Skorvald the Shattered

Skorvald the Shattered is the first boss in the Shattered Observatory fractal. He has 5,551,340 HP and requires 2200 CC units. The encounter has three phases separated by a mini event at 66% and 33% health of Skorvald. In this mini event the party has to kill four Elite Flux Anomalies which spawn on the islands in the Southwest, Southeast, Northeast and Northwest.

After accepting the Harbinger’s challenge, stack Might, Quickness and Alacrity at the Mistlock Singularity on the platform below and start the encounter by activating the orb in the center of the platform.

Tactic Skorvald

The key to the fight is fast crowd control, as breaking Skorvald’s Defiance bar prevents most of the mechanics. Immediately break it at the start and bring him down to 66% health. Due to the size of the bar, every player has to contribute to CC. Your CC affects Skorvald, as soon as his HP bar appears in the top right corner, which enables you to precast some skills. Below you can find a full list of all attacks for further reference.

First phase (100%-66%): Skorvald is almost entirely stationary. Most attacks are well telegraphed and not significantly dangerous.

Second phase (66%-33%): Right after killing the fourth anomaly, Skorvald receives the Exposed debuff. After its expiry, he focuses one player and dashes towards the player from the edge of the platform for a total of 3 times. After the rushes, he regains his Defiance bar and continues his attacks.

Third phase (33%-0%): Skorvald again receives Exposed. However, after its expiry he starts spinning counter-clockwise. Make sure to never stand inside his hitbox as otherwise you will die almost immediately. Ideally, one or two members of the party provide Stability to the group to prevent interrupts. Practice the safe spots and keep the Solar Blooms away from the party, but be ready to dodge if it explodes in party range. Under no circumstances stand inside of Skorvalds hitbox as it will kill you immediately. After about 30 seconds, Skorvald starts a huge laser beam attack (Beaming Smile) and regains his Defiance bar, if he is not dead yet break the bar and finish him.

Tactic Island Mini Event

At 66% and 33%, Skorvald becomes immune to damage and the party has to kill four Elite Flux Anomalies to proceed. They spawn on the islands in the Southwest, Southeast, Northeast and Northwest and have to be killed subsequently in that order - the party can use air turbulences to travel between the islands. The Anomalies don’t have much health (170.244 HP) but knock players back with shockwaves. Pay attention to the animations and position yourself between Anomaly and wall.

Since most of the time is spent on the isle mini events, it is recommended to use your most damaging skills on the Elite Flux Anomalies. To move quickly between the islands, use leaps and other movement modifying skills. Always position yourself with the back to the wall of the island to avoid being knocked down.

Advanced Portal Strategy

It is worth placing a White Mantle Portal Device portal on the main platform and opening it immediately when you reach the 4th Elite Flux Anomaly to deal more damage to Skorvald before he continues his attacks, especially at 33%. Do not take the portal back to the boss before the add has landed its first jump. Otherwise it will leap out of all the damage zones and not die in time for your nuke.

Comprehensive List of All Attacks

Intermediate Part

After Skorvald is dead, take the portal to the East and take the left portal in the control center area. You can activate a Shining Blade Bounty Notice: Ruye the Crimson to walk during the cutscene and save some time.

You gain a new special action key: . For the moment, it is a 2100-range leap with stunbreak that blocks the next attack (1.75s Aegis). Its cooldown refreshes after you bounce a Globolla Marble (big white AoE).

You will encounter several glass mobs on the way to the second boss, there are no differences to the regular Shattered Observatory. After the first group of mobs, you will have to bounce a white Globolla Marble nine times with your head to progress.

If you have a spare White Mantle Portal Device or Watchwork Portal Device , you can skip directly to Artsariiv using the shortcut (video on the side), otherwise use your on the next platform to jump to the elite mob and kill it to proceed to Artsariiv.

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Artsariiv

The second boss of the fractal is Artsariiv. She has 5,962,266 HP and requires 2100 CC units. The encounter has three phases separated by a CC-heavy mini event at 66% and 33% health of Artsariiv. The first CC mini event requires 5x 650 CC, the second 9x 375 CC. The encounter gets activated by bouncing a Globolla Marble into her, be sure to prepare Might and skills beforehand.

Artsariiv summons copies which split into smaller clones upon death, they use martial arts skills, Knockdown, shoot shocking projectiles and apply a lot of damaging conditions. Typically, these mobs are ignored or cleaved. Assign a player for the Globolla Marble bouncing (typically one of the support classes) and a backup in case the main bouncer gets Corporal Reassignment. Use your special action key to quickly move around the platform, the Aegis from it counters nearly all mechanics.

Tactic

Immediately after the fight starts, Artsariiv channels her huge triple-laser attack Beaming Smile (similar to Skorvald at low health). Do not get caught within those lasers and turn away from the big red eye to prevent getting Blinded and Fear.

