Minecraft

Minecraft

129 Achievements

2,930

31-43.5h

Xbox One
Xbox Series
Log in or Register to track Minecraft achievements progress.
The Deep End

The Deep End

Defeat an Elder Guardian

30

1.93%

How to unlock the The Deep End achievement in Minecraft - Definitive Guide

Elder guardians are found in ocean monuments. They look like normal guardians, but lighter in color and slightly larger. There are 3 in every ocean monument; one in the top of the pyramid and one in each of the side wings. They aren't terribly difficult to kill. They are just annoying to get to. When you get near them, they slow down your ability to mine, making it impossible to mine through the pyramid while underwater since you will drown before breaking the block. I would build a short tower in the form of a + symbol on top of the center pyramid, then dig straight down the middle of the + so that you are exposed to the air and don't have to worry about drowning.

I started a seed to get the Map Room achievement and quickly found an ocean monument just north west of the spawn. The seed is 193751466 (v. 1.2.0.). I also found some diamonds and a ton of iron in the cave right next to the spawn, so you can easily prepare yourself for the battle.
50
2

23 Sep 2017 14:55

16 Comments
I took a bucket of milk with me on my run. I used the plus sign method which worked pretty well. But I would recommend the milk still to save time.
0
0
By Ah Fun Ghoul on 03 May 2018 00:30
Bring a cow in you boat next time...
A pair of stacks of sand can be laid on top of the pyramid from the boat then dig a hole down below the first layer of prismarine and fill it with sand before you jump in. Expand and build walls to get dry space then prepare to open a hole to poke the elder guardian in the top room.
0
0
By VisceralGnat84 on 04 Aug 2018 20:11
How does milk help?
0
0
By Homunculus Fury on 17 Jan 2019 16:21
Milk gets rid of the mining fatigue. If you don't have any, go away from the monument and wait 5 minutes for it to stop. Them immediately swim back and mine through your tower into the monument. The guardian shouldn't hit you with mining fatigue while you do this.
0
0
By Idenic on 19 Jan 2019 03:37
Oh I never knew that thanks for the info Guardian didn't hit me with the fatigue until after i broke the 1st block.
0
0
By Homunculus Fury on 19 Jan 2019 18:17
worked well, ty.
0
0
By TheOnlyMatto on 12 Sep 2019 05:18
If anyone is needing help with any achievements for minecraft, I’ve created a world specifically for achievements, few free to message me what one you need help with and I’ll gladly help when I can.

GT: Leo Deo Neo
0
0
By Leo Deo Neo on 04 Aug 2020 19:13
Thanks, Leo. I just messaged you on Xbox.
0
0
By ohGerm on 15 Aug 2020 19:48
If you don't find Elder Guardians in a water temple, you likely put your game into peaceful and despawned them at some point in the past. They do not respawn.
0
0
By UnhandledErrors on 15 Sep 2022 17:00
Still have an achievement world for anyone who’s needing help with achievements. GT: Leo Deo Neo
0
0
By Leo Deo Neo on 02 Jan 2023 15:43
Anyone want to help me
0
0
By BaaBaa5678 on 18 Jun 2023 07:48
Thumbs up from me 👍
0
0
By on 18 Dec 2023 22:52
I was not able to get this in a world where I had switched between Peaceful and Easy, despite killing several Elder Guardians. I did get the achievement, first time, in a different world where the difficulty was set, unaltered, to Easy. Unfortunately, it took me about 6 hours to prepare for the fight.
0
0
By trevzuk0 on 18 Jan 2024 03:33
Thank you for that seed! That worked perfectly. For those wondering, the coordinates of the ocean monument are -233, 53, -214. It's just a few minute swim from the starting location.
0
0
By Dixxxxxon on 26 Jan 2018 06:29
Won't unlock for me in this version of Minecraft, in any version including the Xbox Insider Beta version. I'm so damn sick of Xbox and its buggy achievements on the ONE to the point that I'm feeling like switching to Playstation lol... Great guide by the way. If xbox didn't suck shit I know it'd work. (I've done it on two other versions of Minecraft)
0
0
By Project Torture on 09 Mar 2018 15:32
So basically I took an made some 8 minutes breathing potions and took my diamond sword. Hopped on a raft and made my way to the pyramid. Dug through the roof and killed his ass but it didn't pop. I have switched between peaceful and easy getting many achievements and that is not supposed to effect achievements as long as you dont try to switch to creative where it will actually warn you. I swe someone else said it didn't pop where they switched between peaceful and easy as well..

Edit** I made a new world and did it and it worked, so its definitely blocked it you have ever went to peaceful difficulty. Only pops on Easy and above difficulty
0
0
By mattcasdorph on 28 Feb 2024 19:49
View all 16 comments Show less comments
This can be done on the newest tutorial world as of JAN 2018
- Make sure to use a save file that has NEVER been set to "Peaceful" as it will despawn the guardian for good.
- Coordinates: X: -296 Y: 63 Z: 318
- One person must do ALL damage to obtain the achievement.
- Make sure to save before killing the guardian, then check the box that says "Disable Auto-Save" when reloading the save file
- If your also going for this achievement in the "New" Play-Together version, then you must mine a 1x1 square in the roof of the guardian's room before making your save. After that just Sync your old save on the new version of the game and simply go down and defeat the guardian again.

All of my Minecraft HD Achievement Guides can be found here! :) (Mobile Friendly)
https://www.bradleafsfan9.com/minecraft
19
6

27 Jan 2018 21:57