line-ups

This is my own Tier list based on my own opinion! With Tier Lists, there’s never a 100% right one as different people will have different opinions, so take it with a pinch of salt and just use it for reference, not as a bible. In reality, the real tier of a unit really depends on what you already have. For example, from a whale perspective, CK may not be high tier anymore, but as an F2P, who will you use as a tank for Monster side if you reverse CK? For whales they still have Phoenix Man, but you probably don’t. Assess your own situation accordingly to determine what’s best for you!

It’s important to note that certain units move up or down depending on the newer units being released. Additionally, there’s a lot of factors, so adjust accordingly, for both PvP and PvE. Eg sometimes you may need to use CK and DSK core to win a PvE battle via reflect, or CE core to finish off ASAP with AoE.

UPDATE: Simplified the list to make it easier to read. Last update Sep 2022


Geryu+ Era (Sep 2022)

PVPPVE
SSS
SSR+PXM
SSR+Garou
SSR+AS
SSR+KING
SSR+Boros
Geryu+(core)
SSR+SF
SSR+CK
SSR+Boros (bossing)
SSR+CE(AoE)
Bomb (core)
Gyoro (core4)
Sonic V2 (bossing)
G4 (bossing)
RMG (bossing)
SSR+SF (AoE)
Gale Wind (for stuns)
SSSSR+CK
WDM
Sonic V2 (speed)
Gale Wind
Boros (bossing)
WDM
AVM
VM
Monster Choze
Gouketsu
ZBM
SSSR+CEPXM
TTM
Alloy
SF
AZBM
Dr Genus
Dr Genus
SK
B
CCE (core situational)
PPP (situational)
Mumen
BK

  • Emphasis for this core is on Enhanced unyielding, and Breakthrough, and a lot of minions support as usual
  • Each SSR+ just changes the meta more and more each time, so expect a lot of moves
  • For example, CK+ is a god when he debuts, but becomes crap the moment AS+ releases. And AS+ becomes somewhat crap when Garou releases. etc
  • MB+ becomes quite useless here due to him always hitting the lowest HP units – who are basically immune to damage when under Enhanced Unyielding
  • You are encouraged to have a speedster (KING+ if whale, SonicV2 if not). At the early-mid game, usually which CK+ or AS+ that goes first wins the match
  • GW is still very viable because MB+ won’t be used a lot, until Garou+ comes (he passively removes stun)
  • Boros+ is great, both for DPS and support (share dmg), so he is a strong addition to the line-up even late-game.
  • The bad thing about this core is the battle takes damn long, so say hello to 5min long live clash matches
  • Try to rush for Geryu Core 4 ASAP as it adds one more revive.
  • PXM+ and KING+ are whale units (at least for SEA) where they only appear in Awaken Wheel Event so I guess you can ignore them if you’re F2P
  • SSR+ Silverfang is your next AOE powerhouse, so he’s great for both PVE and PVP AOE if you intend to get him.

Bomb Era (Apr 2022)

PVPPVE
SSSSSR+CK
SSR+Boros
SSR+CE
Bomb (core)
Gale Wind
Sonic V2 (speed)
SSR+CK
SSR+Boros (bossing)
SSR+CE(AoE)
Bomb (core)
Gyoro (core4)
Sonic V2 (bossing)
G4 (bossing)
RMG (bossing)
ATT (AoE)
Gale Wind (for stuns)
SSRMG
ATT
WDM
DK
AVM
Suiryu
Hellfire Flame
SSR Amai
Gouketsu
Boros (bossing)
WDM
AVM
VM
Monster Choze
Gouketsu
ZBM
STTM
Alloy
SF
PXM
TTM
Alloy
SF
AMonster Choze
ZBM
Dr Genus
Dr Genus
SK
BVM
SK
CMagicmanCE (core situational)
PPP (situational)
Mumen
BK

