Elite (Legends of Runeterra)

3 Dauntless Vanguard, an Elite card

“	▶️   "The Vanguard stand as one!"
	— 5 Vanguard Cavalry

Elite is a subtype unique to a set of Demacian cards based on the military elite of Demacia.

Strategy

• A shared mechanic is cost reduction when Elites are summoned, this is found on 8 For The Fallen, 6 Ardent Tracker and 3 Vanguard Squire
• They make up strong midrange decks, with buffs like 2 Battlesmith, 4 Bannerman, 6 For Demacia! and 6 Cithria the Bold.
• Elite decks often tend to be Mono- Demacia due to the Allegiance Effect of 4 Vanguard Bannerman.
• Empires of the Ascended added a new Elite archetype centered around 6Jarvan IV, based on units without Challenger, getting bonuses for Challenging, through being made to Challenge with specific Spells, being given/granted Challenger, or, through synergy with other regions, using Vulnerable.
  • The Shuriman 4Renekton package was created alongside this package with similar mechanics, as one that can synergise with it, making use of its region's Vulnerable-granting cards.

Trivia

• 1 Cithria of Cloudfield is not yet a member of the Dauntless Vanguard, but still marked as an Elite. She appears to fit a common archetype of 1 mana +2|+2 followers, with a small bonus - hers, being the Elite tag.
• Other than Cithria of Cloudfield, 3 Greenfang Warden was the first Elite unit that was not a part of the Dauntless Vanguard. He is assigned to the rangers under the command of 5Quinn.
  • Many more, such as members of the Buvelle and Lightshield houses, were added in Empires of the Ascended. The Elite cards from this set tell the story of Jarvan IV being led into a Noxian ambush by 3LeBlanc, and the search party sent out for him by his father 7 King Jarvan III.
• The Elite subtype features multiple cards with two subtypes, those being the Silverwings, which are Elite Birds.

See Also

• Dauntless Vanguard (Faction)
• Demacian Rangers
• Noble Houses of Demacia (Buvelle, Crownguard, Lightshield)
• Demacia: Military
• Cithria
• Garen
• Tianna

List of Elite cards

	Name	Type	Subtype	Region(s)				Rarity
01DE001	Vanguard Bannerman	Unit	Elite	Demacia	4	3	3	Rare
01DE004	Silverwing Vanguard	Unit	Elite, Bird	Demacia	4	2	1	Common
01DE006	Vanguard Sergeant	Unit	Elite	Demacia	3	3	3	Rare
01DE010	Swiftwing Lancer	Unit	Elite, Bird	Demacia	5	5	5	Rare
01DE012	Garen	Unit	Elite	Demacia	5	5	5	Champion
01DE012T1	Garen	Unit	Elite	Demacia	5	6	6
01DE016	Dauntless Vanguard	Unit	Elite	Demacia	3	3	3
01DE020	Vanguard Defender	Unit	Elite	Demacia	2	2	2	Common
01DE028	Vanguard Cavalry	Unit	Elite	Demacia	5	5	5	Common
01DE036	Vanguard Squire	Unit	Elite	Demacia	3	3	3	Common
01DE039	Cithria of Cloudfield	Unit	Elite	Demacia	1	2	2	Common
01DE046	Vanguard Lookout	Unit	Elite	Demacia	2	1	4	Common
01DE051	Cithria the Bold	Unit	Elite	Demacia	6	6	6	Epic
01DE054	Vanguard Redeemer	Unit	Elite	Demacia	3	3	3	Common
01DE056	Vanguard Firstblade	Unit	Elite	Demacia	4	3	3	Common
02DE004	Greenfang Warden	Unit	Elite	Demacia	3	2	2	Common
03DE004	Captain Arrika	Unit	Elite	Demacia	6	4	4	Rare
04DE001	Honored Lord	Unit	Elite	Demacia	2	3	2	Common
04DE004	Ardent Tracker	Unit	Elite	Demacia	6	3	5	Rare
04DE008	Jarvan IV	Unit	Elite	Demacia	6	6	4	Champion
04DE008T1	Jarvan IV	Unit	Elite	Demacia	6	7	5
04DE009	Gallant Rider	Unit	Elite	Demacia	4	4	4	Rare
04DE010	King Jarvan III	Unit	Elite	Demacia	7	5	6	Epic
04DE015	Swiftwing Flight	Unit	Elite, Bird	Demacia	4	3	2	Epic
06DE048	Blocking Badgerbear	Unit	Elite	Demacia	3	4	4	Common
07DE014	Scrutinizing Sergeant	Unit	Elite	Demacia	5	3	3	Epic
08SH004	General of the Dunes	Unit	Elite	Shurima	4	5	4	Rare
08SH005	Defenders of the Sun Disc	Unit	Elite	Shurima	2	2	2	Common

List of cards related to Elite cards

	Name	Type	Subtype	Region(s)				Rarity
01DE014	Reinforcements	Spell		Demacia	8			Rare
01DE034	Battlesmith	Unit		Demacia	2	2	2	Rare
01DE036	Vanguard Squire	Unit	Elite	Demacia	3	3	3	Common
03DE012	For The Fallen	Spell		Demacia	8			Epic
04DE004	Ardent Tracker	Unit	Elite	Demacia	6	3	5	Rare
04DE007	Penitent Squire	Unit		Demacia	1	2	2	Common
05DE021	Might of the Vanguard	Spell		Demacia	3			Epic
06DE043	Trusty Ramhound	Unit	Dog	Demacia	1	1	1	Common

List of cards granting Elite

	Name	Type	Subtype	Region(s)				Rarity
04DE012	Field Promotion	Spell		Demacia	2			Common

List of cards generating Elite cards

	Name	Type	Subtype	Region(s)				Rarity
01DE004	Silverwing Vanguard	Unit	Elite, Bird	Demacia	4	2	1	Common
01DE010	Swiftwing Lancer	Unit	Elite, Bird	Demacia	5	5	5	Rare
01DE014	Reinforcements	Spell		Demacia	8			Rare
01DE047	Succession	Spell		Demacia	3			Common
03DE012	For The Fallen	Spell		Demacia	8			Epic
04DE015	Swiftwing Flight	Unit	Elite, Bird	Demacia	4	3	2	Epic
05DE021	Might of the Vanguard	Spell		Demacia	3			Epic
06DE037	Royal Decree	Spell		Demacia	3			Rare

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