Drextalas Guardian Raid Guide
Drextalas is the third Purification Level 2 Guardian, with an Item Level requirement of 1700. It drops Tier 4 Accessories, Bracelets, Ability Stones, and Upgrade Materials, as well as rare drops including Engraving Books and a Rune.
Recommended Battle Items: Flare, Sacred Charm and Whirlwind Grenade. Destruction Bomb is an option since the Destruction check is really high, but most groups decide to ignore it instead.
Weakness: Fire
This Guardian guide assumes you know the basics of a Guardian Raid. Take a look at the General Guardian Raid Guide to learn more.
Raid Mechanics
Raid mechanics cover the passive mechanics that are persistent through the entire raid.
This pattern occurs at around 80% HP.
Telegraph
- The Guardian burrows into the ground and then reappears, in the center of the zone.
- Boss enters a "Sonic the Hedgehog" mode, spinning on itself and charging at a random player.
- A Stagger bar appears below it, and a Just Guard pattern happens when he starts charging toward the player. This can be repeated up to 3 times.
What to do
- Avoid the blue lines since the knockdown you, and gather around the targeted player.
- Just Guard as the boss body is about to hit yours.
- Stagger the boss to complete the mechanic.
Upon successful Stagger, a portion of your Hyper Awakening bar is filled and the boss ends up turned upside down, revealing a Destruction spot on its tail. In case you fail to stagger, the guardian deals high damage to everyone.
This pattern occurs once the guardian's HP is around 25%.
Telegraph
- The Guardian burrows into the ground and then reappears, in the center of the zone.
- Drextalas Roars and start spinning on itself, causing massive inner/outer rings to appear around him in an alternating pattern.
- After the inner circle explosions, a counter ensues. This happens 3 times.
- If done properly, a blue safe spot appears between an inner and an outer ring, levitating you to avoid the explosion damage.
What to do
- Avoid getting hit by the exploding circles as they deal damage and knock you down.
- Counter in-between explosions
- Method 1: After successfully performing all Counters, move to the blue safe zone to avoid the massive damage from the incoming explosion.
- Method 2: Use your Hyper Awakening after the third counter to avoid the damage and the wasted time from levitating.
Telegraph
- The Guardian burrows into the ground and then reappears, in the center of the zone. It reappears and starts spinning on itself.
- Two structures appear around the boss.
- The targeted player should guide Drextalas toward these structures
- After the second charge, a Just Guard charge will happen. If failed, the boss will escape to a different zone.
What to do
- Aim the boss towards the spawned structures.
- Just Guard it to prevent him from escaping.
Breath Patterns
Most Breath patterns cause a dot (damage over time) debuff if hit. This debuff is dispellable.
Telegraph
- Drextalas scrapes its feet on the ground, then charges forward.
- It turns towards a player and shoots both a Laser from his tail, and a Breath.
What to do
- Wait until it locks the target, then dodge its front.
Telegraph
- Drextalas charges forward then turns 180 degrees.
- During the charge, marbles fall from the sky, bouncing around and dealing some damage.
- It follows up with a breath in front.
What to do
- Follow him and position yourself at the sides/back to avoid the breath.
Telegraph
- Drextalas turns his head and tail in opposing directions.
- It then shoots a wide cone in front with a laser and a breath.
What to do
- Dodge to its sides or back.
Telegraph
- Drextalas starts breathing in front of him, and his tail glows blue.
- His tail shoots an electric laser at his back, and he breathes fire in front, while rotating.
What to do
- Position yourself at his left-back or front-right to avoid getting hit by either attack.
Telegraph
- Drextalas walks on two legs for a brief period before slamming his frontal legs and following up with a long breath.
What to do
- Avoid his front.
Tail Patterns
Most of these patterns electrocute you. This electrocution is dispellable.
Telegraph
- Drextalas is surrounded by a dark fog spinning counter-clockwise.
- It proceeds to do 4 slams with its tail.
What to do
- There are safe spots in-between each slam, and at the front-left foot of the boss. You can also safely move to a spot where it already slammed.
Telegraph
- Drextalas burrows its tail in the ground and resurfaces the tip.
- A random player is marked.
What to do
- Aim the tail away from teammates or stand still so they can move away from you.
- Dodge once the mark disappears.
Telegraph
- Drextalas crouches and curls his tail towards his head, to unleash it in a 270 degrees swipe.
What to do
- Position yourself at his head before it attacks.
Telegraph
- Drextalas turns his head to his tail.
- Strikes the ground behind him to left, right and then a bigger slam at the center and creates a shock-wave behind.
What to do
- Dodge the slams and wait for the third one before going back.
Telegraph
- Drextalas' tail glows.
- After a short period he briefly stands on his front legs to then slam his tail with force, creating horizontal shock-waves at his back.
What to do
- Move to the sides or dodge towards the center-back after the first slam.
Telegraph
- Drextalas turns 180° degrees and slams his tail on his back.
- This is usually followed up by a backstep.
What to do
- Dodge to the sides and avoid his backstep.
Telegraph
- Drextalas' tail glows blue and he slams it into the ground, impaling any players and slamming them 3 times to the sides and center-back.
What to do
- Avoid his back.
General Patterns
Telegraph
- Drextalas elevates his tail to prepare for a spin.
- He performs a spin knocking you back, followed by a counter.
What to do
- Use a paralysis/push immunity skill or dodge the spin, then counter at his head.
- If you fail to counter, he performs another spin.
Telegraph
- Drextalas glows blue and roll to the side.
What to do
- Position yourself at the front or back to avoid getting knocked into the air.
Telegraph
- Drextalas turns toward a random player, then charges in that direction.
- At the end of his charge, he turns around and starts a second charge with a Just Guard pattern.
What to do
- Chase him and get ready to Just Guard.
Telegraph
- Drextalas starts rolling an energy ball in front, which pushes you back.
- It then explodes, causing a darkness ring to spread out, knocking you back.
What to do
- Avoid his front, and dodge the expanding darkness ring with spacebar.
Telegraph
- Drextalas jumps toward a target player, causing a small explosion and knocking you down.
- It follows up with a bigger doughnut-shaped explosion.
What to do
- If you're the target, dodge slightly outwards.
- If you're far away, get closer.
Telegraph
- Drextalas charges energy then jumps slamming himself at the ground.
- After a brief period, circular rings expand outward, knocking players down
What to do
- Use a push immunity/spacebar skill or dodge the first slam, then stay close to the boss.
Telegraph
- The boss jumps and slams the ground three times.
What to do
- The first time it creates a small explosion around him that deals damage but can be ignored with paralysis immunity.
- The second time it creates an X-shaped explosion (based on its head position), with the safe spots being the 4 cardinal spots.
- The third time it creates a "+" shaped explosion (based on its head position), with the safe spots being the 4 diagonal spots.
Telegraph
- Drextalas glows blue for a brief period, following with a headbutt.
What to do
- Dodge to his sides or back.
Credits
Written by Sekwah
Reviewed by Perciculum
Footage from Saintone