Gate guardian

Gate Guardian
Rank	Bosses
Location	Gallows
Variations	Slave Statue
Affiliation	Golems
Appearances	Dragon Age II

Gate Guardians are a new type of golem that appear in Dragon Age II.

Background

Gate Guardians are decorating statues in memento of Kirkwall's history and turned into golems by Meredith with her Red lyrium sword during the Second Battle of Kirkwall. She was able to transfer part of the lyrium of the sword into the statues turning them into golems.

Abilities

Gate Guardians have 3 modes, which can switch and allow it to have unique capacities for each mode:

• Spear mode - Whirlwind (it crouches, leading its arms forward and then turns its body quickly, which provides continuous damage for 5 seconds to all targets near him and has an enormous reach).

• Spider mode - Fireball, Flame Blast.

• Dual wielding mode - Flurry (it's still standing, its arms up front and gives quick blows with its weapons which provides greatly damage to all targets in front of it).

Immunity

• Critical hits
• Enslavement
• Immobile
• Knockdown
• Paralyzed
• Stun

Notes

• Cold spells cause it extreme damage and will slow its attack rate.
• It's slow to move and if attacking someone weak in life (like rogue or mage), he/she can easily escape.
• Battle Synergy is very useful against the Gate Guardian, especially since most of his special abilities are AoE.
• Casting Dispel Magic on the guardians will stun them for approximately 10 seconds, afflicting them with a lesser form of Hex of Torment for the duration as well.