How We Ranked Them
Every Aniimo in this ranking is evaluated on four criteria. Knowing them lets you re-rank for your own account, which is usually the right thing to do — a tier list is a starting point, not a verdict.
- Base stat total. The sum of the six published combat stats — HP, ATK, P.DEF, M.DEF, BREAK and REGEN. This is objective, it comes from the official index, and it sets the floor of the ranking.
- Stat distribution. Where those points sit matters more than the total. A creature with a huge ATK and nothing else is a specialist; one with points spread across HP, defences and REGEN is a different kind of useful. Both have places, but different ones.
- Role scarcity. Some roles are far thinner than others. There are 35 DPS Aniimo but only 7 Heal ones. A competent healer is worth more to a team than the gap in stat totals suggests, because there is almost nothing else competing for that slot.
- Element coverage. An Aniimo whose element is strong into common enemy types gets used more than one whose element is strong into almost nothing. Dual-element Aniimo get credit here — there are 24 of them, and they threaten and resist more at once.
We are not assigning invented win rates, and we are not copying another site's ranking. Community consensus on Aniimo's competitive balance is still forming, and a list assembled from other people's guesses would be worthless to you. Where a placement is judgement rather than measurement, we say so.
S Tier — Build These First
The four Aniimo with the highest combined base stats in the official index. These are the creatures worth spending resonance training on early, because they are the ones you will still be using at end game.
| No. | Name | Element | Role | Key stats | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO.087 | Wavwal | Ice | BREAK | HP 105 / ATK 75 / BREAK 110 | 575 |
| NO.085 | Coraliz | Rock Water | REGEN | HP 98 / ATK 78 / BREAK 107 | 572 |
| NO.067 | Helgon | Wind | BREAK | HP 105 / ATK 85 / BREAK 102 | 555 |
| NO.004 | Inferlupa | Fire Dark | BREAK | HP 95 / ATK 89 / BREAK 113 | 551 |
A few things worth noticing in that table:
- Wavwal leads the index at 575 total, and it does it as a BREAK — Ice. A creature with that stat line in that role is the single most efficient team slot in the game.
- Coraliz (572) is a dual-element REGEN — Rock Water. Dual typing is a real advantage, not a cosmetic one: it changes what you resist as well as what you threaten.
- Three of the top four are BREAK-role or dual-element. That is not a coincidence — it reflects how the index distributes its strongest stat lines.
A Tier — Strong Picks
Positions 5 through 12 by stat total. All of these are genuinely good and worth building; they sit below S because of a narrower element profile, a less scarce role, or a stat spread that is slightly less efficient.
| No. | Name | Element | Role | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO.023 | Tuckin | Grass | BREAK | 550 |
| NO.026 | Geoclaw | Ice | BREAK | 550 |
| NO.075 | Minespine | Rock Fire | BREAK | 550 |
| NO.089 | Glameep | Grass Water | Heal | 550 |
| NO.073 | Magmarex | Fire Rock | BREAK | 549 |
| NO.064 | Rookey | Dark | BREAK | 548 |
| NO.053 | Panpanta | Water | BREAK | 545 |
| NO.080 | Luminelle | Electric | Support | 540 |
A high stat total is not a verdict. Tuckin at 550 will lose to a B-tier creature with the right element in a bad matchup, and a creature with a great mobility ability can be worth more than any of these if you twine with it constantly. This ranking sorts candidates; the element chart and the Twining guide decide the rest.
The Healer Shortage
There are only 7 Heal Aniimo in the entire index, against 35 DPS options. That imbalance is the single most actionable thing on this page: any decent healer is worth catching, because almost nothing else fills the slot.
| No. | Name | Element | HP | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO.089 | Glameep | Grass Water | HP 122 | 550 |
| NO.016 | Glacy | Water Ice | HP 118 | 520 |
| NO.030 | Gracewing | Wind | HP 110 | 515 |
| NO.015 | Pranky | Water | HP 106 | 468 |
| NO.088 | Bubbeep | Grass Water | HP 104 | 467 |
| NO.029 | Flutternym | Wind | HP 94 | 437 |
| NO.014 | Skippy | Water | HP 69 | 332 |
Glameep is the standout — 550 total, the highest of any healer and high enough to rank with the S tier overall. It is dual-element (Grass/Water), which matters on the creature you most want to keep alive. Glacy (520) is the next best and a legitimate build target. Gracewing at 515 is the lowest-stat healer in the game — and still worth a slot, because there is nothing else to put there.
