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Warrior · Protection · row 4

Vanguard

New in Forever1 rank

Vanguard

Rank 1/1Protection

Requires 15 points in Protection Talents

Your Charge ability is now usable while in Defensive Stance.

Every rank of Vanguard

Rank	Effect	Source
1	Your Charge ability is now usable while in Defensive Stance.	client

Requirements and position

Tree: Protection, row 4, column 2. Needs 15 points in Protection first. The earliest you can finish all 1 rank is level 25 if you put every point into this tree.
Competes with: Improved Sunder Armor, Improved Shield Bash in the same row.

Classic comparison

Vanguard is new in WoW Forever. Nothing in Classic 1.12 does this for Warriors.

Spells this talent affects

Charge · 3 ranks, learned at 4
Defensive Stance · 1 rank

Builds that take Vanguard

Protection Warrior tank build (5/5/41) · 1/1

Questions players ask

Where is Vanguard in the Warrior talent tree?

Protection tree, row 4, column 2. You need 15 points spent in Protection before you can learn it.

Is Vanguard new in WoW Forever?

Yes. Vanguard has no Classic 1.12 counterpart.

Snapshot 2026-11-03, client 1.60.1.70753.