I disagree. You use the Numeric value. you get what ever suits you flip/ burn SS for.
"At the start of a duel, this model may use the printed numerical DF, WP, CA, SH, or ML (ignoring suits) from another friendly model with Power Loop instead of it's own."
You are using that Stat from the borrowed model. you are not using that Stat plus The Stat on the model(which in hoffman's case includes a suit.)
The last part of the sentence is the key. you use it instead of its own. You no longer use 3 :tomes you use in this scenario the guardians 6 nothing.