DAMAGE
Fierce Disdain
[A/D] + [RMB]
This skill is your only preawakening iframe and then goes into super armor at the end of the skill. It also can be used to switch you directly from awakening to preawakening and gives you an attack speed buff +10%. The skill also inflicts stiffness on good hits which you can sometimes try to use against classes without a grab to catch them out

Merciless Kick
[RMB] after Fierce Disdain
This skill is not really skilled into and should be locked if you have put points into it.
Axe Throw
[S] + [E]
This skill is completely unprotected and can be dangerous to use in PVP. It does debuff your enemies but you do have many other skills which can safely debuff

Foretold Encounter
[RMB] after Axe Throw
This skill can also be used while jumping. The best way to use it protected is to go into your block [Q] then [SHIFT] + [W] to run forwards, and then you jump with [SPACE] and press [RMB]. You can also swap to preawakening when in awakening by using Foretold Encounter, simply press [RMB] when you jump. It’s also important to press [S] directly after Foretold Encounter to go straight into your [Q] block and stop the awkward animation than can happen otherwise.
Claw Reveal
[SPACE] during certain skills
This skill is can be good for bombing during node wars if you use the ultimate version (100% black spirit rage skill) but it can be hard to pull off. The skill has a frontal guard and gives a critical hit damage +5% buff.
Avalanche Strike
[SHIFT] + [LMB]
This skill is an important skill in the guardian kit. It is the best knockdown skill they have and has a slightly quicker animation if you use it straight from your block. It does have forward guard when charging and also gives you an AP buff
Mountain Slam
[SHIFT] + [F]
This skill is useful as an extra super armor skill if you have cycled through your other protection skills. It also has a DP -10 debuff and decent range so it can be used at the start of group PVP.
Black Blood Circle
[SHIFT] + [Q]
This skill is mostly used to heal yourself because as your stamina drains you get more HP recovery. You should use it outside of combat in PVP otherwise you will not be able to outheal the damage and although it has super armor, you are very defenseless against grabs because of it’s long animation. If you are lacking skill points then this is a lower priority skill to take and you should focus on other skills first.
Black Blood’s Descent
[W] + [Q]
This skill is a useful skill that gives you a movement speed and DP buff. You should try to keep the buff up as much as possible. The skill does have super armor but there is a small window at the very end of the skill animation where the super armor no longer works. You can get around this by going straight into your [Q] block afterwards or using Sturdy Step [W] + [F].
Omua’s Objurgation
[W] + [RMB]
This skill is used quite a bit in low end PVE, but otherwise only really used for trading super armors and because of its buffs/debuffs. You can use it direcly from Awakening: Juggernaut to switch to preawakening with a bit of extra mobility. It is a lower prioritity skill that you should bother with straight away if you are lacking skill points. It does work better in the succession skill kit and is one of the main skills for pve.
Glorious Advance (Awakening skill)
[S] + [LMB]
This skill is an unprotected skill which gives you an attack speed buff and can also knockback on good hits.
Searing Fang (Awakening skill)
[SHIFT] + [RMB]
This skill is a very high damage and high burst skill. The skill is completely unprotected but you can use your [SHIFT] + [E] buff to have super armor protection for the first 10 seconds and this skill goes very nicely with this to provide you with very high protected damage.
Flow: Suppress (Awakening skill)
[RMB] after Searing Fang
This skill is a flow skill and can be used directly after Searing Fang. This skill adds an extra float CC but is unprotected. If you use your [SHIFT] + [E] buff with Searing Fang then the super armor usually ends before you can fully complete the combo so just bare that in mind. It is usually better to just go straight from Searing Fang into God Incinerator and then Infernal Nemesis because you are completely protected and can disengage easier with the mobility from Infernal Nemesis if you need to.
Scornful Slash (Awakening skill)
[S] + [RMB]
This skill is not used very often and I don’t recommend leveling up this skill unless you have plenty of skill points to spare and already have your core/end game build. The skill has a float CC on good hits but is completely unprotected.
God Incinerator (Awakening skill)
[SHIFT] + [Q]
This skill is a high damage skill with Super Armor which also debuffs the enemy with DP. It also recovers a decent amount of HP for every hit. It is used very often in PVE because it has a large aoe all around you. You should also hotbar this skill and use it to directly switch from preawakening to your awakening.
Cleansing Flame (Awakening skill)
[SHIFT] + [F]
This skill is your main super armor skill in awakening. It has a low cooldown of 6 seconds and prevides you with an accuracy buff as well as AP debuff on your target. You should try to use this skill as much as possible in PVP because of it’s low cooldown.
Dragon’s Maw (Awakening skill)
[SHIFT] + [LMB]
This skill is another high damage skill with quite a long range. You should charge the skill fully for extra damage by holding [SHIFT] + [LMB]. The skill also has frontal guard and you can use Cleansing Flame [SHIFT] + [F] or God Incinerator [SHIFT] + [Q], to flow the skills together nicely.
