All 104 Modifiers in Anime Vanguards

Modifiers change the rules around a run instead of simply adding more enemy health. They can disable parts of a team, protect enemies, trigger boss attacks, or reshape the economy, so reading the effect before placing units saves a very expensive surprise.

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Stage Modifiers

13 items

These rules affect the stage as a whole and can change damage, summons, Meter, Range, movement, or enemy defenses. Team choice should account for the rule before the run begins.

Honest

Honest changes a stage or enemy rule, so plan around its listed effect.

Status: Active system
Modifier Type: Stage Modifiers
Effect: Enemies are immune to ability Damage .

Dispersal

Dispersal changes a stage or enemy rule, so plan around its listed effect.

Status: Active system
Modifier Type: Stage Modifiers
Effect: Enemies take 30% of received Damage and disperse the remaining 70% onto nearby enemies.

Wormhole

Wormhole changes a stage or enemy rule, so plan around its listed effect.

Status: Active system
Modifier Type: Stage Modifiers
Effect: Enemies open a wormhole endpoint at exactly halfway down the track and a wormhole entrance at the start of the track. For 5 seconds, all enemies that spawn, including the Wormhole enemy, will enter this wormhole and be transported down the track. Because of this extra step, enemies have a brief window where they can be hit and receive Damage after they have moved.

Mind Control

Mind Control changes a stage or enemy rule, so plan around its listed effect.

Status: Active system
Modifier Type: Stage Modifiers
Effect: Enemies temporarily remove the highest Damage unit from the map, disabling attacks and abilities, and spawn a 'Mojon' enemy resembling the stolen unit. When this Mojon enemy is defeated (or the Boss that casted Mind Control), the unit returns to its normal functionality.

Depleted

Depleted changes a stage or enemy rule, so plan around its listed effect.

Status: Active system
Modifier Type: Stage Modifiers
Effect: Enemies hit by a unit will drain that unit's Meter instantly.

Blinded

Blinded changes a stage or enemy rule, so plan around its listed effect.

Status: Active system
Modifier Type: Stage Modifiers
Effect: Enemies hit by a unit will reduce that unit's Range by -5% (cappped at -50%).

Resilient

Resilient changes a stage or enemy rule, so plan around its listed effect.

Status: Active system
Modifier Type: Stage Modifiers
Effect: Enemies will reduce the Damage of an incoming attack by up to 50%, scaling with the amount of enemies hit. (Can stack with Overshield to make some enemies completely immune to Full AOE attacks).

Solidified

Solidified changes a stage or enemy rule, so plan around its listed effect.

Status: Active system
Modifier Type: Stage Modifiers
Effect: Enemies cannot have their Damage Reduction decreased or ignored.

Sturdy

Sturdy changes a stage or enemy rule, so plan around its listed effect.

Status: Active system
Modifier Type: Stage Modifiers
Effect: Enemies have 80% Damage Reduction, except for Nature and Water, which bypass this mechanic and deal 40% more Damage .

Challenger

Challenger changes a stage or enemy rule, so plan around its listed effect.

Status: Active system
Modifier Type: Stage Modifiers
Effect: Enemies are immune to basic summons and elite summons can only deal 50% of their HP.

Energy Drain

Energy Drain changes a stage or enemy rule, so plan around its listed effect.

Status: Active system
Modifier Type: Stage Modifiers
Effect: Enemies hit by a unit will reduce that unit's Damage by -5% (cappped at -70%).

Absorption

Absorption changes a stage or enemy rule, so plan around its listed effect.

Status: Active system
Modifier Type: Stage Modifiers
Effect: Enemies will heal from basic summons. Elite summons are unaffected.

Armored

Armored changes a stage or enemy rule, so plan around its listed effect.

Status: Active system
Modifier Type: Stage Modifiers
Effect: Enemies have a yellow gear icon floating on their torso. Each prong is a little notch sticking out from the circle. It adds 12.5% damage reduction. Prongs are broken by unique unit placements, but restore fully after 10 seconds of no Damage. At 0 prongs, only the circle remains.

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Enemy Modifiers

8 items

Enemy Modifiers add protection or behavior such as Overshield, Regen, Dodge, Shields, speed, health, or copies on death. Their visual or combat effect tells you what must be broken, bypassed, or outpaced.

Overshield

Overshield changes a stage or enemy rule, so plan around its listed effect.

Status: Active system
Modifier Type: Enemy Modifiers
Effect: Enemies have Damage Reduction until Overshield is broken. Overshield is indicated by a yellow HP bar that lays on-top of the normal one. Overshield is most commonly at 50%, though certain enemies have a different Overshield value. To view the Overshield Percentage (How much of their HP is converted to Overshield), check the Enemy Index page or in-game. Abilities that tell the player enemy info, like Slime (King)'s Great Sage ability, also list Overshield Percentage.

Strong

Strong changes a stage or enemy rule, so plan around its listed effect.

Status: Active system
Modifier Type: Enemy Modifiers
Effect: Enemies have increased HP.

Fast

Fast changes a stage or enemy rule, so plan around its listed effect.

Status: Active system
Modifier Type: Enemy Modifiers
Effect: Enemies have increased Movespeed.

Regen

Regen changes a stage or enemy rule, so plan around its listed effect.

Status: Active system
Modifier Type: Enemy Modifiers
Effect: Enemies regenerate HP over time. Regen is generally disabled via Bleed or Rupture.

Shielded

Shielded changes a stage or enemy rule, so plan around its listed effect.

Status: Active system
Modifier Type: Enemy Modifiers
Effect: Enemies spawn with total hit protection, nullifying Damage from a single hit per each 'shield.' Shield is indicated by floating blue shields around the enemy, shield amount is indicated by the number on each shield, and overall shield strength is indicated by the shield color, turning red as it approaches 0.

