Unit overview, how to get, evolution, and traits.
Learn how to get Ice Manipulator in Anime Vanguards. See evolution requirements, abilities, traits, and best team synergy in a quick, easy guide.
Ice Manipulator Overview
Ice Manipulator is a Mythic-rarity unit in Anime Vanguards.
He focuses on freezing enemies and applying debuffs.
This unit works best with Vanguard Ice Queen.
He shines in teams that rely on crowd control and follow-up damage.
Most of his power comes from passive effects.
How to Get Ice Manipulator
Ice Manipulator is available from the Winter 2026 Seasonal Banner.
Mythic units have a 1% total drop rate.
After the Mythic roll, Ice Manipulator has a 50% chance to appear.
This makes his actual summon chance 0.5% per pull.
How to Evolve Ice Manipulator
You must first complete 5,000 takedowns with him in your party.
After that, you can evolve him into
Ice Manipulator (Admiral).
Evolution requirements:
- 1 Ice Fruit
- 1 Snowflake
- 30 Green Essence
- 30 Blue Essence
- 1 Rainbow Essence
- 15,000 Gold
Ice Manipulator Abilities
Ice Manipulator has no active abilities.
All his power comes from passive skills.
This is normal for Mythic units.
Ice Ice (Passive)
- Freezes enemies for 2 seconds
- Performs two follow-up attacks
- Each follow-up deals 100% base damage
- Applies Wanted status on freeze lockout
This passive makes him strong in freeze-based teams.
Destined Rivals (Passive – Admiral)
- Allies in range get 5% SPA debuff
- Deals 50% extra damage to Burn enemies
- Applies Wanted on stun lockout
This passive rewards smart status timing.
Best Trait for Ice Manipulator
Damage-boosting traits work best.
Recommended traits:
- Monarch (best choice)
- Ethereal
- Solar
Aim for Monarch when rerolling traits.
Best Team Synergy
Vanguard Ice Queen is his best partner.
She enables freeze setups and control chains.
Together, they lock enemies and stack damage.