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| Generic Go-To |
| More Passive |
ritual dagger
| More Aggressive |
| Situational Items |
Lotus Crown
Ares is an aggressive god that focuses on bullying the enemy out of lane, to the point of killing them. Using his 
Shackles, he is directed towards aggressive and lethal damage, if he's being precise with his aim. However, with 
Bolster Defenses, he can still be a good support, giving a big buff to the team. His Ultimate, 
No Escape, is centered towards his theme, of destruction and to force the enemy to fight. Ares should use Aggressive Builds, more focused towards Auras, since they help him with his passive, while also focusing on mana, since he's such a mana-hungry god. Ares is a force to be dealt with. If you ignore him/underestimate him early, prepare to be punished at level 5 and in the late-game, if he gets ahead. Good Ares players can wreak havoc upon any team, and is mostly seen on the Support role, for his insuficient wave clear.
Athena is a hybrid goddess that focuses on keeping the enemy team busy while her team nukes them. With 
Confound, she can disorient the enemy team, being it in order to kill them, or in order to save another god. With her 
Preemptive Strike, she can safely get in and out of teamfights, and coupled with 
Defender of Olympus, she becomes the best Guardian when it comes to map presence. Athena can use any of the 3 builds, since she's mostly a hybrid character, she can mostly get the Generic Go-To build, since it completements her playstyle, but she can benefir from all of the other builds, if they compliment the player's playstyle. Athena is just an annoyance for the enemy team. If they don't focus her, she distracts them, if they focus her, they're wasting time on a tank that can buy time for her team to kill her chasers. She can be seen in Solo, Support and Jungle roles, since she can do all 3 just fine.
Bacchus is an aggressive god that focuses on dealing insane amounts of direct and DoT damage with his 
Belly Flop and 
Belch of the Gods. Having an amazing exemple of the Support's Sacrifice motto, he sacrifices his escape, Belly Flop, to peel and help his team destroying the enemy team, while being able to do damage himself, with 
Intoxicate and the high base-damage numbers for both Belly Flop and Belch of the Gods Bacchus should go for the Aggressive build, since he can be the biggest threat on the enemy team, by his CC, coupled with his damage, he is jokingly refered to as the "Support for those who don't want to Support". Bacchus is that god that a lot of people love to play, but none love to find him on the enemy team. He can, even if playing support, kill an ADC with his bloated base damage, and hus passive just brings him to a whole new level of annoyance. At least Hi-Rez did make him not the tankiest character out there, and pretty mana-hungry! He can be found in the support and jungle roles.
Cabrakan is an aggressive god, focusing on hunting targets and easy picks on the enemy side. His unique move, 
Tremors, makes his damage unpredictable, since it depends if the enemy is able to get out of it through an ability/relic, or if he needs to walk his way out. Normally coupled with 
Tectonic Shift, this 2 abilities alone can kill most squishy characters in the game, giving Cabrakan his feared presence. Cabrakan should go for the Aggressive build, since he can be the biggest threat on the enemy team, with his insane damage. While he can play more passively, it wouldn't benefit his playstyle at all Cabrakan is a underapreciated character, normally ruled off as weak, since most players don't know how to play him. Dedicated Cabrakan players can bring out his true power and be able to bring havoc among the enemy team. Normally played in the Solo lane, due to his inneficiency as a support and his 1v1-induced kit, he is one of the scariest gods to meet in the battlefield. Cabrakan guides out there.
Dragonic Corruption
Fafnir is a hybrid god, in which in his own gameplay there are moments in which he benefits from being more passive, and moments he benefits for being more aggressive, in the same match. Early on, while 
Coerce isn't that strong, he mostly focuses on being an aggressive bully that stuns, slows and disarms his enemies, and, later on, he becomes a damage sponge and buff giver for the ADC (Under normal circumstances). Fafnir can build all the 3 builds, but mostly benefits from the Generic Go-To, since it gives him the edge he needs, and enough mana and CDR to spam Coerce later on. Fafnir is a really popular Guardian, with his steroid buff and pure strangth, he represents an aggressive prick that can dive your team alone, to buy time for his team. While he mostly benefits from playing aggressively, he still can be well played passively. Fafnir guides out there.
