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Meet the Elder Guardian

Don’t get into fishticuffs with these guys

If there’s one piece of advice an oldie like me could give to a wee youngun’ like you, it’s to RESPECT YOUR ELDERS. Especially if they are me. But also if they happen to be an Elder-ly Guardian. Those guys won’t just kick you off their lawn, they’ll get so seething mad they charge up their ancient laser beam and blow you clean out of the underwater retirement home. Don’t say you weren’t warned!

You may be familiar with the regular Guardian already , a young and sassy little fish that’s very keen on, well, shooting you with its laser beam.

Now we’re dealing with the older and larger of the two aquatic beasts, here’s what you need to know. Let's begin with how they came to be, as explained by Jens:

what is the elder guardian ghost

During the development of the ocean monument I had a problem. I wanted the pyramid to feel like a maze, so you have to figure it out to get the treasure, but the bad - and good! - thing about Minecraft is that you can just rebuild everything. So the solution would always be just to knock your way through. And I didn’t want to make the pyramid indestructible because that’s also not fun in Minecraft. So after a couple of ideas we decided to have a boss guardian that would have a spell effect that would slow everything down. That was why the Elder Guardian was added. Essentially it's just a stronger Guardian and it has this spooky spell that like, pops up in your face. The reason I added it was to show the source of the slowdown effect and where it came from. I didn’t want to just add the effect, I wanted to show it as well. So I intentionally made it so that, this ghost thing that shows up in front of you? It’s actually there, so another player can actually see when you get it. It’s not just a screen effect. It doesn’t happen very often but it’s there. Jens Bergensten

SPOOKY. These guys only spawn underwater in ocean monuments. They’re stronger than the lesser Guardian, but there's a finite number of them in any given world. This is because they spawn when ocean monuments are generated, and there’s always just three in each one. They never respawn after dying.

Upon perishing, they can drop either Prismarine shards or Prismarine crystals, a raw fish (or a cooked one, if you somehow manage to burn the Elder Guardian to death) and a wet sponge. Or, you know, they might not drop anything. That's life.

For the most part, the Elder Guardians act much like the regular Guardians. They have horrible laser beams, a very spiky body all the better for stabbing you with (try to hug these guys, I dare you) and they’re generally very grumpy. They don’t swim around as much, but unlike the little Guardian, the Elder Guardians will not back away from a player who approaches them. Awwww, how am I supposed to resist hugging one now?

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The Elder Guardian is a boss mob that only spawns underwater, inside of or near  ocean monuments . It is a stronger version of the guardian .

Behavior [ ]

Elder guardians spawn in three specific sections of an ocean monument. Their purpose is protecting the treasures of the monument ( gold blocks and wet sponges ) from players, until the monument has been fully conquered. They will also prevent players from mining through the monument walls.

Elder guardians attack by sending out a powerful laser beam which will harm a player, and also inflict the Mining Fatigue III status effect . In addition, elder guardians can target and damage players who are riding in wooden  boats . However, once a player is out of range, the elder guardian's laser will leave you alone and stop dealing damage, similar to a regular guardian.

Once every minute, an elder guardian will search for players in a 50-block radius who are: not afflicted with mining fatigue, afflicted with a level of fatigue that is lower than III, or whose affliction will wear off in less than one minute. Any players who are detected will be inflicted with Mining Fatigue III for five minutes, and a ghostly image of the elder guardian will appear to a player, with a unique sound. The elder guardian will inflict Mining Fatigue III even through walls, but will not deal any damage.

Elder guardians won't swim around as much as normal guardians. However, they will act in the same manner as a regular guardian when on land. Their eye will follow and stare at any nearby player, always locked on to their target. This makes them the only mob with dynamic eyes. An elder guardian's eyes are actually the "head" part of the model. A typical mob's head will turn and look toward a player, but with an elder guardian, they appear as though the eye is looking instead.

Strategy [ ]

Elder guardians are very resistant to melee attacks when they are underwater since players will not be able to quickly approach the elder guardian due to the water's slowing effect. The elder guardian will deal of damage every time it is hit when its spikes are extended. If cornered, the elder guardian will usually extend its spikes and fire at a player even at point-blank range.

Elder guardians are resistant to fire damage (since they live in water), but if they are somehow brought onto land, they will take damage from fire. They can also take fall damage from their swift movement sometimes.

