Universal Tower Defense Tier List [RELEASE]

BEST DPS UNITS

S

Jinoo (Monarch)

Dragon Guy (Silverite)

Kriatu (Cheater)

Berserker (Enraged)

Spade (Donut)

Cyborg (Fearless)

Sasku (Chakra)

BEST SUPPORT UNITS

A

Virtual Idol (Super Star)

Lulu

Scarlet Maid (World)

Admiral (Magma)

Shunks (Conqueror)

Fastcart

Namo

VERY STRONG DPS UNITS

B

Rogue Oni

Rule (ROOM)

Psycho (100%)

Shakumira Evo

Footballer (Ego)

GOOD LOW-RARITY SUPPORT/DPS UNITS

C

Ruka

Zorus

Pebble

Nejo

Orahemi

DECENT LOW-RARITY DPS UNITS

D

Gen

Greybeard

Masked Ninja

Triple Threat

Fire Foot Cook

WEAK UNITS

E

Gaaru

Ranji

Roku

Nutaru (Kid)

Laffy

Tiers Explained

• S Tier: The best DPS units that excel in most modes, especially for Infinite.
• A Tier: The best support units that you’ll need to use, depending on which mode you’re playing.
• B Tier: Very strong DPS units that aren’t as OP as the S-tier ones, but are still OP for certain game modes/stages.
• C Tier: Good low-rarity support units that can be useful, especially for some stages that require their passives.
• D Tier: Decent low-rarity DPS units that’ll help you clear the early-game story stages.
• E Tier: Weak units that you’ll probably never need to use.

Universal Tower Defense Units Tier List

The tier list above is the general ranking of all units in Universal Tower Defense. Note that we only included the evolutions for units that have them, as every unit was rated with maximum Etherealization bonuses, maximum level, maximum stats, and everything else decked out. More information about each unit’s strengths and weaknesses, the ranking factors, and other details is below.

Ranking Factors Explained

• Rarity: Rarer units will have higher base stats, more upgrades, and evolutions, making them stronger in general, especially for Infinite and other modes where the low cost of low-rarity units won’t matter.
• DPS & Other Stats: DPS will be the main thing limiting you from clearing certain stages with high-HP bosses. Also, range, max placement count, and other stats will affect how much total damage that unit will be dishing out during a stage.
• Utility & Support Passives: Units that have OP passives, such as buffs for allies, extra DPS for themselves, slow/CC, and DoTs, will all have extra value compared to the units that don’t have any extra utility.
• Evolutions: Units with evolutions should be your priority, as investing in them makes much more sense long-term. Plus, most of the strongest units in the game have evolutions.
• Etherealization Bonuses: Some units have extremely good Etherealization bonuses, while some have weak ones. Therefore, some units should be a higher priority, as their duplicates can provide more value compared to the duplicates of some other unit.
• Targeting: Units with Hybrid and Air targeting are indispensable for most harder modes and stages. Therefore, it’s important to get at least a few of those.

S Tier – Best DPS Units in Universal TD

Unit	Details	Ranking Summary & Best Relics, Traits, & Stats
Jinoo (Monarch)	Secret Dark Hybrid	TBA
Dragon Guy (Silverite)	Secret Ice Hybrid	TBA
Kriatu (Cheater)	Mythic Ice Ground	TBA
Berserker (Enraged)	Mythic Light Hybrid	TBA
Spade (Donut)	Mythic Fire Hill	TBA
Cyborg (Fearless)	Mythic Fire Hill	Master Ninja Set Astral Trait Buff All Stats • Has excellent Range and applies Burn with its attacks • Deals more damage when attacking Burning enemies (Passive) • Gains scaling Damage and free upgrades (Evolution) • Gets a nuke ability on its last upgrades when evolved • One of the best Mythic Hill units for stacking Burn
Sasku (Chakra)	Mythic Dark Ground	TBA

A Tier – Best Support Units in Universal TD

Unit	Details	Ranking Summary & Best Relics, Traits, & Stats
Virtual Idol (Super Star)	Mythic Light Hybrid	TBA
Lulu	Secret Dark Hybrid	Laughing Captain Set Ruler Trait Buff Cooldown • Applies various CC to enemies with its abilities, relying on Cooldown • Has extremely high single-target DPS once fully upgraded • One of the best single-target DPSs at max upgrades • Doesn’t deal damage before the last upgrade • Very expensive to max out, making it weak for short stages
Scarlet Maid (World)	Exclusive	TBA
Admiral (Magma)	Mythic Fire Ground	TBA
Shunks (Conqueror)	Mythic Rose Ground	TBA
Fastcart	Epic Fire Ground	Any Relic Set Fortunate Trait Don’t Buff Range • Gains 5% more Income with no DPS units in its range (Ethereal 2) • The only true Farm unit in the game • Extremely OP for accelerating upgrades in short stages
Namo	Rare Water Hybrid	Laughing Captain Set Any Trait Buff Cooldown Buff Range • Decent Hybrid DPS for the early game once fully upgraded • Enemies hit generate 3x Money, making it an OP farm unit • Doesn’t require any upgrades to make its passive work well

