Shard Farm Priority

Shard Farm Priority

This page contains a farm priority list catered towards new/returning players, with the goal of forming a roster with a decent backbone for all content.

General advice

• To farm some Units you need to finish the according Babel Chronicles Chapters.
• Any unit that has a 1/day Farm of some sort should be farmed regardless of what is written in the list.
• You should prioritize using the Soul Port feature to focus on farming shards for good limited units that do not have any form of permanent shard farm over 1/day units.
• Its advised to farm at least 4 units of each Element and aim for around 30 units per day (doesn't include 1/day Farm units).
• In addition to the list please check the Recommended Free Units page for additional Units.

• Since a lot of the farmable units are older, most that are still relevant today have J+s, make sure to grab all limited time J+s when they run as it is often the difference maker for damage units. Similarly you can assign higher priority to units you already have the J+ for

1. Deprioritizing is a good idea if AP is tight for any reason (mostly because of Coin Shop Events, etc.). During 2x HQ weeks, it's a good idea to give priority to more units.
2. For more info on the separate Units, please check the Tier list
3. If questions arise, please feel free to ask in Discord in the #ac_questions Channel.

• Should Farm

Supports and a few units that get off the ground fast. Supports make up the backbone of a good roster and are essential for clearing harder content, any Player should farm these regardless of if he/she owns them or not!.

• Standout damage units

Some of the best farmable units of each damage type, aim to farm at least one unit from each of the damage types, and multiple for damage types which you lack a limited carry for.

• Extra supports

Raid/Boss focussed supports and element specific professors which can be useful for element restricted content when you need veils + healing.

• Noteworthy extra DPS

These units are still great, some are excellent. But they have more defined niches/less general usage, or dependence on things like mementos to be comparable to/better than the units in standout.

Should Farm

Unit	Elements	Star Level	Role	Quest	AP Cost	Notes
Pamela	Fire	3	Magic support, general support, healing	Archives; A Bond More Enduring Than Starlight	N/A	Free support. Supports make up the backbone of any good team, pretty much the first free unit a new player should get. Better than letitia until g5. Wants g2+5, highest EX stage is best to farm her
Letitia	Water	5	Magic Type Support	Babel Chronicles	32	Farmable limited unit. Might resort to transmute. Farm till G5 before transmuting , Future non seasonal J+
Judith	Thunder	5	Buffer Support	[Hard] Ch 4: Ep 4 [2-8]	32	Farmable limited unit. Might resort to transmute. Non Seasonal J+. Doesn't depend on J+ to be good. Farm till G5 before transmuting
Natalie	Wind	5	Support	Babel Chronicles	32	Archived J+
Chihaya	Fire	4	Slash Res Debuffer	[Hard] Ch 1: Ep 1 [2-4]	28	Permanent J+ (Multiplay only) Viable at LB15
Lofia	Water	4	Quicken/CT Support	[Hard] Ch 1: Ep 4 [2-9]	28	Archived J+. Viable at lb15
Rahu	Wind	4	Quicken/CT Support	[Hard] Ch 1: Ep 4 [2-5]	28	Valentines J+ (Start Farming October)
Spica	Light	5	Slash Type Damage	[Hard] Ch 1: Ep 5 [3-4]	32	Archived J+
Gerald	Thunder	5	Non Type Nuker	Babel Chronicles	32	Archived J+, excellent unit, even without enlightenment
Lupinus	Fire	5	Magic Type Damage/All Elemental Debuffer/ CT Quicken support	[Hard] Ch 2: Ep 4 [3-1]	32
Leafah	Wind	5	Missile Type Support	Babel Chronicles	32	Farmable limited unit. Might resort to transmute. Valentines J+. Does not need j+ to be useful. Farm to G5 before transmuting
Vier	Thunder	5	Magic DPS/Chrono support/Debuffer	[Hard] Ch 3: Ep 4 [1-6]	32	Non seasonal j+ (usable as chrono/arcana ratty bot pre j+)
Zehn	Water	5	Slash DPS/Slash support	[Hard] Ch 2: Ep 4 [1-4]	32	Non seasonal j+ (Blacksmith slash support role doesnt need j+)
Elizabeth	Water	5	Support (Veil, Quicken, MATK + MATK power buffer)	[Hard] Ch 1: Ep 3 [1-9]	32	Valentines J+ (Start Farming October)

