Guardian Skywatcher
A Skywatcher is a Guardian with propellers. It patrols a fixed patch of sky, sweeps the ground with a light, and fires the same beam as a Stalker once it has you. You cannot walk up and cut its legs, because it does not have any.
The eye is still the fight
One ancient arrow into the eye removes it. That is the clean ending, and it is worth the arrow when the machine is sitting over a road you have to use. A normal arrow to the eye only staggers it. Keep a little distance so the beam has time to telegraph, the same way a Stalker does.
You can parry the beam. The angle is worse than a Stalker on flat ground, because the machine is above you and the shot comes down. If the parry timing is not reliable yet, do not practice it under a Skywatcher. Move to cover, or take the propellers apart instead.
Propellers, then the wreck
Each propeller takes several arrows, or one bomb arrow, before it snaps. Break enough of them and the machine falls. Finish it on the ground with an ancient weapon, or with the Master Sword, which bites harder into any Guardian. Standing directly underneath while it drops is how you eat the crash.
The wreck still gives ancient screws, springs, gears and sometimes a shaft or a core. Those are what ancient armor and ancient arrows are built from at the Akkala lab. If you only needed to pass, one ancient arrow is faster. If you need parts, spend the normal arrows on the propellers and loot the body.
Field notes
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Where | Fixed patrols over fields and ruins |
| Drops | Ancient screws, springs, gears, shafts, cores |
| Answer | Ancient arrow to the eye, or break the propellers |
