Anime Vanguards Game Modes
Checked 2026-10-14 · Update 15.0
Modes are picked in the lobby. The official Gamemodes page groups casual modes such as Story, Legend Stages, Challenges, Raids, Dungeons, Worldlines, and Rifts.
Directory
Almighty Invasion and the Almighty RiftAlmighty Invasion is the name of Update 4.0, released 25 February 2025, not a separate current mode. Its lasting gameplay addition is Rifts, including The Al...Anime Vanguards Apostles Vs VanguardsUpdate 15 reworks Apostles Vs Vanguards into six worlds and 18 acts. Choose a team of up to eight units and upgrade items instead of using the former rotatin...Anime Vanguards AV ArcadeAV Arcade is a permanent Events-window activity with four minigames: Rift Rush, Memoria Matching, Boss Blocks and Vanguardle. They count toward Arcade daily...Anime Vanguards Battle TowersAnime Vanguards Battle Towers: 17 announced solo towers, ten floors each, and a planned 19 October 2026 opening. Not yet open on 14 October.Anime Vanguards Card BattleOpen Card Battle in Events. Build a 20-card deck plus a captain and duel a Bot, Expert Bot or another player; each player has three hitpoints.Anime Vanguards Chaos ModeChaos Mode accelerates wave progression; it does not skip waves. The wiki estimates about 2.5 times faster progression and roughly 60% shorter clears.Anime Vanguards DungeonsDungeons are longer stages with modifier cards and mode-specific shops. Lunar Bridge has 11 floors; Update 15 adds The First Commander and returns the Annive...Anime Vanguards Elemental TowersAnime Vanguards elemental towers, including the Unbound and Unknown elements. Update 15.0 removed the skill tree and added Battle Towers. Checked 14 Oct 2026.Anime Vanguards OdysseySpeak to Archer in the Odyssey area. Normal and Limitless use 15-wave stages; Adventure is a separate roguelite route. In Normal, units from one stage are re...Anime Vanguards Pirate Dynasty ArenaPirate Dynasty Arena adds 3v3 PvP and 3v3 versus AI. Capture three flags during a three-minute match; holding all three for 20 seconds wins immediately.Anime Vanguards Returned Dungeon RaidReturned Dungeon is a 20-wave raid on a two-lane Double Dungeon map. Each clear pays 50 Returned Dungeon Tokens; awakening statues changes the fight and rewa...Anime Vanguards RiftsRifts are 20-wave boss stages with weekly rotations. The wiki records 30-50 Rift Shards, 750 Gems and 1,000 Gold per clear, with a 2% chance for the realm's...Anime Vanguards Shadow TrialsOwn True Shadow Monarch and enter Shadow Trials through Event Modes. This is a real-time arena for 1-4 players, separate from the older familiar-reward Trials.Anime Vanguards Story ModeUpdate 15 consolidates each Story stage into Act 1 and adds Exp Rush, unlocked after clearing that Act 1. Exp Rush gives 1,000 XP per clear below player leve...Anime Vanguards The First CommanderThe First Commander is a 20-wave dungeon where your units deal half damage, but you command an army of troops. Clears give 50 First Commander Tokens and a 10...Anime Vanguards TrialsAnime Vanguards trials: five stages from Update 14.0 part 2, including Smith John and Dawntay, each paying a Vanguard familiar. Locations checked on the wiki.Anime Vanguards WorldlinesWorldlines unlocks at player level 30 through Kiro. Worlds Collide leads to floor 50; clearing it unlocks Infinite Convergence. Element-dependent weather cha...Boo Evil Trial in Anime VanguardsBoo Evil Trial in Anime Vanguards: 15 waves on Land of the Gods Legend Act 1, an assigned loadout, Absorption enemies and the Candy Ball familiar reward.Dawntay Trial in Anime VanguardsDawntay Trial in Anime Vanguards: 15 waves on Martial Island Act 1, assigned units and traits, and Familial Jewel for Jackpot. Checked 14 October 2026.Roku Super 3 Trial in Anime VanguardsRoku Super 3 Trial in Anime Vanguards: bring your own units for 15 Frozen Port waves, Honest and Solidified mutators, and the Turtle Symbol reward.Smith John Trial in Anime VanguardsSmith John Trial in Anime Vanguards: 15 waves on Planet Namak Act 1, a fixed traitless team and Disguising Mask reward. Checked 14 October 2026.The Struggler Rampage Trial in Anime VanguardsThe Struggler Rampage Trial in Anime Vanguards: 15 Burning Spirit Tree waves, assigned units, Regen and No Chance enemies, and the Cannon Ball reward.
Modes with a wiki blurb
Legend Stages are the harder close-out of a chapter. Challenges are harsher variants with a cooldown. Boss Events are stages built around a final boss. Limited modes rotate. Update 15 added modes the wiki still marked under construction, including Battle Towers, so those get a status line instead of invented mechanics.
I used the Gamemodes wikitext instead of a video menu. Story is described as the core mode. Rifts face bosses on story and legend maps. Worldlines is 50 stages inside a weather system, with Infinite Convergence for the leaderboard.
FAQ
What is the main mode?
The wiki calls Story the core mode of Vanguards.
Is there an Unbound Tower mode?
Unbound is an element, not a mode page on the wiki. The elemental towers page covers that search.
Related
Sources
- Official wiki Gamemodes — Casual mode blurbs. Checked 2026-10-14.