Guardian Tail | Dark Souls Wiki

Guardian Tail +15
		210			100
		157(170)			16
		201(201)			250
		210(210)			5.0
Requirements & Bonus

15	10		–	–
Auxiliary			176
Weapon Type			Whip
Attack Type			Regular
Enchantable			Yes
Special			Poison

*When infused with Magic: 157 physical dmg/170 magic dmg, with Fire: 201 physical dmg/201 Fire dmg, with Lightning: 210 physical dmg/210 Lightning dmg

Guardian Tail is a Weapon in Dark Souls and Dark Souls Remastered.

Sliced tail of the Sanctuary Guardian."
"This flexible, spiked and highly poisonous tail would make a rather obnoxious weapon."

How to Get / Where to Find the Guardian Tail

Cutting off the Sanctuary Guardian's Tail (can also be obtained from one of the Lesser Sanctuary Guardians if missed)

Best way to do so is to equip a weapon with a long reach and decent speed vertical slash, and bait the chimera to do its water splash attack by staying at medium range, GET HIT by it(it just staggers - no damage) prompting the boss to do his charge attack, roll to the right and cut once or twice.

Note:

Give to Frampt to receive 100 souls.
Breaks 20 poise per swing.
Do not expect to easily poison enemies with this,it takes a lot of strikes to do so. But if you have rotten pine resin you can enchant the Guardian Tail with it to quickly build up poison.

Guardian Tail Upgrade Table

Max

Overview table for all Upgrades at regular, max and threshold levels. Click on the tabs to see individual upgrade paths in detail. Use this table to quickly compare performance

	Attack Values				Parameter Bonuses				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Guardian Tail
Regular	84	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Regular +5	126	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Regular +10	168	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Regular +14	201	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Regular +15	210	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Crystal	184	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Crystal +4	218	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Crystal +5	226	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Lightning	151	-	-	151	-	-	-	-	-	-	30	10	20	21.6	16
Lightning +4	198	-	-	198	-	-	-	-	-	-	30	10	20	26.4	16
Lightning +5	210	-	-	210	-	-	-	-	-	-	30	10	20	28	16
Raw	145	-	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Raw +5	194	-	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Magic	94	102	-	-	-	E	D	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Magic +5	126	136	-	-	-	E	D	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Magic +9	151	163	-	-	-	E	C	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Magic +10	157	170	-	-	-	E	C	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Enchanted	126	134	-	-	-	E	D	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Enchanted +4	146	150	-	-	-	E	C	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Enchanted +5	151	155	-	-	-	E	C	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Divine	85	103	-	-	-	D	-	D	110	-	30	10	20	20	16
Divine +5	114	138	-	-	-	D	-	D	110	-	30	10	20	20	16
Divine +9	136	165	-	-	-	D	-	C	110	-	30	10	20	20	16
Divine +10	142	172	-	-	-	D	-	C	110	-	30	10	20	20	16
Occult	116	126	-	-	-	D	-	C	-	110	30	10	20	20	16
Occult +4	143	151	-	-	-	D	-	C	-	110	30	10	20	20	16
Occult +5	150	157	-	-	-	D	-	C	-	110	30	10	20	20	16
Fire	109	-	109	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	30	10	20.2	20	16
Fire +5	151	-	151	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	30	10	21	20	16
Fire +9	191	-	191	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	30	10	21.8	20	16
Fire +10	201	-	201	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	30	10	22	20	16
Chaos	133	-	151	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Chaos +5 (w/ 10 Humanity)	170 (+36)	-	193 (+40)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	30	10	22	20	16

Regular Upgrades are performed by Andre of Astora at the Undead Parish.
Regular +6 requires a regular +5 weapon and to hand in the Large Ember. Regular +11 requires a regular +10 weapon and to hand in the Very Large Ember.

To reach max, you need: 1,500 souls, 9 titanite shards to +5, 9 large titanite shards to +10, 7 titanite chunks to +14 and 1 titanite slab to +15

Guardian Tail
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Regular	84	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Regular +1 (x1)	92	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Regular +2 (x1)	100	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Regular +3 (x2)	109	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Regular +4 (x2)	117	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Regular +5 (x3)	126	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Regular +6 (x1)	134	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Regular +7 (x1)	142	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Regular +8 (x2)	151	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Regular +9 (x2)	159	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Regular +10 (x3)	168	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Regular +11 (x1)	176	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Regular +12 (x1)	184	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Regular +13 (x2)	193	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Regular +14 (x3)	201	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Regular +15 (x1)	210	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16

Crystal Upgrades are performed by the Giant Blacksmith at Anor Londo.
Crystal Upgrades require a regular +10 weapon and to hand in the Crystal Ember.
Crystal Reinforcement reduces weapon Durability by 20, but increases base damage.

