Updated: August 31, 2026 
Update: We last updated this Anime Expeditions tier list on August 31, 2026.
Choosing the best units in Roblox's Anime Expeditions can make a significant difference, whether you're clearing Story stages, farming Expeditions, or taking on challenging bosses. While every Unit has its strengths, some consistently outperform others thanks to their high damage output, crowd control, support abilities, or unique passives. In this Anime Expeditions tier list, we will rank all units from S tier to E tier.
Complete Anime Expeditions Tier List
| Tier | Units | Description |
|---|---|---|
| S Tier | Lightning God (Overcharged), Sovereign (Djinn), Jester, Kitsune, Vegetable (Prince), Prodigy (Rage), Bioinsect (Final Form), Shadow (Divine), 8th Sword (Berserk), Cursed Student (True Love), Elf Mage (Unleashed), Puppet (Telekinetic) | The strongest units currently available in Anime Expeditions. They boast exceptional damage, crowd control, utility, or scaling, making them the best investments for Story, Raids, and end-game content. |
| A Tier | Head Captain (Char), Rainman (Forecast), Water Mage (Scholar), Sharkfang (Abyssal), Sand (Alligator), Carrot (Unleashed), Cubert, The Drink (Juicebox), String Demon (Awakened), Toy Maker, Salmon Sorcerer (Grade 1), Flame Emperor (Reincarnate) | Excellent units that perform extremely well in most game modes. While they may not be as dominant as S Tier units, they can comfortably clear all content when properly upgraded. |
| B Tier | Ramen Guy, Lady Giant (Envy), Crimson (Brother), Reaper (Released), True Saint (Holy), Hollow (Blaze), Stone Alchemist | Strong and reliable units that excel in specific team compositions or roles. They're great alternatives if you don't own higher-tier units. |
| C Tier | Forbidden Teacher, Greed, Ice Queen, Scissor, The Hero, Water Princess | Decent units with useful passives or support abilities, but they are generally outclassed by stronger options in the current meta. |
| D Tier | Bounty Hunter, Corps Captain, Demon Cyborg, Ice Mage, Nen Hunter | Below-average units that can help during the early game but struggle to remain effective as the difficulty increases. |
| E Tier | Curly Brow, Kid Assassin, Reishi Archer, Rubber Boy, Carrot, Thunder Shinobi | The weakest units in the current meta. They're easy to obtain but should be replaced with stronger units as soon as possible. |
S-Tier Units
S-tier units in this Anime Expeditions tier list are the best. You can easily rely on these units to carry you through the endgame content. You can also rely on them to compete in Tournaments and Challenges.
| Unit | Active & Passive | Reason |
|---|---|---|
 Sovereign (Djinn) | - Active: None. - Passive: Djinn Combination switches between Lightning Djinn when no Boss is in range and Nine Tailed Fox Djinn when a Boss enters its range. Lightning Djinn creates 5 chains with every attack, while Nine Tailed Fox Djinn increases Damage by 50%, applies Freeze, and permanently slows enemies by 15% after Freeze expires. Djinn's Judgment summons a Lightning Strike every 7 seconds that deals 75% Damage and chains between 3 enemies, with each chain applying Freeze. | - Extremely powerful passive effects that provide both high damage and crowd control. - Excellent multi-target damage through chain attacks. - Freeze and permanent slow provide great opportunities for other Units. - The Lightning Strike provides additional damage and Freeze every 7 seconds. |
 Lightning God (Overcharged) | - Active: Stormseeker selects a position within the Unit's range for Storm Cloud to target. - Passive: Storm Charge gives the Unit a Voltage Meter whenever Stun is activated through Electricity, increasing Electricity Damage by 5% per point. At 25 Voltage, Thundercloud unlocks Stormseeker and summons Storm Clouds. At 60 Voltage, Tempest Discharge summons a Lightning Strike, applies Electricity to all enemies in range, and leaves Electric Residue. Molten Gold applies Golden every 10 seconds, stunning 2 enemies and increasing chain lightning hits. | - Best Unit to tackle difficult bosses. - Great AoE effects. - Versatile damage to both regular and boss enemies. |
