Onset also gives an 18-stud, five-second anti-death buffer, making him much more than a damage clone.
Asto (Black) S Tier DPSBossControl Top anti-gimmick priority	Anti-Magic suppresses Regenerate, Confusion, Hexer, Summoner and Dodger on Asto’s target for eight seconds every 30 seconds, and the charge is held until he finds a target. Relentless gains +2% DMG every second, then doubles the stored bonus during Anti-Magic before resetting; a normal 30-second ramp reaches +60% stored and turns into +120% for the burst window. Demon-Slayer Sword adds another +60% DMG per suppressed Gimmick, up to +180%, giving Asto a huge ceiling against gimmick-heavy bosses while leaving him noticeably less explosive against clean targets. Best trait: Superior > Cloner. Best use: DPS, Boss, Control.
Goju (Six Eyes) S Tier DPSTank Top priority	Full Curse can build enormous Corruption by redirecting damage through nearby allies, while Red mode adds damage and Blue mode makes the health tax safer. Hollow Purple is a 700% front-line nuke. He is less plug-and-play than Diro, but a supported Goju has one of the roster’s highest practical boss ceilings.
Rizzuto (Six Path) S Tier DPSTankSupport Best first endgame build	The best all-round investment. Sage Charges give Rizzuto +50% personal damage before the +30% Nature aura, clones gain +100% damage and join United Assault follow-ups, and the kit supplies healing, range and Defense. No other unit combines meta damage, frontline stability and team support this cleanly.
3B (YaRHa) S Tier SupportDPS Top support priority	A universal -30% Defense target is already endgame-worthy. Weak Spot then turns that cap into +45% personal damage. Because every percentage point stripped removes one second from every 3B ability timer (floor five seconds), multiple copies create one of the strongest debuff-and-ultimate loops in the game.
Nazaka (Berserk) S Tier SupportHealer Top support priority	The safest general sustain slot: frequent debuff cleanse, fallback healing when there is nothing to cleanse, up to -20% enemy Accuracy, and a once-per-copy emergency heal plus Dodge buff. Tsanada has flashier hybrid output, but Nazaka prevents more bad runs with less setup. Best use: Support, Healer.
Tsanada (Hakage) S Tier SupportHealerControl Top hybrid support priority	Before Hundred Healings, every third hit stuns. During its 15-second window, every second hit stuns, abilities gain +50% damage, and attacks heal every ally in range for 15% of her damage. Medical Jutsu also revives one ally per Tsanada with 20% HP and three seconds of immunity, giving her one of the most complete control/sustain packages in the roster. Best trait: Superior > Cloner.
Fastwagon S Tier Economy Mandatory for progression	Zero DPS, yet still meta-defining: +20% Yen generation while alive, another +4% per upgrade, and 500 Yen on death accelerate every expensive carry. Falcon and Hokari have higher-variance economy, but Fastwagon pays immediately and does not need kills, marks or intentional cycling. Best use: Economy.

A

Excellent units

Endgame-worthy, but slower, narrower or outperformed in a direct role comparison.

