Updated on May 19, 2026: Reranked for Update 3 Part 1: Clash of Wills (One Piece/Huge Powercreep).
The best units in Universal Tower Defense X depend on five categories which are Hybrid, Hill, Ground, Support and Farm. I’ll show you the best ones for all roles as well as talk about the best game modes, traits and relics for all units. Here’s my Universal Tower Defense X tier list and guide.
Table of contents
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Universal Tower Defense X Unit Tier List
- Synchro Units – Massive DPS
- S-Tier Air/Hybrid
- A-Tier Air/Hybrid
- B-Tier Air/Hybrid
- C-Tier Air/Hybrid
- D-Tier Air/Hybrid
- S-Tier Ground
- A-Tier Ground
- B-Tier Ground
- C-Tier Ground
- D-Tier Ground
- S-Tier Debuff Support (Stuns, Slows, DMG Amp, etc.)
- S-Tier Buff Support (DMG/SPA Boosts, Crit Buffs, etc.)
- A-Tier Support
- B-Tier Support
- Farm
- Universal Tower Defense X FAQ
Universal Tower Defense X Unit Tier List
This is just a preview of the Universal Tower Defense X tier list but the real ranking reasons are below. I’ll go into each individual unit and talk about why it’s ranked where it is, as well as the best game modes or builds for it and specific traits. Note that I won’t go much into ranking for progression since any unit can be good to progress with if you upgrade and Etherealize it with some Relics equipped. I’ll focus more on Nightmare, Infinite, Challenges, Virtual Realm, Events, etc. As for the tier breakdowns, consider the S-Tier as the META tier with the A-Tier being great alternatives, the B-Tier being situational options and C/D being less optimal for the current Meta.
How to Synchro Fuse Units: You need both units at max upgrade either owned by you or another player via request – The Synchro unit takes the stats, traits and relics from only one unit of the Synchro Drive.
How to Synchro Clash: Both units must be at max upgrade and in each other’s range to trigger the combined Synchro Clash attack.
Universal Tears: Tears appear in the lobby every 3 hours on a fixed cycle and stay for 3 hours before rotating out (Needed for Gojo and Sukuna base forms).
Farm: Bulme (Legendary) & Fastcart (Epic)
Farm Unit Tips: If you’re going for Synchro, run both farm units since you need to rush upgrades. If not, Bulma is enough due to recent buffs so you have more room for another DPS or Support.
Grinding Tips: Check out the FAQ below for the best farming tips for Gems, Trait Rerolls and more.
Synchro Units – Massive DPS
| Synchro Units | Rankings Explained |
|---|---|
 Unparalleled Armor |
Synchro Drive Nutaru (Beast) + Ancient Shinobi (Reawakened) The best Synchro unit overall Synchro units have the best DPS in the game but cost 2 units It’s usually worth it with similar value as removing placements for more DPS with Ruler Notes: The best due to applying a 3s Stun/Confused on every attack + breaking armor |
 Majestic Armor |
Synchro Drive Nutaru (Beast) + Sasku (Great War) The second best Synchro unit Notes: I prefer Unparalleled Armor for CC but Majestic deals pretty good damage with a ton of crit damage and DoTs on-hit |
 Underworld God Synchro |
Synchro Drive Underworld God (Death) + Water God (Primordial) The third best Synchro unit Notes: Really good self-DPS boosting buffs and armor damage plus debuff cleanse |
  Jane Juliet & Mimicry Sorcerer Synchro Clash |
These two units have a Synchro Clash Attack when at max upgrade and in each other’s range. Since this is not a Synchro unit but an attack, I won’t rank it here and instead talk about it in these unit’s entries Effect: Combined Beam Attack dealing 500% of the average damage between the two [(Yuta + Ryu) Damage / 2] x 5 |
S-Tier Air/Hybrid
| S-Tier Air/Hybrid | Rankings Explained |
|---|---|
 Joyful Captain Universal Unit From Universal Festive Banner 3 Passive Lists Depending on which path you take |
• Can be one of the best DPS and Support units depending on the path • Top path is best for massive Full AOE DPS • You can also run him as a DPS/Hybrid Support with the middle path for a ton of DMG amplification and knockbacks • I would avoid the bottom path since it doesn’t excel at much • Make sure to have elemental synergies in mind for the 2.5x more with ADV and 5x less with DISADV in terms of elemental interactions Best Trait: Ruler or Duelist Best Relic: Warlord Set + Warlord Hat CDMG/DMG/EDMG Best Substats: All DMG Best Substats: CRATE/CDMG/CD |
 Dragon Warlord (Rage)Secret Unit Emperor’s Kingdom World Raid 8% chance |
• Dragon Warlord is amazing for macro with massive Hybrid DPS and CC • Excellent boss-killer with follow-up attacks • Requires macro/manual control for full potential in Dragon Form Best Trait: Ruler or Duelist Best Relic: Warlord Set + Shadow Reaper Necklace CDMG/DMG/EDMG Best Substats: All DMG Best Substats: Crit/DMG/CD/DoT + DoT/CD |
 Gluttonous Warlord (Despair)Secret Unit Warlord’s Ship Raid 5% chance |
• A summon-based DPS with some of the best DoTs in the game • Most of your damage comes from summon follow-up attacks Best Trait: Ruler or Astral/Sacred Best Relic: Warlord Set + Monarch Cape CDMG/DMG/EDMG Best Substats: All DMG Best Substats: CDMG/Crit/DMG + DoT/CD |
 The Strongest in History Boundless Evo Cursed Vessel (Shrine) Unit/Evo Material from Red Tear |
