The long-awaited 6.0 update for Anime Vanguards is finally here, and it’s packed with content that’s sure to shake up the meta! Whether you’re grinding for leaderboard dominance or just want to snag some fresh units, this patch brings a lot to the table. We’ve got powerful new units, the all-new Rift Shop packed with exclusive rewards, and Leaderboard Rewards that actually make the climb worth it. On top of that, quality-of-life tweaks, bug fixes, and balance changes round out the patch to keep the gameplay fresh and competitive.
In this Anime Vanguards 6.0 Update Codes – Patch Notes, Logs guide, we’ll break down everything you need to know about what’s new in the Anime Vanguards 6.0 update—from what units are worth chasing to how the Rift Shop works, and what leaderboard rewards you can aim for this season.
Anime Vanguards 6.0 Update Codes – Patch Notes, Logs
New Units (9 Total!)
Gem Banner:
- Kuzu, Kazu (Cousin)
- NotSoDeadGuy, NotSoDeadGuy (Free)
- Brisko, Brisko (Yo-Yo)
- Gear Boy, Gear Boy (Hungry)
Heaven or Hell Stages:
- Liofi, Liofi (Love)
Legend Stage Quest:
- Byeion, Byeion (Ronin)
Rift:
- Asolote, Asolote (Rider of Black)
Battle Pass:
- Ai, Ai (Good)
- Dark Mage, Dark Mage (Evil)
PvP Game Mode – Now Live!
PvP is finally here with 3 unique game modes:
- Assault – Send enemies to each other using 15+ enemy mutators.
- Defense – 1v1 battle of brains—no sending units!
- Ranked – Uses Assault mechanics but with:
- MMR System (Iron → Vanguard)
- Ban Phase: Ban up to 6 units from enemy’s team.
- Queue Economy System and Modifier Cards.
PvP Features:
- Spawn Enemies manually using Yen.
- Modifier Cards apply effects every 5 waves.
- MMR Rankings & Global Leaderboard with exclusive rewards.
- Map Pool: Golden Castle, Planet Namak, Shibuya Station (all dual-lane).
New Store Bundles
Check out the 4 new bundles:
- Timiko Skin (Yuruicha)
- Dreamlike Reality Mount (Deranged Bed)
- Bundle 6.0
- Bundle 6.0+
- Bundle 6.0++
Guilds & Sandbox Mode
- Guild area now displays a “Coming Soon” notice—expect new features!
- Update 5.5 Units now available in Sandbox.
NEW! PVP Shop
Using PvP Coins obtained from PvP matches, you can purchase:
- Trait Rerolls
- Phoenix Shards
- Elemental Shards
🐉 No Jar Blue Mount- Essence Stones
… and more!
🕒 The rewards in this shop will restock automatically every week.
NEW! Story Stage – Heaven’s Edge
The skies fracture above Heaven’s Edge as an unknown force twists reality. Face 6 Acts of chaos on Normal and Nightmare difficulty, featuring new enemies and bosses, alongside a brand-new mechanic:
Armored
Armored enemies have a stack number next to their health bar, which can be decreased through applying hits on the enemy through individual Unit Placements.
The higher the number, the higher the enemy Damage Reduction, following a formula of 12.5% multiplied by the stacks next to the HP bar.
Be wary: after not taking damage for 10 seconds, all armored stacks are restored!
FEATURES:
- New Guilty Gear OST
- 2% chance of a Lift Portal from any Heaven’s Edge act to appear somewhere on the map upon victory.
NEW! Legend Stage – Shining Castle
The sky splits above the gleaming fortress as reality bends around its shattered spires.
Once a seat of divine rule, the Shining Castle now houses something far more dangerous.
Navigate through 4 grueling Acts—culminating in a brutal EX encounter!
FEATURES:
- New Guilty Gear OST
- Mythic No Jar familiar Legend Stage drop
- 2% chance of a Lift Portal from any Shining Castle act to appear somewhere on the map upon victory.
- Brand-new EX Act with scaling Hard-Set to 4 Players, where you can obtain rare items such as Byelem’s Quest Item drop (Very Difficult Act)
NEW Rift Unit – Astolfo
Obtain the Astolfo (Rider or Black) Unit in the brand-new rift—the Astolfo Rift!
With this addition, Rifts will begin to cycle every week, meaning that players will still be able to obtain any Rift Units, such as Yehowach, and their shops that they missed out on!
NEW! Rift Shop
Alongside this, the Rift Shop has been restocked, with two new additions:
- A Secret Temporal Rift item — using it will consume the item and instantly open a Rift in the current lobby.
- Mythic Fox familiar
When the Rift cycles, the Rift Shop will restock as well, allowing you to once again purchase all of the Trait Rerolls and more!
