Phantom Thief is a Secret-tier unit added to Anime Vanguards in Update 14.5, the 25th Hour update that arrived in August 2026. The unit and its Jester evolution are locked behind the new Lunar Bridge Dungeon, so getting it comes down to farming a single floor and then gathering the right evolution materials.
Quick answer: Clear Floor 9 of the Lunar Bridge Dungeon for a 10% chance to receive Phantom Thief, guaranteed on your 10th clear. Then buy a Phantom Letter for 500 Controller Tokens and evolve at the Evolve area using 30 Green Essence, 30 Purple Essence, 30 Red Essence, 5 Rainbow Essence, and 50,000 Gold.
Phantom Thief (Jester) stats and profile
Phantom Thief draws its design from Ren Amamiya, better known by his codename Joker from Persona 5. In-game it sits in the Demon Controller category, which is the key detail for where you farm it. Demon Controller units deal double damage inside the Lunar Bridge Dungeon, making that unit type the fastest way to grind the floors that drop this unit.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Rarity | Secret |
| Element | Curse |
| DMG (Level 60) | 20,510 |
| SPA | 8 |
| RNG | 15 |
| Category | Demon Controller |
| Placement limit | 1 |
How to get Phantom Thief from Lunar Bridge Floor 9
The base unit drops only from Floor 9 of the Lunar Bridge Dungeon, which you reach through the Dungeon area. Each successful clear rolls a 10% chance to award Phantom Thief. If luck runs out, a pity counter guarantees the unit on your 10th clear of that floor, and your current pity is shown on the stage info screen before you enter.
You’ll know it worked when Phantom Thief is added to your unit inventory after the clear results screen. Bringing Demon Controller units speeds this up considerably, since they hit for double inside the dungeon.
Buy the Phantom Letter and evolution materials
The evolution runs on Controller Tokens, the currency the Lunar Bridge dungeon shop uses. You earn these tokens from clearing floors, and two shop items matter for the Jester evolution.
| Shop item | Cost |
|---|---|
| Phantom Letter | 500 Controller Tokens |
| Rainbow Essence | 10 Controller Tokens each (up to 50) |
Buy one Phantom Letter and enough Rainbow Essence to cover the evolution. The Green, Purple, and Red Essence needed for the recipe come from your existing Essence stock rather than this shop.
Evolve Phantom Thief into its Jester form
Once you have the unit and the Phantom Letter, the evolution is a single confirmation at the Evolve area. Gather the full material list first so the evolve button is available.
| Material | Amount |
|---|---|
| Phantom Letter | 1 |
| Green Essence | 30 |
| Purple Essence | 30 |
| Red Essence | 30 |
| Rainbow Essence | 5 |
| Gold | 50,000 |
Abilities and Memoria
Phantom Thief (Jester) is built around the Demon Controller system. Its first active, Demon Controller, lets you pick which attack to use from the equipped Demon Familiar, defaulting to Attack 1 if none is chosen. Its second active, All-Out Attack!, has a 60-second global cooldown and deals 300% of the combined damage of all placed Demon Controller units to enemies within range, counting as follow-up damage.
The unit also has an exclusive Memoria, Life Will Change, whose passives only apply to Phantom Thief (Jester). These reinforce follow-up damage from Demon Controller allies and reward teams built around active abilities, so pairing it with other Demon Controller units gets the most out of its kit.
With the unit farmed from Floor 9 and the Jester evolution complete, Phantom Thief slots cleanly into a Demon Controller lineup that already benefits from the double-damage bonus inside the Lunar Bridge Dungeon.
