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Anime Vanguards Familiar Fit Optimizer

Rank familiars by what your unit actually needs: damage, range, crit, meter, summons, support, route access, and corruption risk.

Last checked 2026-06-29 Update 13 Traits & Elements
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Quick Facts Traits & Elements
  • Traits are strongest on units that already solve a mode problem.
  • Check pity and reroll budget before chasing rare traits.
  • Pair element and familiar choices with the team role.
12Familiar rows
20Role tags
5Route types
Choose a unit need to rank familiar matches.

Best familiar matches

How to use the optimizer

  1. Pick the unit problem first. Damage, range, crit, meter, and summon needs rank different familiars.
  2. Use route filtering if the account can only farm Rift, raid, dungeon, or legacy-owned familiars.
  3. Use corruption risk as a guardrail. A high-roll familiar can still be a bad recommendation for a temporary unit.
  4. After choosing a familiar, compare the equipped unit in the team builder or investment planner.
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Familiar database

Secret · HAPPY Factory Raid

The Doctor

Permanent carry or utility unit where the corruption roll actually solves a mode problem.

Normal value
DMG +10-20% and RNG +10-20%; corruption can push those stat ranges to 15-30%.
Special effect
The applied corruption changes the extra effect: Nullify, Rupture, price reduction, or bonus shield hits.
Corruption risk
high
Route
HAPPY Factory Raid Act 1 has a low drop chance; Act 2 is listed as a much higher chance in the public wiki data.
Mythic · Frozen Volcano Dungeon Shop

Chili

Crit-friendly carries, Unbound routes, or teams where crit damage is already part of the plan.

Normal value
Random Unbound, Spark, or Blast damage +2-5%; crit damage support rolls from 0-40%.
Special effect
Corruption can extend the crit-damage support range to roughly 0-60%.
Corruption risk
medium
Route
Frozen Volcano Dungeon Shop.
Secret · Ruined City Raid

Birb

Players willing to evaluate the exact roll instead of trusting the familiar name alone.

Normal value
Random Water, Spark, or Blast damage +2-5%; damage, crit damage, range, and crit chance can swing positive or negative.
Special effect
Corruption III rolls each stat separately, so one good stat does not guarantee a perfect familiar.
Corruption risk
high
Route
Ruined City Raid; public wiki rows list Act 1 and Act 2 drop chances.
Mythic · Ruined City Raid Shop

Black Spirit

Units whose route depends on meter uptime, active effects, or ability cadence.

Normal value
Random Blast, Spark, or Nature damage +2-5%; meter generation bonus can roll from 0.1-100%.
Special effect
Corruption can raise the meter-generation ceiling to about 150%.
Corruption risk
medium
Route
Ruined City Raid Shop.
Mythic · Dungeon Shop

Belu

Summon teams or units that can reliably supply expendable summons.

Normal value
Random Curse, Fire, or Unknown damage +2-5%; can consume low-HP summons to buff that attack by 5-20%.
Special effect
Corruption can raise the summon-consuming damage route to about 30%.
Corruption risk
medium
Route
Dungeon Shop.
Mythic · Rift Shop

Gon

Routes where enemy damage reduction is the real bottleneck.

Normal value
Random Cosmic, Spark, or Nature damage +2-5%; attacks can ignore 10-50% damage reduction.
Special effect
Corruption can extend the damage-reduction ignore range to about 75%.
Corruption risk
medium
Route
Rift Shop.
Mythic · Rift Shop

Pachiru

Modes or units where stun windows happen often enough to activate the ramp.

Normal value
Random Cosmic, Fire, or Unbound damage +2-5%; stunned-unit damage can ramp +1-10% up to +30%.
Special effect
Corruption can raise the ramp ceiling to about 45%.
Corruption risk
medium
Route
Rift Shop.
Mythic · Rift Shop

Foo

Support units that consistently apply effects to allies.

Normal value
Random Curse, Holy, or Passion damage +2-5%; ally-effect applications can buff ally damage by 2-10%.
Special effect
Corruption can extend the ally damage buff to about 15%.
Corruption risk
medium
Route
Rift Shop.
Mythic · Land of The Gods Legend Stage

Bobodi

Units or routes where on-kill effects are central to the clear.

Normal value
Random Cosmic, Blast, or Holy damage +2-5%; kills can count as 0-2 kills for on-kill effects.
Special effect
Corruption can raise the on-kill count value to about 3.
Corruption risk
medium
Route
Land of The Gods Legend Stage Act 3 is listed with a low drop chance.
Exclusive · Wooden Chest / legacy event context

Strange Cat

Collection, legacy value, or broad element coverage when the exact roll is good.

Normal value
Can roll broad element damage +2-5%, damage +0-7%, and range +0-3.5%.
Special effect
The public wiki notes special corruption behavior, so current screenshot confirmation matters before serious planning.
Corruption risk
high
Route
Wooden Chest from older Spring event / legacy shop context.
Exclusive · Mailbox legacy reward

1,000,000,000 Visits

Accounts that already own it and need a broad all-round familiar.

Normal value
Damage +10%, SPA -5%, range +10%, plus broad random element damage +2-5%.
Special effect
Corruption can improve the damage, SPA, and range package, but availability is legacy-limited.
Corruption risk
low
Route
Mailbox reward during the one-billion-visits window.
Exclusive · Anniversary Shop / unobtainable

Yuruzuu

Farm economy routes where money generation is the bottleneck.

Normal value
Random element damage +5-10%; farm money generation can roll +2-10%.
Special effect
Corruption can raise the farm-money route to about 15%.
Corruption risk
low
Route
Anniversary Shop legacy context; public wiki marks it unobtainable.

Screenshot gaps

The next useful data layer is player evidence: familiar roll screenshot, corruption result, equipped unit, mode, and whether the familiar changed a clear. Until those screenshots are available, exact upgraded results should be treated as planning estimates.

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Sources checked

Plan rerolls first

Estimate pity and compare trait value before spending rerolls.

Open Pity Planner

Quick answers

Common questions

Short answers for the decision this page is meant to solve.

What is the best familiar in Anime Vanguards?

There is no single best familiar for every unit. The best choice depends on the equipped unit role, mode, needed stat, route availability, and corruption roll.

Should I corrupt a familiar immediately?

No. Corruption can be powerful, but the public familiar reference notes one-way and roll-specific behavior. Confirm that the familiar is permanent before corrupting.

Guide path

What to open next

Use these links as the next step for the decision on this page.

Anime Vanguards Familiars Guide

Anime Vanguards Familiars Guide - Corruption, Rerolls and Best Uses

Read familiar mechanics before trusting one ranking.

 Anime Vanguards Team Builder

Anime Vanguards Team Builder - Unit Roles, DPS and Mode Planner

Match familiars to the unit and mode slot they support.

 Anime Vanguards Raid and Dungeon Route Planner

Anime Vanguards Raid and Dungeon Route Planner - Godly Ascension Farms

Plan route farming when familiar access is the goal.

 Anime Vanguards Unit Investment Planner

Anime Vanguards Unit Investment Planner - Source Matrix and Spend Checks

Treat familiar spending as part of the unit plan.

Source check

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