Good team for the Garden Guardian?

[PalmTree]

Title. I want to get the Arbalest's CC set, but I'm not willing to sacrifice a team for it. What comps are affective here? (Quick note, I don't have the SB DLC, so I can't use those to cheese it).

[No One]

I would suggest VES-JES-GR-HEL (Order TBD)
You'll be there all day since it has the equivalent of about 1000 HP, so you need strong healing and some form of stress healing. Together, JES and GR have most of the cheesing tools a SBR has.
The HEL is for getting to it and for killing the spear at a reasonable rate.

Alternatively, mod it to have 1 hp because it's an incredibly tedious boss.

[Skinny Pete]

I use anything with OCC-GR-SB. Put Sculptor's Tools on SB. Camp before if you can and put SB's armor piercing buff on everyone. Use OCC to mark. SB/GR hit with their armor piercing attacks. MUS/ARB make a good back line and can cover for any whiffed heals (in the unlikely event you need them) while taking advantage of marks.

It almost doesn't matter if it has GR and SB. You might want someone less squishy than GR but the actual GG fight has never been a problem with this general kind of group. The only rare problem I have had is with getting to it once or twice when I got sloppy with getting marked and having to cope with a Giant Corpse Eater. Bring ARB/MUS and the mark-clearing skill if you are concerned with this although it is usually no big deal.

[darkspeartroll101]

I usually run double Shieldbreaker in position 1 and 2, highwayman position 3, and Vestal in the back.

Shieldbreakers are there for obvious reasons. Highwayman is dps machine, and Vestal is support damage and AoE heals.

[Skinny Pete]

Originally posted by darkspeartroll101:

I usually run double Shieldbreaker in position 1 and 2, highwayman position 3, and Vestal in the back.

Shieldbreakers are there for obvious reasons. Highwayman is dps machine, and Vestal is support damage and AoE heals.

Just don't activate riposte and destroy the shield. Also double up on the Snake Eyes buff if you can camp before.

[EinTheCorgi]

The OP clearly stated that they dont have the shield breaker DLC and here comes everyone saying to use a shield breaker or double shield breaker... Im not sure whether or not to laugh or cry.

[Skinny Pete]

Originally posted by EinTheCorgi:

The OP clearly stated that they dont have the shield breaker DLC and here comes everyone saying to use a shield breaker or double shield breaker... Im not sure whether or not to laugh or cry.

Then use GR or even double GR. The issue is armor piercing.

[J_cob]

anything- the boss is so easy. All you need to do is destroy the spear (so a helion iron swan might be good) and avoid attacking the shield and youre good

[darkspeartroll101]

Originally posted by EinTheCorgi:

The OP clearly stated that they dont have the shield breaker DLC and here comes everyone saying to use a shield breaker or double shield breaker... Im not sure whether or not to laugh or cry.

Oh... rip. I'm blind. In that case. Prolly GR for armor piercing, Vestal for AoE heal, and something to kill the spear.

[Skinny Pete]

Originally posted by darkspeartroll101:

Originally posted by EinTheCorgi:

The OP clearly stated that they dont have the shield breaker DLC and here comes everyone saying to use a shield breaker or double shield breaker... Im not sure whether or not to laugh or cry.

Oh... rip. I'm blind. In that case. Prolly GR for armor piercing, Vestal for AoE heal, and something to kill the spear.

I like OCC to mark that and do any needed heals, and ARB/MUS in back to use those marks, and cover for any of OCC's whiffed heals.

[PalmTree]

Probably going to go in with Arb/Occ/HM/Hellion. Marking should be able to shred it kinda quick, plus Iron Swan for the Spear.