Roll Categories Guide

Understanding roll categories is essential for targeted rerolling in Build A Blue Lock Squad. Each category represents a different character pool, and focusing your rerolls on specific categories allows you to pursue particular characters or chemistry combinations. This guide covers all confirmed roll categories as of August 2026.

What Are Roll Categories?

Roll categories are character pools that determine which characters you can pull during a reroll. When you spend a reroll token, you draw from a specific category. Each category contains a subset of the game’s total character roster.

The in-game collection index lists fifteen categories as of August 19, 2026. These are not anime arcs — they are the game’s internal organization system for character pools.

All Confirmed Roll Categories

The following fifteen categories have been confirmed from the game’s collection index:

1. First Selection — Early Blue Lock characters from the first selection arc
2. Second Selection — Characters from the second selection arc
3. Third Selection — Characters from the third selection arc
4. Japan vs U20 Match — Characters from the Japan national team vs U20 match
5. Bastard München — Characters from Bastard München team
6. Barcha — Characters from FC Barcha team
7. Ubers — Characters from Ubers team
8. Manshine City — Characters from Manshine City team
9. PXG — Characters from PXG (Paris X Gen) team
10. Pros & Masters — Professional and master-level players
11. New Gen 11 — The New Generation 11 characters
12. Nigeria Squad — Nigerian national team characters
13. Japan U20 Squad — Japan Under-20 national team
14. France U20 Squad — France Under-20 national team
15. Pro Strikers — Professional striker-focused characters

How Categories Work With Chemistry

Chemistry bonds often align with category groupings. Some Full House chemistry sets require pulling multiple characters from the same category:

Confirmed Full House Chemistry Sets

Nigeria Squad — The complete Nigeria team forms a Full House chemistry set. Rolling in the Nigeria Squad category gives you access to all characters needed for this bonus.

FC Barcha — Lavinho, Bachira, Otoya, and Lara form an FC Barcha Full House. This category contains all four characters, making it the most efficient way to build this chemistry chain.

PXG — Loki, Shidou, Charles, and Rin form a PXG Full House. The PXG category contains these four characters.

Category Strategy

Why Focus on One Category?

Rolling within a single category offers strategic advantages:

1. Chemistry stacking — Many Full House bonuses require characters from the same category
2. Efficient resource use — Spending rerolls in one category increases your odds of pulling target characters
3. Squad coherence — A squad built from one or two categories often has natural chemistry overlap

Full House Chemistry Priority

If your goal is maximum OVR through chemistry, prioritize categories with Full House sets:

Category	Characters	Chemistry Value
Nigeria Squad	Complete team	Full House (+5 Rerolls +5 Refresh)
FC Barcha	Lavinho, Bachira, Otoya, Lara	Full House
PXG	Loki, Shidou, Charles, Rin	Full House

Building a Full House chemistry set returns more reroll resources than you spend, creating a positive feedback loop.

Category Tier Lists

Characters within each category vary in OVR strength. While a complete tier list for each category is beyond this guide’s scope, some general observations:

High-Value Categories for Strikers:

• PXG — Contains Shidou and Rin, both high-OVR options
• Bastard München — Contains Kaiser and Noel Noa
• Pro Strikers — The highest OVR cards in the game (102 OVR cap)

Balanced Categories:

• First, Second, Third Selection — Broader pools with varied OVR ranges
• New Gen 11 — Mix of characters with different specializations

Important Clarification: Categories vs Anime Arcs

At least one guide site incorrectly describes roll categories as anime arc groupings. The categories listed above are the game’s internal pool organization — they do not correspond to specific manga or anime storylines.

For example, “First Selection” contains characters from that arc, but the category pool may include characters you would not expect from the arc’s narrative, and some arc characters may appear in different categories.

Trust the in-game collection index over third-party interpretations of category groupings.

Category Changes and Updates

New characters are added to categories with each update. The ELUSIVES update (July 2026) added new characters to various pools, and future updates will continue to expand categories.

To stay current:

• Check the Updates Hub after major patches
• Monitor the in-game collection index for new additions
• Review category-specific tier list pages as they are updated

FAQs

How many categories are there in Build A Blue Lock Squad? There are fifteen confirmed roll categories as of August 2026.

What is the best category to roll in? Categories with Full House chemistry sets (Nigeria, FC Barcha, PXG) offer the best return on investment through chemistry bonuses.

Can I target specific characters by choosing a category? Yes. Each category contains a specific character pool. Rolling in the category containing your target character increases your odds of pulling them.

Do categories affect drop rates? Categories determine which pool you draw from, not the odds within that pool. The gacha odds within each category are separate from category selection.

Can the same character appear in multiple categories? Some characters may appear in different categories depending on the context. Check the collection index for specific character category assignments.

What category has the highest OVR characters? Pro Strikers contains the highest OVR cards in the game (up to 102 OVR). Bastard München and PXG also contain high-value characters.