To reach max, you need: 1000 souls, 8 titanite chunks to +4 and 1 titanite slab to +5

Guardian Tail
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Crystal (x1)	184	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Crystal +1 (x1)	193	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Crystal +2 (x1)	201	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Crystal +3 (x2)	210	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Crystal +4 (x3)	218	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Crystal +5 (x1)	226	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16

Lightning Upgrades are performed by the Giant Blacksmith at Anor Londo.
Lightning Upgrades require a regular +10 weapon, but no special Ember is required.
Lightning Reinforcement removes all scaling but adds Lightning Damage.
To reach max, you need: 1000 souls, 8 titanite chunks to +4 and 1 titanite slab to +5

Guardian Tail
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Lightning (x1)	151	-	-	151	-	-	-	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Lightning +1 (x1)	162	-	-	162	-	-	-	-	-	-	30	10	20	21.6	16
Lightning +2 (x1)	174	-	-	174	-	-	-	-	-	-	30	10	20	23.2	16
Lightning +3 (x2)	186	-	-	186	-	-	-	-	-	-	30	10	20	24.8	16
Lightning +4 (x3)	198	-	-	198	-	-	-	-	-	-	30	10	20	26.4	16
Lightning +5 (x1)	210	-	-	210	-	-	-	-	-	-	30	10	20	28	16

Raw Upgrades are performed by Andre of Astora at the Undead Parish.
Raw Upgrades require a regular +5 weapon and to hand in the Large Ember.

To reach max, you need: 1000 souls, 10 large titanite shards

Guardian Tail
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Raw (x1)	145	-	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Raw +1 (x1)	155	-	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	30	10	20	21.6	16
Raw +2 (x1)	164	-	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	30	10	20	23.2	16
Raw +3 (x2)	174	-	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	30	10	20	24.8	16
Raw +4 (x2)	184	-	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	30	10	20	26.4	16
Raw +5 (x3)	194	-	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	30	10	20	28	16

Magic Upgrades are performed by Rickert of Vinheim, found in New Londo Ruins.
Magic Upgrade +1 requires a regular +5 weapon. Magic +6 requires a Magic +5 and to hand in the Large Magic Ember

To reach max, you need: 2,000 souls, 10 Green Titanite Shards to +5, 7 Blue Titanite Chunks to +14 and 1 Blue Titanite Slab to +15

Guardian Tail
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Magic (x1)	94	102	-	-	-	E	D	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Magic +1 (x1)	100	108	-	-	-	E	D	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Magic +2 (x1)	107	115	-	-	-	E	D	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Magic +3 (x2)	113	122	-	-	-	E	D	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Magic +4 (x2)	119	129	-	-	-	E	D	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Magic +5 (x3)	126	136	-	-	-	E	D	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Magic +6 (x1)	132	142	-	-	-	E	D	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Magic +7 (x1)	138	149	-	-	-	E	D	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Magic +8 (x2)	144	156	-	-	-	E	D	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Magic +9 (x3)	151	163	-	-	-	E	C	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Magic +10 (x1)	157	170	-	-	-	E	C	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16

Enchanted Upgrades are performed by Rickert of Vinheim, found in New Londo Ruins.
Enchanted Upgrade +1 requires a regular +5 weapon. Enchanted +6 requires a Enchanted +5 and to hand in the Large Magic Ember

To reach max, you need: 1000 souls, 8 Blue Titanite Chunks to +4 and 1 Blue Titanite Slab to +5

Guardian Tail
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Enchanted (x1)	126	134	-	-	-	E	C	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Enchanted +1 (x1)	131	138	-	-	-	E	C	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Enchanted +2 (x1)	136	142	-	-	-	E	C	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Enchanted +3 (x2)	141	146	-	-	-	E	C	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Enchanted +4 (x3)	146	150	-	-	-	E	C	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Enchanted +5 (x1)	151	155	-	-	-	E	C	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16

Divine Upgrades are performed by Andre of Astora at the Undead Parish.
Divine Upgrades require a regular +5 weapon and to hand in the Divine Ember. Divine +6 upgrades require a Divine Weapon +5 and to hand in the Large Divine Ember.

