Anime Vanguards Evolution Guide – Units, Items, and more

Update: We last updated this article with the latest units eligible for the Anime Vanguards Evolution guide on September 27, 2025.

Evolution is an in-game mechanic in Anime Vanguards that transforms a unit into a more powerful version. The evolved units can receive new attacks, an expansion to the in-battle upgrades cap, and stats. Not all units can evolve; only a few units of specific rarities can undergo the evolutionary process. Check out all the units eligible for the evolution process, items required, and how to obtain them in this Anime Vanguards evolution guide.

List of Units Eligible for Evolution in Anime Vanguards

Only Mythic, Exclusive, and Secret rarity units are eligible for Evolution in Anime Vanguards. Every unit, except Vogito Super (Awakened) and Song Jinuwu (Monarch), retains its rarity. These two receive Vanguard rarity upon evolution. You need an exclusive Evolution Item, Gold, and Essence Stones to complete the process. In addition to these items, some units require achieving a certain number of takedowns.

Below are all the units that are eligible for the Anime Vanguards evolution feature, categorized by rarity:

1. Mythic Rarity

Image	Base Unit	Evolved Unit	Evolution Item	Essence Stones	Gold Cost (Takedowns)
	Lord Friezo	Lord Friezo (Emperor)	1 Space Pod	30 Green 20 Yellow 20 Purple 10 Red 1 Rainbow	15000 (5,000 Takedowns)
	The Smith	The Smith (Forged)	12 Smith’s Anvil	30 Green 10 Yellow 10 Pink 30 Red 1 Rainbow	15000
	The Witch	The Witch (Disciple)	12 Witch’s Hat	30 Green 10 Yellow 10 Purple 30 Pink 1 Rainbow	15,000 (5,000 Takedowns)
	The King	The King (Apostle)	12 Egg Swod	30 Green 10 Yellow 20 Purple 20 Red 1 Rainbow	15,000 (5,000 Takedowns)
	Ackers	Ackers (Ken)	12 Makoso’s Scarf	30 Green 20 Red 20 Pink 20 Yellow 1 Rainbow	15,000 (5,000 Takedowns)
	Aurin	Aurin (Nuclear Giant)	12 Colossal Spine	30 Green 30 Blue 10 Red 10 Yellow 1 Rainbow	15,000
	Riner	Riner (Reinforced Giant)	12 Star Ribbon	30 Green 30 Red 10 Purple 10 Yellow 1 Rainbo	15,000 (5,000 Takedowns)
	Zak	Zak (Giant Ape)	12 Giant’s Glasses	30 Green 10 Red 10 Blue 30 Yellow 1 Rainbow	15,000 (5,000 Takedowns)
	Brisket	Brisket (Yo-Yo)	12 Teddy Bears	30 Green 20 Blue 20 Pink 1 Rainbow	15,000 (5,000 Takedowns)
	Gear Boy	Gear Boy (Hungry)	12 Meat	30 Green 20 Blue 20 Red 1 Rainbow	15,000 (5,000 Takedowns)
	Kazzy	Kazzy (Queen)	12 Tail Ribbons	30 Green 20 Purple 20 Pink 1 Rainbow	30,000 (5,000 Takedows)
	NotGoodGuy	NotGoodGuy (Free)	12 Restricting Handbands	30 Green 20 Purple 20 Red 1 Rainbow	15,000 (5,000 Takdowns)
	Deruta	Deruta (Hunt)	1 Dog Bone	30 Green 20 Red 20 Pink 1 Rainbow	15,000 (5,000 Takedowns)
	Hercool	Hercool and Mr. Boo	12 Champ’s Belt	30 Green 12 Red 10 Purple 5 Blue 15 Yellow 1 Rainbow	15,000 (5,000 Takedowns)
	Rohan (Adult)	Ultimate Rohan	12 Z Blade	30 Green 10 Red 5 Purple 5 Yellow 15 Blue 1 Rainbow	15,000 (5,000 Takedowns)
	Gazelle	Gazelle (Umbrella)	1 Energy Bone	30 Green 15 Purple 20 Blue 12 Yellow 2 Rainbow	15,000 (5,000 Takedowns)
