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Dyno anti-nuke: what Dyno covers and what it does not

By ESN Systems, makers of ESN Guardian. Updated November 2, 2026.

Dyno is one of the most popular moderation bots on Discord, with a long-standing automod, custom commands and a web dashboard. People search for “Dyno anti-nuke” because they want to know whether Dyno can stop a server from being wiped. Dyno's own FAQ answers that directly, and the honest answer is that it is not built for it. This page explains what that means and how to cover the gap.

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Does Dyno have anti-nuke?

Dyno's FAQ, under “Does Dyno have an anti-nuke/anti-raid function?”, says: “Dyno does not currently offer a feature to prevent Moderators or Administrators from abusing their privileges or ‘nuking’ the server.” It points to the Automod module for stopping normal users from spamming, using bad words or mass-pinging.

That is a fair split. Automod handles members misbehaving. A nuke comes from an account that already has power: a moderator whose account was phished, an admin who goes rogue, or a bot whose token leaked. Automod is not designed to stop those accounts.

Keep Dyno, add anti-nuke

You do not have to drop Dyno. Many servers keep Dyno for automod, custom commands and moderation, and add a dedicated security bot. ESN Guardian works fine next to Dyno:

• Anti-nuke: Guardian tracks deletes, bans, kicks, webhook creation and bot adds per account, including staff and bots, and strips the attacker's dangerous roles when they cross a limit.
• Undo: structure snapshots plus /rewind and the one-click undo on the log restore deleted channels and roles with permissions.
• Bot watch: Sentry steps in if a trusted bot, Dyno included, suddenly starts flooding or making bulk changes after a token leak.
• Raid shield and verification: captcha and web verification for join waves, if you want them in addition to Dyno's autoban rules.

Keep Guardian's role above Dyno's role so it can act on Dyno if Dyno's account is ever the one misbehaving.

Dyno vs Guardian on security

✓ = listed · 💎 = paid tier only · — = not listed on their public pages (which is not the same as “does not exist”). Checked Nov 2, 2026. Dyno: Dyno FAQ (anti-nuke answer and verification videos), Automod docs and Dyno Premium.

Guardian side of every table: every protection is included on every server. Guardian Premium ($1.99/month or $19.90/year) only changes the bot's name, avatar, banner and bio in your server.

Trying Guardian without risk

1. Add Guardian and drag the ESN GUARDIAN role near the top of your role list. It can only act on roles and members below it.
2. Run /guardian setup and pick a preset, or answer four quick questions. Guardian makes a log channel and checks its own permissions.
3. Trust your admins with /antinuke trust and take a first snapshot with /snapshot take so /rewind has something to restore from.
4. Run both bots side by side for a few days and compare the logs. Then keep the one you prefer and remove the other bot and its role, so it no longer holds permissions.

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