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| Released: | DMSP-02 The King of Legend |
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Guard Strike is a keyword.
Details[]
The ability appears on creatures as well as spells.
After a card with Guard Strike is added to your hand from your shields, you are able to show it to your opponent, choose one of your opponents creatures and prevent it from attacking that turn.
While similar to the 
Shield Trigger or 
Strike Back abilities, the card remains in your hand after being shown.
It is similar to the "Prin Effect", but it only prevents a creature from attacking, and only for the current turn.
Many cards have received new versions of themselves with the Guard Strike ability, but new cards such as Bolshack Momoking and Dolmark-2, Shadow Warrior have also been released.
Reminder Text[]
The latest reminder text for Guard Strike reads:
| Guard Strike (When you add this CARD TYPE from your shield zone to your hand, you may reveal it to your opponent and choose one of your opponent's creatures. That creature can't attack this turn.) |
Example[]
| 6 Bolshack Dragon GS |
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Fire  / Creature Armored Dragon 6000+ |
 Guard Strike (When you add this creature from your shield zone to your hand, you may reveal it to your opponent and choose one of your opponent's creatures. That creature can't attack this turn.) ■ Double breaker ■ While attacking, this creature gets +1000 power for each fire card in your graveyard. |
Cards with the Guard Strike ability[]
Creatures
Distas
- Aquan-2, Electro
- Colupia, Flame Dragon God's Skysoar
- Daichi-3, Savage
- Decurl-1, Tyrant
- Dolmark-2, Shadow Warrior
- Drisco-3, Soultool
- Heafo-3, Heaven Wings
- Kuroro, Darkness Dragon God's Skysoar
- Minmei-1, Faerie
- Pilucky, Heavenly Dragon God's Skysoar
- Skevi-3, Shadow
- Tenpro-3, Electro
Dispector
RexStars
Other
- Akane, Cheer Space
- Chiffon, Karma's Deification
- Hamukatsuman, No.1 Wind Wave
- Heavy Death Metal GS, Destruction Dragon God
- Humpty Lupia
- Jaouga, Oniga Rakshasa
- Justice and Everything Else
- Karakureversi, Geima Treacherous Fox
- Lunatic God GS, Emperor of the Gods
- Magic Circle of the Wicked Heart
- Rudolph Alcadeia, Mystic Light Shinkan
- The Black GS, Roaring Sound
- Valkyrias Musha Musashi "Niten"
- Yell X, Idol Faerie
Spells
King Cells
List of Guard Strike card versions[]
(Name, Rarity and Artist changes are excluded from the difference in characteristics.)
Guard Strike added to the original characteristics[]
Almost same characteristics[]
Double Sided Card that became creature[]
Most original characteristics with minor changes[]
| Old Card: | Guard Strike Card: | Changes: |
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| Romanov the 1st, Lord of the Demonic Eye | Romanov the 1st GS, Lord of the Demonic Eye | Graveyard Fertilizer was changed from "darkness card from deck" to "5 cards from top of deck" on CiP. |
| Katsuking, Kung Fu Shogun | Katsuking GS, Kung Fu Shogun | Changed from Exile Creature to Creature. Untap Killer is permanent. |
| Lionel, Zenith of "Ore" | Lionel GS, Zenith of "Ore" | No shield addition. |
| Logic Cube | Logic Re:Cube | Shield Trigger replaced with Guard Strike. Deck Search changed to look at top 4 cards. |
Support[]
Supporting[]
Cards that support Guard Strike
| Support Card: | Card Effect: |
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| Volzeos Balamord | ■ Whenever you use "Guard Strike", you may put the top card of your deck into your mana zone, then choose one of your opponent's creatures and tap it. |
| Volzeos Balamord, New World King | ■ Whenever you use "Guard Strike", you may put the top card of your deck into your mana zone. |
Supported[]
Cards supported by Guard Strike
| Support Card: | Card Effect: |
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| Baphoromea, Destroyed World Demonic General | ■ When you reveal this creature to your opponent with the "Guard Strike" ability, choose one of your opponent's creatures. That creature gets -3000 power until the end of the turn. |
| Momostar Canbello | ■ When you put this creature or when you reveal this creature to your opponent with the "Guard Strike" ability, destroy one of your opponent's creatures that has "blocker". |
| Minogami (Saga Star) | ■ When you reveal this creature to your opponent with "Guard Strike", reveal the top card of your deck. If it's a non-evolution RexStars, you may put it. If you do, put this creature on it. |
| Savark, Kirazeustar | ■ When you reveal this creature to your opponent with the "Guard Strike" ability, choose one of your opponent's creatures and tap it. |
Anti-Guard Strike Cards[]
Anti-Guard Strike Cards
| Support Card: | Card Effect: |
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| Redzone Formula, Overlordless Invasion | ■ While this creature is attacking, your opponent can't use "Guard Strike". |
Rulings[]
- Q. What kind of ability is "Guard Strike"?
