Note: only the Commonwealth Alliance has this new unit type.
| Purchase Points | 18 |
| Class | Strike |
| Ship Name | Guard Destroyer |
| Figures | 5 |
| Sub-Light Movement |
2 hexes / warp 3 hexes when into close quarters combat |
| Battle |
3 - 2 - 1 |
| Unit Hit On |   |
| Shields & Manoeuvre | • Because of superior shielding, a strike class unit (unit marker with a triangle symbol) will ignore one blast symbol rolled against it when attacked by a fighter class unit (unit marker with a circle symbol). |
| Notes | Pursuit & Bonus Combat: No star cost. |
| Red Alert | Ignore 1 red alert |
| Victory Points | 6 |