Conquering stages in Anime Vanguards can be tough, demanding you field only your strongest units. To help you strategically spend your Gems and breeze through the game's content, we've crafted this comprehensive Anime Vanguards tier list.
Anime Vanguards Overall Tier List
This tier list provides a general ranking of all units in Anime Vanguards, including those currently unavailable, making it useful for evaluating potential trades. It assumes all units are fully evolved and upgraded, similar to the Infinite tier list.
Anime Vanguards Story, Challenges, Raids, and Paragon Tier List
This list ranks units based on their effectiveness in shorter game modes, considering DPS, upgrade costs, buffs, debuffs, and ability unlocks.
Anime Vanguards Infinite Tier List
Designed for leaderboard contenders, this Infinite mode tier list assumes fully upgraded units and focuses on team synergy and maximized stats.
Anime Vanguards Tournament (Elemental) Tier List
This tournament tier list ranks same-element units by overall DPS and utility, considering elemental advantages and weaknesses present in various game modes.
Anime Vanguards Unit List
The following list details evolved units only, as evolution is highly recommended. Pros, cons, and recommended traits are based on evolved and upgraded units.
Vanguard Units
| Unit | Element | Details | Recommended Traits |
|---|---|---|---|
 Divalo |  | Excellent DPS and Range; 100% Dodge chance and counter; Bonus DMG against slowed enemies and bosses; 10-second slow ability; Expensive to place and upgrade. | Monarch, Ethereal, Blitz |
Exclusive Units
| Unit | Element | Details | Recommended Traits |
|---|---|---|---|
 Legendary Super Brolzi |  | Decent DPS; Excellent Range; Attacks ignore DMG reductions; Increased DMG against enemies with overshield; 100% increased DMG on placement, reduced with each attack (max -66%). | Monarch, Ethereal, Deadeye, Blitz |
 Haruka Rin |  | Increases DMG of nearby units by 18% and Range by 10% after six waves; Excellent support unit. | Marksman, Solar, Range 3/2/1, Fortune |
 Mohato |  | Ignores DMG reductions; 40% increased DMG against enemies with debuffs; Stores 5% DMG per kill (stacks to 200%, released every fourth attack); Decent DPS and Range. | Monarch, Ethereal, Deadeye, Solar, Blitz |
 Tuji |  | 50% increased DMG without buffs; Removes shields; At upgrade 11, swaps between increased DMG or increased range and boss DMG; Good DPS and Range; Expensive to upgrade. | Monarch, Ethereal, Deadeye, Blitz |
 Renguko |  | Inflicts Burn (30% DMG, increases to 50% when upgraded); Up to 20% increased DMG for consecutive attacks; (Upgraded) inflicts debuff for 25% increased Burn damage; Good DPS and Range; Expensive to upgrade. | Monarch, Ethereal, Blitz |
 Mimi | | Up to 30% increased DMG and Range per Boulder Toss/Psychic Throw; Decent DPS and Range. | Monarch, Ethereal, Deadeye, Blitz |
 Saiko | | 25% increased DMG with boss; Inflicts Burn (25% DMG); SPA reduced by 0.5% per Burn (max -15%); Good DPS and Range. | Monarch, Ethereal, Blitz |
 Gilgamesh |  (Upgrade 10) | Immune to debuffs, ignores 50% DMG reductions; DMG increased by 6% per unit in range (except him, Ishtar, Saber); (Upgrade 10) culls enemies below 10% HP; Active ability deals 350% DMG; Excellent DPS and Range; Very expensive to upgrade. | Monarch, Ethereal, Deadeye, Solar, Blitz |
 Zion | | Inflicts Burn (10% DMG, increases by 3% per attack, max 30%); Range increased by 20% if burning enemy in range; 5% increased DMG per burning enemy (max 50%); Decent DPS and Range. | Ethereal, Monarch, Blitz |
 Pweeny |  | DMG increased by 2.5% per attack (max 37.5%); Every 5 attacks, 50% reduced SPA for next two attacks; Decent DPS and Range. | Monarch, Ethereal, Deadeye, Solar, Blitz |
 Okorun | | Every fifth attack, 70% DMG and -50% SPA for next attack; Good DPS and Range. | Monarch, Ethereal, Deadeye, Solar, Blitz |
 Julias | | Freezes enemies; -10% SPA after freezing 10 enemies; Up to 56% increased DMG and 35% increased Range; Decent DPS and Range; Long SPA. | Ethereal, Blitz, Monarch |
