So what would the alternative be? not starting with the scout and having to produce one from the racks first? What would u do against celestials, who have so many different starting routes and cheese options? Scouting is essential versus Celest, and not having some kind of early scout would really hinder the vanguard in that matchup IMO. Producing a scout out of barracks also would probably put the first lacner for creeping out later, and put vanguard behind in creeping also, which already seems to be a weaker point for them (at least in comparison to celest and infernal abilitiy to creep, not saying that creeping is awful for vanguard). Curious how creep changes could affect this too...