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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 23 Sept 2026

Act 5 · Patch 13.06

Guardian

Rifle · Semi · 2250 credits

Through a heavy shield at close range, Guardian needs 3 body shots.

One tap or nothing — a rifle for a player who wins first shots. Bands published to 50 m · magazine 12 · reload 2.5s · wall penetration high.

Shots to kill

RangeNo shieldLight shieldHeavy shield
HBLHBLHBL
0–50 m123123134

Damage by band

RangeHeadBodyLeg
0–50 m1956548.75

The duel, in numbers

Body shots, heavy shield
3
Head shots, heavy shield
1
That burst takes
0.38 s at 5.25 / s
Best band
0–50 m

The burst time counts the gaps between shots, not the shots — the first bullet leaves at zero. It is how long the burst lasts, never how fast you react.

What else this money buys

Guardian balance history

Riot's notes from patch 1.01 to 13.06 change Guardian in 1 patch. The latest is patch 1.03, published 2020-07-07.

  1. Patch 1.032020-07-07

    • Price reduced from2700to2500
    • Rate of Fire reduced from6.5to4.75
    • Penetration power increased from MediumtoHeavy
    • Input queue updated from0.083to0.1175

Every Guardian skin (65)

Riot's catalog lists 65 skins for the Guardian. 19 of them upgrade through more than one level; the rest are a single finish.

  • 9 Lives Guardian — Riot's render9 Lives GuardianRazeReynaViper
  • Abyssal Guardian — Riot's renderAbyssal Guardian
  • Aeris Guardian — Riot's renderAeris Guardian4 levelsRedPinkPurple
  • Aero Guardian — Riot's renderAero GuardianCream/PinkPurple/GrayGreen/Black
  • Araxys Guardian — Riot's renderAraxys Guardian4 levelsPurpleBlackSilver
  • Blackthorn Guardian — Riot's renderBlackthorn Guardian4 levelsGoldBluePurple Shear
  • Blush Guardian — Riot's renderBlush Guardian
  • Bubble Pop Guardian — Riot's renderBubble Pop GuardianRed
  • Bulletbox Guardian — Riot's renderBulletbox Guardian
  • CYRAX Guardian — Riot's renderCYRAX Guardian4 levelsRedYellowPurple
  • Dolmir's Revenge Guardian — Riot's renderDolmir's Revenge Guardian4 levelsObsidianMossIce
  • Ego Guardian — Riot's renderEgo GuardianRedTanPink
  • Fortune's Hand Guardian — Riot's renderFortune's Hand Guardian
  • Gaia's Vengeance Guardian — Riot's renderGaia's Vengeance Guardian4 levelsBlueGreenOrange
  • Galleria Guardian — Riot's renderGalleria Guardian
  • Guardrail Guardian — Riot's renderGuardrail Guardian
  • Haloform Guardian — Riot's renderHaloform Guardian
  • Heartseeker Guardian — Riot's renderHeartseeker Guardian
  • Hydrodip Guardian — Riot's renderHydrodip Guardian
  • Immortalized Guardian — Riot's renderImmortalized GuardianOrangeBlueGreen
Show the other 45 skins
  • Infantry Guardian — Riot's renderInfantry Guardian
  • Infinity Guardian — Riot's renderInfinity GuardianWhiteYellowPink
  • Intergrade Guardian — Riot's renderIntergrade Guardian
  • Intertwine Guardian — Riot's renderIntertwine Guardian
  • Jigsaw Guardian — Riot's renderJigsaw GuardianSkyeKilljoyYoru
  • Kuronami Guardian — Riot's renderKuronami Guardian4 levelsPurpleWhiteBlack
  • Last Stop Guardian — Riot's renderLast Stop Guardian
  • Magepunk Guardian — Riot's renderMagepunk Guardian4 levelsGreenPinkOrange
  • MK.VII Liberty Guardian — Riot's renderMK.VII Liberty GuardianDesertSeaTundra
  • Moon Scout Guardian — Riot's renderMoon Scout Guardian
  • Moondash Guardian — Riot's renderMoondash Guardian
  • Nanomight Guardian — Riot's renderNanomight GuardianGreenBluePink
  • Nebula Guardian — Riot's renderNebula Guardian
  • Neptune Guardian — Riot's renderNeptune Guardian3 levelsBlack
  • Nitro Guardian — Riot's renderNitro Guardian
  • Oni Guardian — Riot's renderOni Guardian4 levelsKumoHanaTsubame
  • Paceline Guardian — Riot's renderPaceline Guardian
  • Panoramic Guardian — Riot's renderPanoramic Guardian
  • POLYfox Guardian — Riot's renderPOLYfox Guardian
  • Prime Guardian — Riot's renderPrime Guardian4 levelsOrangeBlueYellow
  • Reaver Guardian — Riot's renderReaver Guardian4 levelsRedBlackWhite
  • Recon Guardian — Riot's renderRecon Guardian4 levelsRed CamoBlue CamoGreen Camo
  • Refractrix Guardian — Riot's renderRefractrix Guardian
  • Reverie Guardian — Riot's renderReverie Guardian
  • RGX 11z Pro Guardian — Riot's renderRGX 11z Pro Guardian5 levelsRedBlueYellow
  • Ruin Guardian — Riot's renderRuin Guardian
  • Ruination Guardian — Riot's renderRuination Guardian4 levelsPurpleRed/YellowGreen
  • Shellspire Guardian — Riot's renderShellspire Guardian
  • Signature Guardian — Riot's renderSignature Guardian
  • Silhouette Guardian — Riot's renderSilhouette Guardian
  • Solarstride Guardian — Riot's renderSolarstride Guardian4 levelsBlueWhiteBlack
  • Songsteel Guardian — Riot's renderSongsteel Guardian
  • Soulstrife Guardian — Riot's renderSoulstrife Guardian2 levels
  • Sovereign Guardian — Riot's renderSovereign Guardian4 levelsGreenSilverPurple
  • Space Piercer Guardian — Riot's renderSpace Piercer Guardian
  • Spectrum Guardian — Riot's renderSpectrum Guardian4 levelsBlackRedPurple/Pink
  • Spitfire Guardian — Riot's renderSpitfire Guardian
  • Starlit Odyssey Guardian — Riot's renderStarlit Odyssey GuardianTwilightSunsetMidnight
  • Stormborne Guardian — Riot's renderStormborne Guardian
  • Tacti-Series Guardian — Riot's renderTacti-Series Guardian
  • Tacti-Treat Guardian — Riot's renderTacti-Treat Guardian
  • Tethered Realms Guardian — Riot's renderTethered Realms Guardian
  • VALORANT GO! Vol. 1 Guardian — Riot's renderVALORANT GO! Vol. 1 Guardian
  • Wonderstallion Guardian — Riot's renderWonderstallion Guardian
  • Yoonseul Guardian — Riot's renderYoonseul Guardian

In other languages Riot's client prints the Guardian as غارديان (Arabic) · ガーディアン (Japanese) · 가디언 (Korean) · 戍卫 (Chinese (Simplified)) · 捍衛者 (Chinese (Traditional)).

What this page will not print

  • Recoil pattern
  • First-shot deviation
  • Bloom per shot
  • Wallbang % per surface
  • Sample size

Riot publishes a single wall-penetration level and no recoil figures at all. This weapon’s level is High — the rest of that column would be invented to fill the shape of a drawing.

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