TL;DR
- S-Tier supports define your progression — units like Fairy and Priest are irreplaceable due to their game-changing buff thresholds
- Level thresholds matter more than raw stats — support units unlock critical buffs at specific levels, so target those breakpoints
- Match supports to your core team — physical and magical teams need different support lineups for maximum effectiveness
Choosing the right support units in Endless Frontier can make or break your progression. Supports buff your core damage dealers, provide utility, and unlock game-changing bonuses at key level thresholds. This tier list ranks every support unit worth considering.
Looking for Endless Frontier 2? This page ranks supports in the original game. For the sequel, our Endless Frontier 2 tier list ranks the new roster and lays out the speed, push, and rebirth teams the community runs.
How This Tier List Works
S-Tier: Best in slot. Build around these.
A-Tier: Excellent picks. Core to most teams.
B-Tier: Good options. Situationally strong.
C-Tier: Niche use. Better alternatives exist.
Rankings consider support skill value, special abilities, and how early they come online.
S-Tier
Fairy
Why S-Tier: The complete package. Stage skipping accelerates runs, speed buff keeps momentum, and the level 1200 tribe attack bonus (+300%) is massive.
Key Skills:
- 5% chance to skip stages
- Unit speed buff
- Level 300: All unit defense +10%
- Level 1100: Ranged unit attack +100%
- Level 1200: Tribe attack power +300%
Wolf Rider
Why S-Tier: The only unit with attack speed buffs. Combined with tribe speed and crit damage bonuses, Wolf Rider offers unmatched offensive support. Best support in the game for Orc teams.
Key Skills:
- Special: Damages all ground units in line, can hit crystal
- Level 500: Tribe unit speed +5%
- Level 900: Unit attack speed +5%
- Level 1100: All unit crit damage +100%
- Level 1200: Tribe attack power +300%
A-Tier
Priest
Why A-Tier: Broadest support skill range in the game. The 5x speed proc and CC immunity make runs smoother. Get Priest to level 300 minimum for the movement speed buff.
Key Skills:
- Special: 5% chance for 5x speed every 10 levels, unfreeze, stun immunity
- Level 300: All unit movement speed +2%
- Level 500: All unit health +20%
- Level 1100: All unit defense +100%
- Level 1200: All unit health +100%
Dark Archer
Why A-Tier: Best PvP coin unit for stage clearing. Hits two targets simultaneously and silences enemies. Can flex as a core unit due to high base power, but the support bonuses at 1200 are what earn the slot.
Key Skills:
- Special: 5% start at current revive stage, dual targeting, enemy silence
- Level 1200: Tribe attack power +300%
B-Tier
Wind Mage
Why B-Tier: Strong crit synergy, especially paired with Wolf Rider. The only 4-star unit that feels genuinely useful. Tornado pushback provides decent utility.
Key Skills:
- Special: Tornado pushback
- Level 300: Ranged unit crit strike +4%
- Level 700: Tribe movement speed +2%
- Level 1200: Ranged unit crit strike +100%
Ice Wizard
Why B-Tier: Freeze utility is clutch for tough stages. More support skills than Bomb Unit, but both honestly work better as cores. Solid if you need the CC.
Key Skills:
- Special: AoE freeze (ground and air)
- Level 1100: All unit crit defense +100%
- Level 1200: Ranged unit attack power +200%
C-Tier
Bomb Unit
Why C-Tier: Support skill doesn’t unlock until level 1200, too late to matter for most players. The multi-revive and knockback are nice, but Bomb Unit is better used as a core.
Key Skills:
- Special: Multiple revives, hits air and ground, knockback
- Level 1200: Ranged unit attack power +200%
Unicorn Knight
Why C-Tier: Attack power buffs sound good, but they’re redundant if you have attack power artifacts. Can work as a core with support utility, but better options exist.
Key Skills:
- Special: Multi-targeting
- Level 900: Ranged unit attack power +20%
- Level 1100: Ranged unit attack power +100%
- Level 1200: All unit attack power +100%
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many supports should I run?
Most teams run 1-2 core damage dealers and fill the rest with supports. Your cores do the killing; supports make them kill faster.
What level should I get supports to?
Key breakpoints are 300, 500, 900, 1100, and 1200. Prioritize getting supports to 300 first for early buffs, then push cores before leveling supports higher.
Does tribe matter for supports?
Some buffs are tribe-specific (Wolf Rider’s speed buff only affects Orc units). Match supports to your core’s tribe when possible.