The Elite Series 3 controller may have leaked online. Here's a list of features and must-haves for the new gamepad if Microsoft wants it to stand out.View the full article
Red Dead Redemption 2 fans recently got some great news, with the game officially becoming available to PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium subscribers as part of a new slate of free games added to the service this month. The announcement sparked a wave of hope-fueled speculation that we may actually get an exciting update on a possible RDR2 current-gen upgrade, though there's no official word from Rockstar that would indicate as much. View the full article
Fortnite is back on the App Store, with Epic boss Tim Sweeney declaring "the beginning of the end of the Apple Tax worldwide." Sweeney’s ongoing battle to get Fortnite back on iPhones and Android phones without paying store fees is well-documented. Epic doesn’t want to pay the now standard 30% store fee on revenue made from mobile games, instead preferring to direct players to its own mobile store, the Epic Games Store, without Apple and Google getting in the way. Sweeney has been fighting this battle since 2020, spending a great deal of cash in the process, even as Fortnite was blocked on iOS. It felt as though Epic had won this time last year following a significant court ruling, but Apple ultimately blocked Fortnite's return. Now, Epic has pushed Fortnite back onto iOS, with Sweeney saying the decision was made after Apple told the U.S. Supreme Court that "regulators around the world are watching this case to determine what commission rate Apple may charge on covered purchases in huge markets outside the United States." Epic said it was "confident that once Apple is forced to show its costs, governments around the world will not allow Apple junk fees to stand." "We will continue to challenge Apple’s anticompetitive App Store practices of banning alternative app stores and competition in payments," Epic Games added in a statement. "We’ve seen momentum around the world to address these practices, with regulators passing laws in Japan, the European Union and the United Kingdom - but time and time again, Apple has evaded the laws with scare screens, fees and onerous requirements. It’s time for regulators to truly enforce the laws so developers and consumers around the world can benefit from an open and fair mobile app ecosystem." Epic boss Tim Sweeney said on X/Twitter earlier today: "Fortnite is back on the Apple App Store as we head into the final battle of Epic v Apple in court. For years, Apple has fragmented iOS features and fees by territory, taking regulatory negotiating positions in secret, and intentionally delaying the pursuit of justice." "Apple has now told the Supreme Court, 'Regulators around the world are watching this case to determine what commission rate Apple may charge on covered purchases in huge markets outside the United States.' So we see this as the beginning of the end of the Apple Tax worldwide," Sweeney continued. "This is a critical moment in the battle against the App Store empire to win freedom for all developers and consumers, and we'll continue the fight in every jurisdiction worldwide until competition is restored to digital stores and payment markets everywhere." Interestingly, Fortnite has yet to return to the *********** App Store. Epic said it was waiting for a court order to "bring Apple's unlawful conduct to an end and to make orders that will benefit all app developers and iOS users." "Epic can't return under an ******** payment arrangement with Apple, so unless Apple agrees to adopt lawful payment terms in the interim, we must wait for a Court decision," the company added. Fortnite returns to iOS amid a particularly difficult time for the once all-conquering battle royale. Epic suffered major layoffs back in March following a downturn in interest in Fortnite itself. Analysts told IGN that fewer people playing the game's veteran battle royale was only one of its problems, however, following the time and money spent over the past few years fighting costly legal battles with Apple and Google, while bankrolling the Epic Games Store as it attempts to rival Steam. And then there's the explosive growth of Roblox, which dwarfs the engagement seen by Fortnite's own creator-made modes. Image credit: Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Samsung. Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at BlueSky. View the full article
Steam has changed the official tags you'll find attached to games on Valve's digital storefront. Removing 28, adding 17, and merging and updating "a handful of other" tags, Valve said the changes come "with the goal of helping players identify the games that best fit their interests, and helping Steam generate more appropriate recommendations." "Tags help developers better describe their game to players, but also help Steam understand what kind of game it is and show it accordingly to players via recommendations," the company wrote on a blog post. "Tags are also the foundation upon which each of the store hubs are built, allowing players to find all of the games tagged with their favorite genre, theme, style, or other relevant context. "Tags can be applied to a game by the developer, by players with non-limited accounts, and also by Steam moderators. This means that a game's tags can shift over time as more customers play the game and contribute their perspective on what tags are most relevant for each game. Over time, the types of games that exist and the way customers look at games changes too — so today, we have a list of changes to our current set of tags." Steam tags added in the May 2026 update:Bullet Heaven - The opposite of Bullet Hell; Focus on upgrades while automatically attacking hordes of enemiesDesktop Companion - Games that only use part of your