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This Universal Tower Defense tier list is built to help you make smart pulls, craft strong lineups, and understand why certain units dominate the current Roblox meta in Universal Tower Defense—especially if you’re juggling story progression, challenges, and endgame modes while trying to protect your base efficiently. Universal Tower Defense is an anime-inspired Roblox tower defense experience where you summon units (characters), place them strategically, and power them up through upgrades and progression systems like traits, relics, and stat rerolls—so choosing the right core DPS, support, and farm units matters as much as raw rarity. In this guide, you’ll get a clear tier list, practical explanations for what each tier means, and how to use the list to build a balanced team that performs consistently across common content.
How This Tier List Is Ranked
This list focuses on real gameplay value: damage consistency, utility (slow, stun, buffs), placement flexibility, scaling into late waves, and how much investment (traits/relics/stat rolls) a unit needs to feel “online.” Because balance patches and new units can shift rankings quickly, treat this as a meta snapshot—use it to narrow decisions, then test your final squad in the modes you actually farm.
Universal Tower Defense Tier List Table
Below is an HTML tier list table with distinctive row colors per tier. Rankings and many unit placements are aligned with widely used community tier lists (and will vary by update and your trait/relic setup).
| Tier | Units (Examples) | Why They’re Here |
|---|---|---|
| S | Shakumira Evo, Footballer (Ego) | Top-end performance and strong all-around value when properly built. |
| A | Miku, Sakuya, Lelouch (Lulu), Scarlet, Law | Excellent units that carry most content with fewer weaknesses than mid tiers. |
| B | Sasuke, Ace, Akainu (Admiral Magma), Gen, Masked Ninja, Mob (100%) | Strong situational picks; great if they match your comp, mode, or trait rolls. |
| C | Zora, Genos, Ruin Obito, Speedwagon, Rock Lee, Orahemi, Pebble, Namu | Usable early/mid game, but typically needs heavy investment or specific scenarios. |
| D | Shanks, Kakashi, Neji, Zoro, Sanji, Gaara, Nami, Goku, Naruto, Luffy | Generally outclassed; pick for collection/fun unless you’re constrained by roster. |
Notes:
- Some sources publish slightly different placements (and sometimes split lists by role like farm/support/DPS), so if your readers care about min-maxing, consider adding role tags later.
- If you want, I can also make a Traits Tier List section (traits heavily affect unit power in Universal Tower Defense).
How To Build A Strong Team Using The Tier List
A consistent team usually needs (1) a reliable main DPS, (2) support/utility to control waves, and (3) economy/farming if the experience supports it—then you scale using traits/relics as your account grows. Start by clearing Story Mode to build resources and progression, then branch into challenges and endgame loops once your core lineup is stable.
Practical approach:
- Early game: prioritize units that perform without perfect traits (safer upgrades, less reroll pressure).
- Mid game: begin trait rerolls and relic optimization on your “forever” units instead of spreading resources thin.
- Endgame: refine by role (hybrid/hill/ground/support/farm) and build around synergies rather than rarity alone.
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