Vanguard is an item purchasable at the Base Shop, under Armor. However, it requires an item from the Secret Shop to be completed.
 Vanguard
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| A powerful shield that defends its wielder from even the most vicious of attacks. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Additional Information[]
- The proc chances of all sources of Damage Block work independently from each other.
- When multiple sources of Damage Block proc on the same attack, only the one with the highest blocked damage value takes effect.
Ability[]
Damage Block
Ability
Passive
Passive
Affects
Self
Self
Grants a 60% chance to block 64 damage from incoming attacks on melee heroes, and 32 damage on ranged.
Proc Chance: 60%
Blocked Damage (Melee): 64
Blocked Damage (Ranged): 32
Notes:
- Does not work against damage from wards sources (e.g. Death Ward etc.).
- Does not reduce physical damage from abilities, except from Moon Glaives.
- Stacks with all other sources of damage block.
- Damage Block uses pseudo-random distribution.
Recommended Heroes[]
- Grants a large amount of health and protection from attacks, works well with Berserker's Call.
- Compliments well with Bristleback's Bristleback, and grants a large amount of health.
- Compliments well with Bulwark, and grants a large amount of health.
Tips[]
- Effective to block the attack damage from summoned units and illusions (except from Phantasm illusions which applies full damage and proc crit).
- It is especially useful with tanky frontline heroes that need to survive much damage, i.e. Bristleback, Spectre, Centaur Warrunner or Axe, with units that overall take amplified damage, like illusions, and against low damage abilities i.e. Focus Fire, or Phantom Lancer's illusions, which hit often but not hard, causing many block procs that block attacks entirely or almost entirely.
- On the other hand, the item less useful for heroes with high armor, i.e. Dragon Knight or Sven.
Recent Changes[]
Main Article: Vanguard/Changelogs
Version
Description
- Reduced Damage Block blocked damage from 70 / 35 to 64 / 32.
- Increased Damage Block proc chance from 50% to 60%.
- Reduced Vitality Booster cost from 1100 to 1000 (total cost decreases ▼ from 1925 to 1825 ).
- Can now be disassembled.
