Upgrade Tier List for Anime Stars Card Collection
Last updated: 2026-06-21
Upgrade Ranking Framework
Upgrade tiers rank permanent Market purchases by return on Yen invested across typical play sessions in Anime Stars Card Collection. Nova Digital Games escalates costs per tier, so marginal efficiency—not raw stat size—determines S versus B placement on Place ID 109715918987082.
Rankings split slightly for active rerollers versus idle Binder players. Hub tables note both where divergence matters; otherwise assume balanced hybrid play.
Patch cost changes can reorder tiers overnight. Cross-check upgrade subpages after Discord update posts when Nova Digital adjusts Pack Time curves or Luck soft caps.
S Tier Upgrades
Pack Time consistently ranks S through all progression phases. Reduced wait on three pack slots multiplies pulls, tokens, and sell income more than any other single track early and mid game.
Max Packs ranks S once affordable—unlocking full triple concurrent openings defines Reroll Station throughput. Buy alongside Pack Time in alternating priority.
Luck reaches S tier mid-game when Archon hunting becomes the primary bottleneck. Before that inflection, Luck may sit A tier behind Pack Time and Max Packs.
A and B Tier Upgrades
Reroll Speed ranks A for active players watching animations, B for idle-heavy accounts that open packs sporadically between offline collections.
Variant Luck ranks A once base Luck reaches community-agreed thresholds—often when Archon pulls are common enough that mutation overlays dominate income gains.
Inventory ranks B until duplicate flow clogs grading loops; then jumps to A temporarily until expanded capacity stabilizes.
C Tier and Niche Choices
Walk Speed generally ranks C—quality-of-life for Market restock races and hidden Codes stall access, not direct income. Speedrun restock metas bump it to B situationally.
Over-investing Luck before Pack Time infrastructure completes behaves like C tier efficiency—high stat on insufficient pull volume.
Inventory maxed while Binder still holds suboptimal cards is C tier spending—fix slot quality before further bag expansion.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Pack Time always S tier?
Community consensus keeps Pack Time at S tier unless Nova Digital dramatically rebalances costs in a future patch.
When does Variant Luck become S tier?
When you pull high-rarity cards regularly enough that mutation multipliers outweigh additional base Luck gains.
Should idle players buy Reroll Speed?
Low priority. Idle builds should focus Pack Time, Max Packs, and Luck before Reroll Speed.