Lost Ark Vykas Legion Raid will be available sometime in June, according to the recently released June-July Roadmap from Lost Ark. It takes collaboration to comprehend and implement the plan needed to deal with each Vykas's features, mechanics, patterns and gimmicks. In this Lost Ark Vykas raid guide, we in-depth the mechanics, patterns and tips to beat Vykas and get rewards.

Lost Ark Vykas Guide -  How To Defeat Phase 1, 2 & 3 Vykas

In addition to Valtan, Vykas is the second legion raid that may be summoned. In order to play Vykas, you'll need at least eight people. To play in regular mode, players must have an item level of 1430, while those in hard mode must have an item level of 1460. As well as a wide range of other important rewards, the Vykas will provide materials necessary for victorious players to complete the creation of their relic gear sets.  Vykas is a hard legion raid that has a lot of wipe mechanics, and many wipe mechanics need all members to be succeeded. In normal mode, it’s okay to make some mistakes. But in hard mode, one single mistake will be deadly.

Lost Ark Vykas Phase 1 Mechanics Guide

In the first phase, you will meet incubus morpe. In the second and third phases, you will fight Vykas. With Vykas, you can complete your legion raid set.

Esther

Ctrl + Z: Ninav will inflict high damage

Ctrl + X: Wei less DPS but add good neutralization

Ctrl + C: Inanna reduce damage give immunity for most pattern, reduce Vykas seduce gauge + give some healing

First Boss Global Phase

The first boss is a demon divided into 2 bosses. You will do most of the fight with your party and you need to communicate with the other party to dodge some annoying mechanics like Argo's phase 2 or Mystic Phase 2.

X 60: First phase

X 55: Divided into human form and demon form, totally random which form your party will fight first

48 Orb Phase: For human form party (wipe mechanic)

X36-37: Impair phase + blue/black orb phase (wipe mechanic)

X30: Swap boss

X25: Party at human phase tell safe spot (wipe mechanic)

X13: Party at human phase do impair and orb phase blue/black (wipe mechanic)

X5: Both bosses are faster and do more damage

Orb Phase Team Setting

First set your team for the orb phase. The orb phase is a phase where the team who fight human form will need to bring the orb into 4 portal. So you place 1 team on 1/5/7/11 o’clock. The second team takes some position since you don’t know who fights human form first.

First Phase

The first phase is the human form, there is no big mechanic here. Lower the boss to x55. Then he will split into 2 bosses. The most annoying mechanics are in the beginning. Keep in mind that the team switches boss at x30. But some mechanic in the human phase is only at the beginning and won’t happen for the second team when the team swap at x30. The main difference between demon form and human form is a classic boss where you dodge the red attack pattern like every boss. Demon form is the opposite, red attacks are purple. And for dodge, you need to go in. So outside, you get hit an in purple area, you are fine for some spells.

Human Phase Party

Human phase first time you need is a phase which got 3 parties, wipes mechanics. There is also one mechanic you need to communicate to another party who are fighting demons from lower the boss to 48.

White Circle And Orb Phase

When the boss hp reaches the middle, you go near him because he will spawn a white circle, and you will die outside. After the white circle orb, the phase starts 4 portals spawn on 1/5/7/11 o’clock, you need to bring the right color in the portal for each member. If someone brings the wrong color, it’s wiped. If you take too much time, it’s also wiped. You got 2 rotations of color for success.

Orb Phase

First, stay close to the orb spawn to take orb agro take care orb direction. If the orb hits the wall, it’s over. You have 2 rotations, so take your time, you can use the speed mantle for making it easier. 11/5 are always blue or white. 1/9 always red or green. If 11 is blue, 5 is white, etc.

Impair Phase

X37-36, you need to impair the boss. The timing is a bit close, keep some impair skills and use the blue bomb. If you failed, it’s a wipe.

Orb Phase Blue/Black

You need to take every orb before, they reach the boss in normal mode. You can fail one orb, not in hard mode. If you failed too much, you will be wiped. Right after its orb phase, people with a blue orb on the character go 5/11 o’clock. People with a black orb on character go 1/7 o’clock. If you need to come back at some moment, check the circle order spawn at the beginning. If the blue/black circle continues, you don’t need to come back else come back after 3. It can go clockwise or reverse. at the end of the orb phase, then you can see an AoE. This AoE won’t hurt you, but you need to tell the other team in demon form fight. If it is, safe inside or outside.