• While all Boundless units are top-tier useful, TSIH Sukuna is the strongest in terms of DPS • Sukuna out-DPS-es King Sailor and Gojo with Mahoraga and Agito but has less CC/debuffs than Gojo • SJW Boundless can compete if you build around it with Ant King and Igris but Sukuna is stronger in base • With all the stacking buffs, debuffs and summon attacks, this is the strongest non-Synchro unit in the game • Just the sheer DoT DPS, the Domain and having two summons at once on full upgrade is crazy good • Best Trait: Ruler • Best Relics: Monarch Set with Sorcerer Hunter Spirit DMG/DMG/E.DMG (Monarch Set is from Throne Chamber Raid) • Best Substat: Cooldown Relics/DMG-CD for Accessories |
 Jinoo, Shadow Monarch Boundless Evo Jinoo (Monarch) |
• By himself Boundless SJW is weaker than Boundless Sukuna, Gojo and King Sailor • That said if you build around his synergies with Igris and Ant King he becomes much stronger • Plus all the Shadows have been massively buffed so he’s a Meta unit • But keep in mind that the value you get from synergies are shared between those units so you can think of it like a mini-Synchro • The good news is that Ant King is really strong and Igris is pretty good so you don’t lose anything by building around SJW • Best Trait: Ruler • Best Relics: Monarch Set with Accessories DMG/DMG/E.DMG (Monarch Set is from Throne Chamber Raid) • Best Stat & Substat: Full DMG and CD/Range/Crit Rate/Crit DMG |
 Sharpshooter King (Trapper)Secret Unit Conquered Lands Legend Stage Act 3 3% chance |
• A stronger version of Sharpshooter with massive range and great DPS • Places traps while waiting for units to get in range • Overall has a lot of utility with DoTs, stuns and follow-up attacks • Best Trait: Ruler/Astral |
 Ancient Mage (Sage) Act 3 of Beyond Fantasy Legend Stage Evo item from the same stage |
Best trait: Ruler, Astral Best Relic Set: Super Roku Best Stats: CritDMG/DoT Top & CritRate/DMG Bottom Best Accessory: Bloodline Eye Notes: Incredibly flexibile high DPS unit able to switch stat modes for burst damage, debuffs, DoTs and more |
 Spade (Donut) Mythic Get Flaming Donut Hat ASAP From Marine Base Act 1 Legend Stage For a massive buff |
• The best Air/Hill DPS unit now with the Exclusive Hat Relic and one of the best units in the game overall due to the passive on-shield damage • Amazing for progressing story/legend stage since you can get it fast and you need a good Air ASAP • Otherwise great for VR and Infinite as your Hill slot with Ruler as a main DPS or Astral as a secondary DPS • Best trait is Astral since Spade is the best Burn DOT unit in the game right now • Best Trait: Astral or Ruler • Best Relics: Warlord + Donut Hat DoT/DMG/EDMG • Best Substats: DoT/DMG |
 String Warlord (Joker)Exclusive Blitz Mode Battlepass Tier 15 |
• High-tier Hill unit with a ton of DPS from his clones • The clones also defend String Warlord from debuffs • Also has great debuffs and control when Birdcage is active for stuns, slows and even more damage • Best Trait: Ruler |
A-Tier Air/Hybrid
| A-Tier Air/Hybrid | Rankings Explained |
|---|---|
 Ant King (Savage) Secret – Ant King World Raid The EVO material also drops in the Raid |
• With the new SJW synergy passive this is one of the best Hybrid DPS units • Radiation-based Hybrid DPS that stacks damage buffs on kills • Synergizes with Jinoo for more damage and range buffs • If built right Ant King can output top 5 DPS in the game Best Trait: Ruler/Astral can’t stack Radiation |
 Crow Shinobi (Reanimated) Act 3 of Shinobi World War Legend Stage Evo item from the same stage |
Best Trait: Eternal, Astral Best Relic Set: Rebellious Shinobi, Reanimated Armor set Best stats: DoT Top & DMG Bottom Best Accessory: Bloodline Eye, Spirit Armor Notes: A ton of debuffs for enemies, great DoT DPS and massive AOE damage with meteor |
 Migumen (Finale) NY Capsule Exclusive |
• She’s now Meta with the new update • Great DPS overall but her Nuke on max deals massive damage, especially on E6 • Apart from the Nuke she’s a great Burn DoT damage unit • This is because in addition to the Burn DoT she’s also excellent against armor due to True Damage and Radiation • Extremelly flexibile unit when you play around her active • Best Trait: Ruler or Sacred |
 Phantom Captain (Carrier) Secret |
• Massive DPS summoner unit that summons both attack planes on her location and line planes that explode on contact • The line planes deal excellent supporting AOE burst damage while her personal planes deal sustained DPS AOE damage • She also buffs her planes for +30% crit rate and +50% crit damage during the first 10 seconds of their duration for a ton of DPS • Overall a strong contender for one of the best Hybrid DPS units • Best Trait: Ruler |
 Jangluu (Eclipse) Winter Capsule Exclusive |
• Deals a ton of damage on Frozen enemies even though she doesn’t stun on Freeze • Best combined with units that can freeze like Ice Empress since she also buffs Ice units • Requires a specific team setup but can potentially be one of the best units in the game due to the Icy Flux nuke on Frozen enemies • Best Trait: Ruler or Eternal |
 Rohan & Robot 16 (Limit Breaker) Mythic Get Rohan Cape ASAP From The Invasion Legend Stage Act 3 For a massive buff |
• Massively buffed with the Rohan Cape exclusive Relic • The slow ramp-up has been fixed a bit since the negative buff hurts less and the follow-up/Red Combo attacks are much stronger • Plus the Cape gives you a straight 100% damage boost overall so Rohan is now quite strong but still needs a few fixes to be Meta IMO • Best Trait: Ruler |
B-Tier Air/Hybrid
| B-Tier Air/Hybrid | Rankings Explained |
|---|---|
 Nelle (Primal) Mythic Get Nel’s Spear ASAP From Hollowed Eclipse Raid Shop For a massive buff |
