Guarding Skill Up

[Tulun]

Hey.

I was thinking of soloing a bit on my MNK in my spare time, but first I wanna get my Guard skill up to snuff.

I have a RDM I can often use for Phalanx II. My MNK is 43.. how long can I skill on Yhoator mandies for, where can I move onto, and how much skill will I need to get decent guard rate on EMish mobs? I know Guard proc rate is low because of shadows (etc) but it can be relatively high if you blood tank and once your skill rate is up, yes?

[jenenibui]

Just a heads up, skilling guard will want to either make you kill yourself or pay rmt to do it for you. Expect to pay out the ass.

[Duber]

Maybe I would recommend you hitting 75 before seriously go skill it up. Not saying you can't start skilling it up now, but will be easier at 75 probably... and anyway on exp party you don't really need it that much.

Anyway, if you use the search button I believe this is not the first time people ask for parrying/guarding skill up locations.

[Tulun]

I might solo a good chunk (/dnc), which is why I wanted to know some more of the specific info.

I got about 17 skill ups the last hour so far

[evilpaul]

There's been topics on Guard/Parrying skill up before here. Most are at 75 though when you are more likely to have a RDM/SCH friend for Phalanx as well as Damage -% gear available.

You can't Guard with shadows up (you need to be hit for there to be the possibility of a proc), so /DNC or /WAR for skilling it.

It will cap at whatever it's skill cap would be for the level of the mob. If you're fighting level 38 Mandies (or whatver), look up what the cap is at level 38 for an A- skill.

As for how "fast" you can skill it... As a 75 MNK and 74 PUP who's spent plenty of time soloing things, I've got 110 Guard skill. It doesn't go up very fast.

[Moridam]

Been 75MNK for almost 3 years now and my skill is maybe 100 or so, and I've been beaten on a good bit in that time.

Honestly, I think you'll find staring at a bare wall will be a more productive use of your time.

[Silpha]

1.lvl to 75
2.get a salvage group
3.???
4.profit!

[Absolutely Virtue]

I'm going to regret typing this in a public place, I'm sure.

I've been frustrated by slow invites for my MNK in the middle level ranges, so I've been doing a lot of soloing on gob pets with the help of a 75 BLM PL. Xp isn't super fast, but decent- somewhere around 6k/hour.

I've been pleasantly surprised by the number of Guarding skillups I've received. Having read the horror stories about leveling it, I always assumed I just wouldn't bother. But I feel pretty good about having a 58 MNK with a 60+ guarding skill without really trying. And as the xp gap between levels grows, I imagine the amount of guarding skillups you get per level is bound to increase.

MNK generally chews up gob pets, so you might try that. Sub WAR, eat meat, wear ACC gear. Free XP + skillups = win. But if you do it on Fairy, I'll MPK you.

[rex_garuda]

find mandragoras, and lots of it

also, http://www.bluegartr.com/forum/ffxi-...ml#post2298585

[Guppy]

I was thinking of soloing a bit on my MNK in my spare time, but first I wanna get my Guard skill up to snuff.

Take a look at Elmer the Pointy's guide on youtube -- Elmer is a PUP75, but you could probably work with the lower-end portion of it. Maybe set your NPC fellow on healer, if you have one leveled.

YouTube - Let's Level Guard Skill!

[Hogie]

The guide posted above is great, but i would suggest doing KRT Partys if you really want to cap it. MNK/WAR and getting beaten on all day work well

[Tulun]

Thanks for the replies. From the looks of it, Alraune might be able to take me near my level cap, then I can see if my solo play will keep up with it (if it doesn't.. well screw it ).

I should note for anyone else: It took me about 4 hours to go from 46-101 Guard skill in Yhoator with a RDM using Phalanx II (43 mnk, equipping minus eva gear like Cavalier).

But I was able to gather about 10 mandies and let them pummel me for a good 30-40 mins before counter got em dead. It's somewhat ridiculous, if I didn't have the PL, it would have taken so much longer.

[Hogie]

Thanks for the replies. From the looks of it, Alraune might be able to take me near my level cap, then I can see if my solo play will keep up with it (if it doesn't.. well screw it ).

I should note for anyone else: It took me about 4 hours to go from 46-101 Guard skill in Yhoator with a RDM using Phalanx II (43 mnk, equipping minus eva gear like Cavalier).

But I was able to gather about 10 mandies and let them pummel me for a good 30-40 mins before counter got em dead. It's somewhat ridiculous, if I didn't have the PL, it would have taken so much longer.

41-101 in 4 hours is quite amazing if you ask me

[Khelek]

Khelek - First comments on Guarding
made a post back when I was leveling MNK. you're pretty much past that stage though... I'd just solo until you hit 65, get jelly ring, arhat+1 gear and some guard skill+ gear, then head to the chigoes in rolanberry (s). just engage one of the flies and make sure you stand at a decent spot. I got to 150-160 on those I think. then I just did mourioches in the tree until I hit 210 and then I stopped, cause I sortof lost my phalanx2.