Changes: Oven Knight

Revision as of 09:18, 17 June 2020

Guardians are an enemy added in v1.8, the Bestiary Update. They appear to be mechanical in nature, being powered by a furnace in their chest. They will only begin to appear in biomes on 2 BSC and above. They can appear in a handful of areas, and can pose a significant threat to inexperienced players.

Behavior

The Guardian wields a wooden shield that absorbs one attack (regardless of damage) before shattering. Their behavior changes depending on whether or not their shield is still in tact.

With Shield

The shield protects the Guardian from one of the Beheaded's attacks before shattering.
- However, the shield will not protect the Guardian from attacks to its behind, or while it's stunned, much like the player's own shield.
- The shield will also not shatter if a Guardian's attack is parried. This to both the axe swing and shield ram.
Its normal attack pattern consists of charging at the player with the shield, and then swinging its axe.

Without Shield

It moves faster when its shield is destroyed.
The Guardian gains a two-swing axe combo that can change directions during the second swing.

Strategy

All of its combos and attacks can be rolled through or parried, just as with most enemies.
It is best to attack Guardians from behind due to their shield. This makes the Assassin's Dagger and Blowgun good choices for dispatching them.
- However, this results in the Vorpan being a rather lackluster weapon against Guardians.
Whips will ignore the shield, dealing damage and not destroying it.

Notes

This enemy can change directions even when locked in place, so keep this in mind.
Guardians' shields will not shatter even if using a weapon that normally bypasses shields (i.e. Valmont's Whip, Electric Whip).
When protected by a shield, either one generated from Protectors or the elite ability, the Guardian's shield will regenerate when it is attacked. However, they will still run and attack as if they were shieldless.

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 * This enemy can change directions even when locked in place, so keep this in mind.
 * Guardians' shields will not shatter even if using a weapon that normally bypasses shields (i.e. Valmont's Whip, Electric Whip).
+*When protected by a shield, either one generated from [[Protector|Protectors]] or the elite ability, the Guardian's shield will regenerate when it is attacked. However, they will still run and attack as if they were shieldless.