Knowing the best troops or characters in Squad Busters can change your gameplay. If you also have the same question, I’m sure this article will answer your query. After playing over 1500 matches, I can confidently write this Squad Busters tier list to tell you which are the best and the strongest troops or characters in Squad Busters right now and who should you pick depending on the situation.
Update as of january 8, 2025
This Squad Busters tier list is up to date with the latest character releases and patch updates. In this latest update, I have added Poco, Frank, and Colonel Ruffs to the tier list and adjusted the placement of the other characters to help you understand the best troops.
Squad Busters Tier List
This Squad Busters tier list will give you generic information on the strongest troops in the game right now. This does not consider any battle mods. If you follow the information I have written in the table below, you are sure to see improvements in your gameplay. Some troops are just better than others.
| Tier | Attacker | Defender | All-Rounder | Speedster | Healer | Supplier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overpowered | Tank, Barbarian King | Hog Rider | Trader | |||
| Strong | Colt, Archer Queen, Witch, Jessie, Ice Wizard | Heavy, Frank, Optimus Prime | Shelly, Barbarian, Mortis | Max | Medic, Pam | Mavis, Bandit |
| Average | Bea, Wizard, Archer, Colonel Ruffs, Elita-1 | Dr T, Nita, Miner | Leon | Battle Healer | Greg, Goblin, Penny, Poco | |
| Weak | Dynamike, Bo | Royale King, El Primo | Chicken |
Most OP characters in Squad Busters right now
Tank, Hog Rider, Barbarian King, and Trader are the best troops in Squad Busters right now because of their use. The December 2024 update for Squad Busters did not affect the game meta. Tank can devastate your opponents in any situation. The high damage it will add to your squad is fierce and generally speaking, I always avoid taking a fight against someone who is a tank squad.
Trader on the other hand gives you a huge advantage of extra Gems. Since collecting gems is the only win condition in the game right now, having a Trader in your squad will most likely help you to finish top three in the majority of your games if you farm well.
Hog Rider, however, gives you the much-needed speed boost. Faster speed means better economy and squad building. And not to mention, it will save you many times from getting busted. You’ll thank your Hog Rider for saving your squad many times.
Barbarian King’s buff for the whole melee troops in the squad is a massive boost. Not to mention the tanky HP of the Barbarian King himself.
If I look at the attackers, Colt, Jessie, Archer Queen, and Witch are very good picks. However, both Archer Queen and Witch are epic characters so you may not get it very frequently. Defenders also have a very decent list with Heavy and Barbarian King as strong picks.
All-Rounders, Speedsters, and Healers have limited characters as of now so their positioning in this Squad Busters tier list is very specific. We do have a decent number of suppliers but the majority of them are average.
How to know the best troops in Squad Busters
While there’s this generic Squad Busters tier list, the best troop for each battle can vary a lot. Each battle mod affects the gameplay resulting in the change in priority order. Since there are over 20 different battle mods, it is really hard to mention every single one, but just to give you an example, Hog Rider may not be the best troop for Golden Boots or Turbo Overload mod. Similarly, you should avoid picking any supplier for mods like Angry Vines. you should check out the detailed Squad Building guide.
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