Van Guard
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| Statistics | |||
| Type | Accessory | ||
| Defense | 5 | ||
| Tooltip | Increases stats of players on your team Absorbs 25% of damage done to players on your team | ||
| Grants buff |  Van Guard
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| Buff duration | Infinite (while conditions are met) | ||
| Buff tooltip | Protect your allies | ||
| Rarity | 
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| Sell | 9 
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The Van Guard is an Hardmode accessory. While equipped, and when the wearer's health is above 25%, it grants all nearby players on their team the Van Guard buff: this buff causes players to being protect themselves by using this shield.
Crafting[ | ]
Recipe[ | ]
| Crafting Station | ||
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 Tinkerer's Workshop
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| Ingredient(s) | Amount | |
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Paladin's Shield | 1 |
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Hallowed Bar | 10 |
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Diamond | 1 |
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Ruby | 1 |
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Emerald | 1 |
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Sapphire | 1 |
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Topaz | 1 |
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Amethyst | 1 |
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Warbanner | 1 |
| Result | ||
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Van Guard | 1 |
Notes[ | ]
- The Van Guard gem changes colours depending on the player's team.
Trivia[ | ]
- The Van Guard (as well as its component, the Warbanner) originally came from a suggestion ([1]) from Terraria Community Forums user Zoomo dedicated to improving pre-Hardmode summoner and ranger progression.
History[ | ]
- 0.1: Introduced.
