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Ultimate Guardian

Ultimate Guardian

Finish the game on Guardian 4 difficulty with rank S average.

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How to unlock the Ultimate Guardian achievement in Roboquest - Definitive Guide

TLDR: Solo Engineer Drone/Buddy build with auto rifle.

Edit: Also did another run with a legendary Blunderbuss.

Prep work before trying to go for this, I recommend having access to all 11 gadgets, 6 crystals, and the base camp fully upgraded to give you every advantage possible.

To access Guardian Ranks, you first need to clear Hard difficulty, then Guardian 1, 2, 3 to unlock 4.

Guardian 4 maxes the elite encounter bar, regardless of the crystals you use(true for all Guardian ranks), in addition to:

-Enemy HP +50%
-Enemy Damage +40%
-Enemy Aggressiveness +40%
-More Elites

We're going to be using drones and the buddy bot to do the heavy lifting, especially in the small "horde" rooms. I used all 11 gadgets.

Try to improve the drones or your own fire rate/elemental/critical damage.

Drone family adds +1 drone, and eventually you can take another for 4 total drones. After that, look for the drone shield, or the one to add weapons (you want the scanner on your drones to "mark" enemies as your first choice) or elements to your drones.

Take the buddy bot in the starting room of Canyons (which must first be found in a prior Canyon run. Look for the blue/red bot not shooting you and pick him up), take the Oasis path and upgrade the buddy to legendary in the Oasis starting room, behind the waterfall. This adds several affixes, gives it a shield, and allows you to drop two buddies.

In that same waterfall secret, were the swim trunks for the NPC in the orange area of Oasis. After giving him the shorts, each run thereafter he will give you one of two random legendary item cards. Take the one you feel would suit you better, it's up to RNG but, some of the better ones repaired scratch damage per second, granted a revive @ 30% HP, or buffed damage in some way. The paper airplane one was a favorite of mine.

Hit all the purple corrupted challenge rooms for the chest. I took power cells a lot of the time, you need them to upgrade buddy/your preferred weapon as you go, and save for some of the better item cards you come across. You should have time to do these and still get S rank.

For my main weapon, I went for an auto rifle of some sort. Usually the Windmill Rifle, or one of the LMGs. I would use whatever until I got a decent one to stick with, and upgrade that. I avoided the akimbo styled ones because of the movement penalty.

You'll have to clear most of the enemies in every level to hit S rank, and fast enough to keep the time at S rank. Most of the levels feel like 5 minutes for S, with the exception of Canyons. Fortunately, you'll want to level as much as possible for more damage/health, so this works out fine. The drones/buddy bots will take a lot of aggro off of you, and help you clear encounters in record times.

You'll want to use the grappling hook and jetpack and much as you can, you fight the enemies from the highest possible point you can reach. Especially for the horde rooms. Get up as high as you can, and out of the way as fast as you can. Pick them off at a distance, drop the 2 buddy bots down to the floor level, and keep your drones refreshed with RB every 15 seconds. Drop the buddies whenever they are off cooldown.

By the time you're at Guardian 4, in my opinion the only rough part is the first encounter room on the moon, plus the phase 2 of the final boss, Iris. There is no good place to hide in the first encounter, so you're left to your own devices for the most part. During Iris phase 2, If one of the two red laser attacks are used, you can get ended very fast.

In the end, this got me through with S on my first attempt, but a lot of it comes down to RNG/build, and not getting ganked in a cheap room. You can be wiped fast if you try to Rambo things, or are not agile enough.

This strategy might work in co-op, with both players using similar builds and 8 drones flying about, but in my experience on 1.0, the game is prone to crashing more often in co-op.

