Anime Vanguards 3.0 ?update went live earlier during the weekend, and it has intr??oduced something called Gift Boxes and Presents.

The??se items can be obtained by grinding missions inside the game. However, you can take steps to increase your chances of success and the rate you get the Gift Boxes in Anime Vanguards.

How to get Gift Boxes and Presents in Anime Vanguards

To begin the process, you'll want to open a Winter Portal (can be purchased with Gems). While you can earn Gift Boxes from different ones, go for the ones t??hat take pla??ce on Planet Namak. This is the easiest way to obtain Presents, and dealing with the enemies will be easier. This is applicable irrespective of the tier of your stage.

The next step is to complete the Winter Portal, which will guarantee another portal (if you successfully manage to clear it). These portals begin from Tier 1 and go all the way up to Tier 10. If you clear a Tier 10 Portal, you'll only get a Tier 9/Tier 10 Portal in return. Hence, the even??t gets better the more you play the game.

Exclusive units are also recommended, as they have better in-game stats and abilities, making it easier for you to end the enemies. This?? is more important if you're trying to clear the high-tier portals.

Do note that a Gift? Box isn't guaranteed even if you manage to co??mplete a portal.

How to use Presents in Anime Vanguards

There are two main ways to use Presents that you get. The ??Presents are a separate currency used at the Event NPC to get different items (located in the Quest area). However, a better use for this currency is to use it on the Winter Event limited banner. Some fantastic characters are present on this banner, and the only way to open this is by using the Gift Boxes.

Hence, it's the best time to get grinding in Anime Vanguards and earn as?? many Gift Boxes and ??Presents as possible.

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The new Anime Vanguards version 1.5 update brought to the experience many new features, such as the debut of its first set of Dandadan-themed characters and a new Occult?? Event, the latter featuring a new raid and the ability to exchange Spirit Wisps for exclusive rewards.

But how can you take part in the event? For all looking to show their Dandadan love and get some meta-defying units, here's how to join the Occult Event in Anime Vanguards.

How to join the Occult Event in Anime Vanguards

You can participate in the Occult Event and earn Spirit Wisps in Anime Vanguards by heading to Raids and entering the Mountain Shrine event stage. The stage will be composed of four acts —Senile Speedster, Sumo Alien, Motherly Spirit, and Infinite�with the first three being themed around the Dandadan arcs adapted by its anime.

Keep in mind that you will only be able to enter the stage after reaching player level 20. Fans should als??o know that, although completing all acts will reward you with wisps, you will have a 1.5% chance of unlocking Saiko (Seiko) as a playable unit after each Infinite Act completion.

Once you gather a good amount of wisps, you will be able to exchange them by talking to Saiko at the Spirit Shop. Among the shop's items, the Golden Ball (1,200 Spir??it Wisps), Milk (1,200 Spirit Wisps), Nessie (2,000 Spirit Wisps), and the Psychic Hand (2,000 Spirit Wisps) are the highlights, as they can be used to evolve Okorun (Okarun), Mimi (Momo), Pwee?ny (Peeny-Weeny), and Saiko respectively.

You can get Okorun, Pweeny, and Mimi in Anime Vanguards by pulling on the Occul??t Banner. If you haven't unlocked the ability to enter the event's Raid but already got any of the units above, you can also purchase the wisps needed to get their materials by ??using Robux.

How to Evolve Okorun, Mimi, Saiko, and Pweeny in Anime Vanguards

After acquiring their respective evolution items, you will be able to evolve Okorun, Mimi, Saiko, and Pweeny by heading to Evolve, talking to Itochi (Itachi) at the reception, and then selecting your chosen character and expending their materials. In true Anime Vanguards fashion, however, you will need more than just their main items to complete the process. You can check out all of the materials you will need to gather to evolve each of the new Dandadan units below:

• Okorun to Okorun (Turbo): 2x Golden Ball, 1x Rainbow Essence, 32x Green Essence, 10x Yellow Essence, 10x Pink Essence, 10x Red Essence, and 15,000 Gold.
• Mimi to Mimi (Psychic): 1x Psychic Hand, 3x Rainbow Essence, 43x Green Essence, 13x Blue Essence, 3x Yellow Essence, 13x Purple Essence, 13x Pink Essence, 3x Red Essence, and 15,000 Gold.
• Pweeny to Pweeny (Boxer): 1x Milk, 3x Rainbow Essence, 40x Green Essence, 15x Purple Essence, 13x Blue Essence, 15x Yellow Essence, and 15,000 Gold.
• Saiko to Saiko (Spirit Medium): 1x Nessie, 3x Rainbow Essence, 30x Green Essence, 14x Blue Essence, 13x Yellow Essence, 14x Red Essence, and 15,000 Gold.

Now that you know how to take part in the Occult Event and evolve all of its exclusive units, don't forget to also check out our Anime Vanguards Traits Tier List to see which are the best for your main team.

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Anime Vanguards' Update 1 has introduced plenty of new characters, and some of them have unique evolutions. To power up your characters, you'll want to find a ??specific resource named S??ix Eyes, and it's certainly not an easy task.

Unlike most resources, Six Eyes can't be farmed from any mission. In fact, you'll have t??o unlock it from the Cursed shop in exchange for other resources. Let's take a look at how you can increase the stock of this unique resource and what's the best ??way to use it in the first place.

How to farm Six Eyes in Anime Vanguards

The only known way to get Six Eyes is by exchanging Cursed Fingers at the Gojo Cursed Shop. You can find the ?Cursed Shop NPC waiting right outside the Raid section. Just go to him and press Interact to open up the shop options. To get one Six Eyes, you'll have to spend 10 Cursed Fingers.

