Editing Guardians (section)

== Beating the next Guardian — checklist ==

# '''Equip your best gear''' — the strongest weapon (×1.5 in the formula), armour, shield, and trinket you can craft, [[Blueprints|forge]], or find.
# '''Wear the biome's [[Sets|expedition set]]''' — farm a few pieces off the Guardian's patrol for the per-piece stats and the full-set bonus.
# '''Bring your best party''' — [[Breeding|bred]]/[[Imprinting|imprinted]] high-power companions, with roles: '''Attack''' for score (×1.2 power each), '''Guard''' to survive (−15% damage each, −30% floor), '''Scout''' to flee (+10% flee chance each).
# '''Stack the flat bonuses''' — [[Homestead|Watchtower]], [[Museum]] wings, [[Mastery]] expedition perks, [[Rivals|War Banners]], the [[Rifts|Rift Standard]], and a favourable [[Weather|sky]].
# '''Bring HP and food''' — build the [[Homestead|house chain]] and stock [[Cooking|cooked food]]; even a win hurts.
# '''Check the card''' — it shows your exact win chance. Aim for the comfortable band (score ≈ 2× difficulty) before committing.