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This article is about the rifle. For the intercosmic group from VALORANT's lore, see Guardians.


“
Shines in the hands of a patient shooter.
”

The Guardian is a Rifle that is a primary weapon in VALORANT.

Summary[]

“
The designated marksman rifle. Heavier and less mobile relative to other rifles but precise and powerful. Headhunt when enemies appear at medium to long distances.
”

The Guardian is a moderately-priced semi-automatic rifle. It is highly effective in long-range fights in the hands of players who are confident in their ability to hit headshots at such distances, being more accurate than a Vandal. The Guardian's high penetration makes it solid for wallbanging, often being a one-tap headshot. However, its lower firerate and magazine capacity compared to the Vandal or Phantom makes the gun less viable for breaking enemy utility, or spraying down opponents on close range.

Stats[]

  • Headshot multiplier: x3
  • Leg shot multiplier: x0.75

TTK[]

Damage Range Body Part 100 HP 125 HP 150 HP
Bullets to kill Time to kill (s) Bullets to kill Time to kill (s) Bullets to kill Time to kill (s)
0–50 m Head 1 0.000 1 0.000 1 0.000
Body 2 0.190 2 0.190 3 0.381
Legs 3 0.381 3 0.381 4 0.571

Spread values[]

Firing Mode 1st Shot Spread (°) Max Spread (°) Movement penalties (+°)
Standing Crouched Standing Crouched Crouched Walking Running Airborne
Primary Fire 0.1 0.09 1.58 1.34 0.8 3 6 10
Alternate Fire 0 1.48 1.25

Update History[]

v9.10
  • Nerf Walk Inaccuracy: 2 >>> 3 (global)
  • Nerf Run Inaccuracy: 5 >> 6 (global)

v6.11

  • Nerf Min spread on ropes increased from .8 >>> 1.3

v4.0

  • Buff Removed firing rate penalty on ADS
  • Buff Added an extra bullet before it enters a recovery curve

v3.0

  • Buff Price decreased from 2400 >>> 2250
  • Nerf Walking inaccuracy increased from 1.3 >>> 2.0

v2.02

  • Nerf Running Error increased 3.75 >>> 5.0
  • Nerf Walking Error increased .8 >>> 1.1
  • Nerf Crouch-moving Error increased .3 >>> .8

v1.08

  • Buff Price reduced 2500 >>> 2400
  • Buff Rate of fire increased 4.75 >>> 5.25 RPS (rounds per second)
  • Buff Improved weapon recovery from .35 after 3 bullets >>> .2925 after 3 bullets

v1.03

  • Buff Price reduced 2700 >>> 2500
  • Buff Penetration power increased Medium >>> Heavy
  • Nerf Rate of Fire reduced 6.5 >>> 4.75
  • Nerf Input queue increased 0.083 >>> 0.1175

v0.50

  • Nerf Base walk spread increased 0.6° >> 0.8°
  • Bugfix Buff Gun Recovery Time decreased .4s >> .35s
    • "Fixed an issue where the Gun Recovery Time was higher than intended"


Skins[]

Store[]

 Image Edition Skin Cost Upgrades Variants

Deluxe Abyssal Valorant Points 1,275 —

Exclusive Araxys Valorant Points 2,175 Level 2: Sound Effects
Level 3: Animation
Level 4: Finisher 		Variant 1: Purple
Variant 2: Black
Variant 3: Silver

Exclusive CYRAX Valorant Points 2,175 Level 2: Sound Effects
Level 3: Animation
Level 4: Finisher 		Variant 1: Red
Variant 2: Yellow
Variant 3: Purple

Exclusive Dolmir's Revenge Valorant Points 2,175 Level 2: Sound Effects
Level 3: Animation
Level 4: Finisher 		Variant 1: Obsidian
Variant 2: Moss
Variant 3: Ice

Premium Ego Valorant Points 1,775 — Variant 1: Red
Variant 2: Tan
Variant 3: Pink

Select Fortune's Hand Valorant Points 875 —

Premium Gaia's Vengeance Valorant Points 1,775 Level 2: VFX
Level 3: VFX
Level 4: Finisher 		Variant 1: Blue
Variant 2: Green
Variant 3: Orange

Select Galleria Valorant Points 875 —

Select Infantry Valorant Points 875 —

Select Intergrade Valorant Points 875 —

Premium Magepunk Valorant Points 1,775 Level 2: VFX
Level 3: Animation
Level 4: Finisher 		Variant 1: Green
Variant 2: Pink
Variant 3: Orange

Deluxe MK.VII Liberty Valorant Points 1,275 — Variant 1: Desert
Variant 2: Sea
Variant 3: Tundra

Deluxe Nanomight Valorant Points 1,275 — Variant 1: Green
Variant 2: Blue
Variant 3: Pink

Premium Nebula Valorant Points 1,775 —

Premium Neptune Valorant Points 1,775 Level 2: Fish Animation
Level 3: Kill Banner 		Variant 1: Black

