The Gate Warden: strike the eye when it is open.

What it is

A guardian of obsidian armour, thirty metres tall, with a halo ring of violet runes behind its head. It hovers over open ground in the strange universes, drawing on the strange bestiary.

Where and when it comes

• Only in strange universes at tier six and up, and only on open ground.
• It walks in 55 metres from someone on the ground.
• After one is slain, another cannot come for about 40 minutes. The Codex hint is "Something that guards a gate, and never sleeps".

Stats

Thing	Value
Health	1500
Signature: Gate Hammer	A slam 3.6 m across, 16 damage, about every 10 seconds, from 46 metres away
Gate	Twice in the fight it opens a gate beside it. What steps out hunts you.

How the fight works

1. Slams. One gauntlet rises over where you stand and a rune circle glows there. Move, and it comes down.
2. Sweeps. Two or four gauntlets sweep round it, low across the ground.
3. Halo wave. The halo flares and sends a wave over the floor. Jump it.
4. Opening. Each slam leaves the Warden open for a few seconds. Strike its body then, or its one cyan eye, which is always a weak spot.
5. Gates. Twice in the fight it opens a gate beside it, and whatever steps out of it hunts you.

Tips

• Watch the rune circle. The gauntlet lands where it glows.
• Keep a ranged weapon for the eye, and use the open window after each slam.
• Be ready for the gates, and do not let the thing that steps out get behind you.

What it drops

Drop	Amount
Nova Alloy	4 to 6
Neblium	3 to 5
Voidsalt	6 to 9
Diamonds	2 to 3
Thrumite	2 to 4
Obsidian	14 to 21
Trophy	Gate Warden Sigil

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