Ancient G.A.R.D. Construct (Burner)

Ancient G.A.R.D. Construct (Burner)

Hostile enemy
Faction	Ancient Constructs
Regions	Cinder's Cradle
Trophy	-
Flame	-

The Ancient G.A.R.D. Construct (Burner) is a combat construct of the Ancient Constructs. G.A.R.D. stands for Guarding and high Alert Resolution Defender, and the Burner is one of its versions. It has a round blue-grey body with gold plates over its shoulders. Both of its arms end in wide bronze nozzles pierced with holes. It guards the beacon dungeons and the sky islands of Cinder's Cradle.

Where to Find the Ancient G.A.R.D. Construct (Burner)

The Burner guards the beacon dungeons and the Sky Islands of Cinder's Cradle. In the Library, Burners and hauling constructs watch the shelves where young Ancients once studied human habits. More of them defend the Frontier Research Lab, the frozen lab where the Elixir was first made. On the Sky Islands, they help hold the construct hub at Manathor's Plaza. Some stand dormant until an alarm wakes them.

Behaviour

Artificer Constantio built the G.A.R.D. to defend Ancient sites when an alarm is raised. Some stand dormant until an alarm wakes them. The Burner stands up to fire better than any other construct. It is one of the elite constructs that can drop an Archaic Core.

Damage Weaknesses

It is weak to blunt weapons and ice. It resists cutting and piercing, and takes little damage from fire, poison and shock.

How each damage type works against it:

Damage	Effect
Cutting	Resisted
Piercing	Resisted
Blunt	Effective
Poison	Resisted
Fire	Resisted
Ice	Effective
Shroud	Neutral
Shock	Resisted

Drops

What it drops when defeated:

Item	Image	Notes
Archaic Shards		Always, 3 to 5
Moonstone		Always, 3 to 5
Gold Ore		Usually, 2 to 3
Archaic Core		Sometimes, in place of Gold Ore

Lore

G.A.R.D. stands for Guarding and high Alert Resolution Defender. Artificer Constantio built it to defend Ancient sites whenever an alarm was raised. Construct Report No. 33 lists it among the combat constructs approved for large-scale production. The design comes in Burner, Slicer and Dozer forms. The Burner's arms end in wide bronze nozzles pierced with holes.

Notes

The Ancient G.A.R.D. Construct (Slicer) carries long gold blades, and the Ancient G.A.R.D. Construct (Dozer) walks on long, spider-like legs. All three forms are elite constructs that can drop an Archaic Core. The core is a legendary material for Archaic Infusion and for the chest pieces of the Cinder's Cradle armor sets. Fire works poorly against the Burner, so blunt weapons and ice are the better choice.

Everything named above, at a glance:

Name	Image	Type
Ancient G.A.R.D. Construct (Slicer)		Ancient Constructs
Ancient G.A.R.D. Construct (Dozer)		Ancient Constructs
Archaic Core		Materials
Archaic Infusion		Materials

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