If a player must fight an elder guardian in melee, they should try to corner it. The elder guardian spawns in enclosed spaces, so attacking at range is not an option. If the elder guardian is in shallow water, then players can use a fishing rod to pull it out of the water, so they can then kill it with melee without being shot at or damaged by the spikes.

The elder guardian has a very large amount of HP (80), which makes melee attacks even harder. Elder guardians also do more damage than regular guardians. Fighting elder guardians is incredibly dangerous without strong armor . Entering their territory without armor on will always lead to a swift death, even if one is armed with a sword . Also, a player can use a combination of 2X1 pillars of any material, since the elder guardian laser can't destroy blocks, and doors to get close to the elder guardian, have some shielding from lasers, and have an air pocket to ensure one doesn't drown while fighting the elder guardian.

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  • An elder guardian has to fall 82 blocks to die of fall damage, making it the mob that can survive the fifth-highest fall (and therefore taking the third most fall damage), only being beaten by the ravager, cat, iron golem, chicken, parrot and snow golem, which takes a full 102 or infinity block drop to die from fall damage. Endermen come in sixth, taking a full 42 block drop to die from fall damage.
  • The elder guardian has a similar look to the original guardians, apart from it being larger and its model is photo-negative, meaning that its colors are inverted.
  • In Java Edition, the ghostly image of the elder guardian can be summoned with /particle minecraft:elder_guardian . In Bedrock Edition, a separate mob can be summoned called elder guardian ghost.

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Minecraft Elder Guardian

In the Minecraft universe, the Elder Guardian stands as a formidable aquatic mob, predominantly located within Ocean Monuments. Differing from the standard Guardian mob, Elder Guardians exhibit a more substantial and menacing presence.

Visually distinctive, Elder Guardians feature a larger and more imposing physique, adorned with prominent spikes and covered in dark, bluish-gray scales. Their glowing blue eyes and more ominous attack sounds further contribute to their unique appearance.

The potency of Elder Guardians surpasses that of their standard counterparts. Upon attacking a player, they inflict Mining Fatigue III for a duration of five minutes. This debilitating effect hinders players from efficient block mining, wall excavation, or engaging other mobs. Additionally, Elder Guardians possess an extended attack range compared to standard Guardians, elevating the level of danger in encounters with them.

The introduction of Elder Guardians occurred with the Minecraft 1.8 “Bountiful Update,” a significant release that also introduced Ocean Monuments to the game. This inclusion presented players with a fresh challenge to overcome within the expansive underwater realms of Minecraft.

What is Minecraft Elder Guardian

An elder guardian is the largest aquatic mob and a stronger and bigger variation of the guardian. It fights like a standard guardian, but it also causes Mining Fatigue to players in a vast radius surrounding it. They can only be found in ocean monuments, where three of them create.

Spawning of Minecraft Elder Guardian

During the formation of each ocean monument, three elder guardians spawn naturally: one in the top room of the monument and the other two in each wing part of the structure. They do not respawn after their first spawn, hence there are only a few of them in each planet.

Minecraft Elder Guardian

Loot Drops of Killing a Minecraft Elder Guardian

When an elder guardian is defeated in Minecraft, players can expect to receive a range of items as loot drops. These include 0-2 prismarine shards, with the possibility of an additional drop per level of Looting up to a maximum of 5. A wet sponge will also drop, but only when the player kills the elder guardian themselves, and not affected by Looting. An upcoming update will add the chance to obtain 0-1 tide armor trim smithing templates, which will not be affected by Looting. Players can also expect to receive one of three drops from the elder guardian, including a 1/2 chance for a raw cod, a 1/3 chance for prismarine crystals, or a 1/6 chance for no drop.

In addition, there is a 2.5% chance of obtaining a random fish, with a 1% increase per level of Looting up to a maximum of 5.5%. Finally, players can also receive 10 experience points when killing an elder guardian with either a player or a tamed wolf.

Elder Guardian Behaviour

Elder guardians exhibit distinct behaviors from normal guardians in Minecraft. They are less active swimmers and do not swim away from a targeted player. However, they still attempt to attack both players and squids, like regular guardians. Their eye follows and stares at nearby players. Even those under the effects of Invisibility or in Spectator mode, but they won’t attack. Elder guardians are affected by the Impaling enchantment and have three methods of attacking: laser fire, inflicting Mining Fatigue, and a thorn-like defensive attack.

