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The Vanguard is a melee the featured [[EnemiesExpeditions |EnemyChaos]] type encountered enemy in [[Expeditions#Chaos_I | Chaos 1 difficulty and above (Except ]]. It appears in all [[Expeditions | Chaos]] difficulties other than [[Expeditions#Chaos_II | Chaos 2)]]. It has relatively low health and deals a small amount of damage. They carry It carries a shield which blocks projectiles rendering them useless.

To deal with Vanguards Avoid using projectile based defenses and heroes unless you will want to place [[Defenses#Auras|Auras]], [[Defenses#Traps|Traps]], or [[Defenses#Nodes|Nodes]] but you can use some [[Defenses#Towers|Towers]] that are not projectile based like Ramster equipped with a piercer servo or Flamethrowerpiercer chip. It is also possible to place Projectile [[Defenses#Towers|Towers]] on the sides of the lane aimed to hit them in the back but it is generally harder to do Their shield only blocks their front side, so. A Piercer mod they can also be used to bypass the projectile block at the cost of reduced damagedamaged from behind with projectiles.

== Boss Variant ==Shield Goblin Gorbstock, the Vanguard boss, has a chance of appearing on wave 5 in [[Expeditions#Chaos_I | Chaos 1]]. He can also appear on Omega Waves (wave 6) in [[Onslaught]]. He is physically bigger, deals more damage, and has more health than regular Vanguards, but otherwise functions the same way as regular Vanguards. == Schedule Icon Icons ==Vanguard