# Aniimo tier lists

> Rankings of characters, weapons, or picks, with the reasoning behind each tier. Player-made Aniimo guides on QnA.GG.

The page: https://qna.gg/games/aniimo/tier-lists. Every guide as JSON: https://qna.gg/api/guides?q=tier+list&game=Aniimo.

## Guides, most read first

- [Aniimo Tier List (v1.1, Sept 2026)](https://qna.gg/g/aniimo-tier-list-v1-1-sept-2026-ab7a5d88.md): Irisalis (Legendary Grass DPS): featured in the Windchaser's Departure event (25 Sept to 10 Dec 2026). S on Mobi.gg and on Hideout's beta list; expect a top slot once live data settles. Dazmand (Lightning Support): S…
- [Aniimo — Beginner's Guide: First Hours, Catching, Twining and F2P Spending](https://qna.gg/g/aniimo-beginner-s-guide-first-hours-catching-twining-amp-f2p-e8d4f592.md), by QnA: Aniimo (Steam, free-to-play) · Launch version · Updated Sept 2026. Aniimo launched on Steam on 15 September 2026, and there's a lot to take in during the first few hours. This guide covers what to do first, how to land…
- [Aniimo Beginner Primer](https://qna.gg/g/aniimo-beginner-primer-697799b8.md): A quick-start for new Pathfinders: the core loop, how catching works, what to prioritize early, where your currencies should go, and a checklist for your first few hours. Researched September 2026 (version 1.1),…
- [Aniimo Team Building Guide](https://qna.gg/g/aniimo-team-building-guide-338c7cd6.md): Up to date for Version 1.1 (the Irisalis update, 23 Sep 2026). Researched 27 Sep 2026. Team picks change with patches, so check again after big updates. This guide covers how a team works, what each role does, five…
- [Aniimo: Complete Guide](https://qna.gg/g/aniimo-complete-guide-355ea7d1.md), by Qloud: An all-in-one reference for Aniimo, Pawprint Interactive's free-to-play creature-catching open-world RPG. It covers catching, Twine, combat roles and elements, progression, Homeland, currencies, endgame modes, and how…
- [Aniimo Grass Builds: Best Build for Every Grass Aniimo (Update 1.1)](https://qna.gg/g/aniimo-grass-builds-best-build-for-every-grass-aniimo-update-e6914295.md), by Qloud: Grass has the strongest DPS of the season in Irisalis and a crit-stacking melee team built around Thornblade, but no breaker either guide site fully trusts. Here is the build for every released Grass Aniimo and how to…
- [Aniimo Wind Builds: Best Build for Every Wind Aniimo (Update 1.1)](https://qna.gg/g/aniimo-wind-builds-best-build-for-every-wind-aniimo-update-1-d539f864.md), by Qloud: Wind owns the two most-used supports in the game, Turbo and Somniwing, plus a full Chirpi-family team that buffs itself. Here is the best build for every Wind Aniimo, how to get the most from the universal pair, and…
- [Aniimo Ice Builds: Best Build for Every Ice Aniimo (Update 1.1)](https://qna.gg/g/aniimo-ice-builds-best-build-for-every-ice-aniimo-update-1-1-03b8a6e7.md), by Qloud: Ice has only two native lines, but it hard-counters both Water and Lightning. Here is the best build for Glynsera, Geoclaw and every Ice-typed form, plus the team, rotation and debuff-stack tricks that make them work.…
- [Aniimo Light Builds: Best Build for Every Light Aniimo (Update 1.1)](https://qna.gg/g/aniimo-light-builds-best-build-for-every-light-aniimo-update-ec931e74.md), by Qloud: Light is the starters' element: Lunara and Helion are both Game8 S-tier and anchor Game8's #1 team. Here are their full builds (locked personalities, Fennelun and Soleon, learnable skills), every Light Prismana form,…
- [Aniimo Dark Builds: Best Build for Every Dark Aniimo (Update 1.1)](https://qna.gg/g/aniimo-dark-builds-best-build-for-every-dark-aniimo-update-1-2a02d808.md), by Qloud: Dark has four S-tier units and the best coverage in the game: it hits Grass, Lightning and Light for 1.6×, and only Water and Wind resist it. Here is the held item, contract, personality, skills and team for every…
- [Aniimo Earth Builds: Best Build for Every Earth Aniimo (Update 1.1)](https://qna.gg/g/aniimo-earth-builds-best-build-for-every-earth-aniimo-update-4ecf18c4.md), by Qloud: Earth has no S-tier unit, but its debuff engine (Bailite's Erosion, Bouldus's Disintegration) turns Grizbo and Waleetle into real Fire and Ice killers. Here is the held item, contract, personality, skills and team for…
