Vanguard Emblem, a TFT Set 17 emblem granting the Vanguard trait

Vanguard Emblem

emblem

Description

The holder gains the Vanguard trait. Gain 2% Ability Power whenever an ally gains a shield.

Recipe

Grants trait

  • Vanguards gain 5% Durability while Shielded. 
    
    Combat start and 50% Health: Gain a max Health Shield for 10 seconds.

Vanguard Emblem enables

  • Scales with Ability Power (AP). Champions and effects flagged as AP-scaling get bigger damage, healing, or shield values when the holder stacks AP from items like Jeweled Gauntlet, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Nashor's Tooth, or from trait bonuses.

  • Grants temporary HP that absorbs damage before the unit's real Health is touched.

  • Reduces incoming damage by a percentage damage reduction that stacks multiplicatively after Armor and Magic Resist. Sources include the Vanguard trait, Stargazer constellations (Mountain, Serpent), Steadfast Heart, and augments like Evelynn's Boon and Cursed Crown.

Vanguard Emblem benefits from

  • Grants temporary HP that absorbs damage before the unit's real Health is touched.