Scream has #Defensive Guard tag - Why?

Is scream a good defender then? What makes her a defender? I haven’t seen anyone mention her on defence at all.

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These tags are based on their abilities. Not necessarily mean a good defender or good attacker.

#defensive guard tags are usually present in champs with abilities related to blocking. Like cap og, he is defensive guard, doesn't mean he's a good defender.

Tairique_turay0

@captain_rogers Idk if that’s actually how the hashtag system works, but if it is… I haven’t known that in the 8+ years of playing this game 💀 Never heard anyone describe it to be that way. You might be right g.

Furrymoosen

captain_rogers Idk if that’s actually how the hashtag system works, but if it is… I haven’t known that in the 8+ years of playing this game 💀 Never heard anyone describe it to be that way. You might be right g.

It really all started with the early iterations of suffering content and in the early stages of AW tactics. Pretty much everyone has a tag (offensive, defensive, control, or some combination of multiple) because those tags were, and sometimes still are required for specific fights or to receive particular benefits in different content.
It some cases it is a very direct connection, in some cases not as direct but it still makes sense.
It's not really anything to tell you something about what the champ can do, but simply a dividing line for content that calls for particular tags.

captain_rogers

Offensive : dot, raw damage and burst are self explanatory, but not always correct.

For instance, elsa is off: raw damage while either burst or dot suits her more.

Defensive
Tank - usually champs with high armor or resistances or healthpool, that stalls the fights.
Guard - champs with abilities on block, auto block, thorns
Utility - champs that provide good defense by niche utilities, like evade, miss, unstoppable, or something like that

Control
Denial - usually champs that have power / health control. Basically champs that deny power or health.
Counter - I have no idea.

These tags are not necessarily assigned correctly always. But mostly, it makes sense.

EdisonLaw

She can automatically block

dr2ws

She can stall the fight A LOT

Cuber2906

She can stall the fight A LOT

just a lucky moment, kushala usually does it under 50 seconds

SirGamesBond

She can stall the fight A LOT

just a lucky moment, kushala usually does it under 50 seconds

Stun immunity is an annoyance. In VT's case cleanse, heavy baiting triggers autoblock. It's not lucky, lot of people fall prey to that. She is still new. Only in titans and not in basics.

BringPopcorn

If you think about it screaming is a defensive mechanism in humans...

peixemacaco

Is scream a good defender then? What makes her a defender? I haven’t seen anyone mention her on defence at all.

She have Auto Parry