Aridus is a level 50 Field Boss that spawns on the 5th floor of Syleus's Abyss. If Aridus is spawning during the night, make sure to be inside this open-world dungeon, as the doors close, preventing more players from entering. You can use a Guild Summon Stone to teleport your guildmates inside while the doors are closed.
Location
The quickest way to Aridus is to use the Syleus's Abyss 1st Floor Dungeon Waypoint to teleport to the 6th Floor, and then turn around to enter the 5th Floor. From here, you simply travel north to the boss's spawn location.
Loot
Guaranteed Loot
- Conquest Participation Award: Aridus
Random Loot
- Aridus's Dark Staff
- Ghost Wolf Alter Ego Pants
- Grim Judicator's Pants
- Tycan's Bloodlust Belt
- Rock-Cutting Dagger
- Lethal Venom Cobra Arbalest
- Golem Heart Extraction Staff
- Destiny Worship Barbaric Staff
- Bloody Shadow Gloves
- Knight's Resistance Bracelet
- Forest Light Grover
Mechanics
Aridus, also known as the sleepy-time boss, is similar to Nirma, requiring precise coordination to complete successfully without many headaches. The following mechanics are what you need to know:
General Patterns
- Throughout the fight, Aridus casts a line of Green Gas, as well as a cone of Green Gas that deals massive damage. Rely on your healer to restore your Health if you are hit, or dodge the damage by paying attention to the boss to watch the casting animation. The animation for the cone looks like Aridus is spawning a portal.
- The Sleep mechanic is Aridus' signature move. To successfully get past the Sleep mechanic, remember the following:
- Aridus puts everyone on the platform to Sleep.
- The three players with the Wasps and those around them are the first to be woken up by Wasp's AoE damage.
- If you are Slept within the inner circle of the platform, you're safe from instant death.
- If you're Slept on the outer ring, the players with the Wasps have to run past you allowing it to deal damage to you so you can wake up and move to the inner circle.
- After a delay, those who aren't woken up in the outer ring instantly die.
- During the Sleep mechanic, players can be saved by a Staff wielder using Salvation Chain.
- Players with the Wasps should stay around the edge of the arena and rotate around a section of the platform so their teammates are aware of where they are and aren't being unnecessarily damaged by the Wasps' AoE.
Tips
- Throughout the fight, Aridus maintains a summon of Three Wasps that follow three randomly selected players marked by a Green Light. The Wasps deal damage in a small AoE when they are near players.
- The Wasps are needed during the Sleep mechanic. Do not kill them! New Wasps spawn after the Sleep mechanic ends to prepare you for the next one.
Credits
Written by Eli
Reviewed by Yaen