Premium Oni Valorant Points 1,775 Level 2: VFX
Level 3: VFX
Level 4: Finisher 		Variant 1: Kumo
Variant 2: Hana
Variant 3: Tsubame

Premium Prime Valorant Points 1,775 Level 2: VFX
Level 3: Animation
Level 4: Finisher 		Variant 1: Orange
Variant 2: Blue
Variant 3: Yellow

Premium Reaver Valorant Points 1,775 Level 2: VFX
Level 3: Animation
Level 4: Finisher 		Variant 1: Red
Variant 2: Black
Variant 3: White

Premium Recon Valorant Points 1,775 Level 2: Randomizer
Level 3: Randomizer
Level 4: Kill Banner 		Variant 1: Red Camo
Variant 2: Blue Camo
Variant 3: Green Camo

Select Reverie Valorant Points 875 —

Exclusive RGX 11z Pro Valorant Points 2,175 Level 2: VFX
Level 3: Animation
Level 4: Finisher
Level 5: Kill Counter 		Variant 1: Red
Variant 2: Blue
Variant 3: Yellow

Exclusive Ruination Valorant Points 2,175 Level 2: VFX
Level 3: VFX
Level 4: Finisher 		Variant 1: Purple
Variant 2: Red/Yellow
Variant 3: Green

Premium Soulstrife Valorant Points 1,775 Level 2: Kill Effects —

Premium Sovereign Valorant Points 1,775 Level 2: VFX
Level 3: VFX
Level 4: Finisher 		Variant 1: Green
Variant 2: Silver
Variant 3: Purple

Exclusive Spectrum Valorant Points 2,675 Level 2: VFX
Level 3: VFX
Level 4: Finisher 		Variant 1: Black
Variant 2: Red
Variant 3: Purple/Pink

Premium Tethered Realms Valorant Points 1,775 —

Premium VALORANT GO! Vol. 1 Valorant Points 1,775 —

Select Wonderstallion Valorant Points 875 —
Notes:
  • For each weapon skin with upgrades and/or variants, Radianite Points 10 per upgrade level, and after a weapon skin is fully upgraded, Radianite Points 15 per variant. Equipped variants can only be used with the fully upgraded weapon skin set.

Battle Pass[]

Like every other primary weapon, all Guardian skins from Act Battle Pass are in the Premium track.

Image Edition Skin Act Pass Tier Variants

Select 9 Lives Ep 06 Act 1 1 Variant 1: Raze
Variant 2: Reyna
Variant 3: Viper

Select Aero Ep 03 Act 3 20 Variant 1: Cream/Pink
Variant 2: Purple/Gray
Variant 3: Green/Black

Select Blush Ep 07 Act 1 40 —

Deluxe Bubble Pop Ep 09 Act 1 35 Variant 1: Red

Select Bulletbox Ep 09 Act 3 35 —

Deluxe Guardrail Ep 08 Act 1 35 —

Select Haloform V25 Act 5 30 —

Select Heartseeker V25 Act 6 35 —

Select Hydrodip Ep 04 Act 1 20 —

Select Immortalized Ep 05 Act 2 10 Variant 1: Orange
Variant 2: Blue
Variant 3: Green

Deluxe Infinity Ep 02 Act 1 35 Variant 1: White
Variant 2: Yellow
Variant 3: Pink

Select Jigsaw Ep 03 Act 1 35 Variant 1: Skye
Variant 2: Killjoy
Variant 3: Yoru

Select Moondash Ep 06 Act 3 35 —

Select Moon Scout V25 Act 1 40 —

Select Nitro Ep 03 Act 2 16 —

Select Panoramic Ep 07 Act 2 20 —

Select POLYfox Ep 01 Act 2 20 —

Select Refractrix V25 Act 2 20 —

Deluxe Ruin Ep 01 Act 3 30 —

Deluxe Shellspire Ep 08 Act 2 30 —

Select Silhouette Ep 07 Act 3 40 —

Select Signature Ep 06 Act 3 40 —

Deluxe Songsteel Ep 02 Act 3 1 —

Select Space Piercer V25 Act 4 30 —

Select Spitfire Ep 05 Act 1 40 —

Select Starlit Odyssey Ep 05 Act 3 10 Variant 1: Twilight
Variant 2: Sunset
Variant 3: Midnight

Select Tacti-Series Ep 08 Act 3 16 —

Select Tacti-Treat V25 Act 3 10 —

Select Yoonseul Ep 09 Act 2 35 —
Notes:
  • For each weapon skin with variants, Radianite Points 15 per variant.

Trivia[]

  • During the Beta, the weapon's full name was the DMR-04 Guardian (Designated Marksman Rifle).
  • The Guardian's design has similarities to the M39 EMR.


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Sidearms Classic • Shorty • Frenzy • Ghost • Sheriff
Certain game modes only: Golden Gun • Snowball Launcher
SMGs Stinger • Spectre
Shotguns Bucky • Judge
Rifles Bulldog • Guardian • Phantom • Vandal
Sniper Rifles Marshal • Outlaw • Operator
Machine Guns Ares • Odin
Melee Melee
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