Farm Lunar Bridge first in Anime Vanguards Update 14.5, then finish World Lines Floor 50, claim the Battle Pass unit, buy Petrified Soul from the Rift Shop, and use Trials for Candy Ball when that route is live.
Start with Lunar Bridge. It covers the Persona dungeon units and the currency you need for Elphelt’s familiar, so it gives the most Update 14.5 progress per run. After that, clear World Lines Floor 50, check the Battle Pass, buy the Rift Shop familiar, and run Trials for Buu’s familiar when that route is active in your server build.
- New Update 14.5 units and named familiars
- Investigation Leader from Lunar Bridge and login rewards
- Phantom Thief from Lunar Bridge Floor 9
- Apathetic Savior from Lunar Bridge Floor 11
- Rebel Fighter from World Lines Floor 50
- Jotaro or Star Crusader Platinum from the Battle Pass
- Yhwach’s Petrified Soul from the Rift Shop
- Buu’s Candy Ball from Trials
- Elphelt’s Rose Bundle from Lunar Bridge
- Extra Persona familiars from Lunar Bridge
- Older Extermination Event Part 2 rewards
- Frequently Asked Questions
New Update 14.5 units and named familiars
| Item | How to get it |
|---|---|
| Investigation Leader | Daily/login reward earlier in the update, or Lunar Bridge with a 20% chance and eventual guarantee. |
| Phantom Thief | Lunar Bridge Floor 9, with a 10% drop chance and guaranteed unlock on the 10th clear. |
| Apathetic Savior | Lunar Bridge Floor 11, with a 10% drop chance and guaranteed unlock on the 10th clear. |
| Rebel Fighter | World Lines Floor 50 reward path. |
| Jotaro / Star Crusader Platinum | Battle Pass unit. |
| Yhwach / Petrified Soul | Buy Petrified Soul from the Rift Shop and equip it on Yhwach. |
| Buu / Candy Ball | Added for Trials, though the route was bugged around launch. |
| Elphelt / Rose Bundle | Buy from Lunar Bridge for 1,000 dungeon currency. |
This update is not a standard banner checklist. The Persona trio comes from Lunar Bridge, Rebel Fighter comes from the refreshed World Lines path, and the remaining unit comes through the Battle Pass.
Investigation Leader from Lunar Bridge and login rewards
Investigation Leader was available through the update’s daily/login reward track, so players who claimed that track already have him without farming the dungeon. If that reward is no longer visible for you, go to Lunar Bridge instead.
Inside Lunar Bridge, Investigation Leader is a dungeon reward with a 20% chance and an eventual guarantee after enough clears. He is one of the three Persona dungeon units added in Update 14.5.
Phantom Thief from Lunar Bridge Floor 9
Phantom Thief is the Lunar Bridge Floor 9 unit. His route gives him a 10% drop chance, so you can pull him before pity.
If he does not drop early, keep clearing Floor 9 until the pity kicks in. The guaranteed unlock lands on the 10th clear, which makes this a repeat-farm route rather than a pure RNG chase.
Apathetic Savior from Lunar Bridge Floor 11
Apathetic Savior comes from Lunar Bridge Floor 11, the final floor in the dungeon route. Like Phantom Thief, his drop chance is 10%.
The pity is the same: clear Floor 11 up to the 10th run to secure the unit if the drop does not happen sooner. Make Floor 11 your priority once you are strong enough to farm it consistently.
Farm Lunar Bridge first if you are missing multiple Update 14.5 rewards, because it can cover Investigation Leader, Phantom Thief, Apathetic Savior, Elphelt’s Rose Bundle currency, and extra Persona familiars in the same activity.
Rebel Fighter from World Lines Floor 50
Rebel Fighter comes from the refreshed World Lines reward path. Push that mode to Floor 50 to claim her from the floor reward.
Her memoria also comes through World Lines, so keep checking the refreshed path after getting the unit. Use this route once your Lunar Bridge Persona farming is already handled.
Jotaro or Star Crusader Platinum from the Battle Pass
The fifth Update 14.5 unit is the Battle Pass unit. The unit is tied to Jotaro, and the in-game showcase uses the name Star Crusader Platinum.
Open the active Battle Pass rewards and claim him from there.
Yhwach’s Petrified Soul from the Rift Shop
Petrified Soul is the named Vanguard familiar for Yhwach. Buy it directly from the Rift Shop.
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Once purchased, equip Petrified Soul on Yhwach from the familiar interface. This is the simplest of the three Vanguard familiar routes because it is a shop pickup rather than a dungeon drop or Trials reward.
Buu’s Candy Ball from Trials
Candy Ball is the named Vanguard familiar for Buu and belongs to Trials. Around launch, that Trials route was bugged, so availability depends on whether your current server build has the fix live.
If Candy Ball is not appearing where it should, avoid spending unrelated currency trying to force it elsewhere. Recheck Trials after a server refresh or patch-side fix instead.
Elphelt’s Rose Bundle from Lunar Bridge
Rose Bundle is the named Vanguard familiar tied to Elphelt. Buy it through the Lunar Bridge route for 1,000 of the dungeon currency shown in that menu.
Rose Bundle is a currency grind, not a floor-specific unit pity route. Keep running Lunar Bridge after the Persona units if you still need enough currency for Elphelt’s familiar.
Extra Persona familiars from Lunar Bridge
Update 14.5 also adds extra Persona-exclusive familiars beyond the three named Vanguard familiars. Drop rates vary for these bonus familiars, so treat this as a repeat-farm route while you grind the dungeon.
Both odd and even Lunar Bridge runs can roll a familiar chance. If you are already farming Floor 9, Floor 11, or dungeon currency, these extra familiars are part of that same Lunar Bridge loop.
Older Extermination Event Part 2 rewards
Keep Update 14.5 rewards separate from older Extermination Event Part 2 items. Cursed Copycat, Mimic Chest, Disguising Mask, Familial Jewel, and King’s Crown belong to the earlier Extermination content, not the 25th Hour reward set.
The same goes for older codes such as 1DayL8, HeavyEyes, and ExecutionPart2. Those were tied to Extermination-era rewards like Trait Rerolls, Memoria Shards, Extermination Tokens, and Copycat Tokens, not the new Update 14.5 units or familiars.
Related Anime Vanguards guides
Frequently Asked Questions
Are any Update 14.5 units from standard banners?
No. The five units are split across Lunar Bridge, World Lines, and the Battle Pass, with no standard banner route listed for this set.
Is Buu’s familiar obtainable if Trials are still bugged?
If Trials are still bugged in your server, Candy Ball will not be obtainable there yet.
Do older Extermination Event Part 2 codes give Update 14.5 units or familiars?
No. Those older codes are for Extermination Event Part 2 resources and do not grant Investigation Leader, Phantom Thief, Apathetic Savior, Rebel Fighter, Jotaro, Petrified Soul, Candy Ball, or Rose Bundle.
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