M11S - Void Stardust
Upon resolving your first set of trophy weapons, the boss will teleport to the center in order to summon another set of Trophy Weapons. However, before the boss restarts his assault, he will first cast Void Stardust to barrage your party with meteors.
Void Stardust
This attack will target each party member with 3 baited AoE puddles, which is then followed by either a targeted AoE on everyone that needs to be spread out, or a stack marker which needs to be soaked by the whole party. This attack happens twice, with an Assault Evolved happening in between the sets.
The mariokart, which is usually just the melees, will always start behind the boss, after which the group can rotate clockwise around the boss. For this mechanic specifically, the ranged players do not need to be with the mariokart and can choose to resolve their AoE puddle drops somewhere far away if they wish to do so.
As ranged, it is completely up to you whether you want to be independent or part of the mariokart group near the boss.
| First set, before Assault Evolved | ||
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| Mariokart movement | Spread (true north) | Stack |
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| Second set, after Assault Evolved | ||
| Mariokart movement | Spread (boss relative) | Stack |
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Things to keep in mind:
- The stack/spread pattern will alternate, meaning the second set will always be the opposite of what you get on the first set.
- Keep an eye on which trophy weapon the boss is facing, because he will resume his assault once the first set is of Void Stardust is resolved.
- You have the freedom of movement as ranged, but don't stray too far away from the center! It can cause problems if its stack or if the first trophy weapon is far away from you.
- Expect to die if the boss is looking at a scythe far away from where you are standing.
- If you decide to break off from the mariokart as a ranged player, then avoid dropping a puddle in the melee's path by staying away from the boss altogether.
- The 2nd set of Void Stardust starts once the boss is finished with Assault Evolved, so preposition immediately behind the boss for the mariokart once the trophy weapons are resolved.
Example 1 | Example 2 | Example 3 |
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Upon resolving the 2nd set of Void Stardust, the boss will finish it off with a cast of Crown of Arcadia.