Scorpion Raid Guide - Tower of Fantasy 4.3

Summary

This video guide covers a new limited-time mechanics-based raid featuring the Fantasmic Scorpion World Boss from patch 4.1. It explains the raid's main mechanics, particularly focusing on 'Illusory Teleportation,' where players are teleported to different illusion realms. Each illusion has its own set of challenges that require coordination to defeat the boss. The guide emphasizes team strategy, including using certain characters like Zeke for easier clears. The video offers tips for speedrunning, avoiding damage, and provides alternative strategies for success in this challenging raid.

Takeaways

• 🦂 The raid features the Fantasmic Scorpion World boss from patch 4.1 with mechanics centered around illusions.
• 📹 The video encourages players to share it with their team before attempting the raid to ensure everyone understands the mechanics.
• 🔁 The main mechanic is illusory teleportation, which involves being teleported to illusion realms, requiring at least four players to succeed.
• 🛡️ The boss starts with nine stacks of damage reduction, and players must escape the illusions to remove these stacks and deal significant bonus damage.
• 💡 The first illusion is called 'The Guiding Light,' where players must follow light balls through a fog to escape.
• 🌸 The second illusion, 'Shadow Flowers,' requires players outside to clear fake flowers to help the inside players identify the real one.
• ⚡ The third and hardest illusion, 'Thunder Strike Zone,' involves two players who must cooperate to break shields, parry thunder strikes, and defeat three enemies.
• 🔫 Players can exploit certain mechanics like using Zeke's abilities to bypass more complex aspects of the raid.
• 💪 Teams with good communication and coordination will have an easier time clearing the raid, with voice chat being particularly helpful.
• 🏅 Speedrunners and high-DPS players can use specific strategies to maximize damage and chase leaderboard positions.

Q & A

What is the main mechanic of the Fantasmic Scorpion boss in the raid?

The main mechanic of the Fantasmic Scorpion boss is 'Illusory Teleportation,' where the boss starts with nine stacks of damage reduction and teleports players to random illusion realms. Players need to escape these realms to reduce the boss's damage reduction stacks and deal bonus damage.

How many players are needed to trigger the Illusory Teleportation mechanic?

At least four players are required to trigger the Illusory Teleportation mechanic. If there are fewer than four players alive, it's recommended to quit and reset the raid.

What happens if players fail to escape the illusion realm in time?

If players fail to escape the illusion realm in time, the boss will heal and gain an additional stack of damage reduction, making the fight last longer.

What is the strategy to escape the 'Guiding Light' illusion realm?

In the 'Guiding Light' illusion realm, players need to follow a trail of light balls through thick fog. Touching three light balls will lead them to the exit. Movement weapons like Nola's bike can help speed up the escape.

How do players escape the 'Shadow Flowers' illusion realm?

In the 'Shadow Flowers' illusion realm, players must identify and attack the real flower among many fakes. Teammates outside the illusion can clear flowers around the boss to help identify the real one. Alternatively, players inside can use ranged weapons or AoE discharges to attack the flowers directly.

What is the 'Thunder Strike Zone' illusion and how do players escape it?

In the 'Thunder Strike Zone' illusion, two players are marked and must work together to defeat three shielded enemies within a time limit. The key mechanic involves parrying a falling thunder strike to trigger an AoE explosion. Alternatively, players can use Zeke’s execution ability to quickly defeat the enemies.

What is Zeke's role in this raid?

Zeke's role is crucial for quickly dealing with the 'Thunder Strike Zone' illusion. Players can use Zeke’s totems and execute ability to bypass the complex mechanics and eliminate enemies in the illusion.

What happens if players fail to coordinate properly in the 'Shadow Flowers' illusion?

If players fail to coordinate and attack the fake flowers in the 'Shadow Flowers' illusion, they will be penalized with massive damage from explosions. To avoid this, teammates outside the illusion must clear flowers around the boss to identify the real flower.

What strategies are recommended for speedrunning this raid?

For speedrunning, players should use benediction abilities like 8% initial chunk and Fiona's executes, along with a tank player to aggro the boss and healers to keep everyone alive. DPS players, especially whales, can help chase leaderboard positions.

What should players do if they find alternative strategies to beat the Fantasmic Scorpion boss?

Players are encouraged to share any alternative strategies in the comments section of the video, especially if they discover new ways to defeat the Fantasmic Scorpion boss faster or more efficiently.

Outlines

00:00

🦂 Introduction to the New Raid and Mechanics

The video introduces a new mechanics-based limited-time raid, featuring the Fantasmic Scorpion World Boss from patch 4.1. The speaker stresses the importance of sharing the video with teammates to ensure everyone knows the mechanics. With proper coordination, this raid is one of the easiest, even for free-to-play teams. The main boss mechanic revolves around 'Illusory Teleportation,' where players are teleported to illusion realms and must escape to reduce the boss's damage reduction stacks. Each failure results in the boss healing and gaining a stack of damage reduction. Success in escaping the illusions leads to bonus damage, the primary method for defeating the boss.