• Might be overhyping her exclusive relic but she feels much better now and is less awkward since her baby form doesn’t mess her DPS up anymore • You’re mostly in adult form with the Relic and her damage doesn’t drop off as much • Still not worth running Ichigo, but Nelle by herself is quite a decent hybrid now since the Relic gives her +200% more damage • Best Trait: Ruler |
 Lord of Flies (Tempered) Banner Mythic |
• An overall sub-Meta unit since he deals high burst damage with his Resonance Stacks and can grant stun immunity • Then he can massively buff himself for each unit he gives stun immunity to • You can also choose to nuke enemies in a Full AOE and quickly stack up Resonance every 300 seconds • Also has stun immunity • Best Trait: Ruler |
 Berserker (Enraged) Mythic |
• Much better now in the new update with the fix • Near top DPS unit in the game overall and incredibly useful hybrid due to game mode flexibility, CC and hyper armor damage • Fast ramp-up value • Obliterates armored enemies, slows and increase all damage taken on enemies • Best Trait: Ruler or Sacred |
 Jinoo (Monarch) Banner Secret |
• Shadows buffed and you want him for the Boundless EVO for a Meta unit • Best unit for Infinite due to the massive scaling and decent on VR • Note that he’s better for longer game modes since he takes a while to scale up • Best Trait: Ruler or Eternal |
 Bio-Android (Perfect) Secret |
• Very slow to get going but gets powerful if you have time to evolve him (Gets Hybrid) so he’s better in Infinite • Evolves by beating mini-bosses he spawns and E2 is really good since it reduces the HP of those bosses • You need to reach Perfect state for him to be good (Hybrid+Max Upgrade) though Semi-Perfect does have Confusion which is decent support • Most of the prime DPS comes from high base damage, Sub-Unit summons and the 5% on-hit Line AOE follow up • That said, the active nuke does stun in an AOE which is really strong for bosses and is on a 90s global cooldown • Overall, really slow to get going but is Meta DPS and utility on final evolution |
 Sharpshooter (Precision) Mythic |
• Massive range with decent DPS and a decent amount of off-supporting capabilities (Place her in the back so she’s in Sniper mode) • Can hit enemies across the entire map in Sniper mode with a neat little damage bonus • Amazing for macroing Stages with her high range • She can also mark enemies with her active to take more damage from all sources and buffs Fire unit damage placed near her • Overall the best Hill alternative if you don’t have Jangluu or Lord of Flies • Best Trait: Pick the highest damage trait or Ruler since she doesn’t need extra range from Traits because Sniper mode has infinite range |
 Koyote (Number One) Mythic |
• A Hybrid-on-upgrade DPS machine that spams wolf summons on takedown dealing sustained DPS and charging energy (Especially on E4) • Also has a massive damage burst Nuke that fires on max energy doing 500% damage • Koyote isn’t the best hybrid DPS but he’s good for any mode • Best Trait: Ruler for main DPS or Sacred/Eternal for secondary DPS |
C-Tier Air/Hybrid
| C-Tier Air/Hybrid | Rankings Explained |
|---|---|
 Dragon Guy (Silverite) Challenges Secret |
• Got massive buffs to Twin Dragon Hunting Flash, Shatter and Are You Scared helping him in faster modes • He’s not a Meta DPS but he is Meta if you consider him a Hybrid DPS Support mix since he can CC enemies • Great on Virtual Realm and Infinite but takes a while to activate his Trance (This is not as much of a problem anymore due to buffs) • He’s best with units that can apply Freeze since his Shatter deals burst damage on frozen targets • He can also self-cleanse stuns which is really good for Infinite • Best Trait: Ruler or Eternal |
 Scarlet Maid (World) Get from Virtual Shop |
• Similar to Dragon Guy where she’s a hybrid DPS and Support that can now be viable with the December 20 buffs to her skill damage and The World ability • Stuns enemies, has Slows and deals great DPS with Time Gauge stacks which trigger various high damage attacks • The only downside is that her CC needs to be activated by attacking and is not on every attack like other CC units • Great on Infinite • That said, she’s best when you have E6 since the CC lasts for a long time • Best Trait: Ruler or Sacred |
 Ichiko (Rage) Secret |
• Ichiko is good, don’t get me wrong, but he’s just raw DPS with not a lot of utility past the 5-second active stun that’s on a 90s cooldown • Requires a specific build around crit chance and damage to maximize his passive damage and overall DPS (Go full damage on substats) • Still one of the better units in the game, just slightly weaker than the ones above • Best Trait: Ruler or Sacred |
 Ice Empress (Forst) Winter Capsule Exclusive |
• An amazing Meta Support, see why below in the Support section. • B-Tier only in terms of Hybrid DPS |
D-Tier Air/Hybrid
| D-Tier Air/Hybrid | Rankings Explained |
|---|---|
 Mob (100%) Mythic |
• Overall a great slowing unit and an always useful Hybrid that got a slight damage buff which adds up fast • Really good for VR and Infinite as a supporting slowing option with Eternal and decent with Ruler as a DPS but I would stick to it as a support/DPS mix • Best Trait: Ruler or Eternal |
 Ultiorra (Oblivion) Mythic |
• Similar to Tierabel in that Ultiorra deals decent DPS and also has supporting abilities from Unpredictable Despair where he can Confuse or Stun enemies • You also get an active Nuke that deals massive damage on a 45s cooldown which is pretty good for clearing important waves • That said overall not the best DPS for Hill • Best Trait: Ruler or Eternal |
