We all need to find the best build for our games, and Universal Tower Defense relics can add huge amounts of value to your gameplay. They're useful tools that can provide passive buffs - plus, unlike traits, you can move them about between your units so that your strongest guy has the strongest relic.
In this guide, we'll run through all the relic sets and which ones are best, as well as how to get your hands on them through farming. Plus, we'll tell you how to get the rarer relics, as it's slightly easier than you might imagine.
Here's everything in our Universal Tower Defense relics guide:
What are Universal Tower Defense relics?
Universal Tower Defense relics are special items that drop from completing stages, and come in the form of a headpiece, something for the chest, or pants. You can equip them onto your characters, swap them if it's not working out, and get powerful set bonuses from them - including crit rate boosts, damage increases, and cooldown reductions.
All Universal Tower Defense relic sets
Relics belong to a set, which, if you equip all relics of the same set, can provide a set bonus on top of their individual buffs. The lists below give you a comprehensive guide to all the set bonuses on offer:
Reanimated Ninja Relic set
The Reanimated Ninja Relic set is an excellent choice for players who rely on damage over time attacks, as it boosts tick damage.
| Piece | Effect | How to obtain |
| Reanimated Ninja Tunic | +10% damage and +30% DoT damage | Shinobi World War story mode |
| Reanimated Ninja Bottoms | +10% damage and +30% DoT damage | Shinobi World War story mode |
| Reanimated Ninja Hood | Gain DoT damage equal to range every fifth attack | Shinobi World War Virtual Realm mode |
Karakuri Relic Set
This set is great for players who like to use status effects, especially time-based ones.
| Piece | Effect | How to obtain |
| Karakuri Shirt | +40% damage for 20 seconds when enemy is hit with time snail | Conquered Lands story mode |
| Karakuri Pants | +40% damage for 20 seconds when enemy is hit with time snail | Conquered Lands story mode |
| Karakuri Scarf | Upon applying status effect, also apply burn for 30% damage | Virtual Realm mode |
Hokage Set
The Hokage Set is great for all round damage bonuses, especially if you prefer to have a damage over time build.
| Piece | Effect | How to obtain |
| Hokage Shirt | +5% damage, +10% dark damage, +10% rose damage, and +10% fire damage | Story mode |
| Hokage Pants | +5% damage, +10% dark damage, +10% rose damage, and +10% fire damage | Story mode |
| Hokage Cape | Every five attacks, +20% DoT damage for ten seconds | Virtual Realm mode |
Sorcerer Hunter Set
This set adds to your damage at the expense of special attack power, so if you don't use that a lot, it's super useful.
| Piece | Effect | How to obtain |
| Sorcerer Hunter Shirt | +10% Damage, -7.5% SPA, and 15% true damage | Sorcerer Games story mode |
| Sorcerer Hunter Pants | +10% Damage, -7.5% SPA, and 15% true damage | Sorcerer Games story mode |
| Sorcerer Hunter spirit | +60% damage but can no longer crit | Sorcerer Games virtual realm mode |
Strongest Sorcerer set
The Strongest Sorcerer set allows for the manipulation of time, including timestop, slow, confuse, and time snail.
| Piece | Effect | How to obtain |
| Strongest Sorcerer Top | +10% damage and +5% range. When unit deals crowd control effect to do with time, damage is dealt | Sorcerer Games story mode |
| Strongest Sorcerer Pants | +10% damage and +5% range. When unit deals crowd control effect to do with time, damage is dealt | Sorcerer Games story mode |
| Strongest Sorcerer Accessory | Upon timestop application onto an enemy, +1% damage for every one timestopped, until 50% | Sorcerer Games virtual realm mode |
Monarch set
The Monarch set is designed for players who like to spawn additional units to help them out.
| Piece | Effect | How to obtain |
| Monarch Bottom | +10% damage when spawning summon or sub-tower (40% max) | Sorcerer Games story mode |
| Monarch Top | +10% damage when spawning summon or sub-tower (40% max) | Sorcerer Games story mode |
| Monarch Accessory | +10% damage when spawning summon or sub-tower (60% max) until the spawn dies. When swapping form/mode, permanently increase that placed units damage by +5% (max 30%) | Sorcerer Games virtual realm mode |
Bio-Android set
This set is a useful all-rounder set for increasing all kinds of damage.
| Piece | Effect | How to obtain |
| Bio-Android Pants | +10% damage, +5% range, -5% SPA, +5% crit rate, and +15% crit damage | The Invasion story mode |
| Bio-Android Chestplate | +10% damage, +5% range, -5% SPA, +5% crit rate, and +15% crit damage | The Invasion story mode |
| Bio-Android Accessory | +10% damage to enemies under 50% HP | The Invasion virtual realm mode |
Super Roku set
The Super Roku set is great in combination with a Saiyan unit, allowing you to reach pretty wild damage numbers.
