and colossus form, you get a 48s avatar, and with ~50% less recharge,

you would probably be able to cast everything again after that time.
Your main problem will be bosses, as you yourself won't do much hurt.
Rely on your pets for their enemy health reduction skills to help
soften the bosses, then move in for the final blow.
Pros and cons of build:
Pros:
a) You're the best tank in the game. Walk up to anything and let it
b1tc4 slap you as it likes. Kill it when you're tired.
b) Many pets, which is good for animal lovers. No, JK, they're really
good and powerful later on.
c) Decent against bosses who are susceptible to health reduction.
Cons:
a) Not very good damage output.
b) More of a hybrid, which requires all-around stats, making you
significantly weaker than pure str/dex/intel.
STAT DISTRIBUTION:
This is really questionable, as you will have well distributed stats
with your two masteries maxed. It's okay to have some dex with str,
or some dex with int, but you'll need all three if you're gonna wear
a guardian's set. I'd put less points into int, you only need it to
wear better items. It doesn't contribute to your damage unless you're
using a staff, which you really shouldn't be using ;)
So I'd say around 3 str for 1 dex AND 1 int. Not really sure, I'm not
good at hybrid classes >.<
GENERAL STRATEGY:
Mobs: Shouldn't give you any problems. As a supertank, you should be
able to rush mobs even until epic. Double heal when you're in
a tight fit, and you'll be okay.
Bosses: I'm not sure if the supertank guardian would be able to
survive some of the 1 hit killing spells... Erm, my advice is
not to try! Your pets are your best bet here in dealing
massive damage by health reduction. Finish him off then.
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GENERAL STRATEGIES [TTMPC06]
1. Multiplayer runs? Your best friend.
To max your character as soon as possible, it is recommended to
have a friend to use a higher level character to run you through the
game. However, this may not be possible for all of us, so there is an
alternative in doing so, although less efficient.
2. Play linearly
The general rule to complete a difficulty as soon as possible is to
simply run from area to area, completing the main quest. Only
necessary side quests should be done, such as those that give
unusually high xp or stat/skill points. All you have to do is run
from fountain to fountain and stay on the main path. Avoid being
mobbed by monsters, especially trappers. Get a pair of boots that
increase movement speed asap, this will really help.
3. Backtrack
Once you reach the end of the difficulty, you will be slightly

underleveled. This is the time to backtrack and complete those

sidequests you've missed. They gain you a lot of xp, and are your
main xp source once you hit the harder difficulties. This should be
easy as you outlevel the monsters in previous areas. Your level
should be at least 26 for normal typhon, 40 for epic and 50 for
legendary. Of course, these levels also require you to have
appropriate equipment and skills!
4. You must survive!
Always, always avoid dying. If you're running through the game,
make sure you have your fingers ready to press the pause button. Why?
So that you can exit the game without dying, and reload at the
nearest fountain. Running again is better than losing a bar of xp.
5. Play dirty and stay healthy
Hit and run is a must. If you notice, monsters always stop chasing
you after you've run a certain distance. Then, they will give up and
return to their spawn point. This is called the 'invisible wall'- an
area that bounds the particular monster. This area is within a radius
from that creature's spawn point, and different creatures have
different radii. Lure them to the end of the wall, hit them once or
twice and let them run back. Rinse and repeat as necessary. This is
the general rule that applies to ALL CLASSES, including melee
tankers. Once you hit the late difficulties, getting mobbed = instant
death. Yes, even with uber equipment.
6. Manual dodge whenever possible
As mentioned, left click all over the map so that you don't stay
stationary. This applies especially in epic/legendary, where those
archers start to dish out the pain. You may be tempted to take one or
to hits, like "bah, one tiny scratch from talos won't kill me...".
Wrong. Monsters in epic/legendary tends to 1 hit kill you, because of
resistances and such. Even if they DON'T kill you, there are all
kinds of nasty status effects they can inflict on you, like stun,
freeze and skill distruption all of which can be dangerous.
7. Resistance over armor
Aim for resistances in epic/legendary instead of armor. If you are
to choose between a breastplate that gives 100 armor and another with
60 armor and 20% pierce resistance, GO FOR THE 60 armor one. Pierce
is a great problem in epic, and a total achilles heel for you in
legendary.
8. Titan Quest Vault
Use the vault. It is really invalueble. Until I started to use it,
my characters were running around like pack mules carrying tons of
nice buy useless equipment around. And charms only took a whole
inventory bag. Besides, if you are successful in creating one of the
top ten most powerful characters, you can farm and transfer items to
your lower level characters. Sweet.
9. Use up the relics and charms!
Don't be like me, I like to collect those charms and relics in a
nice pile in the vault. Having 6 different characters, I have 4-5
pages in the vault just for charms! For goodness sake, you should use
them up whenever necessary. You can remove them later by using TQ
Vault, so don't be afraid to do so.
However, don't add charms to your items just because the charm is
complete. Make sure that you actually need that particular bonus; for

instance, if you're an archer, don't bother adding a completed

essence of zeus's thunderbolt to your bow, add artemis's bowstring
instead. In later difficulties, incarnation relics and legendary
charms imbued in a green item tend to be better than most legendary
items. Do it.
10. Ask for help/read guides
No, I'm not trying to promote my guide here. Well, maybe just a
little... but anyway, my point is that all those wonderful people out
there on GameFAQs.com are ever willig to write guides and provide
help when you're stuck with your character. By reading, you can get
nice info on how to build a better class, so you can further enjoy
the game. Most importantly, have fun!
If you do all of the above, and you are still finding difficulty in
epic or legendary, don't worry. You are probably lacking the
equipment that can only be found much later. So, hang on and you'll
be there... a Titan slayer.
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TYPHON FARMING STRATEGIES *CONTAINS SPOILERS* [TTMPC07]
For those of you having trouble with Typhon, this is the part to
read for strategies. To me, usually side quest bosses give most
trouble in epic/legendary, but they don't have many skills or spells
so it makes them simple. Just stay out of the way and hit them
whenever possible.
When you respawn or first reach Mount Olympus, you will spawn at
near a fountain at the bottom most of the map. Proceed north.
Here, you will find the orthus, limos and a bunch of skeletons. The
skeleton mages deal most damage in epic/legendary, and should be
dealt with asap. Those black dogs have mildly damaging fire attacks,
while the limos, as usual, loves to suck. Life, that is.
Move up the stairs, and the path turns left, here you'll find
automatois. They're very much pushovers, and my favourite part in my
runs. Just slay'em all.
Proceed onward, as the path heads north, you'll see a big bunch of
minotaurs lurking around. Careful, they're very fast with their
charge attack, and can stun you. So, lure them to you one by one, and
kill them. Not hard, but just be careful.
As you pass the four statues which leads to a gate, you'll see
another bunch of minotaurs behind the gate. Same strategy, and move
on. You'll find a primitve chest here.
Then, as you move on, there will be 6-8 cyclop elders in your way.
They have high health, a roar that does a LOT of damage and stuns,