Single row
On the leaderboard
Expanded panel
Vanguard
Earned only by voting for Team Up on top.gg — a leading-edge sweep of teal and ice driving forever forward, the front line of every vote.
• Paints your entire leaderboard row, with signature particle effects.
• Equipped per league — you choose which leagues display it.
• Ownership is permanent — keeps applying as long as your account exists.
About Vanguard
Vanguard is a legendary nameplate for Team Up. Earned only by voting for Team Up on top.gg — a leading-edge sweep of teal and ice driving forever forward, the front line of every vote. It is a one-time $0.00 unlock that then applies across every league you play in.
Vanguard is a nameplate — it paints your entire row on a Team Up leaderboard. The animated background, the accent border, and any signature particle effect all update the moment you equip it, so wherever your community tracks its standings (a public league page or a leaderboard embedded in Discord) your row carries Vanguard's look. Nameplates are cosmetic only: they change how your row appears, never your rating or your placement.
Design & animation
Vanguard is built on a gradient of charcoal, emerald, teal and silver, sweeping edge to edge across the plate. The animation is a smooth looping animation, at a slow and hypnotic pace (4.5s per loop). On the leaderboard it carries a signature "vanguard" particle effect layered over the row.
Legendary is the top tier — reserved for the most elaborate, fully-animated items, finished with a gold glow that stands out from every other row on the board.
At a glance
- Type
- Nameplate
- Rarity
- Legendary
- Price
- $0.00
- Animation
- 4.5s loop
- Palette
- charcoal, emerald, teal
How to get Vanguard
- Open the nameplates shop from your Team Up dashboard and unlock Vanguard for $0.00 — a single purchase, no subscription.
- Equip it from your cosmetics locker. You choose which of your leagues display it, so you can run a different look per community.
- Ownership is permanent — it keeps applying for as long as your account exists, and it never expires or resets.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Vanguard cost?
Vanguard is a $0.00 one-time purchase. There is no subscription — you pay once and own it for good.
Does Vanguard affect my rating or rank?
No. Vanguard is purely cosmetic. It changes how you appear on Team Up — the look of your leaderboard row — and has zero effect on your Elo, your win rate, or where you place.
Which leagues can I use Vanguard in?
Any of them. Vanguard unlocks on your account, and you choose which of your leagues display it — so you can run it in one community and a different cosmetic in another.
What does Legendary rarity mean?
Legendary is the top tier — reserved for the most elaborate, fully-animated items, finished with a gold glow that stands out from every other row on the board.