Vanguard supports count as supports for objectives.
Tested on level 1.2 on Bo4t.
If Vanguard supports are not going to be counted as supports, it needs to be consistent. Also Vanguard supports should probably be called just ‘Vanguards’ and not ‘Vanguard supports’. It’s pretty confusing as it stands for new players.
//Edited Title - Tombstone
After discussing this issue with the team, it was determined that this is the intended behavior. Vanguard Supports are not able to be affected by effects that do not specifically target Vanguard Supports; however, they are still considered to be supports for objectives and effects that count the number of support gems on the board.
Well you better get used to answering that question a lot 