Unit	Evaluation
Yomi (Darkness) A Tier DPSBoss Excellent delayed boss burst	Dark Cloak stores Yomi’s damage on one target for 12 seconds, then detonates for 150% of everything stored; if that target dies before the burst, the stored damage is lost. Dimension Slash adds three percentage points to the burst multiplier for every 1% DMG Reduction Yomi gets from Defense, so 30% reduction turns the 150% burst into 240%. Defense is read when the Cloak detonates, letting gear and timed Defense buffs raise his boss ceiling, but the 12-second delay makes him inefficient against weak waves and frequent target swaps. Best trait: Superior > Cloner. Best use: DPS, Boss.
Potry (Licht) A Tier DPSBoss Excellent long-map carry	Light Magic ignores normal Range, locks onto the farthest valid enemy on Potry’s lane anywhere on the map and lets him keep firing from the back instead of walking into range. Radiant Blade adds +0.3% DMG per stud to the target, capping at +50% at roughly 166 studs; the distance is recalculated every hit and the bonus also applies to his Ability. His near-perfect attack uptime is excellent on long maps, but forced farthest-target selection and split-lane restrictions make him less universal than the S-tier carries. Best trait: Superior > Cloner; Lethal is the cleaner non-premium DPS fallback. Best use: DPS, Boss.
Yano (Spirit Dive) A Tier TankDPS Excellent reactive frontliner	Wind Cloak gives 40% Dodge, and every successful dodge reflects the attack for 125% of Yano’s DMG; it also works against Ability hits. Each reflected hit cuts his Ability CD by 0.5 seconds, stacking four times for -2 seconds with a hard two-second cooldown floor. The offense and defense feed each other when Yano is actively tanking, but high-Accuracy enemies or stages that rarely target him shut down a large part of the engine. Best trait: Superior; Rebirth or Cloner are excellent frontline alternatives. Best use: Tank, DPS.
Jotoro (Platinum) A Tier DPSBoss Excellent, high investment	Crits reduce cooldown to -40%, after -30% every third hit doubles, and Buildup continuously adds Crit Chance on one target. That is about 2.22× attack throughput before crit damage. The catch is boss dependence and Platinum Soul’s brutal 6,000-kill grind to reach its permanent +40% Crit DMG cap.
Madora (Six Path) A Tier DPSDoTLeader Excellent long-mode carry	Burn, meteors and 30% True Damage make Madora unusually good into armored waves. Chakra Overflow gives -20% CD, +200% Burn and triple meteor frequency for 15 seconds. Meteor Crash adds a 700% ultimate. Newer carries beat his setup speed, but Shinobi/Curse leader buffs keep him highly relevant.
Mighty Guy (8th Gate) A Tier DPSControl Excellent in long modes	Eight Gates produces -40% CD, +80% Ability DMG, 32% True Damage and a 50% follow-up on every hit. Youthful Vigor can push total CD reduction to -65%. That is enormous late throughput, but Gate ramp and the post-Gate-8 2% HP drain make him less consistent in short raids.
Rogna (Ice Dragon) A Tier ControlSupport Excellent boss control	Freeze locks movement and attacks for ten hits, stores damage, and makes every hit deal +25%. With five Rognas that becomes a 15-hit window plus +40% team Crit DMG, while all Rognas gain -50% CD and perfect Accuracy. Freeze immunity is the meaningful limitation.
Meto (One Eyed) A Tier SupportBoss Excellent boss debuffer	At 30 Analyzed, a boss takes +15% damage, loses 22.5% Defense and grants the team +15% Crit Chance. Five Hunted stacks add 37.5% elemental-resistance penetration and +50% personal Meto damage. Slow ramp and single-target focus keep this below 3B overall.
Kagaya (Resurrected) A Tier SupportDPS Excellent, comp-dependent	At eight unique statuses and five elements, Kagaya personally reaches +80% damage, +40% ability damage, +25% Crit Chance and +50% Crit DMG. The team receives a large fraction of all four. Those numbers are S-tier, but dedicating the loadout to six statuses and five elements is a real opportunity cost.
Kashima (God of Lightning) A Tier TankSupportControl Excellent when frontline	Ten incoming hits trigger a three-second area stun and 150% burst. The following Conductor state gives +50% Defense and makes Kashima’s targets Electrified, causing all units to deal +20% damage. Static Redirect adds up to 27% damage per hit. He falls off when enemies refuse to target him.
Jaseph (Old) A Tier SupportControl Excellent defensive support	Ten in-range kills permanently give every current and future ally +15% Accuracy and every enemy -15% Accuracy. Hamon Conductor also strips one enemy’s Dodge completely for three seconds, then can grant an ally 50–75% Dodge. Less raw amplification than 3B or Meto, but superb against evasive content.
