Best Beginner Units in Anime Crusaders
Clear Story with Legendaries you own. Secrets are a later door, not a first-banner requirement.
New accounts lose time chasing raid Secrets they cannot enter. This page is the opposite: units that appear on standard banners, evolve without a dead event item, and carry Planet Navic through the next few Story worlds. The video in the middle highlights a strong beginner evolve path. Use it, then come back to the names below.
Starter and early banner
A Goku-line starter that evolves into Goko forms is still the most honest beginner carry. You will not regret the stones. Rose is the budget Legendary DPS community guides keep recommending because it does not need a raid ticket. Golden Freezo is the Hill placeholder until Cell or Perfected Goko exists on your account. Ureo, Yuji, and Hie (Black Dragon) clear early Ground if that is what the banner gave you.
Ai (Idol) and any farm unit you trip over should stay in the box. They make Infinite possible later.
What to do with a lucky Mythic
If codes plus pity handed you a current hub name, stop summoning. Evolve that unit. Do not keep pulling “for a better one.” Read how to summon.
If the lucky unit is a support, keep it and still evolve a DPS. A buffer with no carry is a lobby flex.
What to ignore in week one
Tournament units. Leaderboard units. Portal Secrets with a Level 40 gate. Trading. Curses. Scripts. Open those doors after how to play and a finished progress checklist.
Evolve order for beginners
- The DPS that already clears your current Story boss.
- The farm unit if Infinite is unlocked and leaking.
- Nobody else until those two have acceptable traits.
Spend codes on Gems and Divine Tokens, not on panic ten-pulls after one bad Rare streak.
When your beginner carry starts bouncing off a new world, open best DPS and best teams. You graduated. Do not stay on Rose out of superstition if a real Mythic is sitting unevolved in the box.
First banner mistakes
Spending the entire code dump on an hourly banner with no featured name is the classic leak. Wait. Read the featured portrait. If you do not recognize the role, open best DPS or best support before you tap.
Keeping every Legendary “because it is Legendary” fills the box and the brain. Sell the ones that do not fill a job on team slots.
Watching a Secret showcase and then feeling poor is optional. Mute that video. Play Story. The beginner carry you evolve tonight will still be on the board when you finally own a raid unit.
If your starter line is not Goku, do not reset the account. Evolve what you have. Resets waste the group bonus and the codes you already claimed.
What “beginner” stops meaning
Once you own a featured Mythic that fills Ground or Hill, this page becomes a bench list. Keep the evolved starter if it still covers a job. Bench it if it is a third Ground DPS.
People stay on Rose superstition for a month after they pull a real carry. That is comfort, not meta. Check best DPS the night the Mythic lands.
If your only good unit is a support, you are not a support main. You are missing a carry. Save Gems. Do not evolve three buffers hoping they become damage.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers to the most common questions.
What is the best beginner unit?
The Goku-line evolve if you picked it, otherwise Rose or Golden Freezo. A lucky featured Mythic beats all three.
Should beginners save for a Secret?
No. Clear Story and build pity on a featured Mythic you can actually place.
When do I drop beginner units?
When an evolved Mythic occupies the same role and wins the stage with fewer upgrades.
Is the tutorial unit ever worth Perfect Cubes?
Only if it is still your only evolved carry. Cubes on a temp are a donation.