Editing Biome Progression (section)

== Beating the next Guardian ==

A Guardian fight is decided by your '''expedition score''' against its '''difficulty'''. When you're close but losing, raise your score:

* '''Upgrade your gear.''' Equip the best weapon and armour you can [[Crafting|craft]], [[Smithing|forge]], or find; later, [[Blueprints|forged]] gear and [[Sets|expedition sets]] push far higher.
* '''Farm the biome's [[Sets|set]].''' Patrols and its [[Caves|cave]] drop the biome set; a few pieces (or a full set's flat bonus) can tip a Guardian.
* '''Bring the right party.''' Fill [[Expeditions|expedition]] party slots with strong, [[Breeding|bred]] and [[Imprinting|imprinted]] creatures, and assign '''roles''' (Attack for power, Guard to survive, Scout to flee).
* '''Level [[Expeditions]].''' Running patrols raises the skill and unlocks the Guardian action in the first place.
* '''[[Mastery]] and [[Museum]].''' Expedition mastery perks and the Skyreach/Vale museum wings add score and yield.