Anime Zero Tier List (November 2026)

This Anime Zero tier list ranks all 22 weapons. In Anime Zero the "characters" you summon are weapons (the game also calls them units), so this is the character tier list too. Each tier is the median of three public lists, and every row says why it sits there. Use the filters to narrow by rarity.

Short version: SS is Void Arbiter and Astral Blossom (both from Trials). The S tier is Shadow Monarch, Solar Radiance, Silver Calamity, Inferno Prince, Crimson Eclipse, Absolute Illusion. If you only spin the Arsenal, the realistic targets are Cataclysm, Cursed King and Mochi Commander.

Rarity Sort by 22 weapons

SS
Void Arbiter · Ye-0 (Ye Shunguang) · LYTH
Sword main with an awakened second form
Top of two of the three lists. Huge burst once awakened, but it is the longest Trials grind and the awakening costs 5M Coins and 12,000 Gems.
Lists: Beebom S (as Yo-0) · Median SS · AZ Wiki SS
SS
Astral Blossom · Astra Yao · LYTH
Support: timed team damage and speed buff, healing
The best support kit: +50% damage and +25% speed to all units while her aura runs, plus healing. Beebom calls it the best weapon in the game for raids.
Lists: Beebom S · Median SS · AZ Wiki SS
S
Absolute Illusion · Aizen · Celestial
Crowd control with an awakened burst form
The first Celestial weapon (Update 5): blinks, pulls packs together and has a 25-second awakened form. Rated S, but its summon odds are tiny.
Lists: Beebom S · Median — · AZ Wiki S
S
Shadow Monarch · Sung Jinwoo · LYTH
Summoner main with upgraded basic attacks
Very strong once the three-stage Monarch Path is finished (Igris companion, longer basic attacks). A fresh drop without those stages is much weaker.
Lists: Beebom S · Median S · AZ Wiki SS
S
Solar Radiance · Cha Hae-In · LYTH
Sword main with follow-ups; duo ultimate with Shadow Monarch
Strong crowd control and clean follow-up inputs. Its best version needs a developed Shadow Monarch too, so it ranks just under the SS picks.
Lists: Beebom S · Median S · AZ Wiki S
S
Silver Calamity · Frieren · LYTH
Ranged spell main with Shield and Golem follow-ups
Safe ranged damage and a protective Golem; Beebom ranks it among the best. Held back by the most expensive awakening here (20M Coins).
Lists: Beebom S · Median S · AZ Wiki S
S
Inferno Prince · Rin Okumura · LYTH
Blue-flame area damage main
Big area damage that makes Trials floors easy, and a cheap awakening (1M Coins). One list ranks it SS.
Lists: Beebom S · Median S · AZ Wiki S
S
Crimson Eclipse · Chisa · LYTH
Multi-hit melee main with bleed
Reliable multi-hit damage with bleed (damage over time) and a fixed crafting target instead of a gacha roll. One list puts it in SS.
Lists: Beebom S · Median SS · AZ Wiki S
A
Cataclysm · Hoshimi Miyabi · LYTH
Fast katana main with frost skills
Very fast attacks and short cooldowns are great in Story and Infinite, but it lacks the i-frame safety the S-tier mains have in raids.
Lists: Beebom A · Median A · AZ Wiki S
A
Flame Director · Hu Tao · LYTH
Fire damage main
Good fire damage and a raid route where the weapon and its awakening drops come from the same place; ranked A by the median list.
Lists: Beebom A (as Hu Tao) · Median A · AZ Wiki S
A
Cursed King · Ryomen Sukuna · Arcane
Slashes, fire and domain control
I-frames make it one of the safest raid picks, but its value shows more in hard fights than in normal rooms.
Lists: Beebom B · Median A · AZ Wiki A
A
Mochi Commander · Charlotte Katakuri · Arcane
Turrets between skill casts, crowd control
Decent crowd control and turrets; easier to awaken (Story materials) but lower damage than the S tier.
Lists: Beebom B · Median A · AZ Wiki A
B
Divine Emperor · Shanks · Arcane
Broad sword attacks with long-range pressure
Handles Story and Endless comfortably; slow animations leave you open to raid bosses.
Lists: Beebom B · Median B · AZ Wiki B
B
Immortal Sovereign · Alucard · Mythic
Heavy, consistent damage
Consistent in Story and Defend content but without the raid safety or burst of higher tiers.
Lists: Beebom C · Median B · AZ Wiki A
B
Dragon Eclipse · Guts · Mythic
Wide melee swings
Heavy close-range damage after awakening, but slow, sluggish attacks.
Lists: Beebom B · Median B · AZ Wiki A
C
Lights of Divinity · Saber (Artoria Pendragon) · Mythic
Sword burst and partner utility
Solid burst and a pair bonus with Cataclysm, but falls behind on its own.
Lists: Beebom C · Median C · AZ Wiki B
C
Twisted Agony · Juuzou Suzuya · Legendary
Knife and scythe attacks
Fast and fun, but it falls off as enemy health rises.
Lists: Beebom C · Median C · AZ Wiki C
C
King's Gambit · Yoichi Nagumo · Legendary
Weapon-switching combos
Usable in Story while you wait for a better pull; lacks damage in harder content.
Lists: Beebom C · Median C · AZ Wiki C
D
Rubber Man · Monkey D. Luffy · Epic
Direct melee combos
Fine starter; replace it once your rolls give a Legendary or better.
Lists: Beebom D · Median D · AZ Wiki C
D
Cosmic Warrior · Goku · Epic
Teleports and energy attacks
Fun starter moveset that struggles after the early rooms.
Lists: Beebom D · Median D · AZ Wiki D
D
Thunder Prodigy · Killua Zoldyck · Epic
Lightning and mobility
Fast movement but low damage; swap it out early.
Lists: Beebom D · Median D · AZ Wiki D
NEW
Frost Heron · Ayaka · LYTH
Frost melee, awakened skill changes
Added in Update 6. Only one of the three lists has ranked it so far, so we do not place it yet.
Lists: Beebom — · Median — · AZ Wiki S

How this tier list is built

We took three public rankings, converted each to the same SS–D scale, and used the middle (median) value. Where the lists disagree by two tiers or more, the row text explains the split. Frost Heron, added in Update 6, is shown as NEW until at least two lists rank it.

Tier order: SS > S > A > B > C > D > New. Last reviewed 2026-11-09.

Weapon guides

Full guides (skills, how to get, awakening cost and team) for the top picks:

Want where each weapon drops instead of how good it is? See Anime Zero weapons. Short on spins? Redeem the latest Anime Zero codes first.