Aetherblade Fractal
Infiltrate the hidden Aetherblade base with the help of Inspector Ellen Kiel
The Aetherblade Fractal lets you relive the first part of the attack on the hidden Aetherblade base in Lion's Arch as encountered during the Sky Pirates of Tyria. You will be tasked with exploring the hideout to track down Mai Trin
Under Water Passage
The first part here is simple - you just have to swim through the underwater passage filled with mines. If you get to close or touch one, it will be a instant death and you'll have to respawn. At the end of the underwater passage you will meet up with Inspector Ellen Kiel, progress a bit forward to kill two groups of Aetherblades than you will make it to the trap room
Trap Room
Next you will be going up a small group of stairs to the first trap. This trap is simple, the ground will glow then certain squares will become electrified and glow purple/pink, these will auto down you and put you back to the start of the stairs.
Simply move with the pattern while standing in the safe spots, - teleporting through / evasive skills will work here - After the first safe spot there will be an enemy on the other side of the trap that will try to attack you and slow you. Dodge through and get to the end, there will be a console inside the first hut that has controls to turn off the first trap. In higher tiers there will be multiple control consoles, you can activate more than one if you remove the immobilize on yourself or have a teleport to move to the next ones.
Once you continue on there will be a few single enemies along the way and you will end up in the room with rotating lasers, you will need to dodge/teleport your way through and find the console(s) to turn these off - same as above you can activate multiple consoles by removing your immobilization/using teleports
Achievement - Holo-Hornpipe
1 Core Mastery Point / 5 AP
Dance with the Aetherblade hologram dancers
Type /dance in front of the two holograms - the first one is just outside the hut with the controls after the first trap, the second one is up the bridge after turning off the rotating lasers (It will be in the middle of the room)
Aetherblade Arena / Cannon Barrage
After walking through the door with the lasers turned off you will be faced against multiple waves of Aetherblade and constant AoE Cannon fire - simple defeat the waves of enemies and dodge the cannons until the door opens, eliminate the last group of Aetherblade. Once these enemies are all defeated go talk to Inspector Ellen Kiel to gain access to the boss room where you will fight Frizz
Frizz
Frizz is the final fight, once you are in his room, speak with him, and you will start the fight against him and his guards, once you do enough damage he retreats to his forcefield in the middle of the room and he can no longer be damaged. At this point Defense Golems and room wide rotating lasers will spawn, this part is broken down to three phases
Phase 1 - A fast moving character height laser wall is spawned with the first wave of Defense Golems, the golems gain a buff if the laser passes over them. To dodge the lasers just rotate around the room near the center and you should out run them, or just the boxes and barrels located around the room and climb up them. Once the golems are defeated you move to the next phase
Phase 2 - For this phase a ceiling height slow moving laser is active, you cant dodge this one you simply just have to rotate around the room and defeat the Defense Golems - once defeated you move on to the last phase
Phase 3 - The room will get filled with both of the previous types of lasers, so one character height fast moving one, and a ceiling height slow moving one, simple keep pace with the slow one and jump up on boxes to get past the short one. Once you defeat the last of the Defense Golems the fight is over and the pod around Frizz will collapse and kill him!
Achievement - Still Faster Than Light
5 AP
Complete Kleptotronic Advanced Designs without being hit by lasers
Do not get hit by any of the laser walls during your fight with Frizz and his Defense Golems
Achievement - Aetherblade Retreat Stabilizer
5 AP
You've completed the Aetherblade fractal inside the Fractals of the Mists
Awarded on your first time completing the Aetherblade Fractal
Achievement - Fractal Recursion: Aetherblade Retreat
3 AP
Complete the Aetherblade fractal after completing the "Sky Pirates" episode
Awarded for completing the Aetherblade Fractal after completing "Case Closed"
Extra Achievements
Achievement - Incinerator I: The Experimental Dagger
Aetherblade Materials
Gather a sample of the materials being used by the Aetherblades from the Frizz's Laboratory chest in the Aetherblade Fractal
Achievement - Legendary Backpack: Ad Infinitum
Aetherblade Challenge Mote
Complete the Aetherblade challenge (scale 51–100). Beat Engineer Frizz with an 80% reduction to all healing. To activate challenge mode, speak with the challenge mote near the beginning of the fractal
Achievement - Bolt III: Zap
Bottle of Frizz's Energy
When you are about to fight Frizz use the Capacitive Bottle, which will give you Primed Bottle buff - Once at the final fight in the Aetherblade Fractal, get hit by a laser wall
Achievement - Bolt III: Zap
Bottle of Aetherblade Energy
Use the Capacitive Bottle, which will give you Primed Bottle buff - find a Aetherblade Striker and get hit by their Arc Lightning attack
Achievement - Incinerator III: Spark
Searing Concoction
Combining the Smouldering Concoction with the Combustive Substance by using the Laboratory Equipment at the end of the Aetherblade Fractal
Achievement - Sunrise III: Dawn
Phosphorescent Glow
Use your Illuminator from your inventory in front of the Laboratory Equipment in the last room of the Aetherblade Fractal
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