There's Too Many Guard Branches | Arknights

too many
why are there so many
• Who Needs VANGUARDS An... (Annihilation 7 No Vanguards)
0:00 Intro
0:25 Branches and Characteristics
4:19 More Branches and Characteristics
Edited by Pepp
#arknights

[@breadwinner7415]

When Amiya turned into a guard and said, "It's guardin' time!", and guarded all over the enemies. That was truly one of the moments.

[@Lulu_Gaming1025]

did you grabbed this meme from the graveyard?

[@samuellinn]

@@Lulu_Gaming1025 from the afterlife

[@awanuddigokuro4371]

@@Lulu_Gaming1025 I bet he met Frost Nova there

[@eertikrux666]

Truly the most guarded a guard has ever guarded

[@longsteinpufferbatch4949]

Peak meme

[@NecroPaladin321]

Guards are truly a class. This has been the guide ever. You surely have shown the community something.

[@GhjklasGaing]

this is the most comment ever

[@Beginner_Seven]

@@GhjklasGaing this is the most reply ever 🤣🤣🤣

[@zbz5505]

Here have the most like ever.

[@liljon042]

This is the best ever.

[@axelardy9077]

Guardknights

[@DylanoRevs]

What class do you use for main DMG DPS? Guards! What class do you use to block huge amounts of enemies? Guards! What class do you use to take down air units? *GUARDS!* What class do you use to bait out stronger enemies? *GUARDS!*

[@kosmosXcannon]

Just missing one that heals ally units.

[@mpt7295]

@@kosmosXcannon what about pallas talent 2

[@christianvannucci6455]

@@kosmosXcannon No need to heal if everyone else dies or if your guard is immune to death

[@brisloviayt829]

@@kosmosXcannon what about generating DP

[@tlakutlaku1377]

@@brisloviayt829 isnt mountain like 8 dp?

[@evee4160]

If frostleaf was to be released today she would inflict freeze

[@littlejohn8435]

@@shubtakkorathinasapostle1159 HG: We can only give 2 tiles of additional range. Take it or leave it.

[@rainedans8684]

Alter Frostleaf less gooo

[@SenYeon]

Frostleaf is really good and fun to use tbh

[@carlosnathanieljannjusonal4826]

@@SenYeon can I get a opinion for how to use her today? I'm new and stuff

[@phoebecara4361]

​@@carlosnathanieljannjusonal4826 oof you didn't get a response how's your game progress doing so far?

[@mayatree0]

Also some additional info for Dualstrike guards: They also have a way to generate SP through their talents that makes their SP issue pretty minor. Bibeak ASPD+ talent or Ch'en and Cutter's SP regeneration talents as an example. They're pretty cool :))

[@utasau4526]

Also they have the highest auto attack dps and relatively high overall dps which make them very strong against low def enemies

[@silverdededestruction2197]

Bring all three dualstrik guards for very fast and strong burst

[@minerdxxd733]

i was thinking that Tachanka doesnt really have this but then I remember his funny range

[@monikaisdonewiththeinterne2039]

Also after getting a bit lucky i found that on IS2 there is a relic that makes all (insert guard branch that i forgor x2) and Dualstrike guards ignore not 25, not 50, but 70% ENEMY DEFENSE From all the 3 archtypes this relic boost, clearly the dualstrike one enjoys it the most as their biggest weakness is of course, defense and they deal 2 hits Tachanka shredded everything on my run since i had Warfarin with him 90% of the time

[@minerdxxd733]

@@monikaisdonewiththeinterne2039 70% defense ignore and 2sp for every hit will just fix every problem with Swordsmaster and just make em shred

[@xpokemaster1]

Guards are truly one the classes of all times

[@AmoreyYaoiSecks]

Definitely, there are operators in this class and it has archetypes, certainly making it a class

[@Team_Orchid]

Dreadnaughts have best elite 1v1 results when fighting elites and bosses that deal nonphysical damage to better make use of their massive HP pools. Of course for bosses this assumes that the boss isn't yet another stupid, unblockable jerk that Hypergriff seems to be on a massive streak with.