screen and keep you company while you do other thingsOrganizing - Tidy up, de-clutter, or unpack, carefully placing items in virtual spacesCleaning - Satisfying removal of grime and dirt from stuffDecorating - Creative placement of furniture and other objectsWuxia - Historical fantasy adventure featuring martial arts, competing sects, and inner qiXianxia - Fantasy adventure focused on cultivating supernatural powers and strengthFalling Blocks - Arranging, rotating, and placing blocks from aboveEspionage - Spying or secretly securing valuable intelSamurai - Japanese warriors best known for katanas, loyalty, and self-disciplineZoo - Care for and display a park full of wild animalsWolves - Also known as Canis LupusCapybaras - The largest and possibly most adorable rodent speciesAnimals - Cute and furry, or large and terrifying and everything in betweenCult - Small groups with extreme devotion to a person, thing, or beliefPoker - Draw, bet, and bluffLanguage Learning - Learning and teaching new languagesSteam store tags removed by Valve:3D VisionAmbientAmericaBloodCrowdfundedCult ClassicDocumentaryDramaDungeons & DragonsElectronicExperienceFeature FilmForeignGameMakerGames WorkshopIlluminatiKickstarterLEGOMasterpieceMatureMovieNarrationNSFWRoguevaniaRPGMakerWarhammer 40KWeb PublishingWell-Written Valve said that it doesn't often remove tags from Steam, which is why it's "built up quite a list." "The set that we've removed today are done so because they no longer serve a good purpose for establishing connections between games or describing unique and useful elements of content in the game," it explained. "Many of these tags have alternative options on Steam that better describe the content, and already have a high degree of overlap in application." Tags that are subjective – Well-written, masterpiece – have also been ditched, along with any that apply to a specific IP, such as Lego and Warhammer 40,000. Clicker has been renamed Incremental to capture the broader essence of games that focus on numbers going up, Conversation has been renamed Dialogue Heavy for clarity, and Steam has "made a few tags plural to match other tags," including, Dogs, Foxes, Vampires, Elves, Dwarves, and Assassins. "Pool was humorously applied to games with a swimming pool, so we've renamed this to Billiards, which is the overarching term for all games played with cue sticks anyway," the company added. It's also merged Jet into Flight, as the term Jet "was not unique enough," and Unforgiving into Difficult since these terms "mostly overlap in usage and intent." "At least they added Falling Blocks as a tag for Tetris and similar games now," said one fan of the changes on Reddit. "Using Puzzle to try to find that kind of game before was obnoxious, just about every game that had some kind of puzzle was listed." "There's a grand total of one game with the Capybaras tag," joked another. "And this might be the best marketing this game has ever received." Another 13 have since joined the tag. Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at BlueSky. View the full article
When D&D players pick spells, certain options always make the cut. Fireball does the big damage. Counterspell stops the big damage. Fly lets you...well, you get the picture. But, in all my years of crafting builds and scouring D&D advice guides, there's one spell I think gets seriously overlooked. It never makes the 'best of' lists, but in my current campaign, it's used almost every single session. Read the full story on Wargamer: Forget Fireball, this is the underrated spell every D&D party should have View the full article
There's some interesting stuff in the latest Magic: The Gathering B&R announcement (May 18, 2026). No changes to Standard or EDH, but Pioneer had its first ban in a while, showing WotC hasn't completely forsaken the format, and both Pauper and Modern players have some new toys to play with, as several cards were struck from the MTG banlist. These include Umezawa's Jitte, which was prebanned when the Modern format first launched. Read the full story on Wargamer: MTG Arena bans a humble common, leaving Final Fantasy's Vivi Ornitier untouched View the full article
The Steam store is a beautiful, sacred thing, and not just because of all the sales. It's a celebration of PC gaming, espousing community values and player-friendly policies. However, there's an element of goodwill that makes it all tick, and bad actors breaking their end of the bargain can cause major issues for players. Beyond The Dark looked like an innocuous-enough indie horror game, but beneath the surface it was full of data-gobbling malware. While it has now been removed from Steam, I'm surprised that gaming the system seemed to be rather easy. Read the full story on PCGamesN: Free Steam game Beyond the Dark turns out to be malware, but this isn't the first time we've seen it View the full article
The developers reviving Planetary Annihilation: TITANS have announced another update in their work to improve this grand-scale multi-planet RTS. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
World of Warcraft fans have plenty to talk about right now, with Blizzard’s newly released Midnight expansion generating major hype thanks to long-awaited features like housing and new endgame content, while rumors surrounding a potential "Classic+" version of WoW continue to fuel speculation online. View the full article
