How To Play Guardian in Elden Ring Nightreign

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Get all the essential details on the character known as The Guardian from Elden Ring: Nightreign. This includes their stats, special abilities, and tips on how to handle using the Nightfarer effectively.

In theory, the Guardian appears to be a straightforward class in Elden Ring’s Nightreign, resembling a Nightfarer. However, this couldn’t be more misleading as it is one of the most complex classes in the game, heavily reliant not just on appropriate Relics but also player proficiency. The Guardian functions similarly to a tank, its main purpose being to confront enemies directly and divert their aggression from more vulnerable party members. However, this role often involves placing oneself in danger, intentionally. Lacking an understanding of the Nightfarer’s skillset can lead to catastrophe during an Expedition.

If you master the technique of using the Guardian correctly, you’ll find it simple to chain attacks and lock enemies or even bosses into this state, giving you an edge by dodging their assaults and counterattacking effectively. Here’s a thorough tutorial on playing the Guardian effectively in Elden Ring Nightreign.

Overview of the Guardian in Elden Ring Nightreign

The Guardian is generally an excellent initial character for your first few adventures. But, when playing alone, he might not be the best pick. Although Guardian shares some similarities with Wylder in terms of health (HP), endurance, and strength, he struggles to deal significant damage. Instead, Guardian serves primarily as a protective barrier between his teammates and bosses, absorbing most of the incoming attacks through counter-thrusts.

When under attack, Guardian can switch into a Steel Guard stance, increasing his resistance to interruption (poise) and damage reduction while defending. Moreover, the Character Skill Whirlwind enables Guardian to deal substantial stagger damage to common and even elite enemies.

The powerful ability called Wings of Salvation by Guardian is great for resuscitating defeated teammates. Yet, it’s not very versatile beyond that. The skill doesn’t inflict enough damage to make bosses lose balance. However, it does provide invulnerability periods (i-frames) during the animation. In essence, Guardian is designed as a character who should focus more on defense than offense in gameplay.

Stats and Abilities of the Guardian

Here are the stats of the Guardian:

  • HP: S
  • FP: C
  • Stamina: A
  • Strength: B
  • Dexterity: C
  • Intelligence: D
  • Faith: C
  • Arcane: C

Here are the active and passive skills of the Guardian:

Passive Ability

  • Steel Guard: Lets you assume a guarding stance, increases poise and damage negation, temporarily.

Character Skill

  • Whirlwind: Summon a whirlwind that staggers enemies and deals damage to smaller foes.

Ultimate Arts

  • Wings of Salvation: Leap up in midair and slam down with a massive force, granting i-frames to the entire party, and also dealing damage to enemies in the path.

Tips To Master the Guardian in Elden Ring Nightreign

Here are some tips that should help you properly use Guardian during Expeditions:

  • While Guardian does have good enough Strength to wield Colossal Weapons, it’s best to stick with Halberds. Since Guardian’s skillset primarily involves a defensive style of combat, equipping a Colossal Weapon won’t help much due to lower Arcane scaling. Instead, having a Greatshield equipped helps a lot with using the character at its best.
  • Guardian’s Whirlwind ability might not deal enough damage, but it does stagger smaller enemies. Additionally, the Whirlwind can also divert the attention of bosses, which comes in incredibly handy against some of the later Nightlords in the game. You can also increase the duration of the Whirlwind, which increases the overall damage of the skill as well.
  • With Guardian, you’re meant to stay at close distance to the enemy. While your guarding abilities do work even without a shield, having one helps negate additional damage. Guardian’s Steel Guard ability essentially lets you guard most attacks, even the final boss’s elemental combo, without taking any damage. However, make sure to keep an eye on your Stamina gauge.
  • Since Guardian’s Ultimate Art isn’t all that effective at dishing out damage, it’s best kept reserved to revive allies. Essentially, you need to play Guardian as not the team’s primary damage-dealer, but a healer and also, a shield.

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2025-05-30 07:49