Up-to-date Guardian guides/information source ?

[Soulplay]

Can't seem to find anything recent about Guardians.
Is there any material to be found ? Looking for main tank based infomations, possible builds to read ? Wont be copying them but want to see possible choices, possible point placement.

Any online build tools ? Would appreciate any assistance, new to this game but a long time Tank player in almost every MMO released since 2000.

[Avalon Cherazer]

first of all guardians now days are not a prio build in aura kingdom .. been a tank and battle tank since diablo 2. but unfortunately it dose not work here the only time they need a tank is during sky tower elite raid. and at least only 1 of them is needed thats why i recommend you to make your first char a DPS for farming since tank sets are expensive due to it needs to be fully fortified and enchanted.

heres whats for tank. you need the bard as secondary skill primarily for healing and durability.
there are two types the HP/Eva w/c is highly used for mobs but not too effective for end game boss and the HP/damage resist w/c needs optimum gears. mainly your stats for offense is speed and damage
NOTE> max speed = 50% any excess will be turned to zeal % thats %chance of doing 50% more damage (more damage means more malice/agro)
Max Def = 75% any excess turns to HP
EVA is nearly useless against boss a lvl 70 guard w/ 95% eva can be hit by 80% chance of the otherworld lvl 68 bosses.

for lvl 60 set probably go for titan set w/ full blessed stats to reach lvl 70
then earn enough DP and materials to craft Ancient Endurance set. gives you HP, crit damage resist ,speed and eva

Eidolons = Eva type either aelius , kotonoha or nazrudin (preferably 3* kotonoha for waifu material and HP absorb buff)
HP= Seriff , Serena (getting a 3* serena is not for starting non AP spender player since the Loli sitting in the moon has VERY LOW DROP RATE. best to get when farming loyalty for 1 frag a week)
Damage reduce = Either tsubaki , Vermillion , Cyril (all of them are hard to get Cyril if you have multiple chars to farm weekly fragments, preferably vermillion since she has HP absorb 8% buff)
DEF= Gigas , Sigrun. they are the starting eidolons given on all char w/ story quest first choice for 3* completion.
an eidolons stats is distributed to the owner as a bonus but the higher the eidolons evolution level the more bonus you get if the eidolon is well fed w/ stat emblems they get * bonus from 1 - 3 so you gain more eidolon bonus. (thats why you need to get a DPS char to farm them or do daily quest Zinna's hide and seek and Fuya's Message in a bottle daily quest

its a must for tanks to have HP lvl 75 tanks w/ the correct eidolons , secret stone , armor enchantment , amd costume enchantments can get 250+k Hp or so w/ 60% damage resist or so even higher

for secret stone either get 2%HP and 3%Heal or 2%HP and 2%eva depending on your type damage reduce also maxes at 2%

combine your advanced damage reduction armor card w/ the adventurer encyclopedia boss crit damage reduce card. for more stats and insert them on custom armor.

for head costume go for 2%hp
for armor 2% damage reduce.
for weapon probably 2% damage.
for ornament go for 2% HP
for face damage reduce 2%

skill masteries
general skill> burning damage air cut = damage reduce to mobs / AOE shield bash for mobs crowd control
attack > boost
advanced skill> rejuvinating shield wall
Deffense > extreme Speed (having a speed below 160% means everyone will leave you and you cant tank if everyone is half the map away from you since you are left behind) or if you have full imperial crafted lvl 70 armor go for courage
tactical Spec> organized sabotage
special skill > theory of the best deffense

for Food go for those that give HP and HP% EVa or damage reduce and speed

for gear > either Imperial Cores or Besital and Blessed. Guardian cores are not used now day
for weapons > Nocturnal for HP leech and Protector for damage reduce or Shocking for a chance to stun for 2 sec. best for crowd control . Some boss will unleash Ultra instagib if stunned.

Envoy > keep your cool , intimidating shout , malicious stance , taunt , the will to live and 2 points on devotion and determination the rest is up to you.

Trinkets> at lvl 55 go for Talens demon hide , Helakar's band of loyalty , kelosa's giant necklace.

at 70> probably get a crafted summoner's set w/ matching enchantment cards this will cost you an arm and a leg plus your kidneys.

> leveling > 1-60 fallow the main story quest , dailies

60-65 Otherworld Albasteran temple , miner's steep , gyddie glen.

65-70 OW lvl 60's , dragons , titan root , cadilla fellwood.

grab yourself ancient endurace full set of armor a high damage weapon for lots of malice generation.

> once you hit lvl 75 you probably know where and how to properly lvl
> you can also AFK lvl by fising untill lvl 60 is doable beyond that exp curve is so high for fishing.

in game name Tsunderela lvl 76 guard/rav for DPS guard/bard for tank.
i hope this helps you.

NOTE: do some reasearch and figure whats best for you.

[Avalon Cherazer]

PS> i forgot to mention a 250k Hp tank can be 1 hit KO by raid bosses and certain bosses and i have seen a high end guard/bard that has 370k hp die in 1 hit. so good luck if you dont see that red carpet or red circle AOE blast template.

