Guardian Type dictates their primary role in your City or army. The following Guardian types are suited to combat situations:
- City Offense (Lead Javelineer) — Boosts Unit Offense Statistics while raiding an enemy City.
- City Defense (Seer) — Boosts Unit Defense Statistics while defending your City or Reinforcing another City.
- Spying (Huntress) — Boost Spy Unit Statistics when your City is being spied on and while carrying out a Spying Mission.
- Political Attack Offense (Pharmakeus) — Boosts Offense of Political Attack invoked upon enemy Castles.
- Political Attack Defense (Palace Guard) — Reduces Unit losses from Political Attacks.
- Raid Resource Yield (Plunderer) — Multiplies the amount of Resources received from Raids.
- Position Offense (Ambusher) — Boosts Unit Offense Statistics while attacking a Position.
- Position Defense (Priestess) — Boosts Unit Defense Statistics while defending a Position.
- Pantheon Offense (Conqueror) — Boosts Unit Offense Statistics while attacking a Pantheon.
- Pantheon Defense (Protector) — Boosts Unit Defense Statistics while defending a Pantheon.
- Coalition Capital Offense (Blademaster) — Boosts Unit Offense Statistics while attacking a Coalition Capital.
- Coalition Capital Defense (Harmost) — Boosts Unit Defense Statistics while defending a Coalition Capital.
- Emporium Offense (Saboteur) — Boosts Unit Offense Statistics while attacking an Emporium.
- Emporium Defense (Longshot) — Boosts Unit Defense Statistics while defending an Emporium.
- Carrying Capacity at Emporia (Epistates) — Boosts Unit Carrying Capacity at an Emporium.
- Emporium Gathering Speed (Negotiator) — Boosts Resource Gathering Speed at an Emporium.
- Overlord Attack (Headman) — Boosts the damage inflicted by your Team on Overlords when selected as Team Leader.
Other Guardian Types can provide bonuses to your City Resources Production and Storage, Moonstone Production, Elysian Units Training Speed, and Elysian Ability Activation Chance:
- Unit Acquisition (Proeranistria) — Grants the number of free Macedonian Cavalry daily.
- Resources (Bronze, Grain) (Blacksmith) Boosts Resources Production and Storage. (Bronze, Grain)
- Resources (Grain, Timber) (Herbalist) — Boosts Resources Production and Storage. (Grain, Timber)
- Resources (Timber, Bronze) (Diplomat) — Boosts Resources Production and Storage. (Timber, Bronze)
- Elysian Units Training Speed (Paidonomos) — Boosts Elysian Units Training Speed.
- Elysian Ability Activation Chance (Strategist) — Boosts Elysian Ability Activation Chance.
- Moonstone Production (Thean Acolyte) — Boosts Moonstone Production.
Fragmented Guardians can provide bonuses that affect Resource gathering and your Units:
- Emporium Gathering Speed (Episkopos) — Boosts Resource Gathering Speed at an Emporium.
- Champion Units Offense (Tagos) — Boosts the Offensive Statistics of Champion Units.
- Champion Units Defense (Phronimos) — Boosts the Defensive Statistics of Champion Units.
- PvP Offense (Kosmeter) — Boosts Unit Offense Statistics in a limited number of Offensive PvP battles per day.
Each Guardian has specific Skills that relate to their Type. You can improve a Guardian's Skills but cannot change them for different Skills.
A Guardian's Skills Power is influenced by:
- Guardian Rarity Grade
- Guardian Level
- Guardian Rank
- Enlightenment Level
- Guardian Skill Level