Best Teams & Party Compositions in AFK Journey (February 2025)

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:

The best overall meta team in AFK Journey still hasn’t changed all that much since the game’s initial launch, aside from the tank role. While Thoran is still pretty damn solid, he’s been outclassed by Phraesto at this point, and even Ulmus (when built properly) can outperform him in some situations. Don’t get me wrong, though. Thoran is still a great option, especially if you’ve already invested in him, but if you have Phraesto, consider putting your resources into him instead.

Outside of that, the comp hasn’t changed all that much; Odie is still one of the best DoT units in the game, and Smokey and Meerky is still top tier in terms of healing/support.

The only other changes I’ve made here are adding Lily May and Harak into the mix, who are easily two of the best DPS characters you can get in the game. For general PvE content, most characters will do, such as Alsa or basically any other strong DPS unit. But of course, if you’re going for the best of the best, then you’ll absolutely want Lily May and/or Harak. It’s worth noting that Harak can only be gotten through the Stargaze Station, so most F2P players won’t be able to get him immediately, but he should be your next target once you’ve got Reinier complete.

Other DPS options to consider include Eironn and Talene, both of whom are still very prevalent i nthe meta.

I’ve also since added Ludovic as a potential healer substitute for Smokey and Meerky — blasphemy, I know. Depending on whether you favor the Graveborn or Mauler core of this team, you really can’t go wrong with either healer. I’ve been equally happy with both healers at Supreme+, and you can take this team into pretty much any game mode in AFK Journey. This team even does decently in PvP, as I’ve taken it all the way to Champion III before, but of course, there are stronger compositions to look at if you really want to sweat in Arena. Koko is also a solid addition here, though I’ve found that the team seems to work better with the other two.

With the release of Tasi, you may want to slot her in here as well, and maybe replace Odie if you want a really strong crowd control character. But if you don’t have her, this team still works wonders.

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:

Eironn, Arden, and Damien ruled the PvP meta for basically an entire year, but times have changed. We’ve seen so many powerful units release since then, and this is the best composition to use if you want to climb the ladder.

Phraesto is absolutely the tank you want, though you may consider Thoran, Dunlingr, or Ulmus in that spot as well. That being said, Phraesto is easily the best choice here, followed by Thoran or Ulmus. Dunlingr is a bit more situational, and whether you slot him in will depend on who you’re up against.

Dionel, Lily May, and Harak are easily the best DPS options here, and you’ll want to support them with any combination of Bonnie, Talene, or Tasi. Bonnie, in particular, has been a fantastic pick for a lot of game modes and compositions. Tasi excels at AoE control, while Talene also serves up AoE damage and she can revive herself at will.

Of course, with Dionel and Harak being Hypogeans/Celestials, they’re probably not as easy to pull or build if you’re F2P. In which case, you can’t go wrong with Lily May and Odie, with the latter still being an extremely powerful DPS unit.

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: Phraesto, Sonja, and Elijah and Lailah.

Phraesto is a no-brainer at this point, but again, Thoran ain’t a bad choice if you don’t have him built yet. Next up, you absolutely want Sonja as your buffer as well. While Reinier used to take on the support/specialist role in this team comp, Sonja has proven to be more than able to replace him in a lot of situations.

For your dedicated support roles, the twins are indispensable. They help provide your team with Haste, which drastically increases your overall DPS output. Mikola is also a fantastic option here for healing and buffing, and if you have space for him, Reinier could also fit in, especially if you don’t have Sonja built yet.

For your DPS options, you have the usual suspects: Lily May, Odie, Harak, and Bonnie are all no-brainers here.

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