NEW! Leaderboard Rewards 🏅
Instead of Units, which simply collect dust in your inventory and are used solely for cosmetics, we are rolling out the first batch of Limited Leaderboard Skins!
The first 4 Heaven and Hell themed skins will be found in the following Leaderboards:
- PvP
- Gleeful Blaster (Alucard)
- Infinite
- Janney (Vigil)
- Tournament
- Kyo (Babers)
- Dooman (Ra Cielskin)
NEW! Battle Pass – Light & Shadow 🌍
Vigil and Dawntay are now unobtainable. In their place, a fresh new battle pass has been introduced with 2 exclusive units – AI and Dark Mage!
Alongside this, all of the rewards including Gems, Trait Rerolls, and other rewards are once again available by progressing through the tiers.
(Image of two characters standing on a glowing bridge with light and shadow effects)
NEW! Odyssey Changes
Certain Odyssey modifiers were feeling pretty lackluster, so we’ve decided to breathe some life into them.
- Battle Frenzy – Now grants 0.5% DMG and -0.25% SPA on kill, stacking up to 30 times. Upon reaching 30 stacks, buffs are doubled to 10 (+2 per stack) seconds.
- Essence Collector – Buffed to 50 (+50 per stack) extra yen per kill.
- Affinity – Now picks an element from a random non-farm unit on your team upon pickup.
Plus: 2 New Modifiers!
- Luck Catcher – Previously System Fragment. Grants an additional roll on any luck-based modifiers, +1 roll per stack.
- Spoils of War – Previously Nexus Core. Now grants a 0.5% chance for slain enemies to drop a random modifier.
Coming with all these, every single modifier now has its own hand-drawn icon!
Here’s the full text version of the third screenshot (SS3), formatted in a clean and blog-ready layout:
NEW! Shibuya Map & Planet Namak Refresh
Shibuya Station and Planet Namak have received brand-new looks!
We’ve updated the maps, including new lighting, textures, objects, and more!
Alongside this, both maps now have dual-lane variants, available in PvP mode.
Note: The non-PvP Planet Namak variant will be added in a future update.
NEW! Match Invites
Match Hosts can now directly invite any player in their server!
This lets you quickly join your friends without traveling across the entire lobby.
(Yes, this includes the brand-new PvP mode.)
NEW! Item/Unit Finder
The Item/Unit Finder is a powerful new feature available in the following areas:
Act Selection
Within the Story UI, the Item/Unit Finder allows you to simply click on an Item or Unit Drop, and it will automatically select the corresponding Act — assuming you’ve already unlocked it.
No more manually searching through Acts!
Crafting & Synthesis
You can now select a Unit from your inventory and only see the materials required to evolve that unit, helping you stay focused on exactly what you need.
NEW! Element Changes
Several Element types have received buffs and reworks, detailed below:
Fire
“Immunity to Snare” ➜ Replaced with:
“Increases damage of other fire element units in range by 1%” (Per Unit Placement)
Holy
“Reduces time of any debuffs by 10%” ➜ Replaced with:
“Reduces time of Status Effects by 50%”
Curse
“Increases Unit’s damage against bosses by 5%” ➜ Increased to 30%
Cosmic
“Buffs Unit Damage by 10%” (Removed upon 1st Upgrade) ➜ Replaced with:
“Cleanses all status effects and debuffs on self” (Local 30 second cooldown)
Passion
“Increases unit’s dodge chance by 10%” ➜ Replaced with:
“Increases range of other passion units in range by 2%” (Per Unit Placement)
Quality of Life & Gameplay Improvements
A ton of subtle but meaningful changes:
- Footstep sound effects now change depending on the surface.
- Mount startup delay? Gone! You now move instantly.
- DPS fix: Downtay (Jackpot) crit damage increased by 75%.
- Added Skip End Reward Wave & Disable Stat Pop-Ups settings.
- Upgrade multiple units at once with the mass-upgrade button.
- Losing screen now shows you why you lost (e.g., “Lost all stocks”).
Cosmetic & Animation Changes
New Idle Animations:
- Eizen, Yamomata (Captain), Luce (Hacker), Dave (Psyche), Rohan (Adult), and Ultimate Rohan
New Cosmetics/Skins:
- Saber (Alter), Ishtar, Ragiate, Ram & Rem, Tuji’s Mode, Smith John (Lord of Shadows)
- Cosmetics added for Obita (Awakened), Yuruicha (Raijin), Oryo (Antithesis)
Bug Fixes
Over 30+ issues fixed! Here are some highlights:
- Fixed multiple crit stacking issues.
- Odyssey mission reward exploits patched.
- Issues with rerolling Puppet Trials, Auto-skip, and Limit Break resolved.
- Various fixes for units like Eizan, Alocard, Vigil, and Yuruicha.
- UI scaling issues and sellability problems addressed.
