Vanguard Tactics

Activating Courage grants resistance. Shadowstepping grants resolution and protection. — In-game description

Vanguard Tactics

Specialization

Willbender (trait list)

Tier

Master

Type

Major

Training cost

10 Hero points

Game link

API

API

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Vanguard Tactics

Activating Courage grants resistance. Shadowstepping grants resolution and protection.

 Protection (10.5½s): -33% Incoming Damage

 Resolution (3s): Incoming condition damage decreased by 33%.

 Resistance (3s): Nondamaging conditions currently on you are ineffective.

— In-game description

Related skills

Weapon skills that are improved by this trait

•   Symbol of Blades — Sword
•   Glacial Blow — Hammer
•   Mighty Blow — Hammer
•   Advancing Strike — Sword

Utility skills that are improved by this trait

•   Judge's Intervention — Meditation
•   Merciful Intervention — Meditation
•   Flash Combo — Physical
•   Repose — Physical

Elite skills that are improved by this trait

•   Heaven's Palm — Physical

Profession mechanic skills that are improved by this trait

•   Crashing Courage — Virtue

Notes

• Teleporters will trigger this trait.

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
February 28, 2022	End of Dragons release: Vanguard Tactics has been added to the game.
November 30, 2021	Vanguard Tactics was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 4. The boons this trait applies have been adjusted. Shadowsteps will now grant the Guardian Resolution for 3 seconds and Protection for 1.5 seconds. Activating Crashing Courage will now grant the Willbender Resistance for 3 seconds.
August 17, 2021	Vanguard Tactics was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 1.