Lost Ark: Defeat Vykas – This is how you master the boss of the 2nd Legion Raid

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Vykas is the final boss of the second Legion Raid in Lost Ark. We at MeinMMO will explain to you how you can successfully complete all three boss phases and defeat Vykas.

With the June update, the developers of Lost Ark brought the second Legion Raid into play. In it you meet the demon Vykas, who is not too easy to defeat. You can find more information about the update in our separate article.

A special feature of Vykas is her “charm”, a new mechanic in Lost Ark. If you fall for their charm, you will lose control of your character and attack your party members.

What are the requirements? The boss is available in normal mode from item level 1430 and hard mode from item level 1460. In hard mode the boss does more damage to you and has more HP, but there is only one different mechanic that occurs in phase 3.

Check out the trailer for the new Legion Raid:

The Legion Raids are the most difficult battles in Lost Ark – see the terrifying attacks of the demoness Vykas

What are Legion Raids? You go into battle with a group of 8 players and have to go through several phases consisting of unique mechanics. After each phase you can leave the raid and return to the place later, they act as a kind of checkpoint.

At the end a commander awaits you, the boss of the raid. In this case it is Vykas.

Upon completing the Legion Raid, you will receive Legendary and Relic crafting materials, recipes, and gold.

Defeating Vykas – Stage 1

In the first phase of the battle, the raid group is split into two groups. Each fights a form of Vykas, human or demonic. When the boss’s health bar is at x30, the groups switch.

The difference between the human and demonic forms are the areas around them. You are safe in the purple area of ​​the demon, while the red area of ​​the human form deals damage to you.

Your group should position itself around the enemy, more precisely at 1,5,7 and 11 o’clock. Each group member stands according to a time.

Mechanics in the first phase

Depending on how many life bars Vykas has left, she performs her mechanics:

  • x50-55 bars: Vykas teleports to the center and announces the split into two groups. Your screen will turn purple or red depending on the form you are fighting. You will be separated shortly thereafter.
  • x49 Bar: Now the boss will teleport to the center and initiate an attack through a white circle around it. You must stand in a circle to avoid taking damage. After that, 4 orbs will appear, each following a player. They change color and you must quickly bring them to the closest portal with the matching color. Otherwise there is a risk of a wipe.
  • x36 Bar: Now you need to perform a stagger check. It is best to use grenades for this, as it has to be done quickly.
  • If you pass the stagger check, a blue or black marker will appear above each player. You must now collect orbs of that color. Black orbs spawn at 1 and 7 o’clock, blue ones at 5 and 11 o’clock. So get in the right position quickly.
  • x30 bars: If both groups have their boss at 30 bars, they swap. If one group is closer to x30, Vykas will not take damage until the other group is also at x30.
  • After switching, Vykas performs an AOE attack.
  • x25 Bars: Vykas teleports to the center again and summons four circles. Three of them are black, one is white. The white circle indicates the safe zone for the group with the demon form. So the human form group has to tell them where to stand because the other group will see all the circles shown in black.
  • x13-15 bars: The same thing happens here as with x36 bars.
  • x5 bar: Near the end of the first phase, Vykas gets angry. Your attack power and attack speed will increase slightly.
  • You will only progress to the next stage when both versions of Vykas are at 0 HP. It is therefore advisable to tune the DPS when you have reached 6-7 bars. Otherwise the boss will remain in rage mode with a group longer than necessary.

    • The Youtuber FRESHY shows the process in a video:

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    This time as a large group – Vykas in phase 2

    After defeating the first part of the boss fight, you fight again as a large group of eight players. There are only two mechanics that you can wipe if you fail.

    First Mechanic: The Shadow Clones

    The boss performs the first mechanic at x120 bars. Here it is important to take the right position. Five of the players stand in the middle and form a cross, so to speak. Five orbs that you have to catch spawn in exactly these places.

    The other three players position themselves at 11, 3 and 7 o’clock. You need to count the number of wings that Vyka’s shadow clones have.