If an elder guardian is not within an ocean monument, it will pathfind toward one. They only attack axolotls that are not playing dead, but do not attack mobs such as iron golems that attack them, although the attacking mob takes damage from the elder guardian’s natural spikes defense.

Minecraft Elder Guardian Abilities

The elder guardian in Minecraft has several unique abilities and characteristics. Its primary attack is a laser beam that takes a few seconds to charge and deals significant damage once fired. The beam cannot be dodged and has a maximum range of approximately 14 blocks.

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Additionally, the elder guardian has the ability to inflict Mining Fatigue III on players within a 50-block radius, decreasing their attack and mining speed for five minutes. The elder guardian also has defensive spikes that deal damage to attackers, similar to the Thorns enchantment on armor. In Bedrock Edition, there is an unused mob called the elder guardian ghost that behaves like a mob with broken AI, floating upwards until it despawns or sinking slowly underwater.

To Wrap it all Up

The Elder Guardian is a powerful underwater mob in Minecraft that is found inside Ocean Monuments. They are larger and more dangerous versions of the standard Guardian mob. With a unique appearance, larger spikes, and a dark, bluish-gray scale. When attacked, they can cause players to become Mining Fatigue III for five minutes. Making it difficult to mine blocks or even attack other mobs. Elder Guardians were introduced to Minecraft in the 1.8 “Bountiful Update,” which added Ocean Monuments to the game.

Players can only find them in Ocean Monuments, where three of them spawn naturally during the formation of each monument. When an Elder Guardian is defeated, players can expect to receive a range of loot drops. Including prismarine shards, a wet sponge, raw cod, prismarine crystals, and experience points. Elder Guardians exhibit distinct behaviors from normal Guardians and have several unique abilities. Including a laser beam attack, the ability to inflict Mining Fatigue III, and defensive spikes that deal damage to attackers.

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Elder Guardian in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains all about elder guardians with screenshots and step-by-step instructions. Let's learn about elder guardians in Minecraft.

Supported Platforms

Elder guardians are available in the following versions of Minecraft:

* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable. NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.

The following is a picture of what an elder guardian looks like in Minecraft:

elder guardian

Hostility Level (Hostile)

An elder guardian is a hostile mob. The term mob is short for mobile and is used to refer to all living, moving creatures in the game such as chickens, creepers, and elder guardians. Because an elder guardian is a hostile mob, it will attack you in Survival mode but not Creative mode.

Health Points

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Where to Find Elder Guardians

In Minecraft, you can find elder guardians inside the Ocean Monument ( also called the Guardian Temple ).

ocean monument

These Ocean Monuments are found in the Deep Ocean , Deep Lukewarm Ocean and Deep Cold Ocean biomes.

deep ocean biome

Deep Lukewarm Ocean

deep lukewarm ocean biome

Deep Cold Ocean

deep cold ocean biome

If you are having trouble finding an elder guardian, you can summon an elder guardian using a cheat or you can use a spawn egg .

An elder guardian does not carry a weapon.

Attack Method

In Minecraft, an elder guardian fires a laser at you when it attacks, performs a thorn-like attack, and inflicts the Mining Fatigue effect .

When you kill an elder guardian in Minecraft, it may drop one or more of the following items: Tide Armor Trim , prismarine shards , prismarine crystals , raw fish , or wet sponges .

tide armor trim

Make sure you pick up any dropped items before they disappear. They are useful and should be kept in your inventory to be used later.

Experience Points

As you play the game, you will gain experience. The most common way to gain experience is by killing mobs. When a mob is killed you will see tiny green and yellow balls appear and move towards you.

experience points

These orbs represent experience points. When you kill an elder guardian, you will gain 10 experience points.

Spawn Egg for Elder Guardian

You can spawn an elder guardian using the following spawn egg:

elder guardian spawn egg

Command Examples

Here are some game command examples for an elder guardian in Minecraft:

summon elder guardian

NBT Tags for Elder Guardian (Java Edition)

Here are the NBT tags that you can use in game commands for an elder guardian:

nbt tags for elder guardian (java edition 1.16)

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Elder Guardian

Elder Guardians are a hostile mob in Minecraft. They only spawn in bodies of water. In this IGN guide, we'll detail everything you'll need to know about Elder Guardian with information on spawn, quick tips and facts, and their loot.

