Online:The Engine Guardian

This article is about the enemy. For the item set, see Engine Guardian.

The Engine Guardian
Location	Darkshade Caverns II, Rkugamz
Species	Dwarven Spider
Health	16839865702217 (Same health in Hardmode)	Difficulty
Reaction	Hostile
Drops
Ancient Great Axe, Trophy: Engine Guardian, Bust: Engine Guardian (Veteran), Engine Guardian set helmet (Veteran), Lead: Dwarven Horngrip

The Engine Guardian

The Engine Guardian is a giant Dwarven Spider that serves as the final boss of Darkshade Caverns II. It is found behind the door to Rkugamz.

It has a chance to drop an Ancient Great Axe and the Antiquity lead for Dwarven Horngrip. In Veteran mode it can drop an Engine Guardian set helmet.

Related Quests

• What Was Lost: Help Shatasha investigate Dwemer ruins.
•  Pledge: Darkshade II: Explore Darkshade Caverns II and return Undaunted.

Skills and Abilities

As a boss type creature, the Engine Guardian is immune to all forms of crowd control effects. A tank is not really required for this fight, as the boss does not respond to taunts. Instead, it will move around the central pillar by itself. Every quarter round, the boss will randomly select a new "phase" to enter, and this is indicated by its color. It is possible to get two of the same phase in a row, but never three.

Fire Phase

During fire Phase, boss glows red.

Burst of Flame

The boss emits a short jet of flame around itself, doing very high flame damage over time to all players hit by it. Players should stay at range to avoid being hit.

Burning Volley

The boss shoots fireballs at random players, doing high flame damage as indicated by red circles.

Lightning Phase

During lightning phase, boss glows blue.

Shocking Bolt

The boss does high shock damage to all players within its line of sight. Players can hide behind the central pillar to avoid this.

Summon Dwarven Sphere

At the same time, the boss summons three Dwarven Spheres to attack the party. These spheres do moderate damage and should be killed as soon as possible.

Poison Phase

During poison phase, the boss glows green.

Poisoned Air

The boss does high poison damage over time to all players in the room. Players can stop this by hitting the levers in the middle of the room, but it is possible to ignore the levers and heal through the damage instead. Completing the fight without using any of the levers grants an achievement, and is an optional objective for the Undaunted Pledge if the dungeon is in Veteran mode.

Gallery

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  Fire Phase

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  Lightning Phase

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  Poison Phase

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  At rest

Achievements

The Engine Guardian is associated with six achievements:

Achievement		Points	Description
	Darkshade Caverns II Vanquisher	10	Defeat the Fallen Foreman, Transmuted Hive Lord, Transmuted Alit, Grobull the Transmuted, the Engine Garrison, and the Engine Guardian in Darkshade Caverns II.
	Darkshade Caverns II Conqueror	10	Defeat the Transmuted Hive Lord, Grobull the Transmuted, and the Engine Guardian in Veteran Darkshade Caverns II.
	Deadly Engineer	50	Defeat the Engine Guardian in Darkshade Caverns II without anyone in your group activating an Engine Lever.
	Veteran Construct Slayer	10	Defeat 800 Dwarven Constructs in Veteran Darkshade Caverns II.
	Darkshade Caverns II Survivor	50	Defeat the Fallen Foreman, Transmuted Hive Lord, Transmuted Alit, Grobull the Transmuted, the Engine Garrison, and the Engine Guardian in Veteran Darkshade Caverns II, without suffering a group member death.
	Darkshade Caverns II Assassin	50	Defeat the Fallen Foreman, the Hive Lord and its Scribs, the Transmuted Alit, Grobull the Transmuted, the Engine Garrison, and the Engine Guardian in Veteran Darkshade Caverns II, all within twenty minutes. Timer starts upon engaging the first group of kwama.