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Anime Vanguards Winter Update 3.0: Lobby Revamped, New Portals Mode Added

Author : Stella Update:May 04,2025

Roblox developer Kitawari has rolled out the much-anticipated Anime Vanguards Winter Update 3.0, ushering in a host of exhilarating changes to the beloved tower-defense game. This update not only enhances the unit lineup and lobby but also introduces a plethora of quality-of-life improvements, ensuring players remain engaged and entertained through the winter season.

The Winter Update 3.0 is packed with exciting content, starting with an immediately noticeable transformation upon login. Anime Vanguards veterans will be delighted to see a completely revamped lobby, designed to offer more space and a better start to each gaming session. The update also includes a remastered UI, with a "much better and cleaner" stage selection interface, enhancing the overall user experience.

Kitawari addressed previous concerns about the lobby's size in the patch notes for Winter Update 3.0, stating, “We heard your issues with our current lobby; it was too small and cramped, and we were running out of places to put new game modes. Get ready for our stunning new lobby – 10x more impressive than anything you’ve seen, featuring a customizable Day and Night cycle which you can check out in Settings!”

Anime Vanguards Winter Update 3.0 adds revamped lobby, 12 new units, and more.A significant highlight of the Winter Update 3.0 is the introduction of the new "Portals" game mode. Kitawari encourages players to leverage winter units and skins to boost team damage and unlock additional rewards. Additionally, the Sandbox Mode offers a playground for players to experiment with new strategies without limitations. The update also brings 12 new units, accessible through various channels such as the new Winter Banner, Portals game mode, battle pass, and leaderboard rewards.

Quality-of-life improvements include smoother unit placement, Evolution Quests now appearing in a special tab, and added search bars in the skins and familiars windows. Units now highlight the enemies they are targeting, making gameplay more intuitive. These enhancements ensure that Anime Vanguards players can fully enjoy the new features introduced in Winter Update 3.0.

Since its launch last January, Anime Vanguards has seen a series of updates, with the recent November update drawing inspiration from the popular anime series, Dandadan. For those eager to stay updated on Kitawari's latest developments, a comprehensive list of active codes is available here. As the community awaits the next update, the full patch notes for Anime Vanguards Winter Update 3.0 are detailed below.

Anime Vanguards Winter Update 3.0 Patch Notes

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Features

12 NEW UNITS!

The update introduces 12 new units, available through:

New Winter Banner

  • Emmie, Emmie (Ice Witch)
  • Rom and Ran, Rom and Ran (Fanatic)
  • Foboko, Foboko (Hellish)
  • Karem, Karem (Chilled)
  • Rogita (Super 4)

New Portals Game Mode

  • Soburo, Soburo (Contract)
  • Regnaw, Regnaw (Rage)

New Battle Pass

  • Dodara, Dodara (Contract)
  • Sosora, Sosora (Puppeteer)

Leaderboard Rewards

  • Seban
  • Rodock
  • Giyu

NEW GAMEMODE! Portals

Dive into a fresh game mode with unique mechanics and strive for higher Tiers to unlock better and unique rewards, including:

  • 3 New Familiars
    • Doggo
    • Sebamon
    • Padoru
  • 2 Secret Portal Units
  • Winter Currency
  • Gift Boxes

To maximize your rewards, make sure to use your winter units and skins, which will boost team damage, currency yield, and other benefits. Additionally, a new elemental interaction system has been added to Portals, offering over a hundred different interactions between units and enemies for strategic gameplay.

NEW GAMEMODE! Sandbox Mode

Explore a new mode where you can use any units, spawn any enemies, have infinite money, adjust stats, and play without restrictions!

NEW! Boss Event Rerun!

The Blood-Red Commander Igros boss event returns, with Boss Events now cycling weekly. Next week features Sukono’s boss event, and the Boss Event Shop has been restocked!

NEW! Lobby Revamp

Addressing player feedback, the lobby has been revamped to be 10x more impressive, featuring a customizable Day and Night cycle accessible in Settings.

NEW! Revamped Lobby UI

The stage selection interface has been updated for a cleaner and more user-friendly experience.

NEW! Unit XP Fusing

Now you can fuse unwanted units into others to level them up, offering an alternative to using XP food items.

