Anime Story 2 Tier List (2026) — Best Units Ranked

Anime Story 2 dropped Update 0.5 on May 15, 2026, and it brought 7 new units along with a massive shift toward DOT-based combat. Poison, bleed, burn, and frostbite effects now dominate the meta across story stages, raids, Infinite Castle, and Slime Apocalypse. If you're wondering which units are actually worth your gems and Ascension materials right now, this tier list has you covered.

We tested every unit across all content types on Roblox to build these rankings. Each placement reflects real performance in auto-turn-based combat after Update 0.5 — not pre-patch speculation. Whether you're pushing Infinite Castle floors or farming Slime Apocalypse, here's where every unit stands in May 2026.

S Tier — Best Units in Anime Story 2

S Tier units define the current meta. These three don't just perform well — they shape what a winning team looks like after Update 0.5. If you have any of them, they should be the first units you invest Ascension materials into.

Anking

Anking is the best overall DPS unit in Anime Story 2 right now. His poison scaling deals sustained damage that ramps up over the course of a fight, and his marking synergy lets teammates deal bonus damage to any target he's already hit. In raids where fights last 60+ seconds, Anking's total damage output sits roughly 40% above the next closest DPS unit.

What makes Anking truly dominant is how well he pairs with DOT amplifiers. When you run him alongside Gojo, his poison ticks effectively double in value. That interaction alone creates the strongest damage loop in the game. In Infinite Castle runs, an Anking-Gojo core consistently clears 3 to 4 floors deeper than any other DPS pairing we tested.

His only weakness is wave-clear speed in early story stages where enemies die before poison has time to stack. But for any content that matters — raids, Infinite Castle, Slime Apocalypse — Anking is the unit you build your team around.

Shadow Knight

Shadow Knight earns his S Tier placement through bleed stacking that scales aggressively over time. Each attack applies a bleed effect that deals 8% of the initial hit as recurring damage every turn. By turn 5, a fully stacked Shadow Knight has 3 to 4 bleeds ticking simultaneously on each target, and the combined output rivals or exceeds most burst-damage units.

Combined with Gojo's DOT amplification, Shadow Knight's damage ramps up to levels that trivialize most raid bosses. The bleed-amplification interaction is one of the strongest synergies in Update 0.5, and it's the reason DOT-focused teams now outperform raw-stat teams by a significant margin. In our testing, Shadow Knight paired with Gojo dealt roughly 2.3x more total damage over a 90-second fight than Shadow Knight running solo.

Shadow Knight is also one of the most reliable S Tier units to build around because bleed has no elemental resistance. Unlike burn or frostbite, which certain bosses can partially resist, bleed damage applies at full value to every enemy in the game. That consistency across all content types is what separates him from A Tier alternatives.

Gojo

Gojo is the best support unit in Anime Story 2, and it's not close. His DOT amplification passive doubles the damage of all poison, bleed, burn, and frostbite effects applied by your team. No other unit in the game offers anything comparable to this effect. If you're running a DOT-focused composition — and you should be — Gojo is mandatory.

Beyond DOT amplification, Gojo provides team-wide elemental buffs that increase the effectiveness of all elemental attacks by roughly 25%. This stacks multiplicatively with his DOT passive, meaning your Anking and Shadow Knight aren't just dealing doubled DOT damage — they're dealing doubled DOT damage with a 25% elemental bonus on top. The math gets absurd quickly.

Gojo's own damage output is modest compared to dedicated DPS units, but that's not why you're running him. He's a force multiplier. A team with Gojo deals dramatically more total damage than the same team without him, and no amount of raw DPS from a replacement unit can make up that difference. For active Anime Story 2 codes that might help you summon him, check our codes page.

A Tier — Excellent Units

A Tier units are strong enough to fill key roles on top-tier teams and can outperform S Tier picks in specific content. They're absolutely worth investing in, especially as flex picks alongside the S Tier core.

