PVP Team Guide

Note: This page is currently being updated.

This page aims to index standard team compositions used in both PVE and PVP, with sample teams for quick reference. For an in-depth guide on the team, click on the Main Article below each section.

Teams in this page are sorted by Alphabetical order.

Glossary:

• Defense PVP refers to the team when used as a so-called "Defense Team".
• Offense PVP is the team you use to attack "Defense Teams".
• Random Battle PVP is when you do a Random Battle.
• T0 Teams are ones that rely on start-of-battle chain effects to wipe the enemy before anyone gets to properly act.
• T1 Teams are ones that rely on speed and raw damage to overwhelm the opponent before they get act.
• T2 Teams are ones that rely on bulk and generally go after the opponent to withstand their attacks and hit them with a counterattack.
• Midrange Teams are a jack-of-all-trades, combining both the bulk of T2 and damage of T1.

PVP Ranking also gives lists of Top Tier Teams.

Ailment Team

Main Article: Ailment Team

An Anti-Meta Team, Ailments are very strong but easily countered by Clerics. This makes them easy targets for revenging. However they are very good 'landmines' to catch players doing Random PVP as they have a very high winrate against teams with no ailment counters. These teams have been around since the very beginning and will never go out of fashion as a result. They are also a great team to revenge Defense Teams without Clerics.

Pale Rider Offense

Kartikeya Skills Phys Pierce (weak) Savage Glee Brands Speed, Speed Requirements 40% speed, +20 AGI

Alice Skills Dark Pierce (weak) Speedster Brands Life, Speed Requirements 10% speed, +20 AGI

Samael Skills Insanity Speedster Brands Speed, Lead Requirements P3 unlocked, 10% speed, +20 AGI

Pale Rider Skills Mahamakajam Speedster Brands Divine, Speed Requirements 10% speed, +20 AGI

Pale Rider Defense

Kartikeya Skills Phys Pierce (weak) Savage Glee Brands Speed, Speed Requirements 40% speed

Pale Rider Skills Mahamakajam Speedster Brands Divine, Speed Requirements 10% speed

Samael Skills Insanity Speedster Brands Speed, Speed Requirements P3 unlocked, 10% speed

Lilith Skills Dark Pierce (weak) Speedster Brands Sick, Speed Requirements P3 unlocked, 10% speed

Elec Bros

Main Article: Elec Bros

Zeus, Botis, Loup-Garou and Odin A possess passives and actives that synergize with each other immensely. These teams aim to decimate the opponent in the very first turn via a combination of their passive skills and strong attacks, while making the enemy weak to Elec via .

A strong T1 Team especially for those in low Diamond rank and below.

• Loup-Garou removes bulwarks when anyone uses Elec skills, meaning units like Madoka Kaname, Walpurgisnacht and Demeter will have their effectiveness crippled. Also, he gives the party a 30% Elec damage boost and a 1 MP cost reduction
• Botis provides 40% Elec Reverse damage reduction, meaning even units like Vanitas with 100% damage reduction will be able to take damage. Additionally, he gives a single-target follow-up attack with a 1 turn Debilitate any time an ally uses an Elec skill, meaning the opponent will be constantly debuffed and even Muted if they don't nullify it.
• Zeus provides 2 levels of teamwide Elec Attribute affinity down to the enemies and an additional press turn and AOE follow up when anyone strikes a weakness, as well as Revive Ban so units like Osiris and Idun can't fulfil their main roles.
• Odin A has a teamwide Zenith + Gloom swing, 40% damage boost to both Phys and Elec and Bulwark Pierce on his active. His craziest trait is the fact that he doesn't consume a Press Turn when hitting a weakness, and given the amount of Attribute affinity down this team provides, he will not be using any turns any time soon.

Sample Elec Bros Team

Botis Skills Elec Amp Speedster Brands Hasty, Speed Requirements 10% speed, +20 AGI from Mitama

Zeus Skills Elec Amp Speedster Brands Hasty, Speed Requirements 10% speed, +20 AGI from Mitama

Loup-Garou Skills Elec Amp Speedster Brands Hasty, Speed Requirements 10% speed, +20 AGI from Mitama

Odin A Skills Elec Amp Speedster Brands Hasty, Speed Requirements 10% speed, +20 AGI from Mitama

Asherah Midrange

Main Article: Asherah Midrange

One of the most (if not the most) popular choice for Random Battle PVP in the highest PVP rank. These teams use Asherah as their main support because of the incredible power of the most powerful Resurrection spell of the game: Mother's Creation. Very flexible the team has no fixed strategy and can adapt depending on the opponent.