Kill the first Temporal Anomaly to spawn a containment for Corporal Reassignment and cleave the first set of clones. When you feel safe enough, move northwest to Artsariiv, break her defiance bar and bring her down to 66% health.

At 66% and 33% health, Artsariiv splits up into five and nine clones respectively. Those clones can’t be damaged and only despawn when their defiance bar is broken. All party members get resurrected afterwards, so don’t waste time to resurrect dead players.

The central clone has the highest priority as it shoots additional damaging orbs. Also pay attention to the single Globolla Marble during the CC phase, if it isn’t bounced it deals medium damage to the party.

After the crowd control phases are over, Artsariiv reappears in the middle of the platform and conjures an Obliterate attack and multiple orange void zones which need to be dodged. She also does her Beaming Smile attack similar to the start of the fight. Kill the respawned Temporal Anomaly and clones (optional) before switching to her again.

Below 66% health, Artsariiv throws a large Globolla Marble from time to time which needs to be bounced back to her over nine locations. Failing to bounce usually results in a party wipe, choose a reliable player beforehand to solo this (usually the profession with the least amount of damage Renegade).

After the fight is over, take the portal in the North and move forward to get to Arkk.

Comprehensive List of All Attacks

Beaming Smile	Similar to Skorvald below 50% health, Artsariiv generates three large laser beams and projects a white beam onto players which inflicts high damage, Blinded and fear. Turn away from the source to prevent application.
Astral Surge	Artsariiv spawns a lot of small point blank area of effects (PBAoE) on the ground which deal medium damage, try to stay out of them when the inner circle reaches the outer.
Corporal Reassignment (Doom)	Designates a player for timed explosion, recognizable by a red skull above the target and a large notification message. The player must seek containment inside the white bubble in the center area or will kill himself and allies. The white bubble is only available after the respawning Temporal Anomaly is killed. This is the highest priority for any damage dealer.
Solar Discharge	From time to time, Artsariiv switches her location and moves to another corner. When doing so, she jumps over the platform and emerges a single Solar Discharge shockwave which applies Knockdown. This ability can be jumped over.
Red Marble	Artsariiv throws a lot of red orbs during the fight, watch out for a large Red Marble surrounded by red orbs - it deals Knockdown and deals medium damage. Unfortunately reacting in close melee range is nearly impossible. You can utilize reflects against the various orbs.
Slam	Deals Knockback and deals damage in a short range around Artsariiv. Recognizable by an orange circle around her, simply dodge it.
Mib Ring	Artsariiv herself and all her clones during the intermediate phases create a purple miasma field inside their hitboxes, don’t stand too close to avoid damage.
Globolla Marble	Only below 66% health. Artsariiv throws a huge, white Globolla Marble which needs to be bounced back to her. The next position of the marble is always indicated by a large white circle, the next but one position by a smaller white circle. This part is typically soloed by the Renegade. Strip boons if Mistlock Instability: No Pain, No Gain is present before you hop to the second circle. don’t forget to assign a backup. Use to travel between the locations as it refreshes after each bounce. The backup only needs to stand inside the first blue circle. The main bouncer can take over after that. Note: There is enough time to do the first blue circle, launch into the containment chamber and bounce into the second circle. This however is not recommended for inexperienced players.

Arkk

Arkk is the third and final boss of the fractal. He has 9,942,250 HP and requires 1800 CC units. The encounter has five phases separated by a mini event at 80%, 50% and 30% as well as mini bosses at 70% and 40% health of Arkk. He is by far the most challenging boss in the fractal and requires a lot of practice to master. The last 30% of the fight can get very chaotic due to overlapping mechanics. However, all mechanics can be avoided and a healer is not mandatory. In contrast to the other enemies in this fractal, Arkk belongs to Scarlet’s army and Powerful Potion of Slaying Scarlet's Armies works against him.

An attentive player may have noticed the special action key became even stronger now, doing medium damage, a 232 Launch and executing a Blast finisher. Thanks to this, other crowd control skills are negligible for this fight.

Tactic

Stack Might (you can use ) and renew your Mistlock Singularity before activating the orb to teleport to Arkk.

Immediately when the fight starts, turn away as Arkk uses his Blinding Radiance ability. Always prioritize the respawning Temporal Anomalies, you only have a short time window to kill them before the player designated for Corporal Reassignment explodes. The doomed person can see a white circle collapsing below the Temporal Anomaly, the moment it completes the explosion goes off. Typically, using a ranged ability suffices for eliminating the anomaly, given that all team members actively contribute. Killing the anomaly triggers kill-based nourishments like Dragon's Breath Bun .