 Jester | - Active: None. - Passive: Jester Roll randomly switches between Scythe, Rifle, and Mace at the start of a wave or every 20 seconds. Scythe releases a full AoE attack and increases Damage by 25%. Rifle continuously shoots in a line for 3 seconds, applies Bleed, and decreases SPA by 25%. Mace summons a clone for 15 seconds and immediately rolls again. Bored Jester improves the current weapon when the same weapon is rolled twice consecutively. | - Highly versatile thanks to its three different weapons. - Can adapt to any situation with the Jester Roll. - Great for crowd control. |
 Kitsune | - Active: The Hero with a Thousand Faces sets Skill Points to maximum, decreases the Unit's SPA by 15% until Skill Points reach 0, and increases every Unit's Damage in range by 35% for 30 seconds. - Passive: Red Herring generates Skill Points from regular attacks. Dreamdiver uses Skill Points to buff the strongest Unit in range, reducing its SPA by 25% and increasing Attack Speed by 25% for 20 seconds. Monodrama builds a Showtime Meter until the active ability is unlocked. | - Great support Unit. - the Skill Point generation scales the attack speed. - Nearby units gain extra SPA and DMG. |
 Vegetable (Prince) | - Active: None. - Passive: Royal Rivalry boosts Damage, Critical Chance, and Critical Damage based on nearby Units' attacks, while Patience eventually triggers Vegetable Transformation, increasing Damage, Critical Damage, and Critical Chance. | - The Passive abilities alone deal huge damage on top of the already strong stats. - Placing Vegetable near other Units with high Damage stats will boost its Critical Chance and Critical Damage. - One of the best Units for the late game. |
 Prodigy (Rage) | - Active: Father and Son Spirit Energy deals AoE damage to enemies within the selected area for 10 seconds. - Passive: Prodigy Meter fills through regular attacks and enemy movement, triggering Prodigy Transformation 2 at 100%, while Status Effects increase damage. Every three regular attacks also deal AoE damage. | - The AoE damage allows Prodigy to damage multiple enemies at once - The Passive ability applies status effects on enemies which is a bonus for prolonged damage. |
 Bioinsect (Final Form) | - Active: Bio Reset returns the unit to Imperfect form while permanently increasing its Damage and Range. Genetic Duplication summons a Mini Bioinsect that copies its stats and boosts the strongest nearby Unit's Damage. - Passive: Bioinsect progresses through Imperfect, Semiperfect, and Perfect forms by defeating Mecha bosses. Bio Gel slows and stuns enemies, while takedowns against Bio Gel-affected enemies increase its Range and AoE size. | - Great Unit for crowd control. - Bioinsect can deal huge damage while slowing down enemies. - Genetic Duplication is great for boosting nearby Unit's damage. |
 Shadow (Divine) | - Active: Shadow Realm rewinds enemies and buffs Magical units. - Passive: Summons Divine Spirit, Winged Spirit, and Wolf Spirit for sustained damage and crowd control. | - One of the best units for crowd control. - A good choice for players with Magical units. - The Divine summonings ensure sustained damage to all the enemies. |
 8th Sword (Berserk) | - Active: None. - Passive: Demonic Presence deals passive AoE damage, Savage Rebound cleanses stuns, and Dismember's Rush executes low-health enemies. | - The 8th Sword unit has massive AoE damage. - It also applies debuffs to the enemies like Dismembered. |
 Cursed Student (True Love) | - Active: None. - Passive: Copies Unit attacks with Cursed Mimicry and summons Bat Spirits after enough Bleed stacks. | - The Cursed Student will copy the attack of the closest Unit after every 3 regular attacks. - The Bleed debuff will ensure the enemies stay weak. |
 Elf Mage (Unleashed) | - Active: None. - Passive: Builds Arcane Charges to unleash Old Magic, Eruption, and Storm while increasing spell damage. | - The Elf Mage has serious AoE Damage and can help you clear out waves with ease. - |
 Puppet (Telekinetic) | - Active: Complete Control rewinds enemies. - Passive: Marks enemies to increase damage and summons Dolls when marked enemies die. | - Excellent crowd control and utility. - Doll summons provide additional frontline support. - Great for controlling difficult waves and bosses. |
A-Tier Units
A-tier units in this Anime Expeditions tier list have great crowd control. However, they lack in some places where S-tier units excel.