Updated on May 19, 2026: Reranked for Update 3 Part 1: Clash of Wills (One Piece/Huge Powercreep). The best units in Universal Tower Defense X depend on five categories which are Hybrid, Hill, Ground, Support and Farm. I'll show you the best ones for all roles as well as talk about the best game modes, traits and relics for all units. Here's my Universal Tower Defense X tier list and guide. Table of contentsUniversal Tower Defense X Unit Tier ListSynchro Units - Massive DPSS-Tier Air/HybridA-Tier Air/HybridB-Tier Air/HybridC-Tier Air/HybridD-Tier Air/HybridS-Tier GroundA-Tier GroundB-Tier GroundC-Tier GroundD-Tier GroundS-Tier Debuff Support (Stuns, Slows, DMG Amp, etc.)S-Tier Buff Support (DMG/SPA Boosts, Crit Buffs, etc.)A-Tier SupportB-Tier SupportFarmUniversal Tower Defense X FAQUniversal Tower Defense X Unit Tier List Apologies for the large image - Needed to fit all units This is just a preview of the Universal Tower Defense X tier list but the real ranking reasons are below. I'll go into each individual unit and talk about why it's ranked where it is, as well as the best game modes or builds for it and specific traits. Note that I won't go much into ranking for progression since any unit can be good to progress with if you upgrade and Etherealize it with some Relics equipped. I'll focus more on Nightmare, Infinite, Challenges, Virtual Realm, Events, etc. As for the tier breakdowns, consider the S-Tier as the META tier with the A-Tier being great alternatives, the B-Tier being situational options and C/D being less optimal for the current Meta. How to Synchro Fuse Units: You need both units at max upgrade either owned by you or another player via request - The Synchro unit takes the stats, traits and relics from only one unit of the Synchro Drive. How to Synchro Clash: Both units must be at max upgrade and in each other's range to trigger the combined Synchro Clash attack. Universal Tears: Tears appear in the lobby every 3 hours on a fixed cycle and stay for 3 hours before rotating out (Needed for Gojo and Sukuna base forms). Farm: Bulme (Legendary) & Fastcart (Epic) Farm Unit Tips: If you're going for Synchro, run both farm units since you need to rush upgrades. If not, Bulma is enough due to recent buffs so you have more room for another DPS or Support. Grinding Tips: Check out the FAQ below for the best farming tips for Gems, Trait Rerolls and more. Synchro Units - Massive DPSSynchro UnitsRankings Explained Unparalleled ArmorSynchro Drive Nutaru (Beast) + Ancient Shinobi (Reawakened) The best Synchro unit overall Synchro units have the best DPS in the game but cost 2 units It's usually worth it with similar value as removing placements for more DPS with Ruler Notes: The best due to applying a 3s Stun/Confused on every attack + breaking armor Majestic ArmorSynchro Drive Nutaru (Beast) + Sasku (Great War) The second best Synchro unit Notes: I prefer Unparalleled Armor for CC but Majestic deals pretty good damage with a ton of crit damage and DoTs on-hit Underworld God SynchroSynchro Drive Underworld God (Death) + Water God (Primordial) The third best Synchro unit Notes: Really good self-DPS boosting buffs and armor damage plus debuff cleanse Jane Juliet & Mimicry SorcererSynchro ClashThese two units have a Synchro Clash Attack when at max upgrade and in each other's range. Since this is not a Synchro unit but an attack, I won't rank it here and instead talk about it in these unit's entries Effect: Combined Beam Attack dealing 500% of the average damage between the two [(Yuta + Ryu) Damage / 2] x 5S-Tier Air/HybridS-Tier Air/HybridRankings Explained Joyful CaptainUniversal UnitFrom Universal Festive Banner 3 Passive Lists Depending on which path you take• Can be one of the best DPS and Support units depending on the path • Top path is best for massive Full AOE DPS • You can also run him as a DPS/Hybrid Support with the middle path for a ton of DMG amplification and knockbacks • I would avoid the bottom path since it doesn't excel at much • Make sure to have elemental synergies in mind for the 2.5x more with ADV and 5x less with DISADV in terms of elemental interactions Best Trait: Ruler or Duelist Best Relic: Warlord Set + Warlord Hat CDMG/DMG/EDMG Best Substats: All DMG Best Substats: CRATE/CDMG/CDDragon Warlord (Rage)Secret UnitEmperor's Kingdom World Raid 8% chance• Dragon Warlord is amazing for macro with massive Hybrid DPS and CC • Excellent boss-killer with follow-up attacks • Requires macro/manual control for full potential in Dragon Form Best Trait: Ruler or Duelist Best Relic: Warlord Set + Shadow Reaper Necklace CDMG/DMG/EDMG Best Substats: All DMG Best Substats: Crit/DMG/CD/DoT + DoT/CDGluttonous Warlord (Despair) Secret UnitWarlord's Ship Raid 5% chance• A summon-based DPS with some of the best DoTs in the game • Most of your damage comes from summon follow-up attacks Best Trait: Ruler or Astral/Sacred Best Relic: Warlord Set + Monarch Cape CDMG/DMG/EDMG Best Substats: All DMG Best Substats: CDMG/Crit/DMG + DoT/CD The Strongest in HistoryBoundlessEvo Cursed Vessel (Shrine) Unit/Evo Material from Red Tear• While all Boundless units are top-tier useful, TSIH Sukuna is the strongest in terms of DPS • Sukuna out-DPS-es King Sailor and Gojo with Mahoraga and Agito but has less CC/debuffs than Gojo • SJW Boundless can compete if you build around it with Ant King and Igris but Sukuna is stronger in base • With all the stacking buffs, debuffs and summon attacks, this is the strongest non-Synchro unit in the game • Just the sheer DoT DPS, the Domain and having two summons at once on full upgrade is crazy good • Best Trait: Ruler • Best Relics: Monarch Set with Sorcerer Hunter Spirit DMG/DMG/E.DMG (Monarch Set is from Throne Chamber Raid) • Best Substat: Cooldown Relics/DMG-CD for Accessories Jinoo, Shadow Monarch BoundlessEvo Jinoo (Monarch)• By himself Boundless SJW is weaker than Boundless Sukuna, Gojo and King Sailor • That said if you build around his synergies with Igris and Ant King he becomes much stronger • Plus all the Shadows have been massively buffed so he's a Meta unit • But keep in mind that the value you get from synergies are shared between those units so you can think of it like a mini-Synchro • The good news is that Ant King is really strong and Igris is pretty good so you don't lose anything by building