---
title: Guardian Scepter
id: magicalscepter:guardian
icon: magicalscepter:guardian_scepter
---

Casting a spell with the scepter costs 3 [experience](https://minecraft.wiki/w/Experience) points.

## Infusion
The guardian scepter can be obtained by taking damage from a [elder guardian](https://minecraft.wiki/w/Elder_Guardian) to infuse a held [magical scepter](../items/magical_scepter).

### Attack - [Guardian Beam](../spells/spells#guardian_beam)
Shoot a [spell guardian beam](../entities/spell_guardian_beam).

### Protect - [Haste](../spells/spells#haste)
Get [haste](https://minecraft.wiki/w/Haste) II for 20 to 25 seconds and removes [mining fatigue](https://minecraft.wiki/w/Mining_Fatigue) effect.

```json
{
  "color": 5209484,
  "experience_cost": 3,
  "infusion": [
    {
      "condition": "minecraft:damage_source_properties",
      "predicate": {
        "source_entity": {
          "type": "minecraft:elder_guardian"
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "spell_attack": "magicalscepter:guardian_bolt",
  "spell_protect": "magicalscepter:guardian_haste"
}
```