Geb is a hybrid, but mostly passive god. Focusing on the defense of his allies, Geb mostly has CC in his kit to buy time for his team. Shoc wave knocks-up enemies, 
Cataclysm stuns them, 
Roll Out knocks them back, and 
Stone Shield cleanses and gives "temporary health" to his allies. Geb should build the Passive build, since he needs to be alive so he can help his allies in succeding in teamfights. Geb is the perfect passive Guardian. He can deal damage himself, but he is geared towards aiding his team, and not himself. While he is mostly found in the Support role, some brave souls play him as Solo, and some of them even succeed in the function
Khepri is a passive god, focusing on the protection and oppotunity-oppening for his team to attack, or retreat. With 
Abduct, he can force a player out of his position, either helping your team in killing him, or aiding your ally into fleeing him. He can also get a edge againts the enemy with 
Rising Dawn, since it debuffs the enemy team, coupled with 
Solar Flare, rooting enemies in place. In dire cases, he can use his Ultimate, Scarab's Blessings, to revive his about-to-be-fallen allies. Khepri should build the passive build, since he depends on his life to make sure his own team's life is also guaranteed. Khepri specifies in making sure his team stays alive, making him an obvious pick for Support. Since he can deal some (bad) damage, he can help in lane clearing, but his main utility is to counter enemy gods, be it in stopping them, distracting them, or killing them.
Kumbhakarna is an aggressive god, focusing on CC'ing enemies, keeping them out of fights, while doing some considerable damage in the process. 
Mighty Yawn is easily one of the most hated abilities in the game, and it's 3 second mesmerize is feared in the middle of a teamfight. His 
Groggy Strike banishes a player for a few seconds, which could be enough to win a teamfight. Kumbhakarna should build aggressively, since his utility depends on him doing damage on the enemy team, while have some health, but mostly damage. Kumbhakarna is one of the most feared aggressive guardians, with due respect. His damage is enough to play Solo, and his CC is impressive to the point of being a Support. Most players will run at the sight of a damage Kumbhakarna, but most of the times, it's useless. Kumbhakarna guides out there.
Sobek is an aggressive god, with 
Charge Prey, he can put enemies in a bad position, normally getting melted right after by your team. 
Sickening Strike is a direct counter to healers, debuffing healing received by 50%, and 
Lurking In The Waters regenerates a lot of mana and does a lot of damage. Sobek should build aggressively, but more focused toward mana and cooldown, since it's one of his biggest problems. Sobek is often seen both on Solo and on Support, mainly because of his sustain, his CC, and his damage output. Sickening Strike heals for a lot, Charge Prey can guarantee kills, and 
Tail Whip is a good way to keep a CC-Chain going.
Sylvanus is a passive god, focusing on healing his allies, putting enemies out of position, and helping his team with attacking/retreating. 
Verdant Growth is good for both rooting a enemy so your team can melt him, or to create room for a escape. 
Wisps heals your team, while damaging your enemies, and 
Nature's Grasp is normally a guaranteed kill. 
Wrath of Terra is also another amazing CC tool and teamfight iniciation. Sylvanus should build passively, since he mainly needs to be alive to be able to heal his team and reposition enemies for guaranteed kills. Be reminded Sylvanus should get Lotus Crown. Sylvanus is one of the most interessting passive gods. His heal isn't amazing, but it's potent, and his ability to help his own team, be it his root or his pull, is simply too strong to be ignored. Coupled with his Knock-Up, he has a big synergy with 
Awilix, making him a good choice while having her on the team. Sylvanus guides out there.
Terra is a hybrid goddess. While her CC is tremendous and her teamfight presence is just overwhelming, her damage is unsuficient to be called aggressive. 
Standing Stones makes her invulnerable to Awilix, which is a great Support killer, and her kit has unique features, making her the most hybrid goddess in the game. Terra should build Generic Go-To build, since damage increases her healing, but she still needs some tankyness to remain relevant. Also, Lotus Crown is an item recommended on hr. Terra is a fun one. While you can go guns blazing in a teamfight, you can also pull a Gandhi and focus more on helping your team escape then attack in itself. I myself like playing Terra more passively, using 
Monolith mostly to heal, Crushing Earth to proxy the wave, and [[Terra's Blessing to save a teammate more often then to stsart a teamfight. Terra's mostly seen on the Support role, for her insuficient damage for the Solo lane.