- [Aniimo Lightning Builds: Best Build for Every Lightning Aniimo (Update 1.1)](https://qna.gg/g/aniimo-lightning-builds-best-build-for-every-lightning-aniim-e724b157.md), by Qloud: Lightning has two S-tier pillars, Fulmintis and Besauce, plus the deepest support bench of any element. Here is the best build for every Lightning Aniimo, the Fulmintis break-window rotation, and the crit and debuff…
- [Aniimo Water Builds: Best Build for Every Water Aniimo (Update 1.1)](https://qna.gg/g/aniimo-water-builds-best-build-for-every-water-aniimo-update-87f6a500.md), by Qloud: Water is a puddle element: half the roster makes puddles and the other half eats them for damage, break and EP. Here is the build for every released Water Aniimo, plus the team that keeps the puddles flowing. Water…
- [Aniimo Fire Builds: Best Build for Every Fire Aniimo (Update 1.1)](https://qna.gg/g/aniimo-fire-builds-best-build-for-every-fire-aniimo-update-1-44250673.md), by Qloud: Fire has two ways to win: a burst team where Scorchhowl dumps a full EP bar into one Burn Breaker, and a debuff team where Infergon cashes in Fire stacks. Here is the build for every released Fire Aniimo, and how to…
- [Aniimo Aniipods and Sparkling Cubes: How to Get Them and When to Use Each](https://qna.gg/g/aniimo-aniipods-and-sparkling-cubes-how-to-get-them-and-when-e6106f2a.md), by Qloud: Basic Aniipods are the right throw for almost everything, Megas are for Alphas, and Ultras and Sparkling Cubes are for a short list of targets. Here is every pod's guarantee, where to get each one, and the tricks that…
- [Aniimo Prismana, Nurture and Rarity Guide: Spawn Prismana, Farm Sparkling, Find the Rarest Aniimo](https://qna.gg/g/aniimo-prismana-nurture-and-rarity-guide-spawn-prismana-farm-f06424f0.md), by Qloud: Every Nurture has a 3% chance to spawn a Prismana instantly, and 22 to 25 Nurtures guarantee one. Here is the full math, the Basic-pod Lucky Strike farm, which Prismana skills are worth unlocking, and how Sparkling,…
- [Aniimo Daily and Weekly Checklist: 25 Things to Do Every Day and Week](https://qna.gg/g/aniimo-daily-and-weekly-checklist-25-things-to-do-every-day--534ee46c.md), by Qloud: Every Aniimo daily and weekly in one list: Weston's vendor, Primegy before it caps, Homeland upkeep, free Nurture, the Handbook shop, Holo-Battle Sim and the three Omegas. Also the order to do them in, and how to spend…
- [Aniimo Upgrade Guide: Where to Spend Resources (and What Not to Waste)](https://qna.gg/g/aniimo-upgrade-guide-where-to-spend-resources-and-what-not-t-de5f213b.md), by Qloud: Primegy, Starcryst Essence and Dewdrop Crystals are the real limits on how strong your team gets. Here is the order to spend them in, the refund rules, and the mistakes that burn them for nothing. Spend in this order…
- [Aniimo Build Systems Explained: Personality, Held Items, Contracts and Potential](https://qna.gg/g/aniimo-build-systems-explained-personality-held-items-contra-d0127651.md), by Qloud: Every Aniimo build is the same seven systems: stats, Potential, personality, held item, contract, talents and evolution. This is the reference for all of them, including all 18 held items and which contracts are worth…
- [Aniimo Best Teams: Meta Team Comps and Rotations for Every Element](https://qna.gg/g/aniimo-best-teams-meta-team-comps-and-rotations-for-every-el-4c2060f8.md), by Qloud: The top five meta teams with step-by-step rotations, compact comps for the other four elements, F2P swaps, which enemies each one counters, and how to build a roster for Holo-Battle Sim. Where Game8 and GameWith…
- [Aniimo Best Builds: Every Aniimo's Best Build in One Table (Update 1.1)](https://qna.gg/g/aniimo-best-builds-every-aniimo-s-best-build-in-one-table-up-61c2c1ba.md), by Qloud: The held item, personality, equipped skills, Potential priority and tier for every released Aniimo, sorted by element and ranked best-first. Tap an element for full build cards, rotations and teams. The Aniimo Game8…

