Win Rate: 50.8%
Pick Rate: 1.5%

Guardian vs Summon Aery vs Aftershock

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Patch: 26.19
Games with rune: 6,607
Lane: All Lanes
Tier: All Tiers
Last Updated: Oct 5, 2026 UTC
Methodology: Data Methodology
Author: Dakota Chinnick

Guard allies within 350 units of you, and allies you target with spells for 2.5s. While Guarding, if you or the ally take more than a small amount of damage over the duration of the Guard, both of you gain a shield for 1.5s.

Cooldown: 75 - 40 seconds
Shield: 40 - 150 + 20% of your ability power + 6% of your bonus health
Proc Threshold: 50 - 165 postmitigation damage

Guardian vs alternatives

Patch 26.19 · All ranks

Only one keystone fits on a rune page. Here is Guardian against the 6 keystones players most often take instead, on the same champions and overall.

vs Summon Aeryvs Aftershockvs Glacial Augmentvs Arcane Cometvs Grasp of the Undyingvs Electrocute

Guardian50.8%1.5% PR · 6,607 games

Summon Aery51.4%5.6% PR · 25,528 games

Played by the same champions, Summon Aery comes out 1.3 points ahead of Guardian (7 shared champion-lanes). Summon Aery is a keystone from another tree, so switching also changes your primary tree.

Guardian vs Summon Aery on the same champions

Champion	Guardian	Summon Aery	Δ WR
Soraka · Support	50.8% 983	52.8% 3,807	−2.1
Lulu · Support	52.6% 856	50.4% 6,458	+2.2
Milio · Support	45.6% 504	52.1% 4,889	−6.4
Renata Glasc · Support	51.6% 1,003	51.2% 320	+0.4
Seraphine · Support	58.4% 113	51.5% 6,317	+6.9
Zilean · Support	40.9% 93	51.9% 1,357	−11.0
Janna · Support	48.1% 54	52.4% 5,304	−4.2

By lane

Lane	Guardian	Summon Aery
Top	— 14	48.0% 829
Jungle	50.8% 122	45.9% 416
Mid	— 8	49.0% 2,492
ADC	— 12	51.9% 260
Support	50.8% 6,448	51.9% 21,516

By game length

42.4%

45.6%

48.8%

52.0%

55.2%

GuardianSummon Aery

Per-minute stats

Stat	Guardian	Summon Aery
Damage to champions	285	380
Healing	249	380
Damage mitigated	909	375
Objective damage	108	134
Kills	0.055	0.072
Deaths	0.203	0.187

See Summon Aery's own comparisons →

Guardian50.8%1.5% PR · 6,607 games

Aftershock50.4%4.3% PR · 19,695 games

On the same champions, Guardian wins 1.6 points more often than Aftershock across 9 champion-lane pairs. Guardian and Aftershock share a row, so it is a straight either-or choice.

Guardian vs Aftershock on the same champions

Champion	Guardian	Aftershock	Δ WR
Thresh · Support	52.8% 3,020	50.6% 4,831	+2.2
Braum · Support	52.4% 3,259	52.0% 458	+0.4
Nautilus · Support	46.3% 82	49.3% 7,034	−2.9
Blitzcrank · Support	52.1% 71	50.0% 1,551	+2.1
Leona · Support	51.5% 68	51.9% 6,688	−0.4
Shen · Support	48.9% 45	46.4% 461	+2.5
Rakan · Support	50.5% 2,091	43.9% 41	+6.6
Tahm Kench · Support	49.3% 477	55.3% 38	−6.0
Alistar · Support	50.0% 34	51.3% 2,204	−1.3

By lane

Lane	Guardian	Aftershock
Top	— 14	47.1% 537
Jungle	50.8% 122	52.3% 3,997
Mid	— 8	51.4% 584
ADC	— 12	— 30
Support	50.8% 6,448	50.1% 14,542

By game length

42.4%

45.6%

48.8%

52.0%

55.2%

GuardianAftershock

Per-minute stats

Stat	Guardian	Aftershock
Damage to champions	285	426
Healing	249	235
Damage mitigated	909	1,444
Objective damage	108	260
Kills	0.055	0.096
Deaths	0.203	0.216

See Aftershock's own comparisons →

Guardian50.8%1.5% PR · 6,607 games

Glacial Augment49.3%1.3% PR · 5,716 games

Played by the same champions, Guardian comes out 2.3 points ahead of Glacial Augment (10 shared champion-lanes). Glacial Augment is a keystone from another tree, so switching also changes your primary tree.

