Elder Guardians

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Elder Guardians are powerful, large variants of guardians in Minecraft that act as mini-bosses within ocean monuments, using laser attacks and a mining fatigue curse to defend the structure.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Elder Guardian 0

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Aquatic mob
Hostile mob
Mini-boss
appearsIn Minecraft NERFINISHED
attackType Laser beam
Thorns-like contact damage
bossBarPresence No
canBeSummonedByCommand Yes
canBreatheUnderwater Yes
canSurviveOnLand Temporarily
classification Mini-boss, not full boss
defendsStructure Ocean monument
despawnRules Does not naturally despawn
difficultyAffectsDamage Yes
difficultyAffectsHealth No
dropsItem Prismarine crystals
Prismarine shards
Raw cod
Wet sponge
experienceDropped 10 XP orbs
eyeTracksPlayer Yes
firstAppearedInVersion Minecraft Java Edition 1.8
foundInStructure Ocean monument NERFINISHED
gameModeContext Survival mode
guaranteedDrop Wet sponge
hasEye Yes
hasSpikes Yes
immuneTo Regeneration from conduits
Thorns damage reflection
movementEnvironment Water
primaryDefenseMechanism Mining fatigue to slow block breaking GENERATED
primaryRole Protects ocean monument treasure rooms
sizeComparedToGuardian Larger
spawnsLocationDetail One in each wing of the ocean monument and one in the top room
spawnsNaturally Yes
spawnsPerMonument 3
spikesDamage Damages melee attackers when extended
spikesState Extended or retracted
statusEffectInflicted Mining Fatigue III
statusEffectRange 50 blocks
statusEffectTrigger Periodically applied to nearby players
takesDamageOnLand Yes
targetPreference Axolotls
Glow squid
Players
Squid
variantOf Guardian NERFINISHED
weakTo Potion of Water Breathing does not help against its attacks

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Ocean Monument introducedFeatureSet Elder Guardians