[@eveakane6563]

Was there a boss that's unblockable this year?

[@justasandvich7168]

@@eveakane6563 well. Andoain currently. So was Degenbrecher

[@eveakane6563]

Technically you can block Degenbrecher, it's just that you have to treat her like a mix of CS and...who else disabled ops before her again?

[@defaulted9485]

@@eveakane6563 Lucien 'Blood Diamond', Mouthpiece, Big Sad Lock, Degenbrecher, Andoain, Mandragora, Sui - Xiang, R6S 'Perfect Organism', Sal Viento. That's 7 events worth of 'unblockable' bosses. Don't get me started on sh-ts like Blindey, Smarty, Dublinn Floaters, Everything in Under Tides with Nervous Impairment, and Duck Lord.

[@eveakane6563]

I mean technically some of those bosses don't move in the conventional sense or are stationary, have special requirements before blocking or have teleport.

[@pbtugas9892]

Kinda offtopic but its quite cute that when skadi alt's stun is finished (noticebly at 7:05) she does her skill animation again

[@vapeannigama9632]

huh, you're right

[@Santisima_Trinidad]

If this list seems long, just let me remind you that vanguards were originally going to be just another part of the guard archetype, which would make the list significantly longer.

[@ChuongDang185]

The fact that the introduction of the Guard class analysis is it’s own video says it all really. We really are playing GuardKnights. Looking forward to seeing how many videos Yii has to make to analyse all the guards in the game.

[@narukamid]

I love the fact that this class analysis is just listing the guard branches lol I hope you're not missing branches because I don't even know all of them

[@thanoof]

Yes, those are all branches as of the release of this video

[@Yaximbahps]

I have no doubts that sooner or later we'll get yet another Guard type to ensure we keep the Guardknights meme and/or to frustrate Yii and other people who have to describe it to us viewers. The closest classes that could gain that many branches are Specialists, followed by Snipers and Casters. ...Inb4 we get crazy classes like 'anti-air only' or 'attack only when skill activates' Snipers, melee type casters (not like Amiya, who becomes an actual Guard to do that) or support Specialists who ignore deployment limits like the robots or Nearl Alter with either of said limits for it.

[@yuurina5092]

Mlynar?

[@rainedans8684]

Rosmontis, a _Sniper_ Operator: - uses slabs of irons (called Swords) - can't even hit a drone Ah, looks like the Sniper class are truly made of Snipers

[@Santisima_Trinidad]

There is already a melee only caster operator. That one from the greay chief returns event. Extremely bad. Also, tactican vanguards are technically summoners who ignore deployment limit.

[@splitcryptic]

​@@Santisima_TrinidadHer name is Tomimi and yeh, she ain't that good D:

[@manikaditha6308]

0 defense archetype lol.

[@Mr_Rhodey]

Guardknights players: *_*Sweating nervously._**

[@hendrihendri3939]

And the plot thickens What will this *special* Amiya Fumo give Yii? A chance to pull Irene? Or a free Specter Alter? Stay tuned on Yii-Arknights. Also, Highmore (the new Reaper-class) is kind of the backup for La Pluma. Yes, she is good on IS3, but for General, she gonna have to share the floor with La Pluma.

[@randomguy7114]

I am honestly very happy with how Highmore's kit looks. She has her uses without really stepping on anyone's toes - ie. Highmore is much more defense oriented with physical dodge, elemental healing and %HP heals while La Pluma is all about fast attacks and shredding everything. Of course that is all only how it sounds on paper since I haven't had a chance to try her out yet... TL;DR: I really like that both Pluma and Highmore seem to have their own niches

[@wolfs_are_doggos2581]

istg the little commentaries are always so funny, keep up the good work!!

[@htv_therealog8243]

1:31 I respect the moment of silence but I still use her in every event to this day.

[@ragnid]

My man ❤

[@Mr.Dempsey115]

2:05 matoimaru could survive that too because she has 5k+ HP

[@januszpolak254]

She need lvl 2 Module thought. Aak deal 5600 damage to her

[@makie128]

And when Talulah becomes playable, she'd bring another guard branch. Arts centurion? Arts reaper? Ranged arts? Well ranged arts is basically just caster on melee tile.