[Soulplay]

Thank's for your reply, it was very informative. Is it possible to run a Sword + Shield as a DPS style or is that out of the question ? If it is so difficult to build/gear Tanks i'd like to look for a DPS opinion using the same class until i gain more knowledge without sacrificing the weapon styling i prefer.

[Avalon Cherazer]

takes a lot of time to make a DPS guard and you cant collectively do the same output damage as a starting char so you cant farm. Take note

you can change and reset your secondary weapon in 5 min for free out side of battle. just bring your secondary weapon to switch. you can change your masteries outside of battle and reset weapon skill masteriies for a gold fee (thats the basic in game currency) you can do the same for envoy , and stat allocation.

TECHNICALLY. you can play both DPS and TANK given you have the correct gear and funds to reset. do that probobly avobe lvl 65 since its faster to earn gold by that time.

for basic DPS guard you go for either 1 hit wonder holy sword w/ slow recharge time or go for the ravager for combo skills since they grant invulnerability during skill animations. 5 second invulnerability can save you from those 1 hit wonder instagib blast template.

you can farm enough DragonPoints to purchace talamud cape 20k DP , Gessako amulet 20kDP and Saint hail ring 20kDP. thats the basic DPS year that you must not unless you want a low tiered starter Comet's set. then farm reconstruction tweak tools from fishing that give DPS bonus to accesories preferably attack or crit. (comes from fish king and orange fish or OVER PRICE auction house) when you can farm dragons probably when you can kill them or be carried in those dungeons get a Flokja set since it gives a zeal bonus damage of 50% more damage (stacks w/ food and lethal set as well as malodnak claw trophy crafted) so its not surprizing to instagib a max damage from time to time. then go for nocturnal weapon (damge of 3% is converted to HP works less on boss -80% effectivity) or if you want a cheaper since most of the time nocturnal cores cost a 5 months worth of HP potions you can craft a dual sword lvl 60 zahir from farming infernal abyss. (NOTE a timed dungeon you need high DPS output and high move speed) since zahir dual sword has 2% damage converted to HP , chance of 8% more damage and 50% more damage to ice mobs. for you to farm Nazrudin sea of thoughts from whirl pool abyss. Nazrudin sword and shield gives a high DPS output ice enchanted always so you cant get to power up thunder cut. but gives 8% more HP and is the best weapon before the introduction of the lvl 70 weapons.

since its a gold weapon it can be placed to holy chests to get more bonus like additional damage to ice elemental (zahir is damage to fire elemental) and more dragon points is +11
meaning more easier to trade items from adventurer encyclopedia w/o spending gold from OVERPRICED SELLERS.

if you have a high damage proficiency gold weapon that can reach to 140% > nazrudin sword and shield can stand toe to toe w/ a 105% lvl 75 weapon. just take note its only all nazrudin weapons are ice elemental and all zahir weapons are fire.

using weapons of the same element as your skill adds bonus damage to your skill (15% or 20% i forgot due to the patch) but its worth it i recommend that by the time you reach lvl 70 or getting a lvl 75 weapon since sometime they sell very cheap 135%+ lightning sword and shield in chimera server less than 2k gold so its worth every penny.

take note reaching lvl 70 is a pain but getting lvl 70 - 76 is a cake walk since there are daily quest up to 5 as long as you can clear it that gives 32mEXP each quest. the 4 are doable with mothballed gear. 3 are fighting and 1 is digging 1 quest is requiring you to beat the crap out of rare eidolons their OP version for solo mode not recommended for the ill geared. when you reach lvl 76 maribelle advanced quests are over (current patch) but will have better set of quests in future patches for cakewalk to lvl 80 in taiwan AK update. 2 weeks to reach lvl 80 is cakewalk compared to 3 months of 18hrs average a day gameplay with exp buff and armor of 300% more exp right?...

now things to remember for DPS setup.
secret stones of damage 2% and Crit 6% are a must since guardian have a low crit damage %
you need the envoy as well. check it and probably shift to damage , def , hp and prioritize the combo if you want a few seconds of invulnerability.

Eidolons of Choice > yarnaros 3* or Eligos 3* they are craftable so you dont need to rely on drop rate. just do fame quests since ancient eidlon crystals can be traded in navea skill masters (north east part of the capital) buy the edolon crafting fragments from the traveling merchants. (the ones outside of the vilages starting cresent hill)

Bel chandra if you want more crit chances and crit damage skill buff
zahir if you want stun and crit chances.
Alessa if you want zeal damage 80% bonus at a given chance
Grim if you want to kill fire
Endora = high end loli w/ 24% more damage and 5% crit damage a must for walking death flags but the drop rate will take months or years go get a full key so rely only on the weekly tradable fragment from loyalty shop if you can farm loyalty points. (object of envy of most people)
Cleopawtra = only AP spenders can get her 3* so why bother

yarnaros 3* and eligios has the same buff +25% more normal attack speed and +24% damage so you need to feed them w/ every emblem all the way to 3* and evolve them 2x
expensive and time consuming but worth it. and i mean additional 4k hp instead of 1k is totaly worth it right?

