All 11 Elements in Anime Vanguards

Elements in Anime Vanguards are unit traits that change how a unit handles debuffs, status effects, team buffs, boss damage, damage reduction, crits, or special immunity. The full set is small, but each element can matter when you are comparing units for Worldlines, tournaments, and team builds.

Spark

Spark protects its unit from debuffs that would reduce damage, making it a defensive element for keeping damage output stable.

Effect

Immunity to damage-reducing debuffs.

Effect Category

Debuff protection

Affected Stat

Damage

Target Scope

The unit with Spark

Stacking Or Cooldown

Passive immunity

Linked Unit Count

26

Example Units

Wolf (Resurrection), Dave, Dave (Cyber Psycho), Lizard, Lizard (Fission)

Nature

Nature protects its unit from debuffs that would reduce range, helping range-dependent units keep their coverage.

Effect

Immunity to range-reducing debuffs.

Effect Category

Debuff protection

Affected Stat

Range

Target Scope

The unit with Nature

Stacking Or Cooldown

Passive immunity

Linked Unit Count

41

Example Units

Koguro (Unsealed), Friran, Friran (Teacher), Cat, Cat (Stupid)

Water

Water protects its unit from SPA-reducing debuffs, helping attack-speed-focused units avoid slower attack timing.

Effect

Immunity to SPA-reducing debuffs.

Effect Category

Debuff protection

Affected Stat

SPA

Target Scope

The unit with Water

Stacking Or Cooldown

Passive immunity

Linked Unit Count

42

Example Units

Ice Queen (Release), Clatakiri, Clatakiri (Mochi), Elastic Captain (Pirate), Roku (Super 3)

Holy

Holy shortens status effects by half, making it a protection element for units that need to recover from status pressure faster.

Effect

Reduces status-effect duration by 50%.

Effect Category

Status duration reduction

Affected Stat

Status effects

Target Scope

The unit with Holy

Stacking Or Cooldown

Passive duration reduction

Linked Unit Count

31

Example Units

Armored Mage, Armored Mage (Requip), God, God (Above Heaven), God (Standless)

Fire

Fire supports your own nearby Fire units with a small damage aura that scales by unit placement.

Effect

Grants 1% additional damage per unit placement to your own other Fire units in range.

Effect Category

Same-element team aura

Affected Stat

Damage

Target Scope

Your own other Fire units in range

Stacking Or Cooldown

Scales per unit placement

Linked Unit Count

41

Example Units

Iscanur (Pride), Choy Jong En, Choy Jong En (Guild Leader), Company Captain (Hybrid), Leo

Passion

Passion supports your own nearby Passion units with a range aura that scales by unit placement.

Effect

Grants 2% additional range per unit placement to your own other Passion units in range.

Effect Category

Same-element team aura

Affected Stat

Range

Target Scope

Your own other Passion units in range

Stacking Or Cooldown

Scales per unit placement

Linked Unit Count

33

Example Units

Astolfo, Astolfo (Rider of Black), Demon Leader, Demon Leader (Control), Horsegirls (Racers)

Curse

Curse is a boss-focused damage element, giving its unit a larger damage bonus when attacking bosses.

Effect

Increases the unit's damage against bosses by 30%.

Effect Category

Boss damage modifier

Affected Stat

Damage against bosses

Target Scope

The unit with Curse

Stacking Or Cooldown

Passive modifier

Linked Unit Count

39

Example Units

Lich King (Ruler), Demon Hybrid (Chainsaw), GG, GG (Possessed), Igros

Blast

Blast helps its unit punch through enemy damage reduction by ignoring part of that reduction.

Effect

Ignores 10% of enemies' damage reduction.

Effect Category

Damage reduction bypass

Affected Stat

Enemy damage reduction

Target Scope

The unit with Blast

Stacking Or Cooldown

Passive modifier

Linked Unit Count

37

Example Units

Rogita (Super 4), Conqueror vs Invulnerable, Delusional Boy, Lord of Shadows, Rogita

Unbound

Unbound raises its unit's critical rate, making it a damage modifier for units that benefit from critical hits.

Effect

Increases the unit's critical rate by 5%.

Effect Category

Critical-rate modifier

Affected Stat

Critical rate

Target Scope

The unit with Unbound

Stacking Or Cooldown

Passive modifier

Linked Unit Count

34

Example Units

Alocard, Alocard (Vampire King), Brolzi Super (Wrathful), Byeken, Byeken (Ronin)

Cosmic

Cosmic lets its unit cleanse status effects and debuffs from itself, with a 30-second local cooldown.

Effect

Cleanses status effects and debuffs on self.

Effect Category

Self cleanse

Affected Stat

Status effects and debuffs

Target Scope

The unit with Cosmic

Stacking Or Cooldown

30-second local cooldown

Linked Unit Count

31

Example Units

Divalo (Requiem), Arin, Arin (Rumbling), Boo, Boo (Evil)

Unknown

Unknown's effect is shown as ???. Affected units are immune to status ailments and debuffs.

Effect

The main effect is shown as ???. The unit is immune to status ailments and debuffs.

Effect Category

Special immunity

Affected Stat

Status ailments and debuffs

Target Scope

The unit with Unknown

Stacking Or Cooldown

-

Linked Unit Count

5

Example Units

Song Jinwu and Igros, Sokora, Sokora (Angra Mainyu), Smith John, Warlord (Of the Sea)

What elements change in a build

Some elements are defensive, like Spark, Nature, Water, and Holy, because they help a unit resist damage, range, SPA, or status pressure. Others change damage output directly: Curse helps against bosses, Blast pushes through enemy damage reduction, and Unbound raises critical rate.

Fire and Passion work more like team auras because they help your own nearby units of the same element. Cosmic and Unknown are the special cases: Cosmic cleanses status effects and debuffs on itself, while Unknown is still shown with ??? and an immunity note, so it should be treated carefully instead of guessed.

Why the section matters

Rarity is not the useful way to compare elements. The important question is what the element does: protection, same-element support, damage modification, or special self-cleanse/immunity. That split makes it easier to match an element to the problem you are trying to solve.

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