How to get Ankha in Animal Crossing New Horizons

Daniel Megarry
Ankha in Animal Crossing New Horizons

Ankha is a fan-favorite villager in Animal Crossing New Horizons. Here’s a detailed guide for getting her to move to your island and increase your friendship level with her in the game.

In Animal Crossing New Horizons, there are numerous charming villagers you can invite to your island. While encounters are generally random, certain tactics can attract specific characters like Ankha to your island home.

Ankha is one of the most beloved villagers in the cozy title, she’s a rather snooty cat who players find to be extremely lovable. If you want Ankha to move to your island in Animal Crossing New Horizons, we’ve got all the methods worth trying in this guide.

So, here’s everything you need to know about Ankha in the game, including how to raise your friendship level with the cat.


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Ankha in Animal Crossing New Horizons
If you’re looking for Ankha, you’ve come to the right place.

Who is Ankha in Animal Crossing New Horizons?

Ankha is described as a “snooty cat villager” in the Animal Crossing franchise. She’s appeared in every game except Animal Forest and Wild World, and over time she’s become quite a popular villager.

Her name is based on the ankh, the Egyptian hieroglyphic character that means ‘life’, and her appearance is inspired by the famous Egyptian queen Cleopatra.

How to get Ankha to move to your island in Animal Crossing New Horizons

There are three ways to get Ankha to move to your island in Animal Crossing New Horizons:

  • Visit other islands and convince her to move when you find her.
  • Purchase her Amiibo Card and she will instantly move to your island.
  • Wait for her to arrive at your island’s campsite and convince her to stay.

The only guaranteed method is to purchase Ankha’s Amiibo Card and scan it into the game. Her card only appeared in Series 2 of the Animal Crossing Amiibo Cards collection, so make sure you get the correct set.

This could be time-consuming (and expensive!) though, as cards are sold at random in sealed packs of three. You might have better luck purchasing her Amiibo Card second-hand from a website like eBay.

The alternative methods are to visit other islands and hope you find Ankha or wait for her to visit your island’s campsite. This could take months, though, as there are hundreds of villagers to cycle through.

Ankha Amiibo Card in Animal Crossing New Horizons
This is what Ankha’s Amiibo Card looks like.

How to increase friendship with Ankha in Animal Crossing

Ankha has the ‘Snooty’ personality trait, so she’s not the easiest villager to become good friends with. She will get along well with Cranky and Normal villagers, but will clash with Lazy and Jock villagers.

One of the best ways to increase your friendship with Ankha is to give her presents that are Historical in nature, as these are her favorite. Anything that’s yellow is good too, as that’s her favorite color.

Some other facts worth considering are that Ankha’s favorite song is K.K. Bazaar and her birthday takes place on September 22.


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About The Author

Daniel graduated from university with a degree in Journalism and English Language, before spending five years at GAY TIMES covering LGBTQ+ news and entertainment. He then made the switch to video game journalism where he produces news, features, and guides for Pokemon, Fortnite, Nintendo, and PlayStation games. Daniel also has a passion for any games with queer representation.