Units

Introduction

The Units hub is your reference for every fighter in Anime Vanguards. Units are grouped by rarity — Vanguard, Secret, Exclusive, Mythic, Legendary, Epic and Rare — and by element, and each one has a distinct role on the track: main damage, AoE clear, boss pressure, support or economy. This page explains how to obtain units, what separates the 0.1% chase pulls like True Shadow Monarch from reliable farm units, and how rarity interacts with evolution. Because the roster grows with every update, we keep the unit data tied to the current patch and flag community-reported values, so you can decide where to spend Gems and which units deserve your scarce evolution materials.

Unit Rarity & Role Quick Reference

Meta Unit Roster

Core Mechanics

Anime Vanguards unit power comes from four stacked systems: base rarity, level, traits and evolution, with Memoria and Familiars layered on top. A unit's rarity sets its ceiling, but leveling and evolution do the heavy lifting, and a fully evolved Epic unit can outperform a freshly pulled Vanguard. Elements matter for matchups against specific enemy types, while roles — main damage, AoE, boss killer, support and economy — determine the slot a unit fills on the track. Because upgrading is expensive, the smart loop is to level one carry to the cap, evolve it, and only then build role coverage for modes like Dungeons and Legend Stages that punish a single-unit strategy. We list each unit's obtain method and best use so you can plan before you spend Gems or materials.

Advantages

The Units hub saves you from expensive guessing. Knowing each unit's rarity, element and role before you pull means you stop wasting Gems on banners that duplicate a role you already cover, and you learn which free and event units are worth leveling as filler while you chase stronger pulls. Because the page ties rarity to obtain method, you can decide whether a unit is realistically reachable or purely a long-term chase. It also makes evolution planning clearer: you see at a glance which rarities can evolve and how much a unit's ceiling rises, so you commit scarce materials only to units that stay in your team. For co-op and dungeon teams, the role breakdown lets you assemble a balanced squad instead of stacking damage units that fold against bosses.

Challenges

The full roster is large and constantly growing, so a brand-new unit may not have detailed notes until editors test it. Rarity does not guarantee quality either: some high-rarity pulls are situational and need heavy investment before they shine, while a few low-rarity units are genuinely useful early. Because exact pull rates are not always published, some odds in our notes are community-reported and can shift with an update. New units also change the meta quickly, so advice that is accurate this patch may need revisiting after the next one. Treat rarity as a starting point, factor in evolution cost, and always check the current tier list before you invest deeply in a unit that has just been released.

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