Garden Guardian

Garden Guardian =

Blood Fount =

Stone Shield =

"The very grounds themselves are animated by a deep-rooted evil, a cosmic hatred for all that thrive beyond its tainted grasp."

The Garden Guardian is a Boss found within the Courtyard. It is a giant statue made up of three enemies; The Garden Guardian, The Blood Fount, and the Stone Shield.

Strategy
The Garden Guardian, his shield, and his spear, are all separate with their own actions and life bars, but the Guardian himself will not take any actions unless his hand and shield are destroyed (if this occurs, he will use Hatred Beyond Time and Annihilating Gaze). For this reason, it is strongly recommended that YOU DO NOT DESTROY THE SPEAR OR SHIELD.

The shield will guard the Guardian every other turn. It will alternate between guarding him and charging its attack. Once the Shield uses "Skyward Shield", you may attack the Guardian. The Shield will come back down with another attack that strikes one or two heroes with heavy damage, stun, and move.

The Spear will also attack. It will strike with a move that induces bleed and high damage on two of your heroes (Feed the Soil).

If either are destroyed, the Guardian will use two moves every turn: Hatred Beyond Time, a permanent damage buff that gets higher and higher every turn, and Annihilating Gaze, an AoE damage nuke that hits every party member. This will continue for the rest of the fight, and is extremely hard to counter. Once again, it is recommended you do not destroy his adds.

When his shield is raised, focus on DPS. When it is lowered, focus on heals and buffs. He has 245% resistances, so don't bother with statuses.

Trivia
The Garden Guardian are the only enemies that have a dual type where one of the types is unique. Stonework is also the only unique enemy type that the player can receive bonus damage against, namely through the Trinket Sculptor's Tools.