 Cyborg (Fearless) Mythic |
• The weakest Air/Hill unit but can still hold his own due to the December 20 buffs • The main reason he’s much better now is that his Nuke got a massive buff for targeted damage and is on a much lower CD • Decent DoT and he’s a must-have if you don’t have Spade or other Hill units to hit fliers • Best Trait: Wizard or Ruler |
 Super Roku (Enraged) Mythic |
• Roku has access to amazing tech where you can teleport him to different choke points within range to prolong his DPS or beat placement boss mechanics like Zeus • That said he’s slow like Rohan & Robot 16 starting out with a massive damage debuff that goes away after a few waves but it’s not worth it IMO • Once the debuff is gone he can deal pretty decent DPS with his passive buffs but it might be too late at this point since he’s just a Hill unit • Would be better if he was Hybrid so as things stand he’s a low-tier Hill unit |
 Tierabel (Hydro) Mythic |
• Mid-damage with some support potential • Becomes stronger in her mode • Note that it isn’t that worth it running Nell just for the combo on the first passive since it’s not that much • Overall is kind of like Mob where it’s decent DPS and decent Support but not the best at either • Best Trait: Sacred |
S-Tier Ground
| S-Tier Ground | Rankings Explained |
|---|---|
 Triple Threat (Unrivaled)Unrivaled Universal Festival Banner EVO Guide First EVO Item – Conquered Lands legend Stage Act 2 Fragment 1 – Warlords Ship Raid Shop Fragment 2 – Conquered Lands Legend Stage Act 3 Fragment 3 – Mirror World Featured Challenge Fragment 4 – Beasts Place World Raid |
• Amazing high DPS DoT unit with lots of utility via his leader buffs • One of the best if not the best boss-killer • Overall tons of Bleed damage, CRITS and stun immunity Best Trait: Ruler or Astral Best Relics: Warlord Set + Biju Energy CDMG/DMG/EDMG Best Substats: CDMG/DMG/Crit + CD/DoT Best Stats: Full DMG |
 Quake Warlord (Destroyer)Exclusive Blitz Mode Battlepass Tier 30 |
• Tons of damage, self-buffs and enemy debuffs • Deals massive damage via follow-up attacks • Basically a better version of King Sailor if we’re talking Water units • Plus you get a massive stunning one-time nuke Best Trait: Ruler or Sacred Best Relics: Warlord Set CDMG/DMG/EDMG Best Substats: CD/Crit/DMG Best Stats: Full DMG |
 King Sailor (Unrivaled) All Banners |
Best Trait: Ruler Best Relic Set: Super Roku Best Stats: DMG Top & CD Bottom Best Accessory: Shadow Reaper Necklace Notes: Massive AOE damage, self buffs, team buffs and stun immunity One of the best units in the game How to Evo: Craft his Sword Get all Required Fragments 1st Shard from Event Shop in Shinobi Alliance 2nd Shard from Alliance Leader (Ultra Boss Shop) 3rd Shard from Legend Stage Act 3 of new Naruto Map 4th Shard from New Raid Gamemode in the Raid Shop |
 The Strongest of Today Boundless Evo Infinity Sorcerer (Void) Unit/Evo Material from Blue Tear |
• DPS-wise competes with King Sailor but lower than Sukuna • Still the best DPS Support unit in the game • This is because while it has top tier DPS it also has a ton of debuffs and anti-hyperarmor abilities • Plus it can hit all enemies on the map and has timestop for 30s with Domain where he stacks damage on-kill • Plus he deals bonus damage to time-stopped enemies • You can really go for any Boundless unit and be happy so go for Gojo if you need a lot of stuns and timestops • Best Trait: Ruler • Best Relic: Sorcerer Hunter Set with Strongest Sorcerers Glasses Crit DMG/DMG/E.DMG • Best Substats: DMG, Crit DMG, CD |
 Alpha Devil (Omega) Devil Capsule Exclusive From Event |
• Both Vergil and Dante have massive range and should be kept near the spawn to constantly attack for transformation and style damage boosts • Vergil is slightly stronger IMO due to Cone stuns with Katana or massive DPS with Demonic Gauntlets • Also great DoT damage with Phantom Sword and Dante/Sukuna DoT team combo • Can be hybrid with Mirage Barrage but that’s a weak weapon, I wouldn’t use it • A perfect combination of high damage and stalling off-Support • Best Traits: Duelist or Ruler • Best Relics: Super Roku Set with Shadow Reaper Accessories DMG/DMG/EDMG Alternative with Bio-Android + Biju • Best Stat & Substats: Full damage + DoT/CD/Crit Rate/Crit Damage |
 Devil Hunter (Mercenary) Devil Capsule Exclusive From Event |
• Incredibly strong if you can keep attacking for style damage boosts and transformations due to massive range • Lots of build flexibility with massive Cone DoT damage with Sword or massive stall potential with Democycle with a DoT team • Can also switch to Fancy Hat in modes where you no longer need cash but it’s not good early • Goes best with Sukuna and Vergil for heavy DoT synergy • Best Traits: Astral or Ruler • Best Relics: Reanimated Set + Spirit Armor/Shadow Reaper DoT/DMG/EDMG • Best Stat & Substats: Full damage + DoT/CD/Crit Rate/Crit Damage |
 Mochi Pirate (Conqueror)Secret Mirror Dimension Featured Challange 8% Chance |
• Mochi Pirate is all about guaranteed crits from his passive • That said he also has a lot of stalling support utility with Time Snail • Very useful Ground unit overall Best Trait: Ruler for DPS/Sacred or Fission for Support Best Relics: Warlord Set + Shadow Reaper Necklace CDMG/DMG/EDMG Best Substats: CDMG/DMG/CD Best Stats: Full DMG |
A-Tier Ground
| A-Tier Ground | Rankings Explained |
|---|---|
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Mimicry Sorcerer Secret Legend Stage Act 3 |
