Familiars are items that you can equip to your units in Anime Vanguards, giving them unique passives and stat buffs. Getting familiars is fairly difficult, and knowing what they do, why they are good, and which ones you should prioritize will help you make the most out of your units. We'll cover all of the above and more in this ultimate Anime Vanguards familiars guide and tier list!
All Familiars in Anime Vanguards and How to Get Them
In the tables below, you can find information on all familiars in Anime Vanguards, including their passives and stat ranges, elemental buffs, and how to obtain them. If any of the familiar stats or their availability changes, we'll make sure to update the list ASAP.
IMPORTANT: The best familiars will have PRIORITY! under their obtainment method. These familiars should be your top priority as they are the best-in-slot options for all the units.
Regular Familiars (Equippable by All Units)
Regular familiars are equippable by all units in Anime Vanguards, and they are often relatively easy to obtain. Note that each regular familiar has an Elemental Bonus, which is random and assigned to the familiar when you obtain it. You can reroll that bonus later. Also, regular familiar's passive stat values can be increased by up to +50% with Corruption. More info on Corruption is further below.
| Familiar | Passives | Elemental Bonus | Obtainment |
|---|---|---|---|
 Black Spirit | Darkness Consumes: Any attack that would generate meter generates +0.1% - +100.0% more meter. | Dark Spirit: Random Blast, Spark, or Nature DMG +2.0% - +5.0%. | Raid Shop (50 Auric Coins) PRIORITY! |
 Pachiru | Thirst for Battle: Every time the equipped unit is stunned, increases damage by +1.0% - +10.0% (Up to +30.0%). | Liutenant: Random Cosmic, Fire, or Unbound DMG +2.0% - +5.0%. | Rift Shop (100 Rifth Shards) |
 Gon | Spirit Candy: Attacks ignore 10.0% - 50.0% DMG Reduction. | Artificial Spirit: Random Cosmic, Spark, or Nature DMG +2.0% - +5.0%. | Rift Shop (100 Rifth Shards) PRIORITY! |
 Foo | Primate Murder: Any time the equipped unit applies an effect on an ally, buff their DMG by +2.0% - +10.0%. | Foo, Foo!: Random Curse, Holy, or Passion DMG +2.0% - +5.0%. | Rift Shop (100 Rifth Shards) PRIORITY! |
 Belu | For the King: Attacks on hit consume the 5 lowest HP summons on the field, buffing DMG of that attack by +5.0% - +20.0%. | King of the Ants: Random Curse, Fire, or Unknown DMG +2.0% - +5.0%. | Dungeon Shop (200 Monarch Tokens) |
 Chili | Reliable Friend: Any time this unit Crits, increases Crit DMG by +0.0% - +40.0% (does not stack). | Sleight of Hand: Random Unbound, Spark, or Blast DMG +2.0% - +5.0%. | Dungeon Shop (200 Dragon Tokens) |
 Pupper | Man's Best Friend: Increases Crit Rate by +1.0% - +5.0% and Crit DMG by +2.5% - +10.0%; this buff is doubled for Dragon Sphere units. | A Good Boy: Random Nature, Blast, or Holy DMG +2.0% - +5.0%. | Legend Stages (Land of the Gods Act 3) |
 Bodobi | Manipulating Evil: All kills by this unit count as +0 - +2 kills for any on-kill effects (does not apply to anything with meters). | The Last Wizard: Random Nature, Blast, or Holy DMG +2.0% - +5.0%. | Legend Stages (Land of the Gods Act 3) |
 Ro Jer | Warrior's Spirit: Enemies hit by this unit have their HP Regen reduced by +1.0% - +50.0% permanently (does not stack). | Killing Machine: Random Nature, Unbound, or Spark DMG +2.0% - +5.0%. | Legend Stages (Shining Castle Act 3/4) |
