Picking the right units in Anime Vanguards can mean the difference between breezing through Infinite Mode and watching your defenses crumble on wave 30. With Update 11.5 Moonless Sky adding four new Bleach-inspired characters, a brand-new Underworld Dungeon, and a Worldlines reset, the meta has shifted noticeably. This guide ranks every available unit from God tier down to D tier, explains why each placement matters, and points you toward the strongest team builds right now.
How Does the Anime Vanguards Tier List Work?
Tier placements here reflect performance across the three main game modes: Infinite Mode, Boss Rush, and Story content. Units are scored on raw damage output, utility, scaling potential, and how well they fit into current meta team compositions. Evolved forms are ranked separately from base forms because the gap in power is often enormous.
Units marked with a dagger symbol (†) are unobtainable through normal summoning or events and can only be acquired through the trading system, which unlocks at Level 50.
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Tier placements for the four new Update 11.5 units are early assessments based on confirmed mechanics. Rankings may shift as the community tests them further in high-level content.
Anime Vanguards Tier List
What Are the Best Units in Anime Vanguards Right Now?
God Tier
Every God-tier unit is unobtainable through normal play, which makes this bracket a trophy case more than a practical goal for most players. That said, knowing what these units do explains why the trading economy values them so highly.
Lich King (Ruler) is arguably the most disruptive utility unit in the entire game. It instantly executes all non-boss enemies, bypassing death mechanics and immunities entirely. No other unit comes close to that level of wave-clearing authority. DIO Over Heaven (God) pairs a time-stop mechanic with fantastic damage output, making it perfect for boss fights where timing matters. The remaining God-tier units (Shero, Hollowseph, Thunder, Hellkiller, Senator, and Rideon vs Samuel) were all removed with the Anniversary Update 9.0 or the expiration of Battle Pass Season 8, so they are exclusively available through trading at Level 50 and above.
SS Tier
This is where most high-level gameplay actually happens. Savior (Moonless), one of the four new Update 11.5 additions, already looks like a top-end pick. Its follow-up attack chain fully ignores enemy damage reduction, it doubles all active percentage damage buffs on each basic attack, and it self-cleanses on every follow-up while counting as any group for team-building purposes. It can also swap into Savior (Rebirth) form for added flexibility.
Demon Hybrid (Chainsaw) remains one of the strongest Update 11 units. When it sits within an ally's range, it boosts that unit's damage by 40%, and its follow-up attacks deal an additional 30% bonus damage. Sukono is the go-to scaling pick, building endless stacks through kills, applying bleed and burn simultaneously, and ignoring damage reduction entirely.
Sprintwagon deserves a special mention here. As an Epic-rarity farm unit, it generates extra gold each round, and no serious team build skips it. The economy advantage it provides compounds throughout longer runs.
Yehowach (Almighty) deals double attacks against the last enemy in its range, effectively doubling its DPS against priority targets, while being fully immune to status effects. Gujo (Infinity) brings massive AoE damage paired with strong buffs, making it one of the best all-round SS picks for players who can obtain it.
S Tier
Alocard (Vampire King) received a rarity upgrade from Secret to Vanguard in Update 11.0, and its Vanguard Familiar now boosts Wounded damage bonus to 35%. It applies Bleed, inflicts Wounded, and deals full AoE damage from the moment you place it, making it one of the most immediately impactful units you can summon.
Choy Jong En holds the title of best damage-over-time dealer outside of God tier, with potent AoE and single-target DoT. Yomomata (Captain) converts defeated enemies into summons, which can overwhelm waves through sheer numbers. The Smith (John) scales its damage buff based on how much more HP an enemy has than John's current damage output, which makes it exceptional against high-HP bosses.
Diablo (Renacimiento), another Update 11.5 addition inspired by Ulquiorra's Resurreccion Segunda Etapa, brings strong sustained DPS from the new Underworld Dungeon. Obtaining it requires grinding dungeon content, but the investment pays off.
What Are the Best Team Comps
Building around the current meta means understanding which units amplify each other rather than just stacking the highest individual damage numbers.
God Tier Meta Team
- DPS: DIO Over Heaven (God), Sukono, The Falcon (of Light)
- Support: Senator, Hollowseph
- Farm: Sprintwagon
Bleach Core Team
- DPS: Savior (Moonless), Deceiver (Monster), Diablo (Renacimiento)
- Support: Yehowach (Almighty), Alocard (Vampire King)
- Farm: Sprintwagon
Demon Chain Team
- Core: Demon Hybrid (Chainsaw), Demon Leader (Control), Demon Hunter (Contract)
- Support: Arbiter (Of the Void), Delusional Demon (Blood)
- Farm: Sprintwagon
F2P Infinite Mode Team
- Core: Song Jinwu and Igros, Yehowach (Almighty), Eizan (Aura)
- Support: Giant Queen (Founder), Choy Jong En
- Farm: Sprintwagon
Boss Rush Team
- DPS: The King (Apostle), The Struggler (Rampage), Brolzi Super (Wrathful)
- Support: Giant Queen (Founder), Arin (Rumbling)
- Farm: Hercool and Mr Boo
How Do You Get New Units in Anime Vanguards?
When you first start the game, you choose one of three starter units: Luffo, Noruto, or Ichiga. After that, all additional units come from the summon portal in the main hub. Each summon costs 50 gems.
The fastest ways to build your gem supply:
- Talk to every NPC you encounter in the hub. Most reward gems after your first conversation.
- Visit the Evolve building and interact with the desks for free gem pickups.
- Complete story quests and main-mode stages regularly.
- Redeem active codes whenever new ones drop, as they frequently include gem bundles.
For players at Level 50 and above, the trading system opens up access to unobtainable units. This is the only way to acquire God-tier units like Lich King (Ruler) or DIO Over Heaven (God), so treat it as a long-term goal rather than an early priority.
Why Are D-Tier Units Worth Avoiding?
The D-tier units (Gaari, Luffo, Mimi (Psychic), Noruto (base), Roku (base), Rukio, Shinzi, and Sosuke (base)) share a common problem: they lack meaningful scaling and are outpaced by almost every alternative at the same investment level. Noruto (base) and Roku (base) are partial exceptions because their evolved forms (Six Tails and Dark/Super 3 respectively) are genuinely A-tier picks. Evolve them immediately or hold off on investing resources until you can.
Final Thoughts
Update 11.5 Moonless Sky has refreshed the Anime Vanguards meta in meaningful ways. The new Bleach-inspired units slot naturally into competitive team builds, the Underworld Dungeon gives dedicated players a new grind path, and the Worldlines reset means everyone is chasing Teacher (Final Stand) on a level playing field. Focus your resources on SS and S-tier units you can actually obtain, keep Sprintwagon in every lineup for economy, and prioritize the Monarch trait for your core DPS picks. For more Roblox tower defense strategies and the latest patch breakdowns, browse more guides on GAMES.GG.