Maaki (Soul Katana) A Tier TankSpeed Excellent specialist tank	Complete immunity to Stun, Freeze, Slow and every debuff makes Maaki one of the safest specialist frontliners on control-heavy endgame stages. Death stacking can reach +100% movement and +50% Dodge for every Maaki; the ten-death ramp and low team offense keep her below S, but her defensive reliability now belongs in A. Best trait: Superior; Rebirth or Cloner are excellent tank alternatives. Best use: Tank, Speed.
Avdal (Hell To You) A Tier TankSupportDoT Excellent in Burn teams	Burn heals Avdal instead of damaging him, he deals +35% to Burning targets, and every additional Burning enemy can protect a nearby ally with +15% Defense plus 20% damage redirection. Outstanding frontline compression in a Burn shell. Merely good when the stage or team cannot keep Burn spread.
Bralu (Legendary) A Tier DPSTankLeader Excellent accessible carry	Thirty Rage gives +30% damage, +15% attack/ability speed and +30% Thorns. The first attacker also takes +30% from Bralu. Rage can be accelerated by damage taken, and the eventual CC/debuff immunity suits frontline play. His +30% Antagonist/+10% Nature leader skill remains valuable despite newer carries.
Akoza (Demon) A Tier DPSBossTank Excellent shield killer	Ten Battle Excitement stacks mean +100% damage and +50% attack speed (about 3× direct output) plus Poison, enemy damage reduction and a respawn. Weak Point doubles Poison against shields, so Akoza still owns a clear raid niche even though Diro and Sakuna are better universal carries. Best use: DPS, Boss, Tank.
Kan (Ghoul) A Tier DPSDoTBoss Excellent after ramp	Bleed Frenzy can reach -45% CD and +30% Bleed, Devour adds another +20% Bleed, and Sacrifice supplies +50% damage, or +100% with Cloner/Rebirth. The ceiling is real, but shared Prey forces every Kan to tunnel one target and the ramp asks for Bleed kills plus intentional Kan deaths. Best use: DPS, DoT, Boss.
Gometa (Blue) A Tier DPSBossLeader Excellent boss/flying carry	Alternating Expose/Crit and Burn/Vulnerable attacks feed a shared same-target combo: healing at five, repeated abilities at ten, Dodge at 15 and more Burn capacity at 20. Kill-based speed scaling is slow, but 500% Meteor Explosion and +30% Dragon/+10% Water leader buffs preserve endgame value. Best use: DPS, Boss, Leader.
Gometa (SSJ4) A Tier DPSTankLeader Excellent account investment	No longer the automatic best carry, but still one of the strongest account-wide investments: dependable self-scaling, endgame sustain and a +30% Protagonist/+10% Divine leader skill. Newer ceilings are higher, yet Gometa remains easier to slot and more forgiving than many condition-heavy secrets. Best use: DPS, Tank, Leader.
Saske (Susanoo) A Tier DPSDoTTank Excellent DoT specialist	Every fifth hit is a guaranteed, unavoidable Crit. Every Crit applies 80% Black Flames over four seconds and cuts regeneration by 75%. Active allied Burn and Bleed can raise the DoT by another 40%, while War Armor adds +25% damage and ability damage after Upgrade 4.
Puppeteer (Transcendent) A Tier TankDPS Excellent pure frontliner	Reliable regen, a low-HP damage state, Confusion every fifth hit and kill-stacked Overhealth still make Puppeteer extremely hard to remove. At 50% Overhealth, the one-use ultimate can trade it for a 75% damage burst. Rizzuto now offers more total value, but Puppeteer is simpler and sturdier.
Baras (Meteoric Burst) A Tier DPSBoss Excellent boss specialist	Permanent Crit Chance on the highest-HP Challenger plus every-second-hit Crit DMG and cooldown scaling gives Baras excellent single-target momentum. His death hit applies +30% Crit DMG taken for all Baras, and self-revive behavior keeps pressure up. Crowd clear and target switching are weaker.
Berserker (Enraged) A Tier DPSDoTTank Excellent low-HP carry	Every 1% missing HP adds 0.5% damage, so 70% missing means +35%, then -20% CD arrives below 30%. Every attack also adds Bleed. Refusal and temporary-HP recovery make the low-health plan playable. Strong, but the risk and ramp are less rewarding than current S-tier engines.
Woo (Shadow) A Tier DPSSpeedTank Excellent speed farmer	Fast movement, summons, short AoE cooldowns and four seconds of 50% Dodge after abilities keep Woo exceptional for repeat farming and evasive tanking. His raw boss ceiling now trails the newer dedicated carries, which is the only reason this former meta staple sits in A. Best use: DPS, Speed, Tank.

