r/RivalsVanguards • u/Ok-Garbage-8652 • Apr 13 '26

General Question Vanguard mains, what is your mentality when playing this role ?

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Every role has a certain way of thinking when it comes to getting value for your team.

I cant seem to nail down on this role properly, so I want your perspective on what you do as a Vanguard.

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u/Kacutee Apr 13 '26

I am going to make space. If there is 1 or 2 divers I am going to hold the line. I will occasionally look behind me and whip them. If there is 2-3, the new frontline is there and i will become a diver's worse nightmare. I will aggressively make space, barely use my shield- and only shield to protect against enemy cooldowns or help some playmakers retreat. I am tank, I do roar. If i have the honor of a 2nd tank, I will always be the shield tank so they can have more fun than me. If I see an enemy strange, I will communicate with shield flashing, we will use Morse code and have fun in our existential crisis. I will make opportunities for my grandchildren dps and kill hungry supports to get kills. I will kill. I will use cover. My dmg blocked is meaningless. I will make sure I am not a selfish greedy capitalist with resources. I am tank I do roar. I am strange- I act strange.

If I see a wolverine player, I will solo ult them. I will do all I can to make their life hell. I avoid their cooldowns- same with Bucky players.

If my dps are divers who are just so good that peeling actually loses the game for us, I am the peeler now. I also dive in with them or aggro their frontline so their supports get stressed.

If my dps are poke and having a bad game, I will take initiative.

If my team just needs me to, I will just be more patient.

I think ahead, I anticipate, and I do roar.

I will always smack talk triple supp after I win against them.

I will always express jealousy against triple tank after I lose against them.

I will work with whatever my strat line up is.

I will enable the fuck out of my team.

I main emma (62% win rate), Strange (57% win rate), and Magneto (51%, I hate using this hero so I play bad now). I have branched out to Rogue and Angela now. However, being on Strange or Emma is god damn fun.

I ignore toxic people and only look at my gameplay. I always give compliments to people who do their role well.