Guardian Squad

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Dawn of War Squad
Guardian Squad
Eldarguardians.jpg
Race Eldar
Version Dark Crusade v1.2
Soulstorm v1.2
Build Info
Guardian icon.jpg
Hotkey G
Build Cost Resource requisition.gif 130 Resource power.gifResource cap infantry.gif 2
Build Time 16.8 s
Built From Webway Assembly
Squad Size 4/9
Requires Nothing
Limit None
Unit Stats
Hitpoints 210/1
Armour Infantry Medium
Morale 300/9/150
Death Penalty -20
Unit Mass 10
Move Speed 16
Sight Radius 25 (detection 30 by Warlock)
Reinforcement
Reinforce Cost Resource requisition.gif 30 Resource power.gif
Reinforce Time 6.6 s
Weapons
Ranged Shuriken Catapult
Melee Knife




Contents

Guardian Squad

"We are here to fulfill our duty."

Guardians are the equivalent of a civilian militia of the Craftworlds, drawn from other aspects of Eldar life and pressed into military service. They may be weak compared to the more dedicated Aspect Warriors, but in the time of need they do their duty without hesitation.

Tactics

Guardians are important to establish early game superiority and economy. They are often overlooked by Eldar players, but with a small investment in research they can be very useful, if somewhat micro intensive. They are crucial for spotting infiltrated units, but other than that their main late-game use is for their Plasma Grenades and Entanglement abilities, which are both well worth the cost of research.

It is important to note that like most Eldar squads, they are unsuitable to straight "shootouts" against most other squads and these sort of situations should be avoided. Melee squads should be grenaded and/or entangled and danced away from with Fleet of Foot. Ranged squads such as a Space Marine Squad armed with heavy bolters should not be engaged alone. The Guardians can disrupt the squad with a grenade, and then charge in with Howling Banshees, the Seer Council or a Harlequin while the heavy bolters are setting up, then continue to shoot into the melee struggle.

Against a Fire Warrior Team or Dark Reaper Squad, it is often a good idea to send the Guardians into melee combat (default key Z) as they can last much longer and stop said unit from firing. With a Warlock in the squad, they gain a significant increase to their ranged damage and a reduction to ranged damage taken (with Mysticism) giving them some much needed combat improvements.

Squad Leaders

Maximum Squad Leaders Allowed: 1

Warlock

Note: in Dark Crusade, Warlocks increased the Squad cap by 1, gave +20% to weapon damage without Mysticism, and did not require an Aspect Portal.

Warlock Hotkey: L
Warlock icon.jpg Cost Resource requisition.gif 55 Resource power.gif 15  Build Time 30 s
Requirements Aspect Portal
Effects
  • +100 Maximum Morale, +1 Morale Regeneration.
  • Detection radius of 30.
  • Increases the squad's weapon damage by 20% once Mysticism is researched.
  • Provides the Embolden, Entanglement, and Conceal abilities once Mysticism is researched.

Abilities

Fleet of Foot

Fleet of Foot Hotkey: F
Fleet of foot icon off.jpg Requires Fleet of Foot Research
Target Types Self
Range 0
Area of effect Entire squad Cooldown time Toggled ability
Effects When activated, the squad moves 50% faster but loses 50% accuracy with all weaponry.

Plasma Grenades

Plasma Grenades Hotkey: P
Plasmagrenades icon.jpg Requires Plasma Grenade Research
Target Types Enemy infantry, infantry heavy, commanders, and daemons
Range 25
Area of effect 4 Cooldown time 75 s
Effects Guardians throw a Plasma Grenade which damages and knocks over enemy infantry (27-33 force). It also halves the accuracy and movement speed of enemy infantry hit for 3 s.
Damage Values
Infantry Vehicles Buildings Daemons Base Damage
Low Med High H.Med H.Hi Cmdr Low Med High Air Low Med High Med High Morale Min Max Min.D
76.5-85.5 76.5-85.5 85-95 85-95 85-95 85-95 - - - - - - - 0.1 0.1 25 85 95 0.1