Slime Demon (Monarch Rimuru)

Slime Demon, also known as Monarch Rimuru, is the rarest unit in Anime Story 2 at a 0.1% drop rate. That scarcity alone makes him a prestige pull, but he backs it up with genuinely strong team support. His elemental buffs increase the entire team's elemental damage output, which synergizes directly with Gojo's amplification and the DOT-heavy meta.

The Shiny version of Slime Demon has 33% higher stats than the base version, making it one of the most powerful individual units in the game when fully ascended. If you manage to pull a Shiny Monarch Rimuru, it should be your top Ascension priority bar none. The stat difference between base and Shiny is large enough to push his effective performance into near-S Tier territory.

The reason Slime Demon sits in A Tier rather than S Tier comes down to replaceability. His buffs are strong, but they enhance what your team already does rather than providing a unique mechanic like Gojo's DOT doubling. You can build a competitive team without him. You can't build one without Gojo.

Aizen (Ascended)

Aizen (Ascended) is built for raids and boss-focused content. His kit revolves around first-hit burst damage combined with stuns, which makes him extremely effective in short fights and early wave clears. Against raid bosses with defined HP thresholds, Aizen's burst can skip entire damage phases by pushing the boss past breakpoints before mechanics trigger.

The stun component adds significant value in Slime Apocalypse, where crowd control directly translates to survival time. A well-timed Aizen stun can buy your DOT effects 2 to 3 extra turns of ticking, which in a DOT-heavy meta is worth more than it sounds. He's the best unit in the game for content where fights end in under 30 seconds.

Aizen falls off in extended fights like deep Infinite Castle runs where burst damage matters less than sustained output. That's why he's A Tier rather than S — his ceiling is extremely high in the right content, but his floor is noticeably lower in content that doesn't favor burst windows.

Tengen

Tengen is the definition of a solid flex pick. He deals consistent damage across all content types without any glaring weaknesses or conditional mechanics. His output won't match Anking's poison scaling or Shadow Knight's bleed stacking, but he doesn't need specific team compositions to perform well either.

In our testing, Tengen slotted cleanly into the 5th or 6th position on meta teams without requiring any team-building adjustments. He just works. That flexibility makes him one of the most valuable A Tier units for players who are still building their roster and need a reliable damage dealer while they chase S Tier pulls.

B Tier — Good Units

B Tier units fill important roles in early and mid-game content and remain useful even after you've built a stronger roster. They won't carry endgame raids, but they contribute meaningfully to progression.

Ace

Ace is the best beginner-friendly unit in Anime Story 2. His full AoE burn damage clears story mode waves faster than almost any other unit in the game, making him the ideal pick for gem farming and early progression. New players who pull Ace will move through the first 8 to 10 story chapters significantly faster than those who don't.

The burn effect also contributes to DOT-based team strategies, though not at the level that S Tier poison and bleed effects achieve. Ace's burn ticks for roughly 5% of his initial damage per turn, which adds up when hitting multiple targets simultaneously. He's one of the few B Tier units that remains useful even after you've assembled a full S Tier core, serving as a dedicated farming unit for daily gem runs.

Where Ace falls short is endgame raids and Infinite Castle, where single-target sustained damage matters more than AoE wave clearing. His burn damage doesn't scale well enough to keep pace with boss HP pools past the mid-game threshold. For tips on earning resources to level up your units, see our Anime Story 2 free Robux guide.

Bald (Saitama)

Bald, based on Saitama, features auto-execution mechanics that instantly eliminate enemies below a certain HP threshold. This sounds broken on paper, and in mid-game content it basically is. Enemies that would normally take 3 to 4 turns to finish off simply disappear when they cross the execution threshold, cutting clear times dramatically.

The problem is that auto-execution doesn't work on raid bosses or Infinite Castle elites, which are immune to instant-kill effects. This means Bald's defining mechanic is completely disabled in the content where performance matters most. He dominates story mode and mid-game events but becomes a below-average damage dealer once you hit endgame walls.