Before SSR+

  • Bomb is a game changer, and it’s very hard to go against it with ZBM or Gyoro. It was originally made to counter the Genos OTK era
  • For Bomb core era, you’ll want to increase your shield HP (with synergizing units, or Undying Shield Emblem), as well as pierce enemy’s Bomb shields with either DoT or Charge DMG
  • Bomb gives Agility to surrounding allies (cross-shaped), and does not stack with non-crit dmg free (like RMG, ATT etc) so position Bomb wisely
  • The PVE content also starts to have harder hitting mobs, and they also have their own Bomb core, so if you are using ZBM/Gyoro core you will start to struggle and get bottlenecked in PVE
  • The meta before SSR+ will mainly be ATT as the main DPS, with some sub dps (DK, Suiryu, AVM, Sonic etc), and some utility like speedsters (Amai/Sonic), and definitely shield generators to help increase the shield HP (TTM, Hellfire, Sonic, etc)
  • ATT with KS will be the King, or should I say Queen of DPS for quite a while, both in PVE and PVP, and also Live Clash
  • Genos and RMG starts to see a fall-off in use, since they can’t really 1-hit-kill anymore, and RMG can’t leech life due to Bomb’s shields, so she dies rather quickly now
  • New Charge damage is introduced, which also ignores Bomb’s shields – units like DK, Sonic V2, Suiryu.
  • For bossing, Bomb core is a very core for content in which you’re struggling to survive, such as Elder Centipede, or Resist Invasion. With his core you can easily survive all the rounds, and hence helping you rack up your overall damage done. If survival is not an issue, Gyoro4 core is still solid.
  • Gyoro core is still the best core for Monster side, so don’t immediately reset him/her/whatever.
  • Bomb core4 has 50% DoT rate which can be useful depending on the content, trying to do a 1 turn kill with DoT setup (Genus, SK, VM, etc). But more often than not he’s usually just used for the shields as Bomb core 1.

After SSR+

  • Whale line-up will mostly be SSR+CE, SSR+Boros, Bomb, Sonic (for speed), Gale Wind (for stun/follow-up), X. where X is swappable, can be RMG, or WDM, or Lightning Genji for buff, etc.
  • ATT starts to fall off with SSR+CE, can die easily to a strong SSR+ Boros burst so her heals won’t help much
  • RMG becomes more viable again with Follow-up line-up, such as CE+ and GW
  • Speed becomes very important now, usually the team with the faster P5 Sonic will enable their GW/CE+/Boros+ to go first, which usually will mean the end for your team. If you don’t have Sonic v2, then SSR+ King is your next speedster.
  • Bomb P5 starts to really shine with Agility to all allies, but probably for F2Ps you are nowhere near this if you have been diligently training Sonic
  • With the debut of SSR+CK, he is definitely the strongest unit so far. KS is a must to get, and AWK2 if you’re a whale. Basically the fastest and most HP CK will win the fight, so remember to boost him with Sonic. AOE DPS (eg ATT, CE+) falls down the line, with more emphasis on Single Target DPS follow-up by CK which usually one-shots. You can stack him with WDM for more HP but only if ur WDM is P5.

Gyoro Era (Aug 2021)

PVPPVE
SSSGyoro (core)
SSR Genos
SSR Amai
RMG (with KS)
Gyoro (core4)
Boros
G4
RMG
SSR Genos (for AoE)
ATT (for AoE)
SSATT
WDM
DK
Gouketsu
PXM
ZBM
King
Garou
AM
BK
S
Garou
Boros
ZBM
TTM
Alloy
SF
PXM
FF
Gouketsu
AMB
TT
CK
Melz
FF
TT
MK (with TT)
CK
Grori
Sonic (for shatter)
AS
GB
BGrori
AM
MK (with TT)
Geryu
VM (with Grori)
SK (for passive)
SF
TTM
Alloy
VM (with Grori)
SK (for passive)
Genus (passive if using ZBM)
CMumenCE (core situational)
PPP (situational)
Mumen