Quetzalcoatl A Team

Asherah Skills Auto-Rakuka Epitome of Fortitude Brands Life, Shield

Alice Skills Dark Pierce (weak) Auto-Tarunda Brands Divine, Shield

Quetzalcoatl A Skills Fire Boost Auto-Taruka Brands Divine, Shield

Nidhoggr Skills Recarmdra Resist Light Brands Life, Ward

Double Intimidating Stance Asherah

Daisoujou Skills Auto-Tarunda Recarmdra Brands Life, Dodge

Masakado Skills Epitome of Carnage Enduring Soul Brands Life, Shield

Asherah Skills Auto-Tarunda Epitome of Fortitude Brands Life, Shield

Atavaka Skills Auto-Rakuka Auto-Tarunda Brands Divine, Shield

Drain Teams

Main Article: Drain Teams

An Anti-Meta team that preys on the Pierce (especially Phys Pierce) infested Metagame. Rama's Drain Pierce passive negates Pierce on Drain resistances, protecting you from sweeps while you counterattack. This is a reasonable high Tier strategy that keeps getting more support from Sega's new demon releases.

Triple Phys Drain Team

Rama Skills Evade Auto-Rakunda Brands Divine, Dodge

Susano-o A Skills Phys Amp Auto-Sukunda Brands War, Aim

Guan Yu Skills Phys Amp Epitome of Carnage Brands War, Aim

Masakado Skills Phys Amp Epitome of Carnage Brands Life, Aim

Balanced Drain Team with Intimidating Stance

Rama Skills Evade Auto-Rakunda Brands Divine, Dodge

Mother Harlot Skills Butcher Resist Force Brands Life, Shield

Masakado Skills Phys Amp Epitome of Carnage Brands Life, Aim

Surt Skills Auto-Tarunda Auto-Sukunda Brands Spell

Hell Gongen

Main Article: Hell Gongen

Extremely potent team in middle PVP rank (Gold and below) especially for Defense PVP. Alas, it gets hard-countered by the more defensive teams in higher rank.

It is a physical-focused Team that abuses Crits for extra Press Turns while doing insane damage. The core of the team is Hell Biker who can grant Rebellion (guaranteed Crit) to all allies, and Zaou-Gongen who provides Phys Pierce to every demons with the Rebellion buff.

As Rebellion and Charge carry through waves in PVE, it is possible to stack both of these before a Boss Wave and unleash your full payload on the Boss. This results in heavy damage and can be used to brute force most PVE content, and even some earlier Kiwamis.

Hell Gongen PVP

Hell Biker Skills Auto-Taruka Auto-Rakunda Brands Divine, Speed Requirements -

Masakado A Skills Auto-Sukunda Speedster Brands Divine, Speed Requirements -

Shiva Skills Phys Amp Phys Boost Brands War, Speed Requirements P3 unlocked

Zaou-Gongen Skills Phys Amp Phys Boost Brands War, Speed Requirements -

Hell Gongen PVE + Kiwami

Hell Biker Skills Offensive Cry - Brands Divine, Speed

Yoshitsune Skills Phys Boost Charge Brands War, Aim

Matador Skills Phys Boost Charge Brands War, Aim

Zaou-Gongen Skills Great Aim Phys Boost Brands War, Aim

Hero Masakado T1

Main Article: Hero Masakado T1

One of the strongest team but also a very expensive one, these teams abuse Masakado A's Guardian of the East passive to generate an extra Press Turn going first, and aim to annihilate the enemy Turn 1. The team has incredibly high damage output and can break open even the most defensive teams! It has single-handedly warped the PVP Metagame and changed the way players configure their teams and demons, especially for Random PVP.

High Speed Hero Masakado

Kartikeya Skills Phys Pierce (weak) Savage Glee Brands Speed, Speed Requirements 40% speed

Masakado A Skills Herculean Strike L Speedster Brands Divine, Speed Requirements 15% speed

Susano-o A Skills Phys Amp Speedster Brands War, Aim Requirements 15% speed

Cu Chulainn A Skills Force Amp Speedster Brands War, Aim Requirements 15% speed

Anti-Midrange Hero Masakado

Shiva A Skills Butcher Great Aim Brands Spell, Aim Requirements 15% speed, P2 unlocked

Masakado A Skills Epitome of Swiftness Speedster Brands Divine, Speed Requirements 40% speed

Asura Lord Skills Assassin Savage Glee Brands Divine, Aim Requirements 15% speed

V☆ Skills Butcher Serial Killer Brands Spell, Speed Requirements 15% speed

Intimidating Stance Teams

Main Article: Intimidating Stance Teams

A slow team that aims to go second and win on the counterstrike. These teams have been around since the beginning of the game, a testament to its strength and longevity. Even to this day, it is still a high Tier strategy. They can also be built purely using fuseables, making them a popular F2P team. Though, beyond low Diamond, the team requires Masakado.

