Block Tales Guide

Chapter 4 · Encounter guide

How to Beat Temple Guardian in Block Tales

Defeat both hands before targeting the head. The story fight locks the Special tab, so an Ice Dagger or Ghostwalker plan will not work here.

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Choose the hands first

At the Ancient Bridge, Calypso joins the fight. The head has Invincibility in Numbers until every other enemy is defeated. Focus one hand down, then the other; do not spend turns testing the invulnerable head.

Read the three different wind-ups

Left Zooming begins with a slow fist movement and suddenly accelerates into the party. Right Flick tilts down slightly before the flick. The head opens its mouth and gathers an orange ball for Ray of Ra. Each listed attack deals 10 base damage; the hand attacks can apply Ankh and the ray can Burn.

Use recovery outside the Special tab

Choose healing items or an available Cure action. The head and hands are Item-Resistant, so damaging consumables are not a replacement for compatible weapon attacks. That attribute does not stop you from using an item to heal a teammate.

Mechanics references: Attributes · Cure

Pit Floor 48 changes the gate

The head needs every other enemy defeated, not only its hands. If it remains invulnerable after the hands fall, check for another living enemy on the floor. It is not a second head phase.

Sources and scope

Mechanics are summarized from the linked community references. The recommendations are our reading of those mechanics; this is not a recorded playthrough or a tested clear. Values describe the base encounter unless a variant is specified.