	Ichiga (True Release)	Ichiga (Savior)	12 Horn of Salvation	30 Green 15 Blue 15 Purple 15 Red 2 Rainbo	15,000 (5,000 Takedowns)
	Kempache	Kempache (Feral)	1 Chipped Blade	30 Green 10 Yellow 10 Purple 20 Red 2 Rainbow	15,000 (5,000 Takedowns)
	Kiskae	Kiskae (Scientist)	1 Bucket Hot	30 Green 10 Purple 20 Pink 10 Red 2 Rainbow	15,000 (5,000 Takedowns)
	Orehimi	Orehimi (Faith)	12 Hair Ornament	30 Green 10 Blue 10 Purple 20 Pink 2 Rainbow	15,000
	Oryo	Oryo (Antithesis)	12 Energy Arrow	30 Green 20 Blue 10 Yellow 10 PInk 2 Rainbow	15,000 (5,000 Takedowns)
	Yuruicha	Yuruicha (Raijin)	12 Shunpo Spirit	30 Green 20 Yellow 10 Purple 10 Red 2 Rainbow	15,000 (5,000 Takedowns)
	Lilia	Lilia and Berserker)	1 Berserker’s Blade	30 Green 15 Blue 5 Yellow 5 Purple 3 Pink 10 Red 1 Rainbow	15,000 (5,000 Takedowns)
	Ishtar	Ishtar (Divinity)	1 Goddess’ Sword	30 Green 3 Blue 10 Yellow 15 Pink 10 Red 2 Rainbow	15,000 (5,000 Takedowns)
	Cu Chuliann	Cu Chuliann (Child of Light)	1 Blade of Death	30 Green 15 Blue 5 Yellow 5 Purple 3 Pink 10 Red 2 Rainbow	15,000 (5,000 Takedowns)
	Archer	Archer (Counter Spirit)	1 Cast Blades	30 Green 10 Blue 15 Yellow 3 Purple 10 Red 2 Rainbow	15,000 (5,000 Takedowns)
	Saber	Saber (King of Knights)	1 Avalon	30 Green 15 Yellow 10 Blue 10 Purple 3 Red 2 Rainbow	15,000 (5,000 Takedowns)
	Medea	Medea (Witch of Betrayal)	1 Caster’s Headpiece	30 Green 10 Blue 10 Yellow 15 Purple 3 Pink 2 Rainbow	15,000 (5,000 Takedowns)
	Medusa	Medusa (Gorgon)	1 Gorgon’s Blindfold	30 Green 10 Yellow 15 Purple 3 Pink 10 Red 2 Rainbo	15,000 (5,000 Takedowns)
	Johnni	Johnni (Infinite Spin)	1 Holy Corpse Arms	40 Green 13 Blue 15 Purple 15 Pink 3 Rainbow	15,000 (12,000 Takedowns)
	Giro	Giro (Ball Breaker)	1 Holy Corpse Eyes	40 Green 13 Blue 15 Yellow 15 Pink 3 Rainbow	15,000 (12,000 Takedowns)
–	Chaso	Chaso (Blood Curse)	12 Hardened Blood	40 Green 12 Blue 9 Pink 10 Red 10 Purple 3 Rainbow	15,000
–	Jag-O	Jag-O (Volcanic)	12 Magma Stone	40 Green 15 Purple 15 Yellow 15 Pink 3 Rainbow	15,000
–	Todu	Todu (Unleashed)	12 Broken Pendant	38 Green 10 Blue 14 Yellow 14 Purple 3 Rainbow	15,000
	Tengon	Tengon (Flashiness)	1 Nichinn Cleavers	40 Green 13 Blue 15 Yellow 15 Purple 3 Rainbow	15,000
	Akazo	Akazo (Destructive)	1 Demon Beads	43 Green 13 Blue 3 Yellow 13 Purple 13 Pink 3 Red 3 Rainbow	15,000
	Naruto (Sage)	Naruto (Six Tails)	–	30 Green 12 Blue 11 Pink 2 Rainbow 6 Blue Chakra 6 Red Chakra	15,000
	Sosuke (Hebi)	Sosuke (Storm)	12 Snake Scale	30 Green 12 Pink 12 Red 1 Rainbow	15,000
	Cha-In	Cha-In (Blade Dancer)	12 Broken Sword	30 Green 12 Blue 11 Purple 2 Rainbow	15,000
	Obita	Obita (Awakened)	12 Skin Patch	30 Green 12 Purple 11 Yellow 1 Rainbow	15,000
	Song Jinwu	Song Jinwu (Monarch)	12 Shadow Traces	30 Green 10 Yellow 12 Pink 1 Rainbow	15,000
	Vogita Super	Vogita Super (Awakened)	80 Senzu Bean	35 Green 15 Blue 11 Yellow 2 Rainbow	15,000
	Song Jinwu (Monarch)	Song Jinwu and Igros (Vanguard rarity)	1 Elixir of Life	–	50,000
	Vogito Super (Awakened)	Brolzi Super (Awakened) (Vanguard rarity)	1 Brolzi’s Pelt	100 Green 50 Blue 50 Yellow 50 Purple 50 Pink 50 Red 5 Rainbow	50,000