around SJW • Best Trait: Ruler • Best Relics: Monarch Set with Accessories DMG/DMG/E.DMG (Monarch Set is from Throne Chamber Raid) • Best Stat & Substat: Full DMG and CD/Range/Crit Rate/Crit DMGSharpshooter King (Trapper)Secret UnitConquered Lands Legend Stage Act 3 3% chance• A stronger version of Sharpshooter with massive range and great DPS • Places traps while waiting for units to get in range • Overall has a lot of utility with DoTs, stuns and follow-up attacks • Best Trait: Ruler/Astral Ancient Mage (Sage)Act 3 of Beyond Fantasy Legend Stage Evo item from the same stageBest trait: Ruler, Astral Best Relic Set: Super Roku Best Stats: CritDMG/DoT Top & CritRate/DMG Bottom Best Accessory: Bloodline Eye Notes: Incredibly flexibile high DPS unit able to switch stat modes for burst damage, debuffs, DoTs and more Spade (Donut)Mythic Get Flaming Donut Hat ASAP From Marine Base Act 1 Legend Stage For a massive buff• The best Air/Hill DPS unit now with the Exclusive Hat Relic and one of the best units in the game overall due to the passive on-shield damage • Amazing for progressing story/legend stage since you can get it fast and you need a good Air ASAP • Otherwise great for VR and Infinite as your Hill slot with Ruler as a main DPS or Astral as a secondary DPS • Best trait is Astral since Spade is the best Burn DOT unit in the game right now • Best Trait: Astral or Ruler • Best Relics: Warlord + Donut Hat DoT/DMG/EDMG • Best Substats: DoT/DMG String Warlord (Joker)Exclusive Blitz Mode Battlepass Tier 15• High-tier Hill unit with a ton of DPS from his clones • The clones also defend String Warlord from debuffs • Also has great debuffs and control when Birdcage is active for stuns, slows and even more damage • Best Trait: RulerA-Tier Air/HybridA-Tier Air/HybridRankings Explained Ant King (Savage)Secret - Ant King World RaidThe EVO material also drops in the Raid• With the new SJW synergy passive this is one of the best Hybrid DPS units • Radiation-based Hybrid DPS that stacks damage buffs on kills • Synergizes with Jinoo for more damage and range buffs • If built right Ant King can output top 5 DPS in the game Best Trait: Ruler/Astral can't stack Radiation Crow Shinobi (Reanimated)Act 3 of Shinobi World War Legend Stage Evo item from the same stageBest Trait: Eternal, Astral Best Relic Set: Rebellious Shinobi, Reanimated Armor set Best stats: DoT Top & DMG Bottom Best Accessory: Bloodline Eye, Spirit Armor Notes: A ton of debuffs for enemies, great DoT DPS and massive AOE damage with meteor Migumen (Finale)NY Capsule Exclusive• She's now Meta with the new update • Great DPS overall but her Nuke on max deals massive damage, especially on E6 • Apart from the Nuke she's a great Burn DoT damage unit • This is because in addition to the Burn DoT she's also excellent against armor due to True Damage and Radiation • Extremelly flexibile unit when you play around her active • Best Trait: Ruler or Sacred Phantom Captain (Carrier)Secret• Massive DPS summoner unit that summons both attack planes on her location and line planes that explode on contact • The line planes deal excellent supporting AOE burst damage while her personal planes deal sustained DPS AOE damage • She also buffs her planes for +30% crit rate and +50% crit damage during the first 10 seconds of their duration for a ton of DPS • Overall a strong contender for one of the best Hybrid DPS units • Best Trait: Ruler Jangluu (Eclipse)Winter Capsule Exclusive• Deals a ton of damage on Frozen enemies even though she doesn't stun on Freeze • Best combined with units that can freeze like Ice Empress since she also buffs Ice units • Requires a specific team setup but can potentially be one of the best units in the game due to the Icy Flux nuke on Frozen enemies • Best Trait: Ruler or Eternal Rohan & Robot 16 (Limit Breaker)Mythic Get Rohan Cape ASAP From The Invasion Legend Stage Act 3 For a massive buff• Massively buffed with the Rohan Cape exclusive Relic • The slow ramp-up has been fixed a bit since the negative buff hurts less and the follow-up/Red Combo attacks are much stronger • Plus the Cape gives you a straight 100% damage boost overall so Rohan is now quite strong but still needs a few fixes to be Meta IMO • Best Trait: RulerB-Tier Air/HybridB-Tier Air/HybridRankings Explained Nelle (Primal)Mythic Get Nel’s Spear ASAP From Hollowed Eclipse Raid Shop For a massive buff• Might be overhyping her exclusive relic but she feels much better now and is less awkward since her baby form doesn't mess her DPS up anymore • You're mostly in adult form with the Relic and her damage doesn't drop off as much • Still not worth running Ichigo, but Nelle by herself is quite a decent hybrid now since the Relic gives her +200% more damage • Best Trait: Ruler Lord of Flies (Tempered) Banner Mythic• An overall sub-Meta unit since he deals high burst damage with his Resonance Stacks and can grant stun immunity • Then he can massively buff himself for each unit he gives stun immunity to • You can also choose to nuke enemies in a Full AOE and quickly stack up Resonance every 300 seconds • Also has stun immunity • Best Trait: Ruler Berserker (Enraged) Mythic• Much better now in the new update with the fix • Near top DPS unit in the game overall and incredibly useful hybrid due to game mode flexibility, CC and hyper armor damage • Fast ramp-up value • Obliterates armored enemies, slows and increase all damage taken on enemies • Best Trait: Ruler or Sacred Jinoo (Monarch)Banner Secret• Shadows buffed and you want him for the Boundless EVO for a Meta unit • Best unit for Infinite due to the massive scaling and decent on VR • Note that he's better for longer game modes since he takes a while to scale up • Best Trait: Ruler or Eternal Bio-Android (Perfect) Secret• Very slow to get going but gets powerful if you have time to evolve him (Gets Hybrid) so