Guard 3 and guard 5, any difference?

[76561198055083273]

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[Mari]

only difference is chip damage, unless you tank a nergi dive bomb or super nova you wont notice any difference ( assuming you have guard up that is)

[kampfer91]

If you was knock away by a monster heavy attack , chance are , you may not survive a follow up attack with just guard 3 .

[76561198055083273]

Originally posted by kampfer91:

If you was knock away by a monster heavy attack , chance are , you may not survive a follow up attack with just guard 3 .

After the first heavy attack it would make my character slow to recover and leave me more vulnerable to attacks? How about normal attacks?

[!?!]

Less stamina consumption.

[auliaindra99]

With current content guard 5 is not really needed.
Behemoth is the monster where you will feel the difference between both

[jrubz]

if you have lance, guard 5 is overkill if you have a way to deal with chip damage, which is why I highly recommend regen aguments on at least 1 slot of your lance if you have it.

With guard 3, I never run out of stamina even vs jho's thrashing.

[Suzaku]

I'm pretty sure you can block any number of attacks regardless of the strength of the knockback as long as you have the stamina for it.

The main benefits of having higher guard is the reduced stamina cost, reduced chip damage, and faster recovery so you can counter sooner.

I have wanted to see what the difference was between all 5 ranks against the same attack, as well as how every shield reacts. I bet there's a YouTube video of such a thing already.

[76561198055083273]

Someone said a heavy attack would mess me up more with guard 3 than guard 5. That's the thing im worried about. Right now I have guard 5 with guard up and Im a super tank. I was thinking about going guard 3 for more of an offensive build for lance

[ึ]

guard 5 is overkill until Behemoth.

[Noble Ten]

Only thing that would matter most is Stamina drain between blocking level 3 and level 5. When Nerg hits 4 times in a row thats 4 blocks (also a move he does 2 or 3 super attacks in quick consession), if you didnt have a fullish enough bar of stamina, he can finish you more likely with guard 3 than guard 5. Its the only time nerg has killed me once or twice before I realized how it happened.