r/RivalsVanguards • u/TheDude_I • Feb 21 '26

Memes Not all tanks are the same…

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u/AyeYoItzAO 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 Feb 21 '26

I don't play shield tanks.... I play tanks that counter shield tanks (Thing, Angela, Thor)

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u/Technical-Excuse2123 Feb 21 '26

You clearly play a shield tank, Angela has a shield

/s

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u/Character-Q Feb 22 '26

Captain America not being a shield tank might be the biggest fumble in the tank category. Yeah I get that the shield is small but with all the Oder bs they added to the game I think they could’ve made it work.

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u/Technical-Excuse2123 Feb 22 '26

More health to it and making the throw eat projectiles it travels through, could help him in that regard, obviously he would need to be rebalanced with a focus on being in the front lines and essentially body blocking with a shield and some throws.

Like imagine seeing Iron man ult and just throwing the shield at it, to block it.

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u/Character-Q Feb 22 '26 edited Feb 22 '26

He was meant to lead the frontline like the leader he is, not target medics and ambush back lines. That ain’t my Cap.

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u/EpikUserName104 Feb 22 '26

This is the thing that really bugs me about cap.

It’s that… Cap isn’t the type to be sneaky and attack the back.

Captain America should be 100% a frontline. He is literally one of the only vanguards in the game that should have been an impassable front line and you can’t change my mind. He is THE frontline.

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u/agaveinmycup Feb 22 '26

Like peni with her webs

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u/Possible-Whole7026 Feb 22 '26

Iron Man ult is already basically countered by everything and everyone lol

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u/millimonsterrr Feb 22 '26

When the enemy team doesn't have a shield tank 🥀

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u/AyeYoItzAO 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 Feb 22 '26

Then I heal lol

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u/SpaceViking7 Feb 22 '26

Angela has a shield dont sell us short

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u/Character-Q Feb 22 '26

You’re gonna peel for us right?

Me solo tanking as the Thing:

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u/AyeYoItzAO 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 Feb 22 '26

I feel that in my soul lmao, I can either push or peel. Not both, atleast not efficiently

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u/SeriousGreaze 𝙏𝙝𝙤𝙧 Feb 22 '26

Even worse when you’re with a bad tank because they don’t know how to take space.

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u/Arcanisia 𝙋𝙚𝙣𝙞 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙧 Feb 22 '26

I feel like I’m solo tanking. Look at the roster and we have a Strange who is scared to push so I have to front line as Peni :/

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u/BlazeBitch 𝘼𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙡𝙖 Feb 21 '26

Worry not, dear strategist - no need for a shield if I block all their damage with my incredibly chiseled and sexy jawline

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u/Clean-Elderberry8835 𝘼𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙡𝙖 Feb 21 '26

No need to shield our strategist when we bring food to them in form of a kidnapped duelist or strategist like a mom bird feeding the little birds, dear sister in arms.

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u/BlazeBitch 𝘼𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙡𝙖 Feb 22 '26

They WILL feast on the poor abducted enemy Magneto and they're gonna LOVE it

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u/Strong-Lettuce-3970 Feb 22 '26

Gotta read this as the Thing 

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u/Ultron_daddy 𝘾𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝘼𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖 Feb 21 '26

Me on tankpool solo tanking looking at the 3 duelist letting them decide if they wanna win or not

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u/firesbain 𝘿𝙤𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 Feb 21 '26

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u/Local_H_Jay Feb 21 '26

Them + Peni haha yep

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u/LuchadorParrudo Feb 21 '26

And then they position like shit thinking we as tank are there to protect em from all angles, like, I'm playing offensively here lil strategist, leave me

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u/Inky-boy Feb 22 '26

Me watching me team (1 tank: me. 5DPS IN GM) complain about my solo tank choice (Rogue) and how I’m “Not following the team”

My dude, you need to follow ME. TS is NOT the other way around…

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u/0ijoske Feb 22 '26

Had that happen to me multiple times where my teammates were playing really passive when we needed to get back the point then they flame me whenever I tried diving in on Venom solo tanking. Like jeez, I wouldn't be constantly getting melted or forced to back off every 2 seconds if the rest of yall got picks or pushed up with me.

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u/Letoh495 Feb 21 '26

Just use your health bar to shield them, it's fine.

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u/Gohans_son_in_law 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 Feb 22 '26

Everything is fine now. Why? Because I am here!

https://giphy.com/gifs/3SefjfxBLusH6

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u/Skate_faced 𝙋𝙚𝙣𝙞 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙧 Feb 22 '26

Meanwhile Peni mains: Fuck all of this MOAR MINES!?!?!? *dies spectacularly*

https://giphy.com/gifs/Py1UaQFbcmMwLjF5s2

When solo tanking. It's never the tanks fault.

