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Painting Guardians are enemies in Dark Souls.

Location[]

They are encountered in Anor Londo, in the structure that houses the Painted World of Ariamis.

Description[]

Painting Guardians are alabaster-robed undead humans that wield dual Painting Guardian Swords, which they use in a circular dancing motion. They use throwing knives as their ranged attack and sometimes switch their off-hand weapon to a Target Shield.

Lore[]

They have guarded the Great Painting of Ariamis for generations, but their reason for doing so has long been forgotten.[1] Their unique fighting style has been passed down through generations.[2]

Notes[]

  • They can Backstab for heavy damage.
  • This enemy is found in quantity and can quickly overwhelm the player.
  • Their armor can be found in the Painted World of Ariamis.
  • They will still appear even if Anor Londo went dark. They are one of the respawnable enemies as well as the Silver Knights.

Enemy Information[]

Characteristics[]

Respawn Yes
Backstab Yes
Damage Types Regular / Thrust / Bleed
Abilities Can use Estus Flasks if health is low; and Backstab the player.

Attacks[]

Attack Damage Attack Type Status Effect Parryable Tracking Attack Speed
Slash Attack 220 Regular Bleed: 30 Yes Neither Fast
Jump Slash 358 Regular Bleed: 30 Yes Neither Medium
Agile Attack 346 Regular Bleed: 30 Yes Neither Fast
Twirl Combo 340 Regular Bleed: 30 Yes Neither Fast
Throwing Knife 300 Thrust None No Neither Medium

Defenses[]

Physical Defenses Elemental Defenses Resistances
Regular Defense Strike Defense Slash Defense Thrust Defense Magic Defense Fire Defense Lightning Defense Poison Toxic Bleed
239 239 239 239 190 160 180 C C C

These stats are sourced from FuturePress's Official Dark Souls Strategy Guide.

Drops[]

Item
Throwing Knife  ×2

Throwing Knife  ×5

Painting Guardian Sword
Drop Rate 10% 5% 2%

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