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✨ UTD Traits Guide

Complete guide to all 13 traits in Universal Tower Defense. Learn drop rates, effects, and which traits are worth rerolling for.

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13
Total Traits
1
Mythic Traits
3
Legendary Traits
1,000
Avg for Ruler

All Traits

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Ruler

Mythic

+100% Damage, One Placement

The most powerful damage trait. Doubles all damage dealt by the unit. Reduces placement limit to 1 but massively increases power. Also called 'Monarch' in some translations.

Drop Rate0.10%
Expected Rerolls1,000
Recommended for:
KenpachiAceScarlet MaidAll DPS units
Special: onePlacement
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Duelist

Legendary

+25% Crit Chance, +15% Range, +20% Boss Damage

Best trait for Kyito. Provides crit chance, range, and boss damage bonuses. Much easier to obtain than Ruler (0.8% vs 0.1%), making Kyito easier to build.

Drop Rate0.80%
Expected Rerolls125
Recommended for:
KyitoCrit-based units

Sacred

Legendary

+75% Damage

Strong damage multiplier. Considered a backup for Ruler on Kenpachi/Berserker when you can't get the 0.1% Ruler.

Drop Rate0.30%
Expected Rerolls333
Recommended for:
KenpachiRagnaDPS units
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Scarred

Legendary

+25% Damage, -15% Cooldown, +25% Range

Balanced trait with damage, cooldown reduction, and range bonuses. Great for skill-based units like Sasuke and Sakuya.

Drop Rate0.30%
Expected Rerolls333
Recommended for:
SasukeSakuyaLawRanged DPS
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Wizard

Epic

+35% Damage, +15% Range

Good damage boost with extended range. Excellent for DOT units like Ace to increase burn coverage.

Drop Rate2.0%
Expected Rerolls50
Recommended for:
AceShikamaruSupport units
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Fortunate

Epic

+30% Damage, +20% Coin Bonus

MANDATORY for Speedwagon/Fast Cart. Increases gold generation. Must have this trait on your economy unit.

Drop Rate2.0%
Expected Rerolls50
Recommended for:
SpeedwagonFast Cart
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Prodigy

Epic

+XP Bonus

Increases experience gained. Double Prodigy variant gives excellent XP bonus for leveling. Good for units you want to level quickly.

Drop Rate2.0%
Expected Rerolls50
Recommended for:
Leveling units
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Agile

Rare

+Movement Speed, +Attack Speed

Increases unit responsiveness and attack speed. Good for fast-hitting units.

Drop Rate5.0%
Expected Rerolls20
Recommended for:
Multi-hit units

Swift

Rare

+40% Attack Speed

Significant attack speed boost for faster damage output.

Drop Rate5.0%
Expected Rerolls20
Recommended for:
Multi-hit unitsSupport units
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Mighty

Rare

+25% Damage

Straightforward damage increase, good for any DPS unit. Good backup trait when you can't get higher rarity options.

Drop Rate5.0%
Expected Rerolls20
Recommended for:
AkainuGenosAll DPS units
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Sturdy

Rare

+50% Health

Increased survivability for units that take damage.

Drop Rate5.0%
Expected Rerolls20
Recommended for:
Tank unitsFront-line units
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Keen

Common

+15% Damage, +10% Range

Minor but useful bonuses for early game.

Drop Rate10.0%
Expected Rerolls10
Recommended for:
Any unit

Basic

Common

No bonus

Default trait with no special effects. Reroll this immediately.

Drop Rate62.5%
Expected Rerolls2

Special Mechanics

🎰Double Trait

Extremely rare chance to get two traits at once. Video showed 'Double Duelist' and 'Double Prodigy' examples.

Achievement exists for obtaining a double Unique trait - considered nearly impossible.

👑One Placement Effect

Ruler trait and some other effects reduce placement limit to 1 but significantly boost power.

  • Ace with Ruler becomes 1 placement nuclear bomb
  • Scarlet Maid requires Ruler to be effective

📦Where to Get Rerolls

Level Milestones
10 rerolls per level
Challenges
3 rerolls from half-hour challenges
Featured Challenge
Best late-game source for rerolls
Gold Shop
Can purchase rerolls with gold

Understanding Trait Probabilities

Expected Value (E)

The average number of rerolls needed to get a specific trait.

E = 1 / p (where p is drop rate)

Probability to Get by N Rerolls

Follows a geometric distribution.

P(X ≤ n) = 1 - (1-p)^n

📊 Data compiled from 8 YouTube guide videos. Probabilities verified: Ruler 0.1%, Duelist 0.8%, Sacred 0.3%, Scarred 0.3%. Last updated: 2025-12-17

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