Royal Guard Devotion

Note:
1 - This guide focuses on devotion for selected members in your party
2 - Devotion: Protect party members by diverting damage from them to you. Damage based on defense/reduction's of devoted member
3 - Devotion does not have after-skill delay
4 - Character should aim for elite hero with elite weapon lvl 4 / Grimtooth is fine too

Stats:
Str: 150-200 (to carry potions/scrolls/usables/etc)
Agi: 150-200 (enough to get to 195 ASPD while being decreased agi)
Vit: 500 (for max hp)
Int: 50-100 (for sp) OR 350 int to trigger Amon Ra's Kyrie Eleison)
Dex: 150 (for instant cast)
Luk: Remaining points

Equipments

Top:
Blue Polar Bear Cap or similar effect (25% Demi-human Resist, Freeze Resist)

• Card: Glorified Orc hero (5% long range damage reduction, stun resist)
  
• Note: Can alternate with Marshmallow Cap or similar effect (35% Demi-human Resist)

Mid:
Azure Wings or similar effect (+15% hp, 25% reduction after-skill delay)

• Card: Addax card (+15% hp, 15% reduction after-skill delay, +4 str)
  

Low:
Saint Ring or similar effect (+15% hp, Reduces defense by 30%) [Does not stack with Grimtooth]

• Card: Addax card (+15% hp, 15% reduction after-skill delay, +4 str)
  
• Note: Can alternate with Music Ring or similar effect (60% movement speed, Freeze & Silence Resist)

Armor:
+8-10 Juggernaut Armor (+150% hp)

• Card: No slot
  

Weapon:
+0-10 Exodia (475 atk, +18 vit, +12 str, +5-7% hp, +1-3 range, 7% reflect magic, 10-15% chance regain 25% damage as hp, lvl 4 effect: 20% reduce defense)

• Card: Fabre (Vit +5, +20,000 hp)
• Card: Fabre (Vit +5, +20,000 hp)
• Card: Fabre (Vit +5, +20,000 hp)
• Card: Randgris (Weapon indestructible, lvl 1 dispell when attacking, +10% atk) OR another Fabre (Vit +5, +20,000 hp)
  

OR
Grimtooth (-50% defense, PD +5, Flee +10) [Does not stack with Saint Ring]

• No slot

Shield:
Bronzite Buckler (+150,000 hp, +20 str, +15 dex, Reflect 10% melee damage, if +8-10: shield cannot be stripped)

• Card: Thara frog (30% reduction demi-human damage) or Hades (30% reduction demi-human damage, 10% reduction neutral damage)
  

OR
Valkyrja's Shield (20% reduction Fire/Water/Shadow/Undead elemental damage)

• Card: Thara frog (30% reduction demi-human damage) or Hades (30% reduction demi-human damage, 10% reduction neutral damage)
  
• Alternatively: Libra Shield / Keeper's Shield / Obelisk Shield

Garment:
Asprika (30% reduction all elemental damage)

• Card: No slot
  

OR
+10 Gigant Snake Skin (8% damage reduction from med size, mdef +15, each 2 refine: +1% resistance all elements, COMBO WITH TEMPORAL BOOTS: +10% hp, +5% sp)

• Card: Cautious Howard (10% reduction long range damage, +1% resistance all elements per refine)

Shoes:
Sleipnir (20% hp/sp, mdef +10, sp recovery +15%)

• Card: Amon Ra (+5 all stats, chance to autocast lvl 10 Kyrie Eleison - chance increases if 350+ int)
  
• OR Card: Green Ferus (+5 vit, +10% hp)
  
• Note: Sleipnir can be enchanted 3% hp at kami_inn
  

OR
Temporal Boots of Vit (+12% hp/sp, +25 vit, every 2 refine: +2% hp, reduce soft defense by 15 if vit 350+, increase damage from fire element by 15%)

• Card: Amon Ra (+5 all stats, chance to autocast lvl 10 Kyrie Eleison - chance increases if 350+ int)
  
• OR Card: Green Ferus (+5 vit, +10% hp)
  

Accessories:
Specialist Glove (at lvl 3: +35 vit, mdef+ 7, 5% reduce defense, +5% hp) OR Copper Rosary (+5% hp, +10 vit, 5% reduction after-skill delay)

• Card: Gem of Pneuma (10% chance to autocast pneuma on yourself)
  

Copper Rosary (+5% hp, +10 vit, 5% reduction after-skill delay)

• Card: Faceworm (+50,000 hp) or Judicious Eremes (Reduce long range damage by 5%, +10 pd)

Usables: Make sure to keep in your inventory

• Yggdrasil Berries
• Panacea
• Box of Sunlight
• Undead Scroll
• Holy Scroll
• Fire/Water/Wind/Earth Resist potions
• Ghostring / Tao Gunka Scrolls

Remember to self-cast auto-guard / reflect shield / defender (on and off accordingly)!