he's better in Infinite • Evolves by beating mini-bosses he spawns and E2 is really good since it reduces the HP of those bosses • You need to reach Perfect state for him to be good (Hybrid+Max Upgrade) though Semi-Perfect does have Confusion which is decent support • Most of the prime DPS comes from high base damage, Sub-Unit summons and the 5% on-hit Line AOE follow up • That said, the active nuke does stun in an AOE which is really strong for bosses and is on a 90s global cooldown • Overall, really slow to get going but is Meta DPS and utility on final evolution Sharpshooter (Precision)Mythic• Massive range with decent DPS and a decent amount of off-supporting capabilities (Place her in the back so she's in Sniper mode) • Can hit enemies across the entire map in Sniper mode with a neat little damage bonus • Amazing for macroing Stages with her high range • She can also mark enemies with her active to take more damage from all sources and buffs Fire unit damage placed near her • Overall the best Hill alternative if you don't have Jangluu or Lord of Flies • Best Trait: Pick the highest damage trait or Ruler since she doesn't need extra range from Traits because Sniper mode has infinite range Koyote (Number One)Mythic• A Hybrid-on-upgrade DPS machine that spams wolf summons on takedown dealing sustained DPS and charging energy (Especially on E4) • Also has a massive damage burst Nuke that fires on max energy doing 500% damage • Koyote isn't the best hybrid DPS but he's good for any mode • Best Trait: Ruler for main DPS or Sacred/Eternal for secondary DPSC-Tier Air/HybridC-Tier Air/HybridRankings Explained Dragon Guy (Silverite)Challenges Secret• Got massive buffs to Twin Dragon Hunting Flash, Shatter and Are You Scared helping him in faster modes • He's not a Meta DPS but he is Meta if you consider him a Hybrid DPS Support mix since he can CC enemies • Great on Virtual Realm and Infinite but takes a while to activate his Trance (This is not as much of a problem anymore due to buffs) • He's best with units that can apply Freeze since his Shatter deals burst damage on frozen targets • He can also self-cleanse stuns which is really good for Infinite • Best Trait: Ruler or Eternal Scarlet Maid (World)Get from Virtual Shop• Similar to Dragon Guy where she's a hybrid DPS and Support that can now be viable with the December 20 buffs to her skill damage and The World ability • Stuns enemies, has Slows and deals great DPS with Time Gauge stacks which trigger various high damage attacks • The only downside is that her CC needs to be activated by attacking and is not on every attack like other CC units • Great on Infinite • That said, she's best when you have E6 since the CC lasts for a long time • Best Trait: Ruler or Sacred Ichiko (Rage)Secret• Ichiko is good, don't get me wrong, but he's just raw DPS with not a lot of utility past the 5-second active stun that's on a 90s cooldown • Requires a specific build around crit chance and damage to maximize his passive damage and overall DPS (Go full damage on substats) • Still one of the better units in the game, just slightly weaker than the ones above • Best Trait: Ruler or Sacred Ice Empress (Forst)Winter Capsule Exclusive• An amazing Meta Support, see why below in the Support section. • B-Tier only in terms of Hybrid DPSD-Tier Air/HybridD-Tier Air/HybridRankings Explained Mob (100%)Mythic• Overall a great slowing unit and an always useful Hybrid that got a slight damage buff which adds up fast • Really good for VR and Infinite as a supporting slowing option with Eternal and decent with Ruler as a DPS but I would stick to it as a support/DPS mix • Best Trait: Ruler or Eternal Ultiorra (Oblivion)Mythic• Similar to Tierabel in that Ultiorra deals decent DPS and also has supporting abilities from Unpredictable Despair where he can Confuse or Stun enemies • You also get an active Nuke that deals massive damage on a 45s cooldown which is pretty good for clearing important waves • That said overall not the best DPS for Hill • Best Trait: Ruler or Eternal Cyborg (Fearless)Mythic• The weakest Air/Hill unit but can still hold his own due to the December 20 buffs • The main reason he's much better now is that his Nuke got a massive buff for targeted damage and is on a much lower CD • Decent DoT and he's a must-have if you don't have Spade or other Hill units to hit fliers • Best Trait: Wizard or Ruler Super Roku (Enraged)Mythic• Roku has access to amazing tech where you can teleport him to different choke points within range to prolong his DPS or beat placement boss mechanics like Zeus • That said he's slow like Rohan & Robot 16 starting out with a massive damage debuff that goes away after a few waves but it's not worth it IMO • Once the debuff is gone he can deal pretty decent DPS with his passive buffs but it might be too late at this point since he's just a Hill unit • Would be better if he was Hybrid so as things stand he's a low-tier Hill unit Tierabel (Hydro)Mythic• Mid-damage with some support potential • Becomes stronger in her mode • Note that it isn't that worth it running Nell just for the combo on the first passive since it's not that much • Overall is kind of like Mob where it's decent DPS and decent Support but not the best at either • Best Trait: SacredS-Tier GroundS-Tier GroundRankings ExplainedTriple Threat (Unrivaled)Unrivaled Universal Festival Banner EVO Guide First EVO Item - Conquered Lands legend Stage Act 2 Fragment 1 - Warlords Ship Raid Shop Fragment 2 - Conquered Lands Legend Stage Act 3 Fragment 3 - Mirror World Featured Challenge Fragment 4 - Beasts Place World Raid• Amazing high DPS DoT unit with lots of utility via his leader buffs • One of the best if not the best boss-killer • Overall tons of Bleed damage, CRITS and stun immunity Best Trait: Ruler or Astral Best Relics: Warlord Set + Biju Energy CDMG/DMG/EDMG Best