Anime Zero Weapon Tier List (October 2026)
Ranked for Nightmare Story, Infinite and the Bath House raid after the Oct 5 Flame Director update.
S+ Tier
| Name | Role | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Cursed King (Sukuna) | Arcane · banner | Invincibility frames on its skills let you attack straight through No Face's spikes. Every creator list from Oct 5 puts it at the top, and it is 10 times easier to pity (350) than a Lyth. |
| Paramita Pyre (Hu Tao) | Lyth · raid drop | The best wave clear in the game: burning multi-hit basics plus a ghost-slam ultimate. No i-frames, so bosses punish greedy combos. Farmable for free from the raid (2%, guaranteed by clear 35). |
| Cataclysm (Miyabi) | Lyth · banner | Short cooldowns and multi-hit skills; topped the Discord admin list before Update 1. One player who pulled it in 400 spins called its area small next to Sukuna, which is why it sits third. |
S Tier
| Name | Role | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Dragon Eclipse (Guts) | Mythic · banner | Slow and heavy, but the evolved ultimate erases early Infinite bosses. The strongest weapon you can guarantee at the 175-spin Mythic pity. |
A Tier
| Name | Role | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Lights of Divinity (Saber) | Mythic · banner | Average on its own, but it is the only weapon with two official partners (Cataclysm and Dragon Eclipse), so it is the best second slot in the game. |
| Divine Emperor (Shanks) | Arcane · banner | Workable damage with slow swings that leave openings in raids. Its pair with Rubber Man gives +15% max health for Nightmare learners. |
| Immortal Sovereign (Alucard) | Mythic · banner | Reliable in Story and pairs with Cursed King for +10% damage, the biggest damage synergy. |
B Tier
| Name | Role | Why |
|---|---|---|
| King's Gambit (Nagumo) | Legendary · starter | A fine bridge weapon. Keep it equipped with Twisted Agony for +20% ultimate charge until your first Mythic. |
| Twisted Agony (Juuzou) | Legendary · banner | Easy to play, low ceiling. Mostly useful as King's Gambit's partner. |
C Tier
| Name | Role | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Thunder Prodigy (Killua) | Epic · banner | The best Epic; replace it at your first Legendary. |
| Rubber Man (Luffy) | Epic · banner | Only worth equipping next to Divine Emperor for the health bonus. |
| Cosmic Warrior (Goku) | Epic · banner | Bottom of the admin list, Valentless's list and ours. |
How this list was ranked
We started from the three lists players actually pass around: the Discord admin's list (shown by D1SGUISED and RBX Peanut on October 4), Valentless's October 5 list that added Hu Tao, and the per-weapon notes in launch-week showcase videos. Where those agree we kept the order. Where they split, two things broke the tie: invincibility frames, because the Bath House raid's spike phase cannot be blocked, and how many spins it costs to guarantee the weapon. That is why Cursed King sits above Cataclysm here even though Cataclysm is the rarer pull.
Rarity is not the ranking. Lights of Divinity is a plain Mythic but ranks A because it is the only weapon with two official synergy partners, so it makes almost any main weapon better in your second slot.
Best pair for each mode
| Mode | Pair | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Bath House raid | Cursed King + Immortal Sovereign | I-frames through No Face spikes, +10% damage pair |
| Infinite (deep waves) | Paramita Pyre + any Mythic | Best crowd damage; payout needs you alive every wave |
| Nightmare Story | Dragon Eclipse + Lights of Divinity | +5% damage, +8% health, both guaranteed by Mythic pity |
| Learning Nightmare | Divine Emperor + Rubber Man | +15% max health while you learn boss patterns |
| Brand-new account | King's Gambit + Twisted Agony | +20% ultimate charge with the starter pair |
You always carry two weapons, and swapping with T gives the incoming one +20% damage for 4 seconds, so the second slot matters as much as the first. Any two weapons that are not an official pair still get +5% damage.
Where the published lists disagree
- Cataclysm vs Cursed King for #1: the admin list (made before Update 1) has Cataclysm first; Valentless moved Cursed King up because of its i-frames, and one creator, Aruzien, argued Cataclysm and Hu Tao are overrated.
- Sukuna's rarity: fan wikis written on launch day call it Mythic; the in-game card says Arcane.
- Hu Tao's placement: one player comment says Hu Tao and Miyabi gained i-frames in a later fix. No patch note we have seen confirms it, so this list still treats both as having none.
Tier list revised:
Every weapon's rarity, odds, synergy partner and evolution material is on the weapon database. Saving spins for one of the top three? Check how far away it is with the pity calculator.
Tier list questions
What is the best weapon in Anime Zero right now?
Cursed King (Sukuna). It shares the top tier with the two Lyth weapons, but it is the only one of the three you can guarantee in 350 spins, and its invincibility frames make it the safest raid pick.
Is Hu Tao better than Miyabi in Anime Zero?
For clearing waves, yes: Paramita Pyre (Hu Tao) hits many enemies at once and burns them. Cataclysm (Miyabi) has shorter cooldowns. Neither has invincibility frames, and Hu Tao costs nothing but raid clears while Miyabi needs up to 3,500 spins.
Is Sukuna Mythic or Arcane?
Arcane. The weapon card and summon panel show Cursed King as Arcane at 0.6%. Some fan wikis still list it as Mythic from launch-day guesses.
Is there an official Anime Zero tier list?
No. The list most videos show was made by a Discord admin before Update 1. LY* has not published damage numbers, so every tier list, including this one, is an informed opinion.