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The Elder Guardian is the stronger of the two Guardians . They don't swim around as much, but they will follow any nearby players. The Elder Guardian has two attacks, one ranged in which it'll shoot lasers out of its eye and a melee in which it spikes up. Listed below is how much ranged damage they do.

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Listed below is how much damage their spikes do.

The Elder Guardians only spawn in threes inside Ocean Monuments . One will be in the top room, and the other two will be on each wing of the Monument.

  • The Elder Guardian has three forms of attacks: Laser, Mini Fatigue, and Spikes
  • Elder Guardians are known to attack axolotls
  • Elder Guardian attacks squids and players

Below you'll find all the loot an Elder Guardian drops when it dies.

  • 0-2 Prismarine Shards
  • 1 Wet Sponge
  • 10 XP Orbs when killed by a player or tamed wolf

You'll also get one of the following

  • Raw Cod (50% chance of dropping)
  • 1/3 of getting Prismarine Crystals
  • Random Fish (2.5% chance of dropping)

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Elder Guardian

The Elder Guardian is a boss mob that only spawns underwater, inside of or near  ocean monuments . It is a stronger version of the guardian .

Behavior [ edit | edit source ]

Elder guardians spawn in three specific sections of an ocean monument. Their purpose is protecting the treasures of the monument ( gold blocks and wet sponges ) from players, until the monument has been fully conquered. They will also prevent players from mining through the monument walls.

Elder guardians attack by sending out a powerful laser beam which will harm a player, and also inflict the Mining Fatigue III status effect . In addition, elder guardians can target and damage players who are riding in wooden  boats . However, once a player is out of range, the elder guardian's laser will leave you alone and stop dealing damage, similar to a regular guardian.

Once every minute, an elder guardian will search for players in a 50-block radius who are: not afflicted with mining fatigue, afflicted with a level of fatigue that is lower than III, or whose affliction will wear off in less than one minute. Any players who are detected will be inflicted with Mining Fatigue III for five minutes, and a ghostly image of the elder guardian will appear to a player, with a unique sound. The elder guardian will inflict Mining Fatigue III even through walls, but will not deal any damage.

Elder guardians won't swim around as much as normal guardians. However, they will act in the same manner as a regular guardian when on land. Their eye will follow and stare at any nearby player, always locked on to their target. This makes them the only mob with dynamic eyes. An elder guardian's eyes are actually the "head" part of the model. A typical mob's head will turn and look toward a player, but with an elder guardian, they appear as though the eye is looking instead.

Strategy [ edit | edit source ]

Elder guardians are very resistant to melee attacks when they are underwater since players will not be able to quickly approach the elder guardian due to the water's slowing effect. The elder guardian will deal of damage every time it is hit when its spikes are extended. If cornered, the elder guardian will usually extend its spikes and fire at a player even at point-blank range.

Elder guardians are resistant to fire damage (since they live in water), but if they are somehow brought onto land, they will take damage from fire. They can also take fall damage from their swift movement sometimes.

If a player must fight an elder guardian in melee, they should try to corner it. The elder guardian spawns in enclosed spaces, so attacking at range is not an option. If the elder guardian is in shallow water, then players can use a fishing rod to pull it out of the water, so they can then kill it with melee without being shot at or damaged by the spikes.

The elder guardian has a very large amount of HP (80), which makes melee attacks even harder. Elder guardians also do more damage than regular guardians. Fighting elder guardians is incredibly dangerous without strong armor . Entering their territory without armor on will always lead to a swift death, even if one is armed with a sword . Also, a player can use a combination of 2X1 pillars of any material, since the elder guardian laser can't destroy blocks, and doors to get close to the elder guardian, have some shielding from lasers, and have an air pocket to ensure one doesn't drown while fighting the elder guardian.

