| Type | Icon | Name | SP | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 
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Close Guard 1 | 60 | — | Allies within 2 spaces gain: "If foe uses sword, lance, axe, dragonstone, or beast damage, grants Def/Res+2 during combat." |
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Close Guard 2 | 120 | Close Guard 1 | Allies within 2 spaces gain: "If foe uses sword, lance, axe, dragonstone, or beast damage, grants Def/Res+3 during combat." | |
|
Close Guard 3 | 240 | Close Guard 2 | Allies within 2 spaces gain: "If foe uses sword, lance, axe, dragonstone, or beast damage, grants Def/Res+4 during combat." | |
| No restrictions. | |||||
Available as a Sacred Seal.
Notes[ | ]
- The stat increase that can be applied by Close Guard is considered a temporary buff.
- The combat boost of Close Guard will not apply to the user's allies if the user is inflicted with
Time's Grip, the user's allies are inflicted with Feud, or the user's allies are in combat against a foe with skills such as Impenetrable Void and C Feud 3.
List of owners[ | ]
| Unit | Skill chain | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Close Guard 1 3  | Close Guard 2 4  | Close Guard 3 5  | – |
 | Close Guard 1 5 | Close Guard 2 5 | Close Guard 3 5 | – |
 | Close Guard 1 3 | Close Guard 2 3 | Close Guard 3 4 | – |
 | Close Guard 1 5 | Close Guard 2 5 | Close Guard 3 5 | – |
 | Close Guard 1 5 | Close Guard 2 5 | Close Guard 3 5 | – |
 | Close Guard 1 4 | Close Guard 2 4 | Close Guard 3 4 | – |
 | Close Guard 1 4 | Close Guard 2 4 | Close Guard 3 5 | – |
 | Close Guard 1 5 | Close Guard 2 5 | Close Guard 3 5 | Joint Close Guard 5 |
 | Close Guard 1 3 | Close Guard 2 4 | Close Guard 3 5 | – |
 | Close Guard 1 5 | Close Guard 2 5 | Close Guard 3 5 | – |
Availability[ | ]
Summoning events
| Start | End | Event | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-21 | 2018-09-14 | New Heroes: Arrival of the Brave | Close Guard 3 |
| 2018-12-18 | 2019-01-18 | Gifts of Winter | Close Guard 3 |
| 2018-12-28 | 2019-01-08 | Legendary Heroes - Azura | Close Guard 3 |
| 2019-02-09 | 2019-02-16 | Special Hero Summon (Year 2) | Close Guard 3 |
| 2019-04-19 | 2019-05-19 | A Season for Picnics | Close Guard 3 |
| 2019-04-27 | 2019-05-07 | Legendary Heroes - Alm | Close Guard 3 |
| 2019-04-27 | 2019-05-10 | Year-Two CYL Hero Fest | Close Guard 3 |
| 2019-06-28 | 2019-07-05 | Legendary Heroes - Eliwood | Close Guard 3 |
| 2019-10-29 | 2019-11-05 | Legendary Heroes - Leif | Close Guard 3 |
| 2019-10-30 | 2019-11-09 | Focus: Heroes with Guard Skills | Close Guard 3 |
| 2019-12-24 | 2020-01-24 | Gifts of Winter | Close Guard 3 |
| 2019-12-27 | 2019-12-07 | Focus: Voting Gauntlet | Close Guard 3 |
| 2020-02-02 | 2020-03-01 | Special Hero Summon (Year 3) | Close Guard 3 |
| 2020-02-09 | 2020-02-16 | 3rd Anniversary Hero Fest, Part 2 | Close Guard 3 |
| 2020-03-06 | 2020-03-31 | New Heroes: Harmony amid Chaos | Close Guard 3 |
