How to Survive Ominous Trials and the Giant Elder Guardian

Preparing for Ominous Spawners

Activating Ominous Trials inside a Trident Trial Monument significantly escalates combat difficulty in exchange for increased key drop rates.

• Equipped Drowned: Standard trial spawners will begin deploying Drowned equipped with armor and weapons.
• Mini Elder Guardians: Regular waves may spawn Mini Elder Guardians, which boast elevated health pools and deal increased damage compared to standard Guardians.
• Key Farming: Defeating these empowered waves offers the highest chance of obtaining both regular Trident Trial Keys and Trident Trial Boss Keys.

Defeating the Giant Elder Guardian

Triggering the Trial Spawner in the boss chamber under Ominous conditions alters the boss encounter entirely.

1. Enter the boss chamber above the conduit room while the Ominous Trial is active.

2. Rather than spawning three individual Elder Guardians, the spawner will summon a single Giant Elder Guardian.

3. This boss has 160 HP and deals 16 damage per attack.

4. Maintain distance to evade its high-damage hits, using the arena pillars for line-of-sight cover against its laser attacks.

5. Defeat the Giant Elder Guardian to claim your high-tier trial rewards, including Trident Trial Boss Keys used for the structure's top and central Ominous Vaults.