Guardian equipment and management window in L2 Reborn Guardian

COMBAT COMPANION

Guardians (Pets)

Guardians fight beside the character, gain additional XP according to their damage contribution, equip their own gear, evolve and learn specialized skills.

First Guardian

Level 70

Active Limit

1 Guardian

Chapter 2 Max Level

Available Types

7 Guardians

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Quick Start

The main rules for developing a Guardian efficiently.

First Guardian

Level 70 Mission

One Time

Evolution

Levels 40 and 76

Skillbooks

Chapter 2 Cap

Level 84

Current Maximum

Full Equipment

HP +400 and XP +10%

Fill Every Slot

Overview

A Guardian is an independent combat companion with its own HP, MP, XP, Satiety, equipment and skills. Only one Guardian can be active at a time, and Guardians are unavailable during PvP events.

The Guardian management window does not appear in the general menu. It can only be opened through the Guardian HUD while a Guardian is summoned.

No XP loss on death: a defeated Guardian can be summoned again without losing experience.

Obtaining a Guardian

First Guardian at Level 70

A one time mission becomes available at level 70 and awards the first Guardian. The player can choose one of four options:

Available choices: Wolf, Dragon, Tiger or Hawk.

Beoro Guardians at Level 76+

Additional Guardians can be obtained from the Beoro dungeon after reaching level 76:

Beoro Guardians: Buffalo, Kookaburra and Fox.

Choose the first Guardian carefully: the level 70 reward is one time. Compare combat style and weapon requirements before confirming the selection.

Summoning and Opening the Guardian Window

Summon from the Inventory

Use the right mouse button on the Guardian necklace.

Configure automatic resummoning

Move the necklace to the shortcut bar and activate it with the right mouse button. Its glowing state indicates that automatic use is enabled.

Open Manage Guardians

While the Guardian is summoned, click the paw shaped Manage Guardians button in its HUD.

Manage Guardians button in the Guardian HUD — The management button exists only while a Guardian is summoned.

Guardian management window with equipment, level and skills — The window combines equipment, progression, details and skill access.

Guardian XP and Leveling

The Guardian receives additional XP according to the percentage of damage it deals to the defeated monster. This experience does not reduce the XP awarded to the character.

Rule	Effect
Damage contribution	More Guardian damage results in more additional XP for the Guardian.
Level difference	Keep the Guardian and monster within the allowed 11 level range.
Bee Hive	Guardians receive a special buff that increases their earned XP while farming there.
Chapter 2 limit	The current maximum Guardian level is 84.

Guardian XP is extra: a strong Guardian levels faster because its XP scales with its damage contribution, without taking any experience from the character.

Satiety, Potions and Automatic Use

Satiety	Result
Below 10%	The Guardian stops obeying commands.

Guardian Combat Rations restore Satiety and can be purchased from Pet Managers in towns. Guardians use the same Soulshots and Spiritshots as characters, but require their own Guardian HP Potions, also sold by Pet Managers.

Configure Automatic Potions

Open Auto Use Settings

Click the cogwheel beside the Guardian's HP display.

Add the potion

Double click the Guardian HP Potion that should be used.

Set the HP threshold

Choose the percentage at which automatic use should begin and click Apply.

Enable it

Use the right mouse button on the potion. A glowing effect confirms that automatic use is active.

Guardian automatic HP Potion configuration — Set the HP threshold and activate the selected potion for automatic use.

Guardian Evolution

Required Level	Evolution	Required Item	Price
40	First Evolution	Guardian's Skillbook Volume 1	1,000,000 Adena
76	Second Evolution	Guardian's Skillbook Volume 2	5,000,000 Adena

Both evolution Skillbooks appear in the Adena Store according to their chapter availability. Evolving changes the Guardian's appearance.

First Evolution

The Guardian receives a random name modifier and a passive skill that increases a random stat by +1, +2 or +3.

Second Evolution

Higher level Guardian skills become available.

Guardian Skillbook Volume 1 in the Adena Store — Evolution Skillbooks are purchased from the Adena Store when available.

Guardian Equipment

Guardians can equip weapons, armor, jewelry and Special Equipment. Their available Special Equipment includes Cloak, Mask, Circlet, Belt and Pendant. Guardians can also use dedicated equipment such as Guardian Pendants and Amulets.

Filling every available equipment slot activates an additional bonus:

Full Equipment Bonus	Value
Max HP	+400
Guardian XP	+10%

Progress efficiently: equip affordable items in every slot before concentrating all resources into one expensive piece. The complete equipment bonus improves both survivability and leveling speed.

Applicable Weapons and Bonuses

Each Guardian has one or more applicable weapon types. Equipping one activates the following bonuses. The exact value inside each range depends on the equipped weapon progression.

