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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
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
Regular Defense Strike Defense Slash Defense Thrust Defense Magic Defense Fire Defense Lightning Defense Poison Toxic Bleed
??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? S S S

These stats are sourced from FuturePress's Official Dark Souls Strategy Guide.


Drops[]

Item Item Twinkling Titanite
Twinkling Titanite
Stone Greataxe
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.
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