How to Beat Guardian Golem: Boss Fight Guide

This is a guide on how to beat Guardian Golem, an optional boss in Elden Ring. Read on to learn more about Guardian Golem's drops, weaknesses, and recommended level!

Guardian Golem General Info

Stats and Rewards

Guardian Golem
Weakness	Resistance	Immune
Strike	Fire Holy Lightning	Poison Sleep Scarlet Rot Frost Bleed
Affected By	━
Spirit Ashes Available?	Yes
Rune Rewards	・1700 (Highroad Cave) ・1039 (South of Stormhill Shack) ・1091 (Castle Morne) ・1439 (Ainsel River Well) ・3 x 2546 (Outskirts of Leyndell, Royal Capital) (NG)
Summonable NPCs	・None
Locations
Optional Boss Version: ・Highroad Cave, Limgrave Mini-Boss Versions: ・South of Stormhill Shack, Limgrave ・Castle Morne, Limgrave ・Ainsel River Well, Liurnia of the Lakes ・Outskirts of Leyndell, Royal Capital, Altus Plateau

Item Drops
Highroad Cave: ・Blue Dancer Charm

Guardian Golem Location

Highroad Cave

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Recommended Level	Lv.30

The Optional Guardian Golem Boss can be found in Highroad Cave, which is a slightly hidden cave north of Limgrave. You can get here by traveling along the river northward.

Fight at Level 30+

It would be wise to enter this dungeon when you've completed most of the other dungeons in West Limgrave and had the chance to level up a bit. The Guardian Golem is slow but its attacks hit hard.

South of Stormhill Shack

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Recommended Level	Lv.25

A Golem can be found in the ruins directly south of Stormhill Shack. It will initially be laying on the ground.

Fight at Level 25+

This Golem is fairly easy to beat due to its low health. This may be your first encounter with a Golem since it's located fairly early in the game. Focus on attacking its heels and staying right below it and you shoudn't have a problem beating it.

Castle Morne

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Recommended Level	Lv.40

An archer Golem will be guarding the entrance to Castle Morne, located in the furthest southern part of Limgrave.

Fight at Level 40+

This Golem can be difficult to defeat since it wields a bow. Make sure you use your horse to reach it otherwise it can be difficult to dodge its giant arrows.

Ainsel River Well

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Recommended Level	Lv.60

A Golem will be guarding the entrance to the Ainsel River Well in eastern Liurnia of the Lakes.

Fight at Level 60+

This Golem will deal significantly more damage compared to the previous ones and will also have more health. While the same strategy of focusing on its heels applies, make sure you have a decent amount of Vigor before fighting it.

Outskirts of Leyndell, Royal Capital

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Recommended Level	Lv.70

Three Golems will be located patrolling the outskirts Leyndell, Royal Capital, near the Draconic Tree Sentinel.

Fight at Level 70+

This will be the most difficult Golem encounter since you'll have to face three of them, with two wielding bows. They're fairly spread out so you don't have to worry about fighting multiple ones at the same time.

Just be aware of when the other archer Golem is about to fire at you since they can interrupt your attacks.

How to Beat Guardian Golem

Tips for Beating Guardian Golem
Hit Its Ankles to Topple It Over
Do a Critical Attack on Its Chestt
Stay Behind its Heels
Use Physical Attacks or Sorceries

Hit Its Ankles to Topple It Over

While the Guardian Golem is standing up, its weak spots are its ankles. Hit these exposed weak spots, ideally with jumping strong attacks, to make the Guardian Golem fall over. Around three to four jump attacks done in quick succession are enough to make the Guardian Golem fall over.

Do a Critical Attack on Its Chest

When it is on the ground, attack its chest to execute a critical hit. This will do a ton of damage that will help you defeat the Guardian Golem much quicker.

Stay Behind its Heels

Stay behind its left or right heel, since this lets you avoid most of its attacks and you can easily hack at its ankles. Be wary of its stomping attacks though. Once you see it raise its legs, dodge out of the way.

Use Physical Attacks or Sorceries

Weapon Type Weaknesses
Standard Weapons	Striking Weapons	Slashing Weapons
Piercing Weapons	Magic Weapons	-

Guardian Golems don't have any weaknesses and are particularly strong against Fire, Holy, and Lightning. Prioritize using physical and magic attacks to deal damage more efficiently.

Guardian Golem Attack Patterns

Melee Attacks

Melee Attack Variations
Overhead Slam: Guardian Golem raises its axe overhead for a few seconds before slamming it down. This has a long delay so don't spam your rolls. You can anticipate it by watching out for when it moves its left foot back.
Charging Golem: Guardian Golem pushes its axe down to the ground and rushes forward. This move will end with it turning and tossing rocks at you. Run behind once this move starts then prepare to dodge the rocks as the Golem turns.
Multiple Stabs: The boss stabs the ground four times with the hilt of its weapon. Watch for when it brings its right foot down to know when to start dodging. You can back away from the AoE entirely or try to get behind it.
Plunging Axe: Guardian Golem stabs its weapon deep into the ground then pulls it back out. This causes AoE damage so back away before the axe is pulled out.
Stomp and Swipe: If you're attacking its heels, the Guardian Golem will stomp to hit you. It'll usually follow this up with an axe swipe. Be cautious when attacking this area and prepare to dodge since this attack's animation is fairly quick.
Sweeping Axe: Guardian Golem swings its axe and sweeps the area in front of it. Roll as the axe approaches you.

