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| name = Vaal Frost Guardian
| image = Vaal Frost Guardian monster screenshot.jpg
| rarity = Normal
| location = [[The Temple of Decay Level 1]]<br/>[[The Temple of Decay Level 2]]<br/>[[Strange Sinkhole]]
| level = 12-83
| resistance = Resists [[cold damage]] only
| damage =
| modifier = {{c|mod|50% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage}} (hidden)
| skill = Default melee attack
| aura =
| metadata_id = Metadata/Monsters/Skeletons/SkeletonCasterKnightCold
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'''Vaal Frost Guardian''' is a cold [[melee]] [[vaal construct (monster type)|vaal construct]].
 
Despite it is a [[skeleton]] warrior, according to the in-game lore, vaal construct are not the [[undead]] that can be raised by a [[necromancer (monster type)|necromancer]], as it is an animated armor that contains a skeleton inside.<ref>[[version 0.11.4]] patch notes</ref>
 
Unlike similar cold melee skeleton, such as [[Frost Guardian]] and [[Bleak Aspirant]], Vaal Frost Guardian has one more internal use monster tag "[[construct]]", while Frost Guardian only has "[[skeleton]]" and "[[undead]]" tags only.<ref>[[Monster:Metadata/Monsters/Skeletons/SkeletonMeleeKnightColdSword]]</ref><ref>[[Monster:Metadata/Monsters/Skeletons/SkeletonMeleeKnightColdSword2]]</ref><ref>[[Monster:Metadata/Monsters/Skeletons/SkeletonMeleeCold]]</ref><ref>[[Monster:Metadata/Monsters/Skeletons/SkeletonMeleeColdVaal]]</ref>
 
Note that some Vaal-themed areas are also able to find Frost Guardian.
==Abilities==
Despite it only has default melee attack, since the monster has the mod {{c|mod|50% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage}}, making the monster effectively dealing 50% cold and 50% physical damages.
 
==Areas==
* [[The Temple of Decay Level 1]]
* [[The Temple of Decay Level 2]]
* [[Strange Sinkhole]]
==Variants==
On top of sword variants, the monsters also have [[maul]] wielding variants:
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|fields=name=Monster names, CONCAT("[[", _pageName, "|", metadata_id, "]]")=internal id, skill_ids
|where= name = "Vaal Frost Guardian" AND metadata_id NOT LIKE "%Hellscape%"
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|order by=name
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==Version history==
{{Version history table header}}
{{Version history table row|3.0.0|
* Moved to [[The Temple of Decay Level 1]] and [[The Temple of Decay Level 2|Level 2]] {{Undocumented}}
}}
{{Version history table row|?|
* Introduced to the game. (the wiki article first appear after [[version 1.2.0]] but the closest big patch that related to Vaal was [[Sacrifice of the Vaal]] (1.1.0))
}}
{{Version history table end}}
 
==References==
{{reflist}}
==See also==
* [[Vaal Flame Guardian]] fire version of skeleton vaal construct
* [[Vaal Bone Warden]] lightning version of skeleton vaal construct
* [[Vaal Frostguard]] spell version
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[[Category:Constructs]]

Revision as of 10:23, 23 June 2024

Vaal Frost Guardian
Vaal Frost Guardian
Vaal Frost Guardian
Level(s) 12-83
Location(s) The Temple of Decay Level 1
The Temple of Decay Level 2
Strange Sinkhole
Resistance(s) Resists cold damage only
Modifier(s) 50% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage (hidden)
Skill(s) Default melee attack

Vaal Frost Guardian is a cold melee vaal construct.

Despite it is a skeleton warrior, according to the in-game lore, vaal construct are not the undead that can be raised by a necromancer, as it is an animated armor that contains a skeleton inside.[1]

Unlike similar cold melee skeleton, such as Frost Guardian and Bleak Aspirant, Vaal Frost Guardian has one more internal use monster tag "construct", while Frost Guardian only has "skeleton" and "undead" tags only.[2][3][4][5]

Note that some Vaal-themed areas are also able to find Frost Guardian.

Abilities

Despite it only has default melee attack, since the monster has the mod 50% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage, making the monster effectively dealing 50% cold and 50% physical damages.

Areas

Variants

On top of sword variants, the monsters also have maul wielding variants:

Monster names internal id skill ids
Vaal Frost Guardian Metadata/Monsters/Skeletons/SkeletonMeleeKnightColdSword MeleeAtAnimationSpeed
Vaal Frost Guardian Metadata/Monsters/Skeletons/SkeletonMeleeKnightColdSword2 MeleeAtAnimationSpeed
Vaal Frost Guardian Metadata/Monsters/Skeletons/SkeletonMeleeKnightColdMaul MeleeAtAnimationSpeed
Vaal Frost Guardian Metadata/Monsters/Skeletons/SkeletonMeleeKnightColdSwordMaps MeleeAtAnimationSpeed
Vaal Frost Guardian Metadata/Monsters/Skeletons/SkeletonMeleeKnightColdMaulMaps MeleeAtAnimationSpeed

Version history

Version Changes
3.0.0
  • Moved to The Temple of Decay Level 1 and Level 2 [Undocumented This change was not documented by any official sources. It was discovered through player testing or datamining.]
Unknown

References

See also