Ruin Drake - Earthguard: Locations and Item Drops

Ruin Drake - Earthguards are a type of Ruin Machine enemy in Genshin Impact 3.0. Learn where to find Ruin Drake - Earthguards in Sumeru, how to defeat them, and what items you can get from them in this guide!

Where to Find Ruin Drake - Earthguards

Ruin Drake - Earthguard Locations

The two types of Ruin Drakes, Earthguards and Skywatches, have the same drops, and are often found resting in large fields or near ruins in Sumeru.

Sumeru Region Map Guide

Ruin Drake - Earthguard Drops

Ruin Drake - Earthguard Item Drops

Drop	Level
Chaos Bolt	Lv. 60+
Chaos Module	Lv. 40+
Chaos Storage	Any Lv.

The Ruin Drakes drop Weapon Ascension Materials used for leveling up certain weapons released after Version 3.0.

Weapons that Use Ruin Drake - Earthguard Drops

Weapons that use Ruin Drake - Earthguard
Fruit of Fulfillment	Forest Regalia	Moonpiercer
Sapwood Blade	King's Squire

List of Weapons

How to Beat Ruin Drake - Earthguard and Attack Patterns

Avoid its Energy Torrent Attack

The Ruin Drake: Earthguard can periodically release a torrent of energy that deal AoE damage. This can be avoided by moving away from the Ruin Drake and out of its AoE, or deflect it with a character's shield.

Be Careful of its Rushing Attack

The Ruin Drake: Earthguard will rush at the character and attempt to headbutt or hit with its tail, which is easily avoided by dashing at the last second or generally keeping your distance.

Elemental Resistance Based on Damage Taken

The Ruin Drake: Earthguard gains Elemental Resistance based on the previous main Elemental DMG that it receives, making it a tough enemy to beat!

A good strategy is to hit it with Physical attacks or use strong elemental attacks that can deal as much damage as possible in one strike.

Watch out for Infused Elemental Energy Torrent

When absorbing an element from the previous Elemental DMG it receives, the Ruin Drake: Earthguard also has a chance to attack with Energy Torrents affected by the element.

Hit its Weak Spot

To temporarily bring down the Ruin Drake: Earthguard, hit the weak spot at the center of its body when it's exposed. You can also aim for the head when it's glowing and charging up!

Ruin Drake - Earthguard Enemy Information

Ruin Drake - Earthguard Information

Ruin Drake - Earthguard
Adventurer Handbook Description
A horrifying dragon-shaped machine. It is said to be a war machine left behind by a now-destroyed nation. It mimics the appearance of the beings known as Vishaps, with some functional enhancements. Such machines have an even greater ability to ''absorb'' — or perhaps the right word is ''counteract'' — elemental powers, than the vishaps. From this ability, one can glimpse the scale of the ambition that the civilization that made these machines must have once held...

Found all over Sumeru

The Ruin Drakes can be found in various locations in Sumeru's Rainforest Region.

Sumeru Rainforest Map Guide

Ruin Drake - Earthguard Release Date

Genshin Impact Version 3.0
Release Date	August 24, 2022

The Ruin Drake - Earthguards became available in Version 3.0 after the release of Sumeru's Rainforest Region.

Version 3.0 Release Date & Patch Notes

Genshin Impact Related Guides

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Other War Machine Enemies

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Ruin Guard	Ruin Hunter	Ruin Grader
Perpetual Mechanical Array	Ruin Scout	Ruin Defender
Ruin Destroyer	Ruin Cruiser	Ruin Serpent
Ruin Drake - Skywatch	Ruin Drake - Earthguard