Anime Vanguards Update 1 patch notes

Anime Vanguards has rolled out Update 1 and it is massive. Not only has it added tons of new stuff to the game including new story missions and units, but it also brings numerous changes and balances to improve the overall gameplay experience. However, keeping track of everything can be difficult since there are so many new things in the game now.

That said, this article will share the complete patch notes of Update 1 of Anime Vanguards.

The complete changelog of Anime Vanguards Update 1

There is a new story mode in Anime Vanguards (Image via Roblox)

Let us head straight into the patch notes and check out the changes.

Additions

Update 1 has introduced a brand-new story chapter called Shibuya Station to the game. Players can also access the new Legend Stage called Shibuya Massacre.

New units

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)

New unit abilities

Many unique abilities were added for some units, some of which allow you to cycle between two different buffs for the unit, and switch places between two units.

Unit elements

Each element will provide your characters with unique buffs!
Enemies can have elemental weaknesses (Units with the required element/s will deal more damage).

List of all new elements

Fire
Water
Nature
Spark
Holy
Curse
Unbound
Blast
Cosmic
Passion

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New game modes and features

A new game mode called Tournament is now available in Anime Vanguards (Image via Roblox)

Tournaments

There is a new game mode called Tournaments where you can clash against other players every week on various maps and get rewards. The matches will also have different modifiers which will change each week.
Traitless and Trait Enabled tournaments occur at the same time, giving players 2 chances to obtain these rewards.

Cursed Shop

Exchange Cursed Fingers for rewards that will help you enhance your newly obtained units to their fullest potential!
Cursed Fingers can be obtained as a rare drop from Infinite Mode in Shibuya Station.

Gold Merchant

You can now use the Gold in the game to purchase various items from the Gold Merchant.
Purchasable items go as follows:

Essence Stones
Stat Chips
Unit Exp Food

Stat Index

Added a button on the stat rerolling interface for opening the stat index window.
Stat index will show the upper and lower limits of a statistics tier to your unit’s DMG/SPA/RNG.

Stat Transfer

Transferring a stat to another unit is a guaranteed chance of happening but at the cost of the host unit having everything on it being reset. (Talk to Cyan to access!)

Unit Level
Trait
Any other stats that you may have not transferred over

Transferring stats costs gold, and the cost depends on how many stats you would like to transfer.

Refurbished Enemy Index

We revamped the enemy info display to show more properties, and is now split into different categories:

Overview
Stats
Mechanics and Metrics.

We visually adjusted how the display looks to be clearer, easier to read and to be more descriptive.
Enemy Stats now show:

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

Unit-specific Achievements

Complete these large amounts of new quests per unit, a new source to obtain resources from as more and more units get added! Unit achievements also reward you with unit-specific banners you can use to customize your profile!
Some units will require certain quest completions before you can evolve them in the future.
Unit achievements are shown on the unit view and achievements window.

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Other QoL changes

Some of the rewards have been changed (Image via Roblox)

There are various Quality of Life improvements that were made to the game with Update 1. Below is a list of all of them.

Unit Inventory Expansion - You can now purchase more unit slots in the game by spending 25,000 Gold. However, the price will increase by 15,000 Gold each time you make a transaction.
New Profile Banners - Players can now customize their profiles with the new Profile Banners.
New Battlepass - Update 1 has also introduced a new battlepass called Ice & Fire.
New Update 1 Bundle - You can purchase a new bundle in the game.
Achievements - There are eight new achievements in the game for you to obtain.

Train Station Massacre
Prideful Prince
Shadow Commander
Vengeful Prodigy
Bird of Hermes
Knucklehead Ninja
Eyes of Despair
Dancer In Battle

Increased Unit Level Cap - The max unit level cap has been increased from 50 to 60.
Damage Typing Rework - The damage now reflects the element of your attack. For example, Fire is orange and Nature is green.
Paragon Mode Rewark - The developer has reworked the Paragon Mode in Anime Vanguards. You also get 5% more gold and gems for each level cleared. There are now the following formats:
Starting Cards

Exploding
Revitalize
Thrice
Quake
Immunity
Champions

Additive Cards

Strong
Regeneration
Shield
Speed
Dodge
Drowsy

Leaderboard Interface Rework - The Leaderboard has been reworked. Players can now access it via their Profile and it displays more information.
Unit Evolution Change - When you evolve a unit, it will automatically increase its stat tier too.
Profile Interface Improvement - The Profile Interface has also received an improvement where it shows more information and is overall better than before.
Challenge Changes - You will now get Super Stat Chips for clearing the regular Stat Chip challenge instead of the Rainbow Stat Chips.
Miscellaneous - You can now gift Level 10 Skip to others. Also, the units you receive from stage drops now have a chance to come with a trait.

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Improvements and other changes in Anime Vanguards

The Profile now has more options (Image via Roblox)

Better Searching Functionality
Unit Teams Interface Improvements
Hover Tooltips Improvements
Quests Interface Improvements
Quest Rewards buffed
Unit Manager Improvements
Stage Info Improvements
Unit Collection Improvements

Bug Fixes

Fixed an issue where you sometimes need to press the profile button twice to open up the profile interface.
Fixed an issue where players were able to join paragon stages that were higher than their current paragon level.
Fixed some instances where the damage indicator is only shown for the first enemy hit.
Fixed an issue regarding big cone AoE indicators that caused them to be rotated incorrectly.
Fixed an issue where the stat reroll window would show incorrect stat potential and takedown numbers if a unit is not selected.
Fixed an issue where the max quantity display of item frames on the raid shop window would reset after reopening the window.
Fixed a memory leak with the raid shop window.
Fixed unit view, item view, and other interfaces having thicker strokes on smaller resolutions.
Fixed an issue where the text stroke of the damage indicator wasn’t fading out properly.
Fixed an issue where Show Unit Multipliers and Select Unit On Placement settings did not work properly.
Fixed an issue where the unit trait wasn’t displaying on the unit hover interface in the main game.

Apart from these, there are some other small changes that have drastically improved the overall gameplay experience and made it smoother.

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FAQs about Anime Vanguards

Q) When did Anime Vanguards Update 1 roll out?

A) Update 1 rolled out on October 22, 2024.

Q) What is the name of the new story chapter in Anime Vanguards?

A) The new story chapter is called Shibuya Station.

Q) Did Anime Vanguards Update 1 add new units to the game?

A) Yes, the new update added several units to Anime Vanguards.