05:01

🌟 Illusion Realms and Their Challenges

The speaker explains the three possible illusion realms players are teleported to during the raid: The Guiding Light, Shadow Flowers, and Thunder Strike Zone. In The Guiding Light, players must follow light balls through thick fog to find the exit. Nola's bike or other movement tech can help speed up this task. In Shadow Flowers, players must identify the real flower among fakes, while their teammates outside clear flowers. A ranged weapon can simplify this mechanic. In Thunder Strike Zone, two players are marked with different mechanics and must work together to defeat three shielded enemies while parrying Thunder Strikes. Zeke’s execute skill is recommended for clearing this mechanic quickly.

Keywords

💡Patch cycle

A 'patch cycle' refers to the regular intervals at which updates are released for a game, introducing new content, features, or fixes. In the context of the video, it signifies the arrival of a new limited-time raid based on mechanics from a previous version (4.1), indicating that the game is periodically updated with new challenges for players to engage with.

💡Mechanics-based raid

A 'mechanics-based raid' is a type of in-game event or challenge that requires players to understand and execute specific actions or strategies, often involving teamwork and coordination. The video emphasizes the importance of knowing these mechanics to succeed in the raid, suggesting that the raid is designed to test players' mastery of the game's systems.

💡Fantasmic scorpion World boss

The 'Fantasmic scorpion World boss' is a specific enemy or challenge within the game that players must face as part of the raid. It is characterized by unique mechanics that players must learn to defeat it, making it a central figure in the video's discussion of the raid mechanics.

💡Damage reduction

In gaming, 'damage reduction' is a mechanic that lessens the amount of damage a character or enemy takes. The script mentions the boss starting with nine stacks of damage reduction, meaning it is highly resistant to player attacks at the beginning, adding a strategic layer to the raid where players must first overcome this defense.

💡Illusory teleportation

'Illusory teleportation' is a mechanic described in the video where the boss teleports players into different 'illusion realms'. It is a key mechanic of the raid, requiring a minimum of four players to trigger and necessitating teamwork and coordination to overcome, as it is the primary method through which players can reduce the boss's damage reduction stacks.

💡Guiding Light

The 'Guiding Light' is one of the illusion realms players can be teleported into. It involves navigating through a foggy environment by following a trail of light bulbs, which serves as a test of players' ability to trust their instincts and work together to find the exit.

💡Shadow Flowers

In the 'Shadow Flowers' illusion, players must identify and attack the real flower among many fake ones. This mechanic tests players' observational skills and teamwork, as outside players must clear corresponding fake flowers to help the trapped player identify the real one.

💡Thunder strike zone

The 'Thunder strike zone' is another illusion realm where two players must work together to defeat three shielded enemies within a time limit. It involves a complex mechanic of breaking shields, dodging thunder strikes, and executing AOE attacks, showcasing the importance of coordination and timing in the raid.

💡Zeke

'Zeke' is a character or weapon in the game that can be used to bypass certain mechanics, as mentioned in the context of the 'Thunder strike zone' illusion. The video suggests using Zeke's execute ability to quickly defeat enemies, highlighting the strategic use of game characters' special abilities in overcoming raid challenges.

💡Speedrun

A 'speedrun' refers to the act of completing a game or a section of a game as quickly as possible. The video mentions speedrunning in the context of optimizing strategies and using certain characters or abilities to clear the raid faster, indicating that there is a competitive aspect to completing the raid efficiently.

💡Benediction

In the context of the game, 'Benediction' seems to refer to a type of ability or item that provides benefits such as increased damage or healing. The video mentions using Benediction Acis and Fiona executes for speedrunning, suggesting that these are powerful tools that can enhance a team's performance in the raid.

Highlights

The raid features a mechanics-based challenge centered around the Phantasmic Scorpion World boss from update 4.1.

This is one of the easiest raids to clear, provided everyone understands the mechanics, and can even be completed with a full team of free-to-play players.

The boss starts with nine stacks of damage reduction, making it difficult for even strong players to deal significant damage at first.

The main mechanic, illusory teleportation, teleports players to random illusion realms. At least four players are required to activate this mechanic.

If players fail to escape the illusion in time, the boss gains a stack of damage reduction, making the fight significantly harder.

The Guiding Light illusion requires players to follow a light trail through thick fog to escape. Sticking to the light trail is essential for a quick escape.

The Shadow Flowers illusion involves identifying and attacking a single real flower among many fake ones. Attacking fake flowers results in massive health loss.

Team coordination can speed up the Shadow Flowers illusion, as players outside the illusion can clear the fake flowers to help those inside.

Players can also brute force the Shadow Flowers illusion by using ranged weapons to shoot flowers and surviving the explosions.

The Thunder Strike Zone is the hardest illusion, requiring two players to work together to parry thunder strikes and trigger AOE explosions to defeat enemies.

Global players struggled to figure out the Thunder Strike Zone mechanics, but some teams bypassed it by using Zeke's execute skill to clear the enemies instantly.

Using Zeke's totems and subskill can simplify the Thunder Strike Zone, eliminating the need to perform the challenging mechanics.

Players are encouraged to share alternative strategies and speedrun times in the comments, fostering a collaborative community approach to tackling the raid.

