Guts & Blackpowder Old Guard Guide

Old Guard is the common player name for the official Soldats de ma Vieille Garde badge. It is a broad account progression goal, not only a wave challenge. The official description combines a kill/death ratio, teammate rescues, one uninterrupted Endless survival, campaign wins, and four prerequisite badges. Plan it as several tracks and verify each one before investing time in the 35-wave run.

Official requirement checklist

The official Roblox badge description checked October 30, 2026 requires all of the following:

The badge also names four prerequisites: Old Yeller, Cold Front, Explosive Retreat, and Deliverance. A wave-35 survival is incomplete if any other condition is missing.

Audit your progress first

Open the current statistics and badge interfaces before choosing a server. Record which prerequisite badges are already awarded and which counters still need work. If the game does not expose a precise counter, treat your own estimate as approximate and continue until official progress confirms completion.

Do not use the Roblox badge award percentage as an account progress value. It cannot tell you whether a rescue, campaign, or Endless round counted. Also distinguish lifetime account statistics from the scoreboard for one server session.

Build KDR without abandoning the team

A KDR of at least 10 rewards survival as much as kills. Use a reliable class, stay within rescue range, and avoid optional melee charges. Prioritize special enemies that threaten the team, but do not compete for ordinary kills so aggressively that you die outside the formation.

Objective campaigns can provide structured routes and clear finish states. Endless offers many targets but becomes increasingly dangerous. Choose the mode where you can survive consistently. If your current statistics are below the requirement, several controlled sessions are better than one reckless attempt to repair the ratio quickly.

Complete 51 rescues naturally

Watch for grabbed or incapacitated teammates and respond from a protected angle. One nearby player rescues while the rest keep the lane stable. Do not stage dangerous grabs. A rescue that wipes the group has worked against the badge’s larger survival requirements.

Support roles and objective workers are common rescue targets because they may be occupied when a Runner reaches them. Position yourself close enough to help without crowding their interaction. The Runner guide provides a response plan that keeps a loaded defender on the main threat.

Secure 30 campaign wins

Use Objective maps your group understands and finish the actual final interaction or escape. A high kill count or reaching the last area does not equal a campaign win. Check that the result screen and current progress reflect completion before queueing for the next run.

Rotate maps only when the team knows their key triggers. Familiar routes reduce preventable deaths and help the KDR requirement at the same time. When attempting a separate one-life prerequisite, follow its official condition rather than assuming any normal victory will award it.

Finish the four prerequisites

Check the current official descriptions for Old Yeller, Cold Front, Explosive Retreat, and Deliverance individually. Their names alone do not explain the required map, action, or survival condition. Event availability and map rotations can also affect when a prerequisite is practical.

Complete prerequisites before the long Endless attempt when possible. That keeps the final checklist simple and prevents the disappointment of surviving 35 rounds while still missing an unrelated campaign achievement. If a badge is not currently obtainable, wait for a verified availability window rather than following an outdated workaround.

Prepare the 35-round Endless run

Choose a stable server and a team willing to play for survival. Before the first serious pressure, identify the main line, fallback, supplies, and class coverage. A Sapper maintains layers, a Surgeon controls attrition, a Chaplain protects against infection-related losses, and damage roles watch separate lanes. Exact composition can vary, but every responsibility must have an owner.

Stagger firearm shots, preserve special-enemy answers, and announce Runners, Bombers, Cuirassiers, and other high-risk threats with directions. Use wave transitions to heal, reload, repair, and confirm roles. The official condition says 35 rounds in one life without starting over, so death or a reset should be treated as the end of that attempt.

Survive instead of chasing the counter

The safest player is not always at the front. Hold a protected angle that still contributes. Do not leave the formation for a dropped opportunity or extra kill. If the first line breaks, retreat early through the prepared path; preserving the life matters more than one barricade.

As wave 35 approaches, keep following the same plan. Many attempts fail when players celebrate early or take a needless melee risk. Wait for the game to show that the required round has been survived and for the badge progress to update before changing behavior.

Common mistakes

• Treating Old Guard as only a 35-wave achievement.
• Reading a one-session scoreboard as the official lifetime KDR.
• Staging grabs to farm rescues.
• Counting a near-finish as a campaign win.
• Starting the long run with prerequisite badges unchecked.
• Restarting or dying during the 35-round life and continuing as if it still qualifies.
• Taking extra risks because the target round is close.

All numerical requirements and prerequisite names above come from the official Roblox badge description checked October 30, 2026. Counter visibility, qualifying modes, server reset behavior, enemy balance, and prerequisite availability require current in-game verification. Use the Endless guide for the full defensive loop, and let official progress—not an estimate—confirm completion.