

Despite their theme being called Unholy Ambush, the fight could only be considered an ambush in Death Mode, where the Profaned Guardians can spawn naturally.The Profaned Guardians' theme is Unholy Ambush, which was composed by the artist DM DOKURO.Take your time and observe how the boss functions. Don't move around too quickly, as this will likely lead to you ramming into the many projectiles the Guardians fire.Tips For more elaborate strategies on defeating the Profaned Guardians, including weapon and arena recommendations, see Guide:Profaned Guardians strategies. Summons a weaker version of Providence, the Profaned Goddess when one Guardian dies.At 5% health, the Proflamed Guardian enters an “extreme desperation” phase where it flees the scene as fast as it possibly can.At 10% health, the Proflamed Guardian enters a “desperation” phase where it attacks 80% faster and constantly uses all 5 of its attacks at once.The Guardian Defender has a 100% chance to deflect projectiles, making all classes except for Melee nearly useless.It is significantly more aggressive, attempting to ram into the player whenever possible.The Proflamed Guardian additionally deals greatly increased damage after the other two have been killed.If not managed in time, the damaged blocks will catch fire and burn their surroundings. All Guardian attacks can partially damage blocks.After reaching 25% health, it will attack 12x as fast.After reaching 50% health, it will summon Scorn Eaters every 0.4 seconds.After reaching 75% health, it will attack 2x as fast.This deals immense damage and is capable of destroying every block. Uses a Holy Incineration attack, burning everything in a 50,000 block radius.Lingering Flames don’t move, however they never despawn, even in the case of the boss being defeated or reloading the world. Uses a Fiery Zigzag attack, moving in a rapid zigzag motion around the player while leaving Lingering Flames as it travels.The spears accelerate extremely fast, and do 7.25x damage at max acceleration. Uses a Holy Spear Barrage attack, shooting many Holy Spears in a circular motion while keeping a vertical alignment to the player.Uses a Proflamed Flame attack, launching exploding flares with an infinite lifespan, precise homing, and accelerating speed.Uses a Holy Spear Rain attack, covering the screen in falling Holy Spears.Cycles through 5 different attack patterns:.HIGHLY resistant to all forms of damage until the other two Guardians are defeated.Periodically fires a lifesteal laser at the player, completely restoring all Guardians’ healths if it hits.Stays far offscreen, firing healing orbs rapidly at the other Guardians.Attacks that cannot be reflected will instead cause the player’s armor to break instantly.

All projectiles have a 90% chance to reflect, flying back at the player with twice the velocity.Repeatedly fires a circular spread of 32 Holy Spears.Shoots huge Flaming Boulders from its head every 0.33 seconds.If the Archmage is present anywhere in the world, the Guardians will enrage and immediately fly at him, using various attacks until he dies.Īttacks The Guardian Defender (Rock Guardian) If the player exits the Underground for more than 5 seconds during the fight, the Rock and Crystal guardians will spin while rapidly converging on the player’s location, similar to how King Slime attacks during nighttime. The fiery main Guardian is immune to all damage until the rock Guardian and the crystal Guardian are defeated. All three Profaned Guardians spawn at the same time.