Here is a video showcasing how I played out basically every room/encounter:


Here is a quick DPS example on phase 2 of the final boss, plus a quick look at the build (pause if needed):

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10 Nov 2023 20:51

15 Comments
Im a fan of the elementalist. It has a build that will reload your weapons. You wanna use Infused Weapons with Battle Mantra and Dynamic Mantra. Acquire any perks that reduce the cycle or increase damage.
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By I Glock Girl I on 21 Jan 2024 07:40
Pro tip: dropping the buddybot increases its damage everytime its placed meaning you can just stay in a safe zone for an hour or so spamming LT and just have infinite damage. Works best with a ranger critical build. Will be patched soon ofc
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By Saurvivalist on 11 Nov 2023 03:50
rebooting the game fixed it
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By Not MJC on 11 Nov 2023 21:31
Saurvivalist the GOAT. Made this a breeze.
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By Steaksaucepie on 14 Nov 2023 15:16
Buddybot damage is 12 every time I drop it, what am I missing?
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By Schwarzio on 16 Nov 2023 17:14
@Schwarzio, has to be the Fantastic upgraded version and the visual of the damage doesnt show an increase. You can only tell by looking how much damage it does in combat.
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By doomedtolive on 16 Nov 2023 18:19
Is it patched now? Yesterday I've been deploying bots for 45 mins in a safe zone, decided to go out and try to see whether or not they're going to be overpowered, but they seemed not that good...
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By shiithalfeR on 20 Nov 2023 07:41
Buddybot exploit has now been patched
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By Saurvivalist on 22 Nov 2023 15:03
Just beat g4 s rank with behemoth shotgun, building for auto crit and infinite ammo. Having a blue rarity one you can reroll it for free and get volatile and spear affixes that carried me the whole game
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By x Tyian x on 25 Nov 2023 18:37
A tip I would recommend which will help a lot with getting hit less. Is switch the left bumper and A button in the bindings. It allows you to fly and shoot with precision much easier.
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By Purds on 10 Dec 2023 22:43
Ranger class is another good option if you focus your build around your javelins, they can easily melt mobs and bosses with its 1-2k dmg hits in endgame. Perks you want not showing up early on can make the run significantly harder, but overall it's definitely worth it
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By Barn3yXBOX on 13 Dec 2023 11:50
Got it 3rd try. First time, I didn't have enough XP for S rank on one of the early levels. Those Rovers are necessary to get enough in those first few levels. I got a level up at just the right time during the first arena on the Moon. Saved my life.
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By Level 75 Noob on 06 Apr 2024 03:49
Anyone want to carry me through this? 🥲
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By Schwarzio on 10 Jun 2024 23:46
potentially a glitch that prevents this from stacking with the hardened guardian achievement. i got this one but not the hardened guardian...
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By Not MJC on 11 Nov 2023 21:16
Haven’t beaten g4 yet but did just get s rank g3 with the first character and the sulphator shotgun. Rolling for explosive 4th shot really tears through everything and got my best time and no damage iris. Playing the game long enough you can figure out when to deploy your bubble and call it back to save battery after negating damage. This will definitely be my build for g4
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By x Tyian x on 25 Nov 2023 02:50
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I recommend playing with your favorite class, because you have already gotten the hang of it and it will be easier for you to make a quick and stable run. The game can be completed at rank S with absolutely any class.

I also recommend practicing on lower difficulties and mastering the following gadgets:
1. Jetpack - allows you to go through purple rooms without damage and avoid 90% of the attacks of ordinary enemies and bosses.

2. Grappling hook - allows you to quickly move around the map and make it easier to pass rooms in S-time. Allows you to avoid difficult boss attacks because flying on a hook makes you temporarily immune to damage. And also collect health spheres that will soon disappear, and stun opponents by being attracted to them.

3. Superhero Cloak - a gadget underestimated by most players, which allows you to quickly clear arena rooms, stun strong opponents, quickly collect health spheres before they disappear, and also cause very high damage to some bosses (for example, to a referee ball or a worm on rails).

4. The pogo stick is the most difficult gadget to master. With its help, you can avoid super complex laser attacks, and also fly into the air after a superhero landing (or after jumping).

5. Rail Rollers - a cool item that allows you to go through rooms faster.
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18 Nov 2023 12:56