things to remember
Food> fillet Mignon untill lvl 69 = 6hrr food buff that gives damage and 10% chance of 80% more damage
Drink> Pop Rocks lvl 60 drink 6hr 1.8k + def and 8% more hp
they costs to craft and costs more to maintain all the time but will grant the stats you need.

armor sets> lvl 60 Devourer top (armor an helm ) for the boss damage%
and probably Lions roar set by lvl 65 if you need more crit damage and HP
lethal beast set lvl 65 if you want more crit chances (no HP so you will get HP from item fusion for the armor) also has a chance of 50% more damage.

**Things to remember: secondary weapon as nocturnal gives the same effect on primary weapon since it allpies to all damage
**Edolon stats and skill bonus = means a lot when you get 10% of their stats transfered to yours done w/ +2 evolution
** food and drinks = bonus stats that you need.
**Masteries - def skills such as your basic and deffense break
zeal bonus is 5% chance of 45% more damage if color blue orange is 5% chance of 90% more damage (stacks with all zeal type abilities from armor and weapons)

** at lvl 70 you can probably forgo gear to sniper set HOWEVER like lethal it dose not have HP bonus so below 40K hp at lvl 70 means 1 hit Ko from dungeon bosses
so you need at least 3* - 5* fusion for sniper set (same for lvl 75 hurricane set )
** current Binding Reflection Trinkets (amulet,cape,ring) costs 16k gold each for the recipies it will cost you an arm a leg a keyney and your eyes if you are a starting player so probably use the lvl 55 suggested DPS gear and flokja once you can farm it.or the materials to trade for advanturers enyclopedia.
**ALWAYS check adventurers encyclopedia for the items you need all is listed there. if not all then well just wait for the update. since even old items that the quests are already deleted in the NA version due to bot abuse is still there.

i hope this helps. its the in general guide for DPS if you want High output DPS for instagib and long recharge time go for holy sword. if you are crit eva go for tachi , if you love eva go for dual sword if you want to run go for gunslinger if you want massive combo and AOE go for ravager if you want to charge for a long time and got nerfed a lot go for warbow (if you are a masochist you will love this) but i normally stay away from them . katars are noted for dispatching enemies and deadly combo 1 on 1. wizard are the same as tatchi with a staff and combined with katar combo. guards are more of a tank and have one of the lowest DP not unless you are pure zeal type w/ lightning weapon and intrensified def breaking set of skills. then you cut heavy armor like wet paper. but that still cant go toe to toe with major DPS characters. but its fun since there are only a chosen few of them

[Avalon Cherazer]

IMPORTANT NOTE: it costs a lot more to be a DPS and DPS gears are too highly priced and tank gears are too cheap but having to become a tank means that you cant or will have a hard time doing solo quests that means the main quest as well. its not uncommon for tanks to chance to DPS setup when they are doing main quests and other daily quests that requires you to kill. its harder to get a party if you are a tank since most players only wanted to be carried. they dont want to kill the mobs and bosses and want to get the dungeons done in less than 3-5 min each instance. so you need items that enhances move speed but by the time you check the auction house you know that every one wants the same thing. so law of supply and demand.

the problem with tanks as a starting character is you are not well geared and fortifed to tank yet or ill geared to withstand attacks from hell dungeons yet. even your eidolons dont have HP or damage reduce yet. you cant farm those properly with tanks skills.unless you wanted to be carried up to lvl 80.

take note i have 2 guards one is a dedicated DPS a sword shield / great axe lvl 76 that can solo dragon dungeons a bit slow but doable and a lvl 71 dedicated tank w/ full endurace set , costumes a 3* eidolon for eva (kotonoha = nine tails w/ mini skirt miko outfit) that dose 10% damage coverted to hp buff. when they are both in the early 70's i cant even properly solo the lvl 60 otherworld dungeons meaning i have to rely on party nowdays and that means some carrier will zoom in 1hit KO all the mobs and leave me no loot to get most are even too much in a hurry to kill bosses in 2 seconds yes 2 seconds they have move speed of over 200% so they will leave everyone behind. if you want to do dungeons just for the exp thats ok. if you are new you cant get anything. thats the sad reality as of now. and there are a lot of ?? level players (those are 76 and avobe at current patch) like that. even lvl 70+ players are like that.
and they dont give damn if you dont hit the boss. only terrifying roar of guardians will allow you to get items hit by that skill even if you were not able to attack the mobs. that skill has a long cooldown and 3x if its your secondary cass. and there are nearly NO guardian players and players w/ guardian secondary weapon abilities. and most of them dont even use the roar skill to boot. so expect thing "IM IN A HURRY" environment most of the time you enter a dungeon. thats why i go solo.

[Soulplay]

Your Knowledge is amazing, thank you for the time you applied to your repies,