Trivia [ edit | edit source ]

what is the elder guardian ghost

  • An elder guardian has to fall 82 blocks to die of fall damage, making it the mob that can survive the fifth-highest fall (and therefore taking the third most fall damage), only being beaten by the ravager, cat, iron golem, chicken, parrot and snow golem, which takes a full 102 or infinity block drop to die from fall damage. Endermen come in sixth, taking a full 42 block drop to die from fall damage.
  • The elder guardian has a similar look to the original guardians, apart from it being larger and its model is photo-negative, meaning that its colors are inverted.
  • In Java Edition, the ghostly image of the elder guardian can be summoned with /particle minecraft:elder_guardian . In Bedrock Edition, a separate mob can be summoned called elder guardian ghost.

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Miscellaneous

The eldest guardians of ocean monuments .

Prefers water

This mob prefers to stay in water, but can survive on land, just with reduced mobility.

  • 1 - 3 prismarine shard
  • 0 - 1 raw cod
  • 0 - 1 wet sponge
  • 10 exp. points

Description

These monstrosities deal heavy damage. They kill squids on sight, much like the more common variety .

They attack by shooting a beam out of their single eye. This will not deal damage until about four seconds of charging. You can avoid damage by hiding behind cover.

They will attack anything that gets too close to it by extending its spikes.

Avoid ranged damage by hiding behind cover, and get in close as soon as possible and kill it with a sword. It's extremely hard to avoid damage, so be sure to have strong armor .

Arrows don't work well in water, but tridents do. A trident can be a way to avoid melee damage, but remember that they are rarely left unguarded by the smaller guardians.

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Elder Guardian

An elder guardian is a stronger and larger variant of the guardian, and it can inflict Mining Fatigue. It is the largest aquatic mob in Minecraft, as well as the strongest. Three of them spawn inside an ocean monument; one in the penthouse room and one in each wing.

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  • 1 Guardian Fatigue Effect Texture
  • 2 Summon Command Doesn't Work
  • 3 More heath?
  • 4 On peaceful
  • 5 Jeb Signed It
  • 6 Wpuld this be considered a boss?
  • 7 Summoning? where does it go???
  • 9 Elder Guardian jumpscare?
  • 10 Mini boss
  • 11 Updating to 1.9
  • 12 What is changing in 1.11?
  • 13 Fish Drops
  • 14 Reverted changes to source links
  • 15 REMOVE "en-us" tag in the external links to minecraft.net
  • 16 Did Mojang change Elder Guardians in 1.13?
  • 17 Bedrock Edition elder_guardian_ghost
  • 18 Mining fatigue reapplied immediately?
  • 19 Final decision on whether these are bosses
  • 20 Unexpected behavior in Bedrock

Guardian Fatigue Effect Texture [ ]

Is the ghostly guardian effect a separate texture somewhere? Or does it somehow use the regular Elder Guardian model/texture? Cultist O ( talk ) 20:17, 19 June 2014 (UTC)

Summon Command Doesn't Work [ ]

I know that you can summon the Elder by doing /summon Guardian ~ ~ ~ {Elder:1} as I've used it before. But in 14w25b, it appears to be broken. Does anyone know whether this is a bug or if Mojang changed the way elders and guardians are distinguished? - Exhelah t - c 03:29, 20 June 2014 (UTC) Try /summon elder_guardian

108.251.21.68 02:23, 8 October 2019 (UTC) IDK

More heath? [ ]

How do i summon the elder guardian with more than 30 heath? (please tell me ASAP because i need it for a youtube video!) 24.138.32.93 20:16, 20 June 2014 (UTC)

You can summon a mob with more than its regular health with a Mob Generator. (Ex.) http://minecraft.tools/en/ -- Supernova1114 ( talk ) 04:06, 18 March 2016 (UTC)

On peaceful [ ]

Do Elderguardians (and guardians) spawn on peaceful like endergradon does? If so I can never go to sea again ;_; –Preceding unsigned comment was added by 80.220.241.28 ( talk ) at 15:12, 16 July 2014‎ (UTC). Please sign your posts with ~~~~

Jeb Signed It [ ]

Funnily enough, Jeb sort of signed the Elder Guardian's texture file. Found inside the jarfile for Snapshot 14w32b. Jeb appears to have placed his name inside of the Elder Guardian texture. Not sure where I'd put the image to show it, but I thought it was cool. If anyone wants to find it, just open up the jar and go to assets\minecraft\textures\entity\guardian_elder.png Nyctodarkmatter ( talk ) 14:27, 8 August 2014 (UTC)

Here is the picture:

