Engage-focused tanks who initiate fights decisively.
Champions tagged with Vanguard share a similar playstyle.
Use this list to discover new picks that fit how you like to play and expand your champion pool around this tag.
Best Vanguard Champions – Recommended Picks by Role
Malphite
MID
#1
Summoners
Flash
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ignite
Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
Spell Order
Q ➜ E ➜ W ➜ R
Items
Malignance
Partner with an ally to protect each other
Sorcerer's Shoes
Enhances Move Speed and magic damage
Stormsurge
Shadowflame
Rabadon's Deathcap
Massively increases Ability Power
Zhonya's Hourglass
Activate to become invincible but unable to take actions
Runes
Arcane Comet
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.
Manaflow Band
Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.
Transcendence
Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level 8: +5 Ability Haste Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.
Scorch
Your first damaging ability hit every 10s burns champions.
Second Wind
After taking damage from an enemy champion heal back some missing health over time.
Overgrowth
Gain permanent max health when minions or monsters die near you.
Sion
MID
#2
Summoners
Flash
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Teleport
After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
Spell Order
Q ➜ W ➜ E ➜ R
Items
Hollow Radiance
Immobilize enemies to gain a shield. Activate to run faster at opponents.
Mercury's Treads
Increases Move Speed and reduces duration of disabling effects
Unending Despair
Thornmail
Titanic Hydra
Deals area of effect damage based on owner's health
Overlord's Bloodmail
Runes
Grasp of the Undying
Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health.
Demolish
Your third attack against turrets deals bonus damage.
Conditioning
After 12 min gain +8 Armor and +8 Magic Resist and increase your Armor and Magic Resist by 3%.
Overgrowth
Gain permanent max health when minions or monsters die near you.
Cash Back
Get some gold back when you purchase Legendary Items.
Approach Velocity
Bonus MS towards nearby enemy champions that are movement impaired, increased for enemy champions that you impair.