The only Guardian's I've had were the first edition and stuck together too much for me, although I have heard that batches since then were better, I haven't handled any since so I couldn't tell you. Wynn's work great, but personally, I love tally hos for flourishing, (NOTE: NOT tally ho vipers) and they've lasted me a long time, I just re-powder them - It's funny, I mean, I like that they are soft and lighter, but as you can see, others dislike them for the same reason, it really is just a personal thing, I had a deck of bicycle vintage safety backs that worked great for me too that lasted a really long time. If you want a medium between Tally-Hos and Wynns, I would choose Split Spade Lions, they are heavier than tally hos, but still have the same great finish, and they flow extremely nice yet hold up stronger more like Wynns.