Standout Damage Units

Unit	Elements	Star Level	Role	Quest	AP Cost	Notes
Zahar	Dark	5	Slash Type Nuker	[Hard] Ch 1: Ep 2 [3-9]	32	Archived J+ (Multiplay only), Best farmable raid/boss nuker.
Vettel	Fire	5	Slash Type Damage/Cover Support	[Hard] Ch 1: Ep 3 [1-10]	32	Non Seasonal J+
Basheeny	Dark	5	Slash Type Nuker/Damage	[Hard] Ch 4: Ep 3 [2-5]	32	Non Seasonal J+, fast slash nuker, evades well in older content
Yauras	Water	5	Slash Type Damage	[Hard] Ch 3: Ep 3 [1-3]	32	Permanent J+ (SSM) / Non Seasonal J++, evade centric water slash unit
Balt	Wind	5	Slash type damage	Babel chronicles	32	Archived j+. 6/day farm, his potential 6/day farm makes him fast to raise, and upcoming buffs (should be quite soon) are nice
				The Desert Merchant (Archived)	32
Priscilla	Dark	5	Pierce Type DPS	[Hard] Ch 2: Ep 3 [3-10]	32	Non seasonal je+, premier pierce unit for general PvE
Ramses	Wind	5	Pierce type damage	[Hard] Ch 2: Ep 3 [3-1]	32	Halloween j+ (start farming May)
Ankh	Water	5	Pierce/non-type damage	Babel Chronicles	32	White Day J+ (Start farming November)
Acht	Wind	5	Drain tank/slash and strike damage	[Hard] Ch 1: Ep 5 [1-9]	32	Non seasonal J+
Noah	Fire	5	Magic type damage, fire buffer, fire professor	[Hard] Ch 3: Ep 4 [2-6]	32	Valentine's j+ (start farming October) fire lacks any standout professors, noah is an excellent damage unit, so she's a fantastic 2 for 1 farm. Has a great free summer event meme/vcr.
Nefertiti	Wind	5	Magic Type Damage	Babel Chronicles	32	Farmable limited unit. Might resort to transmute. Summer JE+ (start farming January)
Kaya	Fire	5	Missile/Magic Type Damage	[Hard] Ch 3: Ep 3 [3-7]	32	Non Seasonal J+, hard to complete J+ without a lot of enlightenment, farm and be patient
Ravina	Water	5	Missile type damage	[Hard] Ch 3: Ep 4 [2-3]	32	Christmas j+ (start farming May/June)
Cadanova	Fire	5	Jump/Slash Type Damage	[Hard] Ch 1: Ep 5 [3-7]	32	Permanenent J+ (SSM),non seasonal J+, prefers non seasonal J+ massively

Extra Supports

Unit	Elements	Star Level	Role	Quest	AP Cost	Notes
Alaia	Water	1	Magic Res Debuffer	[Hard] Ch 1: Ep 5 [2-7] 1	16	Farm until 15 Limit Breaks . Should be bought from Anna shop regardless if its farmed or not
Eizan	Thunder	5	Support (Buffer/Strike Debuffer)	[Hard] Ch 2: Ep 4 [2-5]	32	manual raid buffer. High priority for players with raid interest. Viable at lb20 with master ability
Miuna	Fire	5	Slash/Strike Debuffer, (PATK + fire, and MATK buffer after JP buffs)	[Hard] Ch 1: Ep 5 [1-6]	32	Archived J+ manual raid buffer/ debuffer. High priority for players with raid interest, upcoming buffs make her excellent
Lucretia	Thunder	5	Support	[Hard] Ch 4: Ep 3 [2-1]	32	Bride (Seasonal) J+ (Start Farming January), thunder professor that can deal some damage as well
Hozuki	Dark	5	Support	[Hard] Ch 4: Ep 4 [1-1]	32	Dark professor, auto heal + jewel master ability
Ange	Thunder	2	Slash Res Debuffer	[Hard] Ch 2: Ep 1 [1-10] 1	20	Farm until 15 Limit Breaks . Should be bought from Anna shop regardless if its farmed or not inferior to chihaya, but sometimes you need an extra dancer/thunder element, keep note of her existence but no rush to farm

