Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-24081897-20131108211016/@comment-24003266-20131109061456

The Guardian provides an advantage b/c it reduces the points the other Guild can earn while it is alive. So, for the opposing Guild to maximize their potential they would want to defeat the Guardian to maximize point outputs.

Now, as a defensive strategy, the higher level your Guardian the more difficult it is to defeat while it reduces points by a higher percentage. So, an opponent must waste war energy to take out your Guardian instead of battling knights which are worth more points, otherwise they risk not earning as many points as possible. Sentinels are not invincible, their protection will be removed after they are attacked 6x (whether defeated or not), at which point all of your Guild's members are vulnerable to attack. If you don't have a Guardian, an opposing Guild will attack at will, but while the Guardian stands you are offered some protection from having the other Guild run up points on you.

If you want your Guild to place w/in top 1,000 you will need to adopt this strategy to be competitive. If you don't adopt this strategy outright, I think you will recognize the Guardian's importance after a few battles against stronger Guardians. Good luck!