Vigilant Guardian Encounter Journal, Boss Abilities, and Loot - Sepulcher of the First Ones Raid

By Squishei Updated: 2022/02/07

Vigilant Guardian Encounter Overview in Patch 9.2

This eternal guardian lies in wait, keeping a timeless vigil over the entrance to the Sepulcher of the First Ones.

Overview: The Vigilant Guardian will activate Pre-Fabricated Sentries to attack players periodically while employing its own defense routines. Throughout the encounter the Vigilant Guardian will [Expose] its core, inflicting lethal damage to all players not shielded by an Automated Defense Matrix.
When automa are defeated, their energy is automatically redistributed to the next largest [Powered Down] automa. Automa restored to full power in this way reactivate.

Tanks:
The Vigilant Custodian and the Pre-Fabricated Sentries use [Dissonance] to inflict very high damage to their current target.
The Vigilant Guardian can only be damaged by the [Detonation] of an [Unstable Core] dropped by Automated Defense Matrixes.
[Force Field] greatly reduces the damage taken from [Exposed Core].
Healers:
The Vigilant Guardian can only be damaged by the [Detonation] of an [Unstable Core] dropped by Automated Defense Matrixes.
[Force Field] greatly reduces the damage taken from [Exposed Core]. (Raid Finder, Heroic, Normal)
Damage Dealers:
The Vigilant Guardian can only be damaged by the [Detonation] of an [Unstable Core] dropped by Automated Defense Matrixes.
[Force Field] greatly reduces the damage taken from [Exposed Core]. (Raid Finder, Heroic, Normal)
Healers:
[Deresolution] will trigger [Spikes of Creation] caught in its path.
The Vigilant Guardian can only be damaged by the [Detonation] of an [Unstable Core] dropped by Automated Defense Matrixes.
[Force Field] greatly reduces the damage taken from [Exposed Core].
Damage Dealers:
[Deresolution] will trigger [Spikes of Creation] caught in its path.
The Vigilant Guardian can only be damaged by the [Detonation] of an [Unstable Core] dropped by Automated Defense Matrixes.
[Force Field] greatly reduces the damage taken from [Exposed Core]. (Mythic)

Vigilant Guardian Dungeon Journal in Patch 9.2

Automa:
The Vigilant Guardian is aided by various automa. Automa are [Powered Down] until restored to full power. When Automa are defeated their power is redistributed to the next largest automa nearby that is still [Powered Down].

Powered Down: This automa is in low power mode until it is restored to full power.
Automated Defense Matrix: The Automated Defense Matrix creates a Force Field when powered up.
Drops Unstable Cores on death.

Force Field: The Automated Defense Matrix creates a force field that reduces the damage taken from Exposed Core by 80%.
The Force Field persists until Exposed Core ends.
When Force Field ends the Automated Defense Matrix [attacks players.][dies.]
Force Field: The Automated Defense Matrix creates a force field that reduces the damage taken by allies within 15 yards by 90%. (Mythic, Heroic)
Sear: The Automated Defense Matrix channels cosmic energy at a random player, inflicting 7494 Cosmic damage every 1 sec. for 12 sec. (Mythic, Heroic)
Unstable Core: Carrying the Unstable Core reduces the player’s movement speed by 50% and inflicts 749 Cosmic damage every 1 sec.
The Unstable Core can be Detonated when it is near the Vigilant Guardian.

Detonate
300 yd range
Instant 3 sec cooldown
The Unstable Core detonates, inflicting 20% of the Vigilant Guardian's maximum health.
[The detonation cancels Optimal Core Temperature and any affects of Overclocking.]

Detonate: The Unstable Core detonates, inflicting 20% of the Vigilant Guardian's maximum health.
[The detonation cancels Optimal Core Temperature and any affects of Overclocking.]

Point Defense Drone: Targets enemies at random with its Blast ability once powered up.

Blast: The Point Defense Drone Fires a volley of missiles at random players, inflicting 22483 Cosmic damage to all players within 3 yards of the victim.
Searing Ablation: The Point Defense Drone teleports away and chooses a random player to attack.

Searing Ablation: The Point Defense Drone channels cosmic energy at a random player, inflicting 7494 Cosmic damage every 1 sec. for 12 sec.

Pre-Fabricated Sentry: The Vigilant Guardian periodically awakens Pre-Fabricated Sentries to assist itself.

