Kirito Universal Tower Defense Best Build Guide: Making Him Truly Usable

In Universal Tower Defense, Kirito is often considered mid-tier outside of the Virtual Realm, but with the right build, he can become a powerful unit capable of clearing extremely high-level stages. This guide will show you how to make Kirito usable, maximize his damage, and optimize him for critical hits. Also check out our Universal Tower Defense Codes & Tier List for more rewards!

Best Traits and Trees

• Primary Trait: Duelist – Surprisingly, Duelist is Kirito’s best trait for increasing his critical rate, making him significantly more effective in combat.
• Secondary Traits: Ruler, Sacred, and Eternal are decent alternatives but don’t provide the same critical damage boost.

Skill Tree Focus:

• Virtual Realm: Focus on the Magician Tree for maximum damage output.
• Death Tree: Avoid Kirito here; he won’t benefit like other units such as Kenpachi or Spade.
• Solo Play: Focus on bringing full AoE units like Kirito, Kenpachi, and Ace, with support characters to enhance performance.

Recommended Relics

To optimize Kirito for critical hits, equip him with relics that emphasize critical damage rather than crit rate:

• Sun God Shirt: Main relic with critical damage and elemental perks (light, water, ice) – perfect for Kirito’s ice element.
• Pants: Focus on damage or cooldown speed, depending on your playstyle. Full damage is ideal for maximizing overall DPS.
• Hat: Recommended options include Eyepatch or Hokage Helm. Elemental as the main stat and damage as the maxed sub-trait is ideal.

For sub-traits, prioritize either cooldown (if his special attack is average) or crit damage/damage, to make each attack more powerful.

Build Strategy

• In the Virtual Realm, Kirito works best as an AoE damage dealer. Pair him with other high AoE units to clear waves efficiently.
• His damage scales well with the right cards, and stacking critical damage can lead to massive burst damage.
• Avoid using characters like Sun Jin-Woo, Ragna, or Sasuke in the same build if focusing on Kirito, as they become less effective under the same tree.
• While Kirito doesn’t reach the extreme DPS of units like Kenpachi or Spade, he can still clear 1000% Nightmare stages with the right setup.

To make Kirito usable in Universal Tower Defense: Equip Duelist as the primary trait for critical rate. Focus on Magician Tree in Virtual Realm for AoE damage. Prioritize relics that enhance critical damage over crit rate. Use elemental-focused helmets and sub-traits for maximum DPS. Pair him with AoE units and supports for solo runs or high-difficulty stages.

With this build, Kirito transitions from a mid-tier unit into a strong, reliable damage dealer in Virtual Realm. His critical hits, combined with the right relics and traits, make him one of the best options for clearing high-level waves efficiently.