Absolum Guardian Ordeal: How to Clear All Medals with Galandra

To earn all medals in the Absolum Guardian Ordeal using Galandra, pivot your playstyle entirely around triggering Punish damage rather than relying on standard attacks. The Ordeal modifies combat output with three fixed damage stats:

Punish damage: 1000%
Physical damage: 25%
Ritual damage: 25%

Because physical and ritual damage are reduced to a quarter of their normal strength, relying on standard combos will cause wave clear times to fall short of medal time limits. Maximize clear efficiency by baiting enemy strikes, conserving stamina, and landing Punish hits on high-health targets or clustered groups.

Guardian Ordeal Damage Modifiers

The key to clearing the Guardian Ordeal is adapting to its unique damage scaling. Standard combat relies heavily on physical or ritual attacks, but this trial penalizes both types while granting a massive boost to Punish damage:

Damage Type	Ordeal Modifier	Combat Priority
Punish Damage	1000%	Primary objective; bait attacks and land counter-strikes
Physical Damage	25%	Reduced efficiency; do not rely on standard attack combos
Ritual Damage	25%	Reduced efficiency; avoid using as a primary clear method

Attempting to clear waves with standard physical attacks leaves Galandra vulnerable to running out of time. Shifting priority entirely toward Punish opportunities allows single counter-strikes to bypass high enemy health pools.

Galandra Strategy for All Medals

Galandra relies on mobility and positioning to exploit Punish windows safely. Apply these actions during each wave to secure top clear times:

Bait enemy attacks: Move close enough to draw out enemy swings, then dodge or space out of range to open the Punish window.
Conserve stamina: Avoid spending stamina on low-damage basic pokes so full resources are ready when a Punish opportunity opens.
Target high-health enemies first: Direct Punish hits at the tankiest targets in the wave, as defeating them quickly saves the most time.
Group enemies for multi-clears: Use Galandra's positioning and area-of-effect abilities to cluster targets together, setting up Punish executions that hit multiple enemies at once.

If clear times miss the medal thresholds, avoid defaulting to standard physical or ritual attacks while waiting for openings. Maintain your focus on baiting enemy strikes to trigger the 1000% multiplier continuously.