It goes without saying that getting Six Eyes is difficult, as finding Cursed Fingers isn't easy at all. The only known farming method currently available for Cursed Fingers is the Shibuya Station Infinite mode. Th??is mod?e can be played once you've unlocked it by completing all acts of the Shibuya Station stage.

If you're lucky, you'll encounter the Sukuna boss in the process. Defeating him will he?lp you get Cursed Fingers as a drop. Unfortunately, there's no guarantee that Sukuna will spawn every time you play the Shibuya Station Infinite mode. Hence, it's best to expect to give at least a few tries in order to find the Cursed Fingers.

Best use of Six Eyes in Anime Vanguards

The best use for Six Eyes for the time being appears to be in the evolution of Gojo. Goju (his copy-right free name) is available in the banner and is one of the best Mythics to unlock. You can evolve to make him stronger, and that needs specific resources. While it's relatively easy to create ??the Essence Stones?, you'll also need two Six Eyes to complete the evolution. So make sure to farm at least 20 Cursed Fingers to exchange at the Cursed shop.

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If you're still looking to improve your collection in Anime Vanguards following Update 1, Gojo ??(Gujo, if you care about copyright strike) should be high on your wish list.

This Mythic character is one of the several new stars ahead as part of the latest update, and you can summon him with the help of Gems. Thanks to the gacha mechanics, getting Gojo will be complex, and it will all depend o?n your banner luck. That said, he's certainly worth going all the way in for if you can evolve him as well.

How to get Gojo in Anime Vanguards

You can summon him from the regular banner in exchange for gems. Being a Mythic, you have a? 0.5% chance at every pull to get the character. While this is pretty much standard for all banners, you'll want to look ??out for the ones that have Gojo as one of the three featured names.

While the rate of drawing a Mythic doesn't change (remains at 0.5%), the chance to get Gojo goes up from 2.1% to 17.3%. That way, you increase the chances of getting Gojo as long as you're drawing a Mythic character. You can increase your chances by preserving your Mythic pity as w??ell, to use on such banners, as you're basically guaranteed at least one of the rarest items.

You can summon by going to Hercule (or Herc?ool, again, if you're bothered about copyright).

How to evolve Gojo in Anime Vanguards

Gojo ??is one of ??those characters who powers up a lot once you evolve him. But to do so, you'll need the following resources in your inventory.

• x2 Six Eyes: Can be obtained from Shibuya Station Infinite mode by killing Sukuna boss. Doing so will get you Cursed Fingers, which can be exchanged for Six Eyes in the Cursed Shop. You'll have to exchange 10 cursed Fingers for one Six Eyes.
• x40 Green Essence Stone: Can be farmed from Challenges, Bundles, and Legend stages.
• x30 Blue Essence Stone: Can be crafted by exchanging Green Essence Stone and Gold.
• x30 Red Essence Stone: Can be crafted by exchanging Green Essence Stone and Gold.
• x4 Rainbow Essence Stone: Can be crafted by using one each of Blue, Purple, Yellow, Pink, and Red Essence Stone, and Gold.

Once you've all the resources, go to Evolve NPC to submit al?l the necessary ingredients and upgrade your Gojo to make him incredibly powerful.

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With the release of Update 1 for Anime Vanguards, there's several new units making a big splash in the meta of the tower defense game on Roblox. One of those units is Julias, who evolves into Julias (Eisplosion). Here is how to get Julias and evolve him into Julias (Eisplosion) in the Anime Vanguards Update 1.

How to get Julias

The only way you can obtain Julias in Update 1 of Anime Vanguards is by purchasing and then reaching Level 25 on Battle Pass 2, the Battle Pass currently active during Update 1. That is the only way Julias can be obtained as he i??s an Exclusive rarity unit, meaning he cannot currently be obtained via Summon or any other method other than via the Battle Pass.

You can acquire the Premium Battle Pass in Anime Vanguards for 799 Robux. You also have the option of skipping 10 Levels on the Battle Pass for an additional 999 Robux. However, you can also just keep playing and completing daily, weekly, and seasonal missions to earn Ba??ttle Pass experience in order to reach Battle Pass Level 25 and receive Julias.

How to evolve Julias to Julias (Eisplosion)

In order to evolve Julias into his Julias (Eisplosion) form, you need to farm a handful of materials including various colored essences, an Ice Wand, and some gold. From there, head to the Evolve counter with a Julias in hand as well as the required materials and you can evolve Julias into Julias (Eisplosion). Here are all the required materials to evolve into Julias (Eisplosion) in Anime Vanguards Update 1:

• 1 Ice Wand
• 35 Green Essence Stone
• 12 Blue Essence Stone
• 4 Yellow Essence Stone
• 10 Purple Essence Stone
• 12 Pink Essence Stone
• 4 Red Essence Stone
• 3 Rainbow Essence Stone
• 15,000 Gold

Is Julias (Eisplosion) worth it?

This question will always depend on your roster in Anime Vanguards, but in most cases, Julias (Eisplosion) is definitely worth i??t as long as you've already invested in the Battle Pass and unlocked the base Julias unit. The argument can be made that the Battle Pass is to??o expensive and grindy to get Julias, but once you've already gotten him, it's certainly worthwhile to evolve Julias.

Julias and J??ulias (Eisplosion) are meta tier Support units, with the ability to freeze and slow units while also damaging them. Here is Julias Ability and Passive:

Ability: Mirroed Frosse

Attacks Freeze enemies; SP?A -1% each time an enemy is f??rozen (down to -10%).

Passive: Chilling Contempt

DMG +7% with each attack (up?? to +56%); RNG +7% per wave (up to +35 ?%).

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Toji, or Tuji if you prefer the copyright-safe name, just got added to Anime Vanguards with Update 1, and you're surely wondering how to get him and his evolution.?? Well, it can be done relatively quickly, depend?ing on whether you already have a JJK unit you're willing to sacrifice. For more details, scroll down.

