The Relic First Guardian Walkthrough — Route, Bosses & Progression
A practical The Relic: First Guardian walkthrough for route planning, boss preparation, relic checks, upgrades, and avoiding wasted backtracking.
Requirements Before You Start
Use this walkthrough after confirming your game is updated and your platform version matches the latest available patch. Keep your own notes for locked paths, unresolved bosses, and resources because launch-week updates can change progression blockers.
Common Route Mistakes
Do not force every optional boss the moment you find it. Do not trust old route videos without checking their patch date. Do not ignore upgrade materials just because a path appears to be story-critical. Most route frustration comes from entering a boss gate underprepared or returning to a bugged path before applying the latest update.
Walkthrough Approach
This walkthrough is designed for players who need a route framework, not a fabricated list of every drop. The Relic: First Guardian is a dark action RPG with boss-heavy progression, relic-driven growth, and launch-week patches still changing the experience. Because the game is now live and being updated quickly, route advice should stay flexible.
Use the walkthrough in three loops: explore, prepare, then commit. Explore until you find a new boss, blocked path, upgrade material, or relic. Prepare by checking your weapon upgrades and relic setup. Commit only when you understand the local enemy rhythm.
Recommended Route Loop
| Phase | Goal | Checklist |
|---|---|---|
| Scout | Learn the area without spending every resource | Mark shortcuts, traps, blocked paths, and resource pickups |
| Stabilize | Make the next boss attempt less chaotic | Upgrade weapon, change relics, practice normal enemies |
| Boss attempt | Learn patterns before pushing damage | Watch for unblockable attacks, punish windows, camera trouble |
| Cleanup | Return after a route opens | Collect missed relic energy, materials, and side rewards |
How to Handle Boss Gates
When a route appears to end at a boss, do not brute force the fight forever. Spend two or three attempts identifying the answer to these questions:
- Which attacks can be blocked or parried?
- Which attacks require a full dodge?
- Does the boss punish healing or long recovery animations?
- Are you dying to low damage, low survivability, or poor positioning?
- Would a different weapon rhythm solve the fight?
Once you know the actual failure point, adjust your relics and weapon choice. If the boss kills you in two hits, add survivability. If you survive but cannot close the fight, upgrade your weapon or use a relic setup that improves offensive uptime.
Backtracking Rules
The Relic: First Guardian rewards notes. Keep a small list of locked routes, strange interactables, missed resources, and bosses you postponed. After every major boss or patch update, revisit the list. A route that felt impossible early may simply have required a new tool, stronger weapon, or corrected bug.
Avoid making one long blind sweep through every side path before your build is stable. It is usually better to complete a manageable route, improve your build, and then return.
Trophy and Completion Planning
If you care about trophies or completion, pair this page with the trophy guide. Record bosses defeated, optional areas cleared, and unique equipment obtained. Launch-week trophy data can change as trophy tracking sites update, so treat any external completion checklist as provisional until it matches your platform list.
Related Guides
- the relic first guardian price platforms
- the relic first guardian patch notes
- the relic first guardian review
Sources
Related Guides
The Relic First Guardian Beginner Guide — First Hours, Combat & Relics
A beginner guide for The Relic: First Guardian covering first-hour priorities, combat rhythm, stamina use, relic progression, upgrades, and recovery from early mistakes.
The Relic First Guardian Developer — Project Cloud Games, Perp Games and Engine
The Relic First Guardian developer guide covering Project Cloud Games, Perp Games, engine searches, small-team context, Korean mythology, and source checks.
The Relic First Guardian Difficulty — Easy Mode, Options and Survival
The Relic First Guardian difficulty guide covering easy mode searches, difficulty settings, survival options, relic choices, patches, and what beginners should change first.
The Relic First Guardian Forgotten Stories Edition — Special Edition and Physical Copy
The Relic First Guardian Forgotten Stories Edition guide covering Special Edition searches, PS5 physical copy contents, steelbook, art book, and buyer checks.