Vanguard Trait

TFT Set 18 · Patch 18.4b

Trait 6 champions2 / 4 / 6

What Vanguard does

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

Vanguard breakpoints

Units Effect Play rate Avg place Top 4
2 18% max Health 41.7% 4.28 54.5%
4 30% max Health 5.0% 4.41 52.2%
6 40% max Health. Gain 5% Durability while Shielded. 0.6% — —

Active on 47.2% of boards · avg 4.29

Diamond+ · 21,074 boards · Patch 18.4b

Vanguard champions

Average placement is each champion's own, across all its boards.

Rakan
1-cost · Fae · Juggernaut
4.93 Avg place
2,716 Games
Elise
2-cost · Coven
5.18 Avg place
795 Games
Diana
3-cost · Lunar · Ravager
4.36 Avg place
5,673 Games
Hecarim
3-cost · Elderwood
4.62 Avg place
3,540 Games
Sentinel
4-cost · Riftbeast · Invoker
4.30 Avg place
8,766 Games
Taric
5-cost · Emerald Aspect
3.93 Avg place
5,099 Games

Best Vanguard comps

#2
#2 Invoker Ahri
4.38 Avg
52.1% Top 4
11.6% Win Share
Ahri
Morgana
Sentinel
Sett
Taric
Krug
Pebbles
Karma
2 Vanguard 3 Invoker 3 Blossom
#3
#3 Lunar Aphelios
4.22 Avg
57.5% Top 4
8.3% Win Share
Aphelios
Nidalee
Amumu
Sentinel
Kog'Maw
Vi
Diana
Varus
2 Vanguard 2 Lunar 2 Rapidfire
#5
#5 Kha'Zix Reroll Reroll
4.18 Avg
55.9% Top 4
7.6% Win Share
★★★ Kha'Zix
★★★ Hecarim
★★★ Diana
Ezreal
Soraka
Fiddlesticks
Ornn
2 Vanguard 3 Elderwood 2 Flora Fatalis

Diamond+ · 21,074 boards · Patch 18.4b · All comps

Vanguard Emblem

Put Vanguard on any unit with the Vanguard Emblem

Most often held by

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Quick facts

How many Vanguard units are there in TFT Set 18?

There are 6 Vanguard champions in Set 18: Rakan, Elise, Diana, Hecarim, Sentinel, Taric.

What are the Vanguard breakpoints?

Vanguard activates at 2, 4 and 6 units.

Is there a Vanguard Emblem?

Yes: Vanguard Emblem.

Appears in: Set 18 (Patch 18.3) · Set 17 (Patch 17.8)

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