Substats: CDMG/DMG/Crit + CD/DoT Best Stats: Full DMGQuake Warlord (Destroyer)Exclusive Blitz Mode Battlepass Tier 30• Tons of damage, self-buffs and enemy debuffs • Deals massive damage via follow-up attacks • Basically a better version of King Sailor if we're talking Water units • Plus you get a massive stunning one-time nuke Best Trait: Ruler or Sacred Best Relics: Warlord Set CDMG/DMG/EDMG Best Substats: CD/Crit/DMG Best Stats: Full DMG King Sailor (Unrivaled) All BannersBest Trait: Ruler Best Relic Set: Super Roku Best Stats: DMG Top & CD Bottom Best Accessory: Shadow Reaper Necklace Notes: Massive AOE damage, self buffs, team buffs and stun immunity One of the best units in the game How to Evo: Craft his Sword Get all Required Fragments 1st Shard from Event Shop in Shinobi Alliance 2nd Shard from Alliance Leader (Ultra Boss Shop) 3rd Shard from Legend Stage Act 3 of new Naruto Map 4th Shard from New Raid Gamemode in the Raid Shop The Strongest of Today BoundlessEvo Infinity Sorcerer (Void) Unit/Evo Material from Blue Tear• DPS-wise competes with King Sailor but lower than Sukuna • Still the best DPS Support unit in the game • This is because while it has top tier DPS it also has a ton of debuffs and anti-hyperarmor abilities • Plus it can hit all enemies on the map and has timestop for 30s with Domain where he stacks damage on-kill • Plus he deals bonus damage to time-stopped enemies • You can really go for any Boundless unit and be happy so go for Gojo if you need a lot of stuns and timestops • Best Trait: Ruler • Best Relic: Sorcerer Hunter Set with Strongest Sorcerers Glasses Crit DMG/DMG/E.DMG • Best Substats: DMG, Crit DMG, CD Alpha ****** (Omega) ****** Capsule Exclusive From Event• Both Vergil and Dante have massive range and should be kept near the spawn to constantly attack for transformation and style damage boosts • Vergil is slightly stronger IMO due to Cone stuns with Katana or massive DPS with Demonic Gauntlets • Also great DoT damage with Phantom Sword and Dante/Sukuna DoT team combo • Can be hybrid with Mirage Barrage but that's a weak weapon, I wouldn't use it • A perfect combination of high damage and stalling off-Support • Best Traits: Duelist or Ruler • Best Relics: Super Roku Set with Shadow Reaper Accessories DMG/DMG/EDMG Alternative with Bio-Android + Biju • Best Stat & Substats: Full damage + DoT/CD/Crit Rate/Crit Damage ****** Hunter (Mercenary) ****** Capsule Exclusive From Event• Incredibly strong if you can keep attacking for style damage boosts and transformations due to massive range • Lots of build flexibility with massive Cone DoT damage with Sword or massive stall potential with Democycle with a DoT team • Can also switch to Fancy Hat in modes where you no longer need cash but it's not good early • Goes best with Sukuna and Vergil for heavy DoT synergy • Best Traits: Astral or Ruler • Best Relics: Reanimated Set + Spirit Armor/Shadow Reaper DoT/DMG/EDMG • Best Stat & Substats: Full damage + DoT/CD/Crit Rate/Crit DamageMochi Pirate (Conqueror)Secret Mirror Dimension Featured Challange 8% Chance• Mochi Pirate is all about guaranteed crits from his passive • That said he also has a lot of stalling support utility with Time Snail • Very useful Ground unit overall Best Trait: Ruler for DPS/Sacred or Fission for Support Best Relics: Warlord Set + Shadow Reaper Necklace CDMG/DMG/EDMG Best Substats: CDMG/DMG/CD Best Stats: Full DMGA-Tier GroundA-Tier GroundRankings Explained Mimicry SorcererSecret Legend Stage Act 3• Overall Yuta has pretty great DPS with Rika who is Hybrid and Mimicry for DoTs or follow up attacks • You mainly want him for the max upgrade Rika summon and Synchro attack with Jane Juliet/Ryu • If you combine him with Ryu he's bottom Meta or sub-Meta in terms of DPS • The Synchro attack is pretty strong • Otherwise if you don't combine him with Ryu then I don't think he's worth it over other S-Tier Ground DPS units • Best Trait: Ruler Mighty ****** (Cursed)Exclusive Virtual Realm Shop• A sleeper hit dealing massive damage but needs to be combined with at least one of the new Domain units • When a Domain is active gains a massive damage buff • Combined with innate AOE damage bursts and follow-up attacks from exploding insects Mighty ****** deals a ton of AOE damage • Get him ASAP and combine him with Gojo which is the best Domain • Best Trait: Ruler Ancient Shinobi (Reawakened)Shinobi Alliance Event Game Mode Unit Evo items from Ultra Boss ShopSub-meta by himself and meta for Synchro Best Trait: Ruler Best Relic Set: Rebellious Shinobi Best Stats: DMG Both Best Accessory: Bloodline Eye Notes: Tons of debuffs, DoTs, and self buffs Nutaru (Beast)Kitsunox Struggle Ultra Boss T3-T4 Evo item from Raid ShopSub-meta by himself and meta for Synchro Best Trait: Ruler, Eternal Best Relic Set: Rebellious Shinobi Best Stats: DMG Both Best Accessory: Bloodline Eye Has Synchro with Ancient Shinobi and Sasku Sasku (Great War)Shinobi Battlefield Raid Act 5/Boss Rush/Evolved from Sasku (Chakara) Evo item from Raid ShopSub-meta by himself and meta for Synchro Best Trait: Ruler or Eternal Best Relic Set: Rebellious Shinobi Best Stats: DMG/Crit DMG Top & CD/Crit Rate Bottom Best Accessory: Biju Energy, Bloodline Eye Notes: Flexibile as both a DPS and support with a ton of debuffs and DoTs Has great stun defence Shadow Knight (Risen)Secret Crimson Throne Chamber Raid• Unlike Ant King who is good by himself Shadow Knight/Igris is only good if you combine him with SJW/Shadow Monarch • If you do then you get both Igris for free and all upgrades for free since you can just spend on SJW • Also has good supporting abilities with the Stuns and summoned shadow boosts • Overall a sub-Meta unit with Boundless SJW • Best Trait: Ruler • Best Relics: Sorcerer Hunter Set and Sorcerer Hunter Spirit DMG/DMG/E.DMG • Best Substats: CD and RangeB-Tier GroundB-Tier GroundRankings