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Dream Guardian/Combat

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This page focuses on the Dream Guardian's behaviour during turn-based combat gameplay.

Attacks and Abilities[edit | edit source]

Misty Step.webp
Fleeting Dream Fleeting Dream ()
Surrounded by silver mist, you teleport to an unoccupied space you can see.
 Range: 18 m / 60 ft
Main Hand Attack.webp
Main Hand Attack Main Hand Attack ()   –  Spear +2
Normal weapon damage
Make a melee attack with your equipped weapon.
 Melee: 1.5 m / 5  ft
Command Drop.webp
Psionic Suggestion: Drop Psionic Suggestion: Drop ()
Command a creature to drop its weapon on its turn and do nothing else.
WIS Save
 Range: 18 m / 60 ft
Command Flee.webp
Psionic Suggestion: Flee Psionic Suggestion: Flee ()
Command a creature to flee from you on its turn and do nothing else.
WIS Save
 Range: 18 m / 60 ft
Command Grovel.webp
Psionic Suggestion: Grovel Psionic Suggestion: Grovel ()
Command a creature to fall Prone Prone on its turn and do nothing else.
WIS Save
 Range: 18 m / 60 ft
Command Grovel.webp
Psionic Suggestion: Halt Psionic Suggestion: Halt ()
Command a creature to fall Prone Prone on its turn and do nothing else.
WIS Save
 Range: 18 m / 60 ft
Psionic Suggestion Hush.webp
Psionic Suggestion: Hush Psionic Suggestion: Hush ()
Silence Silence a creature with a psionic command.
WIS Save
 Range: 18 m / 60 ft


Tactician Only[edit | edit source]

Dominate Person.webp
Mind Flayer Domination Mind Flayer Domination ()
Dominate a nearby humanoid. Allies are unaffected. Each time the dominated creature takes damage, it may repeat the Saving throw against your domination.
INT Save
 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

Encounter details[edit | edit source]

The Dream Guardian will only appear in combat during the final battle Atop the Netherbrain if the party chose to side with Orpheus rather than the Emperor. At the start of combat, the Emperor will summon four Dream Guardians to fight alongside him.

The Dream Guardians typically spend their turn using Psionic Suggestion Psionic Suggestion (a unique spell similar to Command Command) to control the party's actions and Fleeting Dream Fleeting Dream to reposition themselves.

Tactics[edit | edit source]

The Dream Guardians' low number of hit points make them very vulnerable to high damage spells and attacks that can take them out before they begin using Psionic Suggestion Psionic Suggestion to interfere with the party. Area of Effect spells and attacks such as Chain Lightning Chain Lightning or Arrow of Many Targets can kill several of them in a single turn.

Alternatively, the party can use Heroes' Feast Heroes' Feast before ascending the Brain Stem, since its Advantage Icon.png Advantage on Wisdom saving throws counteracts Psionic Suggestion Psionic Suggestion.

On Tactician or Honour mode, the party should be wary of summoning any Humanoid allies via Gather Your Allies Gather Your Allies since the Dream Guardians will often attempt to gain control of them with Mind Flayer Domination Mind Flayer Domination.

Notes[edit | edit source]

  • The 4 Dream Guardians are meant to represent the different Dream Guardians of each party member.
    • 3 of them will always have the same appearances: a human with shoulder-length grey hair, a human with curly red hair, and a human with short black hair.
    • The appearance of the fourth Dream Guardian is based off of the Dream Guardian that the player designed at the start of the game. However, it is not completely identical- it will only share the same race and gender.
  • Despite their appearances, none of them have any racial passives.

Loot[edit | edit source]