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! Guardian !! Difficulty !! Score for ~67% !! Score for 80%
! Guardian !! Difficulty !! Score for ~67% !! Score for 80%
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| Thunderfoot Matriarch || 60 || 120 || 240
| {{Icon|boss-grasslands}} Thunderfoot Matriarch || 60 || 120 || 240
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| Old Growth Tyrant || 150 || 300 || 600
| {{Icon|boss-redwood}} Old Growth Tyrant || 150 || 300 || 600
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| Murk Sovereign || 200 || 400 || 800
| {{Icon|boss-murkwater}} Murk Sovereign || 200 || 400 || 800
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| Hollow King || 240 || 480 || 960
| {{Icon|boss-cavern}} Hollow King || 240 || 480 || 960
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| Scorched King || 260 || 520 || 1,040
| {{Icon|boss-scorched}} Scorched King || 260 || 520 || 1,040
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| Tide Leviathan || 290 || 580 || 1,160
| {{Icon|boss-coral}} Tide Leviathan || 290 || 580 || 1,160
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| Frostmaw || 320 || 640 || 1,280
| {{Icon|boss-frozen}} Frostmaw || 320 || 640 || 1,280
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| Ash Tyrant || 380 || 760 || 1,520
| {{Icon|boss-ashen}} Ash Tyrant || 380 || 760 || 1,520
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| Sky Sovereign || 420 || 840 || 1,680
| {{Icon|boss-skyreach}} Sky Sovereign || 420 || 840 || 1,680
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| The Sundered One || 500 || 1,000 || 2,000
| {{Icon|boss-vale}} The Sundered One || 500 || 1,000 || 2,000
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* '''[[Homestead|House chain]]''' (Thatch Hut → Iron Keep) raises your max HP.
* '''[[Homestead|House chain]]''' (Thatch Hut → Iron Keep) raises your max HP.
* '''Guard''' party role — each Guard cuts damage taken by 8% (down to −16% with two).
* '''Guard''' party role — each Guard cuts damage taken by '''15%''', down to a '''−30%''' floor with two or more (v0.36.64). Guards now also protect you on [[Hunting|hunts]] and [[Rivals|rival duels]], not just expeditions.
* Keep '''food''' in the [[Bank]]; auto-eat heals you mid-fight.
* Keep '''food''' in the [[Bank]]; auto-eat heals you mid-fight.


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== Fleeing ==
== Fleeing ==


If a run is going badly you can '''flee''' rather than fight to the end. Flee chance rises with your party's total '''swiftness''', and a '''Scout''' party role improves it further. Fleeing avoids the worst of a loss's damage.
If a run is going badly you can '''flee''' rather than fight to the end. Flee chance rises with your party's total '''swiftness''', and each '''Scout''' adds '''+10%''' flee chance (and +4% Trail Cache finds). Fleeing avoids the worst of a loss's damage.


== Beating the next Guardian — checklist ==
== Beating the next Guardian — checklist ==
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# '''Equip your best gear''' — the strongest weapon (×1.5 in the formula), armour, shield, and trinket you can craft, [[Blueprints|forge]], or find.
# '''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.
# '''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: '''Vanguard''' for score, '''Guard''' to survive, '''Scout''' to flee.
# '''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]].
# '''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.
# '''Bring HP and food''' — build the [[Homestead|house chain]] and stock [[Cooking|cooked food]]; even a win hurts.
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[[Category:Progression]]
[[Category:Progression]]
[[Category:Game Mechanics]]
[[Category:Game Mechanics]]
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