Decayed Guardian

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

Characteristics[]

Hyrule Compendium Entry

129 (134) Decayed Guardian	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 decayed variations of the Guardian Stalker that have long lost their mobility. They are found buried in the ground, unable to move due to having no legs. Decayed Guardians appear inactive until Link approaches it, when they light up and aim their laser sights at Link in preparation to fire.^[2] A massive amount of Decayed Guardians can be found in the Forgotten Temple and will simultaneously take aim at Link the moment he enters the temple. They are prone to malfunctioning after being attacked, firing off several lasers in rapid succession.

If Link performs a Perfect Guard with any Shield on its laser, it is instantly defeated. If Link hits a Decayed Guardian in its eye using a bow, it will temporarily stun it. Using Stasis + on a charging up Decayed Guardian will stun them afterwards, even if not hit during stasis.

In Master Mode, Decayed Guardians will sometimes take slightly longer in their charge up phase before firing their laser to throw off Link's timing.

Locations[]

Akkala Tower
Ash Swamp
Between Tobio's Hollow and Dracozu River
Central Tower
Daval Peak
East Gerudo Mesa
Eastern Abbey
Forgotten Temple
Fort Hateno
Hyrule Castle
Hyrule Castle Town Ruins
Lomei Labyrinth Island
Military Training Camp
Mount Drena
North Akkala Foothill
Quarry Ruins
South of South Lomei Labyrinth
Torin Wetland
Trial of the Sword ^(TMT)
Vatorsa Snowfield

Drops[]

A Decayed Guardian drops between 4 and 6 of:

Drop Table
Item	Percentage
Ancient Screw	40 %
Ancient Spring	25 %
Ancient Gear	20 %
Ancient Shaft	15 %

Trivia[]

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Some Decayed Guardians are permanently inactive. Link can harvest individual Ancient items from them. Others may not immediately activate in Link's presence, only doing so if he dies and the save is reloaded.^{[citation needed]}

Nomenclature[]

Names in other regions
Language		Name	Meaning
	Japanese	朽ちたガーディアン (Kuchita Gādian)^[3]	Same as English.
	Chinese^TR	腐蝕守護者 (Fǔshí Shǒuhùzhě)
	Dutch	Vergane Wachter^[4]
	French^CA	Gardien détérioré^[5]
	French^EU	Gardien détérioré^[6]
	German	Wächter-Wrack^[7]	Guardian wreck
	Italian	Guardiano deteriorato^[8]
	Korean	망가진 가디언 (Manggajin Gadieon)
	Russian	Разбитый страж (Razbityy strazh)^[9]
	Spanish^EU	Guardián deteriorado^[10]
	Spanish^LA	Guardián deteriorado^[11]
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