The new dungeon is here, and it offers a thrilling challenge comparable to Jamaata—arguably more forgiving in some mechanics but with normal patterns that hit significantly harder. For groups struggling to meet the gear requirements, one way to close the gap quickly is to buy Aion 2 items to boost your stats and survivability before attempting the harder-hitting bosses. This guide breaks down every boss encounter, explaining the core mechanics, how to execute them correctly, and what you can face-tank if your group has the gear and coordination.

Disclaimer: This guide reflects a run with a highly geared group (Tanker, Tanker, Templar) with combined DPS exceeding 200k. If your group has lower stats, you will need to execute mechanics more cleanly and coordinate your damage reductions (DRs) more effectively.

General Strategy: Face-Tanking vs. Mechanics

With a strong group and high DPS, you can ignore or mitigate many mechanics that would otherwise wipe a less geared party. However, understanding the intended mechanics is crucial.

High Gear Advantage: If your group is well-geared and has good healing (especially with a Cleric), you can "buff up and face tank" through many targeted AoEs and in/out patterns.

Standard Play: For most groups, you must respect the boss's normal patterns. The standard attacks in this dungeon hit very hard, making a Cleric far more useful here than in Jamaata, where wipes are typically mechanic-related rather than healing-related.

Boss 1: The Tornado and Orb Mechanic

This boss is likely the easiest, with mechanics designed to be forgiving.

Tornadoes: These are mostly present to scare you and control positioning. They do minimal damage if your party has decent leeching.

Positioning Tip: Use the tornadoes to spread out. You want players positioned at the cardinal directions (North, South, East, West). If everyone stacks on one side for a back attack, you will struggle with the next mechanic.

Orb Mechanic:

Orbs Spawn: Three sets of orbs appear around the boss.

Targeted AoEs: Each player gets a targeted AoE under them. You must run these AoEs over the orbs to break them.

Coordination: Communicate a direction (e.g., clockwise). If you miss an orb, the resulting explosion does significant damage (approx. 30k). This is survivable ("face-tankable") with a good party, but you should aim to break them all.

Safety Net: There are eight orbs but three sets of AoEs. Since you have four players, you have one extra person who can cover if someone misses their assignment.

Color Mechanic: The boss will flash a color. Run to the matching color pylon on the ground.

Pro Tip: You can auto-attack the boss on the way. You can also exit the pylon early to gain a 2-second invulnerability window.

Verdict: Do the mechanic twice, burst the boss, and collect your reward.

Boss 2: The Pillar Charge Mechanic

This boss's normal patterns are much harder hitting than the first. The key mechanics revolve around pulling, charging, and colored pillars.

The Pull (Key Tell): The boss will perform a pull (vacuum) ability. This is a tell for a dangerous combo:

Concentric AoE on the boss.

Targeted AoEs on each player.

An "out then in" pattern.

Strategy: High-end groups can buff and face-tank this. Standard groups must dodge the targeted AoEs and respect the out/in circles.

Positioning: Tank the boss facing North. The boss will always jump to a specific spot in the North for his main mechanic. Tanking him here allows you to control the fight.

Main Mechanic: Red vs. Blue Pillars

The Setup: Red and Blue pillars spawn in the arena. The boss will flash a red or blue aura.

The Goal: You must make the boss charge into a pillar of the matching color. The player with the "eye" marker (the baiter) needs to position themselves so the boss's charge path goes through the correct crystal.

Execution: Stay close to the boss for a tighter turning radius. This makes it easier to guide him to the correct pillar.

Failure State:

Minor Failure: If you hit the wrong color, the crystal explodes. This deals raid-wide damage (approx. 30k unmitigated). You can heal through one mistake, but repeated errors will overwhelm you.

Major Failure (Wipe): If you fail to break any crystals during a charge phase, all remaining crystals will explode at once, resulting in an instant wipe. You must break at least one crystal per charge.

Targeted Cleave: The voice line "Witness the mind of a karma" indicates the boss is targeting the lowest DPS member for heavy cleave attacks. If you are the target, stay behind the boss to avoid the damage.

Boss 3: The Final Encounter – Swords, Soaks, and Rings

This is the most complex and "cool" fight in the dungeon. It features multiple phases and layered mechanics.

Phase 1: Normal Patterns

Bleed Lines: The boss spawns lines on the ground that apply bleeds. Sidestep them in the order they appear. Avoid getting "shotgunned" by multiple at once.

The Pizza Slice Mechanic (Rotating Safe Zone)

The Tell: The boss says, "I see every move." Swords will float in the air in front of him, rotating in a specific direction (clockwise or counter-clockwise).

The Safe Spot: The initial safe zone (the "pizza slice") is always directly behind the boss.

The Rotation: The safe zone rotates in the same direction as the floating swords.

Execution: Start behind the boss, and take a step in the direction of rotation each time the AoE fires. If you have a Damage Reduction (DR) ability, you can eat one hit, but without mitigation, this mechanic will kill you.

The Shared Cleave (Tank Soak)

The Tell: The boss says, "Pain is impartial." You will see small arrows pointing inward toward the tank.

The Mechanic: A large line AoE cleave targets the tank. This is a shared damage mechanic. Every player must stand inside the line with the tank.

Why: The damage is distributed among everyone inside. If players are outside the line, the tank will likely die. Following this, any player outside the line is also knocked down.

The Ring Phase (Restricted Space)

The Initiation: The boss mentions "bugs and swarms" and creates a large, ring-shaped AoE.

The Constriction: Everything outside the inner safe zone takes a massive DoT (approx. 15k per tick).

The Safe Spot: A very small safe zone exists on top of the targeted player. The group must move together as one unit to stay inside this bubble.

Additional Hazards: During this phase, dark "whirlpools" will appear on the ground, ticking for significant damage (approx. 10k). Position yourself on the boss's flank or behind to avoid them.

Exiting the Ring Phase

The Tell: The boss says, "Pain embraces emptiness" and raises his spirit to the sky.

The Mechanic: He follows this with a massive circle AoE that covers the inner zone. You must get out of the circle. If you do not have multiple DRs to stack, this will one-shot you. Step out, wait for the blast, and step back in to resume DPS.

Final Tip: This dungeon is significantly more engaging than Jamaata. Focus on learning the three deadly mechanics: the tank shared cleave, the rotating pizza slices, and the ring phase exit blast. Keep your Defiance skill handy for knockbacks, coordinate your DRs, and you will secure those I92 weapons. If you find yourself needing a little extra edge in gear or consumables, be sure to visit MMOEXP to cheap Aion 2 items and prepare yourself for the challenges ahead.