Etrian 1:Gold Guardian

Gold Guardian 金鉱の守護者
EnglishJapanese A golem with a golden sheen. *Doesn't count toward Tome completion. 黄金に輝くゴーレムの亜種。 ※このモンスターはコンプリート対象外です
Information
Skills			Force System Summon System Failsafe System Malfunction Countdown
Monster Drops			en Gold Fragment Nugget
Monster Type			Normal
Size			1 tile
Movement Type			Normal
Weakness			None
Weakness +			None
Resistance			None
Resistance +			None
Immune			Cut, Stab, Bash, Fire, Ice, Volt
Stats
Experience			0
HP			10
1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%

Gold Guardian (Japanese: 金鉱の守護者) is a DLC quest monster in  Etrian Mystery Dungeon. It can only be encountered after accepting the quest Slay the Gold Guardians.

Like the Pooka and the Red Pooka, it only takes one point of damage for all attacks. However, since it doesn't have much HP, it can be defeated faster with fixed damage, like Blowback Sigil or Poison. Since it drops several hundred Ental when it is killed as well as items that can sell for a lot of money, especially the Nugget, it is the easiest way to farm money. However, when it dies by exploding with Failsafe System, it drops nothing and does not count for the quest.

Drops

• Drops between 500en and 2500en depending on the dungeon in which it is killed.
• Gold Fragment (Worth: 500 Ental)
• Nugget (Worth: 5,000 Ental)

Skills

Name		Body Part	In-Game Description	Effects
English	Japanese
Force System	戦力奪取システム	Arms	Activates a force field, decreasing physical defense in the zone and pushing enemies back.	Pushes the target of two tiles and decreases its defense. The effect Physical Resist Down disappears only when the party goes to another zone. Used only on an adjacent tile after it has lost 3HP.
Summon System	召喚システム	Head	Activates a summoning system, calling similar units to surrounding areas.	Summons between 1 and 2 Gold Guardians.
Failsafe System	自爆システム	Head	Activates a self-destruction system, inducing an explosion that engulfs the proximity.	Passive Skill activated by Countdown. Inflicts 50% of the remaining HP of the party members in an area of 1 tile around it. Destroys also walls, items, Amber Tiles and traps in the explosion area, one-shots monsters in the area and inflicts 1 HP damage to DOEs in the area.
Malfunction	誤作動	None	Taking damage has caused technical difficulties.	The monster misses its turn. It is then written "Gold Guardian is having technical difficulties." Used only after it has lost 5HP.
Countdown	カウントダウン	Head	Begin the countdown to self-destruction and deal 1 damage to self.	Used only after it has lost 5HP.

Spawn Locations

This monster can spawn in all dungeons only when the quest Slay the Gold Guardians is active. It means that once the quest is completed, that is to say when 5 Gold Guardians have been defeated, no Gold Guardian appear until the quest is accepted again.

Gallery

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  Icon of Gold Guardian in the Monster Tome.