How to Get Toji in Anime Vanguards

To get Toji in Anime Vanguards, you'll first have to clear Act 6 of the Shibuya Station Story stage, which drops a special item called the Cursed Worm. After that, you'll have to complete three challanges in order:

• Challenge 1:

  • Kill Dogon â€?Shibuya Station Story stage Act 1, Shibuya Station Infinite
  • Kill Transfigured Mahato â€?Shibuya Station Story stage Act 6, Shibuya Station Infinite
  • Kill Sukono â€?Shibuya Aftermath Legend stage Act 2, Shibuya Station Infinite
  • Kill Jag-o â€?Shibuya Aftermath Legend stage Act 1

• Challenge 2:

  • Sacrifice an evolved update unit â€?Click on Cursed Worm in inventory and then Sacrifice.

• Challenge 3:

  • Kill Reanimated Tuji in Shibuya Station Story stage Act 2

After you finish the Act 2 stage, you'll gain Tuji as a reward. There is a small chance that it will be shiny, which gives it a slightly cooler cosmetic. There was a way ??to get multiple Tujis, but it?? has been patched.

How to Evolve Toji in Anime Vanguards

Toji is one of the easiest units to evolve in AV, as you won't have to farm random evo materials but instead just get 5,000 kills with him. You can do this quickly by spamming Paragon stages with Thrice mods. After that, visit the Evolution NPC and complete the evolution.

That does it for our guide on how to get and evolve Toji (Tuji) in Anime Vanguards. For more AV content, including our Update 1 tier list, visit the Anime Vanguards section here on Destructoid.

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Anime Vanguards Update 1 has introduced Cursed Shop, which sells trinkets. While those items are expensive, you won't need an arm and a leg to buy them - a finger will do. To be more precise, you need Sukuna's fingers as a currency. Here's how to get Cursed Fingers in Anime Vanguards.

How to Get Cursed Fingers in Anime Vanguards (UPDATE 1)

You can earn Cursed Fingers by playing Shibuya Station Infinite mode. Don't be confused if you don't see fingers as a reward. You'll get them, but for some reason, developers thought it best to hide this?? reward from the list. Of course, to play the Shibuya Station Infinite map, you must first unlock it. Be prepared; this is one of the harder levels, as Mohato and his clones come from multiple d??irections.

You can get a maximum of three Cursed Fingers per run, meaning you must kill Sukuna three times. If you're lucky en?ough to kill him three times, leave the match, as you won't get mo?re fingers. Unfortunately, he may not even appear on the map sometimes, making this process a real grind.

The good news is that developers will introduce another way of earning Cursed Fingers in one of the future updates. Until then, we will focus on Sukuna Cursed Finger farming. What you don't have to farm much are Gems, as you can get them via Anime Vanguards codes.

Sukuna Cursed Finger Farm Private Servers

Cursed Finger farming is challenging, so pairing with other players is a great idea. You can find other farmers in the game lobby, join Anime Vanguards Dis??cord, or click on the players' private server links below. You'll be directly teleported to their servers to join their farming adventures.

• Link 1
• Link 2
• Link 3
• Link 4
• Link 5
• Link 6
• Link 7
• Link 8
• Link 9

What to Do With Cursed Fingers

You can use Cursed Fingers to buy items in Cursed Shop or to evolve Itaduri. Here's a list of items you can exchange for fingers in the shop. Furthermore, developers may introduce more items in time and also re?move some?? from the list.

• Stat Chip
• Super Stat Chip
• Green Essence Stone
• Six Eyes
• Trait Rerolls Crystal

You'll have ?to be patient regarding Itaduri evolution, which is not available yet. Visit this page often, as we'll update this guide with more information as soon a??s the option is unlocked. I advise you to keep some fingers in reserve to be ready for the evolution process.

Now that you know how to get Cursed Fingers, check out Anime Vanguards tier list and How to Increase Stat Potential Fast.

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Like most Roblox tower defense g?ames, there are many units, but there is little indication as to which ones are worth getting. We've put together this Anime Vanguards tier list to show you which units you should try to get immediately.

Anime Vanguards Units Tier List [UPDATE 1]

With dozens of different units and evolutions in Anime Vanguards, it can be tricky to determine which units you should be going for. A good rule of thumb is the higher the rarity/quality, the better the unit. However, there are ?exceptions to this rule. Some Epic quality units are incredibly stro??ng, while some Legendary units are a bit on the weaker side.

No matter the rarity, you'll need resources to unlock the best units. To speed up the process, redeem Anime Vanguards codes to get enough Gems for summons. We also covered all new units from Anime Vanguards update 1.

S+ Tier

The S+ tier in Anime Vaguards is reserved f?or most of the secret units in the game. All these units are far above the rest; you should aspire to have them in your li??neup.

S Tier

The units we've put in the S tier are among the best in Anime Vanguards, and you should strive for the long term.

A Tier

Units in the A Tier???? are also solid all around and will complete most of the content currently available.

B Tier

Units in the B tier are mostly Epic quality units, including S?upport units, which have the??ir own unique strengths.

C Tier

The units in? the C tier are very weak, and other than starting units, they should be replaced as soon as po??ssible.

• Ichiga (Rare)
• Inosake (Epic)
• Joe (Rare)
• Jon (Rare)
• Luffo (Rare)
• Norutu (Rare)
• Roku (Rare)
• Rukio (Rare)
• Sanjo (Rare)
• Sosuke (Rare)
• Genitsu (Epic)
• Vogita (Rare)

How to Get the Best Units in Anime Vanguards

You'll get the best units via summons, raids, tournaments, and battle passes. For most Mythic and Secret quality units in Anime Vanguards, their base unit?? is extremely pow??erful and worth getting. However, if you can upgrade and evolve them into their final form, they become even more powerful, in most cases moving them into the S and S+ Tiers.