2. Exclusive Rarity

Icon	Base Unit	Evolved Unit	Evolution Item	Essence Stones	Gold Cost (Takedowns)
	Goblin Killer	Goblin Killer (Trapper)	1 Torch	25 Green 10 Blue 10 Pink 20 Red 1 Rainbow	10,000
	Priestess	Priestess (Holy)	1 Holy Pendant	10 Blue 10 Purple 20 Pink 1 Rainbow	10,000
	Ali	Ali (Djinn)	1 Sunshine	1 Flaming Dagger 30 Green 30 Red 20 Yellow 1 Rainbow	15,000 (12,000 Takedowns)
	Hei	Hei (Black Dragon)	1 Underworld Sword 1 Sunshine	30 Green 30 Purple 20 Blue 1 Rainbow	15,000 (12,000 Takedowns)
	Newsman	Newsman (Forecast)	1 Frog 1 Sunshine	30 Green 30 Blue 20 Purple 1 Rainbow	15,000 (12,000 Takedowns)
	Quetzalcoatl	Quetzalcoatl (Sun God)	1 Ancient Sword 1 Sunshine	30 Green 30 Pink 20 Purple 1 Rainbow	15,000 (12,000 Takedowns)
	Reimu	Reimu (Shrine Maid)	1 Gohei	25 Green 10 Blue 20 Red 10 Pink 1 Rainbow	10,000
	Sakuya	Sakuya (Time Maid)	1 Watch	25 Green 20 Blue 10 Purple 20 Pink 1 Rainbow	10,000
	Rudie	Rudie (Prodigy)	1 Magic Tome 1 Shamrock	30 Green 30 Blue 10 Pink 1 Rainbow	15,000
	Arc	Arc (True Ancestor)	1 Mystic Glasses 1 Shamrock	30 Green 20 Yellow 20 Blue 1 Rainbow	15,000
	Marlin	Marlin (Gluttony)	1 Sacred Treasure 1 Shamrock	30 Green 20 Yellow 20 Pink 1 Rainbow	15,000
	Hebano	Hebano (Clematis)	1 Fire Flowers 1 Shamrock	30 Green 10 Purple 30 Red 1 Rainbow	15,000
	Al	Al (Good)	1 Good Wand	25 Green 20 Blue 10 Yellow 10 Pink 1 Rainbow	10,000
	Dark Mage	Dark Mage (Evil)	1 Dark Wand	25 Green 10 Blue 10 Purple 20 Red 1 Rainbow	10,000
	Dawntay	Dawntay (Jackpot)	1 Pizza	25 Green 20 Red 10 Purple 10 Blue 1 Rainbow	10,000
	Vigil	Vigil (Power)	1 Vigil’s Diary	25 Green 10 Red 10 Purple 20 Blue 1 Rainbow	10,000
	Luce	Luce (Hacker)	1 VR Headset	25 Green 10 Blue 15 Purple 15 Pink 1 Rainbow	10,000
	Dave	Dave (Cyber Psycho)	1 Sandy	25 Green 10 Blue 15 Purple 15 Red 1 Rainbow	10,000