Ninav Esther

Since demon form starts with x60 and human form x50, you use esther ninav on demon form to equalize hp. The annoying thing is you need to change leaders every time.

X30

At x30, for both boss party and swap boos, if your boss is x30 before the other team, you will deal no damage to the boss. When swiping boss, make an AoE wait a little bit.

X25 Human Boss Circle

X25 human boss circle goes middle, 4 circles appear. One is white, you need to tell safe circle to the other team.

X13 and X5

Party at human phase need to impair and do new orb phase blue/black (wipe mechanic). Same as the first human phase. Don’t forget to tell safe spot if the AoE to your other party. If you failed here, you need to restart everything. At X 5, both bosses have more speed and more damage. After the swap phase, you should charge one new ester gauge, and use ninav on the party with more boss hp.

Belganus Mechanic Hard Mode

One special move-in hard mode only which is totally random in every phase, except this one. Belganus pizza mechanic only in hard mode, boss go in the middle, take some position than blue/black orb phase. Wait for belganus to make an orb then quite the middle, you need to set the orb a bit away from the middle. If you succeed, take no DPS when the boss will AoE. If not use a shield or ask a shield for tank damage, you need to see the frog's direction to know which way to move like belganus pizza. A random mechanic can appear every time, not especially at the same time for both parties.

Patterns in Both Bosses

- Boss will make a ground explosion in front of him, it comes back and hit behind him. He usually does this 2 times.

- Boss will spawn 2 clones who will throw lasers.

- Boss will make 2 attacks in front of him, then a big AoE. A safe spot is on his back. Second AoE deals a lot of DPS.

- Boss will jump spawn 3 circles, you need to dodge, and he will come back on a big circle.

- Boss will dash forward and spawn a clone behind who makes an X AoE on the ground.

- Boss will make AoE and jump, he makes 3 AoE. He will come back on the big one.

Lost Ark Vykas Phase 2 Mechanics Guide

This phase got 2 one-shot party mechanics, you need to set your team before those 2 mechanics even if the counter is not 100% needed, it's a good window of DPS communication is important in the 2 one shot party mechanic. First, let’s see the mechanic that will always occur then all rng move during the fight.

X120 Vykas clone (one shot mechanic)

X65 Vykas clone with orb (one-shot mechanic)

X120 Clone

The clone phase is a phase where Vykas will separate into 3 clones, the goal is to find which clone to start and the good order to move else you die. Orbs will spawn middle, so 5 people need to take 5 orbs in middle, 3 need to check Vykas clone wings on 5/7/11 o’clock. There is 2 orb colored red and purple. First, you need to know which clone to start. For this, you need to see if you got more red or purple orbs (so 3 purple or 3 red). This depend of how many wings are open or not will give you the clone order to move.

X120 Clone Setting

5 people to take the 5 middle orb

1 person to check at 11 o’clock

1 person to check the 7 o’clock wings

If you got 3 purple orbs, you start with the clone with no wings open. If you got 3 red orbs, you got 3 red orbs, you start with the clone with 2 wings open. The second clone is always 1 wing open, the last one depends on the first one you go.

X65 Clone Orb

3 clones are set at 12/5/7 o’clock. First, you need to set 2 people per clone who will eat 2 first black orbs. The clone will shock 5 times with black and red color, then send orb to Vykas. Black shock mean you need to tale the orb, and red chock mean you need to don’t take the orb. You have 2-3 black shocks for one clone. So 2 people need to flex for the third black shock depending on where you need them.

Defeating Phase 2 Vykas Tips & Tricks

Vykas take a position in the air each member needs to separate and run clockwise for example for dodge safely. Vykas send a purple spade which comes back after a few moments, she can combo this move some time. Vykas make 6 purple orbs if you are in the range you get attacked. Vykas throws target to the team making AoE. One member got a purple mark and a purple circle following him. You need to go the opposite way of this member to be safe or go in the purple circle with him for surviving. You can also stopwatch if you are in a bad position. Vykas send circles in every direction if you get hit, you are stunned for a short time. You can get still dash out to dodge the damage after the stun except if you got hit again by his attack.

After X120, Vykas give debuff to some players, you need to go near a wall so don’t hit your team. Then an explosion occurs and makes an orb. It's better not to move when you are in position. Look outside the orb and throw some projectiles in the direction you will look. Vykas make AoE of shock deal a lot of damage if you are stuck in. Vykas also make a maze with a blood wall to find a safe spot for surviving. Vykas make purple energy around her, safe spot always behind. Vykas will spawn giant worms, you need to dash out. If you get eaten, your team needs to kill the worm fast before it explodes and kills you. After X50 maze can be purple AoE on your party member which makes things harder.

