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Guardian Golem

Fought in 25 places, from 2,786 HP to 56,287 HP at m61_11_11_12: each placement carries its own area scaling. It takes the most damage from Strike and the least from Fire.

HP (NG)
2,786–56,287
HP in NG+7
107,695
Stance
120
Weakest to
Strike 0%
Resists most
Fire 40%
Nearest grace
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How Guardian Golem fights

At m61_11_11_12, its toughest placement: 56,287 HP.

Phases by HP verified

70%
  • Its script checks its HP at 70% when it chooses what to do.

Attack choice by distance verified

Share of its picks per attack routine at each range, from its main weight tables (it switches between 6 sets of tables by state; one is shown). Routines are numbered as in its script.

  • Routine 5
  • Routine 1
  • Routine 2
  • Routine 9
  • Routine 8
  • Other
  • Right column: routines it can pick there
Show as a table
DistanceRoutinesMost likely picks
under 8 m4#1 30% · #2 30% · #8 20%
15–20 m3#5 60% · #9 30% · #4 10%
Attack routines
17
With a cooldown
14 5–40 s
Walk in before attacking
4 from up to 26 m

What hurts it most

  1. Strike0% +11%
  2. Standard10%
  3. Slash10% ±0
  4. Pierce10% ±0
  5. Magic20% −11%
  6. Fire40% −33%
  7. Lightning40% −33%
  8. Holy40% −33%

Negation (lower lets more through), and how much more or less damage that type deals than Standard does.

Status procs to kill it

Status1st procHP per procProcs to kill
BleedImmune
FrostImmune
PoisonImmune
Scarlet RotImmune

From full HP with that status alone; thresholds grow after each proc. Frostbite's extra 20% damage taken isn't counted.

Weapons that hit it hardest

Attack rating that gets through its negations at max upgrade with every stat at 50, best affinity per weapon (flat defense left out). Try your own build in the build planner →

  1. Anvil HammerStandard929 of 1,041 AR
  2. Prelate's Inferno CrozierOccult847 of 846 AR
  3. Devonia's HammerStandard837 of 897 AR
  4. Gazing FingerStandard830 of 891 AR
  5. Royal GreatswordStandard814 of 961 AR
  6. Staff of the AvatarStandard804 of 926 AR

AI facts are read from the boss's own battle script; only selection weights, HP checks, distances and cooldowns are kept, and what each routine looks like isn't named yet.

Where you fight it 25

Each place uses its own copy of the boss with that area's scaling. HP and stance as you meet them (first phase, offline, no new game plus).

PlaceHPStanceScaling
Stormhill · Limgrave Tower Bridge2,786120×1.141
Weeping Peninsula · Castle Morne Lift3,128120×1.281
Greyoll's Dragonbarrow · Isolated Merchant's Shack ×25,875120×2.406
Limgrave · Highroad Cave5,974120×1.141
Stormhill · Limgrave Tower Bridge ×25,974120×1.141
Stormhill · Saintsbridge5,974120×1.141
Stormhill · Stormhill Shack5,974120×1.141
Bellum Highway · Grand Lift of Dectus6,564120×2.688
Capital Outskirts · Capital Rampart ×27,936120×3.25
Mountaintops of the Giants · Ancient Snow Valley Ruins11,829120×4.844
Liurnia of the Lakes · Eastern Tableland11,864120×2.266
Altus Plateau · Altus Plateau14,074120×2.688
Mt. Gelmir · First Mt. Gelmir Campsite14,074120×2.688
Capital Outskirts · Capital Rampart17,017120×3.25
Leyndell, Royal Capital · Divine Bridge19,388120×3.703
Mountaintops of the Giants · Freezing Lake25,363120×4.844
Mountaintops of the Giants · Snow Valley Ruins Overlook ×225,363120×4.844
m61_47_46_1026,251120×10.75
Rauh Base · Ancient Ruins Base26,251120×10.75
Ancient Ruins of Rauh · Rauh Ancient Ruins, West32,127120×13.156
m61_45_46_1032,127120×13.156
Greyoll's Dragonbarrow · Fort Faroth35,018120×6.688
Leyndell, Ashen Capital · Divine Bridge35,018120×6.688
Ancient Ruins of Rauh · Rauh Ancient Ruins, East56,287120×10.75
m61_11_11_1256,287120×10.75

Damage negation

How much of each damage type it shrugs off. Lower is better for you; the type it takes most is highlighted.