[@Liscinov]

That'd be so amazing

[@thanoof]

We already have Broca and most of the lords deal arts damage through skills.

[@christianvannucci6455]

I mean, Thorns is sniper on melee tile, so... Tequila and Mylnar are phalanx casters but melee

[@januszpolak254]

If she ever be then most likley she will be second Arts guard

[@yuurina5092]

She will most likelly be an arts guard not a new class

[@ArielFebr]

Thanks dude. I was confused by the variety of guards before watching this

[@lukaasadorian5824]

centurions could be moved from guard to defender at this point and it'd probably be fitting considering we already have a couple damage-focused defender branches, just saying

[@lilremix]

to be fair, defenders as a whole are still generally tanky compared to centurions. so thats still their main thing that being said, healing defenders are called 'guard'iands lmao

[@thanoof]

Absolutely not. Unlike defenders, centurions get their asses handed to them if they block more than 2 elite enemies. Sometimes, even 2 elite enemies are enough to get them to the brink of retreat.

[@christianvannucci6455]

@@lilremix I mean, the low rarities may not be that tanky, but many centurions have tankiness comparable to the least defensive defender variants, like guardians or artillery. Gavial and Blaze tank fairly well, thanks to their skills too

[@christianvannucci6455]

@@thanoof I mean, yeah, put some are pure defense, while say artillery defensers like Ashlock tank even less than many centurions

[@lilremix]

@@christianvannucci6455 u say low rarities.. e1 55 beagle has more base def than a e2 90 blaze pepelaugh

[@Alexandragon1]

Thx for the video!

[@MobTheKnight]

Hell yeah, new Yii video in the morning

[@MinhNguyen-vq9ry]

That JoJo jump scare nearly gave me a heart attack. Thanks Yii for almost releasing me from this painful existence

[@bananamanbro6613]

a.... Sheer Heart Attack?

[@niaford3775]

Nani? Is that the stand that can surpass metal gear?

[@GekogaWishnya]

Dear RNGesus, I'm very thankful that my first 3 6* was SA, Surtr, Blaze and another SA (in that exact order, with not that many rolls on Join OP 5). It's one of the best starts in gacha I had.

[@tangu2265]

I hope we get more Gaurd class

[@HiImYii]

i hope we dont :)

[@thanoof]

I hope we get more medic subclasses.

[@derpyderp2270]

No one tell him theres a new guard

[@kevinthesublime2317]

Btw, Hyper added another sub class: the crusher guard. Very similar to Centurion, but no defense at all!

[@SeaweedAK]

Yii is one of the Arknights content creator ever exist.

[@lawgx9819]

arknights is so abundance with guard class, the most severe class ban in CC is guard ban

[@echigokurogane8612]

It’s real funny watching this again when HG decided to bless Guards with another archetype.

[@shido9469]

they should consider making more liberator and reaper

[@Screwypone]

A note for dreadnaught guards, at least for one of the 4 star... Matoimaru can survive aak buff if she has the module and is buffed before activating her skill 2. All without going into Matoimaru phase 2.

[@abduhzuhdi8391]

my current problem with guard class is the fact that reaper guard make musha guard(hellagur archetype) more overshadowed than before jezzz

[@mayatree0]

Nope, Repear is way too reliant to constant waves of enemies to heal themselves making them literally vulnerable to ranged attacks from afar. Meanwhile the Musha guards has a talent or sets of skills that heals themselves without the need of others.

[@amal-_-8360]

@@mayatree0 unless you're akafuyu, she do the opposite of healing, sacrificing half of her health

[@januszpolak254]

@@mayatree0 Only Hellagur can consistently heal himself when dealing good damage thought. Utage sucks in actually killing stuff when with S1 while Akafuyu have no healing at all.

[@thanoof]

@@mayatree0 Nah, the real difference is basically the same as Hellagur vs Mudrock debate: Mushas excel at duels with tankier enemies whereas reapers literally just reap trash mobs.

