Updated on July 15th, 2025
Putting a strong team together to tackle All Star Tower Defense might prove to be more challenging than you think. Even if some characters are S-tier in a specific mode, they might not be as strong in another since not every character serves the same purpose. Some are all about dealing damage to enemies, while others provide support to their team. So if you want to know who the best characters in ASTD are, you are in the right place, as our All Star Tower Defense tier list is up-to-date. Below you'll find all the characters, based on their role for each game mode.
As we know, you love to rank the characters as much as we do, so we have to suggest taking a look at our Honkai Star Rail tier list, World of Stands tier list, and Dislyte tier list of best espers.
All the characters have been ranked based on their optimal conditions. For example, Legendary Borul's rank assumes they have Green Natural Orb, Golden Supreme-Leader with Golden-F scaling Orb, and so on. Without these items, the characters are obviously not as strong, and, as a result, would rank lower.
With that out of the way, let's get right into it!
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ASTD tier list for Story Mode
Even if you enjoy different game modes, this is the main one. You simply need to advance in story mode, and there are many great characters to help you do so. The rewards make it worthwhile. When we are talking about the absolute best ASTD characters that can complete every mission and make your life super easy, the 'meta' options are included on our ASTD tier list below. Again, for your convenience, we've decided to group them based on their role. And so, there are Primary and Secondary damage characters, and, of course, Support.
S+ Tier Damage Characters
The Path (Final), Evil Shade (Final), Tatsu (Rainbow Flames), Legendary Leader , Super 71, Metal Freezer, Raku (POWER UP), Nezichi (Awakened), Chains, Sound-O-Sonic, Pirate King, Airren (Final), Gen (Final)
S Tier Damage Characters
Wild Animal, Jackzon, Spider Boss, Flaming Tiger (JUSTICE), Gate, Pride, Tyrant, Golden Supreme-Leader, Paper Beauty (Awaken), Super God Koku, Fireman, Card Collector Yugo, Crow, Spade (Orb), The Curse One, Renitsu (Orb), Super Boo (Orb), Demon Spirit Detective, Supa Future T (Orb), Venom (Orb), Koku Black Pink (Orb)
S+ Tier Secondary Damage Characters
Jenos (Overdrive), Uru (Master), Koku (Supa), Shirtless Devil, Demon Spirit Detective, Akasa, Akasa (TS), Crow (After), Lex (RAGE), Star Boy (Requiem), Sky God, Ruffy (Snake SSS), Buddha Chairman, Nominated Monster Giant
S Tier Secondary Damage Characters
Ex-Captain, Bomba (Blazzing), Blonde Chain, Evil Shade, Kid Jitruto, God Black, The Boss Sorcerer, Zaruto (Path), Troy Honda, Whitesache (Final, Orb)
S+ Tier Support Characters
Bellma (SUPER Money Corp), Jeff (CEO), Sword (Maid), Black Stache (Timeskip), Onwin
S Tier Support Characters
Salesman, Dr. Heart (Operator Orb), Bellma (Money Corp), Jokato Koju IV, Ice Queen B (Orb), The Patriot, Ghost Girl, Flower Magus
S+ Tier Boss Killer Characters
Maniac, Buddha Chairman (Orb), The Strongest Curse, Zazashi (Perfection), Waifu, Bird Magician, Dimensional Alien, Fire Boy, Fire King, Davi, Janji (Wedding), Mr. Green (Enraged), Re: One 1
Super 71 is a great character not only for Story Mode but for World raids, too. He provides a decent amount of damage with his cone-shaped area of effect (AoE) skill. He also becomes Hybrid once you upgrade him.
Jeff (CEO) is usually on top of any support lists because of his ability to generate currency. He's simply the best money-maker in the game
Uru (MASTER) is just the best hill character for this specific mode.
It's one thing if you just want to enjoy the game casually. You don't even 'need' the characters below for that. That said, if you are more competitive and are looking to climb the leaderboard in Infinite Mode, that's a whole different story. For that, you need the most powerful characters in ASTD. And that's exactly what we have here. These characters are considered to be the best in the current meta for Infinite Mode. Finding the right balance for your team is the key to success, with that said.
S+ Tier Damage Characters
Anti King (Awakened), Blood Quinn (B-Kui), The Strongest in History, Kosuke (SS), Vegu (Ego Ascension), Joe Kid, Kelfu, Zyaya, Zaruto (SS), Jujutsu Master, Sorcerer Evil, Star King, Stampede (???), Humble-Swordman (Awoken), Worl (Viligante), Sword (Alternative), Kogan Adult (BEAST), Ikki Potent (Awaken), Demonlord Waifu, The Pharaoh, Borul (SUPA III), Vegu Blue Evolved
S Tier Damage Characters
Anti Magician (Demon Arm), Kriffin Supa, Princess Appalla, King of Heroes, Beast Spawner, Jinjou, Universal Justice, Hudron the Mystic, Red Servant (Final), True Evil (Awoken), Divine Pride (PEAK), Hammer Giantess, Perfect Insect, Exotic Rexor, The Hammer, Godus, Zaruto (Path), Hirito (OMEGA), Organs (OUTRAGE), Heavenly Duo,
S+ Tier Elemental Damage Characters
Dark, Sui, Red Eye Warrior Path, Kosuke (SS), Red Eye Warrior Path, Blazing Prince, Nezichi (Awakened), The Strongest Curse, Koro F III, Chains, Devil, Pinky, Magma Marine
Jeff (CEO), Octo The Greedy, Bellma (SUPER Money Corp), Mysterious X, Spin Master, The Nautical Gemfinder, Devil, Jokato Koju (ASCENDED), ZIO (ASCENDED), Ex-Captain (B-Kui), Eyezen (Final), Skeleton (Artist), Red Servant (Final), The Patriot, DemonLord Waifu, Wrathdioas (King), God Black Fusion, Mysterious X (VOID), Dr. Heart, Mochi (Awakening), Julian (King of Wizards), Star Boy (Requiem), Yoshaga Kiryu (Eat the Dirt), Anti Magician (Demon Arm), Black Stache (Timeskip), Ikki (Dark)
S Tier Support Characters
Rhikadai, Raizan, Onwin, Flower Magus, Killer S+, Zero
Stampede, for example, is a character that deals insane amounts of damage. His Esper Rage is an outstanding skill that can deal massive damage to all the units on the map.
Humble Swordman (Awoken) is a staple in every game mode. He specialises in damage over time, which makes him one of the best characters of all time. He can also inflict a Slow effect.
A maxed Worl (Viligante) becomes a Hybrid and deals crazy amounts of damage. He's also the first character to have more than three abilities.
And that's our complete All Star Tower Defense tier list, where every character is ranked according to their power! Tell us what you think in the comments below. Note that our ASTD code list is always up-to-date with the latest codes.
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