Guards

How it plays

• •Good at absorbing single-target attacks and forcing awkward spell timing.
• •Best when used to protect a win condition or punish a small number of high-value units.
• •Shields make them stronger into many chip trades than their raw stats suggest.
• •Weak to any reliable splash or shield-breaking spell.

Counters to Guards

Cards that deal with Guards efficiently.

Pairs with Guards

Cards commonly played alongside Guards.

• •Log bait decks
• •Splashyard shells
• •Defensive control decks

Balance history

1. 3 May 2016—Card added.
2. 18 May 2016—Hitpoints and damage increased by 8%.
3. 21 June 2016—Pushback when shields break removed.
4. 12 December 2017—Hitpoints and damage increased by 5%, and hit speed increased to 1.1 sec from 1.2 sec.
5. 2 June 2020—Deploy stagger added.
6. 9 December 2020—Hit speed reduced to 1 sec from 1.1 sec, and hitpoints reduced by 26%.
7. 3 January 2024—Shield hitpoints increased by 7%.
8. 20 May 2025—Damage adjusted in the May update.

Also unlocks in PEKKA's Playhouse

Cards that become available at the same point, which makes them rough contemporaries.

• 
  Baby Dragon4
• 
  Skeleton Army3
• 
  Witch5
• 
  PEKKA7
• 
  Goblin Barrel3

Elsewhere

• Current decks featuring GuardsDeck Shop Pro — community-maintained deck lists
• Full stats and matchups for GuardsDeck Shop Pro — detailed card breakdown

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Play it

Guards is in the pool for every mode here. Classic, Description, Rush and Memory all draw from the same 121 cards.