[@yuurina5092]

@@mayatree0 problem is that reapers 6 star is still not present Musha also has the same problem but then you realize operators like hellagur ignores it quite well Mostl likelly the 6 star reaper will fix its healing problems as it will most likelly be an Agir themed operator (ulpian)

[@theperson5457]

And his music is electric...

[@rifwann]

And we need more.

[@ryanluu8757]

I appreciate you

[@Tenko578]

*just got mountain and now I'm watching this...Hoping for a top operator tag with guard and get blaze hopefully qwq*

[@lunesaveter8521]

I want to see what Yii's reaction is when he learned that CN recently added Crusher branch under Guard

[@Xairathan]

*kicks the door in* Incorrect, Flint's talent does not give her some form of dodge, because Mr. Nothing and Hellagur have that niche cornered already (thank god if we had a 3rd dodge op I'd commit)

[@HiImYii]

i didnt even check i just assumed because beehunter/mountain/jackie/indra had dodge lol

[@Xairathan]

@@HiImYii LOL yeah flint gives her (at e2) 40% (45% at pot) more dmg to enemies that she isn't blocking which syncs with her s2. which by the way her s2 (drop block count to 0) is her "dodge" skill. monkaW

[@snarbysnarbolax]

@@provenceenjoyer6261 based name. Big numbers and big fluff supremacy

[@Astatos-Lota]

The new fumo is actually a deep sea dwelling unimaginable being

[@yautl1]

Using The Rain Formerly Known As Purple... I see you are a man of culture as well.

[@asanezz1111]

God bless you for putting Purple Rain

[@elipothesarcosuchus8758]

Guards are truly one of the most operators of all time

[@januszpolak254]

Flamebringer can survive Aak if he is maxed with LVL1 module or killed 7 enemies.

[@CrymsynMoon]

Oh no. Have we learned nothing from the Abyssal Hunters? Mixing Seaborn with people was one thing, but now an Amiya Fumo? Science has gone too far damn it! Ah well. I look forward to seeing what crazy faction buff Abyssal Amiya Fumo can bring to the feesh squad.

[@niko2454]

good because i love guards along with vanguards and defenders !!!

[@koschwarz275]

I used Pallas a lot tho. My fav Instructor ever

[@sharkorn27]

i heard like an inkling of Risk of Rain music and my brain instantly recognised it lmao, good taste!

[@angrydude12311]

As much as I love my guards because they're fun, they're pretty busted. Even the game acknowledges this because some characters powerful in lore doesn't show their true anime power until they're re-released as a Guard Also Risk of Rain 2 soundtrack used, man of class detected

[@yuurina5092]

Most guard characters in lore are either weak or busted compared to their lore counterpart Surtr cant use her arts correctly on lore while being broken in normal gameplay While chen a extremely strong sword user in lore loses to her weird alter and almost every other guard

[@mythicalskeleton1546]

Passive heals come from perfumer and Angelina's talents but also bards

[@draftsky12]

nice choice of music I love Risk Of Rain 2's ost

[@Rasselon]

This is one of the Arknights videos ever created. You sound pained, you might be burned out by producing so many vidoes in a short span of time.

[@renegadecthulhu]

Looks like he wasn't able to recover yet from the Feeesh Squad last video...

[@KindaMad958]

Variety :)

[@nataloserlover]

i cant with the chapters man there's Branches and characteristics, and Other branches and characteristics

[@anzyroadside2374]

Ah yes, the guard class is made up of guards. I wonder which class has as many operators as the number of branches in the guard class.

[@rodchedomingo2089]

The closest is probably Ranged Guard/Lord since there's 8 operators in that archetype.

[@luckyadiatma2157]

And the devs add new branch again, with same description as "chainsaw" branch, but this time rather using a chainsaw, they use claymore

[@kazukidanton3102]

bth I watch Yii's video because you make smoll Amiya talks reminded me of Undertale. Secondly, it has it own quirky and comedy mixing with bizarre daily gives a similar feeling as I'm watching Mr.bean and stuff

[@galigen5511]

It should have been split into two classes to make it similar to casters and snipers

[@blazi7560]

It's Yiiing Time

[@markorajnovic9539]

we got a new guard branch in il siracusano

[@fauxfirefur]

If you need a ground-based fighter that prioritises dealing damage over taking hits, there's not really any space other than guard...