Benediction builds, tanks to aggro the boss away from teammates, and healers keeping the team alive are key strategies for success in this raid.

The video encourages viewers to like, subscribe, and share the guide with their teammates to help them clear the raid efficiently.

Transcripts

it's that time of the patch cycle again

where we get another limited time

mechanics based raid this time featuring

The Fantasmic scorpion World boss from

4.1 as usual for these types of mechanic

based raids to prevent yourself and your

team from Ming too hard please do

yourself a favor and send this video to

everyone on your team before attempting

this raid as long as everyone knows what

they're doing this is one of the easiest

raids ever and can be cleared with a

full team of freed to plays so without

further Ado let's get started

immediately and jump straight into the

raid mechanics first up we've got

illusory teleportation the one and only

main mechanic of this boss the boss

starts with nine stacks of damage

reduction where even whales will barely

do any damage every so often the boss

will teleport players to a random

illusion realm note that multiple

players can be teleported out to do

different illusions at the same time

you'll need at least four players to

trigger this mechanic so if you have

less than four still alive you should

all quit and just reset after being

teleported if you don't escape the

Illusion in time the boss will heal and

gain one stack of damage reduction per

fail the Escape so make sure everyone on

the team is familiar with every mechanic

otherwise you'll be here forever but if

you succeed in getting out you'll remove

a stack of his damage reduction and deal

a big chunk of bonus damage which is the

main method of defeating this boss so

what exactly are these illusion Realms

and how do you escape them let's start

off with the first one called The

Guiding Light inside this illusion your

vision will be blocked by a thick fog

with the light ball ahead of you all you

have to do is touch the light bul and

follow the light trail to the the next

light bul do this three times and you'll

end up at the exit Port basically just

trust and stick to the light Trails even

if you don't immediately see the next

ball and you'll be able to escape easily

Nola's bike comes in real Handy for this

illusion but other movement weapons or

movement Tech can also help you speedrun

through this the second possible

illusion is called Shadow Flowers inside

this illusion you'll see a bunch of

flowers but only one of them is real

Attack the fake ones and you'll be

penalized with a massive chunk of your

health gone from its explosion but if

you manage to attack the real one you'll

escape the illusion immediately to

figure out which one is real without

taking damage your teammates outside of

the illusion will need to hit and clear

all the flowers that spawned around the

boss with fast multi-hitting weapons for

each one cleared outside their

corresponding fake inside the illusion

will be dispelled once all the flowers

are cleared by your teammates you'll be

left with a single real flower

coordinated teams on voice call can

probably just call out which flower is

which by their position but there is a

much easier way to deal with this

illusion without the help of your

teammates you can simply grab a ranged

weapon and shoot all the flowers and

hide within your alternate Destiny Relic

and face tank all the explosions you can

also do large AOE discharges like Nola

or Fiona and if frame away the explosion

Dam worst comes the worst if your

teammates are real slow outside as long

as you can survive at least one

explosion you can heal up enough and try

another flower the third last and also

the hardest illusion is called Thunder

strike zone two players will get marked

with either Thunder judgment or thunder

Vortex and will be put into the same

illusion against three enemies shielded

with a blue bubble and your goal is to

survive and defeat the three enemies

within a set amount of time to escape

the illusion when you break a blue

bubble a green vortex looking thing will

Converge on your player and a thunder

strike will hit you for a massive damage

if at the last moment you do a basic

attack and Parry the falling Thunder you

will either trigger an AOE explosion or

buff the other players's AOE explosion

with more damage and a bigger AOE range

the two players need to work together to

trigger AOE exposion iions to kill all

three enemies in time all the while

trying to survive the mob's attacks this

mechanic we tried to do legitimately on

CN for hours but we were unable to

figure it out so if you Global players

do manage to do the mechanics properly

please let me know how in the comments

below the way we ended up clearing this

illusion is to just simply have everyone

bring Zeke into the raid every time

someone gets this mechanic one of the

two players will just Zeke execute the

three mobs and that's it you don't have

to deal with his [ __ ] for a quick

refresher on how to do Z executes first

skill to summon his totems then spam the

subskill to whack his black balls back

to the totems when at least one totem

lights up you do a directionless Dodge

and hold left click your screen turns

white music plays and you basically

attack each of the mobs once for those

without Zeke pray that you don't ever

get selected by this illusion if you do

get selected pray that the other person

that got inside with you has Zeke or

just try and figure out the mechanic I

guess and there you have it that's it to

all the Scorpions mechanics just

continuously escape from his illusions

and eventually he dies simple as that

for those wanting to speedrun the usual

benediction acis 8% initial chunk and

benediction Fiona executes will help a

tank player AGG gring the boss away from

teammates and a few healers keeping

everyone else alive outside of the

Illusions is also nice to have oh and

whales on DPS if you're chasing

leaderboard positions obviously if you

found any alternative strategies against

this boss make sure to share them in the

comments below and also for the

speedrunners do leave your fastest times

and region in the comments for everyone

to see as always always don't forget to

share this video with your teammates and

make sure to like And subscribe for more

guides and updates on Tower of vanis

good luck on your raid and see you two

patches later

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