Stormhill · Limgrave Tower Bridge, Weeping Peninsula · Castle Morne Lift, Limgrave · Highroad Cave and 18 more

Standard10%
Slash10%
Strike0%
Pierce10%
Magic20%
Fire40%
Lightning40%
Holy40%

Greyoll's Dragonbarrow · Isolated Merchant's Shack, Greyoll's Dragonbarrow · Fort Faroth

Standard10%
Slash10%
Strike0%
Pierce10%
Magic40%
Fire40%
Lightning40%
Holy40%

Flat defense

Subtracted from each hit before negation; it matters most for weak hits. Area scaling raises it along with HP.

Stormhill · Limgrave Tower Bridge, Limgrave · Highroad Cave, Stormhill · Saintsbridge and 1 more

Physical101
Magic101
Fire101
Lightning101
Holy101

Weeping Peninsula · Castle Morne Lift

Physical102
Magic102
Fire102
Lightning102
Holy102

Greyoll's Dragonbarrow · Isolated Merchant's Shack

Physical109
Magic109
Fire109
Lightning109
Holy109

Bellum Highway · Grand Lift of Dectus, Altus Plateau · Altus Plateau, Mt. Gelmir · First Mt. Gelmir Campsite

Physical110
Magic110
Fire110
Lightning110
Holy110

Capital Outskirts · Capital Rampart

Physical111
Magic111
Fire111
Lightning111
Holy111

Mountaintops of the Giants · Ancient Snow Valley Ruins, Mountaintops of the Giants · Snow Valley Ruins Overlook, Mountaintops of the Giants · Freezing Lake

Physical115
Magic115
Fire115
Lightning115
Holy115

Liurnia of the Lakes · Eastern Tableland

Physical107
Magic107
Fire107
Lightning107
Holy107

Leyndell, Royal Capital · Divine Bridge

Physical113
Magic113
Fire113
Lightning113
Holy113

m61_47_46_10, Rauh Base · Ancient Ruins Base, m61_11_11_12 and 1 more

Physical123
Magic123
Fire123
Lightning123
Holy123

m61_45_46_10, Ancient Ruins of Rauh · Rauh Ancient Ruins, West

Physical124
Magic124
Fire124
Lightning124
Holy124

Leyndell, Ashen Capital · Divine Bridge, Greyoll's Dragonbarrow · Fort Faroth

Physical120
Magic120
Fire120
Lightning120
Holy120

Status buildup to proc

Buildup needed for the first proc, and how much more each following proc needs (it grows after every proc, up to the fifth).

Status1st proc2nd3rd4th
PoisonImmune
Scarlet RotImmune
BleedImmune
FrostImmune
SleepImmune
MadnessImmune
Death BlightImmune

HP in each journey

At m61_11_11_12: new game plus multiplies HP, defense and resistances again on top of the area's scaling.

NGNG+1NG+2NG+3NG+4NG+5NG+6NG+7
56,28776,92584,61888,46492,310100,003103,849107,695

Drops

Chance per kill at 100 Discovery (Arcane and items raise it), and at higher Discovery for the drops it affects.

Stormhill · Limgrave Tower Bridge

Guardian Golem drops
ItemChanceAt 200 DiscoveryAt 300 DiscoveryAt 400 DiscoveryKills for 90%
Golem Greatbow10%18.2%25%30.8%22
Great Arrow ×550%66.7%75%80%4
Golem's Great Arrow ×55%9.52%13.6%17.4%45
Smithing Stone [1]5%9.52%13.6%17.4%45

This enemy rolls 4 drop tables on each kill (its own and the ones that follow it), each on its own.

Weeping Peninsula · Castle Morne Lift

Guardian Golem drops
ItemChanceAt 200 DiscoveryAt 300 DiscoveryAt 400 DiscoveryKills for 90%
Golem Greatbow5%9.52%13.6%17.4%45
Great Arrow ×550%66.7%75%80%4
Golem's Great Arrow ×55%9.52%13.6%17.4%45
Smithing Stone [1]5%9.52%13.6%17.4%45

This enemy rolls 4 drop tables on each kill (its own and the ones that follow it), each on its own.

Greyoll's Dragonbarrow · Isolated Merchant's Shack

Guardian Golem drops
ItemChanceAt 200 DiscoveryAt 300 DiscoveryAt 400 DiscoveryKills for 90%
Golem Greatbow10%18.2%25%30.8%22
Great Arrow ×550%66.7%75%80%4
Golem's Magic Arrow ×55%9.52%13.6%17.4%45
Smithing Stone [4]5%9.52%13.6%17.4%45

This enemy rolls 4 drop tables on each kill (its own and the ones that follow it), each on its own.

Stormhill · Limgrave Tower Bridge

Guardian Golem drops
ItemChanceAt 200 DiscoveryAt 300 DiscoveryAt 400 DiscoveryKills for 90%
Golem's Halberd10%18.2%25%30.8%22
Smithing Stone [1]5%9.52%13.6%17.4%45

This enemy rolls 2 drop tables on each kill (its own and the ones that follow it), each on its own.

