Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-39054308-20191219035616/@comment-30255782-20200103034230

Swordsman is definitely not the worst, that would indeed be killer.

The best is a lot harder to decide, and depends on definition. If it's just whatever is the most necessary to beat that game, that'd be basic cat because you can't beat the first stage without it. Usually tho, we consider the best to be something like whichever cat makes the game the easiest compared to if you didn't have it. There are several candidates for this, here are the big ones:

Manic Eraser, best meatshield, really good. Typical counter-argument to this is replacability.

Abaha, best rush unit (probably), it almost seems like the game is made based off assuming you'll get him. Counter-argument is lack of utility in lots of stages, since he's a niche rush unit.

Mitama, best cc, ld slow to all colors with absurd survivability and insane uptime, carries about any general stage. Counter-arguments are lack of usage against whites and UL.

Gao, best generalist, very good all-rounder, especially nice range and TBA with very solid dps and hp as well. Midranger form is also incredible. Counter-arguments are not carrying many specific stages, unlike more niche units.

There's also some midrangers like Jizo, cancan, and seafarer, or something like cyberpunk/healer. These aren't as popular from what I've seen, but they're up there.