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There is a magical door within the Rosymorn Monastery that harbors a deadly spirit known as the Guardian. Rosymorn Monastery is located on the Mountain Path in Act 2 ofBaldur’s Gate 3and contains a lot of new information about the main story.
Killing the Guardian is mandatory if you want a shot at acquiring one of the best Act 2 weapons, TheThe Blood of Lathander. The Gate Guardian is protecting aCeremonial Battleaxethat is a crucial part of a puzzle in the monastery.
Update on Jun 15, 2025 by Sharnelle Earle:We have updated the information in this article to provide a more precise overview of your battle against the Guardian of Faith and where you should go afterward. Defeating the Guardian of Faith is only the beginning of a longer side quest within Rosymorn Monastery. We hope this guide will serve you well.
How To Reach The Guardian
From the Rosymorn Monastry main entrance east of the Rosymorn Monastry waypoint, you canclimb down the beige rockson the South cliff. Down these rocks, you are able toJump across the cliff sideall the way to the East until you find Knotted Roots you can climb up.
There is stone rubble to your left; you can climb up and then Jump diagonally up the broken stairs.
At the top of these stairs, head through the closed doors to your left. To your very right will be a door, seemingly covered in protective magic. You canlockpick your way into this room.Once the door is open, you can use your strongest character to quicklybreak down the furnitureblocking your path by using your Basic Attack.
The Guardian of Faith will be standing at the center and will not attack you. There is a circle around the spirit with a Ceremonial Battleaxe at its feet
The Guardian of Faith willnot become hostile unless you walk into the circleortouch the battleaxeor bones at his feet.
How To Beat The Guardian Of Faith
The Guardian will deal a ton of damage as a counter every time you attack it,but onlyif you are inside the circle. The great thing about this gimmick known as Strike of The Guardian is that you can just stand back and whittle his health away instead of enabling that attack.
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Strike of the Guardian
Strikes an enemy with sword, but deals 20 Radiant damage to itself at the same time.
Strikes after any attack against it.
Permanently Armed
You cannot disarm this creature and make it drop its weapon.
TheGuardian of Faithshares the name of the spell that does the same thing. The spell summons a guardian thatdeals20 Radiant Damage if enemies are within range.Notably, every time the Guardian attacks, it will alsotake20 damage.
If you have a Barbarian or any other tanky class, you will be able to withstand some of the retaliating Radiant Damage, so you can take a brute force approach if you’re tanky and want to end the fight quicker.He will die by trying to kill you; you just have to have the health orRevivifyto take the beating.
The best option for defeating the Guardian of Faith is using ranged attacks only, so it cannot use Divine Retaliation.
Quest Rewards
The guardian only drops one useful thing after this fight. The Ceremonial Battleaxe. This axe has a purpose relating to another quest, the Find The Blood of Lathander.
One-handed: 1d8+1(2-9)
Two-handed: 1d10+1(2-11)
Cleave, Lacerate, Maiming Strike
Where To Use The Guardian’s Ceremonial Battleaxe
You can use the Ceremonial Battleaxe as your new main weapon or use it as a prop in a side quest.Find The Blood of Lathander is a side questwithin Rosymorn Monastery that can be completed by collecting ceremonial weapons and placing them in a certain order.
These weapons must be placed in a room with stained-glass artwork on the floor. This room is nearby where you found the Guardian of Faith.
From the Guardian’s room, walk out and Jump across the broken floorinto the right-side hall. Continue down the hall, and you will find stained-glass art on the floor.
There are four pedestals around the room, and only one of them contains a shiny weapon. It’s tempting to take the weapon for yourself, but you must leave it as is.
By interacting with the stained glass, you can learn about the puzzle and figure out what pedestal the battleaxe needs to be placed on.
