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- Add sounds for being spawned within missions and summoned by the nameless one.
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A vanguard is an undead hostile skeleton variant that can be found within the various missions of Minecraft Dungeons.
Appearance[]
Vanguards are seen wearing vanguard armor, a leather belt around its waist, and an iron helmet with a brown stripe wrapped around it near the base which is thought to tie the gold stun on the helmet.
Spawning[]
- Missions
- Desert Temple
- Lower Temple
- Dingy Jungle (Secret area)
- Overgrown Temple
- Panda Plateau
- Lone Fortress
- Abyssal Monument (Secret area)
- The Stronghold
- Daily Trial
- Tower
- Treetop Tangle
- Mobs
Behavior[]
Vanguards have two behaviors.
- Walk
Vanguards immediately chase after the hero once seen or alerted by another mob.
- Attack
Vanguards stab the target with its glaive (which make vanguards melee attackers) when close enough. The shield serves as extra health as it absorbs the first attack. Vanguards have a longer attack reach than most other mobs, meaning that they can hit targets from farther away. The long attack reach also allows them to take down targets more easily, such as wolves.
Vanguard armor[]
Vanguard armor is an armor set that is exclusively equipped by vanguards within the various missions of Minecraft Dungeons.
Appearance[]
The chest plate covers half of the rib cage, extending to the back and around the arms.
Desert shield[]
A desert shield is a shield that is exclusively equipped by vanguards within the various missions of Minecraft Dungeons.
Appearance[]
Behavior[]
Desert shields provide vanguards some protection against attacks, They do not deflect all ranged attacks. This is unlike Tower guards shields wielded by tower guards.
Health[]
| Power | Min health |
|---|---|
| 1 | 13.2 |
| 4 | 22.44 |
| 10 | 35.64 |
| 16 | 54.12 |
| 22 | 72.6 |
| 27 | 97.68 |
| 33 | 130.68 |
| 39 | 168.96 |
| 45 | 216.48 |
| 51 | 278.52 |
| 56 | 377.52 |
| 62 | 512.16 |
| 68 | 691.68 |
| 74 | 888.36 |
| 80 | 1140.48 |
| 86 | 1463.88 |
| 91 | 1993.2 |
| 97 | 2704.68 |
| 103 | 3664.32 |
Cursed presence[]
The arena where the cursed presence is summoned and fought.
The cursed presence is an ancient vanguard that can be encountered during ancient hunts with the minimum offering of the following runes:
The ancient resides within a Lower Temple-themed arena and possesses, at minimum, the following enchantments:
Fifteen enchanted baby zombies act as the ancient's minions, possessing the following enchantments:
Upon defeating the cursed presence, a gilded variant of the following items drops as a reward:
Sounds[]
The specific instructions are: Spawning sounds
| Sound | Description |
|---|---|
| Death | |
| Hurt | |
| Idle | |
| Shield Breaks | |
| Spear | |
| Step |
Data values[]
- In the game files, vanguards are referred to internally by the name
SkeletonVanguard. - In the game files, vanguard armor is referred to internally by the name
DesertArmor. - In the game files, desert shields are referred to internally by the name
desertShield.
History[]
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| June 14, 2019 | An army of vanguards led by a skeleton horseman, are marching towards the Nameless One.[1] | ||||
| Dungeons Beta |  Added vanguards. | ||||
| 1.8.0.0 | Added the cursed presence. | ||||
| 1.10.2.0 | Now appears within the Overgrown Temple and the Panda Plateau. | ||||
| 1.14.1.0 | No longer appears within the Lone Fortress. | ||||
| ? | Now appears again within the Lone Fortress. | ||||
Issues[]
Issues relating to "Vanguard" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Gallery[]
Textures[]
The texture file for vanguard armor.
The texture file for desert shields.
Screenshots[]
The cursed presence within an ancient hunt.
A vanguard as seen within the Minecraft Dungeons menu.
