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Vanguard

Spell

Vanguard

Physical

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Warrior

Instant castSelf Only

Hardened by battle, your Stamina is increased by 40% and your Armor is increased by 70% of your Strength.

Vanguard

Tooltip

Hardened by battle, your Stamina is increased by 40% and your Armor is increased by 70% of your Strength.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met. It can proc at most once every 0.5 sec.

Vanguard is built from 4 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 268. Its base value is 70.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 137. Its base value is 40.
  3. Effect 3 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 87.
  4. Effect 4 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 453. Its base value is -5000.

What it does

Vanguard is a spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster). When cast it applies an aura.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the current retail game build. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolPhysical
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Proc chanceAlways
Proc cooldown0.5 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 268
Value: 70
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 137
Value: 40
Misc value: 2, 4
Effect #3Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 87
Misc value: 127
Effect #4Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 453
Value: -5000
Misc value: 1692

Raw client values from the current retail game build. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Vanguard appears in: 1 class specialization and 1 spell that casts it.

Class specialization

Spells that cast it

From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 5 separate Spell records named "Vanguard". This page is record #71. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#316428subtext: Rank 2; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#392415duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, Create Item; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#395117duration: until cancelled; effect types: Create Item, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#1268810school: Holy; duration: 20 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup

Compared fields: SpellMisc difficulty rows, school, cast time and duration; Spell subtext and tooltip text; SpellEffect types and base values; journal and class usage. The reason column names the first difference found.

WoW Forever

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era clientYes - this spell is in the Classic Era client's data too
Listed asDefensive Stance
Effect rows sighted2 effect rows in the beta client's data
Level data sightedBase level 10 in the beta client's data

A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4

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