Roku (Ultra)

Roku (Ultra) shares similar auto-execution mechanics with Bald but applies them through a different combat pattern. He's effective for story progression and daily farming, clearing waves efficiently through the first 12 chapters. The execution threshold triggers at a slightly lower HP percentage than Bald's, which means enemies need to take more damage before the instant-kill kicks in.

Like Bald, Roku lacks the DOT synergy that defines the current meta. His kit doesn't apply poison, bleed, burn, or frostbite, which means he doesn't benefit from Gojo's amplification at all. In a meta where DOT interactions are the difference between clearing content and hitting walls, that absence is a meaningful disadvantage.

C Tier — Average Units

C Tier units function in early-game content but fall behind quickly as difficulty scales. They're fine starting points for new players, but you'll want to replace them as soon as stronger options become available.

Golden Wind

Golden Wind is a support unit that provides team buffs, but those buffs can't match what Gojo offers. His damage amplification effect boosts team output by roughly 10 to 12%, compared to Gojo's 100% DOT doubling. The gap between these two supports is so large that Golden Wind only makes sense if you genuinely don't have Gojo and have no other options for the slot.

Golden Wind does have some early-game value as a budget support while you're building your roster. His buffs apply unconditionally, meaning they work with any team composition regardless of DOT synergy. But as soon as you pull Gojo, Golden Wind gets permanently benched. There's no scenario in the current meta where running both is optimal.

Mazara (Susanoo)

Mazara deals decent raw damage but has zero DOT synergy. His attacks don't apply any status effects, and he doesn't benefit from DOT amplification in any way. In Update 0.5's meta, that's a critical weakness. Units that interact with poison, bleed, burn, or frostbite simply output more total damage over the course of a fight, even if their base stats are lower than Mazara's.

Newer units introduced in Update 0.5 have overtaken Mazara across the board. His stat line was competitive two patches ago, but power creep has pushed him firmly into C Tier. He still works for story content through chapter 6 or 7, but investing Ascension materials into Mazara is hard to justify when those resources could go toward DOT-synergy units instead.

Silent Bloom (Kageyoshi)

Silent Bloom used to be a strong pick in earlier updates when raw damage stats mattered more than DOT interactions. The shift to DOT-centric combat in Update 0.5 hit her harder than most units because her kit was designed around single-hit burst windows that don't interact with the new meta at all.

She's still functional for story content and can clear early chapters without issues. But investing resources into Silent Bloom at this point in the game's lifecycle means taking resources away from units that will serve you better in raids, Infinite Castle, and Slime Apocalypse. She's a relic of a previous meta that the game has moved past.

Tier List Summary Table

Here's a quick-reference table covering every unit ranked in Update 0.5. Use this for at-a-glance comparisons when deciding where to spend your Ascension materials.

How We Ranked These Units

Our rankings are based on hands-on testing across every major content type in Anime Story 2 after Update 0.5. We ran each unit at max level through story stages, raids, Infinite Castle, and Slime Apocalypse to measure real performance in auto-turn-based combat.

Four factors determined each unit's placement. DOT synergy measured how well the unit interacts with poison, bleed, burn, and frostbite effects — the dominant damage type in the current meta. Content coverage assessed how many different game modes the unit performed well in. Team synergy looked at how the unit interacted with the Anking + Shadow Knight + Gojo core and whether it enabled or restricted team-building options. Ascension efficiency considered whether the unit's performance justified the materials required to max it out.

We weighted raids and Infinite Castle higher than story mode and Slime Apocalypse, since those are where the most valuable rewards drop. A unit that dominates raids but struggles in story mode ranks higher than one that clears stories quickly but can't handle raid bosses. Shiny versions of units were tested separately, and their 33% stat advantage was factored into overall viability assessments.

The meta team of Anking + Shadow Knight + Gojo + Slime Demon + Aizen/Tengen + flex emerged as the strongest composition across all content types. These rankings reflect the meta as of May 2026 following the Update 0.5 patch. We'll update this page after every significant balance change.

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