The Guard profession is one of the first in Brighter Shores that you'll have a chance to level up. This is your main combat profession which can simply be leveled up by defeating enemies around Hopeport. Still, there are a lot of levels to keep track of.

In this guide, we are going to take a look at how to level the Guard profession of Brighter Shores. This will include tips for leveling, every enemy in Hopeport, and how to get better equipment as you rise through the levels. There is a difference between hostile and passive enemies, so we will take a look at this as well and note which enemies will attack if you attack first.

Brighter Shores is currently in Early Access on Steam and as such, the content is subject to change. We will update these articles as required.

What Is The Guard Profession?

The Guard profession is combat that is specifically tied to guarding Hopeport. As you move on to other areas of the world, your main combat profession will change. For example, in Act Two, your combat profession is Scout, which is fitting for the forest setting.

By defeating enemies in Hopeport, you'll be able to level up your Guard profession. This is pretty simple to understand, but there are 500 levels in the profession, so reaching this can seem quite daunting.

Tips To Level The Guard Profession

Thankfully, we have some tips to help you level your Guard profession. First and foremost, it's important to know that Brighter Shores involves a lot of grinding. You will be grinding for every profession in the game, and this is no different in the Guard profession.

At times, you will find yourself running around an area waiting for the local enemies to respawn; this is normal. Overall though, the best piece of advice that we can give you is defeat enemies that are near your level. For example, if you are level 20, you don't really need to defeat anything under level 15, as this won't get you a significant amount of XP.

The Enchantress typically enchanted equipment with a permanent experience boost, but they refuse to enchant anything used for violence. As such, you can't use the Enchantress to help level the Guard profession.

You'll also be able to boost the amount of experience you earn in general for Hopeport professions. This is done with potions that you craft at the Alchemist. For example, once you reach level four in Alchemy, you can make a potion that boosts your experience gain for all Hopeport professions by five percent.

As you level up, this percentage can increase as you level up in Alchemy. At level 50, this boost will become seven percent, and at level 185, it will become ten percent. Potions are a great way to supplement your experience gain while grinding enemies around Hopeport.

You can also buy these potions from the Alchemist.

Passive Leveling

Every so often, you'll gain a knowledge point as a reward for leveling up your skills. This point can be used to gain a chunk of experience or silver, but you can also use it to unlock passive fighting. For example, at level 20, you can use a knowledge point to unlock passive auto-battling with the Street Louse.

This is best used if you plan to log out of the game and do something else for a while, as the passive activity persists when you are offline. The gain is less than if you were to fight the enemy normally, but it can be helpful if you don't feel like playing for too long.

How To Get New Gear

Gear drops when you defeat enemies. While this is a bit random, it's still consistent enough that you can gather a full set of gear and some weapons. There is currently no way to buy armor and weapons, but you can sell extras to the Quartermaster located in the Training Grounds.

What Happens If You Die?

So, you've died in battle. Don't worry, as there doesn't seem to be any consequences from this. Currently, if you die in Brighter Shores, you'll be teleported to the Infirmary at the Training Grounds of Hopeport.

The biggest downside is that you'll need to run all the way back to where you were if you want to continue fighting.

Every Enemy In Hopeport

Now, let's take a look at every enemy in Hopeport. There are 500 Guard levels, with new enemies unlocking every few levels. This means that there are a lot of enemies in the game. In the table below, you can find every enemy, as well as what level they unlock at.

Level	Enemy Unlocked
0	Recruit Sparring Guard
0	Glinteye Deathcrow
0	Common Thief
0	Looter Goblin Soldier
0	Feral Hairbeast
0	Greenlid Carnivorous Plant
10	Beady-eyed Deathcrow
12	Rookie Sparring Guard
14	Scruffy Thief
16	Hooligan Goblin
18	Tangled Hairbeast
20	Creepy Street Louse
22	Bossy Goblin Chief
25	Back Alley Thug
28	Snap Carnivorous Plant
30	Pearlcap Crab
33	Foraging Ghoul
36	Primitive Bugman
39	Tiderider Jellyfish
41	Wily Deathcrow
44	Drone Giant Ant
47	Loitering Thief
49	Grumpy Pirate
52	Patrol Sparring Guard
55	Shabby Punkupine
58	Scruffy Thug
60	Plunderer Goblin Soldier
63	Large Crab
66	Lumbering Hairbeast
69	Blotchy Street Louse
71	Leafjaw Carnivorous Plant
74	Hungry Bugman
77	Robust Goblin Chief
79	Orange Stinger Jellyfish
82	Ragged Pirate
85	Slickwing Deathcrow
88	Soldier Giant Ant
90	Pale Ghoul
93	Blue Scuttler Crab
96	Shifty Thief
99	Striped Punkupine
101	Loutish Thug
104	Raider Goblin Soldier
107	Black Street Louse
110	Wall Sparring Guard
112	Scavenging Bugman
115	Shaggy Hairbeast
118	Yellow Drifter Jellyfish
121	Greedy Pirate
124	Munching Carnivorous Plant
126	Bloodclaw Crab
129	Authoritative Goblin Chief
132	Amber Stripe Giant Ant
135	Shadowy Deathcrow
138	Rowdy Thug
140	Neon Punkupine
143	Crafty Thief
146	Ugly Bugman
149	Marauder Goblin Soldier
152	Cunning Pirate
155	Crazed Goul
157	Copper Street Louse
160	Verean Sparring Guard
163	Man-o-Combat Jellyfish
166	Granite Shell Crab
169	Hefty Hairbeast
171	Prowler Giant Ant
174	Bladefang Carnivorous Plant
177	Angry Thug
180	Vicious Deathcrow
183	Rugged Pirate
185	Widejaw Bugman
188	Fierce Goblin Chief
191	Watchmen Punkupine
194	Sneaky Thief
197	Fastvenom Jellyfish
200	Tropper Goblin Soldier
209	Boulder Crab
218	Angry Street Louse
227	Prowling Ghoul
236	Tough Thug
245	Savage Hairbeast
254	Treacherous Pirate
263	Armsnapper Carnivorous Plant
272	Nightwarrior Giant Ant
281	Hunter Bugman
290	Decorated Sparring Guard
299	Giant Boulder Crab
308	Malevolent Deathcrow
317	Black Jellyfish
326	Dangerous Thief
335	Heavy Punkupine
345	Preeminent Goblin Chief
354	Furious Street Louse
262	Nefarious Pirate
372	Warrior Goblin Soldier
381	Elite Thug
290	Psychic Hairbeast
399	Terrifying Bugman
408	Frenzied Ghoul
417	Enormous Crab
426	Goliath Giant Ant
435	Bonecruncher Carnivorous Plant
444	Doom Jellyfish
462	Orange Tipped Punkupine
480	Swashbuckling Pirate