Advanced Class
Vanguard
Faction:	Galactic Republic
Starting class:	Trooper
Role:	Tank, Damage
Armor:	Heavy
Weapons:	Blaster Rifle
Primary Attribute(s):	Aim, Endurance

Vanguard is one of the of two Trooper Advanced Classes.

Unstoppable and utterly fearless, the Vanguards wade into battle wearing advanced heavy armor and weapons at their disposal. They are the first, and best line of defense in the Republic military. These steadfast soldiers ignore personal risk, deliberately stepping into the line of fire to divert danger from allies and innocents. Though their tactical role is inherently dangerous, Vanguards have an uncanny survivability in combat due to their expert defensive tactics and the advanced technology at their disposal.

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Contents 1 Primary Focus 2 Skill Trees 2.1 Tactics 2.2 Shield Specialist 2.3 Assault Specialist 3 Abilities through Level 4 Gallery 5 External Links

Primary Focus

• Blaster Rifle
• Energy Shields and Defense
• Tank
• Close range DPS

Skill Trees

The two Vanguard skill trees are Tactics and Shield Specialist. The shared Vanguard and Commando skill tree is Assault Specialist.

Tactics

Main article: Tactics

Trains the Vanguard how to more effectively deal with close range combatants.

Shield Specialist

Main article: Shield Specialist

Powers up the Vanguard’s shield generator to absorb firepower and protect their allies.

Assault Specialist

Main article: Assault Specialist

Teaches explosives and grenades to complement either rifles or heavy cannons.

Abilities through Level

Below is a list of the abilites that a Vanguard can learn. Please note that the Vanguard is still a Trooper as well, so remember to see what other abilites they will learn from their Trooper ability list.

Name	Level Learned	Cast Time	Cooldown	Ammo	Range	Description
Armor Proficiency: Power Generator	10	Passive	Passive	None	Self	Able to equip a power generator in your off-hand.
Armor Proficiency: Shield Generator	10	Passive	Passive	None	Self	Able to equip a personal shield generator in your off-hand.
Ion Pulse	10	Instant	None	2	10m	Fires an ion pulse at the target, dealing Y elemental damage.
Ion Cell	14	1.5s	None	None	Self	Loads your rifle with an ion powercell, giving ranged attacks a 15% chance to deal 253 additional energy damage. Increases armor by 60%, decreases all damage taken by 5% and increases shield chance by 15%. While Ion Cell is active, threat generated is increased by 50%. Only one cell can be active at a time. Ion Jolts can only occur once every 1.5 seconds.
Guard	14	Instant	None	None	30m	While active, the guarded player takes 5% less damage and generates 25% less threat. In addition, so long as you remain within 15 meters of the guarded player, 50% of all incoming damage from enemy players is transferred back to you. Requires Ion Cell.
Neural Jolt	16	Instant	15s	None	30m	Shocks the target at long range, taunting it to attack. Player targets deal 30% less damage when attacking anyone other than you. Effect lasts 6 seconds.
Riot Strike	18	Instant	8s	None	4m	Interrupts the target's current action and prevents that ability from being used for the next 4 seconds.
High Energy Cell	20	1.5s	None	None	Self	Loads your rifle with a high-energy powercell. While active, all internal and elemental damage dealt is increased by 5%. Only one cell can be active at a time.
Harpoon	22	Instant	45s	None	30m	Fires a harpoon line that pulls the target to your location and generates a high amount of threat. Cannot be used on targets in cover.
Explosive Surge	24	Instant	None	3	Self + 5m	Emits an explosive surge, dealing Y elemental damage to up to 5 enemies within 5 meters.
Sonic Round	30	Instant	45s	None	30m	Fires a sonic round that taunts your target and all nearby enemies, forcing them to attack for 6 seconds. Enemy players have their damage reduced for 6 seconds unless they attack you.
Neural Surge	46	Instant	45s	1	Self + 8m	Stuns up to 5 enemies within 8 meters for 2.5 seconds.
Battle Focus	50	Instant	2m	None	Self	Increases ranged and tech critical hit chance by 25% for 15 seconds.

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External Links

For information on this subject beyond The Old Republic, see: Vanguard on Wookieepedia

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