B

Good / situational

Strong specialists and progression keepers that need the right mode or shell.

Unit	Evaluation
Hokari (Jackpot) B Tier EconomySpeed Good gimmick economy	A successful 20-second Jackpot pays +300% kill Yen and instantly marks again. five wins also push each Hokari’s death payout from 250 to 1,000 Yen before a possible 2× Gamble. Strong in farm routes, but the HP penalty, death cycling and target timer are much less reliable than Fastwagon.
Rangaku (Demon) B Tier DPSDoTAoE Good Burn-team burst	Blaze stores damage until ten stacks, then explodes for 100% and spreads three Burns to nearby enemies with +30% Burn damage taken. After four shared triggers, every second hit adds an extra Blaze. Excellent AoE conversion in a Burn shell. Mediocre before the chain starts.
Tanjaro (Sun Breathing) B Tier DPSExecute Good with Nazaka	Below 50% enemy HP he gains +30% damage. Below 25%, another +20% attack speed, while every fifth attack is True Damage plus Burn. Nazaka in the loadout adds +15% speed and damage. Solid finisher, but Sakuna executes earlier and scales much harder.
Freezer (Golden) B Tier DPSControlSummon Good wave specialist	Normal enemies become up to four allied summons, four summons create a 200% Death Zone, and their deaths explode for 100% each. The engine is excellent when fodder feeds it and can enable a self-revive. It is unreliable on boss-only content or waves that deny kills.
Garu (Half Monster) B Tier DPSTankSupport Good status hybrid	Garu survives a lethal hit, converts Stuns into ally Defense and marks enemies for stronger, longer Corruption. His ability gains +15% per status (or +20% while Marked) so diverse status teams unlock real burst. The setup is heavier and payoff smaller than Kagaya or current boss supports.
Skeleton Knight (Resonance) B Tier TankSupport Good carry protector	Linking a main carry into a shared effective HP plan and damage reduction remains valuable in punishing raids, and retaliation based on damage taken prevents a dead slot. Rizzuto, Avdal and Yuto now preserve allies while contributing more offense or utility. Best use: Tank, Support.
Falcon (Dark) B Tier EconomyDPSSupport Good farm flex	All kill Yen rises 30%, Falcon kills pay another 50%, and normal enemies can be executed below 10–20%. He also grants nearby debuff resistance. Great when the lane produces kills. Fastwagon is cheaper, automatic and currently the better dedicated economy slot.
Shinks (Emperor) B Tier SupportControl Good low-investment support	A simple aura cuts enemy damage by 15% and Dodge by 10%, improving team hit rate and survivability with almost no setup. Cloner expands coverage. 3B, Jaseph, Meto and newer support packages simply supply larger late-game swings.
Beby (Super) B Tier SupportTank Good compact buffer	Five allies in range produce a straightforward +10% damage aura, with extra defensive relevance in Dragon-heavy teams. Useful and easy to understand, but Kagaya’s optimized team buff and dedicated debuffers now outperform the one-slot gain. Best use: Support, Tank.
