Aspiring Warrior Craig

2★ AscentEarthTankerOne-Handed Sword / Shield

A D-list warrior of the Dungeon Kingdom who's spent 20 years training for a dungeon race he's never once won, and stays stubbornly optimistic anyway.

Tier: A on the Guardian Tales tier list

Colosseum-signal top tier — a Tanker who intercepts damage for the whole team as long as his own HP holds.

Tier assumes: Ascension: Craig is one of Guardian Tales' Ascend-eligible Heroes -- his own stat table already carries a separate Rare★ (base) and Ascent★ (permanently upgraded to Myth) row at every level, but this single tier grade doesn't distinguish between them. The Colosseum signal behind this A doesn't specify which row it's rating. See Basics -> "Hero grades & Ascension."

Recommended build

Silence is Craig's Exclusive Weapon — equipping it is usually the single biggest damage or utility jump available, well beyond a generic weapon of the same type.

Tanker

Exclusive Weapon

SilenceLegend (4★→5★)

Each one's unique Weapon Skill sets the ailment this Hero brings to a Chain Skill chain — see the Weapons page for which.

Accessory

Ancient God RingRare (2★)Damage Reduction + Doom negation — best raw survivability

Mercenaries BroochRare (2★)HP% + Damage Reduction when you want the health pool instead

loadoutgg pick from the game's own accessory pool — Guardian Tales does not lock an accessory to a Hero, so this is a role-based call, not an in-game pairing.

Stats. Defense > HP as the main stats; Attack only as a tertiary once survivability is covered.

Relic gear: Skill Damage rolls if their Leader Skill or Special Ability carries real team value, otherwise plain Defense/HP rolls for straightforward front-line survivability.

Skill

Protective Swordsmanship

Attacks with sword and shield at melee range, or taunts every nearby enemy.

Attributes

	Lv.130 · Ascent★5	Lv.130 · Rare★5	Lv.100 · Ascent★5	Lv.100 · Rare★5	Lv.100 · Rare★4	Lv.100 · Rare★3	Lv.100 · Rare★2	Lv.1 · Ascent★5	Lv.1 · Rare★5	Lv.1 · Rare★4	Lv.1 · Rare★3	Lv.1 · Rare★2
ATK	1,376	1,127	1,150	942	785	662	562	147	120	100	84	72
Crit Hit Chance	3.0%	3.0%	3.0%	3.0%	3.0%	1.5%	0.5%	3.0%	3.0%	3.0%	1.5%	0.5%
HP	113K	101K	88K	79K	63K	53K	44K	1,883	1,691	1,348	1,144	941
DEF	440	401	390	356	261	224	195	57	52	38	33	28

Ability progression

Further abilities that unlock as this character's evolution line advances.

Comrade ProtectionSpecial Ability
Takes damage in place of low-HP allies nearby, as long as his own HP stays above a threshold.
Battle CryChain Skill
Shouts to raise the whole party's Defense and taunt every enemy on the field.

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