B Tier – Very Strong DPS Units

Unit	Details	Ranking Summary & Best Relics, Traits, & Stats
Rogue Oni	Exclusive Fire Ground	Master Ninja Set Astral Trait Buff All Stats • Excellent full AoE DPS for dealing with regular mobs • Applies an 80% DMG burn when attacking 6+ enemies • Gains Range and Damage with more Burning enemies (Ethereal 6)
Rule (ROOM)	Exclusive	TBA
Psycho (100%)	Mythic Rose Hybrid	TBA
Shakumira Evo	Mythic Dark Ground	TBA
Footballer (Ego)	Exclusive	TBA

C Tier – Good Low-Rarity Support/DPS Units

Unit	Details	Ranking Summary & Best Relics, Traits, & Stats
Ruka	Legendary Ice Hybrid	Ex Captain Uraharo Set Don’t Reroll Trait Buff Cooldown • Applies Freeze with her attacks like other Ice units • Gets Hybrid targeting on its last upgrades • One of the best low-rarity CC supports if you can lower her CD enough
Zorus	Legendary Dark Ground	Ex Captain Uraharo Set Don’t Reroll Trait Buff Cooldown • Places traps that can CC/apply DoTs • One of the best low-rarity support units • Gains increased trap spawns at Ethereal 6 • Especially good for slowing down bosses in difficult stages
Pebble	Legendary Rose Hybrid	Ex Captain Uraharo Set Eternal Trait Buff All Stats • One of the best low-rarity DPS units because of its passive • Applies Knockback with its attacks while gaining Damage • Increases enemy Damage taken by 10% (Ethereal 6) • Cheaper to place and upgrade than most other low-rarity units
Nejo	Epic Wind Hybrid	Ex Captain Uraharo Set Don’t Reroll Trait Buff Cooldown • Applies Knockback with its attacks after Upgrade 5 (Ethereal 6) • Buffs the Crit Chance of all allies in range • One of the best low-rarity support units early on
Orahemi	Rare Rose Hill	Ex Captain Uraharo Set Don’t Reroll Trait Buff All Stats • Shields a unit from Stun every 20s at max upgrades • Excellent for stages where bosses can stun your units • She isn’t required for that many stages

D Tier – Decent Low-Rarity Support/DPS Units

Unit	Details	Ranking Summary & Best Relics, Traits, & Stats
Gen	Legendary Fire Ground	Master Ninja Set Any Trait Buff Range • Gains Damage based on its Range stat • One of the highest-range low-rarity DPS units at max upgrades • Doesn’t have any utility like Pebble or Zorus
Greybeard	Legendary Dark Ground	Berserker Shinigami Set Any Trait Buff All Stats • Deals +65% extra DMG to Armored enemies (Passive) • Gains Range and Damage as it gets kills (Ethereal 6) • One of the best low-rarity units for Infinite mode • Isn’t that OP for shorter stages before you deck him out
Masked Ninja	Epic Fire Hybrid	Master Ninja Set Don’t Reroll Trait Buff All Stats • Buffs other Team 7 units, giving them bonus Range and Damage • One of the few low-rarity units that can target Air enemies • Cheaper to place and upgrade compared to most other low-rarity units
Triple Threat	Epic Rose Ground	Ex Captain Uraharo Set Don’t Reroll Trait Buff All Stats • Gains extra Damage and Range from its passive and Etherealizations • One of the best low-rarity Ground DPS units • Can have extremely high Range with all the bonuses active
Fire Foot Cook	Epic Fire Hybrid	Master Ninja Set Don’t Reroll Trait Buff All Stats • Decent DPS and other stats once you max him out • Gains extra value if you can reliably apply Burn on enemies • Gains a huge Range buff with its 2nd attack (Upgrade 5)

E Tier – Weak Units

Unit	Details	Ranking Summary & Best Relics, Traits, & Stats
Gaaru	Rare Water Ground	Don’t Waste Resources • Stuns enemies with its attacks when fully upgraded (doesn’t work) • Has only 2 maximum placement, which isn’t good • It is one of the few units in the game with Stun Immunity (Passive)
Ranji	Rare Wind Ground	Don’t Waste Resources • Gains Damage from its passive and Etherealization levels • Lower DPS compared to most other Rare units • Lower Range and higher Cooldown than most Rare units
Roku	Rare Fire Ground	Don’t Waste Resources • Gains %Damage with every attack, resetting each wave • The passive won’t stack enough with Wave Skip active • Even with the passive stacked up, it isn’t a good unit
Nutaru (Kid)	Rare Water Ground	Don’t Waste Resources • Okayish Ground DPS for the early Story stages • Most of its passives and Etherealization bonuses are bad/hard to proc • Requires a Mythic unit for the E6 bonus to work
Laffy	Rare Wind Ground	Don’t Waste Resources • Gains Range with more unique Pirate Crew units on the team • Has very low base Range and other stats • One of the worst DPS units in the whole game

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