Explained Water God (Primordial) Step-up banner Secret• Both a near-Meta DPS unit by himself and SSS-Tier combo with Underworld God for the Syncro unit • Deals great DoT damage with Affliction Time and self-boosting CRIT • Also scales incredibly well to deal twin attacks eventually • As a cherry on top has access for a full path damage burst with Wave on a 60s cooldown • Best Trait: Eternal or Sacred • Has Synchro with Underworld God Jane Juliet/Ryu (Larper)Banner Mythic• Quite a decent DPS/Support Hybrid since he can buff your top DPS unit • He also has pretty great Line AOE attacks and CC • I wouldn't use him though unless you plan to combine him with Mimicry Sorcerer for the Synchro beam attack • The beam is really strong when you max out Yuta and Ryu • Great if you don't have better units from S-Tier Underworld God (Death) Banner Mythic• Has Synchro with Water God • The Evo Base/Non-Syncro version of Hades is an alt-Meta Ground Circle AOE DPSs • With just 2 placements it's incredibly worth to go Ruler for massive damage • He just stacks DoTs which deal impressive damage • Best Trait: Ruler Gambler Sorcerer (Jackpot)Banner Mythic• Can be quite strong if you get lucky on the Domain procs but it's all RNG • He's A-Tier or sub S-Tier if you chain 777 procs but otherwise he's pretty slow to get going • I would rather use an SJW team comp, a Synchro unit comp or the Synchro Clash attack comp • That said Hakari can out-put sub-Meta levels DPS if you get lucky on Domain and you like the random style • Best Trait: Ruler Kriatu (Cheater)Mythic• Moved Kriatu up a little since he's really good for VR • Deals increasingly more damage as he crits • Get the Duelist trait on him ASAP so that he can crit more and therefore ramp up damage faster • He can only gain more crit from Traits • Got a huge buff on ability damage making him even better but overall he's still mid compared to the units of today • Best Trait: DuelistC-Tier GroundC-Tier GroundRankings Explained Judgement Sorcerer (Domain)Banner Mythic• Weaker DPS potential than Jane/Ryu and Hakari/Gambler but a pretty decent support DPS hybrid with Domain • I would mostly use it for Confusion but the Executioner sword does deal decent damage if you need extra DPS Fallen Prince (Ruthless)Banner Mythic• Also a ramp-up unit like Roku and Rohan but unlike them he's not slow since he gets no damage debuff • He just keeps buffing himself up each wave and kill with damage, crit chance, range and attack speed until he goes Super Saiyan • Once you reach max cap with his crit chance buff (0.25% per kill up to 30%) he goes SS with Hyper Armor Damage and guaranteed crits after a few kills • Overall a very strong Ground unit that's good for any mode and isn't that slow like some Cell Update units • Best Trait: Ruler Dragon Slayer (Hero)All Banners Evo items from Act 1 of Beyond Fantasy Legend StageBest Trait: Ruler, Eternal Best Relic Set: Super Roku Best Stats: DMG Both Best Accessory: Reaper Necklace Notes: A decent alt-Meta DPS with great boss damage that increases if boss is stunned or has DoTs First Human (Father) Featured Challenge Secret• One of the more flexibile Ground units in the game with his follow-up attack elemental mechanic • Basically you can customize Adam's attacks by choosing which elemental unit to place near him and have him do follow up attacks • Each element has a different effect from high DPS to debuff support to even Hybrid mode (Light) • Best Trait: RulerD-Tier GroundD-Tier GroundRankings Explained Robot 17 & 18 (Fighterz)Mythic• A low-tier Ground unit that's better than Roku but not Rohan with EXC Relic • They deal decent Circle AOE DPS with massive range and you can switch between them for 3 seconds of Disruption or Confusion per switch which is great utility • As a cherry on top they're also immune to stuns and have an active Nuke on final upgrade for decent damage • Overall an okay Ground unit with good DPS and some support potential but nowhere near meta The Drink (Survivor) Mythic• A simple and decent Full AOE contender for your Ground slot that deals impressive DPS thanks to various self buffs • Also does Burn damage on Upgrade 6 • Overall not a lot of utility here, just pure DPS so it's not a must-have but it's nice to have Sasku (Chakra)Mythic• Overall decent on any mode with excellent DoT damage, utility and overall DPS (Especially with the buffs on Arrow and Kirin) but the new Sasuke just makes this one obsolete • Also has decent CC for pseudo-supporting • Excellent for grinding Story since he's easy to get and EVO • Best Trait: Wizard or Ruler Grommjow (Panther) Exclusive• Deals decent AOE DPS and works similarly to Koyote where you're collecting meter but instead of a nuke, Grommjow transforms on full meter • The transformation boosts both single-target DPS and AOE damage due to the explosion per enemy • Great against armor • Best Trait: Ruler or Eternal Ronin Obito/Rogue OniExclusive Day 7 Daily Reward• Powercrept and obsolete • Best Trait: Wizard Footballer (Ego)Exclusive BattlePass Reward Level 25• Powercrept and obsolete • Best Trait: Ruler or SacredS-Tier Debuff Support (Stuns, Slows, DMG Amp, etc.)S-Tier SupportRankings Explained The Strongest of Today BoundlessEvo Infinity Sorcerer (Void) Unit/Evo Material from Blue Tear• DPS-wise competes with King Sailor but lower than Sukuna • Still the best DPS Support unit in the game • This is because while it has top tier DPS it also has a ton of debuffs and anti-hyperarmor abilities • Plus it can hit all enemies on the map and has timestop for 30s with Domain where he stacks damage on-kill Plus he deals bonus damage to time-stopped enemies • You can really go for any Boundless unit and be happy so go for Gojo if you need a lot of stuns and timestops • Best Trait: Ruler • Best Relic: Sorcerer Hunter Set with Strongest Sorcerers Glasses Crit DMG/DMG/E.DMG • Best Substats: DMG, Crit DMG, CD Sasku (Great War)Shinobi Battlefield Raid Act 5/Boss Rush/Evolved from Sasku (Chakara) Evo item from Raid ShopBest Trait: Ruler or Eternal Best Relic Set: Rebellious Shinobi Best Stats: DMG/Crit DMG Top & CD/Crit Rate Bottom Best Accessory: Biju Energy, Bloodline Eye Notes: Flexibile as both a DPS and support with a ton of debuffs and DoTs Has great stun defence Ancient Mage (Sage)Act 3 of Beyond Fantasy Legend Stage Evo item from the same stageBest trait: Ruler, Astral Best Relic Set: Super Roku Best Stats: CritDMG/DoT Top & CritRate/DMG Bottom Best Accessory: Bloodline Eye Notes: Incredibly versatile high DPS unit able to switch stat modes for burst damage, debuffs, support buffs and DoTs. 