- A. It is an ability that triggers when you add it from your shield zone to your hand. You are able to show that card to your opponent and prevent one of your opponent's creatures from attacking. source
- Q. How do you use "Guard Strike"?
- A. When you put a card that has "Guard Strike" into your hand from your shield zone, show that card to your opponent and declare that you will use the ability. Then, when resolving, you are able to choose one of your opponent's creatures and cause it to be unable to attack. source [2021.12.17]
- Q. My opponent attacked with Momodachi Kentnark and broke one of my shields with the "whenever this attacks" ability. If the broken shield was a card with "Guard Strike" such as Bolshack Dragon GS, can I stop the attack of Momodachi Kentnark?
- A. No, you can't. While you are able to choose the attacking creature with "Guard Strike", the attack has already been declared, and can't be prevented. source
- Q. I have Hakumei Doji in my hand. One of my broken shields was Bolshack Dragon GS. When I put that card in my hand, am I able to use the "Strike Back" ability of Hakumei Doji as well as the "Guard Strike" ability?
- A. Yes, you may use both. In that case, declare that you will use both abilities at the time you add them to your hand. After you discard the Bolshack Dragon GS and summon Hakumei Doji with the Strike Back ability, resolve the "Guard Strike" ability. source [2021.12.17]
- Q. The two cards added to my hand at the same time were Emergency Typhoon and Bolshack Dragon GS. I declared "Shield Trigger" and "Guard Strike". If I used Emergency Typhoon and discarded Bolshack Dragon GS, am I still able to use the "Guard Strike" ability?
- A. Yes, you can. If you declared the use of "Guard Strike" when it was added to your hand, you can still use the ability even if it didn't stay in your hand and was discarded by the Emergency Typhoon. source
- Q. My opponent has Spell Del Fin, Light Divine Dragon in the battle zone, so I can't cast spells. One of my broken shields was Faerie Re:Life. Am I able to use "Guard Strike"?
- A. Yes. Using "Guard Strike" is not casting a spell. source
- Q. I have Lionel, Zenith of "Ore" in the battle zone. One of my broken shields was Bolshack Dragon GS. Can I use both "Guard Strike" and the "Shield Trigger" ability given by Lionel, Zenith of "Ore"?
- A. Yes, you may use both. You can resolve them in either order. You may resolve 'Guard Strike' and then summon 'Bolshack Dragon GS' with Shield Trigger, or summon the 'Bolshack Dragon GS' and then resolve the Guard Strike. source [2021.12.17]
- Q. Genmu Emperor, Infinite Dragon is in the battle zone, so the effects of spells that cost 5 or last are ignored. One of my broken shields was Faerie Re:Life. Can I use its "Guard Strike" ability?
- A. You are able to declare the usage of "Guard Strike". However, while the spells ability isn't ignored, and the "Guard Strike" ability can trigger and be declared, the effect of spells are ignored, so nothing happens as a result. source
- Q. Genmu Emperor, Infinite Dragon is in the battle zone, so the effects of spells that cost 5 or last are ignored. Two of my shields are broken, containing Faerie Re:Life and Terror Pit. I declared the use of Terror Pit to destroy the Genmu Emperor, Infinite Dragon. Can I then the "Guard Strike" ability of Faerie Re:Life?
- A. Yes, you can. When the Genmu Emperor, Infinite Dragon leaves the battle zone, its Static Ability of ignoring spell effects is gone. The effects of Faerie Re:Life won't be ignored, so you can use "Guard Strike" without issue. source
According to the General Game Rules 101.4, the Shield Trigger, Strike Back, Guard Strike, and Sabaki Z keyword have specific usage timings.
- For details, see "Shield Check".
Related Categories[]
- For cards that give your shields the Guard Strike ability, see here.
- For cards preventing the Guard Strike ability from being used, see here.
