Solak Boss Guide

Solak a group boss range from 2 to 7 players

Learner Guide

Mechanics

Solak Boss Mechanics Guide

Pads

• Timing: At 0:11, Solak will spawn.
• Description: One green pad for each player is generated at random locations around the arena.
• Objective: Players must quickly find and stand on their respective pads before the falling spore reaches the ground.
• Consequence of Missing Pads: If any pad is missed, all players will receive blight damage, ranging from 5,000 to 6,000 per missed pad.
• Strategy: Utilize movement-based abilities like Surge and Bladed Dive to rapidly reach your pad.
  
  

Post-Pad Mechanics

• Effect: Regardless of pad interception success, players receive an additional bar above their heads.
• Description: This bar represents a powerful, typeless blight bomb.
• Damage Potential: The bomb can deal damage between 8,000 to 10,000 upon the bar filling up.
• Mitigation Strategies: Use defensive abilities like Disruption Shield or Resonance to completely negate the bomb's damage.
• Note: Proximity to Solak affects the timing of his auto-attacks, influencing when to activate Disruption Shield or Resonance for optimal effect.
  

Volatile Rootlings

• Timing: At 0:21 in the battle.
• Description: Solak summons 8 rootlings around the arena edges.
• Health: 20,000 HP each in duo, plus 12,500 HP for each additional player.
• Risk: If not defeated by 1:30, they become Blightbound Lashers, causing heavy damage and healing each other.

Personal Roots

• Timing: At 1:06 in the battle.
• Target: 2 random players.
• Alert: A text box with a timer and yellow arrows indicate root origin.
• Action: Move away from the pinpointed location to avoid massive damage.
• Note: If hit, use 'Freedom' to escape stun and move out of the root area.

Solak Boss Mechanics Guide

Pads

• Timing: At 0:11 Solak will spawn.
• Description: One green pad for each player is generated at random locations around the arena.
• Objective: Players must quickly find and stand on a pad before the falling spore reaches the ground.
• Consequence of Missing Pads: If any pad is missed, all players will receive blight damage, ranging from 5,000 to 6,000 per missed pad.
• Strategy: Utilize movement-based abilities like Surge and Bladed Dive to rapidly reach your pad.

Post-Pad Mechanics

• Effect: Regardless of pad interception success, players receive an additional bar above their heads.
• Description: This bar represents a powerful, typeless blight bomb.
• Damage Potential: The bomb can deal damage between 8,000 to 10,000 upon the bar filling up.
• Mitigation Strategies: Use defensive abilities like Disruption Shield or Resonance to completely negate the bomb's damage.
• Note: Proximity to Solak affects the timing of his auto-attacks, influencing when to activate Disruption Shield or Resonance for optimal effect.

Volatile Rootlings

• Timing: At 0:21 in the battle.
• Description: Solak summons 8 rootlings around the arena edges.
• Health: 20,000 HP each in duo, plus 12,500 HP for each additional player.
• Risk: If not defeated by 1:30, they become Blightbound Lashers, causing heavy damage and healing each other.

Personal Roots

• Timing: At 1:06 in the battle.
• Target: 2 random players.
• Alert: A text box with a timer and yellow arrows indicate root origin.
• Action: Move away from the pinpointed location to avoid massive damage.
• Note: If hit, use 'Freedom' to escape stun and move out of the root area.

Core

• Trigger: Post arms and legs defeat.
• Health: 125,000 HP per participant.
• Window: 18 seconds to damage before Solak repeats Phase 1.
• Transition: Upon core defeat, Phase 1 ends and Phase 2 begins.

Eruptions

• Phase 2 Start: Eruptions spawn in each arena corner.
• Action: Destroying an eruption creates a teleport circle to the Anima Storm.
• Timing: Teleport occurs 5 seconds post-eruption defeat.

Cleanse/Blight Stacks

• Phases: Applicable in Phases 2 and 3.
• Mechanic: Merethiel activates a circle to remove Blight Stacks.
• Effect: Each stack reduces damage by 1,000 and increases received damage by 1%.

Blight Spores

• Trigger: Post-eruption defeat.
• Pattern: Spores rise, fall, and explode, increasing in damage over time.
• Danger: Late-stage spores can deal up to 8,000 damage.

Anima Rain

• Timing: 12 auto attacks post-Blight Spores.
• Pattern: 5 sky strikes, each potentially dealing 8,000 damage.
• Protection: Use Blessing of Nature shield to reduce damage by 75%.

Arm Climb

• Timing: 2 auto attacks post-Anima Rain.
• Target: Random player pull and root.
• Action: Use 'Anticipate' or 'Freedom' to avoid insta-kill.
• Post-Attack: Click Solak’s arm to climb and counterattack.

P3 Pad

• Phase 3 Start: 8 pads spawn around the arena.
• Mechanic: Charged pads (15 seconds) signal Solak's attack pause.
• Action: Use Extra Action Button during the 12-second window to enter the Realm.

Realm

• Access: Via Extra Action Button in Phases 3 and 4.
• Limitation: Food doesn't heal in the Realm.
• Phase 3 Objective: Defeat Erethdor.
• Phase 4 Objective: Tank manifestations to extend damage window.

Phases Quick Guide

Phase 1

• Goal: Bring Solak to HP cap, defeat the core.
• Actions: Damage Solak, handle pads, rootlings, and personal roots, then focus on the core.

Phase 2

• Goal: Eliminate Eruptions and Anima Storm, then drain Solak's corruption bar.
• Actions: Kill eruptions, cleanse, damage Anima Storm, avoid Blight Spores and Anima Rain, then complete the Arm Climb.

Phase 3

• Goal: Damage Solak to HP cap, then defeat Erethdor.
• Actions: Use ultimate abilities, damage Solak, enter Realm to defeat Erethdor, watch for Blight Bombs and stuns.

Phase 4

• Goal: Reduce Solak to 0 HP before manifestations end him.
• Actions: Damage Solak post-animation, use powerful abilities, stun if necessary, and complete the kill or face a wipe.