 Birb | Ventriloquism: Changes DMG by –/+20.0%, Crit DMG by –/+30.0%, Range by –/+20.0%, and Crit Chance by –/+20.0%. | Pet Bird: Random Water, Spark, or Blast DMG +2.0% - +5.0%. | Raids (Ruined City Act 1/2) PRIORITY! |
 Silly Fairy | Whimsical Being: For every placement of this unit placed, decreases upgrade costs by +0.0% - +5.0%. | Pet Bird: Random Curse, Cosmic, or Nature DMG +2.0% - +5.0%. | Legend Stages (Burning Spirit Tree Act 1-4) |
 Summer Ham | Durable Pig: Increases DMG and DoT DMG by +1.0% - +10.0% per life stock missing. | Summer Heat: Random Fire, Water, or Holy DMG +2.0% - +5.0%. | Iced Box (Summer Event Shop) |
 Nose | Light in the Dark: Any time this unit attacks, stun this unit for 2 seconds; if this unit is stunned, increases DMG by +0.0% - +35.0% for the duration of the stun +5 seconds. | Summer Heat: Random Unbound, Cosmic, or Nature DMG +2.0% - +5.0%. | Story (Hill of Swords Act 1-6) PRIORITY! |
 Padoru | Padoru!: Every 10 - 60 seconds, Padoru gives a random present. Padoru Present: Buffs a single random unit in range with +10.0% DMG or +10.0% RNG for 10 seconds OR gives 100 Yen OR permanently decreases a random tower's upgrade cost by 5.0% (does not stack). | Padoru: Random Holy, Cosmic, or Passion DMG +0.5% - +2.0%. | Gift Box 3 (Winter Event) (Unobtainable) |
 Sebamon | Unified: Increases DMG by +0.5% - +2.0% for every matching element on the team that is the same as the equipped unit. | Fireworks: Random Fire, Spark, or Blast DMG +0.5% - +2.0%. | Gift Box 2 (Winter Event) (Unobtainable) |
 Doggo | Avatar: Increases DMG by +0.1% - +2.0% for each unique element on the team. | Elementalist: Random Fire, Spark, or Water DMG +0.5% - +2.0%. | Gift Box 1 (Winter Event) (Unobtainable) |
 Turbo Granny | Beckoning Cat: Crit Chance +10.0%. Crit DMG +0.5% - +3.0% with each attack performed until a Critical Hit lands. | Granny Guidance: Random Curse, Nature, or Unbound DMG +0.5% - +2.0%. | Infinite Mode (Occult Hunt Event) (Unobtainable) |
 Spirit Dispenser | Spirit Boost: Any time this unit uses its active ability, buffs DMG by +5.0% - +30.0% for 40 seconds (does not stack). | Fake Spirit: Random Cosmic, Unknown, or Blast DMG +2.0% - +5.0%. | Evolve Ichiga (Savior) (Spirit Revival Event) (Unobtainable) |
 Strange Cat | Luck of the Gods: Increases DMG by +0.0% - +7.0% and Range by +0.0% - +3.5%. This faimiliar can be Corrupted up to 5 times; if this familiar rolls Corruption II, it can no longer be Corrupted and Corruption II is not applied. | Season of Flowers: Random Fire, Blast, Holy, Water, Spark, Passion, Nature, Curse, Unbound, Cosmic, or Unknown DMG +2.0% - +5.0%. | Wooden Chest (Spring Event) (Unobtainable) PRIORITY! |
 Alottavisits | 1,000,000,000 Visits: Increases DMG by +10.0%, SPA by -5.0%, and Range by +10.0%. | 1,000,000,000 Chances: Random Fire, Blast, Holy, Water, Spark, Passion, Nature, Curse, Unbound, Cosmic, or Unknown DMG +2.0% - +5.0%. | Mailbox Reward (Unobtainable) |
Vanguard Familiars (Exclusive to a Single Unit)
Vanguard Familiars are some of the rarest items in Anime Vanguards, and they can only be equipped by their matching unit. For example, Gujo's Glasses can only be equipped by Gujo (Infinity), Sukuno's Funger by Sukuno, and so on. Note that Vanguard Familiars can not be Corrupted or Rerolled.
