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Choose which owned guard to deploy by comparing health, armor, damage per shot and firing rate. These base-defense picks prioritize durability and frequent fire.
S tier: Vanguard's 155-HP configuration with 10% armor, 12 damage and 480 shots per minute. A tier: Police, Black Mesa and Vietnam Soldier tie at their recruitment stats. B tier: WW2 Soldier offers heavier, slower shots. C tier: Noob and Thug are equal starting options—equip one if that is what you own.
Base-defense ranking of seven guard stat configurations, prioritizing durability and frequent fire. Vanguard uses its 155-HP selected configuration; the other entries use their recruitment stats.
First choice among these configurations for durability and frequent fire.
The 155-HP configuration combines 10% armor, 12 damage and 480 shots per minute, exceeding the listed Rare recruitment configurations in all four attributes.
Balanced replacements with stronger protection than the early recruits and frequent fire.
Its recruitment stats combine 125 HP, 5% armor, 9.6 damage and 150 shots per minute, tying Black Mesa and Vietnam Soldier.
The 9.6-damage recruitment configuration matches Police and Vietnam Soldier in health, armor and firing rate; it is an equal-choice replacement.
The 9.6-damage recruitment configuration shares the same 125 HP, 5% armor and 150 shots per minute as the other two Rare picks.
An early upgrade that favors heavier individual shots over frequent fire.
The 112-HP recruitment configuration adds 2% armor and 22 damage per shot over the Common options, but fires at 60 shots per minute.
Starting options to deploy while working toward stronger replacements.
The 100-HP recruitment configuration has no armor, 8 damage and 150 shots per minute; deploy it when it is your available guard.
Its 100 HP, no armor, 8 damage and 150 shots per minute match the starting Noob configuration, so neither has a stat advantage here.
Use these tiers to choose among guards you already own. Vanguard's placement applies to its 155-HP selected configuration; the other placements use the recruitment configurations listed in the comparison.
Prioritize health and armor alongside firing rate. A higher damage number alone does not make a guard the better defensive pick: WW2 Soldier hits harder per shot than the other ranked configurations, but fires more slowly. Rarity alone is not a substitute for comparing those attributes.
The selected Vanguard configuration combines 155 HP, 10% armor, 12 damage and 480 shots per minute. It exceeds the ranked Rare recruitment configurations in all four attributes, making it the first choice for durability and frequent fire.
Their recruitment configurations each have 125 HP, 5% armor, 9.6 damage and 150 shots per minute. Choose whichever you own; swapping between those matching configurations provides no advantage in these stats.
Keep the panel context consistent when comparing your own guards. Black Mesa and Vietnam Soldier also have selected management configurations displaying 9 damage, while their ranked recruitment configurations use 9.6. Compare your owned guard's displayed values before applying the tie to a different configuration.
The ranked WW2 Soldier recruitment configuration has 112 HP, 2% armor, 22 damage and 60 shots per minute. Compared with the ranked Noob and Thug configurations—100 HP, 0% armor, 8 damage and 150 shots per minute—it gains durability and damage per shot while giving up firing speed.
That tradeoff makes WW2 Soldier a useful early replacement. The Rare recruits rank above it because they combine greater health and armor with more frequent fire. Damage per shot and firing rate describe that tradeoff; multiplying them does not establish actual combat DPS.
Without the ranked Vanguard configuration, use an owned Police, Black Mesa or Vietnam Soldier with the matching Rare stats. If you have none of those, WW2 Soldier is the next pick. If you only have Noob or Thug, deploy one instead of leaving an available post empty while waiting for a stronger recruit.
Guards exposed on walls or towers can be shot and killed from a distance, including from an opposing elevated position. A stronger guard still needs support from your base defenses.
Find other guards and their acquisition options in the full guard roster. For tickets, recruitment, post construction and duplicate management, follow the recruiting and equipping guide.