• Overall Yuta has pretty great DPS with Rika who is Hybrid and Mimicry for DoTs or follow up attacks • You mainly want him for the max upgrade Rika summon and Synchro attack with Jane Juliet/Ryu • If you combine him with Ryu he’s bottom Meta or sub-Meta in terms of DPS • The Synchro attack is pretty strong • Otherwise if you don’t combine him with Ryu then I don’t think he’s worth it over other S-Tier Ground DPS units • Best Trait: Ruler |
 Mighty Roach (Cursed) Exclusive Virtual Realm Shop |
• A sleeper hit dealing massive damage but needs to be combined with at least one of the new Domain units • When a Domain is active gains a massive damage buff • Combined with innate AOE damage bursts and follow-up attacks from exploding insects Mighty Roach deals a ton of AOE damage • Get him ASAP and combine him with Gojo which is the best Domain • Best Trait: Ruler |
 Ancient Shinobi (Reawakened) Shinobi Alliance Event Game Mode Unit Evo items from Ultra Boss Shop |
Sub-meta by himself and meta for Synchro Best Trait: Ruler Best Relic Set: Rebellious Shinobi Best Stats: DMG Both Best Accessory: Bloodline Eye Notes: Tons of debuffs, DoTs, and self buffs |
 Nutaru (Beast) Kitsunox Struggle Ultra Boss T3-T4 Evo item from Raid Shop |
Sub-meta by himself and meta for Synchro Best Trait: Ruler, Eternal Best Relic Set: Rebellious Shinobi Best Stats: DMG Both Best Accessory: Bloodline Eye Has Synchro with Ancient Shinobi and Sasku |
 Sasku (Great War) Shinobi Battlefield Raid Act 5/Boss Rush/Evolved from Sasku (Chakara) Evo item from Raid Shop |
Sub-meta by himself and meta for Synchro Best Trait: Ruler or Eternal Best Relic Set: Rebellious Shinobi Best Stats: DMG/Crit DMG Top & CD/Crit Rate Bottom Best Accessory: Biju Energy, Bloodline Eye Notes: Flexibile as both a DPS and support with a ton of debuffs and DoTs Has great stun defence |
 Shadow Knight (Risen) Secret Crimson Throne Chamber Raid |
• Unlike Ant King who is good by himself Shadow Knight/Igris is only good if you combine him with SJW/Shadow Monarch • If you do then you get both Igris for free and all upgrades for free since you can just spend on SJW • Also has good supporting abilities with the Stuns and summoned shadow boosts • Overall a sub-Meta unit with Boundless SJW • Best Trait: Ruler • Best Relics: Sorcerer Hunter Set and Sorcerer Hunter Spirit DMG/DMG/E.DMG • Best Substats: CD and Range |
B-Tier Ground
| B-Tier Ground | Rankings Explained |
|---|---|
 Water God (Primordial) Step-up banner Secret |
• Both a near-Meta DPS unit by himself and SSS-Tier combo with Underworld God for the Syncro unit • Deals great DoT damage with Affliction Time and self-boosting CRIT • Also scales incredibly well to deal twin attacks eventually • As a cherry on top has access for a full path damage burst with Wave on a 60s cooldown • Best Trait: Eternal or Sacred • Has Synchro with Underworld God |
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Jane Juliet/Ryu (Larper) Banner Mythic |
• Quite a decent DPS/Support Hybrid since he can buff your top DPS unit • He also has pretty great Line AOE attacks and CC • I wouldn’t use him though unless you plan to combine him with Mimicry Sorcerer for the Synchro beam attack • The beam is really strong when you max out Yuta and Ryu • Great if you don’t have better units from S-Tier |
 Underworld God (Death) Banner Mythic |
• Has Synchro with Water God • The Evo Base/Non-Syncro version of Hades is an alt-Meta Ground Circle AOE DPSs • With just 2 placements it’s incredibly worth to go Ruler for massive damage • He just stacks DoTs which deal impressive damage • Best Trait: Ruler |
 Gambler Sorcerer (Jackpot) Banner Mythic |
• Can be quite strong if you get lucky on the Domain procs but it’s all RNG • He’s A-Tier or sub S-Tier if you chain 777 procs but otherwise he’s pretty slow to get going • I would rather use an SJW team comp, a Synchro unit comp or the Synchro Clash attack comp • That said Hakari can out-put sub-Meta levels DPS if you get lucky on Domain and you like the random style • Best Trait: Ruler |
 Kriatu (Cheater) Mythic |
• Moved Kriatu up a little since he’s really good for VR • Deals increasingly more damage as he crits • Get the Duelist trait on him ASAP so that he can crit more and therefore ramp up damage faster • He can only gain more crit from Traits • Got a huge buff on ability damage making him even better but overall he’s still mid compared to the units of today • Best Trait: Duelist |
C-Tier Ground
| C-Tier Ground | Rankings Explained |
|---|---|
 Judgement Sorcerer (Domain) Banner Mythic |
• Weaker DPS potential than Jane/Ryu and Hakari/Gambler but a pretty decent support DPS hybrid with Domain • I would mostly use it for Confusion but the Executioner sword does deal decent damage if you need extra DPS |
 Fallen Prince (Ruthless) Banner Mythic |
• Also a ramp-up unit like Roku and Rohan but unlike them he’s not slow since he gets no damage debuff • He just keeps buffing himself up each wave and kill with damage, crit chance, range and attack speed until he goes Super Saiyan • Once you reach max cap with his crit chance buff (0.25% per kill up to 30%) he goes SS with Hyper Armor Damage and guaranteed crits after a few kills • Overall a very strong Ground unit that’s good for any mode and isn’t that slow like some Cell Update units • Best Trait: Ruler |
 Dragon Slayer (Hero) All Banners Evo items from Act 1 of Beyond Fantasy Legend Stage |
Best Trait: Ruler, Eternal Best Relic Set: Super Roku Best Stats: DMG Both Best Accessory: Reaper Necklace Notes: A decent alt-Meta DPS with great boss damage that increases if boss is stunned or has DoTs |
