Welcome to the BD section! :D Leaf Shield works best with Strength and Defense boosts balanced, so you should definitely consider using it. ;)
It's been a long time since I beat up on the ol' Chia Clown. So I looked up his profile. http://battlepedia.thedailyneopets.com/index.php/oneplayer/viewprofile/103/
His Seltzer Bottle and Ultra Rainbow Flash will get half or totally through the Leaf Shield. I'll recommend 2 item-types for you that should be in just about every battle set.
Downsize!, NOT Downsize Power Plus, but just Downsize! (yes with the ! at the end) This handy little defensive item will block 50% of all damage for one turn, once per battle. Once used it will vanish for the duration of the current battle. The Downsize Power Plus is retired, super expensive, looks identical to Downsize! Teh differences are that Power Plus blocks ALL damage once. The other difference, is once you use it, it's gone forever. So just don't buy it. It's not worth it. ;)
2nd item, regardless of level or anything, you SHOULD have a Healer! ;)
When I was starting out with battling, loooooong ago. I used a Slime Potion. Heal's 10hp, once per battle. Cheapest on the Super Wiz is 111 np. If you want a little more healing. I would suggest Bronze Scorchstone, a classic healer that heals 15hp and is hovering around 5000np. Or, Lesser Healing Scroll is hovering around 10,000np, and heals 25hp. All of these are once per battle.
Having a healer and Downsize! should help you take less damage, or recover more quickly from what damage you do take.
you could try using your leaf shiel as well but a scroll of ultranova coupled with a minor healing scroll or a cursed elixir will mean that you never have to heal
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