Anime Vanguards Game Modes Explained

Anime Vanguards has grown well beyond a single campaign. Knowing what each mode is for helps you spend your time where the rewards match your account. Here is the full rundown.

Progression modes

• Story — the main campaign across multiple worlds. It builds your account level and is your biggest early source of Gems and Gold.
• Legend Stages — harder versions of Story maps with better rewards. This becomes your main farming loop once the campaign feels easy.

Challenge modes

• Raids — tough, modifier-heavy fights that test endgame teams and drop strong materials.
• Dungeons — special maps with unique mechanics and objectives beyond simple wave defense.
• Rifts — rotating, high-difficulty challenge content aimed at fully-built accounts.
• Worldlines — endgame progression content that demands optimized teams and good traits.

Event & rotating modes

• Boss Events — rotating boss fights focused on burst-damage windows and survival.
• Portals — time-limited trial portals that drop event units, materials and currency.
• Zombies — a co-op survival mode revived in the Eternal Adversaries update with its own roster.

Competitive

• PvP Arena — a competitive pool where teams face off, separate from the co-op content.

What to play, and when

If you are new, stay in Story until it stops challenging you — it pays the best early and unlocks everything else. As your account matures, Legend Stages become your reliable farm, Portals and Boss Events supply event units, and Raids, Rifts and Worldlines become the real test of your best team. Build toward the units on the tier list and you will have an answer for every mode.