Xing Tian is an aggressive god, focusing on dealing damage and smart CC on his enemies to keep them at bay. 
Furious Roar is a great poke ability and wave-clear. 
Whirlwind of Rage and Steel is an amazing knock-back ability that can slow down a entire enemy team from chasing yours, and 
Hook Slam is a great iniciator, together with 
Sky-Cutting Axe. Xing Tian should build aggressively, since his utility depends on him doing damage on the enemy team, while have some health, but mostly damage. Be aware mana and CDR are also important for his kit to work better. Xing Tian is underpowered at this point, but a good Xing Tian player can overcome this state and do some work with him. For his damage output and 
Smouldering Rage, he can be seen both in the Support and Solo roles. Xing Tian guides out there.
Ymir is am aggressive god, dealing high amounts of damage with 
Glacial Strike, stunning enemies with 
Frost Breath, blocking of enemies that are escaping/chasing with 
Ice Wall and Shard of Ice is great at zoning and doing extra damage. Ymir should build the aggressive build, but with some CDR and Mana, maybe even Travelers Shoes to get extra movement speed. Ymir is great at dealing damage while CC'ing his foes. All of his damage abilities applies CC, and with 
Frostbite, he has Jungle potential, well used by Ymir players. Normally found in the Support role.
Stuke99 - For allowing me to do a Guardian variant of his Become the Deadliest Warrior guide.
December 2nd, 2016 ~ Guide Published !
December 19th, 2016 ~ Guide Updated, incluced Bernardozomer's Sobek guide.
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I always find it really difficult to decide what God to play, but this really helped put the Guardians in perspective. Now... if only I could a) Settle on a God and practice or b) Find a God I'm good at and stick with it. ^^
I often wonder how you measure how well you're doing as a Guardian. I know the whole Kills to death thing is a big deal for most people, but does that really apply to Guardians?
From what I've learned, a good support is somebody who:
K/D/A doesn't really apply to a support. If you do want to apply that to a support, I'd say the D/A are the most important. You don't want to die a lot, you want to setup kills and save allies, and a support generally isn't designed for killing.
That's my take on what I think is a good Guardian. Then again I'm really no good at the game so Prism can probably explain this a lot better than I did. Hope this helps you, though.
Also, @Frozen84, if you're a Guardian and not getting a solid K/D, you're a scrub.
(just in case you can't tell, that comment was a joke...as was that game, apparently lol)
I see where you're coming from and yes, it did help. You don't want to feed them until they're so fat they can just sit on you, but at the same time you can't be afraid to charge into the fray. Regardless of how you view your own skill level I do appreciate the insight and it did help. Hehe, you're probably better than you think.
A support can save teammates from death, but nobody would be killed. You're still a good support, but you won't get any assists. If we were to look solely at K/D/A, that'd make you a bad support, which you're not.
Another example is that you as the support get one kill, right? And for the rest of the game, your team goes absolutely rampage and kills everything without your help. During this game, you did everything you needed to do as a support: watch over your team, defend them, etc... You did good in the game, but on the scoreboard you are 1/0/0 (K/D/A). Does that make you a bad support? Not at all.
Just trying to make clear that even if you have more assists than kills, you're not a better support.
Read this spoiler for another example:
I really appreciate you all taking the time to answer my questions.
Bacchus is that god that a lot of people love to play, but none love to find him on the enemy team. He can, even if playing support, kill an ADC with his bloated base damage, and hus passive just brings him to a whole new level of annoyance. At least Hi-Rez did make him not the tankiest character out there, and pretty mana-hungry! He can be found in the support and jungle roles.
Fafnir is a really popular Guardian, with his steroid buff and pure strangth, he represents an aggressive prick that can dive your team alone, to buy time for his team. While he mostly benefits from playing aggressively, he still can be well played passively.
If you consider expanding on certain ideas, let me know if you want to use the code from the CQ guide for any parts of the Support/Jungle/Solo roles.
(Also maybe instead of saying "There are no good [insert guardian here] guides out there" just say "there are no [insert guardian here] guides that I would recommend," since there are guides for these gods and straight up calling them bad is kinda rude).