Guardian is a weapon classified under the Marksman Rifle category. Since Guardian is used during combat, it is considered a Combat Equipment. These items are used to damage and defeat enemies or break destructible objects.

Note: All numeric values (except the power level) mentioned are only applicable to the default state of the weapon. It may be possible to increase or decrease the net values using inscriptions, but they will not be shown.

Guardian is a weapon classified under the Marksman Rifle category. Since Guardian is used during combat, it is considered a Combat Equipment. These items are used to damage and defeat enemies.

Description and Alternative Items

For the alternative item, see Death From Above

Guardian is the lower form of Death From Above. It is a Marksman Rifle that Delivers a powerful three-shot burst.

Obtaining Methods

Guardian can be obtained in the following ways:

• Loot
• Crafting

Cortex Entry

Cortex Entries are small pieces of lore attached with the particular weapon found in Anthem and accessed through the Cortex. All weapons have at least one entry associated with them. All Masterwork and Legendary weapons' cortex entries directly add to the narrative of the world.

Check Cortex Entry: Guardian (Weapon) for More Information

The Guardian delivers a powerful three-shot burst. This rifle requires skillful control to achieve maximum effect.

For a Collection of similar Cortex Entries, See: Marksman Rifle (Armory)

Blueprint and Crafting

Guardian is an item that can be crafted. It requires different amounts of resources depending upon its rarity. Complete the requirement in Blueprint Acquisition to unlock the Blueprint. Then craft the item in the Forge using the resources.
Unlocked blueprints can be found in the Craft tab located under the appropriate combat equipment slot (Weapon/Gear/Component) of a javelin in the loadouts tab of the Forge.
The following table provides insights on blueprint and crafting requirements:

	Blueprint Acquisition	Guardian Blueprint	Crafted Guardian
Uncommon	Guardian I Challenge
Rare	Guardian II Challenge
Epic	Guardian III Challenge

Required Crafting Resources

Check Cortex Entry: Guardian (Blueprint) for More Information

Uncommon 20 Chimeric Compound 20 Chimeric Alloy 10 Weapon Parts 5 Uncommon Ember Rare 20 Chimeric Compound 20 Chimeric Alloy 10 Weapon Parts 5 Rare Ember Epic 20 Chimeric Compound 20 Chimeric Alloy 10 Weapon Parts 5 Epic Ember

Trivia (May Contain Spoilers)

• In the game the Magazine size (also known as the clip size) is incorrectly referred to as Ammo within the statistics of a weapon.

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