Village Guards: How they work

Village Guards: How they work

A Village Guard prevents any attacks on your village for a short period of time. That time is from 30 minutes up to 4 hours, depending on your League level, but even unranked players can receive a 30-minute guard.

While the Guard is active, your village will act as if online. Only available after your Shield has ended, the Guard takes your Village out of matchmaking as you raid to your heart’s content. Entering matchmaking does not cost time off your Guard -- unlike the Shield, which gets shorter with every attack you make.

There are three ways to activate a Village Guard: 

• Purchase a 2-hour Village Guard for a very low cost via the in-game shop (23h cooldown).
• An automatic Village Guard will activate after your Shield expires (time based off Trophy League). 
• Every defense that does not result in a Shield will trigger a 30-minute Village Guard, as long as at least 1 building was destroyed.

Keep in mind, while under a Village Guard you can do pretty much whatever you want without fear of being attacked; continue playing, or even pocket your phone while putting those finishing touches on your custom set of P.E.K.K.A armor. 

Keep in mind: a Guard always counts toward your Personal Break timer.