Vanguardian

Vanguardian
Statistics
Class Type	Melee/Ranged
Weapon Type	Fists
Damage	Physical
Biome	Luminopolis
Acquisition
Decoded Resistor Message Resistor Workbench Upgraded Resistor Workbench Overclocked Resistor Workbench Chaos Core Crafter Vanguardian Pack Vanguardian Super Pack
Class ID
c_p_crimefighter

“	Vanguardians empower their allies and vanquish their enemies, near or far. Take a Hero's Charge into battle and unleash your fists of fury, or leap to range and launch Plasma Blasts into the fray.	”
	— In-Game Class Description

The Vanguardian is a Physical-based class that wields fists, a weapon type that is currently exclusive to him and the Bard. This class is considered to be a hero joining the Resistors in fighting the Amperium in the Luminopolis variant of the Neon City biome. Their combat style is similar to a particular modern fighting gaming character where the character will be able to do melee attacks as well as shoot energy-based projectiles at enemies along with some abilities that enhance its basic attacks. Its abilities interchange where it has all melee based abilities and can swap to ranged abilities using its ultimate (this however does have a cooldown). This is an extremely expensive class to craft from scratch, costing a total of 24350 Plasmium, 6050 Robotic Salvage, 10 Chaos Core, 475 Blank Scroll, 2000 Cinnabar, 4600 Radiant Shard, 20 Shadow Shard, 35 Flux (assuming you didn't buy anything with Flux), 2 Formicite, and 60 Sentience Shard.

View clip of the class in action: HERE

Crafting

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Crafting Station
Resistor Workbench Upgraded Resistor Workbench Overclocked Resistor Workbench Chaos Core Crafter
Tab
Hero of Luminopolis Hero of Luminopolis Hero of Luminopolis Advanced Classes
Ingredient(s)		Amount
	Coded Message	1
	Intriguing Kernel Map	1
	Sentience Shard	60
Result
	Vanguardian	1

Abilities

Touchdown DAMAGE: 600% PD
	Become supercharged after gliding for 3s. Landing while supercharged creates a shockwave in front of your landing destination.	Shockwave Area: 7x4

Hero's Mantle
	Every third Melee Basic Attack and every fourth Ranged Basic Attack reduces ability cooldowns by 2s.

Toggle Vanguardian Modes

Basic Attack DAMAGE: 385% PD
	Pummel enemies with powerful punches. Every 3rd attack deals 450% PD instead.

Notes:

• You move at 75% normal speed while Basic Attacking.

Eyebeam 67 RANGE: 6 Blocks DAMAGE: 840% PD
	Deal damage to enemies in front of you, increasing their damage taken from all sources.	Debuff Duration: 10s Damage Increase: 5%

Notes:

• The beam is three blocks wide and also affects a 3x3 area around you.

Force Flash 20s RANGE: 3 Block Radius DAMAGE: 200% PD/sec
	Pulse kinetic energy for 6s, damaging nearby enemies while increasing movement speed and damage resistance.	Damage Reduction: 25% Speed Increase: +30

Notes:

• Doesn't stack with Fired Up.

Laser Leap 20s
	Swap into ranged mode and leap backwards 2 blocks, gaining 100% energy.

Basic Attack DAMAGE: 280% PD RANGE: 25 Blocks
	Rapid fire energy orbs are unleashed from the Vanguardian’s hands. Every 4th attack deals 450% PD instead.

Notes:

• You move at ?? normal speed while Basic Attacking.

Plasma Blast DAMAGE: 700% PD
	Launch a ball of pure energy that detonates on impact, dealing damage in the area.

Notes:

• Detonates in 5x5x5 radius.
• Extremely long range.

Fired Up 20s DURATION: 10s
	Infuse yourself with energy, increasing attack speed and physical damage by 50%.

Notes:

• Doesn't stack with Force Flash

Hero's Charge 20s
	Swap into melee mode and dash forward, healing for 20% HP per second (Lasts for 3 sec). Nearby enemies are pulled towards you.

