Decayed Guardian

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Decayed Guardians are Enemies in Breath of the Wild.[1]

Characteristics

Hyrule Compendium Entry
129 (134) Decayed Guardian
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Description
The Sheikah of ancient Hyrule developed this as a weapon to combat Ganon, but it was destroyed during the Great Calamity. Ages of weather and neglect have left it in a state of disrepair. Approach with caution; some of these derelict models have been known to awaken from stasis and attack when approached.
Common Locations
Hyrule Field
Hyrule Castle
Recoverable Materials
Ancient Screw Ancient Spring Ancient Gear Ancient Shaft

Decayed Guardians are ruined variations of the Guardian Stalker that were destroyed during the Great Calamity 100 years ago.[2] After being exposed to the elements for so long, they have lost their mobility. Decayed Guardians appear inactive until Link approaches them, at which point they light up and aim their laser sights at him in preparation to fire.[2] They are prone to malfunctioning after being attacked, firing off several lasers in rapid succession.

A massive amount of Decayed Guardians can be found in the Forgotten Temple, having been placed there as guards by the ancient Sheikah 10,000 years ago.[3] They will all simultaneously take aim at Link the moment he enters the Temple.

If Link performs a Perfect Guard with any Shield on a Decayed Guardian's laser, it will instantly be defeated. Link can temporarily stun a Decayed Guardian by striking its eye with an Arrow. Using Stasis + on a charging up Decayed Guardian will also result in them being stunned, even if they were not hit during this time.

In Master Mode, Decayed Guardians will sometimes take slightly longer in their charge up phase before firing their laser, with the purpose of throwing off Link's timing.

Drops

Drops of Decayed Guardian
Normal

Decayed Guardian can drop between 4 and 6 of:

Drop Table
Item Percentage
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Ancient Screw
40.0 %
BotW Ancient Spring Icon.png
Ancient Spring
25.0 %
BotW Ancient Gear Icon.png
Ancient Gear
20.0 %
BotW Ancient Shaft Icon.png
Ancient Shaft
15.0 %

Locations

Nomenclature

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LanguageNamesMeanings
Japan
Japanese
()ちたガーディアン (Kuchita Gādian)[5]Same as English.
The Republic of ChinaThe Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of ChinaThe Macao Special Administrative Region of China
ChineseTR
腐蝕守護者 (Fǔshí Shǒuhùzhě) 
The People's Republic of China
ChineseSI
腐蚀守护者 (Fǔshí Shǒuhùzhě) 
The Kingdom of the Netherlands
Dutch
Vergane Wachter[7] 
Canada
FrenchCA
Gardien détérioré 
The French Republic
FrenchEU
Gardien détérioré[6] 
The Federal Republic of Germany
German
Wächter-Wrack[9]Guardian wreck
The Italian Republic
Italian
Guardiano deteriorato[4] 
The Republic of Korea
Korean
망가진 가디언 (Manggajin Gadieon) 
The Russian Federation
Russian
Разбитый страж (Razbityy strazh)[8] 
Latin America
SpanishLA
Guardián deteriorado[10] 
The Kingdom of Spain
SpanishEU
Guardián deteriorado 
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Gallery

See Also

References

  1. "Decayed Guardian" — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "The Sheikah of ancient Hyrule developed this as a weapon to combat Ganon, but it was destroyed during the Great Calamity. Ages of weather and neglect have left it in a state of disrepair. Approach with caution; some of these derelict models have been known to awaken from stasis and attack when approached." — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)
  3. Creating a Champion, Dark Horse Books, pg. 312
  4. "129 Guardiano deteriorato" — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)
  5. "129 朽ちたガーディアン" — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)
  6. "129 Gardien détérioré" — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)
  7. "129 Vergane Wachter" — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)
  8. "129 Разбитый страж" — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)
  9. "129 Wächter-Wrack" — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)
  10. "129 Guardián deteriorado" — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)