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There are certainly some weird and wonderful Steam tags. 'Cult Classic' has always struck me as a little bit odd: Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 1 is tagged as a 'Classic,' but surely, if any game is the literal definition of 'Cult Classic,' it's Troika's RPG. Then there's 'Illuminati,' which prompts even more questions. Is this game made by the Illuminati? Is it only for the Illuminati? How would I ever know, I'm not Beyoncé. In a recent purge, Valve has gone through Steam's game tags and purged 28, adding 17 more while also merging some that effectively mean the same thing. Bye bye, NSFW. Read the full story on PCGamesN: Steam rejigs tags in a potential win for game visibility. And, more importantly, capybaras View the full article
On May 25, Games Workshop plans to broadcast the first ever public games of Warhammer 40k 11th edition, with a 12 hour long livestream of exhibition matches. The headline bout is a rematch of the 2025 World Championships finals, between Richard Siegler, the reigning Warhammer 40k World Champion, and his opponent Liam VSL. Will the decisive clash play out differently under the new rules? Read the full story on Wargamer: Games Workshop fully reveals 11th Edition in a 12 hour live Warhammer 40k marathon next week View the full article
ARC Raiders developers Embark Studios have given the game a fresh content drop, along with news about anti-cheat changes coming to the game. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
The soundtrack of the original 1993 Doom has been inducted into the National Recording Registry. The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world, "with millions of books, films and video, audio recordings, photographs, newspapers, maps and manuscripts in its collections." Founded over two hundred years ago, it sits as the main research arm of the U.S. Congress and the home of the U.S. Copyright Office. The latest inductees, of which there are 25, have been dubbed as "audio treasures worthy of preservation for all time based on their cultural, historical or aesthetic importance in the nation’s recorded sound heritage." Bobby Prince's "adrenaline-fueled" score is the third piece of video game history to be immortalized this way. "Key to Doom's popularity was the adrenaline-fueled soundtrack created by Prince," a Registry spokesperson said (thanks, [Hidden Content]). "Prince, a lifelong musician and practising lawyer, was fascinated by the MIDI technology that rose to prominence in the mid-1980s as a means for instrument control and composition, an interest that led to his earliest work composing video games. "Taking advantage of his knowledge of MIDI, Prince worked to ensure that the sound effects he created could cut through the music by assigning them to different MIDI frequencies. The Doom soundtrack would go on to inspire countless remixes and lay the foundation for future generations of game composers." "The sweep and diversity of the National Recording Registry class of 2026 beautifully captures the scope of the American experience as we celebrate our nation’s 250th anniversary,” said Robbin Ahrold, chair of the National Recording Preservation Board. "From icons of R&B to a holiday favorite en Español, from a legendary sports broadcast to this generation’s superstars, it is a thrilling reflection of America at its best." Doom is the third such video game score to make it into the register. The first was the Super Mario Bros. theme, which joined the archive in 2023. Daniel Rosengeld's soundtrack for Minecraft was added in 2025. Other inductees this year include Taylor Swift's 1989, Beyoncé’s Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It), The Go-Go’s debut album Beauty and the Beat, Vince Gill’s Go Rest High On That Mountain, Weezer’s self-titled debut Weezer (The Blue Album), Chaka Khan’****** I Feel for You, and Broadway’s original cast album of Chicago. Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at BlueSky. View the full article
Stardew Valley celebrated its 10 year anniversary earlier this year, and after over a decade of supplying fans with feel good farming its creator Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone has reflected over what keeps him happy and why the sim stays so affordable... Read more.View the full article
We show you how to find every Ace Card, Waynetech Cache, and Red Brick in the Lego Batman Legacy Ace Chemicals and Factory Meltdown levelsView the full article
Forza Horizon 6 has officially launched from Playground Games and Xbox Game Studios, with Valve getting Proton updated ready for it on Linux / SteamOS. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
GTA 6 Was 18 Months Behind Its Internal Release Target The post GTA 6 Was Reportedly Running 18 Months Behind Its Original Internal Target appeared first on GameLuster. View the full article
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The Elite Series 3 controller may have leaked online. Here's a list of features and must-haves for the new gamepad if Microsoft wants it to stand out.View the full article