Crystal guardian

Version 0.14: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.

For a list of all golems, see list of constructs.

crystal guardian 8
HP	52-75
HD	16
XP	1107
Speed	10
AC	22
EV	0
Will	∞
Attack¹	35 (hit: plain)
Resistances	rF+++, rC+++, rElec+++, rPois+++, rN+++, rTorm, rRot+++, rDrown, rWater
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Plant
Uses	Open doors
Holiness	Non-living
Size	Large
Type	golem, crystal guardian
Flags	Artificial See invisible Speaks Silence immune

An intricate animated statue made of heavily ensorcelled, tough crystal. Though these magical defense structures are delicately sculpted to the point of lacking structural integrity and have little capability for dodging, they are immune to most forms of magic, and are magically charged to toss great bolts of fire and cold that are reflected by any surface.

Useful Info

Crystal guardians are moderately durable golems capable of launching powerful bolts of fire or cold damage at anything they encounter. These bolts are unusual in that they can bounce off any surface. Crystal guardians can be found in the the Depths, the Vaults, the Abyss, and some vaults.

Spells

Spell set
Slot¹	Crystal Bolt (3d25)
Slot²	Crystal Bolt (3d25)
Slot³	none
Slot⁴	none
Slot⁵	none
Slot⁶	Crystal Bolt (3d25)

Tips & Tricks

Lee's Rapid Deconstruction will obliterate them and mangle everything standing nearby. Other Earth Magic or pure Conjurations spells are rather effective as well. Hexes and other elemental schools of magic are completely useless against them, however.
Their bolts can deal heavy fire or cold damage (randomly selected each casting), and they bounce off any wall. Bring appropriate resistances, and don't face them with your back to a wall unless you want to double their damage output through multizaps.
Their EV is even worse than other golems. Bolt of Inaccuracy will make fairly short work of them.

History

Crystal guardians will replace crystal golems in 0.14.