How to Beat Guardians

The Guardian is an enemy type in Dead Space Remake (2023) that are stuck on walls and is able to summon Pods as a ranged defense. Read on to learn the different ways on how to defeat this Necromorph.

Guardian Overview

Guardian The Guardians almost always appear next to doors or passages. These necromorphs are always attached to walls and lash out with their short tentacles. Guardians also spit small pods a few feet in front of them. The pods then lash out with a tentacle and fire short range projectiles at you!
Weak Spots	Tentacles
Weaknesses	Explosives
Chapter Encounters
• Chapter 5: Lethal Devotion • Chapter 6: Environmental Hazard • Chapter 8: Search and Rescue • Chapter 10: End of Days • Chapter 11: Alternate Solutions • Chapter 12: Dead Space
Recommended Weapons
• Line Gun • Pulse Rifle • Ripper

How to Beat Guardians

Target the Tentacles

To kill a Guardian, you have to shoot and sever its tentacles that come out from its stomach. Although it sounds easy, you have to sever those tentacles while dealing with the Pods it releases.

Cast Stasis to Halt Pod Production

Guardians will produce Pods indefinitely, making it harder to target its tentacles as you try to dodge the Pods' attacks. Use your Stasis Module to slow down the Guardian's releasing of Pods giving you some room to target its tentacles.

Use Explosives to One-Shot Guardians

If there are explosive cannisters in the area, use your Kinesis Module to grab and hurl these cannisters at the gaping hole in the Guardian's stomach. This will kill it instantly, leaving only the Pods to deal with.

A good alternative for explosives is the Pulse Rifle's alternate fire.

Death from Guardians

Isaac Gets his Head Instantly Severed

If Isaac gets too close to a Guardian, his health bar or RIG won't matter, as the Guardian will rip off his head with a tentacle in one swing.

Related Guides

List of All Necromorphs

All Necromorphs