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Wpuld this be considered a boss? [ ]

It appears to be a boss to me. PTR_91 ( Talk ) 17:54, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

Summoning? where does it go??? [ ]

I summoned an elder guardian using /summon Guardian ~ ~ ~ {Elder:1} and it says it was summoned but it disappears.. I even checked to see if i was on peaceful but i wasn't... can someone help me? BlackTomCatt ( talk ) 22:48, 21 September 2014 (UTC)

I used the / Command to Spawn /Summon one to the (dried out, first) Entrance chamber to the O M (I'd accidentally cleared on Peaceful). I then proceeded to kill it and 2 others to replace the lost ones, 1 at a time re creating them, and I'm not sure if it requires Air, and, in any case, any form of Egg (including a Chicken, heh), requires a surface, to Break /be placed, against (open Water shouldn't work, I'm guessing, if no Solid surface, is close enough [as for the Chicken Eggs, the Chicks /Baby Chickens might be too far away to see /generate them floating upwards if under Water, so I dunno about other, the Spawn Eggs, other than that Guardians are not - unlike Octopods - Damaged by being in Air, and can even contact Solids with no Suffocation, Damage unless cramped]). ~ Yilante 216.7.78.195 13:49, 23 October 2014 (UTC)

Mob Type [ ]

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Elder Guardian jumpscare? [ ]

I found an ocean monument, and when I was swimming around near it, a picture of the Elder Guardian's face popped up onscreen. Is this supposed to be a jumpscare, or is it a glitch? Enderizz ( talk ) 22:27, 30 May 2015 (UTC)

Whoops. Heh. Enderizz ( talk ) 13:57, 20 June 2015 (UTC)

Reply (from theneonracer137)

No, the ghostly elder guardian isn't a glitch. When you're within a elder guardians range, you will see the Ghostly image. It will give you mining fatigue 3. Mojang did this because the ocean monument is supposed to be a maze and they do not want you breaking your way through. It's sort of useless to bring a pickaxe. –Preceding unsigned comment was added by Theneonracer137 ( talk • contribs ) at 4:25, 24 December 2015 (UTC). Please sign your posts with ~~~~

Mini boss [ ]

Updating to 1.9 [ ].

The drops section is confusing to me; someone other than myself may have to tackle it. – Sealbudsman talk / contr 18:55, 29 February 2016 (UTC)

What is changing in 1.11? [ ]

The sentence "If killed by the player, it also drops a single dry sponge. [until 1.11] In 1.11, [upcoming] a player kill will drop a single wet sponge." doesn't make sense, could someone clarify this please? 50.190.60.105 21:25, 4 September 2016 (UTC)

Fish Drops [ ]

This page states twice that raw fish drops when its' killed: one as a 50% drop and one as a rare 2.5% drop. Which is it? –Preceding unsigned comment was added by NeutralGuy ( talk • contribs ) at 17:48, 20 August 2017 (UTC). Please sign your posts with ~~~~

Reverted changes to source links [ ]

This edit modified the URL of two source links to Minecraft.net by removing "\en-US". The web site handles the resulting URL by inserting a default language code. I wasn't able to determine whether it's always "en-US" or varies depending on the browser-provided info. If it's always "en-US", the edit was useless because it has no effect. If it depends on the browser info, the edit would cause the link to go to a variable page, and that's a problem because the source was a definite page, namely the US English version. I can imagine that the editor responsible, whose native language is (I assume) Swedish, might like to see the source translated into Swedish, but the Swedish page (if it exists) was not the source of the quote, and we have no way to be certain that the pages for other languages contain the same material, or even exist. In short, source reference links should never be modified to make the target page variable. I am therefore reverting the edit. – Auldrick ( talk · contribs ) 14:31, 27 March 2018 (UTC)

REMOVE "en-us" tag in the external links to minecraft.net [ ]

Hello. Can I shortly remove the "en-us" tag from the minecraft.net external links so the links go to the local language instead of always english? This is done due to I does not like links go always to english page, not local language page? Philip57sundfors ( talk ) 07:04, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

Did Mojang change Elder Guardians in 1.13? [ ]

Because 1.13 is supposed to be a giant water/ocean update, shouldn't they change the ocean monuments? It's different in an ocean monument because you can swim, but did they change it? –Preceding unsigned comment was added by 142.179.235.145 ( talk ) at 08:07, 31 March 2019 (UTC). Please sign your posts with ~~~~

