The Vanguard

Every Vanguard has

The core kit, whichever Path you take.

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  Ringing Blow

  Ready a blow that rings like a struck bell: your next swing comes at once, hits 80% harder and knocks the spell out of the target's hands. The first one on a foe stuns it for 1s (not again on it for 15s).

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  Headlong

  Rush up to 4 tiles to an enemy and stamp down: everything around you is struck and slowed by 40% for 2s.

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  Anvilfall

  Bring your weapon down like a hammer on an anvil: it dents the armor of its target (-70% for 8s) and wins back grey health equal to all of its damage (Rally).

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  Rally Passive

  40% of the damage you take becomes grey health for 4s. Every hit you land wins back grey health equal to half its damage (Anvilfall: all of it).

Two Paths to choose between

Each Path adds three spells and a passive of its own. You can change it later at a trainer.

Bulwark

Tank

The immovable fortress. Yank them in, drum the pack onto you, and feed on everything that hits you. The group tank.

• Thrown Gauntlet
• Iron Drum
• Unbowed

Hold the Line Against enemies that fight you (taunted, or with you as their target) Rally is doubled (80%) and your hits win back all of their damage. Your shield answers every blow from beside you (half a swing). Heavier plate: +10% health, +30% armor and 10% less damage taken.

Warmonger

Damage

The spinning meat grinder. Two resets, cleaving swings and a war-drum heart: the more of them, the more you win back.

• Crescent Hew
• Steel Gyre
• Drumheart

Reaping Swings Your swings cleave: every other enemy beside you takes half as much, and every enemy hit wins back Rally.

Knacks, small extras any Vanguard can pick: Old Grit, Bodyguard, Iron Will.