| Familiar | Unit | Passives | Obtainment |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gujo's Sunglasses |  Gujo (Infinity) | Split Second Decision: When an enemy leaves this unit's range, activates "Void" for 2 seconds, and fires Attack 3 on that enemy (20 seconds cooldown). The Honored One: Increases DMG by 250%. Gifted Genius: Damage boost from Void stays active for 30 seconds after activation. | Events Shop (10 Event Coins) PRIORITY! |
 Sukuno's Finger |  Sukono | The King of Curses: This unit applies Cleaved on every attack, and buffs all Curse units by 30%. The Cursed One: Increases DMG by 200% and Range by 30%. Chef's Preparations: Any time this unit first inflicts Cleaved on an enemy, immediately follow up with Attack 2. | Events Shop (10 Event Coins) PRIORITY! |
 Tengon's Smokebomb |  Tengon (Flashiness) | Sound Blitz: Any time this unit attacks a debuffed enemy, guarantees a Crit and buffs Crit DMG by 30% for 40 seconds (does not stack). God of Sound: Gains 275% DMG. Firework's Blast: Gains the Fire element, and buffs Fire and Blast allies by 30% DMG; attacks inflict Scorched on enemies. | Events Shop (100 Event Coins) PRIORITY! |
Anime Vanguards Familiars Tier List
OP Tier: Vanguard familiars are all broken and will make their designated units meta.
S Tier: The best regular familiars that are best-in-slot for multiple meta units.
A Tier: Decent regular familiars that are solid if you have nothing better.
B Tier: Mediocre regular familiars that have niche uses or are just generally bad.
Our Anime Vanguards familiars tier list above ranks all familiars based on how good they are in general and whether or not they are the best options for all the meta units. The Vanguard Familiars are simply broken and will make their designated units meta. For regular familiars, Birb, Strange Cat, Nose, Gon, Black Spirit, and Foo are the best options.
How to Equip & Upgrade Familiars in Anime Vanguards
To equip a familiar to one of your units in Anime Vanguards, go to Units → Select a unit → Familiar → Select a familiar → Equip. You can use filters and the search function at the top to find the desired familiars. Click on Passives in the top left to see the abilities of the selected familiar.
Familiar Element Reroll & Stats Reroll
Once you select a familiar, you can click on Reroll at the bottom to open the Familiar Reroll menu. Here, you can reroll your familiars' Elemental Bonus with Elemental Shards and the Passive Stats Values using the Phoenix Shard. Note that only regular familiars' stats/element can be rerolled, and that's before you Corrupt them! You can get the reroll shards from:
- Raid Shop
- Events Shop
- Odyssey Mode
- Codes
Familiar Corruption
Another way to upgrade your familiars in Anime Vanguards is to Corrupt them, and you'll need Corruption Crystals (obtained from Raid Shop, Events Shop, Codes, and Odyssey Mode) for that. Corruption can only be done on regular familiars, and it can only be done once (except for some special familiars). The effects of the Corruption can be deleted by using the Reverse function within the Corruption menu, and once you've done that, you won't be able to Corrupt that familiar again. The effects of each Corruption are:
| Corruption | Effect | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Corruption I | No change. The familiar still becomes Corrupted. | 15% |
| Corruption II | Randomly rolls the stats on the familiar. | 15% |
| Corruption III | Rolls the passive stats of the familiar 1% to 50% higher/lower than they currently are, ignoring caps. NOTE: This is the best Corruption and the only one you should target. | 35% |
| Corruption IV | Adds another passive to the familiar, assigning a random element to that passive and a random DMG increase from 1% to 10%. | 35% |
Anime Vanguards Familiars FAQ
The best familiars are Tengon's Smokebomb, Sukuno's Finger, Gujo's Sunglasses, Birb, Strange Cat, Nose, Foo, Gon, and Black Spirit. All of those familiars are obtainable except for Strange Cat.
How to get familiars in Anime Vanguards?
You can get familiars from Events Shop, Seasonal Events, Raid Shop, Legend Stages, Rift Shop, Dungeon Shop, Raids, and Story. There will be even more modes in the future from which you can get familiars.
What is the best corruption for familiars in Anime Vanguards?
Corruption III is the best Corrupt for any familiar and the only one you should target.
Are familiars even worth getting in Anime Vanguards?
Yes, familiars are extremely worth getting. Units that have a meter can become broken with Black Spirit, and Birb can buff your unit's DPS by ~50%. Just having a few good familiars will help you clear all the hardest modes much more easily.
That does it for our ultimate Anime Vanguards familiars guide. Now that you know what all the familiars are, which ones are the best, and where to get them, you'll need just a bit more grinding until you get them and make your best units even better! For more Anime Vanguards content, check out the related posts below as well as the Roblox section here on Pro Game Guides.
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