Guardian	Weapon	Weapon Bonus
Kookaburra	Rapier	M. Atk. +10% to +40%
Kookaburra	Blunt	M. Atk. +10% to +40%
Tiger	Dagger	P. Atk. +5% to +20% and Vital Point Attack Rate +10% to +30%
Buffalo	Blunt	P. Atk. +10% to +30% and Atk. Spd. +10%
Buffalo	Spear	P. Atk. +10% to +30%
Hawk	Bow	P. Atk. +5% to +15% and P. Accuracy +2 to +5
Dragon	Sword	P. Atk. +10% to +25% and Atk. Spd. +10%
Dragon	Ancient Sword	P. Atk. +10% to +25% and P. Critical Rate +10 to +20
Wolf	Dual Swords	P. Atk. +10% to +30% and Atk. Spd. +10%
Wolf	Fists	P. Atk. +10% to +30% and P. Critical Rate +10 to +20
Fox	Firearms	P. Atk. +10%

Learning and Automating Guardian Skills

Open the Guardian window

Summon the Guardian and click Manage Guardians in its HUD.

Open Skills

Click the Skills button in the bottom right area of the management window.

Select Available

The Available tab lists skills that can currently be learned or upgraded.

Check the fee

Some Guardian skills have no learning cost. Others require Guardian Books and may also have additional requirements.

Guardian Books can be purchased from Merchant of Mammon with Ancient Adena. Availability depends on the current chapter.

To automate a Guardian skill, move it to the shortcut bar and activate it with the right mouse button, following the same process used for normal character skills. A glowing icon indicates automatic use.

Skills button in the Guardian management window — Open Guardian Skills from the bottom right button.

Available tab in the Guardian Skills window — Available separates learnable active and passive skills.

Guardian skill available with no learning fee — Some skill levels can be learned without consuming materials.

Guardian Types

Guardian	Combat Style	Important Characteristic
Wolf	Physical melee damage	Has a Blink style ability for rapidly reaching its target.
Dragon	Physical melee damage	Uses a double hit attack.
Tiger	Physical back attacks	Uses a dagger style Backstab, but its landing rate can be unreliable.
Hawk	Ranged physical damage	Attacks safely from range with a Bow.
Buffalo	Physical frontline utility	Improves from level 76 through Aggro abilities.
Kookaburra	Ranged magical damage	High Casting Speed and the main magical Guardian option.
Fox	Physical multi hit damage	Uses Firearms and attacks through multiple hits.

Recommended Guardians

Goal	Recommended Guardian	Reason
Magical character	Kookaburra	Ranged magical damage, high Casting Speed and up to +40% M. Atk. from an applicable weapon.
General physical melee	Wolf	Strong physical weapon scaling and a Blink ability that reduces time spent reaching targets.
Physical burst	Dragon	Double hit attacks with Sword speed or Ancient Sword critical bonuses.
Ranged physical farming	Hawk	Attacks from range and gains additional P. Accuracy from its Bow.
Multi hit pressure	Fox	Firearm attacks apply several hits and avoid melee travel time.
Frontline utility after 76	Buffalo	Aggro abilities can help control enemy attention while its applicable weapons provide solid P. Atk.
Situational back attacks	Tiger	Backstab style gameplay can be effective when attacks land, but its unreliable landing rate makes it a less consistent default choice.

These are starting recommendations: the best Guardian depends on its current level, evolution, learned skills, equipment and how consistently it can deal damage in your farming area.

Upgrade Priority

Equip the correct weapon type.
Fill every equipment slot for HP +400 and Guardian XP +10%.
Configure Combat Rations, potions and shots.
Learn free skill levels.
Complete the level 40 and level 76 evolutions.
Spend Guardian Books only on skills used by the chosen long term Guardian.

Common Mistakes

Mistake	Why It Hurts
Choosing the level 70 reward without comparing roles	The first Guardian mission is one time.
Ignoring Satiety	Below 10% Satiety, the Guardian stops obeying commands.
Leaving the necklace without automatic use	A defeated Guardian will not return automatically during a long farming session.
Using the wrong weapon type	The Guardian loses the offensive bonuses designed for its combat style.
Leaving easy equipment slots empty	The character delays HP +400 and the valuable Guardian XP +10% full equipment bonus.
Farming outside the allowed level range	The Guardian may stop gaining useful XP from those monsters.
Upgrading every skill immediately	Guardian Books and Ancient Adena can be wasted on abilities that are not part of the final setup.
Assuming Guardian XP is taken from the character	Guardian XP is additional and scales with its damage contribution. The character keeps its normal experience.