Anime Origins Tier List: Best Units [RELEASE]

The first time I watched an entire flyer wave chew through my best units, I shut the game off and felt the sting of wasted pulls. You know that moment—you rerolled, spent resources, and then a single design choice ruins the run. I’m here to save you that replay loop.

Everyone’s roster shows the same pattern after a few weeks of grinding — duplicates, surprises, and a handful of units doing the heavy lifting. Anime Origins Tier List – Best Units [RELEASE]

Hybrid/Hill

Ground

Support

⇓ Meta Units In Their Category ⇓

S

Madaro (Edo Tensei)

Bon (Purgatory)

Vegita (Super)

Cursed Lover (Pure Love)

Valcrad (Unleashed)

Tango (Star of Festivals)

Igritto (Commander)

Sosuke (Eternal)

Tojei (Sorcerer Killer)

Bon (Purgatory)

Goju (Honored One)

Shinoru (Butterfly Dance)

Aneko (Queen)

⇓ Excellent Sub-Meta Alternatives ⇓

A

Aneko (Queen)

Starku (Primordial)

Noroto (Linked)

Goki (Super 3)

Konpatchi (Unleashed)

Mykie (Toman)

Roxi (Mage)

Melio (Assault)

⇓ Best Options If You Don’t Have Higher Tiers ⇓

B

Itsoda

Gyutari (Upper Moon)

Yoto (Calamity)

Itsugo (Dangai)

Zeldo (Piety)

⇓ Economy/Farm Units ⇓

Eco

Bon (Purgatory)

Income Passive

Bluma (Data Analyst)

Leorio

I split units into three practical roles so you can build faster: Ground DPS, Hybrid/Hill DPS (the ones that handle flyers), and Supports for crowd control and buffs. Below the table I explain why each S/A/B pick matters, when to spend resources, and how to angle your roster for Raid and Boss content.

Best Beginner Units: Itaki, Choto, and Rose are reliable ground starters; Ishida and Itsoda hold the hill line. Ichigo is serviceable since you can evolve him, but your early goal should be Vegeta — he carries both early PvE and the flyer-heavy mid-game.

Farm Units: Bluma is the strongest farm pick; Leorio is the cheap alternative. Bon adds steady income with his passive while still serving as a strong off-farm unit.

How to get Tengen/Tango: Tango is a Raid unit and sits in the Meta Ground DPS bracket; clear Raids or trade raid currency when the banner appears.

What are the best units in Anime Origins?

I’ll be blunt: Meta shifts fast, but right now Madaro, Bon, Vegeta, Valcrad, and Cursed Lover define the ladders across modes. Madaro is the late-game nuke and pressure machine; Valcrad and Cursed Lover are your reliable Ground carries; Bon doubles as support and income. I cross-check balance notes from Moyens I/O posts, Reddit threads, and active Discord channels before I move resources.

How do I counter flyers in Anime Origins?

If flyers are wrecking your runs, recruit Hybrid/Hill units first. Vegita and Bon handle aerial threats better than most pure ground units. In practical terms: prioritize Vegeta over a second ground carry unless you clear a flyer map every run. If you can clear Raids faster, buying a couple of raid passes for $10 (€9) to chase Bon or Tango often pays back in progression.

Who should I farm first in Anime Origins?

Start with Bluma or Leorio for steady resources, then funnel materials into Vegeta and Sosuke as your primary Mythics. Farming economy early means fewer painful choices later. For group advice, check the Anime Origins subreddit and YouTube guides for staging builds and minute-by-minute rotations.

The hill meta looks like a chessboard where a single misplacement costs the whole turn — S-Tier Hybrid/Hill

Unit	Ranking Notes
Madaro (Edo Tensei)	• The only true Hybrid Meta DPS on this list• Tons of nuke damage and also constant pressure with the mark stacks which explode for repeated damage on proc• The best end-game unit due to Sosano damage and also a bit of CC via the stuns
Bon (Purgatory)Raid Unit	• One of the best support units in the game but also contributes a lot DPS-wise since he’s a Hybrid unit• This means he can output decent damage and help you against flyers while also buffing your Meta DPS units• Incredibly good investment as soon as you can do Raids• Also has Farm potential with his passive to boost your income
Vegita (Super)	• The best beginner and late-game Hill DPS unit all in one• Try to get him ASAP and he will carry you as you farm all game modes• Better DPS than Aneko but Aneko has more support potential

Madaro is a freight train — once he’s rolling, he clears rooms and forces enemies into poor choices.