Elden Ring Related Guides

List of All Bosses

Main Bosses

All Bosses in Elden Ring
Margit the Fell Omen	Godrick the Grafted
Red Wolf of Radagon	Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon
Royal Knight Loretta	Starscourge Radahn
Godfrey, First Elden Lord	Morgott, the Omen King
Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy	Fire Giant
Malenia, Blade of Miquella	Mohg Lord of Blood
Regal Ancestor Spirit	Astel, Naturalborn of the Void
Lichdragon Fortissax	Godskin Duo
Dragonlord Placidusax	Maliketh, the Black Blade
Sir Gideon Ofnir, the All-Knowing	Hoarah Loux, Warrior
Radagon of the Golden Order	Elden Beast

Optional Bosses

Limgrave Optional Bosses
Beastman of Farum Azula	Bloodhound Knight Darriwil
Demi-Human Chiefs	Flying Dragon Agheel
Guardian Golem	Leonine Misbegotten
Mad Pumpkin Head	Miranda the Blighted Bloom
Patches	Runebear
Scaly Misbegotten	Soldier of Godrick
Stonedigger Troll	Tree Sentinel
Liurnia of the Lakes Optional Bosses
Adan, Thief of Fire	Alabaster Lord
Alecto, Black Knife Ringleader	Bols, Carian Knight
Bloodhound Knight	Glintstone Dragon Smarag
Glintstone Dragon Adula	Magma Wyrm Makar
Royal Revenant	Spirit-Caller Snail
Caelid Optional Bosses
Battlemage Hugues	Black Blade Kindred (Caelid)
Commander O'Neil	Decaying Ekzykes
Fallingstar Beast	Flying Dragon Greyll
Frenzied Duelist	Magma Wyrm
Nox Swordstress & Nox Priest	Putrid Tree Spirit
Altus Plateau Optional Bosses
Ancient Dragon Lansseax	Crucible Knight Ordovis
Demi-Human Queen Gilika	Demi-Human Queen Maggie
Demi-Human Queen Margot	Draconic Tree Sentinel
Elemer of the Briar	Esgar, Priest of Blood
Fell Twins	Full-Grown Fallingstar Beast
Godefroy the Grafted	Kindred of Rot
Mohg, The Omen	Necromancer Garris
Onyx Lord	Perfumer Tricia
Red Wolf of the Champion	Sanguine Noble
Virgin Abductors	Wormface
Mountaintops of the Giants Optional Bosses
Astel, Stars of Darkness	Black Blade Kindred (Mountaintops of the Giants)
Borealis the Freezing Fog	Commander Niall
Misbegotten Crusader	Putrid Grave Warden Duelist
Great Wyrm Theodorix	Vyke, Knight of the Roundtable
Siofra River Optional Bosses
Ancestor Spirit	Valiant Gargoyles
Mimic Tear
Ainsel River Optional Bosses
Dragonkin Soldier of Nokstella	-
Deeproot Depths Optional Bosses
Crucible Knight Siluria	-
Multiple Location Optional Bosses
Ancient Hero of Zamor	Black Knife Assassin
Bell Bearing Hunter	Cemetery Shade
Cleanrot Knights	Crucible Knight
Crystalian	Death Rite Bird
Deathbird	Erdtree Avatar
Erdtree Burial Watchdog	Godskin Apostle
Godskin Noble	Grafted Scion
Grave Warden Duelist	Mad Pumpkin Head
Misbegotten Warrior	Night's Cavalry
Omenkiller	Tibia Mariner
Dragonkin Soldier	-

Mini-Bosses

All Bosses in Elden Ring
Elder Dragon Greyoll	Lion Guardian
Valiant Gargoyle (Leyndell)	-

Hostile NPCs and Invaders

Limgrave Invaders and Hostile NPCs
Bloody Finger Nerijus	Old Knight Istvan
Recusant Henricus	-
Liurnia of the Lakes Invaders and Hostile NPCs
Great Horned Tragoth	Festering Fingerprint Vyke
Altus Plateau Invaders and Hostile NPCs
Eleonora, Violet Bloody Finger	Inquisitor Ghiza
Maleigh Marais, Shaded Castle Castellan	Rileigh the Idle
Vargram the Raging Wolf & Errant Sorcerer Wilhelm	Magnus the Beast Claw
Mountaintops of the Giants Invaders and Hostile NPCs
Juno Hoslow, Knight of Blood	-
The Roundtable Hold Invaders and Hostile NPCs
Mad Tongue Alberich	-
Multiple Location Invaders and Hostile NPCs
Anastasia, Tarnished-Eater	-

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