  • Gyoro is super strong and versatile hence right at the top. Core is great for general use, and Core4 is great for PVE bossing
  • If you’re still using other cores like ZBM/CE, you will find yourself struggling a lot in PVP, but PVE you’ll still be fine
  • Meta will be mainly Espers, you will need RMG for sure, and after counting Gyoro you just need 1 more, which can be anything mostly, from PXM to Boros to King, to Melz, to Sky King even for a lowbie F2P, depending on your content (PVE/PVP)
  • SSR Genos is the strongest AoE for a while, due to his HP% dmg, which surprisingly does very well in PVE too. Synergizes with Gyoro HP boost, as well as WDM
  • ATT will be great but mostly used only when Bomb is out, in terms of PVP. She’s still super strong in PVE when paired with VM
  • Alloy/TTM went slightly up because they are used to protect your Genos/RMG, and/or against opponent’s Genos/RMG
  • DoT (Corrode) as usual is falling further off, however still very strong in live clash
  • ZBM-era strong units like Garou and FF will start to fall off. Gouketsu can still be used as a support/tank for his passive
  • PVE content will vary based on what you’re doing, but basically for bosses it’s RMG/Boros/Gyoro, preferably with a shatter (G4/Sonic) and injury (ZBM/AM/BK). For AoE, it’s ATT and VM.


ZBM Era

PVPPVE
SSSZBM
Garou
Gouketsu
FF
ZBM (core)
Boros
PXM
FF
SSMB
King
King
Garou
AM
BK
TT
SCK
PXM
TT
MK (with TT)
TTM
Alloy
SF
Gouketsu
MK (with TT)
AMelz
CE (core situational)
AM
Genus (passive)
SK (for passive)
Magicman (for passive)
Lin Lin (for passive)
BK
CK
Genus (passive)
AS
GB
SF
Sonic (shatter)
BGeryu
PPP
AS
MK (without TT)
GB
Alloy
TTM
Grori
VM (with Grori)
CE (core situational)
Mumen
SK (for passive)
Lin Lin (for passive)
CGrori
VM (with Grori)
DSK
STK
Boros
Mumen
DSK (core)
Melz
PPP (situational)
STK

  • ZBM core revolves around injury/internal injury and tenacity, so naturally all those units that supplement will be good
  • Energy seal like King/DSK4core/Geryu is strong and can really shutdown the opponent’s ult sequence, making them potentially miss a few important ults at the start like TTM’s shields or TT’s ult
  • Genus is almost always used for his passive which grants ATK buff when there’s healing (ZBM core/ult)
  • Alloy is amazing here as he can do both shields and injury, share damage and ult resist for your team!
  • MB is super strong as well naturally, with both injury and shields and crazy survivability and heals, but it’s a pay-to-get hero exclusively so not many people will have him
  • For F2Ps, AM and BK are very strong, use them well
  • PXM not as useful yet but will become stronger in the Gyoro meta
  • DoT starts to fall off due to ZBM’s heals
  • For PVE, you will see a huge increase in damage and survivability due to ZBM’s core, especially in Club bosses. Boros/AM/BK/any shatter will be good for bossing, and any follow-up dmg (Garou/FF) will be even better

Pre-ZBM Era

PVPPVE
SSSKing
CK
MB
SF
CE (core)
Boros
CE (core)
SSBoros
MK (with TT)
CK (reflect)

AM
BK
King (AoE/shatter)
SAS
TT
TTM
Grori
VM (with Grori)
Alloy
DSK (core)
TT
AS
MK (with TT)
Sonic (shatter)
Grori
VM (with Grori)
GB
AGeryu
PPP
Melz
GB
AM
Mumen
Bakuzan (core)
SK (for passive)
Magicman (for passive)
TTM
Genus (core situational)
MG
Mumen
Fukegao
Bakuzan (core – if u don’t have CE)
BMK (without TT)
Konbu/MotS
STK
Fukegao
HB
Alloy
SF
MK (without TT)
Konbu/MotS
STK
CSonic
VM (without DoT)
BK
MG
Genus
Stinger
Geryu
Melz
VM (without DoT)
PPP (situational)
DSK (core situational)
  • At this stage we have plenty of cores and metas to choose from. Usually the strongest is CE core burst shatter build with GB/AS. But there’s also DSK/CK reflect build, or Geryu/DSK4 energy seal build, and Groribas/VM DoT build! Almost each of them are equally strong depending on how much you buff your units. Experiment and play around!
  • For PVE, use CE core mainly for the quick burst since you will always go first. Use Boros/AM/BK, with a shatter like Sonic. For AOE, use TT/AS/GB
  • PPP is used for niche situations to weaken bosses to survive, eg Club boss / HxM.
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