A squad of up to 5 units can be set to “Guard Commander” in the army management screen. They will not count as a squad for the purposes of how many squads a commander can lead. These units will always start around their commander, and stay near the commander in a normal battlefield.

New to Dominions 6, units will fire their ranged weapons while guarding, but only around a range of 10, even if they could fire further.

During an assassination, they have a base 50% chance of being present to fight back against the assassin. They will move to attack, rather than stick next to their commander in these battles.

Bodyguards have increased Morale when given orders to guard commander, and are more likely to be present if an Assassin attacks. The value of the ability indicates how much morale they gain. Every point also gives a 10% increase to the chance of coming to an assassination battle.