Talk:Sanctuary Guardian/@comment-188.25.8.216-20130203233329

This boss is hard because: it doesn't give you time at all, he's constantly, relentlessly attacking you, doing lots of retarded back and side jumps, he flies in the air, he's very agile. You can't really run away from him like you would do on most bosses. If you try to move away (to, let's say, heal or use something else) there's a high chance he'll do that jump in the air followed by the almost-deadly head charge, if not, he'll use his ranged attacks...oh did I mention that he won't give you a break? There's practically no breaks in his ranged attacks, you should expect another one right after another if you're far away. The only true chance you get to smack him is after he misses you with his "air shield knocker" (he flaps his wings).

You really need a good shield for this boss, cuz he's melee attacks are vicious and fast. He'll knock your shield fast. I died even in NG+ when I already knew this boss (watched videos, etc). I had GS or Artorias and his melee attacks were easy to block.

So there you go: the difficulty of this boss... fast succession of attacks, very aggressive and very agile. Lord Gwyn is a lot easier than this guy, at least he does his "slow walk" more often than the guardian and doesn't put sooooooo much pressure on you with his melee attacks.