Noteworthy extra DPS

Unit	Elements	Star Level	Role	Quest	AP Cost	Notes
Nina	Light	5	Magic type damage/dark enemy nuker	Babel chronicles	32	Farmable limited unit. Might resort to transmute.
Othima	Water	5	Magic type damage/debuffer for fire enemy	[Hard] Ch 4: Ep 4 [2-6]	32	Permanent J+ (SSM) / Non Seasonal J++
Setsuna	Wind	5	Slash type nuker	[Hard] Ch 3: Ep 2 [3-10]	32	Non seasonal j+
Leoniaz	Wind	5	Pierce type nuker	[Hard] Ch 2: Ep 2 [2-9]	32	Non seasonal j+
Suzuka	Light	5	slash type damage/nuker/debuff	[Hard] Ch 1: Ep 3 [3-9]	32	Valentines j+ (start farming october)
Theresa	Dark	5	Slash Berserker	[Hard] Ch 4: Ep 3 [3-4]	32	Farmable limited unit. Might resort to transmute, Non Seasonal J+
Tamamo	Wind	5	Missile Type Damage	[Hard] Ch 2: Ep 1 [2-10]	32	Harvest Moon J+ (Start Farming February)
Carla	Fire	5	Fire Debuffer	Babel Chronicles	32	Farmable limited unit. Might resort to transmute. Non Seasonal J+
Corvus	Thunder	5	Slash Type Damage	Babel Chronicles	32	Farmable limited unit. Might resort to transmute. Archived J+
Reido	Dark	5	Slash Type Damage	[Hard] Ch 4: Ep 1 [2-8]	32	Non Seasonal J+ (Multiplay only)
Uzuma	Wind	5	Magic Type Damage	[Hard] Ch 4: Ep 3 [3-1]	32	Non Seasonal J+ (Multiplay only)
Chloe	Light	5	Slash Type Tank	[Hard] Ch 1: Ep 2 [3-10]	32	Permanent J+
Monzein	Thunder	5	Slash Type Damage/ Taunt Tank	[Hard] Ch 2: Ep 4 [1-2]	32	Permanent J+ (SSM) / Non Seasonal J++
Cheryl	Light	5	Magic type damage/light res +reaction block debuffer	Babel Chronicles	32	Farmable limited unit. Might resort to transmute, future anti dark J+
Sieba	Light	5	Slash type DPS	[Hard] Ch 3: Ep 4 [2-5]	32	Non seasonal j+
Kudanstein	Dark	5	Pierce Type Nuker, Pierce res debuffer	[Hard] Ch 4: Ep 4 [2-10]	32	Permanent J+ (SSM) / Non Seasonal J++
Neun	Dark	5	Strike type DPS	[Hard] Ch 2: Ep 3 [3-6] Into Battle	32	Non seasonal J+
Ren	Water	5	Slash Type Damage	Babel Chronicles	32	Farmable limited unit. Might resort to transmute. Non Seasonal J+
Füry	Fire	5	Magic dmg/Support	[Hard] Ch 4: Ep 4 [1-5]	32	Non seasonal j+
Bud	Light	5	Specialist	[Hard] Ch 4: Ep 4 [3-3]	32
Emma	Fire	5	Magic Type Damage	[Hard] Ch 4: Ep 1 [2-2]	32	Archived J+
Izayoi	Wind	5	Specialist	[Hard] Ch 4: Ep 1 [2-10]	32	White Day J+ (Start Farming November)
Sharon	Thunder	5	Slash Type Damage	[Hard] Ch 4: Ep 4 [2-2]	32	Farmable limited unit. Might resort to transmute
Albea	Dark	5	Missile Type Damage	[Hard] Ch 1: Ep 4 [3-4]	32	Summer seasonal JE+ (start farming January)
Magnus	Thunder	5	Missile Type Damage	[Hard] Ch 1: Ep 3 [2-9]	32	Non Seasonal J+. pve utility but higher priority for players with arena/pvp interest
Courage	Fire	4	Missile damage/ missile res debuffer	[Hard] Ch 2: Ep 3 [3-2]	28	Permanent j+ (Babel Chronicles)
Eve	Fire	5	Strike type damage/specialist	[Hard] Ch 4: Ep 3 [1-2]	32	Non seasonal j+
Daisy	Fire	5	Pierce type damage/fire res debuff	[Hard] Ch 3: Ep 4 [3-4]	32	Non seasonal j+
Reimei	Fire	5	Slash type damage	[Hard] Ch 1: Ep 5 [2-4]	32	Archived J+
Seida	Wind	5	Missile type damage	[Hard] Ch 4: Ep 1 [3-10]	32	Permanent J+ (SSM) / Non Seasonal J++
Zain	Light	5	Slash Type Damage	[Hard] Ch 2: Ep 2 [2-1]	32	Archived J+/ Non Seasonal J++