Should I Use Rare and Epic Units?

If you've just started playing Anime Vanguards, look to get Legendary units via Summons as soon as possible. Having said that??, some Rare and Epic units can be very useful, especially for support units such as Sprintwagon and Alligator. Because of that, avoid the auto-sell opti?on for Epic rarity units.

In the later stages, you should target Mythic and Secret units such as Alucard (Vampire King) and Igros (Elite Knight). You'll want to do this as soon as you unlock the ability to do so, as they are the strongest units on this tier list for a reason and c??an mak?e all aspects of the game, Story, Challenge, and Raids much easier.

Now that you know more about the best units, thanks to this Anime Vanguards tier list, check out How to get and use Igris in Anime Vanguards.

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Anime Vanguards has received a major update, bringing new content and changes to the game. As this is one of the most popular games on Roblox, developers felt they should give their best and offer new units and mechanics that were never seen in Roblox tower defense games. With plenty of ground to cover, use these Anime Vanguards Update 1 patch notes to learn more.

Anime Vanguards Patch Notes (Update 1) - New Units, Stages, Abilities & Elements

• Story and Stage: Shibuya Station, a new story, and the Legendary Stage, Shibuya Massacre, have been added.
• Units: Update 1 has introduced 13 units of various Epic, Legendary, Mythic, Exclusive, and even Tournament-exclusive units. New Anime Vanguards units are:

  • Nazuka (Epic)
  • Inamuki (Legendary)
  • Nobaba (Legendary)
  • Todu (Mythic)
  • Chaso (Mythic)
  • Gujo (Mythic)
  • Jag-o (Mythic)
  • Itaduri (Mythic)
  • Tuji (Exclusive)
  • Julias (Exclusive) (Battle Pass)
  • Mechamar (Exclusive) (Tournament)
  • Mohato (Exclusive) (Tournament)
  • Legendary Super Brolzi (Exclusive) (Leaderboard)

• Unit Abilities: Multiple units have received unique abilities. Now, some characters can change their combat buffs and even switch places with other units.
• Unit Elements: Each unit now has an element that provides unique buffs and weaknesses. Elements include Fire, Water, Nature, Spark, Holy, Curse, Unbound, Blast, Cosmic, and Passion.
• New Anime Vanguards codes.

New Game Modes and Features

• Tournaments: Participate in weekly tournaments for exclusive rewards. Players are assigned to brackets and ranked according to the damage they inflicted in the match. The best player gets the best rewards, such as Secret Unit, Gems, Crystals, etc. Each week, you can participate in a new tournament with different rules.
• Cursed Shop: Here, you can trade Cursed Fingers for useful items needed for unit evolutions. You can get Cursed Fingers by playing Infinite mode in Shibuya Station.
• Gold Merchant: Purchase Essence Stones, Stat Chips, and Unit Experience Food for Gold. Now it's easier to gather resources as Gold is much more useful now.
• Stat Index: View the stat tier limits of your unit's DMG, SPA, and RNG.
• Stat Transfers: Transfer stats from one unit to another, but at the cost of resetting the host unit's level, trait, and other stats.
• Refurbished Enemy Index: The enemy info display has been improved to show more information through categories: Overview, Stats, and Mechanics and Metrics.
• Enemy Stats now show:

  • Overshield Percentage
  • Stun Duration
  • Attack Time
  • Amount of targeted units
  • Whether or not they transform

• Unit-Specific Achievements: You can earn additional resources by completing each unit's quest. Completing unit quests will be part of the evolution process in future updates.

Quality of Life Improvements

• New Profile Banners: Customize your profile with new banners.
• Unit Inventory Expansion: Expand your unit inventory space by purchasing expansion slots.
• New Update 1 Bundle: A special bundle is available for purchase.
• New Battle Pass: Progress through the Ice & Fire battle pass to collect new units.
• Achievements: Complete new achievements to earn rewards.
• Unit Level Cap Increase: The unit level cap has been increased to 60.
• Damage Typing Rework: Damage is now based on the unit's element.
• Paragon Mode Rework: Paragon mode has been adjusted with new mechanics and rewards. New Format includes:

  • Starting Cards

    • Exploding
    • Revitalize
    • Thrice
    • Quake
    • Immunity
    • Champions

  • Additive Cards

    • Strong
    • Regeneration
    • Shield
    • Speed
    • Dodge
    • Drowsy

• Leaderboard Interface Rework: The leaderboard interface has been improved for better navigation and information display.
• Unit Evolution Changes: Unit stat tiers increase when you evolve them.
• Profile Interface Improvements: The profile interface now shows player level and equipped title.
• Challenge Changes: The Rainbow Stat Chip challenge has been removed, and Super Stat Chip has been added.
• Miscellaneous: Various other improvements and fixes have been implemented, including better searching functionality, unit team management, hover tooltips, quests interface improvements, quest reward buffs, unit manager improvements, stage info improvements, unit collection improvements, and more.

Check out the official Anime Vanguards Trello and Discord for a detailed list of improvements.

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Once you've acquired all the units you want, the next step is to increase their stats. That can be a slow process if you don't know what to do, but we're here to help. Here is the fastest way to increase stat potential in Anime Vanguards and you should ?use it to get max stats when you rer?oll.

How to Increase Stat Potential & Reroll Fast in Anime Vanguards

The fastest way to increase the stat potential of a unit in Anime Vanguards is to play Paragon stages with as many Thrice modifiers as possible. With this method, you can easily get 5,000 kills and max out?? the stat potential of a unit with just one Paragon Level 30 run (~20 Thrice modifiers).