 Diogo | | 0.3% increased DMG per enemy in range (max 30%); Active ability freezes map, increased DMG and SPA during effect; Very good DPS and Range; Long SPA; Expensive to upgrade. | Monarch, Ethereal, Deadeye, Solar, Blitz |
 Mechamar |  | Applies Burn (10% DMG); (Upgraded) gains Blast element and 200% increased damage (reduced by 35% per attack, down to -140%); Good Range; Low DPS. | Monarch, Deadeye, Ethereal |
Secret Units
| Unit | Element | Details | Recommended Traits |
|---|---|---|---|
 Igros | | Immune to Stuns; 25% increased DMG against bosses; 20% increased DMG and 10% increased Range after shadow enters range; Decent DPS and Range; Expensive to upgrade. | Monarch, Ethereal, Deadeye, Solar, Blitz |
 Alocard | | Applies Bleed (25% DMG); Applies Wounded to Bleeding enemies (20% increased damage); 10% reduced SPA while Ghouls are on map; DMG increased by 1% per Ghoul kill (max 35%); Low non-bleed DPS; Expensive to upgrade. | Monarch, Ethereal, Blitz |
 Gujo | | Immune to debuffs; DMG increased by 0.1% per wave; Low CD ability freezes enemies for 10 seconds; During freeze, 50% increased DMG, SPA reduced by 2% per kill (max -10%); Excellent DPS and Range. | Monarch, Ethereal, Deadeye, Solar, Blitz |
 Valentine | | SPA reduced by 5% every 30 kills (max -15%); Immune to debuffs; Reflects debuffs; Decent DPS and Range; Expensive to upgrade. | Monarch, Ethereal, Deadeye, Solar, Blitz |
 Sukono | (Upgrade 9) | DMG increased by 1% per kill during domain; (Pre-upgrade 9) applies debuff for 20% increased bleed damage; (Upgrade 9) gains Fire element, 40% increased DMG, and stun immunity; Good DPS and Range; Expensive to upgrade. | Monarch, Ethereal, Deadeye, Solar, Blitz |
Mythic Units
| Unit | Element | Details | Recommended Traits |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ishtar | | Up to 50% increased DMG; Buffs other Fate units; Full AoE active ability. | Monarch, Ethereal, Solar, Blitz, Marksman |
 Jag-o | | Inflicts Burn (30% DMG); Ability makes him full AoE, 50% increased damage against burning enemies; Good DPS and Range. | Ethereal, Blitz, Monarch |
 Sosuke |  | 2% increased DMG per attack on same enemy; Attacks Stun enemies, 50% increased damage to Stunned enemies; Decent DPS and excellent Range; Cheap to upgrade. | Ethereal, Monarch, Blitz |
 Noruto | | Permanently reduced SPA after 6 seconds without attacking; Permanently increased DMG with each attack (max +36%); Excellent Range; Low DPS. | Ethereal, Monarch, Blitz |
 Song Jinwu | | DMG increases per kill (max 40%); After 40 kills, spawns 15 Shadows and 5 Shadow Knights; He and Igros units in range get up to 25% increased DMG when summons kill enemies; Excellent range; Expensive to upgrade. | Monarch, Ethereal, Blitz |
 Obita | | Inflicts Burn (30% DMG); Very good DPS and Range; Cheap to upgrade. | Monarch, Ethereal, Blitz |
 Akazo | | Debuffs are 33% shorter; With ability, Stun immunity and 33% increased DMG and Range; Good DPS and Range. | Ethereal, Monarch, Blitz |
 Chaso | | Applies Bleed (35% DMG); DMG increases by 5% per attack on bleeding enemy (max 50%); Cheap to Upgrade; Only decent DPS and Range. | Monarch, Ethereal, Deadeye, Solar, Blitz |
 Johnni | | 25% reduced SPA on placement; Good DPS and Range; Every 10 attacks, 25% increased DMG and SPA (overall DPS loss). | Ethereal, Monarch, Blitz |
 Medusa | | Applies Bleed (30% DMG); Increased damage for each enemy debuff; Ability freezes enemies for 3 seconds (15-second cooldown); Very high DPS and good Range. | Monarch, Ethereal, Deadeye, Solar, Blitz |
 Giro | | Attacks drop Steel Balls (20% DMG DoT); Huge DPS increase after Golden State; Very high DPS and Range; Expensive to upgrade. | Monarch, Ethereal, Blitz |
 Cha-In | | 20% base Critical chance, 15% more against bosses; 50% increased Critical Damage; 100% chance to dodge attacks; Decent DPS; Very big Range; Cheap to upgrade. | Deadeye, Ethereal, Solar, Monarch, Blitz |
 Saber | | Stun immunity; Buffs to DMG, SPA, and Range when upgraded; Very high damage ability (increased DMG with kills); Very high DPS and Range; Expensive to upgrade. | Monarch, Ethereal, Deadeye, Blitz |
