Anime Defenders Update 3 Tier List – Best New Units

This Anime Defenders Update 3 tier list solely focuses on every new unit added to the game in the latest update. The rankings work a little differently, as the bottom tiers don’t necessarily mean the unit is bad. The newest units have been compared to each other and then ranked!

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Anime Defenders Update 3 Tier List

Use the rankings below to work out which units you should prioritise in Update 3!

S Tier

The best units to obtain in Update 3!

• Pink Demon Mage
  • Evolved variant of the Pink Demon Witch
  • Mythical
  • Meta Support unit
  • An enhanced version of the previous form, but it also unlocks the Soul Capture ability, which allows the unit to make enemies slower and grants Yen per ‘soul’
• Legion Veteran (Max)
  • Evolved Variant of the Legion Veteran
  • Exclusive rarity
  • Meta Support hybrid unit
  • The Veteran Blessing ability buffs nearby allies with a Range +20% boost
• Shadow Dragon (Unlocked)
  • Evolved variant of the Shadow Dragon
  • Secret rarity
  • Overall Meta unit
  • Meta Support unit
  • Meta unit for raids and story mode
• Ice Dragon Queen
  • Evolved variant of the Ice Dragon
  • Mythical
  • Meta Support hybrid unit
  • AoE attacks that inflict enemies with Freeze
• Legion Assassin Master
  • Evolved variant of the Legion Assassin
  • Exclusive rarity
  • Meta Support unit

A Tier

These units are excellent and are well worth obtaining.

• Crimson Demon Ninja
  • Evolved variant of the Fire Demon Ninja
  • Mythical
  • Overall Meta unit
  • Meta unit for raids and story mode
  • Meta unit for the Burn debuff
  • Uses AoE attacks to deal Burn
• Pink Demon Witch
  • Mythical
  • Meta Support unit
  • Fantastic for farming in-game money, which you can then use to upgrade your units in battle
• Legion Veteran
  • Exclusive rarity
  • Meta Support hybrid unit
  • AoE attacks (mostly Line Attacks, with Circle attacks at upgrade 4 and 5)
  • Unlocks Veteran Blessing ability
• Shadow Dragon
  • Exclusive rarity
  • AoE unit on the ground
  • Uses Cone AoE attacks
• Ice Dragon
  • Mythical
  • Meta Support who inflicts enemies with the Freeze debuff and uses AoE attacks
  • Hybrid units, which means she can attack aerial enemies from the ground
• Legion Assassin
  • Exclusive rarity
  • Meta Support unit
  • Hybrid AoE unit
  • Unlocks the Assassin Might ability, which buffs allies with a 30% Crit Chance boost

B Tier

I think these units are great, but compared with the Update 3 units above, they’re on the weaker side overall.

• Legion Commander
  • Exclusive rarity
  • Hill unit
  • Unlocks the Beam Barrage ability
  • Evolves into the Legion Captain
• Demon King
  • Secret unit
  • Overall Meta unit
  • Meta unit for raids and story mode
  • A hybrid ground unit that specialises in AoE line and circle attacks

C Tier

Just because this is the bottom tier, doesn’t mean these Update 3 units are bad! They’re just the weakest of the bunch.

• Fire Demon Ninja
  • Mythical
  • Hybrid who uses AoE circle attacks

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