The biggest trap in Clash of Critters is assuming every high rarity Tatari deserves instant investment. Evolution materials, duplicate copies, feeding points, and trial resources become brutally expensive once you start chasing Evolution 3 and Evolution 4 upgrades.
Some Tatari gain small stat bumps from evolving. Others completely change roles, unlock aura passives, gain extra projectiles, improve crowd control effects, or massively increase AoE coverage. Those are the units worth prioritizing.
This guide focuses on actual gameplay value, evolution spikes, aura scaling, status effects, boss utility, lane control, and progression efficiency instead of simply ranking units by rarity.
Clash of Critters Tier List – Bacest Units & Evolution Priority
A Tatari becomes valuable when evolution upgrades unlock:
- Additional projectiles
- Better AoE coverage
- Aura passives
- Permanent buffs
- Debuff upgrades
- Crowd control improvements
- Healing utility
- Extra scaling mechanics
For example:
- Frostpaw gains shard splitting
- Sealoon gains Weak debuffs
- Cheerlet unlocks emergency invincibility
- Stormlion unlocks permanent attack speed support
- Pyrodaemon grants Fire Aura to the entire team
Those are real account-changing upgrades.
S Tier Evolution Priority
These are the Tatari that completely transform once evolved and remain dominant across campaign, invasion, dojo, and late-game progression.
Magnedart
Type: Lightning
Role: DPS
Evolution Priority: Evolution 4 ASAP
Magnedart is one of the strongest scaling DPS units currently available because its Super Bolt attack combines:
- Piercing damage
- Paralysis
- Multi-target lane coverage
- Chance for unlimited piercing
- Permanent Lightning Aura attack speed buff
The important part is the unlimited pierce chance. Once enemy density increases in invasion and higher campaign stages, Magnedart can wipe entire lanes if the bolts continue chaining through targets.
The Lightning Aura is equally important because attack speed scales almost every Lightning team in the game.
Why Magnedart is top tier:
- Exceptional lane clearing
- Excellent against grouped enemies
- Paralysis slows dangerous pushes
- Lightning Aura boosts entire teams
- Remains useful in every game mode
Weakness:
- Needs higher evolution investment before fully online
Frostluna
Type: Water
Role: DPS
Evolution Priority: Evolution 4 ASAP
Frostluna becomes absurdly powerful once the piercing shard mechanics fully unlock. The attack:
- Slows enemies
- Splits into piercing shards
- Covers multiple lanes
- Applies constant crowd control
- Grants Water Aura healing
The major power spike comes from the shard multiplication. Earlier evolutions already slow enemies well, but Frostluna starts controlling entire sections of the battlefield at higher tiers.
The Water Aura healing also makes sustain-heavy teams much safer during long encounters.
Best uses:
- Campaign pushing
- Horde Invasion
- Sustained wave clearing
- Multi-lane pressure
Pyrodaemon
Type: Fire
Role: Guardian
Evolution Priority: Evolution 4 ASAP
Pyrodaemon is not just a tank. This Tatari acts like a frontline support carry hybrid.
Hell Strike provides:
- Wide-range AoE damage
- Weaken debuff
- Massive frontline pressure
- Fire Aura attack boost
Most Guardian units only stall enemies. Pyrodaemon actively weakens entire waves while simultaneously buffing all Fire allies.
The Fire Aura becomes one of the strongest offensive scaling tools for aggressive compositions.
Pyrodaemon excels because:
- Strong survivability
- Massive AoE
- Team-wide offensive buffs
- Excellent frontline pressure
- Great dojo performance
Stormlion
Type: Lightning
Role: Guardian
Evolution Priority: Evolution 4 ASAP
Stormlion becomes one of the best utility frontliners in the game because it combines:
- AoE knockback
- Damage support
- Morale damage boosts
- Lightning Aura attack speed buffs
The knockback utility alone can save runs during invasion stages where enemy pressure becomes overwhelming.
Once evolved, Stormlion stops feeling like a simple tank and instead becomes an entire support engine for Lightning teams.
Cheerstella
Type: Lightning
Role: Support
Evolution Priority: Evolution 4 ASAP
Cheerstella is one of the strongest support units currently available because the kit contains nearly every useful utility effect:
- AoE healing
- ATK boost
- DEF boost
- Emergency invincibility
- Rapid healing
- Lightning Aura attack speed support
The emergency invincibility effect is especially broken during difficult boss phases and invasion pushes.
Many teams become dramatically harder to kill once Cheerstella enters the lineup.
A Tier Evolution Priority
These Tatari are extremely strong but usually require more specific team setups or progression timing.
Sealord
Type: Water
Role: DPS
Evolution Priority: Evolution 4 Recommended
Sealord dominates clustered stages because the ricochet balls:
- Bounce repeatedly
- Inflict Weak
- Cover multiple enemies
- Scale extremely well in crowded fights
The Water Aura healing also increases sustain across the team.
