Sanctuary Guardian Dark Souls Guide

Description

The guardian is the first boss that you encounter in the Artorias Of The Abyss DLC. It is a quite difficult enemy but, if you get properly prepared, the fight should be easy.

Sanctuary Guardian

Attacks and weaknesses

The guardian has several attacks:

1) Lightning bolts - the enemy has three kinds of lightning attacks. Firing several bolts, one after the another, a single charge and a projectile from above. The best way to avoid the attacks is dodge from them at the right moment. You can dodge to the left or to the right, necer towards the enemy.

2) Tail attack- when you are standing behind the opponent, motionlessly, you may be attacked with the tail. This causes serious poisoning. The boss can also attack you with its tail from above. This attack can be blocked with the shield.

3) Attack with hind legs- when you are behind the enemy, within short proximity, you may be attacked with its hind legs. This kind of attack takes place only if you have earlier cut off the beast's tail.

4) Horn attack - the enemy can attack you with horns in two cases. From the air and from the ground. The best method to avoid this blow is to dodge to the sides or to the back.

Hints

1) Keep to the opponent's sides - to the extent, to which it is possible, try to position yourself in a way that makes it impossible for the enemy to reach you neither with its tail nor with its horns.

2) Appropriate armor- select the kind of armor that will ensure you with high mobility and protection against lightning bolts. The wanderer combines both of these features.

3) Attack and away - position yourself at the side of the opponent, land your blow and skip away. The guardian is capable of turning to you immediately.

4) Chop the tail off - after you have chopped the tail off, the Guardian will be incapable of attacking you with it. Try to deprive it of this body part, in the first place.

Tactics

Try to position yourself at the opponent's side

At the beginning of the battle, try to approach the enemy, as quickly as possible. In the first place, chop the tail off. Not only will the Guardian lose the ability to attack you with it, but also you can use it as your weapon - Tail Guard. During the battle, use dodges to avoid being hit by the bolts and the horns. You need to be patient here, perform one attack at a time and skip away from the opponent. The best method is to employ the dodge-attack-skip tactic.