Guardian vs Glacial Augment on the same champions

Champion	Guardian	Glacial Augment	Δ WR
Thresh · Support	52.8% 3,020	48.0% 2,014	+4.9
Taric · Support	52.7% 459	56.7% 891	−4.0
Rakan · Support	50.5% 2,091	47.7% 214	+2.9
Nautilus · Support	46.3% 82	46.9% 1,118	−0.5
Blitzcrank · Support	52.1% 71	49.3% 3,691	+2.8
Leona · Support	51.5% 68	50.3% 733	+1.1
Janna · Support	48.1% 54	54.3% 265	−6.2
Zilean · Support	40.9% 93	55.6% 63	−14.7
Renata Glasc · Support	51.6% 1,003	51.4% 37	+0.3
Alistar · Support	50.0% 34	46.8% 513	+3.2

By lane

Lane	Guardian	Glacial Augment
Top	— 14	— 26
Jungle	50.8% 122	46.8% 126
Mid	— 8	— 37
ADC	— 12	— 15
Support	50.8% 6,448	49.6% 5,508

By game length

42.4%

45.6%

48.8%

52.0%

55.2%

GuardianGlacial Augment

Per-minute stats

Stat	Guardian	Glacial Augment
Damage to champions	285	341
Healing	249	168
Damage mitigated	909	950
Objective damage	108	102
Kills	0.055	0.070
Deaths	0.203	0.225

See Glacial Augment's own comparisons →

Guardian50.8%1.5% PR · 6,607 games

Arcane Comet49.9%8.5% PR · 38,543 games

Played by the same champions, Guardian comes out 2.3 points ahead of Arcane Comet (7 shared champion-lanes). Arcane Comet is a keystone from another tree, so switching also changes your primary tree.

Guardian vs Arcane Comet on the same champions

Champion	Guardian	Arcane Comet	Δ WR
Seraphine · Support	58.4% 113	52.6% 3,947	+5.8
Zilean · Support	40.9% 93	47.8% 600	−7.0
Milio · Support	45.6% 504	44.4% 90	+1.2
Janna · Support	48.1% 54	50.9% 844	−2.8
Soraka · Support	50.8% 983	43.4% 53	+7.4
Lulu · Support	52.6% 856	43.8% 48	+8.8
Blitzcrank · Support	52.1% 71	41.9% 31	+10.2

By lane

Lane	Guardian	Arcane Comet
Top	— 14	49.5% 4,074
Jungle	50.8% 122	49.5% 833
Mid	— 8	49.9% 12,661
ADC	— 12	50.1% 3,706
Support	50.8% 6,448	50.1% 17,242

By game length

42.4%

45.6%

48.8%

52.0%

55.2%

GuardianArcane Comet

Per-minute stats

Stat	Guardian	Arcane Comet
Damage to champions	285	775
Healing	249	120
Damage mitigated	909	476
Objective damage	108	245
Kills	0.055	0.172
Deaths	0.203	0.209

See Arcane Comet's own comparisons →

Guardian50.8%1.5% PR · 6,607 games

Grasp of the Undying50.3%4.9% PR · 22,331 games

On the same champions, Guardian wins 3.0 points more often than Grasp of the Undying across 9 champion-lane pairs. Guardian and Grasp of the Undying share a row, so it is a straight either-or choice.

Guardian vs Grasp of the Undying on the same champions

Champion	Guardian	Grasp of the Undying	Δ WR
Tahm Kench · Support	49.3% 477	49.3% 2,613	±0.0
Shen · Jungle	55.6% 196	45.0% 111	+10.6
Thresh · Support	52.8% 3,020	43.8% 64	+9.1
Nautilus · Support	46.3% 82	42.2% 135	+4.1
Leona · Support	51.5% 68	48.6% 105	+2.9
Shen · Support	48.9% 45	50.5% 432	−1.6
Braum · Support	52.4% 3,259	36.4% 33	+16.0
Blitzcrank · Support	52.1% 71	39.4% 33	+12.7
Alistar · Support	50.0% 34	59.4% 32	−9.4

By lane

Lane	Guardian	Grasp of the Undying
Top	— 14	50.6% 17,633
Jungle	50.8% 122	48.0% 1,020
Mid	— 8	49.4% 1,094
ADC	— 12	50.4% 254
Support	50.8% 6,448	49.5% 2,323

By game length

42.4%

45.6%

48.8%

52.0%

55.2%

GuardianGrasp of the Undying

Per-minute stats

Stat	Guardian	Grasp of the Undying
Damage to champions	285	788
Healing	249	340
Damage mitigated	909	1,605
Objective damage	108	397
Kills	0.055	0.172
Deaths	0.203	0.203

See Grasp of the Undying's own comparisons →

Guardian50.8%1.5% PR · 6,607 games

Electrocute49.1%9.6% PR · 43,772 games

On the same champions, Guardian wins 3.6 points more often than Electrocute across 7 champion-lane pairs. Electrocute is a keystone from another tree, so switching also changes your primary tree.