| Unit | Active & Passive | Reason |
|---|---|---|
 Head Captain (Char) | - Active: North deals 200% of the Unit's current Damage to all enemies in range, followed by an additional 100% Damage divided among enemies. - Passive: East applies Burn when enemies enter range and adds an additional Burn stack against Shielded enemies. West allows Burn to stack infinitely, increasing Burn Damage by 5% per stack up to 150%. South turns enemies defeated within range into Skeletons that act as path traps, while each summoned Skeleton increases the Unit's Damage by 5%. | - Has strong Burn scaling through infinitely stacking Burn. - Can deal increased Burn damage against Shielded enemies. - North provides powerful AoE damage opportunities. |
 Rainman (Forecast) | - Active: Rain Cloud allows you to select a position within the Unit's range to summon a Rain Cloud. Enemies within the Rain Cloud take damage equal to 15% of this Unit's Damage every 1 second. - Passive: Heavy Rain gives Rainman a Climate Meter that increases by 5 whenever an enemy is hit by Rain Cloud. At 100 Climate, Rain Cloud turns into Frog Storm. Frog Storm decreases the Climate Meter by 20 every second and stops enemies within 5 range for 5 seconds. Enemies that die inside Frog Storm are converted into Poison Frogs. When the Climate Meter reaches 0, Frog Storm turns back into Rain Cloud. Poison Frogs act as stationary path summons and explode for 100% of Rainman's current Damage when an enemy walks over them, applying Poison in 3 range. | - Great Unit for Crowd Control. - Rain Cloud continuously deals damage while building the Climate Meter toward Frog Storm. - Frog Storm can turn defeated enemies into Poison Frogs, creating additional damage on the path. |
 Water Mage (Scholar) | - Active: Wall of Ice places up to 3 IceTraps on the path. Each IceTrap has 100% of the Unit's current Damage and gains 20% HP per second, up to 500%. - Passive: Frost Bind Freezes the strongest enemy in range every 15 seconds for 10 hits or 5 seconds. Shatter deals 10% of the Unit's current Damage around Frozen enemies, slows them by 35% when Freeze expires, and deals 25% Damage to 3 nearby enemies if a Frozen | - Provides reliable Freeze and slow effects for crowd control. - Frost Bind automatically targets the strongest enemy in range. - Shatter provides additional area damage whenever Freeze is triggered or expires. |
 Sharkfang (Abyssal) | - Active: Tidal Wave summons 2 Tidal Waves from the end of the Unit's range toward enemy spawn. They apply Rewind to enemies hit for 10 distance and deal 50% of the Unit's current Damage. - Passive: Waterfall summons a Waterfall every 12 seconds that moves toward spawn, slowing enemies by 35% and dealing 15% Damage. Boiling Waters summons a Vapor Cloud when Waterfall or Tidal Wave despawns, applying Burn and dealing 15% Damage every second to enemies inside. | - Combines damage, slow, Rewind, and Burn effects. - Vapor Cloud adds additional area damage and Burn after Waterfall or Tidal Wave disappears. - Tidal Wave can push enemies back with Rewind while dealing significant area damage. |
 Sand (Alligator) | - Active: Ground Eruption increases Desert Storm's size by 10% every second. If it reaches 100% range, enemies are Stunned for 5 seconds and take 200% Damage. If retriggered before reaching 100%, it slows enemies by 65% and deals 125% Damage. - Passive: Desert Storm grows by 5% every second, applies Sandstorm to enemies inside, and resets to 10% after reaching maximum size. Golden Hook increases Poison Damage by 20% per tick and doubles Poison Damage against enemies inside Desert Storm or Ground Eruption. | - Excellent area control through Desert Storm and Ground Eruption. - Can heavily slow or Stun enemies while dealing large amounts of Damage. - Golden Hook greatly improves Poison Damage against enemies caught in its abilities. |
 Carrot (Unleashed) | - Active: Instant Relocation lets you select a Unit or position within Carrot (Unleashed)'s range to Relocate to for 15 seconds. Relocating to a Unit triggers a Follow-Up Attack and causes the selected Unit to perform the same attack, while relocating to a position triggers a Follow-Up Attack and increases Carrot's Damage by 50%. - Passive: Battle Instinct guarantees a Critical Attack after every four non-Critical Attacks. Limitless Warrior builds Fighting Spirit through Critical Attacks and being defeated, eventually transforming Carrot, increasing her Damage and Critical Damage, and making her immune to Status Effects. | - Great Unit for quick and critical damage. - You can use the relocation ability to quickly relocate a valuable Unit to another location. - A must have Unit for the late game. |
 Cubert | - Active: None - Passive: Cubert uses the Cubert Meter to summon Cubert Cubes that support other Units on the map. | - Great support Unit - The status effects this Unit applies can turn the course of your stages. |
 The Drink (Juicebox) | - Active: Golden Ascension transforms The Drink into The Drink Transformation for 60 seconds, reducing the number of attacks required for Precision Slash, increasing Follow-Up Attack damage, reducing SPA, and increasing Range. - Passive: Precision Slash applies The Drink Mark every six Regular Attacks, increasing Follow-Up Attack damage and applying Physical Weakness. Quick Assist triggers a Follow-Up Attack whenever one occurs within its range, while Perfected Strikes makes Follow-Up Attacks critically strike during The Drink Transformation. | - Strong Unit for Quick attacks. - The Drink Mark ability helps the Unit deal prolonged damage. |
 String Demon (Awakened) | - Active: None. - Passive: Cocoons enemies, stuns them, and enables follow-up attacks through String Sync. | - Strong crowd control through Cocoons. - Excellent against groups of enemies. - Slightly more situational than S Tier units. |
 Toy Maker | - Active: None. - Passive: Summons Toys instead of attacking, including stronger mutated Toys every fifth cycle. | - Continuously summons Toys to deal damage. - Strong sustained DPS during longer stages. - Performs especially well when fully upgraded. |
 Salmon Sorcerer (Grade 1) | - Active: None. - Passive: Applies Slow and Stagger effects to control enemy movement. | - Excellent slowing effects keep enemies under control. - Makes difficult waves much easier to manage. - Fits well into support-heavy teams. |
 Flame Emperor (Reincarnate) | - Active: Wall of Fire applies Burn. - Passive: Wildfire spreads Burn to nearby enemies. | - Burn damage spreads across entire enemy groups. - Excellent wave-clearing potential. - One of the strongest Burn units available. |
B-Tier Units
B-tier units in this Anime Expeditions tier list will carry you throughout the mid-game stage. These units are more AoE-focused and lack in quick attacks.