Flow: Howling Light (Awakening skill)
[LMB/RMB] after Dragon’s Maw
This skill is the flow skill for Dragon’s Maw, which adds extra damage to the end of the skill by pressing [LMB] or [RMB]. It does have super armor but has a very slow animation at the end.
Infernal Nemesis (Awakening skill)
[S] + [F]
This skill is a great mobility skill that you should save for disengages since guardian strugges to disengage from fights. It is also used very often in PVE because of its strong mobility, sustain and damage. The skill is an iframe while moving and then the end of the skill where she attacks is super armor.
Frigid Wind (Awakening skill)
[W] + [RMB]
This skill will slide you forwards and then swing before teleporting for a second and going invisible. The slide has super armor but the attack itself is completely unprotected. While you are invisble you are in a iframe but each time you reappear you are unprotected for a split second and a well timed CC can completely disable you. At the very end of the skill, there is also a 2 or 3 second lingering iframe
Fireborne Rupture (Awakening skill)
[SPACE] during certain skills
This skill can be used on your hotbar to switch directly from preawakening to awakening. It has a fast animation and gives you an AP buff when used, but is completely unprotected. It is very useful in PVE for pulling mobs together. You can also cancel the skill animation at the end using Frost Slide [SHIFT] + [W/A/S/D]
Prime: Black Blood Circle (Succession skill)
[SHIFT] + [Q]
This skill is really strong with a good HP Recovery which heals +200 for every second you continue casting the skill. It also has super armor and gives 100 DP to yourself and up to 10 allies in your range but only while you are holding the cast. The skill still has a long cast time though and shouldn’t be used in 1v1s against grab classes because you will just get caught out easily.
Prime: Mountain Slam (Succession skill)
[SHIFT] + [F]
This skill has super armor and will debuff your enemy with DP -20 for 10 seconds on good hits.
Prime: Boulder Crush (Succession skill)
[S] + [LMB]
This skill has a bound CC and also super armor. It does have a really slow animation, especially if you hold [S] + [LMB] to continue to do all 4 hits. I would recommend only doing the first 2 slashes because after that the bound CC will wear off and you can get caught out by a grab.
Prime: Savage Hack (Succession skill)
[LMB] + [RMB]
This skill has a forward guard and will debuff your enemy with DP -20 for 10 seconds on good hits. It also recovers a bit of HP for each hit and has a stun on the very last hit.
Prime: Mutilation (Succession skill)
[SHIFT] + [RMB]
This skill has a forward guard before the attack but is completely unprotected when you swing the axe. It also has a floating CC.
Prime: Avalanche Strike (Succession skill)
[SHIFT] + [LMB]
This skill is completely unprotected but has a knockdown on good hits. It also has down smash and air smash which makes it a good skill to put in the middle of a combo in 1v1 pvp.
Prime: Beast Demolisher (Succession skill)
[RMB]
This skill is completely unprotected but has a knockback on the 2nd hit and bound on the very last hit. It also debuffs your enemy with DP -20 for 10 seconds. The skill is usually not taken because of it’s lack of protection and it has a really long animation. If you have already taken this skill then I would recommend locking it so it doesn’t conflict with other skills.
Prime: Black Blood Slaughter (Succession skill)
[RMB] after Torso Ripper (first hit) and Mutilation
This skill can also be used by pressing [SHIFT] + [RMB] after the first hit of Boulder Crush. It has forward guard and also a knockdown CC on the first hit.
Prime: Axe Throw (Succession skill)
[S] + [E]
This skill has a forward guard on the first hit and then you are completely unprotected. It does have some good debuffs on the skill but it’s not recommended to take it because of the lack of protection and lack of CC. If you have already leveled this skill then I recommend locking it so that you can use your [S] block directly into a grab [E] if needed.
Prime: Claw Reveal (Succession skill)
[SPACE] when using certain skills
This skill can be used after attacks. It has forward guard but it’s worth noting that it can no longer be spammed like the preawakening version and now has a cooldown of 4 seconds. The skill is useful in PVE for recovering WP.
Prime: Frigid Wind (Succession skill)
[W] + [C]
This skill is one of the two skills taken from the awakening skill kit. It is great for extra mobility. You begin the slide by pressing [W] + [C] then to slash attack afterwards, press [RMB]. You have super armor whilst sliding and then on the slash attack you ahve a forward guard. The slash also has a floating CC.
Prime: Infernal Nemesis (Succession skill)
[S] + [C]
This skill is one of the two skills taken from the awakening skill kit. It is another useful mobility skill which is great for pve and also a good disengage skill for pvp. The skill has a iframe while you are moving and then super armor on the attack at the end. You can also use the skill directly from Juggernaut by pressing [C], and can cancel the movement early by pressing [LMB] to attack.