Stormhill · Saintsbridge, Stormhill · Stormhill Shack

Guardian Golem drops
ItemChanceAt 200 DiscoveryAt 300 DiscoveryAt 400 DiscoveryKills for 90%
Golem's Halberd5%9.52%13.6%17.4%45
Smithing Stone [1]5%9.52%13.6%17.4%45

This enemy rolls 2 drop tables on each kill (its own and the ones that follow it), each on its own.

Bellum Highway · Grand Lift of Dectus

Guardian Golem drops
ItemChanceAt 200 DiscoveryAt 300 DiscoveryAt 400 DiscoveryKills for 90%
Golem Greatbow10%18.2%25%30.8%22
Great Arrow ×550%66.7%75%80%4
Golem's Great Arrow ×55%9.52%13.6%17.4%45
Smithing Stone [5]5%9.52%13.6%17.4%45

This enemy rolls 4 drop tables on each kill (its own and the ones that follow it), each on its own.

Capital Outskirts · Capital Rampart

Guardian Golem drops
ItemChanceAt 200 DiscoveryAt 300 DiscoveryAt 400 DiscoveryKills for 90%
Golem Greatbow5%9.52%13.6%17.4%45
Great Arrow ×550%66.7%75%80%4
Golem's Great Arrow ×55%9.52%13.6%17.4%45
Smithing Stone [5]5%9.52%13.6%17.4%45

This enemy rolls 4 drop tables on each kill (its own and the ones that follow it), each on its own.

Mountaintops of the Giants · Ancient Snow Valley Ruins

Guardian Golem drops
ItemChanceAt 200 DiscoveryAt 300 DiscoveryAt 400 DiscoveryKills for 90%
Golem Greatbow5%9.52%13.6%17.4%45
Great Arrow ×550%66.7%75%80%4
Golem's Great Arrow ×55%9.52%13.6%17.4%45
Smithing Stone [6]2.5%4.88%7.14%9.3%91
Smithing Stone [7]2.5%4.88%7.14%9.3%91

This enemy rolls 5 drop tables on each kill (its own and the ones that follow it), each on its own.

Liurnia of the Lakes · Eastern Tableland

Guardian Golem drops
ItemChanceAt 200 DiscoveryAt 300 DiscoveryAt 400 DiscoveryKills for 90%
Golem's Halberd5%9.52%13.6%17.4%45
Smithing Stone [2]2.5%4.88%7.14%9.3%91
Smithing Stone [3]2.5%4.88%7.14%9.3%91

This enemy rolls 3 drop tables on each kill (its own and the ones that follow it), each on its own.

Leyndell, Ashen Capital · Divine Bridge

Guardian Golem drops
ItemChanceAt 200 DiscoveryAt 300 DiscoveryAt 400 DiscoveryKills for 90%
Golem's Halberd10%18.2%25%30.8%22
Smithing Stone [5]5%9.52%13.6%17.4%45

This enemy rolls 2 drop tables on each kill (its own and the ones that follow it), each on its own.

Mountaintops of the Giants · Snow Valley Ruins Overlook, Mountaintops of the Giants · Freezing Lake

Guardian Golem drops
ItemChanceAt 200 DiscoveryAt 300 DiscoveryAt 400 DiscoveryKills for 90%
Golem's Halberd10%18.2%25%30.8%22
Smithing Stone [6]2.5%4.88%7.14%9.3%91
Smithing Stone [7]2.5%4.88%7.14%9.3%91

This enemy rolls 3 drop tables on each kill (its own and the ones that follow it), each on its own.

m61_45_46_10, Ancient Ruins of Rauh · Rauh Ancient Ruins, West

Guardian Golem drops
ItemChanceAt 200 DiscoveryAt 300 DiscoveryAt 400 DiscoveryKills for 90%
Golem Greatbow10%18.2%25%30.8%22
Great Arrow ×550%66.7%75%80%4
Golem's Great Arrow ×55%9.52%13.6%17.4%45
Smithing Stone [6]7%13.1%18.4%23.1%32
Smithing Stone [7]8%13.7%17.9%21.2%28
Smithing Stone [7] ×28%13.7%17.9%21.2%28
Smithing Stone [7] ×41%1.71%2.24%2.65%230
Smithing Stone [8]7%13.1%18.4%23.1%32

This enemy rolls 6 drop tables on each kill (its own and the ones that follow it), each on its own.

