A list of ground human treasure guardians
A list of ground animals, including treasure guardians
A Guardian is anything that is guarding a treasure. It is not hostile to anyone, until it is attacked, however once it is attacked, all the guardians on its treasure will attack whichever unit first attacked it. If you damage a guardian and walk away, the guardian can instantly autoheal to full health so that you can not damage a guardian and come back to finish it off later in an easier battle. All treasure guardians are incredibly fast with at least 6 speed. Guardians can range from polar bears (which can appear in the middle of the amazon), to orca whales on sea. The difficulty and number of guardians per treasure determines how great the reward of the treasure is. Oftentimes there is more than one guardian, making attacking with just your Explorer difficult.
A list of sea manned treasure guardians
Game Info 
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Treasure Guardians are infantry, cavalry, or naval units that stand in a map guarding Treasures of wood, food, coin, units, or special bonuses for your explorer; such as increased hit points - although these bonuses for your explorer only last the game. In the Asian Dynasties maps other types of treasure has been added, like for example, a food discount on all costs. The Treasure Guardians have to be killed in order to claim Treasures. In the early stages of the game some treasure guardians can prove a challenge to defeat and should not be taken care of by civilian units, as high losses will result. Against renegade units, rather than creatures, are much tougher to defeat and should be dispatched with military force, or by use of the Explorer's abilities. Most Treasure Guardians are usually wild animals or renegade men, both of which are from the Mother Nature faction. Some of the treasure guardians are superficially similar to mercenaries available to hire through the saloon.
Treasure Guardians are their own class of unit and do not inflict or receive counter bonuses when fighting normal military units. Explorers, War Chiefs, Monks, and Tame Animals all have attack bonuses against Treasure Guardians. In addition, Explorers can use their Sharpshooter ability to kill a single guardian; War Chiefs can convert a single guardian to fight for them; and Monks can stun a single guardian for a few seconds. With these abilities, explorer upgrade cards, and any tame animals you find or train, even the best guarded treasures can be yours.
Tactics Edit
To defeat Treasure Guardians the Explorer alone can't take on in a direct fight, attack (preferably with the sharpshooter ability), then turn to run. The Treasure Guardians will pursue the attacker for some time, then return to the treasure. As soon as they turn, attack them. They will react confused, allowing the Explorer to get several free shots in, increasing his odds in the following fight. This tactic will need a lot of the players undivided attention, but it will allow him to grab more valuable treasures early in the game
If the has some more fighting units at hand, it is advised to attack with the Explorer and then run away in circles. The guardians will pursue the Explorer, allowing the support units to kill them without retaliation. Using the Explorer has the advantage that any damage inflicted by the guardians will auto-regenerate, but it is possible to use fast unit with weak attack as well, allowing the explorer to fight.
List of Guardians Edit
There are many types of Treasure Guardians:
Animals Edit
Land Animals Edit
- Alligator
- Black Bear
- Black Panther
- Cougar
- Coyote
- Grizzly Bear
- Jaguar
- Lion
- Lion-Tailed Macaque
- Monitor Lizard
- Orangutan
- Panda
- Polar Bear
- Rhinoceros
- Snow Leopard
- Snow Monkey
- Tibetan Macaque
- Tiger
- White Tiger
- Wolf
Marine Animals Edit
Infantry Edit
- Blind Monk
- Buccaneer Captain
- Delinquent Thuggee
- Fugitive Dacoit
- Masterless Samurai
- Outlaw Blowgunner
- Outlaw Musketeer
- Outlaw Pistolero
- Outlaw Rifleman
- Pirate
- Smuggler
