Worn together
- Weight
- 58.1
- Poise
- 23.9
- Physical
- 374
- Fire
- 222
- Holy
- 217
- Wither
- 372
These are Dark Crusaders. The Vanguard belongs to the Dark Crusader order in the game's lore, alongside Paladin , Purger , Ravager , First Luminary Guardsman and Neophyte . Each has its own place in that story, and Dunmire stocks this one. The order is not the starting class, though. Only the Paladin set is the armor of the Dark Crusader you can play as.
How this set is unlocked
Vanguard Barros' Rosary — A rosary once carried by Vanguard Barros of the Dark Crusaders. Find it and bring it to Dunmire, and the set enters his stock along with the weapon that shares its name.
- Rosary found in
- Forsaken Fen
Hidden lore — revealed in game at high Radiance
Barros and Gregory had always had faith in Orius and the Dark Crusaders, but equal to those was the faith they had come to have in each other over their years of both dutiful partnership and personal friendship.
The rosary and where it lies are both in the game files. That handing it to Dunmire is what opens his stock is not — every one of his items records no quest condition at all. Confirmed in play rather than read. Verified in game
Weapon sharing this name
Matched by name, which is how the sets are named too. The game files do not tie a weapon to a set id, so this is a naming convention rather than a stated pairing.
Pieces
Physical, Fire, Holy and Wither are defences — damage of that type reduced. The set totals above add them across every piece.
| Piece | Slot | Weight | Poise | Physical | Fire | Holy | Wither | Where |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Helm | Head | 8.1 | 3.1 | 44 | 37 | 37 | 59 | Dunmire |
| Vanguard Armour | Torso | 26.8 | 11.0 | 158 | 107 | 104 | 178 | Dunmire |
| Vanguard Gauntlets | Arms | 7.3 | 3.1 | 50 | 30 | 30 | 48 | Dunmire |
| Vanguard Leggings | Legs | 15.9 | 6.7 | 123 | 47 | 46 | 87 | Dunmire |