Greyoll's Dragonbarrow · Fort Faroth

Guardian Golem drops
ItemChanceAt 200 DiscoveryAt 300 DiscoveryAt 400 DiscoveryKills for 90%
Golem's Halberd10%18.2%25%30.8%22
Smithing Stone [4]5%9.52%13.6%17.4%45

This enemy rolls 2 drop tables on each kill (its own and the ones that follow it), each on its own.

m61_11_11_12, Ancient Ruins of Rauh · Rauh Ancient Ruins, East

Guardian Golem drops
ItemChanceAt 200 DiscoveryAt 300 DiscoveryAt 400 DiscoveryKills for 90%
Golem's Halberd10%18.2%25%30.8%22
Smithing Stone [6]7%13.1%18.4%23.1%32
Smithing Stone [7]8%13.7%17.9%21.2%28
Smithing Stone [7] ×28%13.7%17.9%21.2%28
Smithing Stone [7] ×41%1.71%2.24%2.65%230
Smithing Stone [8]7%13.1%18.4%23.1%32

This enemy rolls 4 drop tables on each kill (its own and the ones that follow it), each on its own.

Kill-speed simulator New

How many hits Guardian Golem takes with your weapon and stats, in any journey: damage per hit through its defense and negations, stance, and status procs as its thresholds grow.

Simulate Guardian Golem

Patch history 2

Every patch that changed its numbers, read from the game's balance file (regulation) of each version.

  1. 1.02.1from 1.00
    • HP4,655→5,236
    • Runes883→1,039
    • Drop table466,000,000→466,000,010
    • Standard negation20%→10%
    • Slash negation20%→10%
    • Pierce negation20%→10%
    • Runes1,912→2,327
    • Drop table466,000,000→466,000,040
    • Runes2,244→2,992
    • Runes2,091→2,546
    • HP2,170→2,442
    • Drop table466,000,100→466,000,110
    • Drop table466,000,100→466,000,140
    • Runes2,836→3,927
    • Runes3,618→5,759
    • Runes1,589→1,733
    • Drop table-1→466,000,400
    • Drop table466,000,500→466,000,510
    • Runes1,200→1,371
    • Drop table466,000,500→466,000,520
    • Runes935→1,091
    • Drop table466,000,600→466,000,610
    • Drop table466,000,600→466,000,640
    • Drop table466,000,600→466,000,650
    Every changed value (41)
    ValueBeforetoAfterChange
    Key changes 24
    HP×9 variants4,6555,236+581+12%
    Runes×3 variants8831,039+156+18%
    Drop table466,000,000466,000,010changed
    Standard negation×16 variants20%10%−10 pts
    Slash negation×16 variants20%10%−10 pts
    Pierce negation×16 variants20%10%−10 pts
    Runes×2 variants1,9122,327+415+22%
    Drop table×3 variants466,000,000466,000,040changed
    Runes2,2442,992+748+33%
    Runes×2 variants2,0912,546+455+22%
    HP×7 variants2,1702,442+272+13%
    Drop table466,000,100466,000,110changed
    Drop table466,000,100466,000,140changed
    Runes×2 variants2,8363,927+1,091+38%
    Runes3,6185,759+2,141+59%
    Runes×2 variants1,5891,733+144+9.1%
    Drop table-1466,000,400changed
    Drop table466,000,500466,000,510changed
    Runes1,2001,371+171+14%
    Drop table466,000,500466,000,520changed
    Runes9351,091+156+17%
    Drop table466,000,600466,000,610changed
    Drop table466,000,600466,000,640changed
    Drop table466,000,600466,000,650changed
    Other numbers 4
    Lock Gaze Point - Dummy Poly ID [1]×16 variants-1930+931
    Lock Gaze Point - Dummy Poly ID [2]×16 variants-1940+941
    Capsule Height12.55−7.5−60%
    Chr Capsule Height12.55−7.5−60%
    Linked data 12
    SpEffect ID [29]×15 variants4,301-1changed
    Team Type×2 variants765changed
    SpEffect ID [18]×2 variants12,166-1changed
    SpEffect ID [19]×2 variants12,167-1changed
    SpEffect ID [29]4,300-1changed
    SpEffect ID [31]-14,301changed
    SpEffect ID [16]×7 variants-112,160changed
    SpEffect ID [17]×7 variants-112,161changed
    SpEffect ID [18]×6 variants-112,162changed
    SpEffect ID [19]×6 variants-112,163changed
    SpEffect ID [18]×2 variants12,16612,162changed
    SpEffect ID [19]×2 variants12,16712,163changed
    1 technical value (sorting, effects, display)
    ValueBeforetoAfterChange
    Network Warp Display×16 variants401,000changed
  2. 1.12.1from 1.10
      Every changed value (2)
      ValueBeforetoAfterChange
      Damage 1
      HP Burn Damage %×17 variants0100+100
      Linked data 1
      DLC Completion SpEffect ID×17 variants0-1changed

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