Avant-Garde

Avant-Garde. French, adjective for radical, unorthodox... Vanguard. The RAID Assault provides the ultimate in close quarters death, each kill spurring him onwards as he shrugs off incoming damage like a moving wall. Shielded by heavy body armor and armed with a Vepr 12, he smashes aside all in his path.

## Overview

Avant Garde is strongest in CQB, at a distance of perhaps 10-15m. His shotgun prevents him from engaging enemies from long range, but it

## Vepr-12

### Vepr 12 Shotgun

Unique among Assaults, Avant Garde wields a mighty semi automatic shotgun that makes him brutally lethal in close quarters.

It fires a star shaped shotspread like all shotguns, with a total of 84/126 damage per shot.

* Vertical Tactical Foregrip
* Holographic Sight
* Long Barrel
* 12-Round Magazine

## SR1M

### Glock 26

simple 9mm pistol. has fairly large capacity, and should be used as a backup/mobility tool, since the Vepr-12 at full upgrade reduces operator mobility.

* 19 Round Magazine

## GP-25 underbarrel grenade launcher

### GLI-F4

specialized grenade, combination flashbang/gas grenade.

## Iron Grip Ability

### Activation cost

40SP

For the duration of the ability, decreases recoil and improves shooting accuracy of the primary weapon. The operator cannot sprint and is slowed by 25%.The ability can be switched off prematurely by pressing the activation button.

## Operator progression

 **Rank 5:** +100SP stamina | **Rank 10:** Increased range for special gear | **Rank 15:** +1 special gear ammo

## Gameplay tips

### **Strengths**

* 100 health, 3 armor assault. Guy's got 75 shield off his ability, making him nearly unstoppable at full health.
* Ability reflects 20% of incoming damage, someone at low health might just die because they shot you.

### Weaknesses

* Shotgun sucks at even medium range. Long Barrel makes this slightly better.

### **Against players**

The wolf has an average damage per second in the class and a hard-to-control machine gun. Therefore, you should not count on an easy victory in a duel. It is worth acting thoughtfully, the main task is to activate the ability in time - after which, with an accurate turn, disable the enemy. Accuracy under the ability is very high even from the hip, which allows you to effectively deal with opponents in close combat. High consumption for a dash does not contribute to flanking bypasses and quick capture of key positions. The under-barrel grenade launcher allows you to hit targets behind cover even at a great distance, but the ammunition load is only two grenades, so it is best to leave them as a last resort.

*Recommended reserves:*

* "Stimulator" - Avant-Garde spends a lot of stamina on the dash, and he is quite dependent on his ability.

### **Against bots**

For PVE, the Wolf is great, as it has a large ammunition and magazine volume, as well as an ability useful for quickly eliminating targets. However, it is worth remembering that the increased magazine for the main weapon gets only at the 15th level of development. This ability is great for quickly eliminating dangerous targets such as stormtrooper bots, or even grenade launchers, snipers, and chemistry bots. And the uncomfortable recoil against bots will not cause any special problems, since the targets move in a fairly predictable way.

## Bio

Sergei "Avant-Garde" Skorov, 30 years old.

Born in Yekaterinburg. Grew up in an orphanage. Single.

Avant-Garde has aggressive manners that he cultivated since his childhood. Protecting himself and his friends back in the days at the orphanage, he picked fights with superior opponents, overcoming his fears. During his years of military service, he never told anyone that he had chosen to be a soldier following the example of movie heroes from his childhood. The first battle wiped the glamour off of military life, but Avant-Garde had already found his place.

## Gallery

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