Guardians are enemies in Dark Souls. They can only be found in the Artorias of the Abyss DLC.
Location[]
Guardians appear in the Royal Wood area of Oolacile. They cluster in small groups with Wooden Scarecrows.
Description[]
Large stone golems wielding a Stone Greataxe. They are extremely powerful and can easily kill an unprepared player. They also have a very high aggro range, making them difficult to dispatch from a distance.
Strategy[]
Like Stone Knights, these creatures have strong armor. It is very important to choose the right damage type against them:
- Extremely high Slash defense
- Medium Normal and Thrust defense
- Low Strike defense
Enemy information[]
Characteristics[]
Respawn | Yes |
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Backstab | No |
Damage Types | Regular |
Abilities | Can easily stagger opponents. |
Attacks[]
Attack | Damage | Attack Type | Status Effect | Parryable | Tracking | Attack Speed |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overwhelming Smash | ??? | Regular | None | No | No | Slow |
Ground Upheaval* | ??? | Regular | None | No | No | Slow |
Smash Attack | ??? | Regular | None | No | No | Slow |
Triple Smash | ??? | Regular | None | No | No | Slow |
Running Smash | ??? | Regular | None | No | No | Slow |
*This attack is only performed after the Overwhelming Smash
Defenses[]
Physical Defenses | Elemental Defenses | Resistances | |||||||
??? | ??? | ??? | ??? | ??? | ??? | ??? | S | S | S |
These stats are sourced from FuturePress's Official Dark Souls Strategy Guide.
Drops[]
Item | Twinkling Titanite |
Stone Greataxe |
Drop Rate | 20% | 2% |
Gallery[]
Note[]
- After performing a ground smash, Guardians sometimes look around for the player, leaving them vulnerable to a few free hits. However, the Guardian can pull its axe out of the ground with a big explosion if the player is within range for too long.
- Guardians strongly resemble Stone Knights. Their armor is quite similar and they both guard forests.