Quick Answer
Keep your distance and use impact damage against Shrine Guardian at the shrine beyond the beach crypt. Bring the crypt's wooden club, and use herbs or elixirs when needed. After winning, you can collect Holy Sword Endu with its wind gem for wind dash.
Where do you find Shrine Guardian?
You find Shrine Guardian inside the shrine, after collecting the crypt key along the beach route.
Reach the crypt from the beach
Loop around the beach to reach the crypt. Throw your dagger at the laser flowers and the switch near the crypt entrance. Hitting the switch opens the door.
If you need help with your dagger, check the throwing weapons guide before entering.
Collect the crypt key
Make your way down the stairs, either rushing through or fighting along the route. You find the crypt key at the bottom. Pick up the wooden club in the crypt for the boss fight.
Return to the shrine
Take the elevator back up near the save point. Rest before heading to the shrine and facing Shrine Guardian. Use the how to save guide if you need help with saving before the fight.
How do you beat Shrine Guardian?
Keep your distance and use the wooden club's impact damage, which targets Shrine Guardian's weakness.
Keep your distance
Make distance your priority during the fight. The current approach relies on spacing and impact damage.
Attack with the wooden club
Use the club you collected in the crypt. Shrine Guardian is weak to impact damage, like other skeletons.
Use your healing supplies
Use herbs and elixirs you have collected when you need them. You will find more along your journey.
Which weapon should you bring?
Bring the wooden club from the crypt because Shrine Guardian is weak to impact damage.
You can obtain this weapon along the route to the boss. Holy Sword Endu becomes available after the victory, so collect the club before entering the shrine.
What does Shrine Guardian drop?
Holy Sword Endu waits on this pedestal after the fight.
Shown at 01:35 in Gamer Guides’s video.After defeating Shrine Guardian, you can collect Holy Sword Endu, which comes equipped with a wind gem.
That gem lets you wind dash through the air. Continue with the Holy Sword Endu guide for the weapon you obtain after this fight.
The Queen's Domain bosses list also shows a figurine reward for this fight.
For your next encounter, use the Queen's Domain boss guide.
FAQ
You find the crypt key at the bottom of the crypt stairs. Reach the crypt by looping around the beach.
Shrine Guardian is weak to impact damage. Use the wooden club found in the crypt.
You can use herbs and elixirs against Shrine Guardian. Use your collected supplies when you need them.
Winning lets you collect Holy Sword Endu with a wind gem equipped. That gem allows you to wind dash through the air.