Best Russian Guard (Rosgvardia) decks — Broken Arrow DLC specialization guide
How to play Russia's DLC Russian Guard (Rosgvardia) specialization: what it brings, the best spec pairings, and copy-ready deck ideas for ranked play.
What the Russian Guard adds
The Russian Guard (Rosgvardia) is Russia's DLC specialization — a security-forces roster built around infantry, urban control and internal-security vehicles rather than a full mechanized column. It plugs a specific gap: cheap, sticky infantry and support that hold ground and cities while your other specialization provides the heavy punch.
On its own it is not a stand-alone brawler. It shines as the second half of a pair, adding bodies, anti-infantry firepower and map control to a heavier doctrine.
Best specialization pairings
Guard Tank + Russian Guard is the natural combo: the tank brigade brings T-90M/T-80 armor and artillery, and Rosgvardia fills the infantry and holding role so your tanks are never left unsupported in towns. It's a strong, forgiving pair for ranked.
VDV + Russian Guard leans mobile and aggressive — airborne reach plus security infantry to lock down what you take. Mechanized + Russian Guard doubles down on infantry mass for objective-heavy modes, while Naval Infantry + Russian Guard adds amphibious and coastal flexibility.
How to build the deck
Spend the Russian Guard points on cheap line infantry, an anti-tank team or two, and the security vehicles that carry and support them; keep a little for smoke and recon. Put your expensive armor, air and long-range artillery in the paired specialization — that's where your kills come from.
Watch the category limits: pairing two infantry-leaning specs can leave you short on real anti-air or top-attack, so make sure the deck still answers helicopters and heavy armor. Our deck rules and category slots are enforced in the builder so you can't overspend.
How to play it
Use Rosgvardia infantry to take and hold garrisons and forests, spot for your artillery, and screen your armor from enemy AT teams. The specialization is about presence — bodies everywhere the map is contested — not about winning long-range duels.
Keep your heavy specialization's units alive behind that infantry screen. If you trade your tanks and planes carelessly, the security infantry alone won't carry the game.
Copy a Rosgvardia deck
The fastest start is to copy a ready Russian Guard deck from our showcase, download the .dek and load it in game, then open the deck builder to adjust it to your maps and playstyle.
Cross-check your picks against the tier list and counters so you know which Rosgvardia units actually pull their weight in your ELO bracket before you commit to a list.