To reach max, you need: 2000 souls, 10 Green Titanite Shards, 7 White Titanite Chunks and 1 White Titanite Slab

Guardian Tail
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Divine (x1)	85	103	-	-	-	D	-	D	110	-	30	10	20	20	16
Divine +1 (x1)	91	110	-	-	-	D	-	D	110	-	30	10	20	20	16
Divine +2 (x1)	96	117	-	-	-	D	-	D	110	-	30	10	20	20	16
Divine +3 (x2)	102	124	-	-	-	D	-	D	110	-	30	10	20	20	16
Divine +4 (x2)	108	131	-	-	-	D	-	D	110	-	30	10	20	20	16
Divine +5 (x3)	114	138	-	-	-	D	-	D	110	-	30	10	20	20	16
Divine +6 (x1)	119	144	-	-	-	D	-	D	110	-	30	10	20	20	16
Divine +7 (x1)	125	151	-	-	-	D	-	D	110	-	30	10	20	20	16
Divine +8 (x2)	131	158	-	-	-	D	-	D	110	-	30	10	20	20	16
Divine +9 (x3)	136	165	-	-	-	D	-	C	110	-	30	10	20	20	16
Divine +10 (x1)	142	172	-	-	-	D	-	C	110	-	30	10	20	20	16

Occult Upgrades are performed by Andre of Astora at the Undead Parish.
Occult Upgrades require a Divine+5 weapon and to hand in the Dark Ember.

To reach max, you need: 1000 souls, 7 White Titanite Chunks and 1 White Titanite Slab

Guardian Tail
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Occult (x1)	116	126	-	-	-	D	-	C	-	110	30	10	20	20	16
Occult +1 (x1)	122	132	-	-	-	D	-	C	-	110	30	10	20	20	16
Occult +2 (x1)	129	138	-	-	-	D	-	C	-	110	30	10	20	20	16
Occult +3 (x2)	136	144	-	-	-	D	-	C	-	110	30	10	20	20	16
Occult +4 (x3)	143	151	-	-	-	D	-	C	-	110	30	10	20	20	16
Occult +5 (x1)	150	157	-	-	-	D	-	C	-	110	30	10	20	20	16

Fire Upgrades are performed by Blacksmith Vamos in The Catacombs.
Fire Upgrades require a regular +5 weapon. Fire+6 requires a Fire+5 weapon and to hand in the Large Flame Ember.
Fire Reinforcement adds Fire Damage but removes all scaling bonuses from the weapon.
To reach max, you need: 2000 souls, 10 Green Titanite Shards, 7 Red Titanite Chunks and 1 Red Titanite Slab

Guardian Tail
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Fire (x1)	109	-	109	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Fire +1 (x1)	117	-	117	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	30	10	20.2	20	16
Fire +2 (x1)	126	-	126	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	30	10	20.4	20	16
Fire +3 (x2)	134	-	134	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	30	10	20.6	20	16
Fire +4 (x2)	142	-	142	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	30	10	20.8	20	16
Fire +5 (x3)	151	-	151	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	30	10	21	20	16
Fire +6 (x1)	161	-	161	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	30	10	21.2	20	16
Fire +7 (x1)	171	-	171	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	30	10	21.4	20	16
Fire +8 (x2)	181	-	181	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	30	10	21.6	20	16
Fire +9 (x3)	191	-	191	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	30	10	21.8	20	16
Fire +10 (x1)	201	-	201	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	30	10	22	20	16

Chaos Upgrades are performed by Blacksmith Vamos in The Catacombs.
Chaos Upgrades require a Fire+5 weapon and to hand in the Chaos Flame Ember
Fire Reinforcement reduces Fire Damage but adds a bonus based on the Humanity you hold.
To reach max, you need: 500 souls, 7 Red Titanite Chunks and 1 Red Titanite Slab

Guardian Tail
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Chaos (x1)	133	-	151	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	30	10	20	20	16
Chaos +1 (x1)	140	-	159	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	30	10	20.4	20	16
Chaos +2 (x1)	148	-	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	30	10	20.8	20	16
Chaos +3 (x2)	155	-	176	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	30	10	21.2	20	16
Chaos +4 (x3)	162	-	184	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	30	10	21.6	20	16
Chaos +5 (x1)	170	-	193	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	30	10	22	20	16

Whips

Notched Whip ♦ Whip

Join the page discussion Tired of anon posting? Register!

