Ruin Defender

Various bizarrely-shaped machines that have taken different forms and functions to adapt to different goals.
Legend has it that they are war machines left behind by a nation that has already been destroyed. Compared to the more common Ruin Guards, their design has greater value in the study of biomimesis. The insect-like limbs are more agile than humanoid machines. The shield formed by its various components can resist any frontal attack.

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Ruin Defenders are Elite Enemies that are part of the Ruin Sentinels enemy group and the Automatons family.

For specific locations, see the Official interactive Map.

Description

The Ruin Defender resembles a crustacean-like Automaton.

Drops

≤200 Mora

Character EXP

Lv.1+ Chaos Gear

Lv.40+ Chaos Axis

Lv.60+ Chaos Oculus

3★ Set Traveling Doctor

3-4★ Set Berserker

3-4★ Set Instructor

3-4★ Set The Exile

Stats

Resistances

50%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%

The following table describes the level scaling. Note that values may change in Co-Op, some Quests, and certain Domains. The change usually involves multiplying some of the values by a constant scale factor.

Level	HP	ATK	DEF
1	308	76	505
5	695	127	525
10	1,215	203	550
15	2,189	321	575
20	3,575	502	600
25	5,004	686	625
30	6,657	820	650
35	8,936	987	675
40	11,953	1,225	700
45	16,057	1,525	725
50	22,023	1,889	750
55	28,576	2,239	775
60	37,208	2,661	800
65	48,917	3,142	825
70	61,539	3,673	850
75	77,003	4,188	875
80	99,274	4,726	900
85	126,832	5,140	925
90	155,821	5,709	950
95	190,800	6,549	975
100	232,932	7,387	1,000

Attacks and abilities

Names are unofficial

Pincer Stab: Raising itself on its hind legs, the Defender stabs with its two front legs, dealing 150% ATK as Physical DMG. Its core is protected during this attack.
Armoured Carapace Array: Projects a shield from its front legs that blocks all damage that comes from the front and cannot be broken by any means. Its core is protected during this move. The Ruin Machine can still move, however, this is limited only to rotation, and the Ruin Machine cannot be forced out of this state by any means.
- Shield Bash: If attacked within melee range of the shield, sends a blast in front of itself that deals 150% ATK as AoE Physical DMG and launches the player back. The core is protected during this attack.
Leap: Leaping high in the air, the Defender then lands on its target, dealing 150% ATK as AoE Physical DMG around where it lands. During this whole attack its core is protected. Note that the AoE ring that shows where it will land has a very short duration, as it will land almost instantly upon performing this move, meaning as soon as you see the ring, dash away instantly.
Cannon Shot: The Defender charges up energy at its core before firing it, dealing 40% ATK as Physical DMG on hit. Its core is exposed during this attack.
Deactivated: After hitting its exposed core twice the Defender slumps down and becomes deactivated for a short time. During this time it will not attack.

Previews

Strategy

The Ruin Defender is by far one of the more annoying Ruin Sentinels as its main ability is to block the player and knock them back. While the Armoured Carapace Array sounds tough, in actuality it only protects anything that comes from the front of it, meaning any attack that deals AoE damage or attacking from behind will still damage the Sentinel. The best way to deal with it while it has its shield up is to attack it from any other direction except the front.

In Spiral Abyss, these enemies have an enormous health pool. It is recommended to bring freeze comps when dealing with these enemies, as they will tend to frequently put up their shield, making it hard to deal consistent DPS with many other team comps.

Trivia

Their design is likely inspired by the PSY: Crab from Honkai Impact 3rd.

Gallery

Other Languages

Language	Official Name	Literal Meaning
English	Ruin Defender	—
Chinese (Simplified)	遗迹防卫者 Yíjī Fángwèi-zhě	Ruin Defender
Chinese (Traditional)	遺蹟防衛者 Yíjī Fángwèi-zhě	Ruin Defender
Japanese	遺跡防衛者 Iseki Boueisha	Ruin Defender
Korean	유적 방어자 Yujeok Bang'eoja	Ruin Defender
Spanish	Defensor de las Ruinas	Defender of the Ruins
French	Protecteur des ruines	Ruin Defender
Russian	Руинный защитник Ruinnyy zashchitnik
Thai	Ruin Defender	—
Vietnamese	Hộ Vệ Di Tích	Ruin Defender
German	Ruinenschützer	Ruin Defender
Indonesian	Ruin Defender	—
Portuguese	Defensor das Ruínas	Defender of the Ruins

Change History

Released in Version 2.0

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