Ancient Guardian, Horadric Mage Construct is a Superunique Sand Monster found in The Forgotten Ruins underneath the Dahlgur Oasis in Act II.
He's encountered just as you take Kulle's head in the Betrayer of the Horadrim quest. It's not necessary to fight him in order to complete the quest but he drops part 6 of the Hunter's Journal which is needed for the Eavesdropper achievement.
He possesses Extra Health and Knockback and will pursue you for a great distance if you try to run from him. His giant melee attack is powerful but his knockback can help sometimes by knocking you clear out of the way of him, giving you time to put a little distance between the two of you whilst you recoup some health.
If you get in real trouble you can draw him across one of the broken bridges in the dungeon, he won't pursue and you can throw projectiles at him safely from a distance.
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Boss and Champion Special Boss Modifiers
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Uniques Modifiers
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Strong CC (Limit 1): Knockback -- Nightmarish -- Vortex -- Jailer
Defensive (Limit 1): Avenger(C) -- Health Link(C) -- Horde(B) -- Illusionist -- Missile Dampening(B) -- Shielding
Aggressive (No Limit): Arcane Enchanted -- Desecrator -- Electrified -- Fast -- Fire Chains(C) -- Frozen Pulse* -- Frozen -- Molten -- Mortar -- Plagued -- Poison Enchanted* -- Reflects Damage -- Teleporter -- Waller
(B) = Boss Only modifier. -- (C) = Champion Only modifier -- * = Reaper of Souls only
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Removed Modifiers
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Ballista -- Cold Aura -- Die Together -- Doppelganger -- Extra Health -- Invulnerable Minions(B) -- Life Link -- Magical -- Mirrored -- Multishot -- Mythical -- Powerful -- Stoneskin -- Vampiric
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Key Quest Uniques and their Special Modifiers
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Act One Uniques
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Araneae - Web Spit
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Leoric - Summon Skeleton, Teleport Strike, Triple Cleave
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The Butcher - Smash, Grappling Hook, Spear, Frenzy Charge
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Act Two Uniques
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Maghda - Forcefield, Summoning Ritual, Punish, Moth Dust, Teleport.
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Zoltan Kulle - Fiery Boulder, Time Bubble, Ceiling Collapse, Energy Twister,Vanish, Creepy Laugh
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Belial - Phase One: Triple Fireball, Summon Vipers. Phase Two: Poison Meteors, Ground Pound, Lightning Strike, Lightning Breath.
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Act Three Uniques
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Ghom - Acid Slime, Sneeze, Gas Cloud, Chomp.
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Siegebreaker - Triple Hit, Charge, Leg Stomp, Grab and Throw.
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Cydaea - Pain Bolts, Web Trap, Spider Pits.
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Azmodan - Bellyflop, Laser Attack, Falling Corpses, Demon Gate, Pool of Destruction, Globe of Annihilation.
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Act Four Uniques
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Rakanoth - Cleave, Teleport Strike, Blade Strike, Volley, Summon Minion.
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Izual - Frost Nova, Frozen, Summon Minions.
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Diablo - Phase One: Claw Rip, Charge, Hell Spikes, Shadow Vanish Grab, Curse of Destruction, Ring of Fire, Ground Stomp, Curse of Anguish, Curse of Hatred.
Phase Two: Shadow Clone. Phase Three: Overdrive, Lightning Breath.
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