Guardian

Guardian
Stats
Health
Base Health:	5500
Health Regen:	0
Bullet Resist:	0%
Spirit Resist:	50%
Damage
Damage:	16
DPS:	28
Range:	1500
Melee Damage:	200
Souls
Total Souls:	275
Soul Orbs:	4

Base Guardian
Stats
Health
Base Health:	4300
Health Regen:	0
Bullet Resist:	40%
Spirit Resist:	0%
Damage
Damage:	16
DPS:	28
Range:	1500
Melee Damage:	200
Souls
Total Souls:	275
Soul Orbs:	4

Guardians are one of the two types of defenses protecting the Patron, along with Walkers. They are large metal automatons with a fiery brazier as a head. They fight by dealing continuous damage with a laser emitted from their torch, targeting all Troopers and Heroes that enter its radius.

A Sapphire Guardian attacking an enemy trooper.

A pair of Amber Guardians.

Overview

In total, there are 12 Guardians on either side of the Map; one in each lane acting as the first line of defense, and four pairs of Base Guardians defending the Shrines. When there are no enemy troopers nearby, the Guardian enters an invulnerable state, where it cannot be damaged by any means. When a trooper or enemy player enters the guardian's range, it will become vulnerable, targeting its laser onto the closest nearby enemy and dealing constant damage over time. Guardians take headshot damage.

When a player or a melee trooper enters close range of a Guardian, the Guardian will repeatedly use melee attacks until the player/trooper is either killed or leaves melee range. The melee attacks can be parried by the player. If the Guardian is parried, it will be stunned for 2s, then it will switch to the laser attack and be unable to use melee again for 5s.

When a Guardian is destroyed, its soul bounty is granted to every alive hero on the opposing team. If a soul orb from a Guardian is denied by the defending team, the denied souls are granted to every alive hero on the defending team.

Resistances

Guardians take 70% less damage from troopers at the start of the game; this reduces by 10% per minute (max at +30% increased damage at 10 min).

Flex Slots

After a team has successfully destroyed 3 of the Lane Guardians, the first Flex Item Slot will be unlocked.

Base Guardian

The Base Guardian is a variant of the normal guardian found in pairs outside each team's base. Base Guardians are near-identical to their counterparts, however they have slightly different mechanics and stats. Once the base guardians have been killed, a permanent speed boost is applied to the attacking team's zipline in that lane.

Resistances

Base Guardians, unlike normal Guardians, start with 40% Bullet Resistance. However, with each enemy hero nearby they lose an additional 20%. With all six players nearby, a Base Guardian can effectively be reduced to -80% Bullet Resistance. This is likely to encourage fighting them as a team and prevent backdooring.

Nearby Enemy Heroes	Bullet Resist
0	40%
1	20%
2	0%
3	-20%
4	-40%
5	-60%
6	-80%

Health Regeneration

Like the Shrines and Patron, Base Guardians also have innate Health Regen when they have not been damaged for a while and during backdoor protection. While backdoor protection is active, they restore 65 Health/s.

Boons

After defeating the two base guardian for a lane, the team who took the guardians and the creeps for that team get a Zipline speed boost for the rest of the game on that lane.

Update history

Update	Changes
October 24, 2024	[ Misc Gameplay ] Guardian attack range requirement changed from 20m to requiring you are above the ramp on high ground Guardian resist vs troopers changed from starting at 70% and ending at -30% at 10 min to starting at 60% and ending at -35% at 8 minutes Guardians now have resist vs players starting at 40% and ending at -35% at 8 minutes Base Guardians and Shrines no longer have out-of-combat regen
October 15, 2024	First flex slot is now granted after 3 Guardians die instead of 4 Range to attack lane Guardians increased from 19m to 20m
October 10, 2024	[General Changes] Added Guardian and Walker death notification sound for all players The patron now will sometimes offer words of encouragement when you level up instead of when you destroy a Guardian or Walker [Misc Gameplay] Troopers attack range vs Lane Guardians reduced from 13.5m to 12m (they get closer to it) Players now need to be within 19m (above the ramp) to attack a Lane Guardian Guardians now take 70% less damage from troopers at the start of the game; this reduces by 10% per minute (max at +30% increased damage at 10 min) Guardian damage vs players increased by 20% Percentage of deniable orbs from objectives for Guardian/Walker/Patron/Shrines rescaled from 54.55/66.67/100/0% to 35% Moved Guardians back slightly further from stairs down to the canal
September 26, 2024	[General Changes] Fixed Guardian trying to shoot people unsuccessfully behind cover [Misc Gameplay] Trooper damage reduction from Guardians reduced from 35% to 28% (they die a little faster to Guardians now) Troopers no longer give half bounty when base guardians are destroyed for that lane Guardians now deal 10% more damage to players [Map Changes] Redesigned outer lane path (ziplines and trooper nodes) from Walker to Guardian on Amber Yellow and Sapphire Purple