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Guardian

Class guide

Guardian

Melee Class · Tank

A durable defender designed to protect allies, absorb damage, and lead party encounters.

Difficulty: Low Tanking Party Play Bosses

Recommended element

Lightning Lightning Tank

Recommended Eidolon

Zhang Fei Zhang Fei Upgraded recommendation

Performance overview

Class ratings

Single Target
★★☆☆☆
Area Damage
★★☆☆☆
Defensive
★★★★★
Evasive
★☆☆☆☆
Healing
★☆☆☆☆
Support
★★★★☆

At a glance

Strengths

  • Very high durability
  • Useful party protection
  • Accessible tank role

Keep in mind

Weaknesses

  • Low personal damage
  • Slow solo progression
  • Limited mobility

Admin Changes

3 updates logged

Buff
Jun 26, 2026 by ADM Pain

Tank Thunder Cut has been changed and now has a 30m AoE and a 10m target range.
Thunder Smite (Mastery Weapon) now grants Lightning skills +10%/30%/50% damage.
The Envoy ability has been modified; it now grants Sharpened Senses, giving your attacks a 10% chance of causing a Triple Strike.

Buff
May 18, 2026 by ADM Pain

All Guardian skills are now Lightning.

Buff
May 1, 2026 by ADM Pain

Change to envoy path:
Before: Brute Force Increases DMG by 75% of DEF. Now: Brute Force Increases DMG by 150% of DEF.
Before: Malicious Stance Malice +350%. Now: Malicious Stance Malice +500%.

Companion guide

Best Eidolons to Use

Recommended for Lightning builds. Preferred: Seiryuu
If upgraded: Zhang Fei
Santa Tyr
Seiryuu
Salome
Raziel
Komainu
Zhang Fei
Cybele

Preferred: Seiryuu  ·  If upgraded: Zhang Fei

Universal utility

Debuff options

DEF Shred

Hades
Tyr

DEF Shred (Stack)

Ares

Target's DMG Taken

Alina
Hades
Andrea
Aoandon
Demeter
Justicia
Halloween Zephyrine
New Year's Queen of Hearts
Nidhogg
Muramasa
Otohime
Orochi
Persephone
Serif
Tsukuyomi

Build setup

Envoy Guide

Guardian recommended Envoy Path