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Anime Vanguards Update 4.5: New Units, Dungeon Challenges & Major Improvements

By Paquito Jr Conde | May 14, 2025

Anime Vanguards Update 4.5: New Units, Dungeon Challenges & Major Improvements

Anime Vanguards just got even better! Update 4.5 introduces powerful evolved units, the challenging Ant Island Dungeon, brand-new cosmetics, and major gameplay enhancements. Whether you're grinding floors or showing off your profile banner, there's something fresh and exciting for every player.

πŸ†• Update 4.5 Highlights

πŸ§™β€β™‚οΈ New Units

Vanguard Evolutions: Song Jinwu, Igros

Dungeon Unit: Choy Jong En, Choy Jong En (Guild Leader)

Worldlines Floor 50 Reward: Friran, Friran (Teacher)

These units can be unlocked through in-game activities such as the new Ant Island Dungeon and progressing through Worldlines.

🏝️ Ant Island Dungeon

Gameplay: Survive 30 intense waves of ant invasions, featuring boss battles against the Ant Queen and Ant King.

Mechanics: Tunnels periodically spawn enemy ants. Players must interact with these to prevent being overwhelmed.

Modifier Cards:

  • Lifeline: Restores one Life Stock every five waves.
  • Exterminator: Boosts damage by 50% for each open Ant Tunnel.

πŸ›’ Dungeon Shop

Currency: Monarch Tokens (earned from Ant Island Dungeon)

Items Available:

  • Red Key
  • Red Jewel
  • Belu Familiar
  • Shadow Flying Ant Mount
  • Stat Chips
  • Trait Rerolls

🎯 Boss Bounties

Access: Speak to Dr. Okabu in the Play Area

Details: Take on up to 10 boss bounties daily and earn rewards like Trait Rerolls and Gems.

πŸ“¬ In-Game Mailbox

Now you can receive updates, images, videos, and special rewards right in-game. Access the mailbox via the lobby UI under the Profile tab.

🎨 Cosmetics Loadout & Profile Banners

Cosmetics Loadout: Save, load, rename, or delete your favorite looks with ease.

Profile Banners: Show off your style on the leaderboard. New banners include:

  • Yuruicha: Earned through the Yuruicha Unit Achievement.
  • Goddess of Love: Purchasable with trophies.
  • Mankind’s Weakest Hunter: Unlockable via Song Jinwu and Igros.
  • Pawsome: Available with trophies.

πŸ† Worldlines Season 3

All players have been reset to Floor 1. The exclusive reward Isdead is no longer available and has been replaced by the secret unit Friran at Floor 50.

πŸ… New Achievements

Six new achievements have been added across several categories:

  • Story: The Many Year Cursed War
  • Boss Rush: Showdown Against the King, Staving Off the Darkness
  • Raid: The Body Parts of WHO
  • Dungeon: I’ll Need a Big Can of Raid
  • Unit: Goddess of Lightning

βš™οΈ Quality of Life Improvements

UI Enhancements:

  • Customizable Day/Night cycle in the lobby
  • Redesigned Stage Selection screen
  • Improved Unit Manager with better upgrade/sell functionality

Gameplay Improvements:

  • Unit XP Fusing system: Fuse unused units to power up others
  • New Health Stocks system: Bases now have 3 lives; bosses can instantly remove all

Additional Features:

  • Damage-in-range counter beside unit DPS
  • Ability usage pop-up notifications
  • MVPs gained now tracked on user profiles
  • Worthiness % and Takedown stats shown in unit previews
  • Teleport icon added in Dungeon menu
  • Updated Familiars menu with passive effect visibility

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