| 2020-05-01 | 2020-05-15 | A Season for Picnics | Close Guard 3 |
| 2020-05-22 | 2020-06-01 | Focus: Heroes with Lull Skills | Close Guard 3 |
| 2020-08-02 | 2020-08-09 | Hero Fest | Close Guard 3 |
| 2020-08-05 | 2020-08-18 | Focus: Tempest Trials | Close Guard 3 |
| 2020-08-16 | 2020-08-23 | Focus: Weekly Revival 3 | Close Guard 3 |
| 2020-09-11 | 2020-09-16 | Focus: New Power | Close Guard 3 |
| 2020-10-25 | 2020-11-01 | Focus: Weekly Revival 13 | Close Guard 3 |
| 2020-10-27 | 2020-11-03 | Focus: Hubert & Bernadetta | Close Guard 3 |
| 2020-11-08 | 2020-11-16 | Revival: Harmony amid Chaos | Close Guard 3 |
| 2020-12-08 | 2020-12-25 | Book V Begins: Reginn and More | Close Guard 3 |
| 2020-12-16 | 2020-12-28 | Focus: Tempest Trials | Close Guard 3 |
| 2020-12-25 | 2021-01-08 | Gifts of Winter | Close Guard 3 |
| 2021-02-12 | 2021-02-19 | Legendary Hero Remix | Close Guard 3 |
| 2021-02-25 | 2021-03-06 | Focus: Veronica & Loki's Battle | Close Guard 3 |
| 2021-03-21 | 2021-03-28 | Focus: Weekly Revival 3 | Close Guard 3 |
| 2021-03-27 | 2021-04-06 | Focus: Healer Royale! Part 1 | Close Guard 3 |
| 2021-04-26 | 2021-05-10 | Year-Two CYL Hero Fest | Close Guard 3 |
| 2021-05-04 | 2021-05-18 | A Season for Picnics | Close Guard 3 |
| 2021-05-30 | 2021-06-06 | Focus: Weekly Revival 13 | Close Guard 3 |
| 2021-06-13 | 2021-06-14 | Focus: Heroes with Lull Skills | Close Guard 3 |
| 2021-06-25 | 2021-07-03 | Focus: Heroes w/ Push Skills | Close Guard 3 |
| 2021-09-09 | 2021-09-17 | Book V Revival: Reginn and More | Close Guard 3 |
| 2021-12-03 | 2021-12-09 | Focus: Heroes w/ Ardent Sacrifice | Close Guard 3 |
| 2021-12-21 | 2022-01-04 | Gifts of Winter | Close Guard 3 |
| 2022-01-02 | 2022-01-09 | Focus: Weekly Revival 3 | Close Guard 3 |
| 2022-02-10 | 2022-02-17 | Focus: New Power | Close Guard 3 |
| 2022-03-13 | 2022-03-20 | Focus: Weekly Revival 13 | Close Guard 3 |
| 2022-03-20 | 2022-03-27 | Focus: Weekly Revival 3 | Close Guard 3 |
| 2022-04-22 | 2022-05-13 | Year-Two CYL Hero Fest | Close Guard 3 |
| 2022-05-02 | 2022-05-12 | A Season for Picnics | Close Guard 3 |
| 2022-05-13 | 2022-05-19 | Focus: New Power | Close Guard 3 |
| 2022-06-13 | 2022-06-17 | Three Hopes Release Event 6 | Close Guard 3 |
| 2022-06-19 | 2022-06-23 | Three Hopes Release Event 12 | Close Guard 3 |
| 2022-08-07 | 2022-08-14 | Focus: Weekly Revival 13 | Close Guard 3 |
| 2022-12-28 | 2023-01-07 | Gifts of Winter (4★SHSR) | Close Guard 3 |
| 2023-01-08 | 2023-01-15 | Focus: Weekly Revival 3 | Close Guard 3 |
| 2023-03-05 | 2023-03-17 | Focus: Tempest Trials | Close Guard 3 |
| 2023-03-12 | 2023-03-19 | Focus: Weekly Revival 67 | Close Guard 3 |
| 2023-03-19 | 2023-03-26 | Focus: Weekly Revival 13 | Close Guard 3 |
| 2023-04-21 | 2023-06-02 | GW Hero Fest! CYL: Round 2 | Close Guard 3 |
| 2023-05-06 | 2023-05-16 | A Season for Picnics (4★SHSR) | Close Guard 3 |
| 2023-06-04 | 2023-06-11 | Focus: Weekly Revival 73 | Close Guard 3 |
| 2023-08-06 | 2023-08-13 | Focus: Weekly Revival 67 | Close Guard 3 |
