Repair barriers and guardians is usually nto worth doing
If you want more exp/h prioritize higher typ of runes instead of auto balancing, you will get less rewards though
Simply don't use pouches if you don't have any way to repair them ...
it can get killed as you walk through monsters and wilderness for a short amount of time doing enter the abyss quest
It will work on an ironman aslong as u have the required items, they are listed on the GUI