This method works because of changes that came with the 0.5 Update, and it fixed the FPS issues on stages with high Thrice counts; enemies won't really respawn X amount of times, but once or twice. They will still give you the same number of kills a?s if there were X respawns, though. Here are some extra tips on how to clear th??ese stages effectively and max out stat potential fast:

• If you can't choose Thrice as a mod, go with Regen and Stronger. Avoid Fast and Shielded as if they were the plague.
• Upgrade your units so they have multi-hit ASAP. For example, Cha-In and Tengon get it on upgrade 2, SJW has it below upgrade 2, Igros gets it on upgrade 9, and Vogita has it by default.
• Use SJW and Vogita for early waves while you upgrade your farm units. Switch to the unit you actually want to farm after you've upgraded your farm a bit.
• Bring more farm units so you can max out the units you want to farm quickly.
• If you've already unlocked the achievements, play Normal Paragon instead of Nightmare, as the rewards are the same.

How to Get Good Stats With 0% Stat Potential in Anime Vanguards

Regular Stat Chips are abundant in Anime Vanguards, and you should use them to reroll good stats without investing time in stat potential farming. So, before you start using your Super Stat Chips, reroll the stats of a unit with regular Stat Chips until you have at least one Z/Z+ stat. To always have a solid supply of Stat Chips, make sure to redeem codes and clear half-hourly challenges regularly.

How do Stats Work in Anime Vanguards?

While rerolling a stat in Anime Vanguards, it can attain one of 8 grades, which go D through �(Deity). Each grade signifies a range of values that the specific stat can have. By increasing stat potential, you increase the chance of getting higher grades. With 100% stat potential, you can't reroll a stat below grade A. In the table below, you can see the breakdown of all grades and the values they can have?? for each stat.

That does it for our guide on how to increase stat potential fast in Anime Vanguards. For more AV guides, visit the Anime Vanguards section here on Destructoid.

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The latest Slayer's Corp update for Anime Vanguards added a handful of cool new items, including the Fortune Catalyst (Slayer) item. However, you'll need to know exactly how to get your hands on it as it doesn't use the previous Gold or Gems currency. Here is how to get the Fortune Catalyst in Anime Vanguards and what you can do with it.

How to get the Fortune Catalyst

You can get the Fortune Catalyst (Slayer) item in Anime Vangurds buy purchasing it from the new Raid Shop NPC, Renguko, located in the Raid Wing from the main hub. You will need to purchase the Fortune Catalyst for either 400 Red Webs, which is easily farmable, or by spending 199 Ro??bux. If you need more Red Webs, you can get them by completing the new Spider Forest raid that was introdu?ced in the 0.5 update.

In total you can purchase up to 999 of the Fortune Catalyst item, as it is a consumable that only l??asts a limited time. To buy more than one, simply revisit the Renguko NPC and buy them.

What does the Fortune Catalyst (Slayer) do?

The Fortune Catalyst item currently in Anime Vanguards will increase the chance of acquiring the secret exclusive Renguko unit when completing the final act of the Spider Forest raid. By default, you have a 1% chance of getting Renguko every time you complete the stage. If you consume a Fortune Catalyst item it will double that to a 2% chance. This may seem minor, but think about it this way: if on average it will take you 100 completions to get Renguko, but y?ou can cut that down to 50 completions, isn't it worthwhile?

The only negative is that each time you consume ??your Fortune Catalyst, it is used up, and only lasts for one completion. Therefore, you will need? quite a lot of Red Webs if you want to effectively farm out Renguko using Fortune Catalysts every time.

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A new currency called Red Webs was added in the latest Anime Vanguards that allows you to get some pretty important items. You'll need to farm out plenty of Red Webs to get them all. Here is how to get Red Webs in Anime Vanguards as well as how to spend them.

How to get lots of Red Webs

First off, the only way to get Red Webs is by completing the new Spider Forest Raid. Each Act of the Spider Forest Raid will grant you a range of Red Webs, with Act 3 giving the most. Therefore, the best way to farm Red Webs is to keep completing the Spider Forest Act 3 Temari Dem?on Raid as it will give you the most Red Webs per completion. Here is how many Red Webs each act gives:

• Spider Forest Act 1 Drum Demon - 5-10 Red Webs per completion
• Spider Forest Act 2 Vector Demon - 15-20 Red Webs per completion
• Spider Forest Act 3 Temari Demon - 35-45 Red Webs per completion
• Spider Forest Act 4 Web Demon - 20-25 Red Webs per completion

Because Act 4 has a chance of dropping the new Renguku unit, it ?does not give as many Red Webs per com?pletion. You'll want to farm the Act 3 Temari Demon specifically for Red Webs.

What should you spend your Red Webs on?

Inside the newly opened Raid area, you'll also see a new Renguku NPC with the title Raid Shop. This Raid-exclusive shop uses the Red Webs currency and has a few really strong items. Here's everything you can buy with Red Webs in Anime Vanguards:

• Slayer's Cape (600 Red Webs) - A crafting material required to Evolve and Ascend Renguku.
• Nichirin Cleavers (600 Red Webs) - A crafting material required to Evolve and Ascend Tengon.
• Demon Beads (600 Red Webs) - A crafting material required to Evolve and Ascend Akazo.
• Fortune Catalyst (Slayer) (400 Red Webs) - Using this increases the drop chance for the exclusive (Secret) unit in Spider Forest Act 4, Renguku.
• Trait Rerolls (100 Red Webs) - Allows you to reroll a unit's trait. Can buy up to 25.

If you're having trouble farming Renguku at its default 1% drop rate, you should by the Fortune Catalyst (Slayer). Otherwise, buy the crafting material?s or Trait ??Rerolls as needed.

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With the release of Update 0.5 for Anime Vanguards, titled the Slayer's Corp update, a brand-new secret called Renguku was added. Rengoku and his evolved form, Renguku (Purgatory) are extremely powerful and worthwhile to farm for. Here is how to get Rengoku in Anime Vanguards with Update 0.5.

