Standard tier list
Sung Jinwoo, Evangelion Test Type-01 Pseudo DMS Phase, Rei Ayanami, and Shin Asakura sit in S. This board starts from the public TCG Contender Standard snapshot, then promotes names that hosted event 50s on this site keep posting from 2026-07-24 through 2026-09-07. English events are single-title Standard. Pictures link to the character hub.
Updated 2026-09-07. Character pictures open the hub on this site.
No names in this row from the current snapshot.
No names in this row from the current snapshot.
The numbers
| Tier | Character | Title | Recent top 8s | Recent results | Contender share | Contender # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | Sung Jinwoo | Solo Leveling | 31 | 46 | 8.2% | 1 |
| S | Evangelion Test Type-01 Pseudo DMS Phase | Evangelion | 21 | 22 | 3.6% | 1 |
| S | Rei Ayanami | Evangelion | 13 | 22 | 3.4% | 1 |
| S | Shin Asakura | Sakamoto Days | 10 | 11 | 2.2% | 1 |
| A | Chainsaw Man | Chainsaw Man | 35 | 41 | 2.4% | 2 |
| A | Denji | Chainsaw Man | 22 | 27 | 2.5% | 2 |
| A | Hajime Saito | Rurouni Kenshin | 18 | 25 | 1.9% | 2 |
| A | Power | Chainsaw Man | 16 | 18 | 1.0% | 2 |
| A | Aoi Todo | Jujutsu Kaisen | 15 | 21 | 1.9% | 2 |
| A | Heisuke Mashimo | Sakamoto Days | 12 | 16 | 2.0% | 2 |
| A | Taro Sakamoto | Sakamoto Days | 12 | 17 | 1.5% | 2 |
| A | Evangelion Proto Type-00 | Evangelion | 9 | 12 | 1.7% | 2 |
| A | Rimuru | That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime | 7 | 12 | 1.4% | 2 |
| A | Makima | Chainsaw Man | 7 | 10 | 1.5% | 2 |
| A | Evangelion Production Model-08 | Evangelion | 7 | 7 | 1.0% | 2 |
| A | Bomb Devil | Chainsaw Man | 7 | 7 | 0.7% | 2 |
| A | Kenshin Himura | Rurouni Kenshin | 6 | 8 | 0.9% | 2 |
| A | Reze | Chainsaw Man | 5 | 8 | 0.7% | 2 |
| A | Evangelion Production Model-New 02 | Evangelion | 3 | 5 | 0.6% | 2 |
| B | Kaoru Kamiya | Rurouni Kenshin | 15 | 21 | 3.5% | 3 |
| B | Yuna | Sword Art Online | 11 | 13 | 1.0% | 3 |
| B | Kotaro Amon | Tokyo Ghoul | 10 | 12 | 0.8% | 3 |
Sources
- TCG Contender Union Arena Standard snapshot - numbered tiers and meta share used as the starting rank.
- Hosted official, event, and tournament 50s on this site dated 2026-07-24 to 2026-09-07. Top 8s are read from the list title, player line, or slug.
How to read it
How is this Union Arena tier list built?
TCG Contender publishes numbered Standard tiers and meta share. This page maps those numbers onto S through D, then promotes characters with recent top 8s in the 50-card lists hosted here. It does not invent results.
What format is the tier list?
English Union Arena Standard. Events are usually one anime or manga title, 50 cards, four copies of a number unless a card is restricted or printed as a high-copy exception.
Why does a name move up from Contender's number?
A Contender tier 1 list becomes S when this site also has recent wins or top 8s for that character. A quieter tier 1 stays A.