Editing Guardian

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'''Guardians''' are one of the two types of defenses protecting the [[Patron]], along with [[Walker]]s. 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 [[Trooper|Troopers]] and [[Heroes]] that enter its radius.[[File:Sapphire Guardian vs Trooper.png|thumb|A Sapphire Guardian attacking an enemy [[trooper]].]][[File:Amber Guardians..png|thumb|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 [[Shrine|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.

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.
{| class="wikitable"
!Nearby Enemy Heroes
![[File:Bullet Armor.png|frameless|20x20px]] Bullet Resist
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|0
|40%
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|1
|20%
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|2
|0%
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|3
| -20%
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|4
| -40%
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|5
| -60%
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|6
| -80%
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====Health Regeneration====
Like the [[Shrine|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 <b>65 Health/s</b>.

====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, and the souls for the creeps on the enemy's team is halved

== Update history ==
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| update = October 24, 2024
| changes = 
[ 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
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{{Update history table/row
| update = October 15, 2024
| changes = 
* First flex slot is now granted after 3 Guardians die instead of 4
* Range to attack lane Guardians increased from 19m to 20m
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{{Update history table/row
| update = October 10, 2024
| changes = 
[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
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{{Update history table/row
| update = September 26, 2024
| changes = 
[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
}}
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