Solar Blooms 80%, 50%, 30%

When Arkk reaches 80%, 50% and 30% health, he gains Invulnerability and players have to kite four Solar Blooms clockwise into the pillars in the corners to destroy them.

A common strategy is to assign four players to the spawning locations in the North, East, South and West, as the Solar Blooms fixate on the closest player a few seconds after their spawn. Players take aggro of their designated Solar Bloom and kite them clockwise to the next pillar on the right. You can also use direct damage skills to push back the Blooms.

The fifth, remaining player should be a DPS ready to take out a possibly spawning Temporal Anomaly during the phase. This player must also be ready to join the player with the green circle.

After every Solar Bloom phase, Arkk’s defiance bar has to be broken immediately or he kills all players. Use your ability for an additional Launch if you are short of crowd control skills. If the party fails to break the bar, the party wipes.

Elite Bosses 70%, 40%

At 70% and 40% of Arkk’s health, mobs from other fractals like the Elite Archdiviner from the Cliffside Fractal and the Elite Brazen Gladiator from the Chaos Isles Fractal respectively are summoned. Both bosses behave similar to their real version and are surrounded by four mobs (Cultists/Golems). Use Pulls and cleave the adds before finishing the boss as they will remain for the battle.

Do not stand in the AoE spawned by the Elite Archdiviner as they boonstrip.

Remember the party-wide Daze if the third auto-attack of the Gladiator hits someone. The Elite Brazen Gladiator also activates his pull attack below 50% health; prepare your skill to break his breakbar then.

Final Phases <40%

Below 40% health, random platforms start disappearing temporarily. Due to this mechanic, space is very limited and resurrecting a downed player is nearly impossible. Sometimes Temporal Anomalies spawn on vanished platforms which makes the fight even more challenging.

The most important thing is to keep calm. Remember that every single ability can be avoided, the Solar Fury orbs, jump or dodge through the Starburst Cascade and Solar Stomp attacks, turn away from the Blinding Radiance and move accordingly to the Horizon Strike pattern. Keep a cool head and finish the fight!

Comprehensive List of All Attacks

Blinding Radiance	Similar to the other bosses, Arkk has the white beam ability which damages players facing him and inflicts Blinded and fear. It is easily recognizable by a large eye icon above Arkk. If you have problems receiving damage despite looking away, try to wiggle left/right while turned away to minimize the risk.
Solar Fury & Solar Discharge	Arkk prepares this ability by conjuring a large red orb above his head. When the orbs disappears (after ~4 seconds), he launches bouncing orbs towards every player, leaving a Burning fire field after each bounce. At the same time, he emerges a stunning Solar Discharge shockwave which needs to be dodged or jumped over. The orbs from this attack can be reflected to prevent the fire zones on the floor from spawning. If your party has no reflects, every player needs to use the moment he throws the orbs to block the fire zones. This is especially important below 40% and can easily wipe your team if one player fails to do so.
Corporal Reassignment (Doom)	The same mechanic as on Artsariiv. Designates a player for timed explosion, the party has to kill a Temporal Anomaly (56k HP) to spawn a containment for the target.
Temporal Realignment (Green)	Similar to the green circle mechanic on Vale Guardian. Designates a player to take 80% of their health in damage, split between any nearby allies. Try to have at least three players inside the green circle. If no other player is inside the circle upon collapsing, it detonates the whole party.
Focused Rage	Similar to Skorvald, Arkk marks a player with a crosshair and blasts the area with damage and a Knockback. If you are marked, turn Arkk away from the other party members and the white containment bubble and move out during the last second of the animation.
Horizon Strike & Diffractive Edge	Again, a mechanic taken from Skorvald. Arkk marks orange triangles around him and blasts them counter-clockwise. The first triangle is always the first to be blasted. Diffractive Edge is basically the same ability, it just blasts all triangles at the same time but leaves a small safe spot behind Arkk.
Starburst Cascade	Only below 60% health. Arkk sends out a wave of cascading energy across the platform, applying Float to every player caught inside. This ability can be jumped over.
Disappearing Platforms	Only below 40% health. In the final phase of the fight, random platforms temporarily disappear. If you fall through the ground, you will get teleported to above and start falling down - use your to get back into the fight.
Solar Stomp	Only below 40% health. Arkk vanishes in dust evading all attacks, when he reappears he stomps the ground, damages nearby enemies, executes a Knockback and sends out a volley of bolts. Be careful to not let it push you off the platform.
Rolling Chaos	Only below 40% health. Recognizable by a small red arrow emanating from Arkk. Launches a rolling red marble in the designated direction which deals high damage.
Beaming Smile / DDR	Only below 30% health. Similar to the previous bosses, Arkk summons three large laser beams while simultaneously projecting the white beams onto players. Move out and turn away.