	Rom and Ran	Rom and Ran (Fanatic)	1 Oni Horn 1 Snowflake	40 Green 15 Blue 15 Pink 13 Red 2 Rainbow	15,000 (7,500 Takedowns)
	Emmie	Emmie (Ice Witch)	1 Crystalize Rose 1 Snowflake	40 Green 15 Blue 15 Purple 13 Pink 2 Rainbow	15,000 (5,000 Takedowns)
	Foboko	Fobko (Hellish)	1 Pearl Beads 1 Snowflake	40 Green 15 Yellow 15 Blue 13 Purple 2 Rainbow	15,000 (5,000 Takedowns)
	Karem	Karem (Chilled)	1 Cross Headphones 1 Snowflake	40 Green 15 Yellow 15 Blue 13 Red 2 Rainbow	15,000 (5,000 Takedowns)
	Dodora	Doddora (Exclusive)	1 Clay Bomb	25 Green 10 Pink 15 Yellow 15 Red 2 Rainbow	10,000
	Sosora	Sosora (Pupeteer)	1 Puppet Heart	25 Green 15 Purple 10 Blue 15 Red 2 Rainbow	10,000
	Gilgamesh	Gilgamesh (King of Heroes)	1 Active Key of Babylon	40 Green 5 Blue 15 Yellow 15 Pink 10 Red 2 Rainbow	15,000 (5,000 Takedowns)
	Diogo	Diogo (Alternate)	1 Holy Corpse Eyes	40 Green 15 Yellow 13 Pink 15Red 3 Rainbow	15,000 (12,000 Takedowns)
	Saiko	Saiko (Spirit Medium)	1 Nessie	38 Green 14 Blue 10 Yellow 14 Red	15,000 (7,500 Takedowns)
	Pweeny	Pweeny (Boxer)	1 Milk	40 Green 15 Purple 13 Blue 15 Yellow	15,000 (7,500 Takedowns)
	Okorun	Okorun (Turbo)	2 Golden Ball	32 Green 10 Yellow 10 Pink 10 Red 1 Rainbow	15,000 (7,500 Takedowns)
	Mimi	Mimi (Psychic)	1 Psychic Hand	43 Green 13 Blue 3 Yellow 13 Purple 13 Pink 3 Red	15,000 (7,500 Takedowns)
–	Tuji	Tuji (Sorcerer Killer)	1 Cused Worm	40 Green 15 Blue 15 Purple 15 Red 4 Rainbow	30,000 (5,000 Takedowns)
	Zion	Zion (Burdelyon)	1 Fire Wand	35 Green 4 Blue 12 Yellow 10 Purple 4 Pink 12 Red 3 Rainbow	15,000
	Julias	Julias (Eisplosion)	1 Ice World	35 Green 12 Blue 4 Yellow 10 Purple 12 Pink 4 Red 3 Rainbow	15,000
	Renguko	Renguko (Purgatory)	1 Slayer’s Cape	40 Green 14 Yellow 13 Pink 14 Red 4 Rainbow	15,000
	Haruka Rin	Haruka Rin (Dancer)	–	11 Blue 11 Yellow 9 Red 1 Rainbow	15,000