 First Human (Father) Featured Challenge Secret |
• One of the more flexibile Ground units in the game with his follow-up attack elemental mechanic • Basically you can customize Adam’s attacks by choosing which elemental unit to place near him and have him do follow up attacks • Each element has a different effect from high DPS to debuff support to even Hybrid mode (Light) • Best Trait: Ruler |
D-Tier Ground
| D-Tier Ground | Rankings Explained |
|---|---|
 Robot 17 & 18 (Fighterz) Mythic |
• A low-tier Ground unit that’s better than Roku but not Rohan with EXC Relic • They deal decent Circle AOE DPS with massive range and you can switch between them for 3 seconds of Disruption or Confusion per switch which is great utility • As a cherry on top they’re also immune to stuns and have an active Nuke on final upgrade for decent damage • Overall an okay Ground unit with good DPS and some support potential but nowhere near meta |
 The Drink (Survivor) Mythic |
• A simple and decent Full AOE contender for your Ground slot that deals impressive DPS thanks to various self buffs • Also does Burn damage on Upgrade 6 • Overall not a lot of utility here, just pure DPS so it’s not a must-have but it’s nice to have |
 Sasku (Chakra) Mythic |
• Overall decent on any mode with excellent DoT damage, utility and overall DPS (Especially with the buffs on Arrow and Kirin) but the new Sasuke just makes this one obsolete • Also has decent CC for pseudo-supporting • Excellent for grinding Story since he’s easy to get and EVO • Best Trait: Wizard or Ruler |
 Grommjow (Panther) Exclusive |
• Deals decent AOE DPS and works similarly to Koyote where you’re collecting meter but instead of a nuke, Grommjow transforms on full meter • The transformation boosts both single-target DPS and AOE damage due to the explosion per enemy • Great against armor • Best Trait: Ruler or Eternal |
 Ronin Obito/Rogue Oni Exclusive Day 7 Daily Reward |
• Powercrept and obsolete • Best Trait: Wizard |
 Footballer (Ego) Exclusive BattlePass Reward Level 25 |
• Powercrept and obsolete • Best Trait: Ruler or Sacred |
S-Tier Debuff Support (Stuns, Slows, DMG Amp, etc.)
| S-Tier Support | Rankings Explained |
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 The Strongest of Today Boundless Evo Infinity Sorcerer (Void) Unit/Evo Material from Blue Tear |
• DPS-wise competes with King Sailor but lower than Sukuna • Still the best DPS Support unit in the game • This is because while it has top tier DPS it also has a ton of debuffs and anti-hyperarmor abilities • Plus it can hit all enemies on the map and has timestop for 30s with Domain where he stacks damage on-kill Plus he deals bonus damage to time-stopped enemies • You can really go for any Boundless unit and be happy so go for Gojo if you need a lot of stuns and timestops • Best Trait: Ruler • Best Relic: Sorcerer Hunter Set with Strongest Sorcerers Glasses Crit DMG/DMG/E.DMG • Best Substats: DMG, Crit DMG, CD |
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Sasku (Great War) Shinobi Battlefield Raid Act 5/Boss Rush/Evolved from Sasku (Chakara) Evo item from Raid Shop |
Best Trait: Ruler or Eternal Best Relic Set: Rebellious Shinobi Best Stats: DMG/Crit DMG Top & CD/Crit Rate Bottom Best Accessory: Biju Energy, Bloodline Eye Notes: Flexibile as both a DPS and support with a ton of debuffs and DoTs Has great stun defence |
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Ancient Mage (Sage) Act 3 of Beyond Fantasy Legend Stage Evo item from the same stage |
Best trait: Ruler, Astral Best Relic Set: Super Roku Best Stats: CritDMG/DoT Top & CritRate/DMG Bottom Best Accessory: Bloodline Eye Notes: Incredibly versatile high DPS unit able to switch stat modes for burst damage, debuffs, support buffs and DoTs. |
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Alpha Devil (Omega) Devil Capsule Exclusive From Event |
• Both Vergil and Dante have massive range and should be kept near the spawn to constantly attack for transformation and style damage boosts • Vergil is slightly stronger IMO due to Cone stuns with Katana or massive DPS with Demonic Gauntlets • Also great DoT damage with Phantom Sword and Dante/Sukuna DoT team combo • Can be hybrid with Mirage Barrage but that’s a weak weapon, I wouldn’t use it • A perfect combination of high damage and stalling off-Support • Best Traits: Duelist or Ruler • Best Relics: Super Roku Set with Shadow Reaper Accessories DMG/DMG/EDMG Alternative with Bio-Android + Biju • Best Stat & Substats: Full damage + DoT/CD/Crit Rate/Crit Damage |
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Crow Shinobi (Reanimated) Act 3 of Shinobi World War Legend Stage Evo item from the same stage |
Best Trait: Eternal, Astral Best Relic Set: Rebellious Shinobi, Reanimated Armor set Best stats: DoT Top & DMG Bottom Best Accessory: Bloodline Eye, Spirit Armor Notes: A ton of debuffs for enemies, great DoT DPS and massive AOE damage with meteor |
 Admiral (Magma) Legendary EVO |
• The best budget unit in the game since you get it easily as a Legendary and it stays strong in the late-game via EVO • Easily one of the best Fire units in the game • Admiral is good for two reasons, he deals impressive DOT damage but also acts as a support with Confusion • Confusion makes enemies walk back which is amazing stalling for your main DPS units • Best Trait: Fission or Sacred |
S-Tier Buff Support (DMG/SPA Boosts, Crit Buffs, etc.)
