Wild Hearts: Everything You Need to Know to Defeat a Goldshard

This year has been exciting for the action role-playing fans with the release of the much-awaited Hogwarts Legacy. But another new title has joined the list, which is none other than Wild Hearts. It is an action role-playing game developed by Omega Force, released under the banners of Electronic Arts on February 17.

This newly-released game is set in a fantasy world called Azuma, which is full of gigantic beasts. The players are on a journey to hunt these gigantic beasts roaming across Azuma. Although it is not an open-world setting, players have access to vast areas to explore.

The world is full of different kinds of Kemonos, but they are not always easy to hunt down. One of the challenging Kemonos to hunt is ‘Goldshard,’ a massive porcupine covered in big, sharp spines. This beast shoots the spines like projectiles at enemies, giving players a hard time hunting it. But you can keep your worries aside, as we have the perfect guide to take on this huge porcupine Kemono.

Goldshard’s strengths and weaknesses in Wild Hearts

So before taking on Goldshard in a fight, the most important thing would be to know about this gigantic beast. The first thing that we need to know is the strengths and weaknesses of this Kemono.

Goldshard has an Earth attribute and has resistivity for Fire and Earth attributes. Talking about resistivity, it also has ailment resistance for Ablaze. As for Goldshard’s weakness, this projectile shooting porcupine is weak against Wood and Wind attributes. The players should target Goldshard’s Head, which is its weak spot.

This massive porcupine is found at the Silverglass Plains and Winter Solstice Cavern in Akikure Canyon. The physical attacks which are effective against a Goldshard Kemono are Pummel and Lunge weapons.

What kind of attacks does Goldshard use?

Now let’s look into the attacks that Goldshard uses when in a fight. It would help us to come up with the perfect strategy to take on this gigantic porcupine Kemono.

• Goldshard Bite: The beast lunges forward to bite.
• Goldshard Charge: This Kenomo will charge toward the player to tackle them.
• Furious Spine Quake: When angered, Goldshard causes massive spines to sprout from the earth near itself.
• Laying Spine Thrust: The Goldshard lays down and thrusts its spiny back at the player.
• Rolling Attack: This beast rolls at the player, and attempts to crush and pierce them with its spines.
• Spine Volley: The huge porcupine shoots large gold spikes from its back.
• Spinning Hop: It hops forward and rotates, releasing a swarm of spines behind it.
• Swipe and Slam: The Kemono slams with its paws twice, then slams its body down and shoot spines.
• Tail Slam: The Goldshard raises its tail and smacks it down, knocking down players who are nearby.

How to take on a Goldshard?

Goldshard’s body is covered in solid shards, making it resist most attacks on its body. So the player should target its head, using Pummel and Lunge weapons. Players can also attack the tail, but they should be extremely careful. Further, when a Goldshard is about to turn, meaning it will shoot a volley of shards. So fans should be ready to dodge some projectiles.

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Players should have some defensive Karakuris on them, and the best one to use would be a Shield Wall Karakuri. This one takes less damage than the Bulwark Karakuri and also takes less time to bring it out. Moreover, players should also have Spring Karakuri on them, helping them dodge attacks like Goldshard Charge and Laying Spine Thrust.

Rewards of defecting a Goldshard in Wild Hearts

There is a reward for defeating this giant spine-shooting porcupine. Defeating a Golshard rewards materials to build a Veteran armor set and Sporetail materials. Further, it can also reward Earth attribute weapons. So let’s look at the rewards that players can get:

• Goldshard Claw
• Goldshard Incisor
• Goldshard Spine
• Goldshard Tail
• Rare Goldshard Calculus
• Small Harvest Crystal
• Veteran Kemono Blood
• Veteran Teardrops

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It isn’t an incredibly tough Kemono to take on, but still, the projectiles can be challenging. So let us know in the comments below if this guide helped you to defeat this Earth attribute Kemono.