Power: 3 | Speed: 4 | Rarity: Common | World Region: The First Light Posts
Origins: Dawn Guard stands at the First Light Posts – the foremost defensive positions in the Light affinity – and provides exactly what its name suggests: reliable protection with reliable counter-attack capability. Its 3/4 stat line combines the Speed to respond quickly with enough Power to make the response meaningful. The most dependable Common in the Light tier, and the one most likely to still be standing at the end of the round.
Finishing Move: Radiant Ward: Projects a ward of dawn light that both defends against shadow-based attacks and delivers a counter-strike at 3 Power from within the ward's protection.
Synergy & Rivalry: The foundational defensive card in Light Commons. Shadow's Shadow Wolf is its natural opposition – Dawn Guard's entire purpose is to counter exactly what Shadow Wolf does, and they have a long adversarial history that has never produced a winner because the matchup is genuinely balanced.