Wave of Disintegration: The Pre-Fabricated Sentry smashes the ground beneath the player.
The impact creates a Wave of Disintegration zones that explode in rapid succession, inflicting 60 Cosmic damage to all players caught in the blast.
Dissonance: At 50 energy, the Pre-Fabricated Sentry slams the player for 44914 Cosmic damage. The victim's defenses vibrate with dissonant frequencies that increase the damage taken by further attacks of Dissonance by 20% for 20 sec. This effect stacks.

Volatile Materium: The Vigilant Guardian periodically awakens Volatile Materium to assist itself.

Adaptive Subroutines: Volatile Materium adapt their combat parameters the longer they are in combat. Every 10s the Adaptive Subroutines increase the movement speed of the Volatile Materium by 20% and their damage done by 10%.

Stage One: Systems Online!:
The Vigilant Guardian begins the encounter protected by the gateway to the Sepulcher of the First Ones. [Detonating] an [Unstable Core] nearby will damage the Vigilant Guardian.
On Mythic Raid Difficulty, the Vigilant Guardian rolls out of the wall, using their Stage Two abilities during Stage One.

Exposed Core: The Vigilant Guardian exposes its core to cool down. All players suffer 75111 Cosmic damage every 1 sec. for 10 sec.
[Once complete, the Vigilant Guardian starts operating at Optimal Core Temperature.]

Optimal Core Temperature: After exposing its core, the Vigilant Guardian can Overclock its processes. Each time it Overclocks, its damage increases by 10%. (Mythic)

Overclock: The Vigilant Guardian increases its damage output by 10%. (Mythic)

Radioactive Core: The Vigilant Guardian's core radiates 3747 Cosmic damage to all players every 3 sec.
Refracted Blast: The Vigilant Guardian fires beams of Cosmic energy at random players, inflicting 44966 Cosmic damage to all players caught in the blast.
On Mythic Raid Difficulty, a Spike of Creation is created with the impact of Refracted Blast.

Spike of Creation: The Vigilant Guardian creates a Spike of Creation at the target location.
A player coming into contact with the Spike of Creation will cause it to explode, [inflicting 2998 Cosmic damage every 1 sec for until canceled to all players.][inflicting 2998 Cosmic damage to all players.]
[This effect stacks.] (Mythic)

Deresolution: The Vigilant Guardian fires a beam of immense power that sweeps the battlefield and triggers several explosions, each inflicting 7494 Cosmic damage to all players caught within the blast.

Stage Two: Roll Out, then Transform:
Once the Vigilant Guardian reaches 40% health remaining it rolls forward and then transforms into its battle mode.

Refracted Blast: The Vigilant Guardian fires beams of Cosmic energy at random players, inflicting 44966 Cosmic damage to all players caught in the blast.
Matter Dissolution: The Vigilant Guardian marks the player for Matter Dissolution. After 6 sec., multiple orbs of Anti-Matter form in a large circle around the player.
The orbs move in toward the player, inflicting 59954 Cosmic damage to any player they come in contact with. Players affected this way take 100% more damage from other orbs of Anti-Matter for 10 sec. This effect stacks.
[When Matter Disolution ends the player is slowed by 50% for 10 sec.]

Anti-Matter: The Anti-Matter orb inflicts 59954 Cosmic damage to any player it comes in contact with.
Anti-Matter increases the damage taken from other orbs of Anti-Matter by 100% for 10 sec. This effect stacks.

Split Resolution: The Vigilant Guardian smashes the ground beneath the player, inflicting 59954 Cosmic damage.
The impact creates a series of Split Resolution zones that explode in rapid succession, inflicting 60 Cosmic damage to all players caught in the blast.
Fractured Core: Damage sustained to this point has fractured the Vigilant Guardian's core. All players suffer 8244 Cosmic damage every 3 sec.
Pneumatic Impact: At 50 energy the Vigilant Guardian slams the player for 149886 Cosmic damage. Damage taken from further Pneumatic Impacts is increased by 200% for 45 sec.

Stage Three: Self-Destruct Sequence:
At 15% health remaining, the Vigilant Guardian activates its self-destruct sequence.

Core Overload: The Vigilant Guardian overloads its core as a final act to defend the Sepulcher of the First Ones.
Every 3 sec. the Vigilant Guardian inflicts 7486 Cosmic damage to all players. This damage increases by 30% every 3 sec.

Vigilant Guardian Loot in Patch 9.2

Normal

Heroic

Mythic

Comments

Comment by ZalidTheBur

Been very disappointed with the guides for this latest tier. They are basically just the journal with zero tactics. Please can you get someone to do these properly again especially for future raids.

Vigilant Guardian Encounter Journal, Boss Abilities, and Loot - Sepulcher of the First Ones Raid

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