Support Units Guide - Anime Origins Wiki
How support units work in Anime Origins — Bluma's training data, Leorio's golden refund, Bon's meals, and how to build teams around them.
Overview
Support units are the backbone of every team in Anime Origins. They do not top the damage charts, but they generate income, refund upgrade costs and buff your damage dealers, which adds up over a match. This guide covers the best support units, their mechanics, and how to build a team around them. New players should read the beginner guide.
Bon Support Showcase
Watch a full showcase of Bon, one of the best support and meta units in Anime Origins. The video explains how to obtain him from the Fairy Forest raid, his meal-buff mechanic, and why he fits so many teams. Combine it with our meta units guide to plan your lineup.
What Support Units Do
Support units come in two flavors: economy and buff. Economy supports like Bluma and Leorio accelerate your income so you can place and upgrade more damage dealers. Buff supports like Bon apply temporary boosts to chosen allies. A good team carries one or two supports and fills the rest with damage from the unit tier list.
Bluma is a Mythic support whose Combat Data Optimization generates training data from teammate kills. At the start of each wave, hitting data thresholds grants extra income between +5% and +30%. Because her value scales with the whole team, she shines in long matches and gold economy builds.
Top Support Units
Here are the most important support units in Anime Origins and the mechanics that make them worth a team slot. Their value is invisible on the damage chart but shows up in your final score — see the units list for full stats.
| Unit | Rarity | Support Mechanic |
|---|---|---|
| Bluma | Mythic | Combat Data Optimization: extra income +5% to +30% per wave |
| Leorio | Epic | Golden Refund: 10% chance to refund 15% of a nearby upgrade |
| Bon | Raid Unit | Wave meals buff allies; 50% more income from kills |
How to Build Around Supports
Building around supports starts with picking the right economy engine. Bluma is the best early pick because her training data grows with every teammate kill, and she fits into almost any team. Place her early, then add your damage dealers around her — see how to get gold for the economy basics.
Next, add a refund support like Leorio. Golden Refund gives a 10% chance to refund 15% of the cost whenever a nearby unit upgrades, which saves a lot of gold over a long match. Position Leorio next to your most upgraded damage dealers to maximize the procs and keep your meta units fed.
Finally, consider a buff support like Bon for the endgame. Bon prepares a random meal at the start of each wave and serves it to a unit of your choice for temporary effects, and his kills grant 50% more income. Check the secret units page for more endgame targets after your supports are set.
Place an Economy Support
Put Bluma down early so training data builds from the first wave.
Add a Refund Support
Place Leorio next to your main damage dealers to save gold on upgrades.
Add a Buff Support
Use Bon's meals on your strongest unit each wave for temporary buffs.
Balance Your Team
Keep two supports max and fill the rest with damage from the tier list.
Support Unit Roles
These are the core jobs a support unit can do in Anime Origins. Pick the ones that fix your team's weakest point, build around them, and pair them with strong damage dealers from the unit tier list to round out your lineup.
Pair supports with the right traits — see the traits guide for income and range boosts that multiply their value, and reroll Looting or Hustler on your economy units first, since income traits directly increase how much gold your supports generate each wave.
Income
Bluma's training data and Bon's kill bonus speed up your economy.
Refunds
Leorio's Golden Refund returns gold on nearby upgrades.
Buffs
Bon's wave meals grant temporary damage and cooldown boosts.
Support Team Checklist
A quick checklist for building a support-friendly team in Anime Origins. Follow it to keep your economy healthy without wasting slots, and see the meta units guide for the damage dealers that pair best with your chosen supports and playstyle.
- Place Bluma early and keep her upgraded.
- Position Leorio next to your most-upgraded units.
- Use Bon's meal buffs on your best damage dealer.
- Reroll income traits like Looting and Hustler on supports.
- Check the unit tier list before finalizing your team.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do support units do in Anime Origins?
Support units generate income, refund upgrade costs and buff allies. They do not deal much damage but multiply the power of your whole team.
How does Bluma's training data work?
Bluma's Combat Data Optimization generates training data from teammate kills. At each wave start, hitting data thresholds grants extra income between +5% and +30%.
Is Leorio worth using?
Yes. Golden Refund gives a 10% chance to refund 15% of a nearby upgrade cost, which saves meaningful gold across a long match.
How do I get Bon?
Bon drops from the Fairy Forest raid with a low chance. He is a hybrid buff unit whose meals grant temporary buffs to chosen allies.
How many support units should I run?
One or two is usually enough. Too many supports leave your team without damage, so balance them with strong damage dealers.
Do traits work on support units?
Yes. Income traits like Looting and Hustler boost support value, while range traits help them cover more of the map. See the traits guide.
Where can I discuss support teams?
Join the official Discord at dc.gg/animeorigins to share support team builds and economy strategies, and check the video above for a full Bon showcase and farming tips.