| Unit | Active & Passive | Reason |
|---|---|---|
 True Saint (Holy) | - Active: Seize steals damage from nearby stronger allies. - Passive: Marks enemies, increases Critical Chance, and detonates marks with critical hits. | - Provides useful support through buffs and marks. - Performs well alongside strong DPS units. - Better suited for team compositions than solo damage. |
 Hollow (Blaze) | - Active: None. - Passive: Converts Burn stacks into powerful Austere Flames for additional damage. | - Burn effects deal respectable sustained damage. - Performs well against large enemy groups. - Outclassed by stronger Burn units later on. |
 Stone Alchemist | - Active: None. - Passive: No unique passive ability. Primarily used as a Farm unit. | - One of the better farming units for beginners. - Generates useful economy during matches. - Limited combat value compared to higher-tier units. |
 Ramen Guy | - Active: None. - Passive: Generates extra Yen and refunds part of its placement cost when sold. | - One of the best farm units in the game. - Generates extra Yen throughout the match. - Essential for economy-focused strategies. |
 Lady Giant (Envy) | - Active: Transforms into Giant Form for increased damage and range. - Passive: Summons Stone Walls and throws Rock Chunks as follow-up attacks. | - Giant Form dramatically boosts damage and range. - Stone Walls provide extra utility. |
 Crimson (Brother) | - Active: Piercing Crimson marks enemies and deals continuous damage. - Passive: Crimson Marks explode and leave damaging Crimson Pools. | - Crimson Marks deal strong damage over time. - Excellent against clustered enemies. |
 Reaper (Released) | - Active: Mirage Step allows repositioning while creating a Mirage Clone. - Passive: Gains permanent Adaptation buffs and faster attacks through Critical Tempo. | - Adaptation continuously increases damage. - Mirage Step provides additional utility. |
C-Tier Units
C-tier units in this Anime Expeditions tier list are excellent support. You can rely on them to apply debuffs to your enemies. However, I will recommend replacing them with higher-tier units when you get the chance.
| Unit | Active & Passive | Reason |
|---|---|---|
 Forbidden Teacher | - Active: None. - Passive: Buffs the damage of nearby Magical units. | - Decent Magical support. - Damage buffs help nearby allies. - Easily replaced by stronger support units. |
 Greed | - Active: None. - Passive: Deals bonus damage against bosses. | - Performs reasonably well against bosses. - Niche role limits overall usefulness. - Doesn't offer much outside boss stages. |
 Ice Queen | - Active: None. - Passive: Deals increased damage to low-health enemies. | - Bonus damage against weakened enemies. - Useful for finishing off targets. - Lacks the overall damage of higher-tier units. |
 Scissor | - Active: None. - Passive: Gains stacking damage against the same target. | - Damage improves against the same target. - Better for longer boss encounters. - Slow scaling keeps it out of higher tiers. |
 The Hero | - Active: None. - Passive: Buffs nearby Physical units. | - Provides Physical damage buffs. - Useful for Physical team compositions. - Generally overshadowed by stronger supports. |
 Water Princess | - Active: None. - Passive: Grants shields to nearby allies that regenerate over time. | - Shields improve team survivability. - Helpful during difficult stages. - Limited offensive contribution. |
D-Tier Units
The early-game requires you to have units that can clear stages with much less investment. That's where D-tier ones excel. These units can comfortably carry you throughout the early-game stage. Here are the units that fall under D-tier in this Anime Expeditions tier list:
| Unit | Active & Passive | Reason |
|---|---|---|
 Bounty Hunter | No Active Ability or Passive Ability. | - Easy to obtain early on. - Useful until stronger units are unlocked. - Falls off quickly in later content. |
 Corps Captain | No Active Ability or Passive Ability. | - Decent early-game damage. - Lacks meaningful scaling. - Easily replaced by mid-game units |
 Demon Cyborg | No Active Ability or Passive Ability. | - Simple damage dealer for beginners. - Offers little utility or scaling. - Not recommended for late-game teams. |
 Ice Mage | - Active: None. - Passive: Can inflict the Slow status effect on enemies. | - Can slow enemies during combat. - Useful early in progression. - Overall damage is below average. |
 Nen Hunter | No Active Ability or Passive Ability. | - Beginner-friendly unit. - Performs adequately in Story Mode. - Quickly outclassed by higher rarities. |
E-Tier Units
E-tier units in this Anime Expeditions tier list are only good when you're just starting out. Summoning new units is recommended whenever you can.
