Current Meta Tier Rankings
Units are ranked by their mathematical combat viability: Effective DPS, AoE coverage, placement flexibility, and endgame scaling potential.
Absolute pinnacle of single-target and localized DPS. Requires 30 Mythic Shards (premium cost). Defines the Endless Mode leaderboard meta.
Hanami: Piercing damage across linear vectors. No placement limit — allows infinite geometric stacking. Casino Raid meta pick.
True Mahito: Premium AoE powerhouse. Unlocks localized Domain Expansion at max level. Resource-intensive but game-changing for late-game wave clearing.
Mathematically optimal starter unit from the standard recruitment pool. Early-game damage scaling vastly outpaces standard drops. Best foundation for account progression.
Finger Bearer: Strong early-game DPS, slightly below Megumi. Reliable for initial story clearing but out-scaled later.
Choso: Unique blood-swirl mechanic for localized invincibility. Impressive for specific checks but unreliable for sustained DPS in Endless Mode.
Localized slash damage in Gorilla Mode AoE. Hard-capped at 3 placements per map. Community consensus: convert into Legendary Shards rather than pursue evolution.
Inumaki: Freeze/halt crowd control with critically low intrinsic DPS. Becomes a massive liability in high-density waves where killing speed matters.
Nanami: Statistically mediocre across all parameters. Cannot reach late-game damage thresholds. Shard investment is highly inefficient.
Understanding Combat Archetypes
Single-Target DPS
Units like Awaken Yuji excel at focusing massive damage on individual targets. Essential for boss encounters but insufficient for wave clearing alone.
Area of Effect (AoE)
True Mahito and Domain Expansion users deal area damage. The endgame meta requires a paradigm shift from single-target burst to overlapping AoE zones.
Piercing / Spammable
Hanami's piercing vectors hit multiple targets in a line. With no placement limit, players stack Hanami geometrically to overwhelm Casino Raid spawn rates.
Crowd Control
Stuns and slows (Inumaki) provide temporary relief, but exponential health scaling in Endless Mode makes CC mathematically useless — you need DPS, not delay.
Key Takeaways for Shard Investment
Invest shards in S-Tier and A-Tier units exclusively. Awaken Yuji's 30 Mythic Shard cost reflects its absolute dominance. Shards spent on C-Tier or D-Tier units (Panda, Inumaki, Nanami) are mathematically wasted — convert these units into shards instead. Use the Unit Synergy Evaluator to compare investment ROI before committing.