Thrice

Thrice changes a stage or enemy rule, so plan around its listed effect.

Status: Active system
Modifier Type: Enemy Modifiers
Effect: Enemies spawn two copies, one ahead and one behind, upon death. Each copy spawns with half the max HP of the original.

Dodge

Dodge changes a stage or enemy rule, so plan around its listed effect.

Status: Active system
Modifier Type: Enemy Modifiers
Effect: Enemies have a chance to avoid attacks. Typically, this modifier is seen in Dodge cards, which are 4% per card, but some enemies (mainly Bosses) will have their own Dodge chance, unique to that enemy.

Elemental Shield

Elemental Shield changes a stage or enemy rule, so plan around its listed effect.

Status: Active system
Modifier Type: Enemy Modifiers
Effect: Enemies reduce Damage from a specific Element.

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Enemy Effects

15 items

Enemy Effects explain the practical counter to a named mechanic. Some use immunity, cleansing, Nullify, elements, or bypass damage, while others must be avoided because no direct counter exists.

Depleted

Depleted changes a stage or enemy rule, so plan around its listed effect and counter.

Status: Active system
Modifier Type: Enemy Effects
Effect: Applies an enemy mechanic that needs a specific counter.
Counter: There is no counter to Depleted. When Depleted appears in a stage, players must try to avoid hitting the enemy with their Meter units, or resort to omitting Meter units from their team.

Blinded

Blinded changes a stage or enemy rule, so plan around its listed effect and counter.

Status: Active system
Modifier Type: Enemy Effects
Effect: Applies an enemy mechanic that needs a specific counter.
Counter: Nature and Unknown are naturally immune to Blinded, since Nature nullifies Range debuffs and Unknown is immune to all. Additionally, all Cleansers can cleanse applications of Blinded, and protectors can protect in the same way. Because of Blinded's on-hit application (one tick per hit), certain cleansers may waste their cleansing ability on a single tick of Blinded before subsequent ticks are applied.

Resilient

Resilient changes a stage or enemy rule, so plan around its listed effect and counter.

Status: Active system
Modifier Type: Enemy Effects
Effect: Applies an enemy mechanic that needs a specific counter.
Counter: Nullify is the main counter for Resilient, as resorting to units that have smaller AOEs can prove detrimental to the match as a whole. However, since Nullify is an effect, enemies with Immunity would be unaffected. As such, the next best counter is using the Gon familiar.

Sturdy

Sturdy changes a stage or enemy rule, so plan around its listed effect and counter.

Status: Active system
Modifier Type: Enemy Effects
Effect: Applies an enemy mechanic that needs a specific counter.
Counter: Nature and Water units not only bypass Sturdy's Damage reduction, but receive +40% Damage dealt to their attacks. Since Sturdy works through Damage reduction, Nullify can disable the enemy's Damage reduction, and Bypassers who can bypass Damage reduction are effective as well.

Challenger

Challenger changes a stage or enemy rule, so plan around its listed effect and counter.

Status: Active system
Modifier Type: Enemy Effects
Effect: Applies an enemy mechanic that needs a specific counter.
Counter: Since Challenger functions purely through summons, there is no inherent counter; normal summons will always fail to damage Challenger enemies, and Elite Summons will always be reduced.

Energy Drain

Energy Drain changes a stage or enemy rule, so plan around its listed effect and counter.

Status: Active system
Modifier Type: Enemy Effects
Effect: Applies an enemy mechanic that needs a specific counter.
Counter: Spark and Unknown are naturally immune to Energy Drain, since Spark nullifies Damage debuffs and Unknown is immune to all. Additionally, all Cleansers can cleanse applications of Energy Drain, and protectors can protect in the same way. Because of Energy Drain's on-hit application (one tick per hit), certain cleansers may waste their cleansing ability on a single tick of Energy Drain before subsequent ticks are applied.

Absorption

Absorption changes a stage or enemy rule, so plan around its listed effect and counter.

Status: Active system
Modifier Type: Enemy Effects
Effect: Applies an enemy mechanic that needs a specific counter.
Counter: Since Absorption functions purely through summons, there is no inherent counter; normal summons will always heal Absorption enemies.

Armored

Armored changes a stage or enemy rule, so plan around its listed effect and counter.

Status: Active system
Modifier Type: Enemy Effects
Effect: Applies an enemy mechanic that needs a specific counter.
Counter: Nullify is the main counter for Armored, but in many stages where Armored is present, players may want to opt for spamming placements of cheap RareRare units with high placement counts (Jon, for example) due to the cost-effectiveness and universal application of the strategy. Since Armored works through damage reduction, Bypassers who can bypass Damage reduction are effective as well.

Overshield

Overshield changes a stage or enemy rule, so plan around its listed effect and counter.

Status: Active system
Modifier Type: Enemy Effects
Effect: Applies an enemy mechanic that needs a specific counter.
Counter: World Destroyer, World Destroyer (Old) are the main counters for Overshield, as they can completely remove it on-hit. Since Overshield works through damage reduction, Nullify can disable the enemy's Damage reduction, and Bypassers who can bypass damage reduction are effective as well.

Fast

Fast changes a stage or enemy rule, so plan around its listed effect and counter.

Status: Active system
Modifier Type: Enemy Effects
Effect: Applies an enemy mechanic that needs a specific counter.
Counter: The best counters for Fast are any Crowd Control effects, with movement stoppers ( Freeze, Stun) being the most effective, followed by Slow, and finally Repulse, since it always repulses by a set distance, independent of Movespeed.