How to get Renguku

The new Rengoku Secret Unit in Anime Vanguards can only be obtained by completing the first Raid, more specifically Spider Forest Act 4. In order to unlock the new Raids in Anime Vanguards you must first comple?te every? Act from the Story Mode across all three maps.

With Ra??ids unlocked, you'll need to be Acts 1-3 of the Spider Forest Raid in order to unlock Act 4. Each time you complete the Spider Forest Act 4 Raid map you will have a 1% chance of acquiring the new Renguko Secret Unit.

However, wit?h the Slayer's Corp update, there's a way to increase your chances of getting Renguko even further. As you complete the Raids you will get a new type of currency called Red Web. You can turn in 400 of these Red Webs at the Raid Shop vendor for a Fortune Catalyst (Slayer)?? item, that increases the drop chance of all Secret units, including Renguko. If you're impatient, you can also purchase this item for $199 Robux.

How to evolve into Renguku (Purgatory)

Even though Renguko is powerful on his own, his evolved Purgatory form is even stronger. In his Renguku (Purgatory) Evolved form, the unit gains a secondary ability called Unwavering Focus. This ability increases damage by 5% for each consecutive attack on th?e same enemy, stacking up to four times, for a maximum of 2??0%.

You can evolve Renguku into Renguku (Purgatory) by acquiring the following materi??als and visiting the Evolve N??PC:

• 1x Slayer's Cape (Purchased for 600 Red Webs at the Raid Shop)
• 40x Green Essence Stone
• 14x Yellow Essence Stone
• 14x Red Essence Stone
• 13x Pink Essence Stone
• 4x Rainbow Essence Stone
• 15,000 Gold

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In Anime Vanguards there are a variety of resources and materials you will need to farm to properly evolve your strongest units, including Shadow Traces. Though you don't get many, you can still target farm Shadow Traces so you can evolve units as needed. Here is how to get and use the Shadow Traces you need in Anime Vanguards.

How to get Shadow Traces

The best way to get Shadow Traces in Anime Vanguards is to complete and farm the Double Dungeon Legend Stage Act 2 which is titled The Tossing T??itan. This dungeon recommends Level 21+, and after 15 waves you will have to defeat the Spear Statue boss. Completing this Legend Stage has a 100% chance of rewarding b??etween 1-3 Shadow Traces.

This means you can continually farm The Tossing Titan stage over and over to farm as many Shadow Traces as you need. With an optimized build, you can typically clear the stage in about 6-8 min??utes, so depending on you?r luck you can often farm as much Shadow Traces as you need to evolve a unit in about an hour or less.

How to use Shadow Traces

Once you hav??e enough Shadow Traces, and more than likely a required amount of Essences of various colors depending on which unit you are evolving, you can then visit the Evolve center and evolve your unit using the Shadow Traces, Essenc??es, and Gold. More than likely, you're going to want to evolve Song Jinwu into Song Jinwu (Monarch) using your Shadow Traces. Here are the full resources required to evolve Song Jinwu:

• 12 Shadow Traces
• 1 Rainbow Essence
• 30 Green Essences
• 12 Pink Essences
• 10 Yellow Essences
• 15,000 Gold

You can also use Shadow Traces, along with multiple copies of the Song Jinwu unit t??o visit the Acsension vendor and ??ascend Song Jinwu. The amount of Shadow Traces required increases after each Ascension, but with each one, your Song Jinwu unit becomes even stronger.

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Gems are among the most sought-after resources of all the materials in Anime Vanguards. They'll help you unlock the rarest Units using the randomized Summons station. We're here to help you build up your inventory by showing how to get Gems fast in Anime Vanguards.

Best free Gem farming methods in Anime Vanguards

While spending Robux is a quick route to Gems, Anime Vanguards offers numerous free a?venu?es. Here, we present a range of methods to swiftly acquire Gems:

• Speak to NPC characters
• Use Anime Vanguards codes
• Like and join AV group
• Spend time in the AFK Time Chamber
• Reach higher tiers in the Level Milestones
• Earn Daily Rewards
• Complete Quests and Achievements
• Earn Battle Pass rewards
• Participate in the Story mode (Nightmare, especially)
• Check your indexes (Collection/Enemy)

If you are just starting in Anime Vanguards, look around for various NPCs, like Genas and Haruka Rin, in each hub. Not only will they provide you with a tutorial tip, but they also offer some Gems as a reward. In addition to his option, you can enter codes to gain thousands of Gems instantly. Use these rewards to summon Units, which will help you with another f??arming method.

Each time you unlock a new Unit, you'll be rewarded with Gems in Genas' Collection. Speak to Genas and select 'Claim All' for more valuables.?? You can do the same with the Enemy Index, which expands with each battle you complete. Play a story quest to discover new foes and acquire Gems f?rom Okabu's index.

Once you've mastered Anime Vanguards, the Nightmare mode awaits. Despite its difficulty, it's a lucrative source of extra Gems. Plus, you'll earn more valuables from various Achievements and Quests. They'll feature simple tasks like summoning a Unit a?nd surviving through the waves.

Upon reaching Level 5, yo??u can talk to Gilgamesh near the Raids to get rewards from specific milestones. Remember to check the Battle Pass, too, after you've eliminated enough enemies in the game. By the time you've tried all methods, you may be able to summon the entire roster entirely for free?.

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The first step you take in Anime Vanguards is a pivotal one, a??s it requires you to choose between three Units: Ichiga, Roku, and Luffo. This decision can heavily impact the beginning of your journey, parti??cularly when it's time to go into battle.

So, if you want to ensure you're stepping in the right direction, we'll help you choose the best Starter Unit in Anime Vanguards.