Vargil B Tier SupportControlDPS Good boss flex	A stun paired with roughly 20% increased damage taken gives Vargil a useful boss window even without his partner. Dente unlocks the stronger Devilish Combo package, but spending two roster slots makes the duo difficult to justify over modern supports. Best use: Support, Control, DPS.
Shanron (Omega) B Tier ControlDPSTank Good versatile flex	Multiple modes let Shanron cover damage, tanking and utility, with Ice slowing enemies and Wet enabling Spark damage. Versatility keeps him usable, but none of his modes now matches a dedicated U2–3 specialist. Best use: Control, DPS, Tank.
Rudaus B Tier SupportControl Good cheap cooldown support	A low-cost -5% Ability CD aura is universally helpful, while Rudaus himself gets -15%. That remains useful when a roster lacks premium support, but it is multiplicative, small and ability-only, far below Diro, 3B or Rogna’s tempo swings. Best use: Support, Control.
Kan (Investigator) B Tier TankDPS Good alternate Kan form	Relentless Attack converts ability use into healing and up to 25% Overhealth. At cap, Immovable Will adds +12.5% Dodge, +25% damage and doubles the heal to 10% per ability. A legitimate defensive specialization, though evolving to Ghoul is better for damage.
Karashi (Sharingan) B Tier SpeedDPS Good resource farmer	High movement and Battle Memory’s element-kill stacking make Karashi a practical fast-clear unit long after his raw DPS becomes ordinary. Woo is the premium version, but Karashi is easier to obtain and still pays back investment through faster repeat farming. Best use: Speed, DPS.
Android (Super) B Tier ControlDPS Good stun filler	Reliable crowd control and respectable midgame damage make Android a safe bridge into harder modes. Rogna, Kashima and Tsanada provide stronger control packages with better damage, healing or amplification, so late investment has limited return. Best use: Control, DPS.
Shield Hero B Tier TankSupport Good progression tank	Damage redirection and scaling durability still protect fragile carries through story and early raids. Once Rizzuto, Puppeteer, Avdal, Maaki or Yano is built, Shield Hero’s low offensive contribution becomes hard to defend. Best use: Tank, Support.
Caska (Resilience) B Tier DPSSupport Good synergy pick	Landing the first hit can triple her damage, and Berserker or Falcon adds +40% against enemies above 60% HP. She also supports that shell. Strong opening pressure in the intended comp, but target ownership and two specific teammates make her inconsistent elsewhere.
Dente B Tier DPSDoT Good only with Vargil	Burn pressure and the Vargil combo can still produce respectable boss damage. Alone, Dente loses the direct comparison to Madora, Rangaku and Saske. Together, the pair pays a two-slot tax that modern one-card engines do not.

