Guardian Squad

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Guardian Squad
Race	Eldar
Version	Dark Crusade v1.2 Soulstorm v1.2
Build Info
Hotkey G	Build Cost 130 0  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	30 0
Reinforce Time	6.6 s
Weapons
Ranged	Shuriken Catapult
Melee	Knife

Contents 1 Guardian Squad 2 Tactics 3 Squad Leaders 3.1 Warlock 4 Abilities 4.1 Fleet of Foot 4.2 Plasma Grenades 5 Weapons 5.1 Shuriken Catapult 5.2 Knife 6 Researchable Upgrades 6.1 Fleet of Foot Research 6.2 Plasma Grenade Research 6.3 Wargear: Improved Optics 6.4 Wargear: Superior Optics 6.5 Wargear: Reinforced Armour 6.6 Wargear: Enhanced Reinforced Armour 7 The Dawn of War Player's Guide

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
	Cost	55 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
	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
	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
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
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
	Cost	50 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
	Cost	25 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
	Cost	100 50	Research Time	60 s
	Researched From	Soul Shrine
	Requires	Nothing
Effects	Improves Guardian Squad Shuriken Catapult damage by 25%. Improves the Howling Banshee Squad Power Sword minimum damage by 15% and maximum damage by 10%. Improves Dark Reaper Squad Reaper Launcher damage by 50%. Increases Dark Reaper Squad Reaper Launcher range by 5. Improves Fire Dragon Fusion Gun damage by 25%. Improves Warp Spider Squad Death Spinner damage by 25%. Equips Rangers with their Long Rifle Tier 2.

Wargear: Superior Optics

	Wargear: Superior Optics			Hotkey: G
	Cost	150 100	Research Time	60 s
	Researched From	Soul Shrine
	Requires	Wargear: Improved Optics, Moblize to War
Effects	Improves Guardian Squad Shuriken Catapult damage by a further 25% (56% total). Improves Howling Banshee Squad Power Sword minimum damage by a further 15% (32% total) and maximum damage by a further 20% (32% total). Improves Dark Reaper Squad Reaper Launcher damage by a further 50% (125% total). Increases Dark Reaper Squad Reaper Launcher range by a further 5 (10 total). Improves Fire Dragon Fusion Gun damage by a further 25% (56% total). Improves Warp Spider Squad Death Spinner damage by a further 40% (75% total). Equips Rangers with their Long Rifle Tier 3.

Wargear: Reinforced Armour

	Wargear: Reinforced Armour			Hotkey: A
	Cost	100 50	Research Time	60 s
	Researched From	Soul Shrine
	Requires	Nothing
Effects	Increases the maximum HP of Guardians by 25% to 263. Increases the maximum HP of Rangers by 15% to 322. Increases the maximum HP of Howling Banshees by 90 and the Howling Banshee Exarch by 235 to 475 and 670 respectively (670 and 1025 respectively with Call of War). The mass of Howling Banshees increases by 10, making them less vulnerable to knockback attacks. Increases the maximum HP of Dark Reapers by 15% and the Dark Reaper Exarch by 25% to 518 and 806 respectively. Increases the maximum HP of Fire Dragons and the Fire Dragon Exarch by 25% to 625 and 844 respectively. Increases the maximum HP of Warp Spiders and the Warp Spider Exarch by 15% to 707 and 995 respectively. Increases the maximum Morale of the Warp Spiders by 100 to 700.

Wargear: Enhanced Reinforced Armour

	Wargear: Enhanced Reinforced Armour			Hotkey: A
	Cost	150 100	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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