TFT Set 18.1
Vanguard, a TFT Set 18 class trait

Vanguard

class

At Combat Start and after dropping below 50% Health, Vanguards gain a max Health Shield for 10 seconds.

Breakpoints

2
18% max Health
4
32% max Health
6
42% max Health. Gain 5% Durability while Shielded.

Champions

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Trait
Mechanic
Scaling
Range
Role

  • 1 Rakan Magic Tank 
    Entrancing Dance
Gain 270 / 320 / 415 Ability Power Shield for 4 seconds. Then grant the ally who has dealt the most damage this combat 90 / 100 / 130% Ability Power decaying Attack Speed for 4 seconds.
  • 2 Elise Magic Tank 
    Spider Queen
Transform into a spider and gain 375 / 475 / 725 max Health. Attacks while in Spider Form deal 35 / 50 / 80 Ability Power bonus magic damage and heal for 55 / 90 / 170 Ability Power. Subsequent casts grant 175% decaying Attack Speed for 4 seconds.
  • 3 Diana Magic Fighter 
    Pale Barrier
Gain 150 / 275 / 400 shield for 2 seconds and send out 6 moonlight orbs spread among enemies within 2 hexes, each dealing 70 / 105 / 170 Ability Power magic damage.
  • 3 Hecarim Magic Tank 
    Spirit of Dread
Gain 50 Armor and Magic Resist for 3 seconds and restore 375 / 475 / 685 Ability Power Health over the duration. Launch spectral riders at the 3 nearest enemies, dealing 80 / 120 / 195 Ability Power magic damage and Stunning them for 1.5 / 1.5 / 1.75 seconds.
  • 4 Sentinel Magic Tank 
    Azure Shockwave
Gain 530 / 734 / 2421 Ability PowerMax Health Shield for 4 seconds. Slam the ground, sending a fissure in the direction of the most enemies. Enemies hit are briefly knocked up, take 100 / 150 / 3500 Ability Power magic damage, and are Mana Reaved for 10.

Blue Buff: Each time Sentinel casts, allies gain 2 Mana Regen.

Mana Reave: Increase the Mana cost of the next Ability cast.
  • 5 Taric Magic Tank 
    Emerald Radiance
Passive: The first time Taric or his paired ally drops below 50% Health, unleash emerald energy from both of them, granting 305 / 584 / 14212 Max Health Shield to allies within 3 Hexes for 3 / 3 / 99 seconds.

Active: Restore 200 / 300 / 3000 Ability Power Health. Taric and his paired ally deal 100 / 150 / 1000 Ability Power bonus magic damage on their next 2 attacks.

Vanguard enables

  • Durability

    Reduces incoming damage by a percentage damage reduction that stacks multiplicatively after Armor and Magic Resist. Sources include the Vanguard and Juggernaut traits, Steadfast Heart, and augments like Cursed Crown.

  • Max Health

    Grants the unit additional maximum HP, either flat (like +150 Health) or percentage (like +6% max Health). It comes up whenever you stack Giant's Belt items, pick health-boost augments such as Giant and Mighty, or run the Old Growth trait, which permanently raises your strongest Old Growth champion's max Health every time an enemy dies near it. For the cross-round permanent stat-stacks angle specifically, see the dedicated permanent stat-stacks page.

  • Shield

    Grants temporary HP that absorbs damage before the unit's real Health is touched.

Granted by

  • Vanguard Emblem
    • +30 Armor
    • +30 MR

    The holder gains the Vanguard trait. If the holder survives 22 seconds in player combat, gain 1 player health.

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