| S-Tier Support | Rankings Explained |
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 Prodigy Mage (Apprentice) All Banners Evo items from Act 2 of Beyond Fantasy Legend Stage |
Best Trait: Fission, Astral, Sacred Best Relic Set: Super Roku Best Stats: DMG Top & CD Bottom Best Accessory: Reaper Necklace Notes: One of the best combinations of DPS, Slows and Stuns for stalling enemies Also buffs herself your units with attack speed for Hill and crit rate for Ground One of the best supports in the game |
 Virtual Idol / Miku (Super Star) Mythic |
• Buffs all units around her with either increased Damage or Range • Etherealize up to 6 is key here to increase the buffs • The best buffer in the entire game and she becomes worth it after you place some units already so don’t use her as a starter or second unit • Amazing for Infinite • Best Trait: Artificer |
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King Sailor (Unrivaled) All Banners |
Best Trait: Ruler Best Relic Set: Super Roku Best Stats: DMG Top & CD Bottom Best Accessory: Shadow Reaper Necklace Notes: Massive AOE damage, self buffs, team buffs and stun immunity One of the best units in the game How to Evo: Craft his Sword Get all Required Fragments 1st Shard from Event Shop in Shinobi Alliance 2nd Shard from Alliance Leader (Ultra Boss Shop) 3rd Shard from Legend Stage Act 3 of new Naruto Map 4th Shard from New Raid Gamemode in the Raid Shop |
 Enlightened God (Holy) Banner Mythic |
• An AOE buffing DPS support hybrid that progressively buffs your units more and more • Similar to First Emperor in that you’re extremely flexibile with your weapon switching choices (Switch at Max Emotion stacks) • You can deal massive enemy HP-scaling damage with the Axe or high DoT damage with synegies with Cycle of Wrath • Alternatively, you can switch to the Shield and reflect debuffs into buffs for your other units • Incredibly strong DPS/Support unit • Best Trait: Sacred |
 Love Goddess Valentines Capsules in Events Tab |
• Love Goddess is all about upgrade discounts and massively buffing a single unit with Crit • Great in VR with Kirito or you can run her with some single-unit-focused comps with S-Tier units • That said I prefer Miku for AOE buffs or Enlightened God/First Emperor for much higher flexibility |
A-Tier Support
| A-Tier Support | Rankings Explained |
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 First Emperor (Greatest) Ragnarok Infinite Gamemode Secret Must get to Wave 20 for runs to count toward Pity Pity is 100 EVO Items can be farmed through the Trials Tab In Quests |
• First Emperor is an overall Meta unit but I decided to put him in the Support category for lots of reasons • He slows, confuses enemies, reflects stuns, gives all your units follow up attacks, etc. • He’s a powerhouse support unit that also deals a ton of damage itself • Might be one of the best units in Universal Tower Defense overall • That said you must rush max upgrade so that you can switch Demon Arts for maximum flexibility |
 Karbonoto (Sage) All Banners Evo items from Ultra Boss Shop |
Best Trait: Eternal, Sacred Best Relic Set: Rebellious Shinobi Best Stats: DMG Top & CD Bottom Best Accessory: Reaper Necklace, Strawhat Notes: Strong support since he can revive units and then do follow up attacks with Hyper Armor damage |
 Ice Empress (Forst) Winter Capsule Exclusive |
• A mix of impressive DPS and execution as well as top-tier stalling support and even a bit of buffs • She has a ton of passives but the main ones are freezes and slows for amazing stalling for your other DPS units • Summons units which is really strong but requires 50 kills on her meter so she’s best for extended game modes and not quick farming • Combos well with other Frost units which she buffs for 20% like Koyote or Jangluu • Overall a powerhouse DPS and Support hybrid • Best Trait: Ruler |
 Tai Yang Reward from New Event |
• A manually aimable unit where you stack burns for great DPS and then at 20 burn ticks confuse and stun them • It’s fun to play and you also get a free placement when you place Fire units (Once per game) • Not the most OP unit but I highly recommend trying him with another strong Fire unit |
 Shunks (Conqueror) Mythic |
• You get both damage and stuns all in one unit making Shunks one of the best units in the game • Definitely worth to EVO • Meta support DPS for all game modes due to stuns • Best Trait: Ruler or Sacred |
 Jane Juliet/Ryu (Larper) Banner Mythic |
• Quite a decent DPS/Support Hybrid since he can buff your top DPS unit • He also has pretty great Line AOE attacks • I wouldn’t use him though unless you plan to combine him with Mimicry Sorcerer for the Synchro beam attack • The beam is really strong when you max out Yuta and Ryu • Great if you don’t have better units from S-Tier • Best Trait: Ruler |
 Judgement Sorcerer (Domain) Banner Mythic |
• Weaker DPS potential than Jane/Ryu and Hakari/Gambler but a pretty decent support DPS hybrid with Domain • I would mostly use it for Confusion but the Executioner sword does deal decent damage if you need extra DPS |
 Judas (Darkness) Battle Pass Level 50 Exclusive |
• Low SPA but deals decent DPS, slows and has a ton of utility with his active • He’s a sub DPS unit with supporting options that are quite good and while he’s not a must-have support he’s still pretty good • His active is a crazy good support tool with a ton of flexibility on what statuses you can apply from slows to confusion |
 Ja’frey (Lightning Assassin) Battle Pass Level 25 Exclusive |
