Guardian in Minecraft
This Minecraft tutorial explains all about guardians with screenshots and step-by-step instructions. Let's learn about guardians in Minecraft.
Supported Platforms
Guardians are available in the following versions of Minecraft:
| Platform | Supported (Version*) |
|---|---|
 Java Edition (PC/Mac) | Yes (1.8) |
 Pocket Edition (PE) | Yes (0.16.0) |
 Xbox 360 | Yes (TU31) |
 Xbox One | Yes (CU19) |
 PS3 | Yes (1.22) |
 PS4 | Yes (1.22) |
 Wii U | Yes (Patch 3) |
 Nintendo Switch | Yes |
 Windows 10 Edition | Yes (0.16.0) |
 Education Edition | Yes (1.0) |
* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.
Background
The following is a picture of what a guardian looks like in Minecraft:
| Hostility Level | Hostile Mob |
|---|---|
| Health Points | 30 health points x 15 |
| Where to Find | In the Deep Ocean, Deep Lukewarm Ocean and Deep Cold Ocean biomes (Ocean Monument) |
| Weapon | None |
| Attack Method | Fires a laser and performs a thorn-like attack |
| Drops |  0-2 Prismarine Shards
0-1 Prismarine Crystals |
| Experience Points | 10 experience points |
Hostility Level (Hostile)
A guardian is a hostile mob. The term mob is short for mobile and is used to refer to all living, moving creatures in the game such as chickens, creepers, and guardians. Because a guardian is a hostile mob, it will attack you in Survival mode but not Creative mode.
Health Points
In Minecraft, a guardian has 15 hearts for health. This gives a guardian 30 health points (because 1 heart = 2 health points). To kill a guardian, you need to inflict 30 points of damage to the guardian.
Where to Find Guardians
In Minecraft, you can find guardians inside the Ocean Monument (also called the Guardian Temple).
These Ocean Monuments are found in the Deep Ocean, Deep Lukewarm Ocean and Deep Cold Ocean biomes.
Deep Ocean
Deep Lukewarm Ocean
Deep Cold Ocean
If you are having trouble finding a guardian, you can summon a guardian using a cheat or you can use a spawn egg.
Weapon
A guardian does not carry a weapon.
Attack Method
In Minecraft, a guardian fires a laser at you and performs a thorn-like attack.
Drops
When you kill a guardian in Minecraft, it may drop one or more of the following items: prismarine shards or prismarine crystals.
Make sure you pick up any dropped items before they disappear. They are useful and should be kept in your inventory to be used later.
Experience Points
As you play the game, you will gain experience. The most common way to gain experience is by killing mobs. When a mob is killed you will see tiny green and yellow balls appear and move towards you.
These orbs represent experience points. When you kill a guardian, you will gain 10 experience points.
Spawn Egg for Guardian
You can spawn a guardian using the following spawn egg:
Command Examples
Here are some game command examples for a guardian in Minecraft:
NBT Tags for Guardian (Java Edition)
Here are the NBT tags that you can use in game commands for a guardian in Java Edition:
Spawn Events for Guardian (Bedrock/Education)
Here are the spawn events that you can use in game commands for a guardian in Bedrock Edition and Education Edition:
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