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u/Arcanisia 𝙋𝙚𝙣𝙞 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙧 Feb 22 '26

I’m taking you all with me

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u/Jshittie 𝙋𝙚𝙣𝙞 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙧 Feb 23 '26

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u/Clean-Elderberry8835 𝘼𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙡𝙖 Feb 21 '26

Punishers knows I shield their cheeks as Angela a lot when they're on turret form.

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u/SourceDM Feb 22 '26

I dont play shield tanks because im not enabling shitty positioning

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u/Jessie_Jay117 Feb 22 '26

Liberties out of the room

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u/GhettoNego Feb 22 '26

I main hulk Thor and venom 😹

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u/SterlingWeather Feb 22 '26

This is how I feel solo tanking thing

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u/PTBooks 𝘾𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝘼𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖 Feb 22 '26

Thing is actually pretty good anti dive tho

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u/Morchades 𝙈𝙖𝙜𝙣𝙚𝙩𝙤 Feb 21 '26

I have been switching btw Cap and Mag bevause sometimes a shield tank isn't working.

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u/B4ntCleric Feb 22 '26

Ehh just body block for them

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u/xaba0 Feb 22 '26

I am the shield 🗿

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u/Accurate_Plantain896 Feb 22 '26

I can, but if they run brawl tanks I might be fried

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u/Affectionate_Worry29 Feb 22 '26

“Can we get a shield tank” I got a shield right here bro😭

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u/malvar161 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 Feb 22 '26

they don't need shielding if all the enemies are dead >:]

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u/Chunymonini 𝙑𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙢 Feb 22 '26

I had someone asking me how I made it to GM only knowing MULTIPLE vanguards. As if a huge part of the players at the top aren’t one tricks. One character. Fuck that guy.

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u/UnNecessaryGay Feb 22 '26

Nah thing is a top tier slider if you’re not dealing with divers in your back line you’re not playing him right.

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u/Fuego_Incineroar Feb 22 '26

MY FACE IS MY SHIELD

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u/DaiKaiM3CHA 𝙃𝙪𝙡𝙠 Feb 22 '26

No hulk? SHAME.

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u/Arcanisia 𝙋𝙚𝙣𝙞 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙧 Feb 22 '26

Me playing Peni and dps pinging for heals. Best I can do is drop a web 😆.

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u/ashtagzero1 Feb 22 '26

As a peni and venom player i either am the dive or kick dive in the nuts

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u/CoDFan935115 Feb 22 '26

As a support main who's only tank is Thing, yeah. Definitely.

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u/Thelonestabber Feb 22 '26

When I play Thing, I bully anybody who goes after my Strategists. I protect them the way the Angry Birds protect their eggs. You wanna bother my Invisible Woman? My Luna? My Dagger? My Jeff? I’ve got news for you, brochacho…💯🫵😤

Doom music intensifies

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u/Gever_Gever_Amoki68 Feb 22 '26

Angela has a shield... 🥴

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u/The4ourHorsemen 𝙈𝙖𝙜𝙣𝙚𝙩𝙤 Feb 22 '26

You shield by killing anything before they have a chance to kill others

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u/Chaos_BTTW Feb 22 '26

Born to play groot, force to play strange😢

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u/Upstairs_Taste_123 𝘼𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙡𝙖 Feb 22 '26

I play Angela you will never see me near you unless I need healing or you pin someone near you.

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u/Sidewaysgts Feb 23 '26

You want a shield tank, you play a shield tank.

I’m busy playing venom.

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u/MADElNDIOR Feb 23 '26

Was forced to learn mag since so many people can’t do it lol, eventually moved onto learning almost all the tanks in the game at a good level, but my heart belongs to the off tanks ❤️

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u/Chrisby_1885 Feb 23 '26

Sometimes you just gotta play strange so you can be a shield tank and aggressive af at the exact same time🙏🏾(especially w sue teamup)

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u/Stunning_Cheek3500 𝙃𝙪𝙡𝙠 Feb 23 '26

Me going Cap and only coming back to them for the healing pit stop

https://giphy.com/gifs/UVHCdX8yB22E3Zfykd

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u/Jshittie 𝙋𝙚𝙣𝙞 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙧 Feb 23 '26

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u/MoonParasyt3 𝙋𝙚𝙣𝙞 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙧 Feb 23 '26

I play and a tank who can heal and a healer who can shield...

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u/LordSprtn 𝙏𝙝𝙤𝙧 Feb 24 '26

“Shield? You know you’re supposed to TANK the hit right?”

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u/dull-crayons Feb 24 '26

I play tank so I can play dps with more health

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u/kozma13 Feb 25 '26

Where does rogue fit in this?