Clash of Critters Roles: DPS, Tank, Guardian, Support & More

The six roles

Role	Count	What it does	Where to place
DPS	102	Damage — single target, AoE, pierce, DoT	Back row, behind a frontliner
Guardian	35	Ranged frontliner: AoE with Knockback/Paralysis, holds a lane while hitting	Front row
Tank	30	Absorbs hits; often shields, counters or heals itself	Front row
Support	20	Buffs (ATK/DEF/DMG Boost), Invincibility windows, some damage	Next to the Tatari it buffs
Healer	18	Restores HP, usually with a weak attack	Second row, adjacent to the lane
Specialist	19	Debuffs (Scouted, Fragile), dashes, invisibility, summons	Depends on kit — read the skill

Counts are from the Tatari database (224 entries, Aug 23, 2026). A few Tatari changed role over time — the wiki’s “Previous Role” column notes e.g. Clucky Healer (was DPS).

Best Tatari by role

Guardian: Zappur (Knockback + DMG Boost aura), Pyropup (fire pillars → Hellhound), Kittazap (melee boss killer), Gibber, Voltkit after T3.
Tank: Rubblet (multi-lane beam), Waddledo (Ice Shield), Manteeny, Sparkeet (links allies; “reliable Horde tank” per the official guide).
DPS: Voltfawn (pierce + Paralysis), Frugling, Frostnip, Fluffle, Sealing, Shrimpyro.
Support: Cheerling — “the meta-defining Tatari for nearly every game mode” (official Lightning guide); Funglet for Fragile spores; Hootlet for slowing terrain.
Healer: Buddi (heal + ATK/DEF boost), Ashlarva (ring of flames), Glowfly (Static Shield on a front ally).
Specialist: Goonbug (Invincible dash, Fragile), Zaplet (Scouted burst), Tindercub (dash, heal on hit, retreat when in Danger).

How roles interact with placement

Support and heal effects are “nearby allies” effects — Cheerling’s strength, per the official guide, is that it lets you run fewer Tatari in neighbouring lanes, but its “only limitation is requirements for positioning”. Guardians are ranged frontliners, so they can hold a lane alone against weak waves; pure Tanks want a DPS behind them. Quick Deploy (unlocked after 2-79) puts Tanks/Guardians forward automatically but does not weigh support adjacency — fix that by hand. More in formations & team building.

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