Guarded enemies block one attack before the guard breaks. Learning to break or bypass guard keeps your damage flowing.
Why this matters
A guarded enemy wastes your biggest hit. Breaking guard at the right moment is a core skill.
Step-by-step
- Identify which enemy is guarded.
- Break the guard with a chip-damage attack.
- Bypass it by targeting a different enemy.
- Use skills that ignore or remove protection.
- Save burst for after the guard breaks.
- Stun the guard hero so protection lapses.
- Re-check guards after every enemy turn.
Tips
- Chip damage breaks guard cheaply
- Switch targets while one is guarded
- Stun the guard hero to drop protection
- Burst after the break, not before
Common mistakes
- Wasting burst on a guarded target
- Attacking the guarded enemy repeatedly
- Forgetting guard can be stunned off
- Ignoring which hero guards whom
Practical notes
Guard halves the guarded hero’s incoming damage, so bring a guard breaker or mark to bypass it. A guarded tank wastes your hits. Time your breaker with your damage dealer. The opened target dies in one focused turn. A marked, guard-broken target dies in one turn. Set up the breaker before the damage dealer.
Guard halves the guarded hero’s incoming damage, which can waste your entire turn if you ignore it. Bring a guard breaker or a mark to bypass the protection and open the target. Time your breaker with your damage dealer so the opened target dies in one focused turn. A marked, guard-broken enemy cannot protect itself and falls before it acts a second time.