Cliffside Fractal
Challenge the Zealots and free our new huge friend the Colossus
Upon arriving in the Cliffside Fractal you are not sure if the Colossus is friend or foe, but this gentle giant just needs someone to free him from the Zealots chains. Work your way up this very vertical Fractal and defeat his captors.
Starting Area / Hammer Mechanics
At the start of Cliffside you are on the ground, and see some Zealots in front of a shrine with a hammer, kill the enemies and retrieve the hammer, this will replace your skill set with unique ones:
Hammer Swing
Bash Your Foes - This is your main damage source using the hammer
Hammer Smash
Knock back and Defiance Break skill for the hammer
Sanctuary
Forms a protective barrier around the caster
Seal Breaker
This skill will only appear after an enemy has been defeated and struck at least once by the hammer user - This skill breaks the Seals on each level
Picking up the hammer will cause damage to the user and it get significantly worse in higher Tier fractals
The hammer will cause a debuff to show up on the holder called Hammer Corruption which you can see in your buff/debuff list, and it will also place a marker above your head that goes from Yellow to Orange to Red. Once you hit 40 stacks you will drop the hammer and be downed.
Knee Seals
After getting the hammer run up the ramp to the side of the shrine, there will be a mob of Chanter's at the top of the ramp and the first two seals. Kill the enemies with the hammer (or make sure to tag each one with at least one hit) to unlock Seal Breaker, click on make sure you are for sure targeted on and within rage of the seal and use the newly unlocked skill. Once its use you will lose the skill and have to hit/kill another chanter. Repeat this for both seals
After breaking both seals you need to go up to the next one. *Note at this point you can drop the hammer and retrieve it again after the windy bridge - To get to the next seal you need to run to the side and go across a small bridge and a door way, these will have spike traps that will knock you down and slow you, as well as cause bleeding.
Go through the tunnel and out to the ramps heading up. There will be some statues on the wall that will blow wind gusts that push you off, take it slow and get past them, teleport through, or use stability and run to the end. At the end there will be 1 - 3 chains that you need to pull to turn the wind off. A single player can do this with use of teleports, or skills to remove immobilization.
If you dropped the hammer on the lower level talk to Displaced Agent to receive a new one
Chest Seal
The chest seal is surrounded by large fire AoE's these do a fair bit of damage, but the Colossus will blow on one of the spots periodically to create a safe zone for you. Try to stay in the safe spots and charge the hammer, and break the seal.
After Breaking the seal move on the the next section of ramps, make sure to bring the hammer with you this time. It will be a small section with a few jumps you need to make to reach the next set of seals
Arm Seals
This level has two seals you need to break separated by a long hallway the seals can only take one hit before becoming invulnerable and you need to run and hit the other one to open it back up. These seals will heal if you take too long in-between hits, so its suggested to bring teleports, portals, and swiftness to get around quicker.
When you first get to this platform there will be an exposed seal kill/hit a Chanter and use Seal Breaker, quickly run to to the other side and repeat this process back and fourth until both are broken. After both seals are broken the hammer will be taken away from you automatically.
Head back to the side you first came up on and go through the open doorway. Here you will find more ramps with small explosions moving up them, get past them, and pull the (1 - 3) chains to turn the traps off. Continue down the hallway to the boss room.
Neck Seal / Legendary Archdiviner
The last fight will be against the Legendary Archdiviner. There are a few mechanics you have to watch out for here, but mainly it will be just dodging his big AoE's around him and lowering him down 25% to reach the next phase
Phase 1 - He will spawn with four smaller/weak enemies around him, during this phase he will use melee attacks and larger AoE circles. DPS him down and kill his adds, once he reaches 75% he will drop the hammer, grab it and kill one of the chanters that spawned beside the now exposed seal, use Seal Breaker and the Archdiviner will take the hammer back
Phase 2 (75% health) - Same as phase one, DPS, take the hammer, charge Seal Breaker and hit the exposed seal
Phase 3 (50% health) - He will now start placing random players into a cage, these are easy to get out of, just break the door. He will also have a permanent Protection buff on him. He will also spawn two ranged minions throughout the rest of the fight so if you don't kill the adds they can build up. When he drops the hammer repeat the above steps and hit the seal
Phase 4 (25% health) - He's now going to have permanent Swiftness on top of the Protection, he will also be able to send ranged projectiles out towards multiple party members. get him to drop the hammer and finish off the seal.
Higher Tier - In scale 71 - 100 he will game the ability to become a demon avatar increasing his speed and the amount of damage he does
Achievement - Cliffside Fractal Stabilizer
5 AP
You've completed the Cliffside fractal inside the Fractals of the Mists
Achievement - Headhunter
5 AP
Defeat the Legendary Archdiviner at the top of the Cliffside fractal while only killing five cultists or chanters.
The Chanters that are around him at the start do not count - must be completed on sale 21+
Achievement - Take A Bow
5 AP
You and the captured colossus of the Cliffside fractal share a moment of respect
After the last seal is broken your new Colossus friend will pull away and start to walk, he will turn around and bow, after he bows use "/bow" emote - timing is not super strict here just wait until he is bowing or just finished.
Extra Achievements
Achievement - Astralaria I: The Device
Mists Knowledge Crystal
Found in the Cliffside Fractal chest at the end
Achievement - Quip I: The Experimental Pistol
No Respect for You
Eat five Pieces of Candy Corn so that you throw up when the Colossus bows to you at the end of the Cliffside Fractal
Achievement - The Dreamer I: The Experimental Short Bow
Love of Freedom
Found in the Cliffside Fractal chest at the end
Achievement - The Juggernaut I: The Experimental Hammer
Kneel before the Colossus
Use "/kneel" before the Colossus in the Cliffside Fractal after freeing him from his bonds
Achievement - Chuka and Champawat III: Tigris
Master of the Cliff
Use "/threaten" before the Colossus in the Cliffside Fractal after freeing him from his bonds
Achievement - Meteorlogicus III: Storm
Colossal Freedom
Found in the Cliffside Fractal chest at the end
Achievement - Nevermore III: The Raven Staff
Chase the Spirit from the Cliffside
Complete any level Cliffside Fractal. Use the Subtle Spyglass with the Spirit Containment Unit in your inventory near the raven, found at the end of the fractal, standing just off to the side of where the chest spawns
Achievement - The Flameseeker Prophecies III: The Chosen
Rescuing the Colossus
Bring an Anthology of Heroes to the rescuing of the Colossus in Cliffside Fractal
Achievement - Nevermore IV: The Raven Spirit
Ancient Cultists Texts
Found in the Cliffside Fractal chest at the end
Achievement - Sunrise III: Dawn
Smoky Sunlight
Use your Illuminator at the top of the Cliffside Fractal where the final fight occurs, near the fence with the Raven
Achievement - Legendary Backpack: Ad Infinitum
Explosive Magically Charged Infusion Sample
Created by combining a +10 Agony Infusion with the magical fissure located in the Cliffside Fractal (Needs to be in your inventory)
Achievement - Legendary Backpack: Ad Infinitum
Charged Archdiviner's Mallet
Take the Archdiviner's Mallet from his remains at the top of the Cliffside Fractal. Jump into the middle of the exploded Thaumanova Reactor in Metrica Province to charge it
Achievement - Ad Infinitum III: Unbound
Cliffside Challenge Mote
Complete the Cliffside Challenge in the core tier (scale 21-50)! Beat the Archdiviner with an 80% reduction to all healing! To activate the challenge mode, speak with the challenge mote near the beginning of the fractal
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