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

The meta is still centered around crowd control and the ability to nuke the enemy team quickly. If you’re not running some cracked Hypogean/Celestial team (see the next section), then you’re likely running the control team comp with Eironn.

Eironn, Damien, and Arden are the mainstays here. These three serve as the core of this team, with Eironn puppeteering and gathering up all your enemies into a bunch, while Arden nukes them to death. You’ll also want a strong tank like Thoran to keep things together, with Damien on support. That last role used to be filled by Carolina, but you can allow yourself a bit of flexibility here.

For instance, you may want to run Lily May or Alsa instead for extra DPS, or swap in Rowan to serve as an energy battery. You could also consider Vala if you have her built up, and use her to wreck the enemy’s backlines.

One other thing to note is that if you find yourself running into lots of Eironn/Damien/Arden comps, you may want to consider keeping Lily May in your formation, or consider 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. Lily May can also break out of the Eironn ult easily and interrupt it to prevent your team from getting nuked immediately.

Tasi could also potentially be a good substitute in that flex slot as well. She’s a very strong Wilder crowd control character who can really mess up enemy teams. It depends on what your priority is; for folks who like disrupting and interrupting enemy strategies, Lily May all the way. If you want to focus on damage and CC, go with Tasi.

For the most part, the PvP meta is unlikely to change for the foreseeable future, at least until more people start getting Celestials and Hypogeans, which brings me to my next section…

The Reinier PvP Comp

Speaking of Hypogeans and Celestials, these are the cream of the crop. You may 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.

Character	Role	Formation/Position
Temesia/Antandra	Tank	Front
Vala	DPS – Rogue	Mid
Lily May	DPS – Marksman	Mid
Hewynn	Healer	Back
Reinier	Healer	Back

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 Lily May continues to rain terror down on them.

If you want to go full Celestial/Hypogean, focus on getting Reinier to Mythic+ first. After that, Scarlita should be your next priority thanks to her flexibility. Once these two are sorted, then you’ll want to look at Phraesto and Talene in that order. The reason why Talene is so low on my priority list is because there are plenty of strong DPS units already in the game, and you don’t necessarily need her to perform.

With the release of Dunlingr, he’s also a possible contender for the tank slot, though I’ve found it hard to make him work. His ability to shut down ults is great, but when it affects your team as well, I’d much rather have Lily May in that spot instead.

Best Dream Realm Team Composition

Character	Role	Formation/Position
Thoran	Tank	Front
Odie	DPS – Marksman	Mid
Lily May	DPS – Rogue	Mid
Korin	DPS – Warrior	Mid
Smokey and Meerky	Support	Back

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.

While Korin and Marilee used to be mainstays for Dream Realm boss teams as well, that has changed with the introduction of Lily May, who has quickly proven to be the most powerful character released in AFK Journey since Vala. She’s fantastic for Dream Realm, and also a great pick for PvP matchups.

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