3. Secret Rarity

Icon	Base Unit	Evolved Unit	Evolution Item	Essence Stones	Gold Cost (Takedowns)
	Rogita	Rogita (Super)	1 Fuse Jacket	30 Green 10 Yellow 20 Purple 20 Red 1 Rainbow	15,000 (7,500 Takedows)
	The Struggler	The Struggler (Rampage)	1 Dragonslayer	30 Green 20 Yellow 20 Purple 30 Red 1 Rainbow	15,000
	The Falcon	The Falcon (Sacrifice)	1 Awakened Egg	–	15,000
	GG	GG (Possessed)	1 Curse Ball	20 Blue 20 Yellow 30 Purple 1 Rainbow	15,000 (7,500 Takeowns)
	Leo	Leo (Fangs)	1 Spelldock of Fire 1 Sunshine	30 Green 30 Red 20 Blue 20 Yellow 1 Rainbow	15,000 (7,500 Takedowns)
	Arin	Arin (Rumbling)	12 Basement Key	40 Green 20 Pink 30 Yellow 3 Rainbow	50,000 (5,000 Takedowns)
	Gaint Queen	Giant Queen (Founder)	1 Etherea Centipede	40 Green 30 Purple 20 Red 3 Rainbow	30,000 (5,000 Takedowns)
	Slime	Slime (King)	1 Anti-Magic 1 Shamrock	40 Green 30 Blue 20 Red 3 Rainbow	50,000
	Astolfo	Astolfo (Rider of Black)	1 Rider’s Blade	40 Green 20 Purple 30 Pink 3 Rainbow	30,000 (5,000 Takedowns)
	Lfelt	Lfelt (Love)	12 Bullet	40 Green 20 Yellow 30 Pink 3 Rainbow	30,000 (5,000 Takedowns)
	Byeken	Byeken (Ronin)	1 Eyepatch	40 Green 30 Blue 30 Red 3 Rainbow	30,000 (5,000 Takedowns)
	Delusional Boy	Smith John	1 Atomic Essence	40 Green 30 Purple 30 Blue 3 Rainbow	30,000
	Clatakiri	Clatakiri (Mochi)	1 Donut	–	1,000 Takedowns
	Roku (Angel)	Roku (Super 3)	1 Rotara Earring 1 Rotara Earring	40 Green 30 Red 30 Blue 3 Rainbow	30,0000 (5,000 Takedowns)
	Boo	Boo (Evil)	12 Mojon Essence	40 Green 12 Red 20 Pink 12 Blue 2 Rainbow	30,000 (5,000 Takedowns)
	Choy Jong En	Choy Jog En (Guild Leader)	1 Red Jewel	40 Green 12 Blue 12 Purple 20 Red 1 Rainbow	30,000 (5,000 Takedons)
–	Friran	Friran (Teacher)	1 Ring of Friendship	–	10,000 (1,000 Takedowns)
	Yomomata	Yomomata (Captain)	12 Head Captain’s Coat	40 Green 30 Red 15 Purple 1 Rainbow	30,000 (5,000 Takedowns)
	Yehowach	Yehowach (Almighty)	1 Essence of the Spirit King	40 Green 12 Blue 15 Purple 12 Red 1 Rainbow	30,000 (5,000 Takedowns)
	Eizan	Eizan (Aura)	1 Prison Chair	30 Green 12 Blue 12 Yellow 15 Purple 2 Rainbow	15,000 (5,000 Takedowns)
	Sokora	Sokora (Angra Mianyu)	1 Tainted Ribbon	40 Green 12 Yellow 15 Pink 12 Red 1 Rainbow	30,000 (5,000 Takedowns)
	Saber (Alternate)	Saber (Black Tyrant)	1 Corrupted Visor	40 Green 12 Blue 12 Yellow 15 Red 1 Rainbow	30,000 (5,000 Takedowns)
	Regnaw	Regnaw (Rage)	1 Silverite Sword	40 Green 12 Yellow 15 Blue 12 Red 1 Rainbow	30,000 (5,000 Takdowns)
	Isdead	Isdead (Romantic)	1 Demon Chalice	–	10,000 (1000 Takedowns)
	Soburo	Soburo (Contract)	1 Tome of Wisdom	–	10,000 (1,000 Takedowns)
	Valentine	Valentine (Love Train)	1 Corrupted Holy Corpse	40 Green 15 Purple 15 Pink 13 Red 3 Rainbow	30,000 (7,500 Takedowns)
	Igros	Igros (Eite Knight)	12 Blood-Red Armor	32 Green 10 Blue 10 Red 10 Pink 1 Rainbow	30,000
–	Itaduri	Sukono	20 Cursed Finger	38 Green 10 Yellow 12 Pink 15 Red 4 Rainbow	30,000 (6666 Takedowns)
	Alocard	Alocard (Vampire King)	1 Hellsing Arms	35 Green 13 Yellow 13 Purple 13 Red 2 Rainbow	30,000
–	Gujo	Gujo (Infinity)	2 Six Eyes	40 Green 30 Blue 3 Red 4 Rainbow	15,000

