ARK (Anime Run Kingdom) is a Roblox experience with the same combat as Cookie Run Kingdom (you could've guessed that from the name). It might seem less complex compared to TD experiences, but it's actually the opposite. In ARK, unit choices and their skills, traits, upgrades, and everything else matter a lot, and without min-maxing, you won't be able to clear all the content the game throws at you. We will help you learn which units are meta and why you should summon and spend your upgrade resources on them by ranking them from best to worst. So, here is our ultimate Anime Run Kingdom units tier list!
Anime Run Kingdom Units Tier List
How We Ranked the Units in Our Anime Run Kingdom Tier List
In the Anime Run Kingdom tier list above, we ranked all Mythic+ units (their evolutions if they have one) based on their strength for end-game content and game modes. We didn't include lower-rarity units as they simply don't have the stats nor the skills to compete with the performance of Mythic+ units later on. Plus, considering how easily you can get Mythic units, you'll outgrow the lower-rarity ones in just a few hours. The things that are the most important for each unit's ranking are:
- Skills & Cooldowns: Skills and their cooldowns are the biggest differences between units in Anime Run Kingdom. Zura, for example, can summon Elizabeth to soak damage and protect your whole team, making him an OP tank. Agua can provide heals and Crit Rate boosts. Without skills, each unit is just a stat stick.
- Passives: Mythic+ units also have passive buffs besides their regular skills. These buffs are usually minor, though some units, like Huffy (TS), can stun enemies for 4 seconds with their passive, which is huge. More details like that are in the unit descriptions below.
- Stats: Stats of a unit are usually related to their position. Front units will have high HP and DEF, while Middle and Back units will have high ATK. For example, if a Front unit doesn't have good HP and DEF, it will die quickly and, therefore, not serve its role well.
- Position: You can place two units at most in each row of your battle team (>>> Back, >>> Middle, >>> Front). The bigger the competition in a certain row, the less point there will be for you to invest into those subpar units (because you probably won't use them over the meta ones), and the lower we will rank it on the tier list.
S Tier ARK Units
| Unit | Details | Pros & Cons |
|---|---|---|
 Breeza (Full Power) |
Type: Magic Unit Position: >>> Back Bond: Villains Obtainment: Summon/Evolve Best Traits: TBA |
+ One of the best DPS units in Anime Run Kingdom + Gains Rage every 30 seconds (+5% ATK; stacks up to +20% ATK) + Has an OP Supernova ability at full Rage + Excellent damage from his skill that also applies bleed and has low cooldown – It takes time for Supernova to become usable |
 Shadow |
Type: Bomber Unit Position: >>> Middle Bond: Shadow Garden Obtainment: Event Best Traits: TBA |
+ The strongest DPS unit in Anime Run Kingdom + Excellent damage both on his skill and attacks + Can use an OP ultimate nuke skill that gains +50% damage with each cast (400% max) + Ignores 30% of enemy's defense on attack |
 Zawa (Bandana) |
Type: Ambush Unit Position: >>> Middle Bond: Strawhats Obtainment: Summon/Evolve Best Traits: TBA |
+ One of the best sustained DPS units in Anime Run Kingdom + Gains +10% Crit Rate with each skill use, up to 40% + Has excellent skill damage, low cooldown, and also applies a strong bleed – Doesn't have nuke potential like some other meta DPSs |
 Zura |
Type: Magic Unit Position: >>> Front Bond: N/A Obtainment: Summon Best Traits: TBA |
+ The best tank unit in Anime Run Kingdom + Summons Elizabeth to soak 65% of all damage for the whole team + Can solo tank virtually all game content – He requires investment to tank the hardest bosses |
 Agua |
Type: Heal Unit Position: >>> Back Bond: N/A Obtainment: Summon Best Traits: TBA |
+ The best healer unit in Anime Run Kingdom + Also provides Crit Chance buffs for the team + One of the most important units to have on your team |
 Bokki |
Type: Support Unit Position: >>> Back Bond: N/A Obtainment: Summon Best Traits: TBA |
+ The best buffer in Anime Run Kingdom + Increases ally ATK SPD and lowers their cooldowns with her skill + One of the most important units to have on your team |
A Tier ARK Units
| Unit | Details | Pros & Cons |
|---|---|---|
 Kiwido (Star King) |
Type: Charger Unit Position: >>> Front Bond: Beaters Obtainment: Battlepass/Evolve Best Traits: TBA |
