Best Units for Nightmare Hunt in Anime Adventures

In Anime Adventures, the Nightmare Hunt is a challenging mode that requires the best units to conquer. It was added in the new Halloween update, along with some new units. Players often find themselves overwhelmed by the difficulty and are left wondering which units to use for the best chance of success.

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Anime Adventures – Top Units for Beating Nightmare Hunt

If you’re looking to conquer the Nightmare Hunt in Anime Adventures, you’ll need a team of powerful units. This guide will help you identify the best characters to include in your lineup, ensuring you have the upper hand in this challenging game mode.

Griffin (Berserk)

Griffin is useful for leaderboard runs and has an overpowered passive in this Halloween update. He should be placed where he can contribute to both damage and utility and works well with units that can debuff enemies.

Zid (Shadow)

Zid is a new unit that excels at dealing true damage, making him effective against enemies with high defenses. He should be placed near the frontline and works well with units that can slow or stun enemies. Zid can be acquired from the new Halloween event dungeon.

Alucard (Unholy King)

Alucard is a ground unit with a powerful ability that scales with his damage. He should be placed near the frontline to make the most of his ability. Alucard works well with units that can buff his damage or reduce enemy defenses. He can be obtained from the new Spooky 2023 capsules.

Hinamy (Yotsume)

Hinamy is a hybrid unit excelling in both physical and air damage, making her ideal for versatile placements. She pairs well with units that can slow down enemies, allowing her to deal more damage over time. Hinamy can be obtained from the limited Halloween dungeon by spending candies on spooky stars.

Guts (Berserk)

Guts is an AOE unit with full AOE capabilities and adds a bleeding effect to his attacks. Best placed in choke points, he synergizes well with units like Stain (Hero Slayer) to capitalize on the bleed effect. Guts can be evolved by defeating the Eclipse Portal in the Infinite Mode.

Usoap (God)

Usoap is a boss killer and is strong in the Infinity Castle. He’s a hybrid unit, capable of attacking both air and ground enemies. He should be reserved for boss waves and works well with units that can reduce enemy defenses.

Anz (Overlord)

Anz is a ground unit that becomes a full AOE unit at later upgrades and can hit both air and ground units. He’s versatile and should be placed near the frontline but protected enough to make full use of his AOE capabilities. Anz works well with units that can buff magic damage. He can be evolved by grinding through the Undead to Legend stages.

Saber (Promised Sword)

Saber excels in dealing high single-target damage and is strong in the Infinity Castle. She should be placed where she can focus on high-health enemies or bosses and pairs well with units that can stun or slow enemies. Saber can be evolved by defeating the new bait portals in the Infinite Mode.

Fuji (Admiral)

Fuji is effective against shielded enemies due to his two-hit placement and is also a heal unit. He should be placed where he can break shields and heal allies, and pairs well with units that can buff physical damage. Fuji can be evolved by defeating the Puppet Portal in the Puppet Island Infinite Mode.

Stain (Hero Slayer)

Stain excels in damage per second and has an ability that triples his damage against bleeding enemies. He should be placed near units like Guts (Berserk) to take advantage of the bleed effect. Stain is particularly effective against high-health enemies and bosses.

Chuyo (Corruption)

Chuyo is a magic heal unit and is strong as a four-placement unit. He should be placed in the mid to backline, where he can heal frontline units while still contributing to damage. He pairs well with units that have high health but low defenses. Chuyo can be evolved by defeating the New Port agency portal.

Lao (Room)

Lao is a ground and support unit with the ability “Shambles,” which teleports enemies back. His ability makes him a great utility unit, best placed near choke points. He synergizes well with AOE units, as his ability groups enemies together. Lao can be evolved by defeating the Puppet Portal, which is relatively easy to defeat.

Dazai (No Longer Human)

Dazai is a magic ground unit with a unique ability called “No Longer Human,” which nullifies enemy statuses like shields and armor. He’s best placed in areas where he can strip enemies of their buffs, making them easier targets for other units. Dazai synergizes well with units that can capitalize on debuffed enemies. He can be evolved by defeating the New Port agency portal.

Gilgamesh (King of Heroes)

Gilgamesh is a ground unit that can also hit air units at later upgrades. He’s best placed where he can maximize his AOE damage. Gilgamesh works well with units that can slow or stun enemies, allowing him to deal more damage over time. He can be evolved by defeating the new Fate portals in the Infinite Bait map.

Koichy (Echoes)

Koichy is a ground and support unit that can slow enemies by 80%, effectively freezing them. He’s best placed in choke points where his slowing effect can be most effective. Koichy synergizes well with high-damage units, allowing them to deal more damage to the slowed enemies. He can be evolved by defeating the new raid in Bizarre Town.

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