Best Digimon in Digimon Survive

Digimon Survive doesn't publish fixed stat sheets, and a Digimon's strength depends on its stage, type and how you build your squad. Rather than a rigid stat tier, here are the strongest forms to aim for and how to build a team that wins the grid.

Strongest forms to aim for

Your ceiling is the top-stage Digimon. The standout Mega and Ultra forms — reachable by evolving your partners or recruiting and raising others — include Omegamon, WarGreymon, MetalGarurumon, Beelzebumon, Rosemon, HerakleKabuterimon, Anubimon, Dukemon (Gallantmon), Ceresmon and the Holy Beasts (Baihumon, Qinglongmon, Zhuqiaomon, Xuanwumon, Huanglongmon). Any of these anchors a team well.

Team-building matters more than tiers

• Cover the type triangle. Vaccine beats Virus, Virus beats Data, Data beats Vaccine — bring at least one strong attacker of each so no boss walls you.
• Value support and healers. Digimon with heals, buffs and status moves keep your squad alive through long grid fights.
• Lean on your partner. Your protagonist's Agumon (and its Karma-locked Mega forms) is always in your corner — evolve it and keep it central.
• Position for weaknesses. Hitting a Digimon's elemental weakness and attacking from behind matters as much as raw stats.

Grow your options with the Recruitment Guide, and see how forms unlock on the Evolution Guide.