High-end Intimidating Stance Team

Guan Yu Skills Phys Amp Epitome of Carnage Brands Life, Aim

Masakado Skills Auto-Taruka Epitome of Carnage Brands Life, Aim

Atavaka Skills Auto-Rakuka Auto-Sukuka Brands Divine, Aim

Asherah Skills Auto-Rakuka Epitome of Fortitude Brands Life, Shield

Non-gacha Intimidating Stance Team

Lucifer Skills Serial Killer Berserker (Skill) Brands Spell

Ananta Skills War Cry Auto-Tarunda Brands Life, Dodge

Zhong Kui Skills Samrecarm Auto-Rakunda Brands Life, Dodge

Surt Skills Fire Amp Fire Boost Brands Divine

Mortal Team

Main Article: Mortal Team

High Tier Team for Offense PVP. But also a very expensive one requiring fully paneled non-fusable demons such as Alice or Masakado. A bit less suited as a Defense PVP Team because of the AI.

The team abuses Mortal effects, which instantly kills a demon regardless of HP. These teams forgo offensive stats for bulk, choosing to kill the opponent via Mortal instead.

Sample Mortal Team

Daisoujou Skills Evade Recarmdra Brands Life, Dodge Requirements -

Alice Skills Dark Pierce (weak) Auto-Tarunda Brands Divine, Shield Requirements P3 unlocked

Asherah Skills Auto-Rakuka Epitome of Fortitude Brands Life, Shield Requirements +6 AGI Mitama, P3 unlocked

Masakado Skills Epitome of Carnage Great Aim Brands Life, Shield Requirements -

Parvati Team

Main Article: Parvati Team

Semi Anti-Meta team designed to counter Intimidating Stance Teams. This team can be built purely using fuseable demons alone, and is a good budget option for players without banner-exclusive powerhouses. It is a very good team to build if you managed to pull Shiva A. Advancing in very high Diamond (close to Legend) may be difficult with such a team, though.

Hindu Mythology Team

Shiva A Skills Butcher Great Aim Brands Divine, Lead

Garuda Skills Megido Speedster Brands Speed, Speed

Rama Skills Butcher Serial Killer Brands Divine, Speed

Parvati Skills Mind Break Auto-Taruka Brands Speed, Ward

Non-gacha Parvati Team

Hresvelgr Skills Ice Amp Speedster Brands Spell, Speed

Lucifer Skills Serial Killer Berserker (Skill) Brands Divine, Speed

Mastema Skills Light Boost Light Pierce (weak) Brands Spell, Speed

Parvati Skills Mind Break Auto-Taruka Brands Speed, Ward

Repel Team

Main Article: Repel Teams

An Anti-Meta team that preys on the Pierce (especially Phys Pierce) infested Metagame. Compared to Drain Teams, it is a lot more F2P-friendly and can be built using fuseables alone. Repel Pierce passive negates Pierce on Repel resistances, protecting you from sweeps while you counterattack. These teams will easily carry you through Gold rank, competing in higher Diamond though will require banner units like Atavaka and Vairocana.

High-end Repel Team

Atavaka Skills Auto-Rakuka Enduring Soul Brands Divine, Aim

Vairocana Skills Auto-Taruka Auto-Rakunda Brands Divine

Guan Yu Skills Phys Amp Epitome of Carnage Brands Life, Aim

Gogmagog Skills Recarmdra Auto-Tarunda Brands Life, Aim

Non-gacha Repel Team

Alilat Skills Samrecarm War Cry Brands Life, Dodge

Quetzalcoatl Skills Samrecarm Auto-Tarunda Brands Divine

Metatron Skills Butcher Endure Brands Spell

Gogmagog Skills Recarmdra Auto-Rakuka Brands Life

See also

• Tier List
• Formulas
• D2 Duel
• Brands
• PVP Ranking, list the top 100 teams for different seasons