Best Teams & Party Compositions in AFK Journey (July 2024)

As a mobile gacha RPG, AFK Journey is all about summoning fun characters and putting together strong team compositions with what you have. To help you out, here are the best teams and party compositions in AFK Journey.

Best Meta Team Composition in AFK Journey

Generally speaking, you’ll want your AFK Journey team to at least comprise of one tank, one healer or support character, and one damage dealer or DPS character. Depending on what you’re going for, you may opt to have two supports and two DPS, or you may even forego one of those for an extra tank.

At the time of writing, however, there is one clear-cut meta team composition in AFK Journey, as listed below:

There are substitutions you can make here, of course. For instance, you could swap out Vala for Antandra if you need a second tank, or swap out Rowan for Koko if you decide you don’t really need Rowan’s energy battery capabilities in favor of more support and healing. However, you’ll generally want to keep the core of Thoran, Cecia, and Smokey and Meerky.

These three characters are the best-in-class for their respective roles in AFK Journey as a tank, DPS, and support, and are considered irreplaceable in the meta lineup right now. Thoran, in particular, is widely regarded as hands down the strongest hero in the game thanks to his fantastic defensive capabilities and ability to self-revive once in battle.

I’ve also since replaced Vala with Odie in this composition, as the latter has proven to be extremely versatile in both PvP and PvE modes, including Dream Realm. Odie may seem lackluster at first, but his poison DoT and buildup really adds up very quickly, making him one of the deadliest DPS characters in the game.

This composition really hasn’t changed much at all since the game’s launch, and it’s unlikely to change anytime soon barring some huge adjustments to any of these characters. If you just want to take on PvE content, this composition will do. Even in PvP, this team should do pretty solidly as long as you’ve got them at Mythic+.

Best PvP Team Composition

For folks wanting to dive into the PvP modes in AFK Journey, there are a few other things to consider as well. Generally, you’ll want to get your Haste and attack speed up as much as possible, and you’ll also want to take your enemy down fast.

Here’s the best PvP composition I’ve found so far:

The meta is still centered around crowd control and the ability to nuke the enemy team quickly. And that’s where Eironn and Carolina come in. Keep in mind that you want to get them to Mythic+ for this to be viable.

In addition to that, you may want to consider putting Damien and Arden on your wishlist as well. While these are just A-class heroes, they also need to be brought up to Mythic+ for viability. This composition really only works well for PvP and is considered subpar for most other PvE modes, but hey, you gotta do what you gotta do.

Unfortunately, Thoran seems to be a mainstay for PvP modes, at least from my own experience in Elite III so far. Most teams have him as their main tank, and if you’re missing Thoran, it’s very unlikely that your tank will be able to outlast the enemy team.

With all that said, it’s worth noting that as of May 2024, Alsa has also been added to the roster and she pretty much fills the same role as Carolina, but requires much less investment to build. Assuming you already have Eironn at Mythic+, Alsa is able to capitalize on his control abilities to deal extra damage. You just need to get her to Legendary+ for that extra Haste boost, but getting there is much easier than having to build her up to Mythic+.

One other thing to note is that if you find yourself running into lots of Eironn/Damien/Arden comps, you may want to consider swapping Carolina/Alsa out for Hewynn. The double healer comp makes it so that your team can’t be nuked as easily, and you can beat out the Eironn comp in a battle of attrition as their HP will slowly dwindle down due to the lack of healing.

The Reinier PvP Comp

Alternatively, you may also want to give Reinier a shot, if you’ve got enough pulls banked in the Stargaze Station. As more players have gotten their hands on Hypogean characters, Reinier is becoming increasingly prevalent, and also serves as a good counter to the Eironn comp, or even as a supplement.

This is an incredibly annoying composition to deal with as Reinier instantly takes away one of your opponent’s backlines, and lets Vala destroy them completely. Temesia and Antandra shouldn’t be underestimated here as well, as they can disrupt your opponent’s formation, while Cecia continues to rain terror down on them.

Best Dream Realm Team Composition

Dream Realm pits you against a different elemental-type boss each day, so your party composition will change depending on the element and what you need to exploit it. However, there are some mainstays that you want to hold on to no matter who the boss is: Thoran, Odie, and Smokey and Meerky.

Thoran and Smokey and Meerky should be no-brainers at this point. However, Odie is a sneaky DPS pick; his poison attacks are extremely deadly, and he’s absolutely worth ascending and investing in until Mythic+ for his increased attack speed and ability to insta-kill poisoned enemies once their HP’s low enough. This can come in very handy for both story battles and Dream Realm.

Since the May 2024 patch, Korin and Marilee aren’t quite as effect in Dream Realm anymore, so you’ll absolutely want to go all-in on Odie for DPS.

And those are our picks for the best party and team compositions in AFK Journey right now.