Signatory Ring

Hidden Effects
	Vanguardian has 3 Hidden Effects: Champions! Congregate!: Fired Up and Force Flash now apply to up to 2 nearby allies when used. Combo: Energy Blast now applies the same damage increase that Eye Lasers applies. Heros Stand: Laser Leap and Heros Charge grants a buff that heals while dealing damage for a short time.

Notes:

• Each Crystal/Signatory Ring comes with 2 available Hidden Effects.
• Crystal Rings can be placed in the Ring Polisher to empower one Hidden Effect for 9 days (plus the remainder of the current day) by spending a Vanguardian Primal Loop. Patrons receive an additional 4 days for a total of 13 days (plus the remainder of the current day) of Hidden Effect.
• Each day of Polish expires at 11 AM UTC, the normal reset time.
• When the Polish runs out, another Vanguardian Primal Loop must be spent to choose another Hidden Effect or to re-activate the previous Hidden Effect.

Subclass

Up and Away Subclass Ability: Vanguardian
	Gain the Vanguardian's Touchdown passive. While gliding become supercharged and create a shockwave in front of your landing destination.
Passive Ability Jump Tier I Shockwave deals 100% physical/magic damage. +1 Tier II Shockwave deals 150% physical/magic damage. +2 Tier III Shockwave deals 200% physical/magic damage. +3 Tier IV Shockwave deals 250% physical/magic damage. +4 Tier V Shockwave deals 300% physical/magic damage. +6 Tier VI Shockwave deals 350% physical/magic damage. +10 Tier VII Shockwave deals 400% physical/magic damage. +10 Tier VIII Shockwave deals 600% physical/magic damage. +10 Tier IX Shockwave deals 800% physical/magic damage. +10

Allies

There are several Allies that can be used to benefit the Vanguardian, some of which can help survivability and/or increase overall damage.

• Earnie: The most effective ally for this class, it gives + 400 Light + 25% Physical Damage + Shield when nearby enemies die.
• Animated Jug: It gives + 300 Light + 20% Physical Damage + 15% Health and Speed bonus when an enemy dies.
• Rapt Berserker: It will significantly boost your damage output and your health.

Flasks & Emblems

There are a few really interesting emblem combinations you can use, but it is recommend to use the Death-Defying Vial as your flask since it won't let you die.

Martial Emblem - The most effective emblem for the class, It will superbly boost your attacks when combined with Lunarform (Lunar Lancer Subclass). It boosts your Physical Damage stat by 250%.

Shadow Shrike Emblem - Nothing much, but since you deal heavy amounts of damage, you will make this emblem stronger. Summons a temporary damage dealing ally.

Master Cheep Emblem - Just the same as Shadow Shrike, but obtainable through mastery.

Zealous Emblem - You'll be using a lot of energy while farming, so this emblem will come in very handy.

Chronomantic Emblem - Regardless of what mode you're in, you'll want to use your 1 ability as much as possible. Lowering that cooldown will make you're farming a bit faster.

History

ㅤ Shadowy Spotlight - 02/23/2022: Basic Attack: Melee damage: 300% 385%. 3rd melee damage: 400% 450%. Ranged damage: 240% 280%. 4th ranged damage: 400% 450%.

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Stat gain per level

Level	Physical Damage	Maximum Health	Maximum Energy	Stability	Critical Damage
2	+10	+20	+2	+8	-
3	+10	+20	+2	+8	-
4	+18	+40	+2	+8	-
5	+18	+40	+2	+8	-
6	+35	+60	+2	+8	-
7	+35	+60	+2	+8	-
8	+50	+80	+2	+8	-
9	+50	+80	+2	+8	-
10	+100	+200	+2	+8	-
11	+100	+200	+2	+8	-
12	+100	+200	+2	+8	-
13	+100	+200	+2	+8	-
14	+100	+200	+2	+8	-
15	+100	+200	+2	+8	-
16	+100	+200	+2	+8	-
17	+100	+200	+2	+8	-
18	+100	+200	+2	+8	-
19	+100	+200	+2	+8	-
20	+150	+300	+2	+8	-
21	+100	+200	+2	+8	-
22	+100	+200	+2	+8	-
23	+100	+200	+2	+8	-
24	+100	+200	+2	+8	-
25	+150	+300	+2	+8	-
26	+150	+300	+2	+8	-
27	+150	+300	+2	+8	-
28	+200	+300	+2	+8	-
29	+200	+400	+2	+8	-
30	+250	+500	+4	+8	25%

