Excavator-9 Boss Guide

Excavator-9 is a level 42 boss that can be found on the far east side of the Monolith Wastelands.

Location

There are two ways to reach the boss. You travel northeast of the Monolith Wastelands Waypoint and use the grappling hooks to get on top of the elevated boss arena, or you fly down northwest from the Abandoned Stonemason Town Waypoint.

Loot

Guaranteed Loot

• Conquest Participation Award: Excavator-9

Random Loot

Mechanics

Excavator-9 also has simple boss mechanics similar to Morokai. The arena surrounding the boss is quite large, allowing for great PvP fights during Conflict spawns. The boss's mechanics are as follows:

Fury Attack

• The Fury Attack from Excavator-9 involves a large windup, and Excavator-9 shouts once again, "Wide-range operation!" Afterward, the boss begins to spin three times, dealing AoE damage in a large radius. Watch for the Purple Fury Attack indicator to time your Block.

General Patterns

• When initially engaged, the boss slams the ground three times, dealing minimal damage.
• Excavator-9 uses a mix of melee and mid-range basic attacks. The melee-range basic attacks deal large damage and are directed toward the tank holding aggro on the boss. The mid-range basic attacks occur after Excavator-9 shouts, "Wide-range operation!" Excavator-9 then proceeds to slam the ground three times, time your jumps to avoid the damage.
• When the boss gathers purple particles in its left hand, it unleashes another mid-range AoE attack. You can dodge this ability by jumping.
• Excavator-9 has another mid-range basic attack that occurs at random, where it slams its hammer into the ground creating a fissure in the ground that launches players in the air. Afterward, the boss follows up with an AoE attack, shooting Black Smoke that turns players hit into stone. Make sure to fly down in morph form if you are launched into the air to avoid fall damage.

Tips

• You can fly on top of the pillars surrounding Excavator-9's spawn location when traveling from the Abandoned Stonemason Waypoint to snipe enemies from above.

Gameplay

Credits

Written by Eli
Reviewed by Yaen