+ One of the best CC/DPS units in Anime Run Kingdom + Has +25% Crit Rate on his basic attacks + He swings twice with each basic attack (50% DMG on the 2nd swing) + Can daze/freeze enemies with his skill + Very short skill cooldown and very good damage – Just having raw DPS and heals is often better than having CC – Can't nuke enemies like most meta DPSs can |
 Cokeku (Angel SSJ3) |
Type: Charger Unit Position: >>> Front Bond: Z Fighters Obtainment: Summon/Evolve Best Traits: TBA |
+ Gains Ki over time and can use a Spirit Bomb after enough time + Dazes enemies with his skill for 2 seconds + Extremely short cooldown and very good damage on his skill + One of the best evo Mythic DPS/CC units – Falls a bit short compared to the meta DPSs |
 Sesoke (Curse Mark) |
Type: Charger Unit Position: >>> Front Bond: Villains, Team 7 Obtainment: Summon/Evolve Best Traits: TBA |
+ One of the best evolved DPS/CC units in the game + Applies a 2s stun with his skill and has a very short cooldown + Gains bonus HP and ATK at the start of battle – Can die easily in the front row if you don't have Zura – Having more DPS/utility is often better than having his stun |
 11th Kenpaki (TYBW) |
Type: Charger Unit Position: >>> Front Bond: Soul Reapers Obtainment: Summon/Evolve Best Traits: TBA |
+ Gains more damage the lower his HP is + Activates his Bankai when at max rage, buffing the damage on his skill + Applies CC with his skill which has a relatively low cooldown – There are better DPS/CC units you can use – Keeping him at low HP for maximum DPS requires input |
 Byekuya (TYBW) |
Type: Magic Unit Position: >>> Back Bond: Soul Reapers Obtainment: Summon/Evolve Best Traits: TBA |
+ One of the best evolved DPS units in the game + Excellent AoE DPS and a very high chance to proc bleed with her skill + Very good bleed DPS from her skill that increases with applied bleeds – Doesn't have nuke potential like most of the meta DPSs – Fairly long cooldown on her skill – The back row is already stacked with meta supports and DPSs |
 Weguto (Majin SSJ2) |
Type: Bomber Unit Position: >>> Middle Bond: Villains Obtainment: Summon/Evolve Best Traits: TBA |
TBA |
B Tier ARK Units
| Unit | Details | Pros & Cons |
|---|---|---|
 Azuno (Stacia) |
Type: Magic Unit Position: >>> Middle Bond: Beaters Obtainment: Battlepass/Evolve Best Traits: TBA |
+ Very good DPS/healer/debuffer unit + Heals her party with every 3rd use of her skill + Applies a 23% defense shred for 8s with her skill – Subpar DPS/healer compared to other DPSs/healers – It's often better to just have a pure healer/DPS instead of her |
 RukiRuki (TYBW) |
Type: Magic Unit Position: >>> Middle Bond: Karaukra Superheroes, Soul Reapers Obtainment: Summon/Evolve Best Traits: TBA |
+ One of the best CC evo Mythic units in Anime Run Kingdom + Lowers enemy ATK SPD by 50% with her skill + Freezes and slows enemies for 5 seconds with every 3rd skill cast – Subpar DPS compared to other evo Mythic units – It's often better just to have more DPS than her CC |
 Huffy (Snake Man) |
Type: Defense Unit Position: >>> Front Bond: Strawhats Obtainment: Summon/Evolve Best Traits: TBA |
+ One of the best pure tank units with very good shields and sustain + Starts the battle with +25% HP, ATK, and DEF that decreases with time + Gains shield when dealing damage with his skill – Can't compare to Zura when it comes to tankiness and utility |
 Epsolon |
Type: Defense Unit Position: >>> Front Bond: Shadow Garden Obtainment: Event Best Traits: TBA |
+ Gains +10% Damage Resist and +30% DEF from her passive + Applies a very strong bleed with her skill + One of the best pure tank units because of her innate DEF increases – Can't compare to Zura when it comes to tankiness |
 Freerun |
Type: Magic Unit Position: >>> Middle Bond: N/A Obtainment: Summon Best Traits: TBA |
+ One of the best non-evo CC Mythic units in Anime Run Kingdom + Electrocutes enemies when dealing damage with her skill, stunning them + Stun duration increases the more times she casts her skill – Subpar DPS compared to evolved Mythic units – It takes time for her stun duration to ramp up |
 Eyehawk |
Type: Ambush Unit Position: >>> Middle Bond: N/A Obtainment: Summon Best Traits: TBA |
+ Has a +10% chance to dodge incoming attacks + Very high base ATK and good skill damage/cooldown + One of the best non-evo pure DPS units – Can't compare to evo Mythic DPSs – Doesn't have any extra utility or bleed that most DPS units have |
