The only static plan the firm sells · dearer at 5 of 6 sizes
Blue Guardian 1 Step vs 2 Step Standard
The usual reason to pay more for a two-phase challenge is that the caps are looser. Here there is a better one, and the firm states it plainly: 2 Step Standard is the only Blue Guardian plan whose drawdown does not move.
Every other plan trails. So the premium over the 1 Step — charged at 5 of the 6 sizes both sell — is not really buying a second phase. It is buying a floor that stays where it started.
| Rule | 1 Step | 2 Step Standard |
|---|---|---|
| Drawdown behaviour | trails on closed trades | static |
| Profit target | 10% in one phase | 8%, then 4% |
| Overall drawdown | 6% | 8% |
| Daily loss limit | 4% | 4% |
| Losing trades before the attempt ends | 4 | 4 |
| Minimum trading days | 3 | 5 |
| Profit split | 90% | 90% |
What the two ladders cost
| Account | 1 Step | 2 Step Standard | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| $5K | $30 | $24 | −20% |
| $10K | $49 | $56 | +14% |
| $25K | $100 | $115 | +15% |
| $50K | $150 | $174 | +16% |
| $100K | $298 | $347 | +16% |
| $200K | $552 | $697 | +26% |
The order flips at $5K, where the one-step is the dearer ticket. Below that rung the static cap costs nothing extra; above it, it costs progressively more.
The account you qualify on is not the account you trade
Evaluation leverage is 1:100 and funded leverage 1:50 — the account you qualify on is not the account you trade.
Halving the leverage halves the position a given margin supports, so a strategy sized to pass the evaluation does not transfer unchanged to the account it won. It is published in the rules and not on the pricing tile, which is where the comparison happens.
Why static is worth paying for here
A trailing cap follows your equity high, so profit does not build distance from the floor until the trail stops. A static one sits where it started and every dollar earned is a dollar of permanent room. On a 6% trailing cap against an 8% static one, the second is the wider figure and the more forgiving mechanic at the same time.
That combination is why the two-step is dearer, and it is worth naming because the drawdown type is the rule buyers most often skip. Four of the five plans at this firm trail; only this one does not.
What the 1 Step buys back is speed: one target rather than two, and 3 minimum trading days rather than 5.
Where these rules were read
Blue Guardian — account model rules — read 2026-08-18
Questions
- Which Blue Guardian challenge has a static drawdown?
- Only 2 Step Standard. The only Blue Guardian programme with a static drawdown, and the firm says so in as many words: "Static Drawdown". Every other plan the firm sells trails, so the choice between these two is partly a choice about whether the floor follows you up.
- Is Blue Guardian 1 Step cheaper than 2 Step?
- At 5 of the 6 shared sizes, yes: $5K is $30 against $24, $10K is $49 against $56, $25K is $100 against $115, $50K is $150 against $174, $100K is $298 against $347, $200K is $552 against $697. The exception is $5K, where the one-step costs more.
- Which is easier to pass?
- The caps say the two-step. At 1% risk per trade both end after 4 losing trades on the daily limit, which is 4% on each — but the 1 Step's overall cap is 6% against 8%, and it trails while the other does not. What the 1 Step gives back is one target instead of two and 3 minimum days instead of 5.
- Does Blue Guardian change the leverage after you pass?
- Evaluation leverage is 1:100 and funded leverage 1:50 — the account you qualify on is not the account you trade.