Vanguard

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Phase Shifts across the battlefield delivering unexpected Anti-Material Charges to enemies.

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— In-Game Description

Vanguard is a Specialty Outlander available in the game. The number of perks and abilities depends on the hero's maximum evolution and level.

Maximum evolutions

Maximum evolutions[]

Rare: 4
Epic and Legendary: 5.

Perks

Perks[]

Name	Unlocked	Description
Energy Regen	18	Regenerate energy 25% faster.
Fist of the South Moon	5	Reduces the cooldown of Anti-Material Charge by 13 seconds.
Focused Acquisition	_Evo	Increases chance to find double loot by 6%.
In the Zone	_Evo	After 5 hits in a row with a pick axe, gain In the Zone which increases pick axe damage by 24%.
Iron Knuckles	25	Increases the damage of Anti-Material Charge by an additional 500% against enemies. Also adds 15% damage Vulnerability to enemies for 15 seconds.
Phased and Confused	30	Phase Shift has one additional charge.
Phased Out	12	Reduces the refill time of Phase Shift charges from 15 seconds to 10 seconds.
Phasic Energy	15	Phase Shift removes the energy cost of sprint for 4 seconds.
Structural Strike	8	Dealing damage to a structure with Anti-Material Charge refunds 5 stamina and reduces the cooldown by 7 seconds.

Abilities

Abilities[]

Name	Unlocked	Description
Anti-Material Charge	1	Punch forward, destroying structures and harvesting their materials. Deals X Damage to enemies. Activate Heavy Attack with your pickaxe equipped.
Loot Llama	2	Consumes a Llama Fragment to deploy a Loot Llama. Whack the Loot Llama with a harvesting tool to get building materials and crafting ingredients before it disappears.
Phase Shift	_Evo	Quickly dash through space, gaining 30% increased movement speed for 3 seconds.
Shock Tower	2	Consumes a Charge Fragment to place a Shock Tower that pulses every 0.5 seconds, and lasts for 6 seconds. Causes Chain Lightning, doing a base of 18 Energy Damage to enemies within 1.365 tiles, Stunning small enemies for 1 second. Can stun large enemies after multiple hits.

Squad Bonuses

Squad Bonuses[]

When put into a squad slot on the Hero screen, an outlander can give either a passive support or tactical bonus. Some require a certain Primary Hero to use. Abilities that have percentages change depending on the star level.