Gameplay Strategy

• Your gear should have movement speed and attack speed stats on it to bring out the full farming potential of the Vanguardian.
• For Delves or Shadow Towers, your ranged mode will work best. You should use your 1 ability to get an attack speed boost so you can play like most delvers (Dracolyte, Gunslinger, Ice Sage, etc.) and maximize your damage from a distance.
• Ranged Enemies will give you a hard time (assuming you're in melee mode), and any bosses that can summon Spikes or Lava (eg. Spike Walker, Death Knight, Bone Blade, etc.) won't give you a lot of freedom to move. Avoid these enemies if you can.
• Pyrodisc is a MUST for any farming class (eg. Neon Ninja, Dino Tamer, Vanguardian, etc.), and Vampirian Vanquisher's speed boost and leeching will help you out a TON when farming.
• Your ring should have Energy Regen, because Vanguard's Eyebeam consumes 2/3 of its energy, which you'll be relying on for damage.
• If you're playing on a team, include ranged classes on your team such as Gunslinger and Ice Sage. Have Revenants for tanks and Knights for heals/damage reduction. If you want a team of farmers, you'll want classes like Neon Ninja, Dino Tamer, and/or Bard.
• For farming, use your melee mode. The speed boost is very helpful and you do more damage in melee mode rather than using ranged mode.
• Don't set out to get the Vanguardian early. Buying the items off the market will cost over 1 million Flux, so you're going to already need a good farming strategy. Vanguardian should be one of (if not, the) last classes you obtain.

Costumes

Vanguardian (9)
Item	Description	Obtained
Starter Vanguardian	N/A	• Granted to all players by default.
Level 10 Vanguardian 35	N/A	• Granted to all players after reaching EXP lv. 10 as a Vanguardian.
Level 20 Vanguardian 35	N/A	• Granted to all players after reaching EXP lv. 20 as a Vanguardian.
Level 30 Vanguardian 35	N/A	• Granted to all players after reaching EXP lv. 30 as a Vanguardian.
Paragon of the Past 70	A costume for the Vanguardian. Classic colours and patterns place this super suit firmly in the Silver Age of Heroics.	• Included in the Vanguardian Pack. • Included in the Vanguardian Super Pack. • Crafted at the Resistor Workbench, Upgraded Resistor Workbench, and/or Overclocked Resistor Workbench. • Rare drop from Greater Neon Caches. • Drop from Flashing Neon Caches.
Avenging Arbiter 70	A costume for the Vanguardian. Take a walk on the dark side of the Neon City Nights and dole out some vigilante justice.	• Included in the Vanguardian Super Pack. • Included in the Vanguardian Super Upgrade. • Crafted at the Resistor Workbench, Upgraded Resistor Workbench, and/or Overclocked Resistor Workbench. • Rare drop from Greater Neon Caches. • Drop from Flashing Neon Caches.
Resistor Vanguard 70	A costume for the Vanguardian. Take to the front lines of the battle against the Amperium in this enhancing super-suit.	• Crafted at the Resistor Workbench, Upgraded Resistor Workbench, and/or Overclocked Resistor Workbench. • Rare drop from Greater Neon Caches. • Drop from Flashing Neon Caches.
Gloaming Guardian 175	A costume for the Vanguardian. Perfect for heroic souls who hurtle towards hazards head-on.	• Crafted at the Shadowy Market.
Dune Defender 70 70	A costume for the Vanguardian. Keep the battle flowing and the punches spicy even while standing still in this suit.	• Crafted at the Crystallogy Workbench.
Yellowjacket 70	Float like a zepperay, sting like a robowasp.	Spring Sting Pack.

Video

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Official Trove Vanguardian Class Video

Gallery

Vanguardian gliding

Vanguardian Resistor Vanguard skin

Vanguardian dodging in slow motion

Vanguardian using Eyebeam

Vanguardian using melee combo

Vanguardian using ranged attack

Vanguardian Dance

Vanguardian Stance

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