Best Starter Unit in Anime Vanguards

After thoroughly comparing the three characters, it's clear that Luffo stands out as the best Starter Unit in Anime Vanguards. His ??powerful and swift punches make him one of the most effective early attackers, swiftly clearing waves. While Roku and Ichiga have their uses, Luffo's reliability in taking down enemies is unmatched, giving you the confidence you need in battle.

You must also consider the Unit's Passive skills, which will differ wit?h each build. For instance, Luffo's Greatest Pirate ability ??grants you five percent RNG with every attack, stacking up pretty nicely with his quick-paced hits. Roku excels in higher DMG rates using his Raised on Earth skill, reaching a maximum of 42 percent. Ichigo's Substitute Soul Reaper functions similarly, with a lower stack of +20 percent. I found Luffo's Passive a bit more helpful; however, you could still get your money's worth with the other two if they suit your playstyle.

Despite Luffo's talents, you'll still need to unlock the higher-rarity characters to maximize your team. After all, he is just a Starter Unit, so use him while you can to get enough gems for the Summons. Then, you can start rolling for the more Epic Units, like Alligator, Gaari, and Genitsu. If you're lucky, you may even stumble upon a Legendary or Mythic, providing the best Units in Anime Vanguards.

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The final story stage in Anime Vanguards culminates in a boss fight against the God Statue on Wave 15. You'll notice that when the God Statue spawns, you can't actually seem to deal damage to it. Here is how to actually damage and beat the God Statue boss in Anime Vanguards.

How to Damage and Defeat the God Statue

In order to actually deal damage to the God Statue and therefore kill it, you first need to kill four statues around the outskirts of the Double Dungeon Disaster stage that come to life once the final stage starts and the God Statue spawns. If you look around the circular room in which the stage takes place, you'll notice a series of stone statues. Once the God Statue spawns, a ran??dom selection of four of these statues will come to life and become active, as visible by their red eyes. You'll also notice the God Statue's health bar has the indicator 4/4 at the end, indicating four of the statues are still active.

Simply place units next to the statues that are in range to damage them, and they will start doing so. Thankfully, the God Statue moves very slowly across the stage, so you can typically throw town enough units to take out all four towers before the God Statue makes it through the fir??????????????????????????st part of the s??tage. Just make sure you have enough Gold ready to place up to four units to reach all four statues in case the ones that activate are not near each other.

After defeating all four statues, you will be able to finally damage the God Statue. As with the other bosses, stuns will be sent out across the st??age periodically, so it's nice to have some units placed in different spots to bait out the stunning area of effect. Once you've depleted the now damageable health bar of the God Statue, you will beat i?t and complete the stage.

Keep in mind if you trying to get the Secret Unit Igris, you will have to release this strategy as the Legend Stage for Igris is also on the Double Dungeon Disaster map that?? has th?e God Statue.

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Character traits and stats in Anime Vanguards are some of the most important parts of having a powerful team of heroes for your battles. You'll especially notice this as you get your hands on epic, legendary, and even mythic-quality characters.

Fortunately, if the stats on one of your new characters aren't as good as you want them to be, you can easily change this through rerolling. Even small percentage changes can be the difference between surviving a wave and letting a bunch of enemies through your defenses, so learning how this mechanic works will help you during your entire Anime Vanguards playthrough.

How to reroll your stats in Anime Vanguards

Rerolling in Anime Vanguards is a feature you can use to change your character's stats. You can access rerolling by visiting Cyan, the Stat Reroll NPC, in the main lobby. Cyan sits nex?t to the Play room, making them easy to spot even if you're a brand-new player.

Once you talk to Cyan for the first time, you'll gain a Stat Chip to reroll your three stats: Attack, SPA, and Range. There are also Super Stat Chips that let you pick which one to change, but these are much rarer. The easiest way to get both chip types is by redeeming Anime Vanguards codes, as they regularly appear as rewards a??longside gems, gold, essence st?ones, and more. Outside of this, you'll mainly get them by completing challenges and redeeming Battle Pass rewards.

Stat Rerolling in Anime Vanguards since ?there's a chance your new stats will be worse than your old ones. Generally speaking, if you have a large A or S-tier percentage buff to one of your stats, you probably won't want to mess around with it too much. If it's D or C-tier, you'll have pretty good odds of improving it in some way.

You'll also spot two other numbers in the Stat Reroll menu: Stat Potential and Takedowns. You'll gain both by usin?g your character in battles. Making your?? unit more experienced increases their chances of getting better stat improvements with a reroll, so it's worth farming a bit for some takedowns to raise your potential. Every character has a limit, though, so you won't be able to do this infinitely.

How to reroll your traits in Anime Vanguards

Like rerolling your stats, you can change your traits by talking to Mandra on the opposite side of the lobby next to the Evolve room. You'll need Trait Reroll crystals for this, which you get from level milestones, achievements, and daily challenges. They're also available for Robux through the Anime Vanguards store.

Traits act much like stat buffs, except they're focused on one specific strength type. For example, you might reroll a trait to get an upgraded or different version altogether. In some?? cases, you can even use this on someone with no traits to give them a buff. Overall, the system is similar to stat rerolling, so be su?re to watch your characters' traits, too.

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As you progress deeper into Anime Vanguards, you'll unlock the Traits system. Traits give you the opportunity to boost a specific capability of your unit, by providing them with a specific boost depending on the trait. Some traits give minor buffs, while others can make a unit overpowered. This Anime Vanguards Traits Tier List is?? intended to inform you on which traits you should try ?to roll.