| 2023-09-09 | 2023-09-24 | Focus: Hall of Forms Revival | Close Guard 3 |
| 2023-10-16 | 2023-11-07 | Attuned: Peony & Triandra | Close Guard 3 |
| 2023-10-29 | 2023-11-05 | Focus: Weekly Revival 73 | Close Guard 3 |
| 2023-11-26 | 2023-12-03 | Focus: Weekly Revival 3 | Close Guard 3 |
| 2023-12-27 | 2024-01-06 | Gifts of Winter (4★SHSR) | Close Guard 3 |
| 2024-02-04 | 2024-02-11 | Focus: Weekly Revival 13 | Close Guard 3 |
| 2024-02-09 | 2024-02-17 | Focus: New Power | Close Guard 3 |
| 2024-03-29 | 2024-04-12 | Emblem Heroes - Ike: Of Radiance | Close Guard 3 |
| 2024-03-31 | 2024-04-07 | Focus: Weekly Revival 67 | Close Guard 3 |
| 2024-04-23 | 2024-05-21 | GW Hero Fest! CYL: Round 2 | Close Guard 3 |
| 2024-05-04 | 2024-05-14 | A Season for Picnics (4★SHSR) | Close Guard 3 |
| 2024-05-12 | 2024-05-19 | Focus: Weekly Revival 73 | Close Guard 3 |
| 2024-05-19 | 2024-05-30 | Focus: Tempest Trials | Close Guard 3 |
| 2024-07-04 | 2024-07-15 | Focus: Tempest Trials | Close Guard 3 |
| 2024-07-22 | 2024-08-12 | Focus: Hall of Forms | Close Guard 3 |
| 2024-07-30 | 2024-08-07 | Revival: Attuned Peony & Triandra | Close Guard 3 |
Distributed units
- Tempest Trials+: A Waltz Unending (×1)
- Tempest Trials+: A Waltz Unending (×1)
- Death Knight: The Reaper (×1)
- Death Knight: The Reaper (×2)
- Ashen Wolves Log-In Bonus (×1)
- Use Heroic Grails (×20)
- Use Heroic Grails (×20)
- Use Heroic Grails (×20)
- Tempest Trials+: Young Exalt (×1)
- Tempest Trials+: Young Exalt (×1)
- Grand Hero Battles quest (March 2020) (×1)
- Grand Hero Party quest (April 2020) (×1)
- Grand Hero Party quest (February 2023) (×1)
- Resplendent Hero (×1)
Combat Manuals
| Start | End | Hero | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z | Ephraim: Sparkling Gallantly | Divine Code: Part 1 | |
| 2021-03-04T03:00:00Z | Bernadetta: Eternal Loner | Divine Code: Part 2 | |
| 2022-04-06T03:00:00Z | 2022-05-28T06:59:59Z | Felicia: Off the Menu | Divine Code: Ephemera 4 |
| 2022-06-07T03:00:00Z | 2022-07-28T06:59:59Z | Balthus: King of Grappling | Divine Code: Ephemera 6 |
| 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z | 2023-08-28T06:59:59Z | Natasha: Sacred Healer | Divine Code: Ephemera 7 |
Seal acquired from[ | ]
Tempest Trials reward[ | ]
- Tempest Trials+: Romance Whirlwind ( – ): 20,000 Score.
Sacred Seal Forge[ | ]
- Close Guard 1: Create for 20 Great Scarlet Badge, 100 Scarlet Badge, 40 Sacred Coin.
- Close Guard 2: Enhance for 60 Great Scarlet Badge, 200 Scarlet Badge, 50 Sacred Coin.
- Close Guard 3: Enhance for 400 Great Scarlet Badge, 1000 Scarlet Badge, 100 Sacred Coin.
In other languages[ | ]
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Japanese | 近距離警戒 |
| German | Nahschutz |
| Spanish (Europe) | Guardia cerc. |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Guardia cerc. |
| French | Garde proche |
| Italian | Guardia vicina |
| Traditional Chinese (Taiwan) | 近距離警戒 |
| Portuguese | Guarda rente |