Weapons

Shuriken Catapult

Shuriken Catapult
RangedStance icon bw.jpg Damage Per Second Values
Infantry Vehicles Buildings Daemons Morale Base Damage
Low Med High H.Med H.Hi Cmdr Low Med High Air Low Med High Med High DPS Base Min Max Min.D
Initial DPS: 5.3 8.4 6.3 6.0 1.4 2.9 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 2.5 1.4 1.4 2.9 1.4 0.7 1 8 10 1
With Warlock: 6.4 10.1 7.6 7.3 1.4 3.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 3.0 1.4 1.4 3.5 1.4 0.7 1 9.6 12 1
With Improved Optics: 6.6 10.5 7.9 7.6 1.4 3.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 3.2 1.4 1.4 3.7 1.4 0.7 1 10 12.5 1
With Improved Optics + Warlock: 7.9 12.6 9.5 9.1 1.4 4.0 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 3.8 1.4 1.4 4.4 1.4 0.7 1 12 15 1
With Superior Optics: 8.3 13.1 9.9 9.5 1.4 4.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 4.0 1.4 1.4 4.6 1.4 0.7 1 12.5 15.6 1
With Superior Optics + Warlock: 10.0 15.7 11.9 11.4 1.4 5.2 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 4.8 1.4 1.4 5.5 1.4 0.7 1 15 18.7 1

Cost Default Weapon Range 25 Setup Time 0 s
Build Time Default Weapon Accuracy 70% (100% w/ Guide which increases the DPS by 42.9%) Refire Rate 0.5 s
Area of Effect 0 Requires Nothing

Knife

Knife
MeleeStance icon bw.jpg Damage Per Second Values
Infantry Vehicles Buildings Daemons Morale Base Damage
Low Med High H.Med H.Hi Cmdr Low Med High Air Low Med High Med High DPS Base Min Max Min.D
Initial DPS: 2.5 3.1 3.1 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.1 2 5 8 1.75
With Warlock: 3.0 3.7 3.7 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.1 2 6 9.6 1.75

Cost Default Weapon Range Melee Setup Time 0 s
Build Time Default Weapon Accuracy 65% (95% w/ Guide which increases the DPS by 46.1%) Refire Rate 0.6 s
Area of Effect 0 Requires Nothing

Researchable Upgrades

Fleet of Foot Research

Fleet of Foot Research Hotkey: F
Fleetoffoot research icon.jpg Cost Resource requisition.gif 50 Resource power.gif 50  Research Time 60 s
Researched From Webway Assembly
Requires Nothing
Effects Activates the Fleet of Foot ability for Guardian Squads, Ranger Squads, Howling Banshee Squads, Dark Reaper Squads, Fire Dragon Squads, Farseer, and the Seer Council.

Plasma Grenade Research

Plasma Grenade Research Hotkey: P
Plasma grenade research icon.jpg Cost Resource requisition.gif 25 Resource power.gif 75  Research Time 42 s
Researched From Webway Assembly
Requires Nothing
Effects Allows Guardians to use Plasma Grenades

Wargear: Improved Optics

Wargear: Improved Optics Hotkey: G
Infantryaccuracy1 icon.jpg Cost Resource requisition.gif 100 Resource power.gif 50  Research Time 60 s
Researched From Soul Shrine
Requires Nothing
Effects

Wargear: Superior Optics

Wargear: Superior Optics Hotkey: G
Infantryaccuracy2 icon.jpg Cost Resource requisition.gif 150 Resource power.gif 100  Research Time 60 s
Researched From Soul Shrine
Requires Wargear: Improved Optics, Moblize to War
Effects

Wargear: Reinforced Armour

Wargear: Reinforced Armour Hotkey: A
Infantryhealth1 icon.jpg Cost Resource requisition.gif 100 Resource power.gif 50  Research Time 60 s
Researched From Soul Shrine
Requires Nothing
Effects

Wargear: Enhanced Reinforced Armour

Wargear: Enhanced Reinforced Armour Hotkey: A
Infantryhealth2 icon.jpg Cost Resource requisition.gif 150 Resource power.gif 100  Research Time 60 s
Researched From Soul Shrine
Requires Wargear: Reinforced Armour, Moblize to War
Effects
  • Increases the maximum HP of Guardians by a further 25% to 329.
  • Increases the maximum HP of Rangers by a further 15% to 370.
  • Increases the maximum HP of Howling Banshees by a further 200 and the Howling Banshee Exarch by a further 205 to 675 and 875 respectively (870 and 1230 respectively with Call of War).
  • The mass of Howling Banshees is increased by a further 10 (20 total), making them even less vulnerable to knockback attacks.
  • Upgrades the armor type of the Howling Banshees from 'Infantry High' to 'Infantry Heavy Medium,' providing further protection from attacks.
  • Increases the maximum HP of Dark Reapers by a further 15% and the Dark Reaper Exarch by a further 25% to 597 and 1008 respectively.
  • Increases the maximum HP of Fire Dragons and the Fire Dragon Exarch by a further 25% to 782 and 1055 respectively.
  • Increases the maximum HP of Warp Spiders and the Warp Spider Exarch by a further 25% to 884 and 1244 respectively.
  • Increases the maximum Morale of Warp Spiders by a further 100 to 800.


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