Royal Guards' main weaknesses are matchup-specific. Royal Guards mainly contribute to PvE by using their Eagle Claw Fist attacks to apply health-absorbing debuffs to enemies, which allows allies to recover health. Royal Guards' Soul Chasing Claw is feared in PvP for its huge amount of ranged crowd control and high damage. They are a cruel and ruthless group that garner fear from all other schools. The Royal Guards are active in all corners of China and secretly join in many major tournament events. They can enter the Royal Courts freely to report to the Emperor directly. They were established to supervise, spy on, and oppress any unlawful acts by government officials. The Royal Guards are the most famous of all the Ming Dynasty intelligence agencies. Their brutal, merciless attacks are the dark twin of Shaolin. Vicious and cruel, the members of the Royal Guards seek power and control. Royal Guards is one of the Eight Great Schools in Age of Wushu.