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{{Infobox Card
 |name = Guardian
 |cost = 2
 |set = Nocturne
 |type1 = Night
 |type2 = Duration
 |illustrator = Martin Hoffmann
 |text = At the start of your next turn, +{{Cost|1}}.<br> Until then, when another player plays an Attack card, it doesn't affect you. 
 |text2 = This is gained to your hand (instead of your discard pile).
}}

'''Guardian''' is a [[Night]]-[[Duration]] card from [[Nocturne]]. Like {{card|Lighthouse}}, it protects you from [[Attack]]s until your next turn and gives you +{{cost|1}} when the turn starts. It does nothing when you play it, but when you gain it it goes straight to your hand, so it can be played immediately. Thus it can be a useful opportunistic buy when you expect your opponent is about to play an Attack.

== FAQ ==
=== Official FAQ ===
* Since Night is after the Buy phase, normally you can play this the turn you buy it. 
* When you play Guardian, you are unaffected by Attack cards other players play between then and your next turn (even if you want one to affect you). 
* Guardian does not prevent you from using [[Reaction]]s when other players play Attacks.
=== Other rules clarifications ===
* If you gain this onto your deck (with e.g. {{Card|Armory}}), you didn't gain it to your discard pile, so Guardian's ability doesn't trigger and it stays on your deck.
* This protects you for the rest of the turn when you play it. So if after playing a Guardian, you gain a {{Card|Duchy}} with Vampire, this will protect you from another player's {{Card|Black Cat}}.
* This offers no protection during your next turn. This means that on the turn after you play a Guardian, you can still get attacked by another player's {{Card|Black Cat}}.

== Strategy ==

Probably an excellent investment in games full of attack cards. Do be mindful that having a hand full of 5 Guardians will probably only benifit you on your next turn.

== Versions ==
=== English versions ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Print !! Digital !! Text !! Release !! Date
|-
| {{CardVersionImage|GuardianOld|Guardian}} || {{CardLangVersionImage|d=1}} || Until your next turn, when another player plays an Attack card, it doesn't affect you. At the start of your next turn, {{nowrap|+{{Cost|1}}.}}{{Divline}}This is gained to your hand (instead of your discard pile). || Nocturne || November 2017
|-
|  || {{CardLangVersionImage|d=1||Guardian from Temple Gates Games}} || At the start of your next turn, {{nowrap|+{{Cost|1}}.}} Until then, when another player plays an Attack card, it doesn't affect you. {{Divline}}This is gained to your hand (instead of your discard pile). || || [http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=21326.0 June&nbsp;29&#44;&nbsp;2022]
|}

=== Other language versions ===
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="text-align:center;"
! Language !! Name !! Print !! Digital !! Text !! Notes
|-
!Chinese
| 守衛<br>(pron. ''shǒuwèi'') || || || style="padding:15px 0px;"| 直到你的下回合開始以前，其他玩家的攻擊卡都不會影響到你，在你下個回合開始的時候{{nowrap|+{{Cost|1}}。}}{{Divline}}獲得此卡時直接將此卡放入你手中，而不是棄牌堆。 || 
|-
!Dutch
| Beschermer || || || || 
|-
!French
| Gardienne || || || style="padding:15px 0px;"| Jusqu'à votre prochain tour, quand un adversaire joue une carte Attaque, vous n'en subissez pas les effets. Au début de votre prochain tour, {{nowrap|+{{Cost|1}}.}}{{Divline}}Cette carte est reçue en main (et non dans la défausse). || 
|-
!rowspan=2|German
| Wächterin<br>(Note: explicitly feminine) || {{CardVersionImage|GuardianGerman|German language Guardian 2017 by ASS}} || || Bis zu deinem nächsten Zug: Wenn ein anderer Spieler eine Angriffskarte ausspielt, betrifft sie dich nicht. Zu Beginn deines nächsten Zuges: {{nowrap|+{{Cost|1}}.}}{{Divline}}Diese Karte wird auf die Hand genommen (anstatt auf den Ablagestapel). || (2017)
|-
| Wächterin<br>(Note: explicitly feminine) || || {{CardLangVersionImage|German|d=1}} || Zu Beginn deines nächsten Zuges: {{nowrap|+{{Cost|1}}.}}<br> Bis dahin: Wenn ein Mitspieler eine Angriffskarte spielt, betrifft jene dich nicht.{{Divline}}Diese Karte wird auf die Hand genommen (anstatt auf den Ablagestapel). || 
|-
!Japanese
| 守護者<br>(pron. ''shugosha'') || || || style="padding:15px 0px;"| あなたの次のターンの開始時まで、他のプレイヤーがアタックカードを使用するとき、その影響を受けない。あなたの次のターンの開始時に、{{nowrap|+{{Cost|1}}。}}{{Divline}}このカードは、捨て札置き場ではなく、手札に獲得する。 || 
|-
!Polish
| Obrońca || {{CardLangVersionImage|Polish}} || || Do twojej następnej tury, ilekroć inny gracz zagra kartę Ataku, nie ma ona na ciebie wpływu. Na początku twojej następnej tury: +{{Cost|1}}.{{divline}}Tę kartę dodaje się na rękę (a nie na stos kart odrzuconych).||
|-
!Russian
| Страж (pron. ''strazh'') || || || || 
|}

== Trivia ==
[[Image:GuardianArt.jpg|thumb|right|354px|Official card art.]]
=== Secret History ===
{{Quote
|Text=Early on the set had a [[Village (card category)|village]] that went into your next hand. [[Ghost Town#Secret History|I just told you about that]]. It was great so I thought I should try a second card like that, and the obvious concept was a {{Card|Moat}}. At first it was a pure [[Reaction]] that was set aside for your next hand when you got it, and came with a {{Card|Gold}}; then the Gold idea went on {{Card|Skulk}}, and Guardian changed to be a Night card that gave you a [[Boon]] next turn, and went to your hand when gained. The Boon was too slow (since playing Guardian doesn't use up an [[Action]]), so now it just gives you +{{Cost|1}}.
|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]]
|Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=17955.0 The Secret History of Dominion: Nocturne]
}}
=== Retrospective ===
{{Quote
|Text={{Card|Lighthouse}} I think is too strong for a {{Card|Moat}}. It's just too easy to absorb into your deck. Guardian is hoping to be weaker than that (and was hoping not to resemble {{Card|Lighthouse}} as much, but what can you do).
|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]]
|Source=[https://discord.com/channels/212660788786102272/373960155169161227/388977020094251011 Dominion Discord, 2017]
}}
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