Another Failure

[DwayneA]

So I tried my hand at this game for the first time in months. I started with Nature, maxed Call of the Wild, and then climbed up the mastery bar. At level 8, I picked up Defense cause I wanted to try a Guardian. I got a point in Batter and assigned it to my left click. However, I'm starting to think that I picked my second mastery too early. If I'm lucky to find a Mastery shrine, I can have three wolves and they destroy everything in sight. So I rarely get a chance to hit something with Batter. And even when I do, the damage isn't very high since there is no increased physical damage from another skill. So I ended up deleting him as I have done with other characters.

(Sigh) I don't think I'll ever get the hang of this game and get used to the character-creation process. No matter what I do with any character, I feel like they are too weak.

[Medea Fleecestealer]

Well, it really depends on how you want to play.  As a Guardian pets are more in a support role I guess so you set them to Defensive stance so they stay near you to help protect you.  You could add Shield Charge from Defense so you smash into distant foes before you start hitting them with Batter.  Or you could use the Plague line to help reduce foes' physical resistance.

[DwayneA]

I didn't have Plague or Strength of the Pack when I started investing into Defense.

If I were to try again in the future, what could I do differently?

[Medea Fleecestealer]

You could have a look at this old guide for a Guardian.

https://titanquestfans.net/index.php?topic=416.0

Note that the link to kimiziperfect no longer works as that site's been closed down.