SULFUR Novanian Guard Miniboss Guide: How to Beat It

The Novanian Guard is a SULFUR miniboss that attacks with a ball and a chain, and its chain attack was bugged until Perfect Random fixed it in patch 1.0.3 on November 3, 2026 — if you fought it near release and its chain behaved strangely, update before you retry.

What the Novanian Guard is

Perfect Random's patch notes identify the Novanian Guard as a miniboss, a step above normal enemies but below the named area bosses such as Cousin or St. Lucia. Two official changes confirm how it fights:

• Patch 1.0.3 (November 3, 2026): "Fixed bugged chain of Novanian Guard miniboss."
• The Quest Update (October 21, 2025): "Fixed Novanian Guard ball sounds."

Together those entries tell you its signature attacks are a ball throw and a chain strike, and that the chain had a real bug on the 1.0.0–1.0.2 builds. Since SULFUR's full release on October 28, 2026, you should be fighting the corrected version — check the version number on your save or the patch history before blaming your build for odd behavior.

How to beat it

No official page or first-hand player guide in the material we checked documents the Guard's exact arena, health, or a tested fight route, so we can't give you a verified step-by-step kill without inventing one. What we can confirm:

• It is a miniboss, so expect more health and heavier attacks than regular rifle enemies in its area.
• SULFUR's combat rules apply: enemy body parts take different damage, so headshots pay off, and its ball-and-chain swings are close-range, so sprint-strafing out of telegraphed melee is the general counter the game's loading-screen tips emphasize.
• If an attack lands without registering, that was the projectile hit-detection issue fixed in patch 1.0.4 (November 4, 2026) — again, update first.

If the fight stalls despite a patched build, treat it as a skill and build problem: retreat, farm a stronger weapon, and return with more healing items.

Next steps

• If you want a miniboss fight the material does fully cover, our St. Lucia boss guide walks through a documented boss battle.
• The Not Breathtaking achievement guide covers another precise in-game objective.

Check note

Facts here come from the official Steam store page and patch notes and the Quest Update patch notes, checked on 2026-11-06. The Guard's exact location, health, and a full fight strategy remain unconfirmed — no first-hand guide or official page in our material documents them.