Beginner

First Session in Update 15.0

Get to level 10, claim Yuvi, redeem the anniversary codes, and only then choose a banner or a trait target.

First Session in Update 15.0

Get to level 10, claim Yuvi, redeem the anniversary codes, and only then choose a banner or a trait target.

Update 15.0 is the 2nd Anniversary build of the Roblox tower defense at place 16146832113. The experience title is Vanguards: 2nd Anniversary. You summon units onto enemy paths, level and evolve them, and play story, raids, and co-op modes with friends. Server size on the experience page is 24. Voice chat and camera are not supported.

Do this before you summon

  1. Join from the official experience and wait until the lobby finishes loading. Do not start a match yet if you still need to redeem codes.
  2. Play until the account reaches level 10. Every current resource code on the active list asks for level 10. Older writeups that say level 30 are describing archived codes.
  3. Open Profile on the right side of the lobby, then Codes on that window, and redeem the active strings on the codes page. Enter capitals exactly as listed.
  4. Log in while the anniversary event is live and check your inventory for Yuvi. That unit is a login reward, not a banner pull.
  5. Open the Summon menu and read the Anniversary '26 banner before you spend Cake Slices '26. A pull costs 150. Pity on that banner is 50 summons for a Legendary, 400 for an Exclusive, and 5,000 for a Secret.

What changed in the way you progress

Story Mode now uses one act per stage and adds an Exp Rush act. Elemental Towers are split into solo and multiplayer, their progress was reset, and the tower skill tree is gone. Apostles vs Vanguards is a six-world campaign where you pick the team instead of buying from a rotating shop. Pirate Dynasty Arena is a capture-the-flag mode for 3v3 against players or against AI.

Those mode changes matter on day one because an old tower or story route may no longer be the place you level. Use Exp Rush when you need unit levels, and use anniversary stages when you need Cake Slices '26.

A safe first team

Keep one unit that can be placed early, one unit that hits groups, and one unit that can hurt a single tough enemy. Yuvi is the free piece of that plan. Do not liquidate Trait Rerolls across every new pull. A unit holds one trait, and replacing it costs another Trait Reroll even if the new roll is worse.

If you already own Song Jinwu and Igros, the True Shadow Monarch Player Quest is the long-term evolution, not a day-one requirement. God Ascended is also a late craft: it needs God (Standless) plus four Saint parts. Both paths are on the anniversary units guide.

When a code does nothing

Stay in the lobby. A reward popup is the success signal. If nothing arrives, check three things in order: the account is level 10 or higher, the spelling matches the row, and the code is still on the active list. Update 14.5 strings such as Assault, MiniUpd2, and Wrath are archived. Some October roundups still print them as working. kat is the exception that stays active and pays no items.

Older guides tell you to press a Twitter or Codes icon on the left. The current path is Profile on the right, then Codes. Use the button you can see, not the older icon.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Vanguards: 2nd Anniversary the same Roblox experience as Anime Vanguards?

Yes. The live experience at place 16146832113 is titled Vanguards: 2nd Anniversary. Developer posts, the Discord invite, and the in-game systems still use the Anime Vanguards name. This wiki follows that place, not a different game with a similar title.

What should a new account do first in Update 15.0?

Stay in the lobby, play until you reach level 10, then redeem the active codes. Log in during the anniversary event to receive Yuvi. Spend Cake Slices '26 on the Anniversary '26 banner only after you can see its pity rules, and save Trait Rerolls for one unit whose role you already use.

Do the current codes require level 30?

The current resource codes on the active list require level 10. Many archived codes required level 30, and LetTheLarpingBegin had no level listed. kat is a permanent joke code with no items. If a redeem does nothing, check the level on that row before you change the spelling.

Where do Trait Rerolls go, and what is Monarch pity?

Spend them at the Mandra NPC in the Upgrades area. One Trait Reroll replaces the single trait on one unit. Monarch is 0.1% (1 in 1,000) with hard pity at 1,500 rerolls on that unit. Ethereal is 0.175% with pity 858, Deadeye is 0.375% with pity 400, and Solar is 0.5% with pity 300.

Where do the new anniversary units come from?

Yuvi is a login reward while the event is live. Death's Grasp (Remembrance) is the Event Pass tier 50 unit. God Ascended is an evolution of God (Standless) that needs four Saint parts. True Shadow Monarch is a Player Quest evolution of Song Jinwu and Igros. Most other new and returning banner units, including Kokushibo, are pulled on the Anniversary '26 banner with Cake Slices '26.