Players outside of the Ruin Guard's melee range will force the Ruin Guard to quickly swivel its' upper body around 180° and become stationary, exposing its' core on the back towards the player. Shortly after, a red crosshair will appear on the Ruin Guard's target, and it will then fire a swarm of homing missiles (6 each). Although the missiles are somewhat slow, they are able to change direction almost instantly, while locked onto their target. Once the crosshair disappears, the missiles no longer pursue their target and continue moving in a straight path.