C

Outclassed / legacy

Functional for progression, fusion paths or a narrow niche; poor long-term reroll targets.

Unit	Evaluation
Madora (Gunbai) C Tier DPSDoTLegacy Evolve if possible	The original Burn/meteor kit still works, but Six Path directly upgrades the same plan with True Damage, stronger meteor scaling and a 700% ultimate. Keep a spare only if account constraints prevent the final evolution. Best use: DPS, DoT, Legacy.
Rizzuto (Sage) C Tier DPSSupportLegacy Evolve if possible	Ten Nature Charges give +100% personal damage plus a +30% damage/+15% Defense team aura. Those numbers remain useful in progression, but Six Path adds clones, healing, follow-ups and better support on top of the same charge identity. Best use: DPS, Support, Legacy.
Goki (SSJ4 Full Power) C Tier DPSProgression Build for Gometa	Below half HP, +25% damage and ability damage plus lifesteal give decent midgame staying power. Full Power also seals enemy abilities. Combat value is now modest, but the form is essential to the Gometa path, which makes the investment worthwhile.
Vegata (SSJ4 Full Power) C Tier DPSProgression Build for Gometa	A serviceable midgame sub-DPS whose solo-position condition improves damage and Accuracy. Goki is slightly better in combat, but Vegata’s main value is also progression: the fully awakened pair is required for Gometa. Best use: DPS, Progression.
Big Beard (Father) C Tier TankDPS Short-term tank only	Missing HP converts to up to +20% Defense, with an extra low-health stat bump and a large global ultimate in newer builds. The unit is expensive, slow and overshadowed by tanks that also heal, buff, clone or redirect damage more effectively. Best use: Tank, DPS.
Mamosa C Tier HealerSupport Early support only	Nearby allies regenerate 5% of Mamosa’s max HP each second, which is genuinely useful early. Fixed aura healing cannot keep pace with endgame burst, cleansing, immunity or revival, so Nazaka and Tsanada replace her completely. Best use: Healer, Support.
Zemitsu C Tier DPSSpeed Early clear only	Sleep Mode periodically gives +20% damage and -10% attack/ability cooldown for 15 seconds. That is solid starter tempo, but the random 20–30 second trigger and low base ceiling make further investment poor. Best use: DPS, Speed.
Ramuru C Tier DPSTank Replace quickly	Kills can convert absorbed HP into up to 100 extra damage, giving Ramuru a visible early progression loop. The fixed cap is tiny next to percentage scaling, and stronger units deny the kills needed to ramp him. Best use: DPS, Tank.
Zaro C Tier DPSDoT Replace after story	A 50% ability Bleed cuts regeneration by 75%, and a kill can reset the ability on a 25-second internal cooldown. Useful against early regen enemies, but every serious Bleed unit scales faster and far higher. Best use: DPS, DoT.
Choi C Tier DPSDoT Niche Fire filler	Fire allies can grant up to +50% damage and +100% Burn damage, while Choi’s ability applies a 30% Burn. The ceiling needs ten nearby Fire allies and still loses badly to Rangaku/Madora Burn cores. Best use: DPS, DoT.
Igras C Tier DPSTank Starter filler	The first ability after entering combat deals double damage and heals 5% max HP. Both effects help a cheap lane pusher, but neither scales into bosses or crowded endgame waves. Best use: DPS, Tank.
Shin C Tier DPSDoT Starter Burn filler	Ability Burn starts at 30%, and ten casts add +100% Burn damage. The ramp is too slow for the underlying Legendary stats, making Shin a temporary bridge rather than an endgame DoT investment. Best use: DPS, DoT.
Tranks C Tier DPS Starter filler	Usable basic damage and a favorable early cost curve are the whole case. No current scaling, control or team utility lets Tranks compete once evolved Mythics and Secrets enter the roster. Best use: DPS.

D

Starter-only

Base forms and low-ceiling units that should not receive scarce resources.

Unit	Evaluation
Michigo D Tier DPS Do not invest	Dropping below half HP grants only +15% damage and +20% speed. The unit has to become fragile for a buff smaller than modern passives receive for free. Best use: DPS.
Asto D Tier Tank Do not invest	Taking 25% less ability damage is a narrow defensive perk on starter stats. It neither protects allies nor creates meaningful output, so almost any proper tank is a strict upgrade. Best use: Tank.
Goki (Base) D Tier DPSProgressionLegacy Evolution material	Every third attack adds +50% Ability DMG, but the base card is not a current combat investment. Its real value is as the first step toward SSJ4 Full Power and ultimately Gometa. Best use: DPS, Progression, Legacy.
Mab D Tier DPS Do not invest	Every third attack dealing +75% damage averages only +25% before misses and downtime. No AoE, scaling or utility rescues the Rare-stat foundation. Best use: DPS.
Muffy D Tier Tank Do not invest	A flat 20% Dodge occasionally stalls an early lane, but Muffy cannot convert survival into damage, support or economy. Replace immediately when a real frontline unit appears. Best use: Tank.

Best Anime Squadron Team Comps for Update 3.5

Once you have a few S-tier units, the goal is to build a squad that covers damage, debuffs, survivability, and economy at the same time rather than stacking carries. Here is a flexible endgame template built around the strongest units and the synergies in this list:

Team Comps	Why It Works
Best Overall Team Safest six-unit Update 3.5 team for mixed endgame content. Best Overall Asto (Black) DPSBossControl Diro (The World) DPSControl Rizzuto (Six Path) DPSTankSupport 3B (YaRHa) SupportDPS Tsanada (Hakage) SupportHealerControl Fastwagon Economy	Asto handles the new anti-Gimmick job while Diro supplies the most reliable sustained damage/control engine and Rizzuto stabilizes the frontline. 3B turns tough targets into much easier kills with Defense pressure, while Tsanada compresses stun, healing and a revive into one slot. The extra Yen gets expensive Secrets and awakenings online earlier, so the team reaches its full power faster instead of merely having the best theoretical six combat units.
Current Endgame Meta Six A full damage-heavy loadout for the endgame. 3.5 Meta Madora (Six Path) DPSDoTLeader Rizzuto (Six Path) DPSTankSupport Kan (Ghoul) DPSDoTBoss Bralu (Legendary) DPSTankLeader Asto (Black) DPSBossControl Fastwagon Economy	This is the strongest Update 3.5 endgame team, with Asto’s anti-Gimmick control and Fastwagon economy. Rizzuto gives the group the tank/support compression it needs, while Madora, Kan and Bralu each scale through different mechanics instead of competing for exactly the same condition. Use this when your account already owns the evolved forms. It is less forgiving than the Best Overall team because it gives up a dedicated healer/debuffer for raw awakened-unit pressure.
Boss & Gimmick Breaker Maximum single-target pressure for bosses, Challengers and Gimmick-heavy encounters. Boss / Raid Asto (Black) DPSBossControl Sakuna (Curse) DPSExecute Goju (Six Eyes) DPSTank 3B (YaRHa) SupportDPS Meto (One Eyed) SupportBoss Rizzuto (Six Path) DPSTankSupport Flex Yomi (Darkness) DPSBoss Swap Yomi in for Sakuna or Goju when the boss reliably survives 12+ seconds and you can support Yomi with strong Defense/DMG Reduction.	Asto suppresses Regenerate, Dodger, Summoner and other Gimmicks during his burst window, which removes mechanics that normally waste your strongest damage cycles. 3B supplies immediate Defense pressure, while Meto adds boss-specific damage taken, Crit and elemental-resistance pressure after ramp; Sakuna and Goju then cash in with some of the roster’s highest boss ceilings. Rizzuto keeps the front stable without becoming a dead damage slot. Against very durable targets, Yomi is the specialist flex because his 12-second Dark Cloak detonation rewards long target uptime instead of fast wave clearing.
Infinite / Long-Map Scaling Team Built for long stages where distance, permanent stacks and economy have time to properly shine. Infinite Diro (The World) DPSControl Potry (Licht) DPSBoss Mighty Guy (8th Gate) DPSControl Rizzuto (Six Path) DPSTankSupport Nazaka (Berserk) SupportHealer Fastwagon Economy	Potry is at his best on long lanes: Light Magic lets him keep shooting the farthest valid same-lane target from the back, while Radiant Blade can reach +50% DMG at long distance. Diro’s permanent Acceleration stacks and Mighty Guy’s Eight Gates both reward longer fights, so this lineup gets stronger instead of flattening out as the run drags on. Fastwagon’s economy scales with run length, Rizzuto anchors the front, and Nazaka’s cleanse/healing plus enemy-Accuracy reduction keeps the scaling carries alive through increasingly dangerous waves.
Yano Dodge / Reactive Frontline A specialized survival team comp that converts enemy attacks into Yano Ability uptime. Counter Tank Yano (Spirit Dive) TankDPS Jaseph (Old) SupportControl Nazaka (Berserk) SupportHealer Rizzuto (Six Path) DPSTankSupport Diro (The World) DPSControl 3B (YaRHa) SupportDPS	Yano starts with 40% Dodge; every successful dodge reflects 125% of his DMG and reduces his Ability cooldown by 0.5 seconds, up to four stacks. Jaseph and Nazaka attack the same weakness from both sides: Jaseph lowers enemy Accuracy and can grant huge Dodge, while Nazaka can further reduce enemy Accuracy and keeps Yano healthy/cleansed. Rizzuto prevents the rest of the formation from collapsing, while Diro and 3B provide the reliable damage and debuffing that the dodge core itself lacks. Avoid this team against enemies with extreme Accuracy that can consistently bypass Dodge.

If you are still early, a reliable starter squad leans on Zemitsu for damage, Fastwagon and Falcon for economy, and Mamosa and Rudaus for healing and cooldown reduction until your higher-tier pulls arrive.

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