[@mura_saki28]

And we had another one, maybe need to make a new video about it, lol

[@yourlocalswarmofmoths]

There are 6 guard subclasses, duelest, ranged, vampire, AOE, jojos, and funky

[@xenotyphon]

Lords even have RES, damn well-rounded.

[@VanitysEmptiness]

Too bad. You know we'll just keep getting more Guards~ Still not a bad analysis going over all the subclasses.

[@animalpetdrakenstar6598]

Frostleaf…;(…may she get an alter with a better kit soon

[@sirchaotic1212]

Game really loves to give me guards, from my 6 six-stars 3 of them are guards. Thorns, SA(2 pot) and Ch'en. Not that I'm complaining, but I really need other classes. My other 6* are Lee(pot 2 no Ling sadge), Hoshiguma and GG.

[@eveakane6563]

I love Amiya's sfx. It sounds cute.

[@Rose-85]

It's guardin time

[@VCE4]

1:30 😔 Justice for best snow fox when

[@iang257]

Hey, Amiya Fumo merch when?

[@zweilnyx6072]

"What ar they guarding" you ask? Why, all the Orundums I spent from dumping it all on Ch'en Alter, of course!

[@Rarog204]

Yii fishing lore no freaking way

[@coldcallerloopy]

I myself only found out Liberators have 3 block after using Tequila in my Guiding Ahead loxic farm, I thought they had 2 block too lol

[@fuckinghugepablo]

slay king

[@conqueenfador5037]

im surprised that yii, didnt call that video something like Galore Grade Guard or A GoGo Group Guard. for those that dont know "A GoGo and Galore mean abundance of something" welp either way liked your video, mate.

[@HiImYii]

thats because theres too many guard bramches

[@kevintan3705]

Call in the fishe squad. That fumo is another eldritch abomination.

[@LoganRonin-vn2we]

Yes.

[@_orbitaldrop3673]

Damn that RoR 2 soundtrack hits hard

[@misakikokoro8775]

More guard classes pls

[@bananamanbro6613]

YOOOOOO ROR2 SOUNDTRACK

[@chronicle420]

If only we get another sorting type for each classes on their individual branches, it would be nice cause there's to many, especially the guard class 🗿

[@yetti3968]

Amiya being rich is canon in the yii lore, like who has the funds to buy multiple fumos

[@PlainOlSoapBar]

RISK OF RAIN 2 MUSIC THIS IS TRULY AN AMIYAPOG MOMENT

[@meridianmile8033]

Franka is awesome against tough enemies. I have her maxed out on everything. She's my favorite 5 star. She's also Melantha's sensei.

[@LoopBell]

It gives off different aura Yii: what me: what

[@MidoriDragon]

The guard class is truly made of guards…

[@mizuhashitsunoka]

We still don't have guards that can heal others. We are not done with guards saga yet.

[@cheekywombat9208]

Pallas is the _sole_ healer of the Guardknights.

[@mizuhashitsunoka]

@@cheekywombat9208 we get a nurse guard that heals in diamond range but as a melee unit, bet.

[@snarbysnarbolax]

We also don't have guards with summons/deployables

[@snarbysnarbolax]

Healer guard = shinning alter????? HG plz Also give us Rangers, scimitar of the red valley

[@saltissalty3498]

Instructors with a specific branch of module can hit drone.

[@hattorutiguwry5311]

OH YEAH WE LOVE GUARDS

[@casualhoshiyomi]

omg the amiyafumo lore is developing...

[@kjriwoutube]

My favorite branch is the Yii branch

[@gaelx3d674]

Can't wait for healer guard

[@metalforge6915]

yii guardknights when?

[@blahtoblahtoto6441]

Pepp.... wtf!? xD

[@alexwoogie462]

guard gaming

[@shadowfan8217]

I've been gone for a year or two, and now guard has multiple classes?

[@akai7sora]

8:10 => The instructor branch in a nutshell

[@zegrathbloodshade5785]

Glorius Melee Combat