How to Get Guts Vanguard Familiar in Anime Vanguards
Published 31 Aug 2026, 9:14 am · 4 min read
If you’re trying to get the Guts Vanguard familiar in Anime Vanguards, you’ll need to complete the Guts Trial and defeat its boss. The trial is fairly straightforward at first, but the final wave can be tricky if you don’t position your Guts units correctly.
In this guide, I’ll show you exactly how I completed the trial, including where to place your farms and Guts units, when to sell your farms, and how to use Smith’s Silver Spear and the Salamander Dagger to increase your damage.
The most important part of the challenge is Wave 15, so make sure you save enough time and resources to deal with the boss. Once you defeat it, you’ll complete the trial and receive the familiar as your reward.
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How to Start the Guts Trial
To begin, start the Guts Trial and immediately place your farms and Guts units near the front of the path.
I recommend getting your farms down early so you can start generating enough money for upgrades. At the same time, place your Guts units where they can handle the enemies coming through the early waves.
You don’t need to go all-out immediately. Your main goal during these first waves is to build up your economy while keeping the enemies under control.
Upgrade Your Farms and Guts Units
As you earn money, start upgrading your farms and Guts units.
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Your Guts units will handle the early enemies, while the farms give you the money you need for the later part of the trial.
There’s no need to spend everything as soon as you get it. Try to balance your farm upgrades with your Guts upgrades so that you have enough damage to survive while still building your economy.
Use Smith’s Silver Spear
One useful part of this setup is Smith’s Silver Spear.
Use the Silver Spear on your Guts unit to give it additional damage. This becomes particularly useful when you’re preparing for the final boss.
If you’re following the same strategy, don’t forget to use the item before the difficult part of the trial begins.
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Wave 15 Is the Main Challenge
The biggest part of the Guts Trial is Wave 15.
This is where the boss appears, so you need to prepare before the wave gets too far.
Once the boss appears, you should change your setup quickly. The strategy here is less about keeping your farms and more about putting as much damage as possible onto the boss.
Sell Your Farms for Extra Money
When the Wave 15 boss appears, sell your farms.
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This gives you a large amount of extra money that you can immediately spend on your Guts units.
At this point, your economy has already done its job. Now you want to convert those resources into damage before the boss gets too far through the path.
Move Guts Toward the Back of the Path
After selling your farms, quickly move your Guts units toward the back of the path.
This is an important part of the strategy because you want to keep the boss inside your Guts units’ attack range for as long as possible.
Don’t wait around after selling your farms. Move your units and start upgrading them as quickly as you can.
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Upgrade Guts and Activate Their Abilities
Once your Guts units are positioned near the back, spend your money on their upgrades.
You should also activate their abilities to get as much damage as possible during the boss fight.
The goal is to maximize your damage while keeping the boss within range. If you take too long to set everything up, the boss can move out of range before you’ve dealt enough damage.
Use the Salamander Dagger
You should also use the Salamander Dagger during the boss fight.
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Combining the upgraded Guts units with their abilities, Smith’s Silver Spear, and the Salamander Dagger gives you the damage boost you need to finish the boss.
This part needs to be done quickly, so don’t waste too much time between selling your farms, repositioning Guts, upgrading them, and activating your abilities.
Keep the Boss in Guts’ Range
While fighting the Wave 15 boss, pay attention to its position.
You want the boss to remain inside your Guts units’ attack range for as much of the fight as possible.
This is why moving Guts toward the back of the path is important. It gives your units more opportunities to attack the boss as it continues moving.
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If you position everything correctly and use your abilities at the right time, you should be able to defeat the boss before it gets through the path.
Complete the Trial and Get the Familiar
Once you defeat the Wave 15 boss, the Guts Trial is complete.
After completing the trial, you will receive the Cannonball Vanguard familiar as the reward.
So, the entire process is basically:
• Start the Guts Trial.
• Place farms and Guts units near the front.
• Upgrade your farms and Guts as you earn money.
• Use Smith’s Silver Spear on Guts.
• Reach Wave 15.
• When the boss appears, sell your farms.
• Move Guts toward the back of the path.
• Upgrade Guts and activate their abilities.
• Use the Salamander Dagger.
• Defeat the boss to finish the trial and get the familiar.
Getting the Guts Vanguard familiar isn’t too complicated once you know what to do. The early waves are mainly about building your economy and upgrading your Guts units, while Wave 15 is where you need to execute the strategy quickly.
The most important things to remember are to sell your farms when the boss appears, move Guts toward the back of the path, use your upgrades and abilities, and activate the Salamander Dagger.
Beat the Wave 15 boss, complete the Guts Trial, and the Cannonball Vanguard familiar will be yours.