- Anonymous
  05 Apr 2023 02:01
  Why no strength scaling though? I mean, look at the size of the thing and the extra strength req. What a waste of such a cool weapon (big ass scorpion tail) only for it to have worse dmg than the basic whip.
  Reply Replies (0)
  3
  +1
  0
  -1
- Anonymous
  07 Aug 2022 12:39
  kalameet's tail was easier to get than this stupid thing. . .
  Reply Replies (0)
  8
  +1
  0
  -1
- zxcfs
  13 Apr 2022 11:09
  TIL that the tail do have 100% drop rate BUT, big but, the higher the item discovery rate actually lower the chance of obtaining it.
  
  I was confused when sometimes i cut the lesser guardian's tail and got nothing so i checked the param file and that confirms it.
  
  Pretty sure it's a bug though, since otherwise that'd be very stupid.
  Reply Replies (2)
  15
  +1
  3
  -1
- Anonymous
  19 Oct 2021 12:42
  Tip for my sorcerer friends. Lock on to the Sanctuary Guardian and circle around to the rear, one crystal soul spear will cut the tail off (I had 44int, and both the dusk crown and bellowing dragon ring on).
  Reply Replies (1)
  15
  +1
  1
  -1
- Anonymous
  19 Jun 2020 09:18
  does it do poison or toxic?
  Reply Replies (2)
  35
  +1
  0
  -1
- Anonymous
  20 Feb 2020 19:47
  Whats the matchmaking on this weapons
  Reply Replies (1)
  13
  +1
  4
  -1
- Anonymous
  15 Feb 2020 13:05
  no icon?
  Reply Replies (1)
  4
  +1
  3
  -1
- Anonymous
  27 Jan 2020 20:54
  Wear heavy armor with lightening resist/poise, along with Zeiweinder. Lure them in so they are just outside the cave that leads to the bonfire, and while still in the cave take one out using the 2 handed strong attack, which can stun lock them. Once one is dead, venture out and wait for it to do its flying dash attack, which leaves its tail exposed. Trying to attack its tail any other time really doesnt work. Much easier than bow approach. Took me 8 minutes.
  Reply Replies (0)
  8
  +1
  1
  -1
- Anonymous
  15 Jun 2019 22:49
  Was able to get the tail on the first try and did considerable damage... and then I remembered that I was playing dark souls as was *****ed over repeatedly
  Reply Replies (0)
  13
  +1
  1
  -1
- Anonymous
  08 Mar 2019 10:40
  The whole "cut off the tail" mechanic in this game is trash.
  Reply Replies (17)
  57
  +1
  240
  -1
- app13533d
  19 Feb 2019 03:16
  I collected this by shooting the tail off one of the lesser Guardians after they spawned post-bossfight from the safety of the entry tunnel to the Sanctuary (leading up from the bonfire) with Pharis Bow, Hawk Ring & Standard arrows. You can sight their tails above their heads without venturing all the way up & out of the tunnel, and this will give you protection from all their attacks, including the forward ranged lightning attack from their jaws. You may get clipped by some stray blasts until you find a sweet spot & you will have to re-sight regularly as they jump to a new position after 1 or 2 shots, but it is possible & safer than attempting melee attacks on the tails of the Boss or Dual Lesser Guardians.... particularly since the latter don't offer much souls for defeating them, and you may be considering taking out one with ranged attacks anyway.
  Reply Replies (1)
  30
  +1
  1
  -1
- Anonymous
  24 Feb 2018 20:22
  thIs***** *****INg sucKs!!!!!!!!11!!
  Reply Replies (1)
  13
  +1
  62
  -1
- Anonymous
  21 Jan 2018 14:31
  Gnarly
  Reply Replies (0)
  37
  +1
  4
  -1

Search Results

Guardian Tail | Dark Souls Wiki

Guardian Tail +15

How to Get / Where to Find the Guardian Tail

Note:

Guardian Tail Upgrade Table