• ¹.Buy able via Anna's Shop

Changelog

Date	Unit	Changes	Reasons
11.11.2021	changed layout to be more support and new/returning player focussed, added secondary category with some of the best farmables that are not dependent on memes for newer players to make it easier to select who to farm from, dropped damage units from should that need a lot of enlightenment/do not offer support, spica/gerald/vier/zehn stay for their universality/viability at early enlightenment with archived J+- when SSM gets added to archives, spica probably drops down due to accessibility to basheeny/yauras/cadanova, perhaps zehn should also drop down to excellent, similarly perhaps zahar should still be in should due to his universality. Did not remove any units from list yet, but culling extras soon, or perhaps make a second drop down category like changelog to keep things easier to process for newer players. Will highlight units like chloe stating higher prio if you have second meme soon.
9.11.2021	massive reformat towards more support focussed layout, separating better professors and dancers along with raid focussed supports- newer players tend to have issues with supports when their limited carries (and mercs) no longer auto it- or when they hit a wall on some box boss. Whilst against the purpose of this list, added pamela because she is great and should be pretty much the first unit anyone farms. Will adjust unit tiers in great/niche later on and probably kick some amount of units out of niche
8.11.2021	priscilla should; premier pierce dps for pve, kudan down to useful- more manual charge up than prisc- takes a while to get J++, zain down to niche (it's zain) sieba farmable definitely kicks him down, yauras should -> useful- more water options when their events run (shayna etc), probably back in should when J++ gets archived due to completion at light enlightenment, theresa -> useful slash zerk great for cheesing stuff, takes a while to farm, slow general pve unit but still great, elizabeth useful -> should, magic focussed prof equivalent to nat, sieba -> useful, fast paced slash dps in light, acht -> useful, great wind tank for cheesing hell stuff, vier -> should, probably best 3/day unit- excellent support and dps, neun-> useful, strike is a niche i guess, reformat dps as a whole later
2.11.2021	Ramses	Added to Useful Farm	A strong and fairly cheap PvE unit thanks to his recent JE+ and Halloween Memento + VCR, with good, consistent damage and large, albeit unique, AoEs.
	Courage	Added to Niche/Filler Farm	While Courage herself, be it her Kit ,Mementos or even her Vision Clear Gear, hasn't changed, her recent Master Ability (+3 Range is one of the stats she gains) introduction pushed her up into one of the better units to have in Roster, as the range helps with clearing Stages or Debuffing from range
	Ankh	Should Farm -> Useful Farm	Ankh was and remains a strong Water unit for many types of content, sporting good stats and fitting into the very underpopulated category of Water Pierce, but he wants his time-limited J+ to reach his full potential and now faces some PvE competition in the form of free unit D'Artagnan.
	Balt	Should Farm -> Useful Farm	While Balt is a decent unit as of lately he hasnt gotten any signifcant updates and as such his competiotion against other units he became less useful. While that is true he still has a lot of usage and his 6/day farm him makes him very attractive for a lot of new people
	Cheryl	Should Farm -> Useful Farm
	Leoniaz	Should Farm -> Useful Farm	Leoniaz is one of the strongest normal pool Wind attackers with her J+ and faces little competition as Wind Pierce. The only downside is she is slightly on the slower side, having non permanent J+, and DPS units can be kind of replaced depending on a player's roster.
	Nina	Should Farm -> Useful Farm	Though Nina remains an extremely strong Magic nuker, particularly against Dark enemies, she faces competition from other Magic nukers (e.g. Vier). Additionally, she needs her limited Christmas Memento to reach her full potential and takes a long time to build (being a Babel Limited).