    This is how the mechanics work: Vykas teleports to the center and summons three shadow clones at 11, 3, and 7 o’clock. At the same time, the five orbs in the center appear in a cross shape.

    The three players who have positioned themselves according to the times now look at how many wings each shadow clone has and remember the number. There are closed wings, one wing and two wings. The clone with one grand piano is mostly at 11 o’clock.

    The five players in the center will see either a red or purple icon overhead. This will show you the order in which you must face the shadow clones to avoid taking damage.

    There are two different options on how to rotate:

  • 3 red and 2 purple symbols: first 2, then 1, then closed wings
  • 3 purple and 2 red symbols: closed wings, then 1, then 2 wings

    • Position yourself as closely as possible on the shadow clone, as the safe zone is relatively small.

    Second mechanic: only stop the black orbs

    At x65 bars, Vykas disappears and summons three Shadow Clones at 12, 3, and 7 o’clock. Two players must position themselves on each of these squares. The other two players spontaneously help at the place where one orb spawns too many.

    First, the shadows perform a small AOE attack that flashes either black or red 5x. You have to remember the order of the colors and write them in the chat. For example, if your AOE lights up like this: BLACK RED BLACK BLACK BLACK, you write 1-3-4-5. The blacks are the important ones who have to be intercepted.

    After that, each clone sends 5 black orbs in the direction of the boss, which you have to intercept. And only the black ones.

    In addition to the two important mechanics, Vykas performs other attacks, which, however, do not kill you if something goes wrong.

    Incidentally, the difficult boss fights are just one reason why Lost Ark is so successful. You can see the others in our video:

    The 5 reasons for the incredible success of Lost Ark

    The third and last phase

    In the final phase, you fight an upgraded version of Vykas from the second phase. She applies more attacks and does more damage to you.

    In addition, her charm now comes into play. Each party member has a percentage meter overhead showing how much you’ve fallen for the commander’s charms. If it is at 100%, you lose control of your character and attack your fellow players.

    On the minimap you can see golden orbs. Collect them to reduce the charm.

    Mechanics in phase 3:

  • x175 bar: Vykas marks two of the players in brown, all others in blue. The players with a brown marker must go to the 9 o’clock position to get rid of their marker. The others go to 7 or 11 o’clock.
  • x150 bars: The boss disappears and spawns clones. This mechanic requires at least one player to have Charm Gauge at 75% or higher. This one sees swords instead of the clones and pings the locations. A sword overlaps with a clone, this is the safe zone.
  • x135 Bar: Everyone stand by one of the golden orbs and activate it so your charm is at 0. Now comes a typing mechanic where you get more time if you have less charm. Just type in the letters shown. Depending on how many players make a mistake, you suffer more damage or wipe completely.
  • x120 bar: Vykas marks a random player in purple. Now quickly run to him and charge your charm up to 100%. Yes, really! If you don’t make it, you will be killed in the AOE.
  • x105 bar: Reduce your charm to 0 using a gold orb. Then you need to perform a stagger check. Here you need a potion to stop time for a moment, otherwise it will be tight.
  • x75 Bar: Same mechanics as x175.
  • x55 bar: Vykas disappears and summons tentacles that you see on the minimap. One group takes the left side, the other the right. You must destroy all tentacles, but you can only damage them if you have more than 75% charm.
  • x40 bar: This mechanic is only available in hardmode. Vykas teleports to the center and performs a red attack near her and further away. Then she spawns four red orbs at 1, 5, 7 and 11 o’clock. Low charm players will need to eat up the orbs quickly and then spam the spacebar.
  • At 0, you must perform a final stagger check. Bring your charm to 0 beforehand by using a gold orb.
  • However, you have to find Vykas first, because she spawns clones and uses a Medusa attack where you are not allowed to look at her. Otherwise you die.

    • What do you think of the commander? Have you tried the Legion Raid yet and encountered Vykas? What phase did you make it to? Have you even defeated them yet? Write it to us in the comments here on MeinMMO!

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