Anime Vanguards: How to Get Holy Deceiver (Dark), the Goku Black Unit

Holy Deceiver (Dark) is the Goku Black Rosé unit in Anime Vanguards, and unlike the dungeon and Worldlines units that arrived alongside it in the Update 14.5 rollout, there is no drop rate to fight. It sits behind the Event Pass, which means the fastest route to owning it is a straight Robux purchase.

Quick answer: Buy the Event Pass Bundle for 2,699 Robux from the in-game store. Holy Deceiver (Dark) is added to your unit list immediately, with no rolling, summoning, or dungeon clears required.

Event Pass Bundle cost and what it unlocks

The bundle is listed at 2,699 Robux, marked down from an original price of 6,750. That single purchase hands over the unit instantly rather than granting progress toward it, which is the main reason people buy it over grinding pass tiers.

Note: Event Pass offerings rotate as new mini updates land, so the pass this unit sits on will not stay in the store forever. No official end date has been confirmed for it.

How to get Holy Deceiver (Dark) in Anime Vanguards

Load into the hub in Anime Vanguards and open the store from the lobby menu. The Event Pass panel is where the bundle lives, not the Gold Shop or the summon banner.

Anime Vanguards hub lobby with the menu buttons lined up on the right side of the screen — The hub lobby, where the store and Event Pass menus are opened. Image: Kokona Studios

Select the Event Pass Bundle and confirm the Roblox purchase prompt. The buy dialog shows the 2,699 Robux price before you commit, so check that figure matches before tapping Buy.

Roblox buy item confirmation dialog for the Event Pass Bundle with the Buy button highlighted — The Roblox purchase prompt for the Event Pass Bundle. Image: Kokona Studios

Open your unit inventory to confirm it worked. Holy Deceiver (Dark) appears in the list right after the transaction clears, and the exclusive Memoria tied to it becomes available for equipping. If the unit is not there, back out to the hub and reopen the menu before assuming the purchase failed.

The unit is also the subject of its own promo video, which shows the finished animations and placement effect.

Rolling the Monarch trait

Monarch is the top-tier trait target for this unit. It is a small percentage boost across the board paired with a hard placement restriction, so you are trading quantity for a single stronger tower.

Monarch effect	Value
Damage	+10%
SPA	+5%
Range	+5%
Placement limit	1

Set expectations before you start burning Trait Rerolls. Monarch is not a short hunt, and it can take several hundred attempts to land. Using the Instant Roll option speeds the process up but does not change the odds.

Leveling the unit to max level 60

Feed the unit XP items until it caps at level 60. At that point its base damage reads 75,160 before any Memoria or trait bonuses are layered on top. A Unit Leveling Ticket does the same job in one action if you have one banked.

Unit selection screen showing a grid of unit cards with search and filter options above them — The unit selection grid, where you pick Holy Deceiver (Dark) out of your collection. Image: Kokona Studios

Bow to Your God Memoria setup

Bow to Your God is the exclusive Memoria for this unit and the single biggest jump in output. Its Mortal Extermination passive buffs Dragon Sphere unit damage by 60%, and it carries a second passive called Ever-evolving Deity.

Equip Bow to Your God to Holy Deceiver (Dark) from the Memoria menu. It will not apply until it is slotted to this specific unit.

Max the Memoria out. A Memoria Leveling Ticket takes it to its ceiling in one step instead of feeding it materials.

Reroll the Memoria trait until you hit Divinity, then reroll the stat lines. Double A ranks is a realistic stopping point, and the trait roll is far cheaper than the unit trait hunt — landing Divinity inside a few dozen Memoria Shards is normal.

Memoria trait reroll selection screen with Bow to Your God highlighted and selected — The Memoria trait reroll screen with Bow to Your God selected. Image: Kokona Studios

With the trait, max level, and a fully rolled Memoria in place, the unit card reads 103.9K damage with 23 range in the menu.

Holy Retribution and Inviting Oblivion passive rules

Both passives are built around Dragon Sphere allies, which is what makes this unit a support piece as much as a damage dealer. Holy Retribution applies a 50% slow to enemies and buffs the damage of Dragon Sphere allies. Inviting Oblivion builds a meter whenever those allies fire off active abilities, and filling it unlocks overcrit and sourceless damage.

Unit detail tab for Holy Deceiver (Dark) listing its Holy Retribution and Inviting Oblivion abilities — The Unit tab showing the Holy Retribution and Inviting Oblivion descriptions. Image: Kokona Studios

Ability	What it does
Holy Retribution	Slows enemies by 50% and buffs Dragon Sphere allies’ damage
Inviting Oblivion	Builds meter when Dragon Sphere allies use actives; unlocks overcrit and sourceless damage
Dark Dimensional Tear	Active ability on a 180-second cooldown; spawns active clones of the unit for 30 seconds
Mortal Extermination	Memoria passive; +60% damage to Dragon Sphere units

The takeaway is simple. The unit is worth the most on a board stacked with other Dragon Sphere units, because every passive on it either buffs them or feeds off their active abilities.

Testing the unit in Planet Namak sandbox

Sandbox mode on Planet Namak is the cleanest way to check that everything applied correctly. Place the unit and a custom placement cutscene plays, which is the immediate confirmation that the Event Pass version is the one on the board.

Sandbox stage screen with the unit bar at the bottom and the Enable Waves button available — The sandbox stage screen, with Enable Waves available once units are placed. Image: Kokona Studios

Upgrade it to its maximum in-match level and the damage figure climbs to 8.52M. Dark Dimensional Tear can then be triggered to spawn the clones, which act on their own for the 30-second window. Some attack animations may not render on a fresh placement — the damage still applies, so treat missing visuals as a display issue rather than a broken build.

Damage at each stage of the build

Build stage	Damage shown
Max unit level 60, no Memoria	75,160
Monarch trait plus maxed Bow to Your God	103.9K (23 range)
Fully upgraded in a match	8.52M

Buying the bundle is the only part of this that is instant. The trait hunt is the real cost, and the Memoria is where most of the practical damage comes from, so slot and max Bow to Your God before you spend a single reroll chasing Monarch.