Asto
Asto is an Anime Squadron low-tier DPS filler unit for accounts that need a temporary slot before stronger pulls arrive.
- Type
- character
What Is Asto?
Asto is a low-tier damage filler for the point where the roster has an empty slot and no better unit ready. Treat it as a temporary body for early waves, not a unit to carry long progression. If another starter DPS, mixed tank, support, economy unit, or evolution-route unit is available, Asto should not take the main upgrade plan. Asto's one specific mechanic note is reduced Ability Damage. That gives Asto a small defensive angle against ability-based hits, but the live unit card still needs to confirm the exact reduction amount, trigger wording, duration, upgrade scaling, range, cooldown, placement cap, and whether the effect applies only to Asto or helps the team. Without those card details, Asto is best read as low-end filler with a possible defensive perk, not a real tank. Asto belongs only in the earliest roster gap. If the account has Choi, Tranks, Zaro, Ramuru, Zemitsu, Big Beard, Karashi, Vegata, Goki forms, Woo, or another stronger DPS, Asto leaves the damage slot. Save rare trait rerolls, long upgrade paths, and scarce materials for units that solve a clearer job: damage, tanking, support, economy, boss pressure, or an evolution route.
How To Get Asto
Asto's exact obtain route still needs the live game UI. Check summon banners, the unit index, starter rewards, early mission rewards, and first-stage reward panels. If Asto appears as a common pull or early reward, use that live screen as the route before spending gems or upgrade materials.
Asto Abilities
Asto is used as low-tier DPS filler with a reported Ability Damage reduction. The exact reduction value, source of the damage, uptime, trigger rules, upgrade scaling, and whether the effect protects only Asto need the live unit card before fixed numbers are safe.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Can fill a first slot: Asto can cover an empty early DPS slot when the account has nothing stronger to place. That is the main use case: putting another unit on the field for weak starter waves.
- Has a defensive note: The reported Ability Damage reduction gives Asto one specific perk to check on the live card. If the card confirms it, Asto may take ability hits better than a blank low-tier DPS.
Cons
- Ranks near the bottom: Asto sits near the bottom of the early-unit pool. Keep investment low and move resources to the first unit that solves damage, tanking, support, economy, boss pressure, or an evolution route.
- Not a true tank: Taking less Ability Damage does not make Asto a lane holder by itself. If enemies walk through the lane, Shield Hero, Big Beard, Puppeteer, Shinks, or stronger damage can solve more than Asto upgrades.
Attributes
- role
- Low-tier DPS filler with a reported Ability Damage reduction
- best_for
- Accounts with an empty early damage slot and no stronger DPS available
- difficulty
- Likely early or common unit, but exact obtain route needs live banner, unit index, or reward UI confirmation
Obtain Methods
- Check early unit sources: Look for Asto in the summon banner, unit index, starter reward flow, early mission rewards, and first-stage reward panels. The live UI decides whether Asto is a pull, reward, or unavailable in the current rotation.
- Keep only if the roster is empty: Asto can fill a slot while the account has no better DPS. Once a stronger starter or mid-game unit arrives, Asto's best value is as a bench copy or fodder target rather than a main lineup piece.
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When to field it
Field Asto only when the squad has an empty slot and early waves need one more attacker. If Asto helps clear the first maps, keep saving gems and trait shards. If the run fails, the account needs a stronger DPS, support, tank, or money unit.
Ability Damage check
Open Asto's card and look for the exact wording around Ability Damage. Check whether the reduction is passive, whether it scales with upgrades, whether it applies to all ability hits, and whether it protects only Asto or affects nearby units.
Replacement path
Replace Asto with Choi or Tranks for stronger starter DPS, Ramuru or Zemitsu if those perform better on the account, Big Beard for mixed damage and tank value, or Karashi and higher-tier units once the roster starts opening up.
Trait boundary
A free damage or survival trait can stay on Asto during the first stages. Rare trait rerolls belong on units with better long-term jobs, especially economy units, support units, and DPS units tied to mid-game or evolution routes.
Asto FAQ
Is Asto good in Anime Squadron?
No, not beyond the start. Asto can fill an empty early slot, but low rankings across multiple lists make it a weak investment target.
How do you get Asto?
The exact route needs the live UI. Check summon banners, the unit index, starter rewards, early missions, and first-stage rewards.
What does Asto do?
Asto deals low-tier DPS and has a reported Ability Damage reduction. The exact reduction value and trigger rules need the live unit card.
Is Asto worth upgrading?
Only for the first few stages if the account has no better unit. Long upgrades and rare materials belong on stronger DPS, support, tank, or economy units.
Is Asto better than Muffy or Michigo?
They sit in the same weak filler lane. Use whichever one has better current traits or card stats, then replace the slot with a stronger unit.
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