Boss · Artorias of the Abyss
Sanctuary Guardian
Sanctuary Garden
Locations and access
Boss arena
Sanctuary Garden
Related route conditions
These conditions belong to the linked item routes. Optional drops can have extra requirements beyond reaching the boss.
- Reach Oolacile through the Darkroot Basin portal.
- Return after the two Lesser Sanctuary Guardians have appeared.
Solo NG reference
Solo NG native parameter model with persistent resident effects. Temporary effects, multiplayer and later journeys are excluded. Maximum HP is distinct from phase-entry HP; defenses are flat defense values, not percentage damage reduction.
Sanctuary Guardian
- Maximum HP
- 2,560
- Physical defense
- 300
- Slash defense
- 300
- Strike defense
- 300
- Thrust defense
- 300
- Magic defense
- 768
- Fire defense
- 480
- Lightning defense
- 1056
Related items and routes
Guardian Soul
Sanctuary Garden
- Free Dusk from the golden golem behind Darkroot Basin's Hydra, then obtain the Broken Pendant from the first Crystal Golem in the Duke's Archives.
- Return to the cave behind the Hydra and use the dark portal to enter Oolacile.
- Follow the entry path to Sanctuary Guardian's arena and defeat the boss. The Guardian Soul is its victory reward.
- Cutting its tail gives Guardian Tail separately. Later guardians encountered in the garden do not provide an unlimited supply of this boss soul.
Guardian Tail
Sanctuary Garden
Requirements
- Reach Oolacile through the Darkroot Basin portal.
- Defeat the Hydra in Darkroot Basin, follow the shallow lake edge into the rear cave and defeat the golden crystal golem to free Dusk. Reload if the golem has not appeared.
- After placing the Lordvessel, enter the Duke's Archives and kill the crystal golem near the beginning for the Broken Pendant. Return to Dusk's former cave and examine the portal to enter Oolacile.
- Fight the Sanctuary Guardian in the first arena. Move around behind it during an opening and aim at the tail until it is severed. The whip is awarded separately from defeating the boss.
Guardian Tail
Sanctuary Garden
Requirements
- Return after the two Lesser Sanctuary Guardians have appeared.
- Return to the original Sanctuary Guardian arena from the sanctuary bonfire. The later pair also have severable tails that award Guardian Tail.
- Work on the tail of one guardian while watching the other. These lesser enemies can be respawned by resting, providing another route if you missed the boss tail.
Notes
Solo NG native parameter model with persistent resident effects. Temporary effects, multiplayer and later journeys are excluded. Maximum HP is distinct from phase-entry HP; defenses are flat defense values, not percentage damage reduction.