Sealord becomes terrifying during Horde Invasion where enemies stack heavily together.
Weakness:
- Less effective in isolated boss fights
Frugantuan
Type: Grass
Role: DPS
Evolution Priority: Evolution 4 Recommended
Frugantuan specializes in:
- AoE explosions
- Slow effects
- HP Aura support
- Large lane coverage
The explosions become far more consistent at higher evolution stages, allowing Frugantuan to dominate crowded maps.
This Tatari works especially well alongside tanks that hold enemies in grouped positions.
Hypnostrix
Type: Grass
Role: Support
Evolution Priority: Evolution 4 Recommended
Hypnostrix provides some of the strongest crowd control currently available.
The abilities:
- Create large AoE zones
- Apply stacking Slowdown
- Upgrade into Stun
- Provide Grass Aura HP boosts
The control potential becomes ridiculous during invasion stages.
Enemies often spend more time stunned than moving.
Cribking
Type: Water
Role: Guardian
Evolution Priority: Evolution 4 Recommended
Cribking scales heavily with healing support.
Hydro Claw:
- Inflicts Shredded
- Gains ATK boosts when healed
- Applies Water Aura healing
Once paired with Water healers, Cribking becomes both durable and surprisingly high damage.
Voltreaver
Type: Lightning
Role: Guardian
Evolution Priority: Evolution 4 Recommended
Voltreaver is difficult to kill because the attacks grant:
- Brief invincibility
- Paralysis
- AoE pressure
- Lightning Aura support
The repeated invulnerability frames make Voltreaver excellent for holding dangerous lanes.
Strong Evolution 2 Power Spikes
These Tatari gain enormous value immediately at Evolution 2 and should usually be upgraded early.
Frostpaw
Type: Water
Role: DPS
The shard splitting mechanic unlocked at Evolution 2 massively improves Frostpaw’s AoE coverage.
Instead of simply slowing enemies, Frostpaw begins:
- Hitting multiple targets
- Covering wider lanes
- Applying crowd control consistently
This is one of the best early game investments.
Sealoon
Type: Water
Role: DPS
Sealoon becomes significantly stronger once the bouncing attacks start applying Weak.
The ricochet damage makes wave clearing much smoother in campaign stages.
Souphog
Type: Fire
Role: Support
Souphog provides:
- Culinary Shield
- Healing
- AoE support damage
The support utility scales much harder than most early DPS units.
This Tatari fits especially well in Fire-focused teams.
Cheerlet
Type: Lightning
Role: Support
Cheerlet becomes powerful because the first near-death trigger grants:
- Team invincibility
- Healing
- Defensive stabilization
This effect can completely save difficult invasion runs.
Tikowl
Type: Grass
Role: Support
Tikowl evolves from simple slowdown utility into:
- Large AoE control
- Stun support
- Consistent lane disruption
Control-focused teams benefit massively from Tikowl.
Best Aura Tatari
Aura units are some of the best long-term investments because their buffs affect the entire team.
Fire Aura Units
- Pyrodaemon
- Phantifox
- Newflamander
- Searhog
- Chrysolaria
Fire Aura increases team attack power and dramatically improves aggressive compositions.
Water Aura Units
- Frostluna
- Sealord
- Haplysia
- Glideflip
- Dagondeep
Water Aura healing provides massive sustain during long battles.
Lightning Aura Units
- Stormlion
- Magnedart
- Boltallion
- Cheerstella
- Voltreaver
Lightning Aura attack speed scaling becomes incredibly strong late game.
Grass Aura Units
- Frugantuan
- Beetleknight
- Weaverfang
- Pandagrand
- Hypnostrix
Grass Aura HP boosts make frontline teams much tankier.
Rock Aura Units
- Meteorax
- Terraton
- Rockwu
- Crystalsnail
- Cratzar
Rock Aura damage reduction increases survivability across all modes.
Low Priority Tatari
These Tatari are not useless, but they should not consume important duplicate boxes early.
Humbug Line
The lingering AoE damage is decent, but scaling feels too slow compared to stronger Rock carries.
Lollama Line
The Slow and Bind utility is useful, though damage output remains inconsistent.
Gopher Line
Decent defensive utility but lacks the game-changing scaling of stronger Rock DPS units.
Weakest Investment
Kangachamp
Type: Rock
Role: Guardian
Kangachamp currently struggles because:
- Damage scaling is mediocre
- Utility is limited
- Other Guardians outperform it
- Evolution spikes feel weak
The fully charged attacks sound strong on paper, but compared to top-tier frontline units, Kangachamp simply falls behind too hard to justify early resources.
Best Resource Strategy
The smartest progression strategy in Clash of Critters is balancing:
- One carry DPS
- One frontline tank or guardian
- One healer or support
- One Aura provider
Do not blindly invest into every flashy unit you pull.
Sometimes a slightly weaker Tatari sitting close to Evolution 3 is far more valuable than a top-tier unit where you only own one duplicate.