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The Guard profession is one of the first inBrighter Shoresthat you’ll have a chance to level up. This is your main combat profession which can simply be leveled up by defeating enemies around Hopeport. Still, there are a lot of levels to keep track of.
In this guide, we are going to take a look at how to level the Guard profession of Brighter Shores. This will include tips for leveling, every enemy in Hopeport, and how to get better equipment as you rise through the levels. There is a difference between hostile and passive enemies, so we will take a look at this as well and note which enemies will attack if you attack first.
Brighter Shores is currently in Early Access on Steam and as such, the content is subject to change. We will update these articles as required.
What Is The Guard Profession?
The Guard profession is combat that isspecifically tied to guarding Hopeport. As you move on to other areas of the world, your main combat profession will change. For example, in Act Two,your combat profession is Scout,which is fitting for the forest setting.
By defeating enemies in Hopeport,you’ll be able to level up your Guard profession. This is pretty simple to understand, butthere are 500 levels in the profession,so reaching this can seem quite daunting.
Tips To Level The Guard Profession
Thankfully, we have some tips to help you level your Guard profession. First and foremost, it’s important to know thatBrighter Shores involves a lot of grinding.You will be grinding for every profession in the game, and this is no different in the Guard profession.
At times, you will find yourself running around an area waiting for the local enemies to respawn; this is normal. Overall though,the best piece of advice that we can give you is defeat enemies that are near your level.For example, if you are level 20, you don’t really need to defeat anything under level 15, as this won’t get you a significant amount of XP.
The Enchantress typically enchanted equipment with a permanent experience boost, but they refuse to enchant anything used for violence. As such,you can’t use the Enchantress to help level the Guard profession.
You’ll also be able to boost the amount of experience you earn in general for Hopeport professions. This is done withpotions that you craft at the Alchemist.For example, once you reach level four in Alchemy, you canmake a potion that boosts your experience gain for all Hopeport professions by five percent.
As you level up,this percentage can increase as you level up in Alchemy.At level 50, this boost will become seven percent, and at level 185, it will become ten percent. Potions are a great way tosupplement your experience gain while grinding enemies around Hopeport.
You can alsobuy these potionsfrom the Alchemist.
Passive Leveling
Every so often, you’ll gain a knowledge point as a reward for leveling up your skills. This point can be used togain a chunk of experience or silver, but you can also use it to unlock passive fighting.For example, at level 20, you can use a knowledge point to unlock passiveauto-battling with the Street Louse.
This is best used if you plan to log out of the game and do something else for a while, asthe passive activity persists when you are offline.The gain is less than if you were to fight the enemy normally, butit can be helpful if you don’t feel like playing for too long.
How To Get New Gear
Geardrops when you defeat enemies.While this is a bit random, it’s still consistent enough that you can gather a full set of gear and some weapons. There is currently no way to buy armor and weapons, but you cansell extras to the Quartermaster located in the Training Grounds.
What Happens If You Die?
So, you’ve died in battle. Don’t worry, asthere doesn’t seem to be any consequences from this.Currently, if you die in Brighter Shores, you’ll be teleported to the Infirmary at the Training Grounds of Hopeport.
The biggest downside is that you’ll need torun all the way back to where you wereif you want to continue fighting.
Every Enemy In Hopeport
Now, let’s take a look at every enemy in Hopeport. There are500 Guard levels, with new enemies unlocking every few levels.This means that there are a lot of enemies in the game. In the table below, you can find every enemy, as well as what level they unlock at.
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10
12
14
16
18
20
22
25
28
30
33
36
39
41
44
47
49
52
55
58
60
63
66
69
71
74
77
79
82
85
88
90
93
96
99
101
104
107
110
112
115
118
121
124
126
129
132
135
138
140
143
146
149
152
155
157
160
163
166
169
171
174
177
180
183
185
188
191
194
197
200
209
218
227
236
245
254
263
272
281
290
299
308
317
326
335
345
354
262
372
381
399
408
417
426
435
444
462
480
Swashbuckling Pirate
Unlike other professions,you’ll be able to interact with enemies that are way higher level than you.These levels mentioned are just when they start appearing in the world.
Enemy Type Locations
It’s important to remember that every enemy listed above fits into one of the following categories. These categoriesdetermine where you can find the enemy.For example,Deathcrows are always found at the Town Gates and Old Street Eastwhether its a Glinteye or Malevolent version (which unlocks at level 308).
Below, you can find the location foreach main type of enemy for the Guard profession within Hopeport in Brighter Shores.
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Old Street East and Town Gates
Tim’s Ally and Limpet Lane
Overgrown Road and Rubby Road
Fallen Monument and Overgrown Field
Collaped Hovels and Wasteland