Bedrock Edition elder_guardian_ghost [ ]

In Bedrock Edition beta 1.13.0.1 a new unused entity called entity.elder_guardian_ghost.name has been added. It is only summonable via commands. Should we add it to the page? -- 87.202.191.219 14:00, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

Mining fatigue reapplied immediately? [ ]

A few versions ago on BE I remember being able to drink a milk bucket and it'd take a minute for the mining fatigue to be reapplied. Now on BE 1.14.30, the effect is always reapplied almost immediately (a diamond pick is needed to break one block fast enough). Possible addition to the history after pinpointing when this was changed? User:TakingItCasual ( talk ) 13:44, 12 April 2020‎ (UTC)

Final decision on whether these are bosses [ ]

Random spots in the wiki claim these are bosses in Bedrock edition. Example: https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/index.php?title=Experience&diff=1564198&oldid=1562501 I have not seen any source of this besides the fact that they were added in pocket edition's so-called "boss update," and by that logic regular guardians are also bosses in bedrock edition. Since the in-game behavior of elder guardians is identical in Java and Bedrock, and assuming there isn't any other source besides that one, I would assert that elder guardians are not bosses anywhere. - tryashtar ( talk ) 00:38, 27 April 2020 (UTC)

Although this issue is old, I will elaborate. There are indeed sources written by Mojang and Microsoft staff affirming the boss status of the Elder Guardian. These include Mojang's blog post about the Boss Update ( archived ), a blog post on Xbox.com , another on the Windows blog , and Meet the Elder Guardian . I would advise editors to review these pages before placing a final consensus. TavianCLirette ( talk ) 23:59, 14 July 2023 (UTC)

Unexpected behavior in Bedrock [ ]

The two elder guardians in the wings of a monument aren't hitting me with Mining Fatigue in Hard Survival mode, in Bedrock Edition.

I've been slowly taking over the ocean monument that's near the spawn point of the "Ocean Monuments Ahead" seed in the seed picker . I'm going in from the top. I built a wall around the top gazebo thing, removed the water with slime blocks (about 45) I painstakingly collected from my slime farm (which was also a painstaking task to build), made that gazebo space into a cozy home with a bed, chest, and furnace, and then I dug a hole in the floor to shoot at the elder guardian in the upper room with a bow. It was actually pretty easy to kill, rather defenseless, although it hit me once with its laser. I got its sponge and proceeded to clear out the water in the upper suite with the sponge and my slime blocks.

Before I killed that elder guardian, I was getting hit with Mining Fatigue the instant it wore off, no waiting period. This is expected and documented in this article.

However, after I killed that top-most elder guardian, I stopped getting hit with Mining Fatigue. I recall getting it a couple of times but then the other elder guardians seemed to lose interest, and I am free to mine the monument unhindered.

I re-created the world in Creative and explored the monument, confirmed that there are indeed two more elder guardians in it, one in each wing. It may be some weeks before I get that deep in my survival game.

I can't explain this. Does only the top elder guardian inflict Mining Fatigue in Bedrock? Amatulic ( talk ) 19:26, 12 June 2021 (UTC)

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What does the elder guardian look like?

Where do you find the elder guardian.

The Elder Guardians only spawn in threes inside Ocean Monuments. One will be in the top room, and the other two will be on each wing of the Monument. To learn more about the different types of Biomes that are available to find across Minecraft, be sure to check out our Biomes guide for more details.

What is the difference between guardian and elder guardian?

An elder guardian is a stronger and larger variant of the guardian, and the largest aquatic mob. It attacks the same way as a normal guardian, but also applies Mining Fatigue to players in a large radius around itself. They are only found in ocean monuments; three of them generate in each one.

What kills elder guardians?

Lacking a trident, a bow, particularly when enchanted with Power, is effective underwater at close range, and can be used easily to kill the elder guardian at the apex of the monument after drying out the “gazebo” area and shooting through a hole in the floor.

What do guardians look like in Minecraft?

Guardians are pufferfish-like hostile mobs that spawn in and around ocean monuments. They attack with a slow-charging laser beam, and inflict retaliatory damage when damaged by a melee attack.

