All 25 Gamemodes in Anime Vanguards

Anime Vanguards modes shape how you build and use your team. Story stages now have one act plus Exp Rush. Raids, Dungeons, Portals, and Rifts support farming, while Unit Trials, Shadow Trials, Card Battle, towers, and competitive modes offer other goals.

DDungeons

Dungeons

Multi-wave dungeon runs that use modifier cards to change combat and offer specialized drops beyond standard stages.

Status

Current

Type

Multi-wave challenge

Unlock

Endgame access; exact gate varies by dungeon

Players

Up to 4 players

Structure

30 waves in the base Dungeon; named variants may use floors.

Rewards

Secret units; Evolution materials; Dungeon resources

Rotation/reset

Named dungeon content and reward tables may be update-specific.

Boss Rush / Boss Events

Weekly boss encounters award tokens, trophies, and boss-specific rewards, with a rotating roster and shop.

Status

Current

Type

Boss challenge

Unlock

Boss Events unlock from Act 1 of their stage; Boss Rush access depends on the active event.

Players

Solo or multiplayer

Structure

Boss-heavy waves; some variants run for 30 waves.

Rewards

Boss tokens; Trophies; Unit drops; Cosmetics; Progression resources

Rotation/reset

Weekly boss rotation

Portals

Tiered encounters with element-themed enemy pools, escalating difficulty, and exclusive drops for coordinated teams.

Status

Current

Type

Tiered encounter

Unlock

Portal access after progression; exact gate varies by portal

Players

-

Structure

20 waves

Rewards

Exclusive drops; Familiars; Materials

Rotation/reset

Portal pool and reward focus can change with game updates.

Rifts

Co-op encounters centered on global tasks, rare rewards, and a larger party format than ordinary stage runs.

Status

Current

Type

Co-op encounter

Unlock

Progression access; exact gate varies by Rift

Players

Up to 6 players

Structure

Encounter waves; exact count varies by Rift.

Rewards

Rift shards; Rare units; Materials; Update rewards

Rotation/reset

Encounter pool and reward focus rotate with updates.

CMChallenge Mode

Challenge Mode

Rotating Story and Legend runs with extra modifiers for repeatable challenge rewards on regular, daily, and weekly schedules.

Status

Current

Type

Rotating challenge

Unlock

-

Players

-

Structure

Story or Legend stages with added modifiers

Rewards

Trait Rerolls; Challenge materials; Gems; Other slot-specific rewards

Rotation/reset

Regular slots refresh every 30 minutes; daily slots every 24 hours; weekly slots every 7 days.

SSandbox

Sandbox

A testing space for experimenting with units, enemies, stats, and money without normal campaign pressure.

Status

Current

Type

Testing

Unlock

-

Players

-

Structure

Configurable waves and enemy spawns

Rewards

No normal progression rewards

Rotation/reset

Permanent utility mode; testing controls may change with updates.

Odyssey

An escalating run mode with route choices, cards, powers, and mastery goals that reward adapting between encounters.

Status

Current

Type

Roguelike progression

Unlock

Endgame progression

Players

-

Structure

Room-based escalating run

Rewards

Trait Rerolls; Memoria Shards; Mode resources

Rotation/reset

Some objectives and rewards can change with updates.

IMInfinite Mode

Infinite Mode

An endless version of an unlocked stage where surviving more waves increases the endurance challenge and reward potential.

Status

Current

Type

Endurance

Unlock

Clear the Normal Act 1 for the relevant Story stage.

Players

-

Structure

Endless waves

Rewards

Gems; Gold; Experience; Mode-specific drops

Rotation/reset

Stage availability follows unlocked Story stages.

Elemental Towers

Permanent element-locked towers where matching units climb floors for repeatable rewards and a distinct team-building challenge.

Status

Current

Type

Element-restricted endurance

Unlock

Player Level 30

Players

-

Structure

20 waves per floor; reward loop noted after Floor 50

Rewards

Gems; Trait Rerolls; Stat Chips; Element-specific materials

Rotation/reset

All tower floors and levels reset in 15.0; the mode is permanent.

UTUnit Trials

Unit Trials

Handcrafted trials provide a preset team and award a Vanguard Familiar on a clear.

Status

Current

Type

Preset-team challenge

Unlock

-

Players

-

Structure

-

Rewards

Vanguard Familiar on clear

Rotation/reset

-

PvP

The competitive wave mode family with Assault, Defense, and Ranked variants plus trait and modifier choices.

Status

Current

Type

Competitive

Unlock

-

Players

Varies by submode

Structure

Wave-based competitive rounds

Rewards

PvP rewards; Competitive shop currency

Rotation/reset

Ranked and seasonal reward rules can change.

GGauntlets

Gauntlets

A bracket PvP mode where players advance on score, with standard eight-player brackets and configurable custom lobbies.

Status

Current

Type

Bracket PvP

Unlock

Current Update 14.5 mode

Players

8-player standard bracket; custom brackets support 2 to 64 players

Structure

Round-based scoring; a standard round lasts 24 hours.

Rewards

Trait Rerolls; Memoria Shards; Placement rewards

Rotation/reset

Standard bracket timing is round-based; the reward pool can rotate weekly.

Worldlines

A solo floor climb that moves from Worlds Collide into Infinite Convergence as the run passes the initial milestone floors.

Status

Current

Type

Floor climb

Unlock

-

Players

Singleplayer

Structure

Endless floor progression

Rewards

Trait Rerolls; Stat Chips; Memoria resources; Floor rewards

Rotation/reset

Reward path resets by season or update.

Where to start

Story Mode is the main route for building a roster, collecting basic resources, and learning stage maps. Each Story stage now has one Act 1 plus an Exp Rush act. Move into Legend Stages after clearing the matching Story stage, then try harder modes when your team can handle their extra rules.

Raids, Dungeons, Portals, and Rifts are good targets when you need upgrade materials or rare drops. Unit Trials use preset teams, while Shadow Trials, Card Battle, and Custom Levels offer different ways to play.

Pick a mode for your goal

• Build account progress: Story Mode and Legend Stages.
• Farm upgrade materials: Raids, Portals, Boss Rush, and Rifts.
• Test a team: Sandbox, or use Unit Trials to learn a preset roster.
• Chase long runs: Infinite Mode, Odyssey, Elemental Towers, Battle Towers, and Apostles Vs Vanguards Endless.
• Compete: PvP, Team Battle, Pirate Dynasty, Guild Wars, Gauntlets, Worldlines, and Tournaments.

Rules that change your plan

Challenge modifiers can turn a familiar stage into a different puzzle. Dungeons use modifier cards, Elemental Towers now have Solo and Multiplayer versions, and Battle Towers restrict units by element or category. In Elemental Tower Multiplayer, Tenacity applies to every enemy. Boss Rush variants can disable traits, so read each mode rule before choosing units.

Party size matters. Rifts support larger co-op groups, Apostles Vs Vanguards supports up to four players, Pirate Dynasty has 3v3 arena formats, Team Battle is 1v1, and Battle Towers are solo. Guild Wars pair guilds of up to 20 members. Worldlines and Tournaments are also solo-focused. Gauntlets reward the best score in a bracket, so a reliable repeatable setup usually beats a build that only works once.

Rotations and resets

Challenge slots refresh on different schedules, and Boss Rush follows a weekly rotation. PvP, Gauntlets, Worldlines, and Tournaments can change their scoring or reward rules when a cycle resets. Build long-term plans around the mode rules that stay consistent, and revisit event details when a mode changes.

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