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Don't Starve Together I Can't Cheese Ancient Guardian

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" That thing doesn't look happy. "

–Wilson

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" Poor thing. Trapped in this maze. "

–Willow

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" He must be lonely. Trapped in such a small cage. "

–Wendy

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" THIS MEAT HAS A POINTY END "

–WX-78

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" Another poor soul with a curse. "

–Woodie

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" My my, the fuel has changed you. "

–Maxwell

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" What wönders! Let's duel. "

–Wigfrid

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" Wear that frown upside down. "

–Webber

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" I've 'eard tales o' this devil... "

–Woodlegs

The Ancient Guardian is a Boss Monster found within the Labyrinth region of the Ruins, as there are 3 different Sinkhole entrances in the world, it is possible to encounter 3 Ancient Guardians, making Ancient Guardian's Loot not renewable unless the Wooden Thing is used to create and travel to a new World. It looks and acts similar to a Clockwork Rook, but appears as a living creature covered in fur.

The Ancient Guardian drops 8 Meat, a Guardian's Horn and a large Ornate Chest will spawn where it was killed. This chest will contain various loot.

Spear.png Fighting

The Ancient Guardian has 2500 Health and deals 100 damage per hit. It charges at its target similarly to a Clockwork Rook, but it has an additional attack when in melee range; it will use a close-range uppercut with a very short attack delay.

Below is the number of hits it takes with each weapon to kill the Ancient Guardian (based on the default damage modifier). The Weather Pain is not included due to the random nature of its projectile.

Weapon Fishing Rod.png Bug Net.png Lucy the Axe.png Shovel.png Pitchfork.png Hammer.png Torch.png Umbrella.png Walking Cane.png Willow's Lighter.png Axe.png Pickaxe.png Luxury Axe.png Opulent Pickaxe.png Boomerang.png PickSlashAxe.png Spear.png Bat Bat.png Ham Bat.png Morning Star.png Slurtle Slime.png Tentacle Spike.png Fire Dart.png Fire Staff.png Battle Spear.png Thulecite Club.png Tooth Trap.png Dark Sword.png Blow Dart.png Gunpowder.png Old Bell.png
No. of hits for
Ancient Guardian.png 		589 184 148 92 82 74 60 43-85 35 or 58 50 49 48 43 42 37 25 13 3

Don't Starve Together icon.png Don't Starve Together

In Don't Starve Together, there is only one Ancient Guardian as the Caves and Ruins are placed within the same level and every Sinkhole in the surface links to different locations in the Caves, but since the Heart of the Ruins update, it is possible to regenerate the Ruins, thus making Ancient Guardian's Loot renewable through the activation of the Ancient Gateway and defeating the Ancient Fuelweaver.

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  • Rock Lobsters can be utilized against the Ancient Guardian, and are very effective due to their damage reduction. 5 large Rock Lobsters will be able to deal with the Ancient Guardian, taking turns tanking damage and dealing damage.
  • Using 12 Gunpowder, 1 Blow Dart and 1 Ice Staff is another strategy to defeat the Guardian. Freezing the Guardian gives the player time to place the Gunpowder nearby. After the Gunpowder is ignited and explodes, the Guardian will be on Fire. When the fire goes out, a Blow Dart can be used to finish it off. If the Guardian is killed while still on fire, its loot will become Ashes and Cooked Meat.
  • It is possible to Trap the Guardian between two Campfires and attack with impunity (this won't work in Don't Starve Together as the Guardian will destroy Campfires). The same effect can be achieved by hiding behind a Pillar close to the edge of the map.
  • 5 Log Suits, 3 Football Helmets, and a Ham Bat can be utilized to attack the Guardian head on. To save inventory space, the armor can be crafted right before the fight, allowing the player to only carry 4 stacks of materials instead of 8 pieces of armor.