Best by Role
Role is separate from element, which makes it the most useful axis to compare on. The current spread across all 94 Aniimo:
| Role | Count | What that means for you | Top options by stats |
|---|---|---|---|
| DPS | 35 | Very common — pick on element fit. | Infergon, Shrubclaw, Gachapus |
| BREAK | 24 | Very common — pick on element fit. | Wavwal, Helgon, Inferlupa |
| Support | 18 | Moderate choice available. | Luminelle, Bailite, Dazmand |
| REGEN | 10 | Scarce — any decent option is worth catching. | Coraliz, Erlath, Leafy |
| Heal | 7 | Scarce — any decent option is worth catching. | Glameep, Glacy, Gracewing |
The practical takeaway: with 7 healers you should treat any decent Heal Aniimo as a priority catch. With 35 DPS options you can afford to be picky and choose on element fit rather than grabbing the first high-ATK creature you find.
Best by Element
Element distribution is uneven too, which affects how easy it is to build a coherent team in each:
| Element | Count | Highest-stat Aniimo |
|---|---|---|
| Fire | 22 | Inferlupa, Minespine, Magmarex |
| Water | 19 | Coraliz, Glameep, Panpanta |
| Dark | 15 | Inferlupa, Rookey, Shrubclaw |
| Wind | 14 | Helgon, Tubster, Somniwing |
| Grass | 14 | Tuckin, Glameep, Pomawk |
| Rock | 13 | Coraliz, Minespine, Magmarex |
| Electric | 10 | Luminelle, Dazmand, Blazen |
| Ice | 9 | Wavwal, Geoclaw, Malevsera |
| Holy | 2 | Fennelun, Helion |
Two things stand out. Holy has only 2 entries — Fennelun and Helion — and both are dual Holy/Fire, which makes them the rarest and most distinctive creatures in the game. Helion is also a confirmed starter choice, so it is the most accessible Holy Aniimo available. Water is the most populated element at 19, so you will never struggle to fill a Water slot — which makes Water the easiest element to build a team around.
What to Build First
Ignore the tiers for a moment and follow this order. It produces a working team faster than chasing S-tier creatures you cannot access yet.
- Push one damage dealer to its final evolution. Spreading resources across four mid-stage Aniimo leaves you with four mediocre creatures. One final-stage form beats that every time.
- Secure a healer. With only 7 in the game, a Heal Aniimo is the highest-leverage catch you can make. Glameep is the best, but any of them beats none.
- Add a BREAK option. There are 24 to choose from and BREAK is the stat that gets through defences — worth having before you meet armoured targets.
- Keep a fast Aniimo for traversal regardless of its tier. Mobility is not a combat stat, but it affects how fast you do everything. This is the most commonly skipped step, and Aniimo has no mounts.
- Then invest in a dual-element creature. With 24 to choose from, dual typing changes your matchup profile in both directions and is usually the biggest single upgrade available to a mid-game team.
Version History
Tier lists live or die on their update history. Every revision is recorded here.
| Version | Date | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | September 15, 2026 | Initial launch ranking, built from the official Aniimo index. Ranked on published base stats, role scarcity and element coverage across all 94 entries. No live PvP data available at publication. |
The next revision will incorporate observed usage and win-rate data once enough matches have been played to be meaningful. If a balance patch changes base stats, this page is re-ranked against the new numbers rather than patched around them.
FAQ
What is the best Aniimo in Aniimo?
By combined base stats, Wavwal (Ice, BREAK) has the highest total in the official index at 575. For a pure damage dealer, Infergon leads the DPS role at 536.
Is this tier list based on real data?
It is based on published base stats, role scarcity and element coverage — all verifiable numbers from the official index, shown in the tables above. It is not based on live PvP win rates, because those do not exist yet. We distinguish the two rather than presenting judgement as measurement.
How often is this updated?
Whenever there is something real to change: a balance patch, or enough accumulated match data to rank on observed performance. Every change is logged above.
Should I follow the tier list or pick what I like?
Pick what fits your team, then check the list. A lower-tier Aniimo in the right element beats a higher-tier one in the wrong matchup, and you will play better with a creature you enjoy using.
Why do healers rank so highly?
Because there are only 7 of them. A role that scarce means even a modest healer fills a slot nothing else can. Glameep happens to have genuinely S-tier stats as well, at 550.
Does Twining change how I should read this list?
Yes, meaningfully. Twining uses the creature's skills, element, mobility and trait, so an Aniimo with a strong mobility ability can be more valuable than a higher-stat creature you never twine with. See the Twining Guide.