Overview
The elder guardian inflicts Mining Fatigue III on every player within fifty blocks, cutting mining speed to almost nothing so you cannot simply tunnel through the monument. It fires the same charging laser as a guardian for 8 damage, and its spikes hurt you back when you melee it. Kill all three and the debuff stops returning; a bucket of axolotls or a splash bucket of milk handles the fatigue in the meantime. Each drops a guaranteed wet sponge.
Elder Guardian is one of the hostile mobs you will meet in Minecraft 1.21.4. Health sits at 80 points (40 hearts). It deals 8 damage on Normal difficulty.
Expect 10 experience per kill.
Properties
- Health
- 80 (40 ♥)
- Attack damage
- 8
- Experience dropped
- 10
- Size
- 2 × 2
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Added in
- 1.8
Spawns in
Exactly three generate per ocean monument, one at the top and one in each wing. They never respawn once killed.
Only in: Ocean Monument
Drops
- Prismarine Shard: 0–2
- Prismarine Crystals: 0–1 (40%)
- Raw Cod: 0–1
- Wet Sponge: 1 — Always dropped, regardless of Looting.
Frequently asked questions
How much health does Elder Guardian have in Minecraft?
Elder Guardian has 80 health points, which is 40 hearts.
What does Elder Guardian drop?
It drops Prismarine Shard, Prismarine Crystals, Raw Cod and Wet Sponge, plus 10 experience when killed by a player.
Where does Elder Guardian spawn?
Exactly three generate per ocean monument, one at the top and one in each wing. They never respawn once killed.