 Smush |
Type: Charger Unit Position: >>> Front Bond: N/A Obtainment: Summon Best Traits: TBA |
+ Heals himself for 50% HP the first time he goes below 25% HP + Very high base skill damage and low cooldown + Solid tank/DPS for the end game – Can't compare to evo Mythic DPSs or Zura – The passive has less value in longer game modes |
C Tier ARK Units
| Unit | Details | Pros & Cons |
|---|---|---|
 Norato (Sage Mode) |
Type: Range Unit Position: >>> Back Bond: Shinobi Way, Team 7 Obtainment: Summon/Evolve Best Traits: TBA |
+ His skill cooldown lowers by 5% every 30 seconds (up to -20% CD) + Ignores 25% enemy DEF with his attacks/skills + Reduces enemy defense by 4% for 6 seconds on skill use – By far the worst evo Mythic unit in Anime Run Kingdom – Subpar utility compared to most other high-rarity units – Fairly bad DPS, even compared to non-evo Mythics |
 Alpho |
Type: Ambush Unit Position: >>> Middle Bond: Shadow Garden Obtainment: Event Best Traits: TBA |
TBA |
 Delto |
Type: Charger Unit Position: >>> Front Bond: Shadow Garden Obtainment: Event Best Traits: TBA |
+ Deals increased damage the less HP enemy has + Can shred enemy defense with her skill + Applies bleed and has a fairly short cooldown on her skill – The base damage on her skill is fairly low – One of the worst Event units you can use – Can't really compare to evolved Mythic units in terms of DPS |
 Broccoli Z |
Type: Defense Unit Position: >>> Front Bond: Villains Obtainment: Summon Best Traits: TBA |
+ Very good tank because of his high DEF and HP + Applies a shield to all allies whenever he uses his skill – The shield duration is pretty short – There are tanks with better skills and survivability |
 Yurr |
Type: Ambush Unit Position: >>> Middle Bond: N/A Obtainment: Summon Best Traits: TBA |
+ Solid boss and mob damage because of her %HP bleed + Very good for a non-evo DPS – The %HP damage is capped and it isn't as OP against very tanky enemies – Evolved DPSs are better for end-game content |
 Astra |
Type: Defense Unit Position: >>> Front Bond: N/A Obtainment: Summon Best Traits: TBA |
TBA |
D Tier ARK Units
| Unit | Details | Pros & Cons |
|---|---|---|
 Soonade |
Type: Heal Unit Position: >>> Back Bond: N/A Obtainment: Summon Best Traits: TBA |
TBA |
 Gone |
Type: Charger Unit Position: >>> Front Bond: N/A Obtainment: Summon Best Traits: TBA |
+ Can revive himself once per battle to deal heavy AoE damage + Solid skill damage and a fairly short cooldown – Evolved DPSs are better for end-game content – Has an RNG-based skill that doesn't always deal optimal damage |
 Sword |
Type: Charger Unit Position: >>> Front Bond: N/A Obtainment: Summon Best Traits: TBA |
+ Solid single-target DPS who ignores enemy DEF + Very short skill cooldown and good skill damage – Evolved DPSs are better for end-game content – Fairly bad stat distribution for a DPS front row unit |
 Redward |
Type: Charger Unit Position: >>> Front Bond: N/A Obtainment: Summon Best Traits: TBA |
TBA |
 Liveua |
Type: Ambush Unit Position: >>> Middle Bond: N/A Obtainment: Summon Best Traits: TBA |
+ Can electrify enemies for 1.5s with his skill + Okayish damage and skill cooldown that goes down with more electrified enemies – Evolved DPS/CC units are far better for end-game content – One of the worst non-evo Mythic units in Anime Run Kingdom |
ARK (Anime Run Kingdom) Units Tier List FAQ
What Are the Best Units in Anime Run Kingdom?
The top units in our Anime Run Kingdom tier list are Breeza (Full Power), Shadow, Zawa (Bandana), Zura, Agua, and Bokki.
What Are the Best Epic and Lower Rarity Units in Anime Run Kingdom?
The best low-rarity units that you can use in the early game are Sesoke (Teen), Ohime, Zawa (TS), Weguto (Majin), Gegemin (Base), and Glasses.
Which Units Should You Evolve First?
The units that you should evolve first in Anime Run Kingdom are Zawa (Bandana), Breeza (Full Power), and Kiwido (Star King).
Now that you've gone through our Anime Run Kingdom tier list and learned which units are meta right now and why, it's time you summon them, ascend them, get them the best traits, evolve them, and do everything else to increase their power and they'll help you clear all the stages that you've been stuck on!
Also, if you found the info in this tier list helpful and want to learn what's meta in other strategically-heavy Roblox experiences, such as Anime Rangers X, Wild Rails Tower Defense, and Anime Saga, be sure to check out the Roblox section here on our website!