NEW! Winter Banner & Currency

Earn winter currency from Portals to summon new units and skins or spend it in the Winter Shop on portals, evolution items, a frosty mount, and Trait Rerolls. The Winter Banner includes:

  • 1 New Vanguard Unit
  • 3 New Secret Skins
  • 4 New Exclusive Units
  • 4 New Mythic Skins
  • 3 New Legendary Skins
  • 1 New Epic Skin
  • 1 New Rare Skin

NEW! Leaderboard Units

Previous leaderboard units are now unobtainable, replaced by two new Exclusive units. Compete on the leaderboards to claim these rewards and showcase your achievements.

NEW! Battle Pass Reset

The Battle Pass has been refreshed, offering numerous rerolls, gems, and other rewards, including 2 Exclusive units to unlock through tier progression.

NEW! Tournament Titles

Tournament participants will now receive unique titles for that week’s event. The top player will earn the Tournament Champion title, while those ranking 2-5 will be named Tournament Contenders.

NEW! Collection Milestone

Collect units of various rarities to unlock special rewards, with greater rewards for more units gathered.

NEW! Enemy Index Milestones

Earn rewards by filling out your Enemy Index, with special prizes like Trait Rerolls for documenting sets of enemies.

NEW! Trophy Exchange Shop

A dedicated area for trophies and a trophy shop have been added, where you can purchase Emotes using trophies.

NEW! Spectate Mode Options

When spectating a unit, you can now choose between Default, First Person, Third Person, and Top-Down views. The spectate interface now indicates which unit you are watching.

NEW! Health Stocks

The health system has been updated to use stocks instead of a health bar. Each stage starts with 3 stocks, and losing all stocks results in a match loss. Bosses will instantly deplete all stocks upon reaching the base.

NEW! The Hidden Gateway awakens…

The mysterious portal item, a reward from Floor 50 in Worldlines, now reveals its purpose. Use it to open a gateway to a hidden challenge and uncover the Secret within.

NEW! In-Game Update Logs

View the latest updates in-game upon joining or by clicking the update button in the top right corner of your screen.

NEW! New Unit Filters!

You can now filter units by their damage, SPA, and range stat tiers for easier management.

Changes & QoL

  • Custom summon animations now play when viewing a unit.
  • Evolution quests are now visible in the special tab.
  • Unit placement movement is smoother.
  • "Tracks At The Edge Of The World" added to the Enemy Index.
  • World Markers added to the lobby for easier navigation, with clickable teleportation.
  • Auto Ability now waits to reactivate if it fails initially.
  • The normalize NPC has been updated to Valentine.
  • Improved item tooltip animations.
  • Added a slight camera parallax effect to some interfaces.
  • Winter Currency added to the AFK Chamber.
  • Search bars added to the Familiars and Skins windows.
  • Improved unit Traits Index UI.
  • Shiny Hunter Game Pass now visible on the bottom left.
  • Units now highlight the enemies they are attacking.
  • Units can be marked as "Favorite" for easy access.
  • Additional unit storage expansions and team slots available.
  • Several rarity gradients and the loading circle have been revamped.
  • Switched to Roblox’s new chat service with automatic translation.
  • Item frames in the inventory are now sorted by rarity.
  • The item hover preview frame no longer cuts off.

...and more!

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed Ishtar (Divinity) not gaining the range buff from her passive.
  • Corrected Haruka Rin's animation issue when upgrading.
  • Addressed the ability to place units and swap teams during tournaments.
  • Fixed the highest infinite round not updating in the profile UI.
  • Resolved Medusa’s ability not following the cursor on console.
  • Fixed ability timers going into negatives.
  • Improved Battlepass Leveled Up UI icons and screen background.
  • Fixed multilane unit names being cut off in the unit inventory UI.
  • Corrected the Money Earned text offset.
  • Fixed the Fate Mount not appearing in matches.
  • Addressed Worldlines loading screen showing the wrong map.
  • Fixed interactions with repulse enemies in the golden castle stage.
  • Corrected items/currencies in stage info UI always displaying as 18x owned.
  • Fixed JoJo Stand cosmetics breaking on rejoin.
  • Corrected Steel Ball Run Acts 4-5 spawning players on the wrong side.
  • Fixed the leaving keybind in settings UI on console.
  • Improved Leaderboard UI stage selection and added a scrolling frame.
  • Implemented big performance optimizations for late-game runs.

...and many more!

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