	Noah	Should Farm -> Useful Farm	Noah is a strong Fire mage, can buff other Fire units' damage by a significant amount, and benefits greatly from her free summer Memento + VCR, but needs her time-limited J+ to be good and competes with several other strong Fire Magic units.
	Othima	Should Farm -> Useful Farm	Othima's recent J++ improved both his kit as well as his base stats and makes him quite solid for general PvE content, but he doesn't quite reach the top of Water Magic and he's mainly just mediocre without his J++, which (being a Holy Guard J++) is somewhat difficult to acquire, especially for newer players who haven't invested in him.
	Ravina	Should Farm -> Useful Farm	Although Ravina might be one of the strongest missile DPS unit out there, she depends on her j+, which is seasonal and reruns sometimes only once a year. In addition to that, she kinda wants her limited memento's VCR to reach her max potential.
	Setsuna	Should Farm -> Useful Farm	Setsuna doesn't quite reach the damage numbers of more recent (limited) Wind Slash units (though she does come close), but is still a strong Wind attacker/nuker (as wel as one of the cheapest).
	Suzuka	Should Farm -> Useful Farm	Though Suzuka is still one of the best Light nukers around thanks to her limited summer Memento + VCR, she doesn't quite have the utility of other Light units (e.g. Chloe, Spica) in general PvE content.
	Ange	Useful Farm -> Niche/Filler Farm	Although her Debuff is handy and stacks with Chihaya's, she is viable at low level and buyable from shop. The need for slash res down stacking also comes more in the later game
	Daisy	Useful Farm -> Niche/Filler Farm
	Eve	Useful Farm -> Niche/Filler Farm
	Reimei	Useful Farm -> Niche/Filler Farm	Reimei lacks a compelling reason to be used over other, stronger Fire Slash attackers (e.g. Vettel, Ragnarok), though he does enjoy the advantage of being fairly easy to build thanks to being normal pool + his White Day challenge board.
	Seida	Useful Farm -> Niche/Filler Farm	Seida is a solid Wind Missile unit attacker, but suffers from a very bland kit compared to other Wind Missile units, a problem only exacerbated by the high likelihood of Tina J3 arriving sometime in the near future. Seida is likely to receive a J++ in the coming months, but it is not so strong as to make farming Seida a high priority.
	Wilhelm	Useful Farm -> Removed	Being a babel limited makes it difficult to farm Wilhelm to usefulness. His kit is niche, and he could also be used as quick missile debuffer, but it might not warrant the effort to farm and transmute.
	Anastasia	Niche/Filler Farm -> Removed	although she could be useful unit at certain situations, Zahar (and Dias) can cover the need of her in most cases
	Jin	Niche/Filler Farm -> Removed	Jin simply can't keep up damage-wise, especially within the stacked subcategory that is Dark Magic, and lacks utility outside of his mediocre Elemental res debuffs.
	Klima	Niche/Filler Farm -> Removed	Although she is still a solid unit, diviners are not very often demanded in contents outside of occasional raids.
	Laila	Niche/Filler Farm -> Removed	Laila might have a niche kit as trickster, which could be useful at times, but it is rarely used. As thunder mage, Vier being a normal pool (albeit only 1/day farm) totally outclassed her.
	Lamia	Niche/Filler Farm -> Removed	As a 4* unit, players will most likely have enough dupe/needing not much farm in case they need Lamia
	Shayna	Niche/Filler Farm -> Removed	Shayna's upcoming j+ according to JP history will offer 1000 shards in the event shop. Thus needing less/not much farm
27.8.2021	Monzein	Added to Useful Farm	Monzein with his J++ has the utility of not only doing damage, but also tank with his bulky stat and taunt mechanic. Considering taunt tanking is locked behind harder-to-obtain units (e.g. Naofumi), Monzein is very solid addition to the team
	Albea	Added to Niche/Filler Farm	In an element crowded by many limited monsters, Albea is a missile unit that brings more than just damage in her kit. She has skills to bypass shields, remove Quicken and also dispel CT up.
	Magnus	Added to Niche/Filler Farm	Magnus' J+ has added such utility to his kit. The support nullification can be very handy in various situations (currently the only farmable unit with this ability), and he has very good jewel economy. In addition to that, if players are into pvp/arena, he is one of the stand out unit for this purpose