Guardian vs Electrocute on the same champions

Champion	Guardian	Electrocute	Δ WR
Rakan · Support	50.5% 2,091	44.2% 104	+6.3
Seraphine · Support	58.4% 113	51.4% 216	+7.0
Bard · Support	48.0% 50	48.8% 2,125	−0.8
Blitzcrank · Support	52.1% 71	45.5% 134	+6.6
Lulu · Support	52.6% 856	60.0% 40	−7.4
Nautilus · Support	46.3% 82	45.3% 64	+1.0
Alistar · Support	50.0% 34	44.0% 141	+6.0

By lane

Lane	Guardian	Electrocute
Top	— 14	48.3% 3,143
Jungle	50.8% 122	46.5% 5,303
Mid	— 8	49.8% 29,025
ADC	— 12	49.0% 1,013
Support	50.8% 6,448	48.1% 5,271

By game length

42.4%

45.6%

48.8%

52.0%

55.2%

GuardianElectrocute

Per-minute stats

Stat	Guardian	Electrocute
Damage to champions	285	825
Healing	249	205
Damage mitigated	909	553
Objective damage	108	345
Kills	0.055	0.262
Deaths	0.203	0.221

See Electrocute's own comparisons →

Same-champion difference: for every champion and lane with 30+ games on both runes, the win-rate gap, weighted by the smaller sample. This removes the bias of each rune's champion mix.

Guardian and its alternatives

All candidates at a glance. The same-champion column shows how each alternative does against Guardian on the champions that take both.

Rune	Win Rate	Pick Rate	vs this rune (same champions)	Shared champions
Guardian This rune	50.8%	1.5%	—	—
Summon Aery · other tree	51.4%	5.6%	+1.3	7
Aftershock	50.4%	4.3%	−1.6	9
Glacial Augment · other tree	49.3%	1.3%	−2.3	10
Arcane Comet · other tree	49.9%	8.5%	−2.3	7
Grasp of the Undying	50.3%	4.9%	−3.0	9
Electrocute · other tree	49.1%	9.6%	−3.6	7

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Guardian vs other runes – Patch 26.19

Guardian vs Summon Aery: which is better?

On the same champions, Summon Aery wins 1.3 points more often than Guardian across 7 champion-lane pairs. Across all games: Guardian 50.8%, Summon Aery 51.4%. Summon Aery is a keystone from another tree, so switching also changes your primary tree.

Guardian vs Aftershock: which is better?

On the same champions, Guardian wins 1.6 points more often than Aftershock across 9 champion-lane pairs. Across all games: Guardian 50.8%, Aftershock 50.4%. Guardian and Aftershock share a row, so it is a straight either-or choice.

Guardian vs Glacial Augment: which is better?

On the same champions, Guardian wins 2.3 points more often than Glacial Augment across 10 champion-lane pairs. Across all games: Guardian 50.8%, Glacial Augment 49.3%. Glacial Augment is a keystone from another tree, so switching also changes your primary tree.

Guardian vs Arcane Comet: which is better?

On the same champions, Guardian wins 2.3 points more often than Arcane Comet across 7 champion-lane pairs. Across all games: Guardian 50.8%, Arcane Comet 49.9%. Arcane Comet is a keystone from another tree, so switching also changes your primary tree.

Guardian vs Summon Aery vs Aftershock

Guardian vs alternatives

Guardian vs Summon Aery on the same champions

Guardian vs Aftershock on the same champions

Guardian vs Glacial Augment on the same champions

Guardian vs Arcane Comet on the same champions

Guardian vs Grasp of the Undying on the same champions

Guardian vs Electrocute on the same champions

Guardian and its alternatives

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Guardian vs other runes – Patch 26.19

Guardian vs Summon Aery: which is better?

Guardian vs Aftershock: which is better?

Guardian vs Glacial Augment: which is better?

Guardian vs Arcane Comet: which is better?

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