- Win Rate
- 51.0%
- Pick Rate
- 1.6%
Guardian Rune Effect & Numbers
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games with rune
- 15,855
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 19, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Cooldown:
Shield:
Proc Threshold:
- Rune tree
- Resolve · Keystone
- Cooldown
- 75–40s (by level)
- Win Rate
- 51.0%+0.3 vs row avg
- Pick Rate
- 1.6%
- Best champion
- Shen · 61.4%
- Most played by
- Braum
How Guardian works
Resolve · KeystoneGuardian guards nearby allies for 2.5s; if either of you takes enough damage, both gain a 40–150 shield (+20% AP, +6% bonus health) for 1.5s; 75–40s cooldown.
- You guard allies within 350 units and allies you target with spells, and the proc needs 50–165 post-mitigation damage.
- The cooldown falls from 75 to 40 seconds as you level, so it triggers far more often later in the game.
- Fits protective supports who stay close to their carry and want to blunt the enemy's opening burst.
Other Resolve keystones:
Grasp of the Undying
Aftershock
More Resolve runes:
Guardian numbers by level
Patch 26.20Base values of Guardian at champion levels 1, 5, 9, 13 and 18. AP, AD and health scaling is listed in the last column.
| Value | Lv 1 | Lv 5 | Lv 9 | Lv 13 | Lv 18 | Scaling |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shield | 40 | 65.9 | 91.8 | 117.6 | 150 | +20% AP, +6% bonus health |
| Cooldown | 75s | 66.8s | 58.5s | 50.3s | 40s | — |
Values between level 1 and level 18 are interpolated linearly from the tooltip's range.
Guardian calculator
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Your champion
| Shield | 91.8 |
| Cooldown | 58.5s |
Level-scaled values are interpolated linearly between the level 1 and level 18 values.
Is Guardian good in Patch 26.20?
Patch 26.20Guardian is strong right now: a 51.0% win rate over 15,855 games. That is 0.3 points above the average of its row (50.7%).
- Tier
- S
- Win Rate
- 51.0%vs row +0.3
- Pick Rate
- 1.6%
- Games with rune
- 15,855Large sample
Best lanes for Guardian
All ranksGuardian is played mostly in Support (98% of games).
| Lane | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Share | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Support | 51.0% | 7.8% | 98% | 15,507 |
| Jungle | 56.3% | 0.1% | 2% | 252 |
| Top | — | 0.0% | 0% | 49 |
| ADC | — | 0.0% | 0% | 23 |
| Mid | — | 0.0% | 0% | 17 |
Best champions for Guardian
All ranksShen leads with a 61.4% win rate with Guardian; 18 champions take it this patch.
Guardian win rate by game length
Guardian scales: 52.1% in games over 35 minutes vs 50.6% in games of 25 or less.
Runes paired with Guardian
On the best rune pages that include Guardian, Unflinching shows up most (75% of pages).
Who takes Guardian
Support champions account for 67% of Guardian games.
- Support · 67%
- Tank · 33%
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Guardian FAQ – Patch 26.20
What does Guardian do in League of Legends?
Guardian guards nearby allies for 2.5s; if either of you takes enough damage, both gain a 40–150 shield (+20% AP, +6% bonus health) for 1.5s; 75–40s cooldown. It is in the Resolve tree (Keystone).
What are Guardian's numbers and cooldown?
Guardian: 40–150 shield. Cooldown: 75–40s (by level).
Is Guardian good in Patch 26.20?
Yes. Guardian has a 51.04% win rate over 15,855 games in Patch 26.20, one of the better runes this patch. It is S tier on the rune tier list. That is 0.3 points above its row's average of 50.7%.
Which champions should take Guardian?
By win rate with the rune: Shen (Jungle), Taric (Support), Thresh (Support). Shen leads at 61.4% over 207 games. Most played with it: Braum (Support), Thresh (Support), Rakan (Support). Support champions make up 67% of its games.
Guardian vs Aftershock: which is better?
On the same champions, Guardian wins 2.2 points more often than Aftershock (across 10 champion-lane pairs). Across all games: Guardian 51.0%, Aftershock 51.2%.
Is Guardian better early or late?
Late: Guardian wins 52.1% of games past 35 minutes vs 50.6% of games that end by 25.