Updated: May 5, 2026

All Star Tower Defense X Update May 2026 — Mega Update 9 & 11 New Units

By Earnaldo Team • May 5, 2026 • 8 min read

All Star Tower Defense X dropped Mega Update 9 on May 2, 2026, adding 11 new anime-inspired units across multiple rarity tiers. The update arrived alongside the game's 500K likes milestone on Roblox and brought fresh codes worth thousands of Gems, Trait Burners, and Bounded Cubes. Two of the new units — Supreme Leader and Blood Commander — landed directly in S-tier on community tier lists.

What's New in Mega Update 9

The headline feature is the 11 new units spread across 5-star and 4-star rarities. Supreme Leader holds the rare Unbound rarity tag, making it the chase unit of the update. The rest fill out the roster with a mix of Dragon Ball, Jujutsu Kaisen, and Yu Yu Hakusho-inspired characters that fit ASTDX's anime crossover formula.

5-Star Units

4-Star Units

The quality gap between the top and bottom of this update is wide. Supreme Leader and Blood Commander are genuinely meta-relevant additions that most players will want to chase. The 4-star units and lower-tier 5-stars serve as filler pulls — not bad for early-game players but unlikely to slot into competitive endgame teams.

How This Affects Gameplay

Mega Update 9 shifts the meta in two meaningful ways. Blood Commander gives bleed-focused strategies a top-tier anchor that the game previously lacked at this level. Before this update, bleed teams were viable but inconsistent in Infinite mode. Blood Commander's outstanding range and DPS change that equation — his damage-over-time stacking pairs particularly well with units that apply slow or freeze effects, letting the bleed ticks pile up while enemies crawl through your defense.

Supreme Leader slots into a different role. As a hybrid unit with Unbound rarity, he's designed to fill gaps in any team composition. His damage won't top the charts — Michishibo still holds that crown — but his utility component means you're getting value beyond raw numbers. For players who don't have a stacked roster yet, Supreme Leader is the single most flexible unit you can add to your lineup right now.

Freezer Final Form deserves attention from players willing to invest in ascension. Before ascension, his DPS sits below the meta threshold. After ascension, he jumps into reliable A-tier territory with great range and solid speed-per-attack (SPA) stats. The investment is worth it if you're building a team for harder content, but don't expect immediate returns from an unascended Freezer.

Future T is a strong A-tier pick with one catch: he's a hill unit. That placement restriction limits where you can use him on certain maps. On maps with accessible hill positions, he puts out great damage. On flat maps, he's a dead slot. Build around him selectively rather than using him as a universal pick.

New Codes

Mega Update 9 came with a batch of fresh codes. These are available as of May 5, 2026, but ASTDX codes expire without warning, so redeem them as soon as possible. Check our ASTDX codes page for the full updated list.

Updated Tips and Strategies

With Mega Update 9 reshaping the unit pool, here's how to adjust your approach based on where you are in the game.

For New Players

Redeem every active code immediately. The combined rewards from the Update 9 codes alone give you over 7,500 Gems, 310 Trait Burners, and 100 Bounded Cubes. That's a massive head start on building your unit roster. Use the Gems to summon aggressively — your priority is getting any of the S-tier or A-tier units from the new pool.

Supreme Leader should be your top target. His hybrid flexibility means he'll carry you through early and mid-game content without needing a perfectly synergized team around him. Don't worry about min-maxing trait rolls until you have a solid base roster of 5-star units.

For Mid-Game Players

Blood Commander changes bleed team viability. If you've been sitting on bleed-adjacent units like Sorcerer Killer or Cursed Talker, now's the time to build around that synergy. A team with Blood Commander as the primary damage dealer supported by slow and freeze utility units can clear Infinite waves that were previously walled for bleed-focused players.

Use your Trait Burners on Blood Commander first. His base stats are already strong, but optimized traits push his bleed damage into territory where he starts outperforming raw DPS units in extended fights. The longer the wave, the more value he generates.

For Endgame Players

The real question for endgame rosters is whether Supreme Leader or Blood Commander displaces an existing unit. If you're running Michishibo as your primary damage dealer, he stays — nothing in Update 9 tops his raw output. Blood Commander fits best as a secondary DPS in slot two or three, where his bleed stacking adds sustained damage between Michishibo's burst windows.

Ascend Freezer Final Form if you need an A-tier range unit. His post-ascension stats justify the material investment, and his range stat fills a gap that many endgame compositions have on maps where hill placements aren't available. This makes him a direct alternative to Future T without the hill restriction.

Community Reaction

The All Star Tower Defense X community responded positively to Mega Update 9, particularly around the two S-tier units. Blood Commander's bleed mechanics drew the most discussion across the game's Discord server, which has over 1.65 million members. Players have been testing bleed team compositions and sharing results, with the general consensus being that DoT strategies are finally competitive with burst damage setups.

Supreme Leader's Unbound rarity generated excitement paired with practical appreciation. Community tier list creators placed him in S-tier within hours of the update dropping, and the shiny variant based on Frost from Dragon Ball Super has become one of the more sought-after cosmetic pulls. Players who missed the 500K likes celebration codes expressed frustration about potentially expiring rewards, though all Update 9 codes remained active as of May 5.

The lower-tier additions received less enthusiasm. Handsome-Jo, Savon Master, and Masochist Lady were quickly labeled as D-tier by multiple community tier lists, and players noted that these units feel like summon pool dilution rather than meaningful additions. The counterargument is that 4-star filler units are necessary to keep 5-star pull rates balanced, which is standard for gacha-style tower defense games.

Overall, the community considers Mega Update 9 one of the stronger ASTDX updates in recent months. The 500K likes milestone added a celebratory atmosphere, and the generous code rewards helped smooth over any complaints about the weaker units in the batch.

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