Vanguard

Vanguard is a Martian Menace unit of the Invaders agenda. Vanguard was released in Series 1: Rise.

Strategy & Tactics

 * 6 Speed and a natural boost make the Vanguard a formidable threat. It's common to see Vanguards in small attack groups of 1 or 2 Grunts and an Elite.
 * The Power Gorge trigger is extremely useful for earning P-Die in a Force that largely cannot hold Objective Spaces.
 * The natural boost die of the Vanguard make them good choices both for solo attacks and as support for combined blasts, ensuring that other units with offensive Triggers (like a Marauder) hit.
 * Although Vanguards are extremely effective on their own they are even more powerful when combined with Nautilus Blasters in combined attacks, as their naturally high B-Die are combined with Armor Piercing. A group of Vanguards and a single Nautilus Blaster can easily hit most Monsters, allowing for Unit Turns that deal more than one point of damage to the enemy Monster while also gaining P-Die due to Power Gorge.

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