All Traits Tier List

There are 11 total traits in Anime Vangurds, each providing a unique buff to the unit the Trait is rolled on. This Tier List gives you a picture of which Traits you should try to reroll. Our Traits in the S Tier are very rare but simply the best Traits in Anime Vanguards for all units. Traits in A Tier are also very strong and you should keep them if you get them. Traits in the B Tier have specific strengths on certain units, while Traits in the C Tier are on the weaker side and should be replaced if you intend to keep that unit in your main lineup. Here is our complete Anime Vanguards Traits Tier List:

S Tier

• Monarch (Mythic Trait, 0.1% chance) - This unit stands above all else; MASSIVELY increased stats at a price...
• Ethereal (Mythic Trait, 0.175% chance) - This unit is not of this world; gains greatly increased damage and attack speed!

A Tier

• Solar (Mythic Trait, 0.5% chance) - This unit can see the stars; greatly increased range and slight increases to damage and attack speed!
• Deadeye (Mythic Trait, 0.375% chance) - This unit has deadly accuracy; increases critical chance and damage!
• Blitz (Legendary Trait, 1.85% chance) - This unit attacks a lot faster!

B Tier

• Fortune (Legendary Trait, 2.5% chance) - Increased income or reduced cost!
• Marksman (Legendary Trait, 6.5% chance) - Greatly increases units attack range!
• Scholar (Legendary Trait, 10% chance) - Increases experience gained by units!
• Vigor (Common Trait, 26% chance) - Increases units damage!

C Tier

• Range (Common Trait, 26% chance) - Increases units range!
• Swift - (Common Trait, 26% chance) - Increases units attack speed!

How to reroll Traits in Anime Vanguards

In order to reroll traits in Anime Vanguards, you need to obtain the Trait Rerolls it?em. These Mythic quality fragments are imbued with an energy that lets you reroll a unit's trait. Each time you reroll, it consumes one of the fragments.

You can obtain more Trait Reroll fragments through Level Milestones, Achievement Completions, Daily Challenges, Battle Pass, and by spending Robux in the Sto?re.

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In Anime Vanguards, Igris, also known as Igros or his evolved form, Igris the Elite Knight, is one of the strongest units in the entire game. Up there with Alucard the Vampire King, Igris has the potential to trivialize most of the content in the tower defense. Here is how to get Igros in Anime Vanguards and the best way to make use of the unit.

How to get Igris in Anime Vanguards

To get Igris in Anime Vanguards, you will need to farm him by completing Act 3 of the Double Dungeon?? Legend Stage. To do this, you must complete a series of steps, starting with completing the 6 story missions for each of the 3 stages. Once you complete all three story stages, you'll unlock Legend Stages. To navigate to them, click the Legend Stages box at the bottom next to the Story box when choosing a mission. There are currently two Legend Stages: Sand Village, and Double Dungeon. You need to clear the levels for Sand Village and then the first two acts of Double Dungeon to unlock the third act titled Double Dungeon Disaster. It's recommended that you are at least Level 20 to complete the Legend Stages.

Once you unlock Double Dungeon Disaster, you need to complete the stage. Upon doing so you will have a 0.75% c?hance of receiving the secret unit Igris. As you can imagine, unless you are extremely lucky, this will require a serious amount of clears on Double Dungeon Disaster to unlock Igris. If you have average luck, this will take about 134 runs. However, because it is simply based ??on chance, it could take you one clear or hundreds.

You can unlock Igris in Anime Vanguards by following these steps:

1. Complete all 18 normal story stages, 6 for each act.
2. Clear all the levels of Sand Village and the first 2 Acts for the Double Dungeon Legend Stage.
3. Successfully clear Act 3, Double Dungeon Disaster, for a 0.75% chance to receive Igris.
4. If you get the drop, congratulations! If not, you will need to continuously repeat Step 3 until you do.

Best way to use Igris

The best way to use Igris in Anime Vanguards is to level him up and then evolve him into his Igris (Elite Knight) form. This is an extremely powerful unit, arguably the most powerful in the entire game. With? this powerful unit, you can start to farm the Gems needed to start gathering the rest of your Summons and leveling them accordingly.

You can also start to farm for the other secret unit, Alucard, which can b?e very complimentary to Igris. With the two of them and a few solid support units such as Sprintwagon or Alligator, you can really dominate most of the Infinite Stages wi??th the use of Igris.

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If you play a lot of anime-styled Roblox experiences, you're probably familiar with checking out a Trello for weapon rarities before hopping into a Discord server and asking questions. Anime Vanguards is no excep??tion wit?h its growing community, but there is some unfortunate news about its Trello.

Is there a Anime Vanguards Trello link?

Currently, there are no official Anime Vanguards Trello links. While some fan-made ones may exist, there's no word on an official version's release date at the moment. For now, you won't be able to access any information you'd normally find on a Trello page unless you join the Anime Vanguards Roblox group or Discord server.

However, Anime Vanguards is fairly new as of writing this, so there's a chance one will launc??h in the future. This is especially important as more powers, locations, and characters are?? released. We'll keep this page updated if Kitawari creates an official page for the experience.

How to join the Anime Vanguards Discord server

Fortunately, you can join an Anime Vanguards Discord server to talk to other community members. Here, you'll learn more about the game, future updates, and other information you?'d normally find on a Trello page.

You might run into a problem, though: the server may be full when you try to join. Discord limits a server's member count to 500,000 people, which the Anime Vanguards Discord is already at. In other words, if you're ?attempting to enter the server now, there's a chance you won't be able to join until someone ??leaves. Don't worry, though; people leave Discord servers all the time, so just keep at it until a spot finally opens.

Other Anime Vanguards social pages

Alongside Anime Vanguards' Discord server, you can also join its official Roblox group and YouTube. That way, you can check out the experience's trailers, community, and even music to listen to as you're going about your day. There are also numerous Anime Vanguards codes you can redeem to make yourself stronger while waiting for the Di?scord queue or a Trello page to release.

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