All Anime Vanguards Evolution Items and How to Get

The Anime Vanguards’ evolution items are exclusive materials that each unit requires to evolve. Here is the list of all the items that are obtainable via quest items:

Icon	Evolution Items	Quest Items	Quest Lists
	Brolzi’s Pelt	Remote	– Evolve Roku Super, Lord Friezo, and Rogito – Clear a total of ten stages of the Frozen Volcano Dungeon. – Sacrifice 30 Mythics+ rarity units. – Defeat Friezo ten times. – Save Brolzi from the Frozen Volcano.
	Elixir of Life	Red Key	– Kill Ant King 50 times. – Sacrifice 30 Mythic and above units. – Summon 5,000 Summons with Song Jinwu. – Sacrifice Evolved Igros (Elite Knight).
	Ethereal Centipede	Wooden Bucket	– Sacrifice Zak (Ape Giant). – Vanquish the Hammer Giant, Nuclear Giant, and Reinforced Giant bosses. – Bring Arin (Rumbling) to Crystal Chapel Act 3 and defeat the Malformed Giant with him ten times – Sacrifice Arin (Rumbling).
	Eyepatch	Favorite Drink	– Take down Future Sister, Gear Boy, Gleeful Disorder, Lfelt, Doorman, NotGoodGuy, Kazzy, and Brisket. – Win 10 Ranked PvP matches. – Complete Shining Castle Act 4 Legend Stage – EX, 10 times.
	Prison Chair	Locked Prison Chair	– Sacrifice three Evolved Almighty Invasion Units.
	Completed Holy Corpse	Holy Corpse	– Obtain the Holy Corpse Heart, use it on Valentine. – Kill 46 Bosses using Valentine. Select Valentine and consume the Holy Corpse Skull
	Dragonslayer	–	– Evolve two Unending Rage units. – Brand The Struggler with the active ability I, Sacrifice.
	Awakened King’s Egg	Kings Egg	– Sacrifice 200 units or Eclipse Apostle Enemies via the “I, Sacrifice” ability.

All the Anime Vanguards evolution items, except those listed above, can be crafted. You can obtain other items from shops, completing portals, or clearing stages.

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How to Evolve Units in Anime Vanguards?

Here is a step-by-step guide for the Anime Vanguards evolution process:

1. Collect all items required for the unit you want to evolve.
2. Enter the Upgrades room next to the Summon Area. You can teleport there from the Areas menu on the left side of the screen.
3. Walk to the Evolve station behind the Mandra NPC.
4. Tap the “E” key on your keyboard to open the Evolve dialog box.
5. Tap the “+” icon on the right side.
6. Select the unit you wish to evolve. You will see the Requirements on the right side of the Evolve dialog box.
7. Tap the green Evolve button.

Before evolving a unit, ensure it has the highest stats possible. This ensures the evolved version will get the best stats.