{
  "name": "Anime Vanguards Element Coverage Dataset",
  "url": "https://animevanguardsguide.com/data/elements.json",
  "lastmod": "2026-06-09",
  "rowCount": 11,
  "rows": [
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "element": "Spark",
      "effect": "Immunity to damage-reducing debuffs.",
      "planning": "Useful when a mode or enemy pressure reduces damage output.",
      "teamProblems": [
        "damage reduction debuffs",
        "long-run damage stability"
      ],
      "unitCount": 27,
      "topDpsUnit": "Rule (Surgeon)",
      "topDps": 375,
      "topRangeUnit": "Wolf (Resurrection)",
      "topRange": 25,
      "supportCount": 0,
      "nextCheck": "Open the element planner, then compare shortlisted units in the unit database, unit compare, and DPS calculator before spending resources."
    },
    {
      "rank": 2,
      "element": "Nature",
      "effect": "Immunity to range-reducing debuffs.",
      "planning": "Useful for units that depend on coverage and path control.",
      "teamProblems": [
        "range debuffs",
        "path coverage"
      ],
      "unitCount": 41,
      "topDpsUnit": "Thunder (You)",
      "topDps": 625,
      "topRangeUnit": "LagShooter",
      "topRange": 999,
      "supportCount": 0,
      "nextCheck": "Open the element planner, then compare shortlisted units in the unit database, unit compare, and DPS calculator before spending resources."
    },
    {
      "rank": 3,
      "element": "Water",
      "effect": "Immunity to SPA-reducing debuffs.",
      "planning": "Useful when attack tempo must stay stable.",
      "teamProblems": [
        "SPA debuffs",
        "wave tempo"
      ],
      "unitCount": 43,
      "topDpsUnit": "Elastic Captain (Pirate)",
      "topDps": 705,
      "topRangeUnit": "Oryo",
      "topRange": 50,
      "supportCount": 3,
      "nextCheck": "Open the element planner, then compare shortlisted units in the unit database, unit compare, and DPS calculator before spending resources."
    },
    {
      "rank": 4,
      "element": "Fire",
      "effect": "Adds damage support to other Fire units in range per placement.",
      "planning": "Better when several Fire placements can benefit from each other.",
      "teamProblems": [
        "matching element damage support",
        "stacked Fire placements"
      ],
      "unitCount": 41,
      "topDpsUnit": "Iscanur (Pride)",
      "topDps": 750,
      "topRangeUnit": "Iscanur (Pride)",
      "topRange": 25,
      "supportCount": 2,
      "nextCheck": "Open the element planner, then compare shortlisted units in the unit database, unit compare, and DPS calculator before spending resources."
    },
    {
      "rank": 5,
      "element": "Holy",
      "effect": "Reduces status-effect time.",
      "planning": "Useful in maps where status uptime causes failed clears.",
      "teamProblems": [
        "status pressure",
        "failed clears from status uptime"
      ],
      "unitCount": 32,
      "topDpsUnit": "Super Vogito",
      "topDps": 687.5,
      "topRangeUnit": "Super Vogito",
      "topRange": 40,
      "supportCount": 0,
      "nextCheck": "Open the element planner, then compare shortlisted units in the unit database, unit compare, and DPS calculator before spending resources."
    },
    {
      "rank": 6,
      "element": "Passion",
      "effect": "Adds range support to other Passion units in range per placement.",
      "planning": "Team-building element for coverage-focused routes.",
      "teamProblems": [
        "matching element range support",
        "coverage-focused teams"
      ],
      "unitCount": 34,
      "topDpsUnit": "Demon Leader (Control)",
      "topDps": 1333.33,
      "topRangeUnit": "Demon Leader (Control)",
      "topRange": 30,
      "supportCount": 7,
      "nextCheck": "Open the element planner, then compare shortlisted units in the unit database, unit compare, and DPS calculator before spending resources."
    },
    {
      "rank": 7,
      "element": "Curse",
      "effect": "Increases damage against bosses.",
      "planning": "High relevance for Boss Rush and boss-heavy stages.",
      "teamProblems": [
        "boss damage",
        "Boss Rush pressure"
      ],
      "unitCount": 40,
      "topDpsUnit": "Hollowseph (Pure)",
      "topDps": 440,
      "topRangeUnit": "Lich King (Ruler)",
      "topRange": 22,
      "supportCount": 0,
      "nextCheck": "Open the element planner, then compare shortlisted units in the unit database, unit compare, and DPS calculator before spending resources."
    },
    {
      "rank": 8,
      "element": "Blast",
      "effect": "Ignores part of enemy damage reduction.",
      "planning": "Useful when enemy reduction is the problem rather than raw DPS.",
      "teamProblems": [
        "enemy damage reduction",
        "boss armor pressure"
      ],
      "unitCount": 42,
      "topDpsUnit": "Explosive Demon (Bomb)",
      "topDps": 666.67,
      "topRangeUnit": "Rogita (Super 4)",
      "topRange": 27,
      "supportCount": 4,
      "nextCheck": "Open the element planner, then compare shortlisted units in the unit database, unit compare, and DPS calculator before spending resources."
    },
    {
      "rank": 9,
      "element": "Cosmic",
      "effect": "Cleanses status effects and debuffs on self with a local cooldown.",
      "planning": "Self-sufficient option for debuff-heavy routes.",
      "teamProblems": [
        "self-cleanse",
        "debuff-heavy routes"
      ],
      "unitCount": 31,
      "topDpsUnit": "Divalo (Requiem)",
      "topDps": 615.38,
      "topRangeUnit": "The Falcon (of Darkness)",
      "topRange": 30,
      "supportCount": 2,
      "nextCheck": "Open the element planner, then compare shortlisted units in the unit database, unit compare, and DPS calculator before spending resources."
    },
    {
      "rank": 10,
      "element": "Unbound",
      "effect": "Increases critical rate.",
      "planning": "Pairs best with crit-based units and Deadeye-style decisions.",
      "teamProblems": [
        "critical route",
        "Deadeye-style trait planning"
      ],
      "unitCount": 34,
      "topDpsUnit": "Brolzi Super (Wrathful)",
      "topDps": 526.32,
      "topRangeUnit": "Alocard (Vampire King)",
      "topRange": 26,
      "supportCount": 1,
      "nextCheck": "Open the element planner, then compare shortlisted units in the unit database, unit compare, and DPS calculator before spending resources."
    },
    {
      "rank": 11,
      "element": "Unknown",
      "effect": "Public wiki notes immunity to status ailments and debuffs.",
      "planning": "Treat as a special-case element and verify in-game on the exact unit.",
      "teamProblems": [
        "status immunity check",
        "special-case unit planning"
      ],
      "unitCount": 4,
      "topDpsUnit": "Warlord (Of the Sea)",
      "topDps": 333.33,
      "topRangeUnit": "Song Jinwu and Igros",
      "topRange": 24,
      "supportCount": 0,
      "nextCheck": "Open the element planner, then compare shortlisted units in the unit database, unit compare, and DPS calculator before spending resources."
    }
  ]
}