Anime Expeditions Unit Tier List

Current for Update 1.0 (Warriors Saga).

The ranking, in one pass

Keep these five first. They cover the whole roster, not one role:

Prodigy (Gohan) — the Update 1.0 secret you should unlock. Highest-damage carry on a status team.
Dark Mage (Judar) — still the best dedicated DPS if you already have him. Hydro lightning lock does not get replaced by Prodigy.
Puppet (Gowther) — Puppet Mark is the support you build Cell around. Do not sell him.
Vegetable (Vegeta) — Light magical carry. Sit him above Carrot and Crow.
Bioinsect (Cell) — Terra copy engine. Park him in support or sub-DPS, not as your main carry.

If a unit is not on this page, do not spend pity or crystals on it until these five are online.

Compare units inside one role. A support that deals damage is still a support.
Higher on a role list is stronger.
Support is judged on marks, buffs, and stall — not raw DPS.
Crowd-control is stall (position and speed). Damage is someone else’s job.
Update 0.5 boards are history. Crow is no longer a must-keep. Shadow and 8th Sword stay useful, but they are not the first five.

This site does not keep a full roster. Inspiration nicknames map to index names like this:

Prodigy — Light Physical secret. Status stacks feed him. Pair with a DoT unit such as Crow when you have one.
Dark Mage — Hydro Magical mythic. Cycle into Lightning, set targeting to None, leave the path arc ticking.
Vegetable — Light magical. Gains when enemies leave range; ally crits feed his bar. Place him above Carrot.
Carrot — Physical gale. Crit every four hits, then Instant Transmission follow-up. He sits in front of Puppet on damage, behind Vegetable.
Cursed Student — early Dark Physical mythic. Fine for the first week. Do not spend late-game pity here if Prodigy is still locked.

Hydro is the thin element. The Drink is the extra hydro body when you need one — he is a support with a damage kit, not a main carry.

Update 1.0 DPS names are interchangeable with each other and sit far above older mythics. Pick two from the top four and stop rolling.

Puppet — mark the strongest enemy for 20% extra incoming damage. Cell teams start here.
Bioinsect — does not attack alone. Copies half of the highest DPS ally in range. Unbound buffs the strongest ally. Biomass every 10s stuns and slows. Better Terra than Lady Giant.
The Drink — hydro marks, a physical weakness, and an assist follow-up. Park him in Support even though the kit looks like DPS.
Cubert — cubes at 35% of his damage, then stun at three stacks. Behind The Drink. Bioinsect is the slightly better support.

Crow — still a DoT partner for Prodigy. Illusion is a single-target store, not a team buff. Dropped from the must-keep row in Update 1.0.
Shadow — expensive Standard Banner secret. Strong kit, not the 1.0 keep list.
8th Sword — farm him from Spirit City when you need a Neutral Physical secret. He is a raid drop, not a banner first-pull.
Cursed Immortal (Zeref) — niche wave-skip. Behind Cursed Student.
Razorjaw (Grimjow) — behind Puppet, about even with Lady Giant.
True Saint — starter-track unit. Do not build him as a late carry.
Lady Giant / Elf Mage — launch leftover DPS. Use them to clear story, then replace.

Full kits live on the unit pages. First-hour clicks live on the beginner guide.