Heroic Dark Guardian

The  is a legendary Ancient enemy with flaming eyes and lava-covered body which is easy to spot at any time of both day and night.

It can be spawn by the player after using the Heroic Dark Guardian Summoning Stone. The player need to be be extra careful and prepared for the battle, since most of the time it will spawn right next to the player and attack the player.

When the player is close enough to a Heroic Dark Guardian, a scary and dark soundtrack will start playing.

Combat
When far enough from the player, it will throw dark boulders that work both as a shield (if the player is using a bow) and a weapon. It blocks arrows if hit by one, and damages the player sufficiently with each one. Once close enough, it will start using its arm as its only melee option, and will do more damage than when in ranged.

To fight this enemy, traps like "Thorn Tripwire" can be valuable to avoid close combat (Decrease movement speed) if the player is very deep within the Island. If the sea is close, luring it down to the beach is another good way to avoid his melee attacks. The player can jump on a boat then from sufficient distance might fire towards it. Poison arrows will work a lot better in terms of doing damage over time.

It is recommended to stock up on Pristine White Flower Potion (instant Health) and bandages (Strong Bandage if possible).

Drops

 * Dark Guardian's Blood
 * 5 Ancient Metal
 * Ancient Coin
 * Heroic Flaming Eye Necklace
 * Heroic Mace of the Ancients

Source

 * Heroic Dark Guardian Summoning Stone
 * Sea Hunter
 * Ancient Core
 * The Dark Guardian

Trivia

 * The Heroic Dark Guardian is considered the stronger version of The Dark Guardian, nearly the same size but can deal a lot more damage.