• Ja’frey is a great alternative for your CC support slot because he’s an on-attack Stun-based unit with decent DPS • The stuns go up to 1.5 seconds on E4 which is really strong for any mode • Plus he’s not that hard to get |
B-Tier Support
| B-Tier Support | Rankings Explained |
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 Bambee (Blitz) NY Capsule Exclusive |
• Deals okay damage but her main strength is flexibility since she applies status effects based on your team’s most used element • These status effects are also better with Bambee since they last longer Water: Slow Wind: Wind Shear Rose: Bleed Dark: Stun Fire: Burn Light: Radiation Ice: Freeze |
 Rule (ROOM) Exclusive BattlePass Reward Level 50 |
• versatile support that stuns and teleports enemy units • Decent on all modes but especially on Virtual Realm • Best Trait: Ruler or Eternal |
 Lulu Quest Secret Check out how to unlock him> |
• Our Lulu/Lelouch Quest Guide will show you how to unlock this unit • Lulu is a great support unit when he works that doesn’t attack but instead issues orders based on his cooldown • He can stall units a lot which helps your main DPS units get in more damage • He can also stun enemy units • That said, there’s also some great damage here with the Beam order (Which got buffed) • Great for all game modes and is overall one of the best supports • Laughing Captain Relic set bonus is great on him for reduced active cooldowns • Best Trait: Ruler or Sacred |
 Tierabel (Hydro) Mythic |
• Same as her Hill entry but with a focus on her slowing and supporting capabilities which are decent but not the best • Best Trait: Eternal |
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Scarlet Maid (World) Get from Virtual Shop |
• A hybrid DPS and Support that can now be viable with the December 20 buffs to her skill damage and The World ability • Stuns enemies, has Slows and deals great DPS with Time Gauge stacks which trigger various high damage attacks • The only downside is that her CC needs to be activated by attacking and is not on every attack like other CC units • Great on Infinite • That said, for Support purposes she’s lower on the list since she’s best when you have E6 for a massive duration boost which can be slow to grind • Best Trait: Ruler or Sacred |
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Mob (100%) Mythic |
• Overall a great slowing unit and an always useful Hybrid that got a slight damage buff which adds up fast • Really good for VR and Infinite as a supporting slowing option with Eternal and decent with Ruler as a DPS but I would stick to it as a support/DPS mix • Best Trait: Ruler or Eternal |
 Shakumira EVO Legendary EVO |
• A low DPS unit but offers great support potential with a stalling ability • Not the best unit to EVO for all modes but pretty great on Infinite, especially with the cooldown buff on the CC • Best Trait: Artificer |
Farm
| Farm | Rankings Explained |
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 Bulmo Legendary |
• A better version of Fastcart • Best Trait: Fortune |
 Fastcart Epic |
• Get the Fortunate trait on him ASAP • Good for all modes • Best Trait: Fortune |
Universal Tower Defense X FAQ
How to Synchro Drive Units in Universal Tower Defense X?First you need to eligible units that can be Synchro Drived (Check out the info for Synchro units above). Then you need both units at max upgrade and you can fuse them. You can also Synchro Drive with eligible units owned by another player but you have to request that and they have to approve. The Synchro unit takes the stats, traits and relics from only one unit of the Synchro Drive.
How to beat Zeus in Universal Tower Defense X?To beat Zeus you have to destroy the pillars when he flies up. Follow the warnings and as the red highlighted pillars spawn on the map when he leaves to regenerate, place units to destroy the pillars. This cancels his regeneration and makes him come back down. Alternatively you can nuke him down with high damage before he starts regenerating.
How to open Portals in the Cell update in Universal Tower Defense X?You can open Portals with the Perfect Arena Key dropped in the Dragon Ball Legend stages. You must complete each Portal tier in order to be able to get the Perfect Arena Key for the next portal tier (T2>T3 25% drop chance/T3>T4 10% to keep T4 50%).
How do the Elements interact in terms of bonus damage in Universal Tower Defense X?• Fire is strong against Rose and Ice
• Water is strong against Fire and Wind
• Ice is strong against Water and Rose
• Wind is strong against Ice and Fire
• Rose is strong against Wind and Water
• Light is strong against Dark
• Dark is strong against Light
• From Achievements
• Ragna Challenge – 200 gems per clear
• Half-hourly gem challenges – 500 to 1000 gems per clear
• Easy Mode Infinite – Caps at 900 gems on Wave 50 (Difficulty 100%) or 1300 gems on Wave 50 (Difficulty 1000%)
• Virtual Mode on Easy and 100% Difficulty – 1000 Gems
• Virtual Shop – 1 Virtual Token for 25 Gems
• From Achievements and Level Milestones
• Ragna Challenge
• Half-hourly trait reroll challenges
• Daily challenge
• Buy 5 daily at the Gold merchant
• Buy at Virtual Merchant
• Summoning units and selling them
• Ragna challenge
• Hollowed Moon Act 6 Nightmare (100% Difficulty) – Gives 1140 gold per clear
The best way to level up is to farm Virtual Realm, Ragna Challenges and finish Story mode.
That’s it for my Universal Tower Defense X tier list and guide. Check out our Universal Tower Defense X codes for a bunch of free goodies.
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