Oven Knight

Guardians are an enemy added in v1.8, the Bestiary Update. They appear to be mechanical in nature, being powered by a furnace in their chest. They will only begin to appear in biomes on 2 BSC and above. They can appear in a handful of areas, and can pose a significant threat to inexperienced players.

Behavior
The Guardian wields a wooden shield that absorbs one attack (regardless of damage) before shattering. Their behavior changes depending on whether or not their shield is still in tact.

With Shield

 * The shield protects the Guardian from one of the Beheaded's attacks before shattering.
 * However, the shield will not protect the Guardian from attacks to its behind, or while it's stunned, much like the player's own shield.
 * The shield will also not shatter if a Guardian's attack is parried. This to both the axe swing and shield ram.
 * Its normal attack pattern consists of charging at the player with the shield, and then swinging its axe.

Without Shield

 * It moves faster when its shield is destroyed.
 * The Guardian gains a two-swing axe combo that can change directions during the second swing.

Strategy

 * It is best to attack Guardians from behind due to their shield. This makes the Assassin's Dagger and Blowgun good choices for dispatching them.
 * However, this results in the Vorpan being a rather lackluster weapon against Guardians.
 * Whips will ignore the shield, dealing damage and not destroying it.