by wolfy42 » Sat Jan 09, 2010 3:49 pm
It's a good idea to get a weapon skill (sword/staff/gun) up to 20 early on both for the class bonus and because it gives a higher skill you can use for guardian fights. It will probably be the only time you actually use the higher skill at least till way later.....but it's very useful early on when you need it to defeat the guardian.
If I remember right at one point I was using Maelstrom and then volcanic eruption to make sure I killed her!!
After awhile though your defense makes her easy to defeat. For awhile I went back down to using Anvil and then eventually I just started to use my lvl 1 skill (flame arrow) like I do on all purple enemies etc.
I think a high defense and decent block % (having the protection item helps alot) makes a huge difference.
Remember the guardian heals you for free so you don't need to have max health at the end to get alot of money....you just need to still be alive!!
Also I wouldn't waste a round casting shield...as it will not usually compensate for the extra damage the guardian will do to you that round...and you really don't want to be fighting her for a long time. Just plop down your hardest skill the first round (for awhile that was one shotting her) and then if she is still alive hit her with something hard enough to take her out for sure (don't play around....I did one and she killed me because I used a lower skill then I should have....last time I did that!!).