A/B-Tier Hybrid/Hill

Unit	Ranking Notes
Aneko (Queen)	• Aneko is not a meta Hill DPS unit but she’s still incredibly useful since she can serve as a DPS if you don’t have Vegeta early• Instead, she’s an excellent support DPS due to her stuns and really easy to fit into any team• Plus you really need Hill/Hybrid units in this game due to brutal flying waves later on
ItsodaLegendary	• Itsoda is below Vegeta and Aneko but he still comes in really handy as a Legendary Hill unit for the early and mid game

Ground fights feel like sieges — S-Tier Ground

Unit	Ranking Notes
	• Insanely versatile DPS unit with some support potential but he still deals Meta damage• He can basically output Meta DPS with his summons while stunning the boss• Requires a bit of time to stack his Restriction Release but it’s worth it
Cursed Lover (Pure Love)	• Another Meta Ground DPS that’s potentially doing greater numbers than Alucard/Valcrad depending on your team• It all comes down to his copy skill and if you have Meta units to copy which makes Yuta incredibly flexible
Igritto (Commander)World Boss Unit	• Can deal a ton of damage in his frenzy mode• Just note that he requires a bit more of a specific team comp to pull out his Meta potential due to the passive interactions• Tango and Sosuke are much simpler to build around but can have lower potential than Igritto
Sosuke (Eternal)	• An excellent Ground DPS unit by himself• He also combos really well with Igris/Igritto due to the passive synergy• Best starter Mythic along with Vegeta
Tojei (Sorcerer Killer)	• Incredible sustained Ground DPS unit that can compete with some secrets• That said, the downside is his passive makes him not viable with certain buff supports• You can still run him with great effect with the CC/Stalling supports though

A-Tier Ground

Unit	Ranking Notes
Starku (Primordial)	• Just an overall excellent nuker to bring for specific stages• Other units in this tier and higher deal better sustained damage though• Still, when you need nukes Starku is the one to bring
Noroto (Linked)	• A decent off-Meta DPS pick that’s better than most A-Tiers and all B-Tiers in terms of numbers• That said Noroto doesn’t particularly combo well with any other Meta unit and has no gimmicks you can exploit
Goki (Super 3)	• Easy to get and evolve so he’s a great beginner DPS unit• Great mobility but also synergizes well with Vegeta for the buff
Konpatchi (Unleashed)	• Just a simple-to-run and reliable DPS that’s better than all B-Tiers but doesn’t quite reach S-Tier and has no special combos with other units• Great sustained boss damage

B-Tier Ground

Unit	Ranking Notes
Zeldo (Piety)	• Has decent self buffs but relies on Meliodas for full potential and Meliodas isn’t a top-tier Meta unit so running these two isn’t really an optimal build late-game• The combo is quite decent in the mid-game though but you’re better off using higher-rarity units later on• With Meliodas he’s better than all B-Tiers and some A-Tiers
Gyutari (Upper Moon)	• Gyutari is just an overall middle-of-the-road unit that you’ll use at first but has poor scaling later on• Not useless but nothing major in terms of DPS
Itsugo (Dangai)	• Not the great DPS levels but is kind of useful early since you can get his base version easily and then evolve him as you go if you have the resources to spare• A decent beginner-friendly unit
Yoto (Calamity)BattlePass Unit	• A bit slow to get going but stacks really well as he gets kills• That said, ultimately his numbers aren’t as reliable as the A-Tiers or higher

Support work is often invisible but it wins runs — S/A-Tier Supports

Unit	Ranking Notes
Goju (Honored One)	• The best crowd control unit in the game• Tons of debuffs and stalling potential for your main DPS units
Bon (Purgatory)Raid Unit	• One of the best support units in the game but also contributes a lot DPS-wise since he’s a Hybrid unit• This means he can output decent damage and help you against flyers while also buffing your Meta DPS units• Incredibly good investment as soon as you can do Raids• Also has Farm potential with his passive to boost your income
Aneko (Queen)	• Aneko is not a meta Hill DPS unit but she’s still incredibly useful since she can serve as a DPS if you don’t have Vegeta early• Instead, she’s an excellent support DPS due to her stuns and really easy to fit into any team• Plus you really need Hill/Hybrid units in this game due to brutal flying waves later on
Shinoru (Butterfly Dance)	• A DPS/Support mix• Her DPS comes from the DoTs and sustained damage that’s not the best• That said her support potential is really great so she comes out being a Meta unit IMO
Mykie (Toman)Infinite Mansion/Tower	• A support buff unit that’s worse than Ban but still decent
Melio (Assault)	• Decent support/DPS mix with armor shred and very good crowd control• His aura is also what makes him a very useful utility inclusion
Roxi (Mage)	• An okay overall Hill DPS and support mix that’s not for late game but can work in certain game modes for elemental interactions

Quick roadmap: Get Vegeta and Sosuke early; invest Raid resources into Bon when available; farm Bluma for steady materials; use Goju or Shinoru to stall and make your carries shine. For build spreadsheets and team sims, check community tools on Discord and the roster planners on Reddit and YouTube creator guides. I track patch notes and Moyens I/O’s weekly balance threads to stay ahead of sudden Meta changes.

One last thing: Bon is a Swiss Army knife—small investment, many returns. Which pick would you bet your next 10 pulls on?