## Questions these guides answer

- [How catching works](https://qna.gg/g/aniimo-beginner-s-guide-first-hours-catching-twining-amp-f2p-e8d4f592#section-how-catching-works), in “Aniimo — Beginner's Guide: First Hours, Catching, Twining and F2P Spending”
- [How teams work](https://qna.gg/g/aniimo-team-building-guide-338c7cd6#section-how-teams-work), in “Aniimo Team Building Guide”
- [What to invest in first](https://qna.gg/g/aniimo-grass-builds-best-build-for-every-grass-aniimo-update-e6914295#section-what-to-invest-in-first), in “Aniimo Grass Builds: Best Build for Every Grass Aniimo (Update 1.1)”
- [What to invest in first](https://qna.gg/g/aniimo-wind-builds-best-build-for-every-wind-aniimo-update-1-d539f864#section-what-to-invest-in-first), in “Aniimo Wind Builds: Best Build for Every Wind Aniimo (Update 1.1)”
- [How Ice counters Water and Lightning](https://qna.gg/g/aniimo-ice-builds-best-build-for-every-ice-aniimo-update-1-1-03b8a6e7#section-how-ice-counters-water-and-lightning), in “Aniimo Ice Builds: Best Build for Every Ice Aniimo (Update 1.1)”
- [What to invest in first](https://qna.gg/g/aniimo-ice-builds-best-build-for-every-ice-aniimo-update-1-1-03b8a6e7#section-what-to-invest-in-first), in “Aniimo Ice Builds: Best Build for Every Ice Aniimo (Update 1.1)”
- [What to invest in first](https://qna.gg/g/aniimo-light-builds-best-build-for-every-light-aniimo-update-ec931e74#section-what-to-invest-in-first), in “Aniimo Light Builds: Best Build for Every Light Aniimo (Update 1.1)”
- [What to invest in first](https://qna.gg/g/aniimo-dark-builds-best-build-for-every-dark-aniimo-update-1-2a02d808#section-what-to-invest-in-first), in “Aniimo Dark Builds: Best Build for Every Dark Aniimo (Update 1.1)”
- [What to invest in first](https://qna.gg/g/aniimo-earth-builds-best-build-for-every-earth-aniimo-update-4ecf18c4#section-what-to-invest-in-first), in “Aniimo Earth Builds: Best Build for Every Earth Aniimo (Update 1.1)”
- [What to invest in first](https://qna.gg/g/aniimo-lightning-builds-best-build-for-every-lightning-aniim-e724b157#section-what-to-invest-in-first), in “Aniimo Lightning Builds: Best Build for Every Lightning Aniimo (Update 1.1)”
- [What to invest in first](https://qna.gg/g/aniimo-water-builds-best-build-for-every-water-aniimo-update-87f6a500#section-what-to-invest-in-first), in “Aniimo Water Builds: Best Build for Every Water Aniimo (Update 1.1)”
- [What to invest in first](https://qna.gg/g/aniimo-fire-builds-best-build-for-every-fire-aniimo-update-1-44250673#section-what-to-invest-in-first), in “Aniimo Fire Builds: Best Build for Every Fire Aniimo (Update 1.1)”