Guardians are support members of your party that provide beneficial effects while not actively participating in battle. They can be accessed through the party menu. There are three types of guardians: ATK, DEF, and SUP. You may only use one of each type of guardian at a time.
- ATK guardians offer enhanced strength to units with hidden elements that correspond to the guardian's element.
- DEF guardians offer reduced damage from enemies that have the disadvantaged element (i.e. Wind enemy to Earth element).
- The damage reduction applies to all units in your party, not just ones of the corresponding element.
- Some DEF guardians may have different effects, such as increased HP under certain conditions.
- SUP guardians offer various miscellaneous effects to the party such as reduced poison chance or increased RCV.
- The conditions for these effects may vary depending on the guardian.
Guardians also activate all units with the corresponding hidden elements in your party. For example, if your team contains units with the hidden element wind, including a wind element guardian in your party will "activate" the wind element on all units with the wind hidden element. You are not restricted to using guardians of the same element and it is highly recommended to adjust guardians to match your needs in different situations.