| Piece | Effect | How to obtain |
| Super Roku Pants | +10% damage, +15% crit chance, and +20% damage if within range of a Saiyan unit | The Invasion story mode |
| Super Roku Shirt | +10% damage, +15% crit chance, and +20% damage if within range of a Saiyan unit | The Invasion story mode |
| Super Roku Bracelets | 5% chance to stun on attack | The Invasion virtual realm mode |
Ex Captain Uraharo set
The Ex Captain Uraharo set specialises in crit rate and damage, so if you're looking to pack a punch, this set is a great pick.
| Piece | Effect | How to obtain |
| Ex Captain Uraharo Pants | 10% critical rate and 25% critical damage | Hollowed Moon story mode |
| Ex Captain Uraharo Cloak | 10% critical rate and 25% critical damage | Hollowed Moon story mode |
| Ex Captain Uraharo Hat | Get 5% of the yen back after upgrading the unit | Hollowed Moon virtual realm mode |
Berserk Shinigami set
The Berserk Shinigami set is also damage-based, but it's more about raw damage than it is about critical. This set offers damage increase for both armor and attacks.
| Piece | Effect | How to obtain |
| Berserk Shinigami Pants | 5% damage increase and 15% armor damage increase | Hollowed Moon story mode |
| Berserk Shinigami Uniform | 5% damage increase and 15% armor damage increase | Hollowed Moon story mode |
| Berserk Shinigami head relic | Every sixth attack deals 20% bonus true damage | Hollowed Moon virtual realm mode |
Sun God set
The Sun God set is based on improving the damage that you can deal using your elemental powers - light, water, and ice specifically. It can be helpful for specialized units.
| Piece | Effect | How to obtain |
| Sun God Pants | 5% damage increase and 10% Light/Water/Ice damage increase | Marine Base story mode |
| Sun God Shirt | 5% damage increase and 10% Light/Water/Ice damage increase | Marine Base story mode |
| Sun God Hat | Every six attacks, gain a damage buff equal to the Units' range for seven seconds | Marine Base virtual realm mode |
Laughing Captain set
The Laughing Captain set focuses on utility outside of damage, like cooldown and range on your attacks. If damage isn't a problem for you, you might want to consider this set.
| Piece | Effect | How to obtain |
| Laughing Captain Pants | 5% damage increase, -5% attack cooldown, and +5% range increase |
Marine Base story mode |
| Laughing Captain Shirt | 5% damage increase, -5% attack cooldown, and +5% range increase |
Marine Base story mode |
| Laughing Captain Hat | 10% ability cooldown reduction | Marine Base virtual realm mode |
Junior Ninja Relic set
The Junior Ninja Relic set focuses on wind damage, and the hat also increases your other buffs, so this is definitely worth having if you have a wind build.
| Piece | Effect | How to obtain |
| Junior Ninja Pants | 5% damage increase and 10% Wind damage increase |
Ninja Forest story mode |
| Junior Ninja Jacket | 5% damage increase and 10% Wind damage increase |
Ninja Forest story mode |
| Junior Ninja Headband | Increases buff effectiveness by x1.1 | Ninja Forest virtual realm mode |
Master Ninja Relic set
The Master Ninja set is focused on damage over time, so is incredibly useful for those looking to stack their damage and unleash hell slowly.
| Piece | Effect | How to obtain |
| Master Ninja Pants | 5% damage increase and 10% dark/rose/fire damage increase | Ninja Forest story mode |
| Master Ninja Coat | 5% damage increase and 10% dark/rose/fire damage increase | Ninja Forest story mode |
| Master Ninja Hat | Increase damage over time by 20% every five attacks | Ninja Forest virtual realm mode |
How do I get Universal Tower Defense relics?
You acquire Universal Tower Defense relics through drops for completing tower defense stages. As you can see in the tables above, different game modes offer different relics, so if you're grinding, make sure you select the right stage for the corresponding relic you want. Shirts and pants are obtainable via story mode, while hats appear in the virtual realm.
Relics can also come in different rarities. To get a higher rarity relic, you need to complete a stage with greater difficulty, like Nightmare. It's not an exact science, because you also need to be lucky, but you're much more likely to come across a higher rarity relic in a later stage. Don't waste time farming levels on lower difficulties if you have the strength to farm higher ones, and if you need some extra luck, some Universal Tower Defense codes might have something to help you.
What are the best Universal Tower Defense relic sets?
As always, which relic set is best depends on your playstyle and which Universal Tower Defense traits your units have. You should also take the rarity of your relics into account and prioritise the rare ones. That being said, here are our tips for the best relic sets.
- Ex Captain Uraharo set: these relics can help you harness critical power, which is often crucial for damage output
- Sun God set: given that these relics boost three elemental type damage outputs, they have a wide range of usage and are versatile enough to be handy to nearly every player
- Laughing Captain set: if your units are powerful enough already and you have excellent traits, these relics will help you massively with what can be difficult cooldowns and short attack ranges.
You should pair these relics with great characters and traits, so you may want to check out a Universal Tower Defense tier list for comparison.