Placeholder.png Trivia

  • The Ancient Guardian was released in The Stuff of Nightmares update.
    • The Six Feet Under update added its ability to do a close-range attack
  • The fact that the Ancient Guardian spawns in the "labyrinth" and is named "Minotaur" in the game files is likely a reference to the Greek mythology story of Theseus and the Minotaur.
  • The Ancient Guardian is a product of prolonged exposure to Nightmare Fuel, as referenced by Maxwell in his examination quote : "My my, the fuel has changed you."
    • This also indicates Maxwell knew the Ancient Guardian from before its transformation. While examining the Guardian's Horn, he mourns his death and calls him a friend.
  • The Ancient Guardian does the second highest damage per hit, and has the fastest running speed of any mob in the game. The highest amount of damage is done by Bigfoot.
  • An Ice Staff will freeze the Ancient Guardian after only two hits. No other boss can be frozen so quickly; by comparison, the Rook takes the same amount of hits to be frozen.
  • The Ancient Guardian is one of three Boss Mobs added to the game without an Insanity Aura, the others being the Moose/Goose and the Tiger Shark.

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  • It is unlikely, but possible, that when the Guardian is trapped between the Abyss and a non-destructible obstacle (Campfires, Pillars, etc.), it may end up walking onto the Abyss, making it impossible to retrieve its loot without using the console. If killed while at the extreme boundary of the Abyss, there is a small chance for the loot to drop in a reachable position.

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  • The Guardian's short range attack.

  • The Guardian charging at the player.

  • A Guardian put to sleep.

  • Frozen Ancient Guardian.

  • A dead Guardian.

  • A sleeping Ancient Guardian as found in his Set Piece in the Ruins.

  • A Clockwork Rook, which looks very similar to the Ancient Guardian.

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Hostile Creatures

Batilisk • Cave Spider • Clockwork Bishop (Damaged Bishop) • Clockwork Rook (Damaged Rook) • Clockwork Knight (Damaged Knight) • Dangling Depth Dweller • Depths Worm • Frog • Guardian Pig • Ghost • Shadow Creature • Hound (Red Hound • Blue Hound) • Killer Bee • Lureplant • MacTusk • Merm • Mosquito • Spider • Spider Warrior • Spitter • Tallbird • Tentacle (Big Tentacle • Baby Tentacle) • Wee MacTusk
(Birchnutter • Poison Birchnut Tree • Varg Reign of Giants icon.png) (Ewecus • Gem Deer • Grumble Bee • Lavae • Shadow Pieces Don't Starve Together icon.png) (Dragoon • Floaty Boaty Knight • Flup • Poison Mosquito • Snake • Poison Snake • Spider Warrior (Venomous) • Sea Hound • Stink Ray • Swordfish • White Whale Shipwrecked icon.png)
Boss Monsters

Ancient Guardian • Deerclops • Spider Queen • Treeguard
(Bearger • Dragonfly • Moose/Goose Reign of Giants icon.png) (Bee Queen • Klaus • Reanimated Skeleton • Toadstool Don't Starve Together icon.png)

(Palm Treeguard • Quacken • Sealnado • Tiger Shark Shipwrecked icon.png)
Neutral Animals

Bee • Beefalo • Bunnyman (Beardlord) • Koalefant • Krampus • Pengull • Pig (Werepig) • Rock Lobster • Snurtle • Slurtle • Smallish Tallbird • Splumonkey
(Buzzard • Catcoon • Mosling • Volt Goat Reign of Giants icon.png) (Blue Whale • Bottlenose Ballphin • Prime Ape • Water Beefalo • Wildbore Shipwrecked icon.png)
Passive Animals

Baby Beefalo • Butterfly • Chester • Crow • Gobbler • Mandrake • Rabbit (Beardling) • Redbird • Smallbird • Snowbird
(Glommer • Moleworm Reign of Giants icon.png) (Canary • Critters • Extra-Adorable Lavae • Grass Gekko • Hutch • No-Eyed Deer • Woven Shadow Don't Starve Together icon.png) (Crabbit • Dogfish • Doydoy • Fishermerm • Jellyfish • Packim Baggims • Parrot • Parrot Pirate • Seagull • Seal • Sharkitten • Toucan • Wobster Shipwrecked icon.png)
Other

Abigail • Charlie • Maxwell • Pig King
(Antlion • Bernie Don't Starve Together icon.png) (Yaarctopus Shipwrecked icon.png)

Don't Starve Together I Can't Cheese Ancient Guardian

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