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    Vanguard Mix (IllusXL) - v1.5
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    Designed by Ktiseos Nyx.

    Designed by OTN Angel of Ktiseos Nyx, and tested by Ktiseos Nyx's Duskfallcrew (Ktiseos Taco Dusk is my other nickname lmao)

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    ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Merge & Training Details

    The backbone of any of our mixes are built upon numerous LoRAs, many of which were trained in-house by Ktiseos Nyx. We're always experimenting and creating! Due to the wonderfully rapid pace of Ktiseos Nyx's LoRA development, we confess that sometimes the exact lineage of merged checkpoints becomes a delightful mystery. We believe in training as much as we can ourselves, but the spirit of community and shared creation is vital!

    To get the best out of ANY of our models, try these settings:

    • Samplers: Euler or Euler Ancestral

    • Scheduler: Karras

    • Negative Prompt: Generally not needed! The model is designed to perform well without one, but feel free to experiment based on your preferences.

    • HiRes Fix:

      • Steps: 15

      • Denoise: 0.3

      • Upscale: 2x

    • Upscalers: Rex, 4x_Remacri, or your personal favorite.

    • ADetailer: Use sparingly. Due to potential VAE differences, it might occasionally produce grey squares.

    • Embeddings: We've used some of our own custom embeddings to showcase character types in our examples, but no stylistic embeddings were necessary to achieve the core look.

    • LoRA Compatibility: Chances are good that most LoRAs will work with this. However, be aware that while they will function, the result might not perfectly align with your expectations if the LoRA heavily influences style. It's a "What You See Is What You Get" situation with the base model's strong aesthetic โ€“ it'll likely produce a good image, just perhaps not the one you had in mind with a very specific LoRA.

    ๐Ÿ™ Acknowledgements

    A huge thank you to the incredible community members whose work and inspiration contribute so much. Special mentions to:
    Arthemy, Wai, Holostrawberry, FallenIncursio, RichyRich, JustTNP, Hoseki, CitronLegacy, Samael1976, Kairen92, ShadowxArt, Flyx3, YeiYeiart, LazyVisionary, and so many more! We try to train as much as we can ourselves, but the community's creativity is a constant source of inspiration.

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    Comments (5)

    AbsoluteRealityOct 14, 2025ยท 2 reactions
    CivitAI

    Please provide more examples.

    ktiseos_nyx
    Author
    Oct 14, 2025

    Would do so but most of them are above PG-13 and i'm trying to keep the model galleries clean, when i have a chance to generate more i will- otherwise i'll post more in my discord

    ktiseos_nyx
    Author
    Oct 14, 2025

    WELP The tagger and rating system did not shit on me today lol you got a few more pics and none got the R tick for any reason, i did manage to edit the prompts just a smidge I DO have the original metadata - I sometimes don't pay attention to the pics i'm genning sooooo i'm guilty of PG-13ish lol

    yanouish_civitaiNov 23, 2025
    CivitAI

    Great checkpoint, excellent adherence to the prompt but requires around 50 steps. It's fun to use. Good work!

    ktiseos_nyx
    Author
    Nov 23, 2025

    It always varies, i don't tend to go over 50 myself, but that's just me.

    Checkpoint
    Illustrious

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    266
    Platform
    CivitAI
    Platform Status
    Available
    Created
    10/14/2025
    Updated
    5/13/2026
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