26.8.2021	Sharon	Useful Farm -> Niche/Filler Farm	Sharon is still a strong Thunder Slash Unit, but her kit shows sadly how old it is in comparison to other units like Corvus or Gerald. Her damage isn't too potent anymore either.
	Hozuki	Useful Farm -> Niche/Filler Farm	While she still has her niche as a good Dark Support, she nowadays lacks the tools to compete against the other supports outside of her element
	Lucretia	Useful Farm -> Niche/Filler Farm	Lucretia on her own fills a very small niche in the form of status immunity for the first 3 turns (which on it own is pretty strong) but sadly none such stage has been present for the longest time
	Miuna	Useful Farm -> Niche/Filler Farm	Miuna on her own isn't the best unit as she works as a buffer/debuffer for Patk Slash based units. So, although she is strong with those units, you need to farm them first and have the time to set up the situations for her use
	Eizan	Added to Niche/Filler Farm	Eizan's Master Ability boosts his stackable PATK buff quite significantly, bringing in a strong competition against other blacksmiths especially in buffing.
20.8.2021	Kaya	Useful Farm -> Should Farm	Her future J+ offers quite some utility (debuff and alchemy crush) which makes her into a valuable asset especially among farmable units
02.05.2021	Vettel	Useful Farm -> Should Farm	His j+ is one of the best ones that was released. It fixes a lot of his issues, gives him a cover skill and an amazing tool set.
	Leafah	Useful Farm -> Should Farm	While new people will most likely not have a missile team ready, its important to get her for future missile comps.
	Lupinus	Useful Farm -> Should Farm	Since her g6 addition and buffs to her g2/MA she became a good fire mage while also being good a unique all-elemental debuffer
	Kudanstein	Useful Farm -> Should Farm	Kudan is fairly used in a lot of strats which makes him a stable in such cases and his j++ makes him pretty important, especially when Dark element is mostly filled with limited units.
	Nina	Useful Farm -> Should Farm	Nina is hands down the best Dark enemy nuker we have in the game for now and with both her memes she does insane numbers against them
	Noah	Added to Should Farm	Being a good fire mage while also being one of the best fire buffers in the game (outside of Icona) makes her a very useful unit for starters
	Moa	Useful Farm -> Removed	She is a great clean up unit but at the same time she doesnt give much outside of that aspect atm.
	Shayna	Useful Farm -> Niche/Filler Farm	She has her niche as one of the best counter meme units incase of heavy high damage inc and being one of the better Water Strike units, but there are other options that are useable
	Neica	Useful Farm -> Removed	She is one of the best units in light once build but the investment that is needed for the gain is way to large for any new people who comes to the game (and even vets avoid it since it needs her meme on mlb). Overall, it is better to rely on Nina and Cheryl for light damage (and using limited like vier/emmel etc for those wholes to fill)
	Eve	Added to Useful Farm	She is used to CT down allies for special setups and can be used as a chronomancer. Once her j+ is released she becomes a monster to deal with in pvp and some pve maps
	Reido	Niche/Filler Farm -> Useful Farm	He will be amazing ones his j+ comes out and is very strong in the future as a Magic slash unit
	Uzuma	Niche/Filler Farm -> Useful Farm	Uzuma fills a evasion niche with an amazing j+ which makes her a great Damage dealer
	Miuna	Niche/Filler Farm -> Useful Farm	Miuna is a stable unit now in raids and overall has a great toolkit for Extra, hard and normal boss manual gameplay
	Corvus	Niche/Filler Farm -> Useful Farm	While Corvus is mostly used for his insane evasion and slash buff he will have only 25% of his hp left (with no way to heal outside of losing his damage buff). But looking at what Thunder slash is lacking atm in none limited and his cheapness with a free meme makes him a good option.
	Chloe	Niche/Filler Farm -> Useful Farm	The amount of buffs she has gotten over the months including her 2nd meme make her a force to reckoned with, while also being fairly early buildable