I trapped the Elder Guardian in the Minecraft Trailer

What are the angel looking things in minecraft.

Allays are cute little blue creatures that zip around on tiny wings. They’re hunted by illagers, and so the best way to find one is to locate a pillager outpost or woodland mansion and search for cages – which you’ll need to break into to free the allays inside.

What kills guardians in Minecraft?

Avoid ranged damage by hiding behind cover, and get in close as soon as possible and kill it with a sword. It’s extremely hard to avoid damage, so be sure to have strong armor. Arrows don’t work well in water, but tridents do.

What is the Elder Guardian Jumpscare?

In Bedrock Edition the elder guardian inflicts any unafflicted player within range immediately. When afflicted, the player sees a ghostly image of the elder guardian and hears a ghostly noise. The effect decreases a player’s attack speed by 30% and decreases mining speed even more for 5 minutes.

Are there 3 elder guardians?

The Elder Guardians only spawn in threes inside Ocean Monuments. One will be in the top room, and the other two will be on each wing of the Monument.

Can you summon Elder Guardian?

Elder Guardian Ghost

Its file isn’t included in the behavior pack, and it can be spawned only by using the command /summon elder_guardian_ghost ~ ~ ~ . The elder guardian ghost has defensive spikes.

Can there be two elder guardians?

Three elder guardians spawn naturally during the generation of each ocean monument: one in the top room of the monument and the other two in each wing section of the monument. They do not respawn after their initial spawn, thus there are a limited number of them per world.

How old is a guardian?

Who can become a guardian? To be eligible to become a guardian, you must: Be at least 18 years old. Live in the United States.

What are the four types of guardian?

There are four types of Guardians

They are: the Guardian Supervisor (ESTJ), Guardian Inspector (ISTJ), Guardian Provider (ESFJ), and Guardian Protector (ISFJ). Supervisors are highly social and community-minded, with many rising to positions of responsibility in their school, church, industry, or civic groups.

Why can’t I find an Elder Guardian?

Do elder guardians need water.

The eldest guardians of ocean monuments. This mob prefers to stay in water, but can survive on land, just with reduced mobility.

Are elder guardians rare?

What do elder guardians fight.

The elder guardian pathfinds toward an ocean monument if it is not within one. An elder guardian attacks axolotls that are not playing dead. Otherwise, an elder guardian does not attack mobs (such as iron golems) that attack it, although the attacking mob takes damage from the elder guardian’s natural spikes defense.

Are elder guardians good?

Elder guardians also do more damage than regular guardians. Fighting elder guardians is incredibly dangerous without strong armor. Entering their territory without armor on will always lead to a swift death, even if one is armed with a sword.

Is elder guardian a boss?

The Elder Guardian is a boss mob that only spawns underwater, inside of or near ocean monuments.

What is the elder guardian curse?

Does invisibility work on guardians.

This makes protection armor great for defense, but invisibility potions stand above all other options. As of version 1.14, guardians can not see the player while invisible, negating the challenge all together.

Do guardians suffocate in Minecraft?

When out of water, guardians squeak while flopping about. They do not suffocate in air and can live indefinitely out of water. Their spikes always extend when out of water.

How do you destroy guardians easily?

Use Elemental Weapons

Any sword or arrow with ice can freeze a Guardian, and a shock weapon can stun them. Use those to slow the Guardian down and then switch to high-damage weapons and attack. Ice is effective because breaking the ice triples the amount of damage done by your attack.

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    The elder guardian ghost has defensive spikes. The elder guardian ghost has the same model and texture as the elder guardian but uses the player-hurt sound, has less health, and is missing the back tail model. When spawned outside of water, it floats upward until it despawns, similar to a mob tied to a balloon or under a high level of ...

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    No, the ghostly elder guardian isn't a glitch. When you're within a elder guardians range, you will see the Ghostly image. It will give you mining fatigue 3. Mojang did this because the ocean monument is supposed to be a maze and they do not want you breaking your way through. It's sort of useless to bring a pickaxe.

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    What is the Elder Guardian Jumpscare? In Bedrock Edition the elder guardian inflicts any unafflicted player within range immediately. When afflicted, the player sees a ghostly image of the elder guardian and hears a ghostly noise. The effect decreases a player's attack speed by 30% and decreases mining speed even more for 5 minutes.

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