Cave of Desperation Dungeon Guide

Cave of Desperation is a level 40 Co-Op Dungeon set in the open-world dungeon Ant Cave. Unlike Temple of Roar, this dungeon doesn't require as much coordination, and most teams can brute force many mechanics.

Cave of Desperation Lore

Wizard Skultus of the Sylavean Order bestowed the gift of a Star Fragment upon the queen ant Lacune to bolster her abilities. She grew in size as well as power, and her chitin took on a shimmering golden hue. Seeing this, Skultus whispered a promise, or perhaps a prophecy: "You are destined to rule the underground." It wasn't long before it came to pass, and Lacune now lords over the underworld from a clandestine throne- a secret space she used her magic to create for herself.

Boss - Lacune

The successful outcome of this fight depends mainly on the healer and the tank, especially if your party is not geared. The healer should primarily focus their healing on the tank, so the DPS should be careful and not take any unnecessary damage. Consider bringing an off-healer if your party is not geared. If Lacune is aggroed onto a ranged party member, Lacune uses a massive AoE attack that damages all party members. If this happens, whoever has aggro should move into melee range immediately.

Pillars

Larvae

Description

1. A certain dialogue occurs in an unknown language.
2. Players must gather onto the red circle to avoid the upcoming AoE mechanic. After a while, a pillar arises from the ground.
3. A Gem Ant spawns on one of the platforms. After the pillar is destroyed by Lacune's attack, players must fly to the platform and kill the Gem Ant to proceed with the rest of the fight.

Telegraph

1. Shortly after the 1st pillar mechanic, a different voice line occurs that is distinctly different from the pillar mechanic.

Description

1. All players receive an orange larvae over their heads. They explode in 10 seconds and do massive damage unless you transfer the larva to another player.

Strategy

1. What you should do is designate two players on your team that transfer their larva with each other.
2. These two players then each pick up 2 additional larvae from the rest of the party. One person usually goes to pick up the larvae from the melee and the other from the ranged. However, whose job depends on your party composition.
3. After the 2 players have picked up everyone's larvae, they should move away from everyone else so that the resulting explosion does not damage anyone.

Special Mobs

Mutant Explosive Ants

These green ants explode shortly after they get into Melee range of whoever has aggro on them. Use your Block to mitigate the damage otherwise, you take around 3000 damage.

Cave of Desperation Mini-Bosses

Mutant Princess Ant

This is the 1st mini-boss you encounter.

Larvae

Telegraph

1. A voice line in another language.

Description

1. Two players receive an orange larvae over their heads. If left orange, these larvae explode after 10 seconds, damaging players around them.
2. If you have the larvae, you must touch another party member. This transfers the larvae over and turns it green. After the larvae become green, no damage is taken.

Mutant Giant Acid Ant

There's no special mechanic with this mini-boss. Just watch out for the poison acid pools and the pull mechanic.

Pull

Telegraph

1. A voice line in another language.

Description

1. The mini-boss spews acid pools onto players' locations. Your tank should try to pull the boss out of the acid pools, especially if your party has a lot of Melee users.
2. Shortly afterward, the boss uses a Fury Attack that pulls all players in. The Fury Attack warning indicator is quite short, so you must anticipate the pull and block accordingly.

Codex Exploration Quests

Life in the Herd (Collection Codex Pages)

Credits

Written by Yaen
Reviewed by Nymphellas