Updated on March 5, 2026: Added the Kashimo clan.
The best clans in Kaizen depend on whether you're making a build for PVP or PVE. That's why I made two tier lists below and you can use the S-Tier options as your best bets and A-Tiers as alternatives. Here's my Kaizen Clan tier list and guide for both PVP and PVE.
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Kaizen Clan Tier List - PVP & PVE
The best clan in Kaizen depends on if you're going for a PVP or PVE build. In general, Sukuna, Kashimo and Mahito offer the best damage with their buffs that's suitable for PVE. On the other hand for PVP, Gojo has a really strong defensive ability and Uraume and Itadori have really powerful passive abilities that don't suffer from PVP-punishable animation end lag that Mythics do. Speaking of Mythics, the transformations are all on a set timer. Let's dive into each clan below and analyze its stat bonuses, abilities and why they're ranked the way they are.
Best PVE Clan: Sukuna & Kashimo
Best PVP Clan: Gojo, Uraume/Itadori
Combo With: KAIZEN Cursed Technique Tier List & Weapons/Style Tier List
S-Tier Clans
| S-Tier Clans | Ranking Reasons | Clan Stats |
|---|---|---|
 Kashimo Mythic |
• Overall Kashimo is only the top 2 Clan in the game if you're using MBA for the skill damage buffs • If you're not using MBA use Sukuna/Mahito for PVE or Gojo/Uraume/Itadori for PVP • That said, Sukuna is still about as equal or better for the general damage buff for PVE • As for PVP, Kashimo suffers the same problem with the other transformations where you can get punished on animation lag |
• Stat Bonuses +10 Cursed Energy +9 Stamina +13 Defense +6 Weapon +4% CE Damage +3.5% Health +7.5% Max CE • Clan Ability: Mythical Beast Transformation Activate to get: +Increased damage on Mythical Beast Amber +A movement speed boost +%Chance to apply Shock on attacks |
 Sukuna Mythic |
• The strongest PVE Clan in the game for DPS • The Sukuna Mark is amazing both by itself and for giving a chunky damage boost for King of Curses CT • That said, be careful when using it in PVP due to the endlag because you can get punished easily |
• Stat Bonuses +10 Melee +12 Cursed Energy +13 Stamina +13 Defense +9% Cursed Energy Damage +13% Max Cursed Energy • Clan Ability: Sukuna Mark (Cost 500 CE) Activate to get: +1.15x Damage +20% Movement Speed +30 Defence +1 Dismantle Slash +Dash Range of Cleave Grab Increased |
 Mahito Mythic |
• Similar to Sukuna in power and is really tanky with all the Defense boosts in base and ability • The clan ability is great for PVP and really strong for PVE thanks to the extra defenses • But like Sukuna the endlag on the animation can be punished by experienced players • Better than Gojo for PVE but about equal for PVP |
• Stat Bonuses +8 Melee +10 Cursed Energy +13 Stamina +17 Defense +6% Cursed Energy DMG +10% Max Cursed Energy +5% Walk Speed • Clan Ability: Instant Spirit Body of Distorted Killing Activate to get: +20 Stamina +20 Defense +12.5% Melee DMG +5% Weapon DMG +12.5% Cursed Energy DMG +5% Speed |
 Gojo Mythic |
• Best used for PVP and worse than Mahito and Sukuna for PVE • That said Infinity is one of the best PVP Clans due to Limitless since it's amazing PVP defense • It does drain CE though so make sure to invest into energy and it works best against M1 heavy builds |
• Stat Bonuses +10 Melee +15 Curse Energy +10 Stamina +10 Defense +7 Curse Energy Damage +20% Max Curse Energy • Clan Ability: Infinity Activate to get: Invisible barrier around you slowing down all nearby movement and hindering attacks. Using it gradually consumes CE while active. |
A-Tier Clans
| A-Tier Clans | Ranking Reasons | Clan Stats |
|---|---|---|
 Kamo Mythic |
• Kamo is lower than other Mythics simply because it buffs an A-Tier CT instead of an S-Tier CT • It's still pretty great for PVE while for PVP you have the problem of animation end-lag that can be punished • Still, Flowing Red Scales speed works really well in PVP if you don't get punished for activating it due to the speed boost and heal |
• Stat Bonuses +10 Melee +10 Cursed Energy +9 Stamina +13 Defense +7 Weapon +3.75% Cursed Energy DMG +3.75% Health +8% Max Cursed Energy • Clan Ability: Flowing Red Scales Activate to get: +50% speed +7.5% attack speed +30% dmg Resets the ability bar and heals 50% HP when an enemy is killed Slicing Storm (Blood Manipulation) shoots an extra projectile |
 Itadori Legendary |
• Essentally you have a 1 in 10 chance to crit which is strong for both PVP and PVE • Slightly better for PVP when compared to Mythics since there's no endlag or animation and the Black Flash is just a passive effect • Much better than Todo by far |
• Stat Bonuses +10 Melee +5 Cursed Energy +5% Melee DMG +10% Max Cursed Energy • Clan Ability: +10% Chance of Black Flash |
 Uraume Legendary |
• Similar to Itadori where you want that 1 in 10 chance to freeze stun instead of dealing extra damage • Freezing is incredibly good in PVP for combos • Still, the passive is really strong and unpunishable unlike the start-up animations for the active buffs that Mythic clans have |
• Stat Bonuses +10 Melee +10 Cursed Energy +5 Defense +5% Cursed Technique DMG +10% Max Cursed Energy • Clan Ability: +10% Chance of Freeze |
B-Tier Clans
| B-Tier Clans | Ranking Reasons | Clan Stats |
|---|---|---|
 Todo Legendary |
• Much stronger than Inumaki and other Epics but much weaker than other Legendaries and above • It's just raw stats that are pretty great for beginners but you want the abilities of higher-tier clans for PVP and PVE |
• Stat Bonuses +15 Melee +10 Stamina +10 Defense +10% Melee DMG +10% Max Stamina +10% Max Cursed Energy |
 Inumaki Epic |
• Inumaki is the best Epic because it buffs a CT for easier hits in PVP • That said it's not worth it over other Clans and might as well be ranked C-Tier or lower with the other Epics • I just wanted to pronounce that it gives both better stat buffs and an ability making it better than other Epics |
• Stat Bonuses +6 Cursed Energy +6 Weapon +5 Defense +5% Melee DMG +10% Cursed Energy DMG • Clan Ability: +10% Cursed Speech Hitbox |
C-Tier Clans
| C-Tier Clans | Ranking Reasons | Clan Stats |
|---|---|---|
 Kugisaki Epic |
• Weak stat boosts but better than Rares • Kugisaki is a great beginner clan though if you don't have many spins |
• Stat Bonuses +5 Cursed Energy +6 Weapon +5 Defense +5% Weapon DMG +5% Cursed Energy DMG |
 Uro Epic |
• Kugisaki but you get movement instead of defense • The increases are minor either way so reroll this when you can |
• Stat Bonuses +5 Stamina +5 Weapon +3 Melee +5% Walk Speed +5% Stamina Regen |
D-Tier Clans
These are just weaker stat boosts than Epics. Keep them if you're a beginner and don't have more spins. Otherwise always reroll rares and commons. That's it for my Kaizen Clan tier list and guide. Check out our KAIZEN locations & map guide to find all chests, world bosses, late-game weapons and more.
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