| Unit | Active & Passive | Reason |
|---|---|---|
 Curly Brow | No Active Ability or Passive Ability. | - Good only during the very early game. - Low damage and poor scaling. - Replace as soon as possible. |
 Kid Assassin | No Active Ability or Passive Ability. | - Easy to obtain for new players. - Doesn't contribute much later on. - Worth replacing quickly. |
 Reishi Archer | No Active Ability or Passive Ability. | - Basic ranged attacker. - Limited damage output. - Better options become available early. |
 Rubber Boy | No Active Ability or Passive Ability. | - Simple starter unit. - Struggles against stronger enemies. - Not worth investing resources into. |
 Carrot | No Active Ability or Passive Ability. | - Works for beginner content only. - Low overall effectiveness. - Replace with higher-tier units when possible. |
 Thunder Shinobi | No Active Ability or Passive Ability. | - Decent early-game attacker. - Lacks scaling into mid and late game. - Outclassed by nearly every higher-tier unit. |
Best DPS Units in Anime Expeditions
Having a high-DPS unit is essential if you want to clear gamemodes, such as Story Mode, Expeditions, Raids, and boss stages as efficiently as possible in Anime Expeditions.
| Unit | Why It's One of the Best DPS Units |
|---|---|
| Shadow (Divine) | • One of the strongest DPS units in the game thanks to its Divine Spirit summons. • Shadow Realm provides excellent crowd control while buffing allies with the Magical Archetype. • Deals consistent damage throughout every stage and excels against large enemy waves. |
| 8th Sword (Berserk) | • Delivers some of the highest sustained damage in the game. • Demonic Presence constantly damages nearby enemies, while Savage Rebound prevents stuns from interrupting its attacks. • Excellent for both bosses and long battles. |
| Cursed Student (True Love) | • One of the strongest Bleed-based DPS units available. • Spirit Bats add significant extra damage once enough Bleed stacks are applied. • Excels against high-health bosses and longer encounters. |
| Elf Mage (Unleashed) | • Arcane Spells continuously unleash powerful AoE attacks as charges build up. • Excellent wave clear while maintaining impressive boss damage. • One of the best Magical DPS units in the current meta. |
| Reaper (Released) | • Adaptation permanently increases Damage and Critical Chance throughout the battle. • Mirage Step adds mobility and utility during difficult encounters. • Scales exceptionally well in Raids and boss fights. |
| Flame Emperor (Reincarnate) | • Wildfire spreads Burn effects to multiple enemies for outstanding wave clear. • Deals high sustained damage through Burn-based mechanics. • One of the strongest elemental DPS units in the game. |
| Puppet (Telekinetic) | • Doll summons provide additional sustained damage while attacking alongside the main unit. • Puppet Marks increase overall damage against enemies. • Offers a great balance of DPS and crowd control, making it useful in every game mode. |
That is all for the Anime Expeditions tier list, ranking all units. You can check out the full Anime Expeditions Wiki for more guides, such as how to earn Gems, AFK Chamber guide, and more.
FAQs
Which unit deals the most damage in Anime Expeditions?
8th Sword (Berserk) and Shadow (Divine) are among the highest-DPS units
Which is the best farm unit?
Ramen Guy is the best farm unit because it generates extra Yen throughout the match.
Are lower-tier units from this Anime Expedition tier list worth using?
Yes, lower-tier units are perfectly viable during the early game and can help you progress through Story Mode.