Esther and Counter
There is no specific Esther that you need to use for this fight. So you can use ninav when you got a good window or use wei if you feel you can impair Vykas at some point. Let’s see now counter possible. The counter is a good window for throwing Esther or making good synergy dps. Vykas send a load of AoE, you can counter right after. When Vykas prepare a big dash, if you miss the first counter, sometime she will make another one right after.

Lost Ark Vykas Phase 3 Mechanics Guide

Vykas phase 3 in Lost Ark is a hard fight that got a lot of wipe mechanics. The main mechanic of Vykas Phase 3 is seduce gauge. Every of these Lost Ark Vykas phase 3 mechanics can one-shot or more members if you don’t execute them correctly. Let’s all of the main mechanics and all mechanics that will always occur, then random mechanic and counter possible.

• X170 Slide

• X150 Sword

• X135 Reduce Gauge and Input

• X123 Seduce Gauge 100%

• X105 Impair

• X75 Slide

• X55 Tentacle

• X404 Orbs (Hard Mode Only)

• X0 Last Phase

Vykas Seduce Mechanic

Vykas seduce mechanic is seduce gauge. When your seduce gauge is more than 70%, you gain a buff that gives you more damage but also takes more damage. It stacks every 15s for a maximum of 40%. Seduce gauge over 70% allows you also to see an invisible pattern that people 70% can’t see. It’s also useful for killing some Vykas patterns in X55 mechanic and X105. When you hit 100% seduce gauge, you turn into enemy mode. And you will randomly attack your team without any control over your character. The only way to free someone in enemy mode is to DPS him a little bit of sleep bombe. You win gauge when Vykas hit you with some spells. You lose gauge with 3 orbs around the map or when you turn enemy mode if your team frees you correctly. When your seduce gauge comes back to 0%, you got debuff who gives you a reduced power attack for some second.

X180

Lower Vykas to x170 to see the first mechanic. The only thing to take care of here is at some point, she will target some member of your team with a pink debuff which makes an area. This area can up your seduce gauge, you need to put this area far away but not at 9 o’clock. Because you need this area for x170 mechanic.

X170 Slide Mechanic

Vykas move middle, she will attack your team to her. If you go too fast, you die. She puts 6 blue areas and 2 brown areas on your team. You can do this mechanic where you want. But here we go at 9 o’clock, brown area player needs to go at 9 o’clock and make a slow area from the left slide to Vykas. One person goes to the left side and the other one is near Vykas. You need to not overlap the 2 brown areas. The Blue areas need to not overlap the 2 brown areas. The Blue area needs to not overlap the 2 brown areas as well. The goal is to make the area slow survive to this mechanic. If you got too much movement speed, you can stopwatch or reroll blaster.

X150 Sword

Vykas disappear, and the clone of Vykas spawns. If your hb is under 70%, you will see a clone of Vykas. If you are more than 70%, you will see the sword. The goal is to find the place where the sword and clone are at the same place, so you need at least 1 person with more than 70% seduce gauge or you can not make it. If you are too slow or take the wrong place, you die. This means at least one member of your team needs to prepare a 70% gauge for this mechanic.

X135 Reduce Gauge and Input

X135 be ready to move one of the 3 orbs on the map. The goal here is to reduce the gauge to 0, then you need to succeed in the input mechanic. If someone got too much gauge, the input time is reduced to 1 second. If everyone succeeds, you get stunned for some second and wait for the next pattern. If someone failed, you need to put a lot of shields to absorb the wave of Vykas. The next pattern is always the same, Vykas will raid your team, stay together very close to dodge better first pattern. If she put 1 line on your team, dodge it. When she put multiple lines and nothing between those lines, stay in. It's random the first one you get. After she will come back in a red circle, you need to go in.

If too many people failed, Vykas get a big shield. But still, Vykas can get a big amount of shield and use ninav here can deny this shield. Ninav in this Lost Ark Vykas Legion raid can denie legion boss debuff. You can still use ninav even if Vykas don’t have a shield except if you want wei for x105 mechanic, the best thing you can do is use ninav.

X120 Make Gauge 100

X120 Vykas spawns a throne, she spawns a pink orb debuff to all members like at beginning x180. This time you need to pack and stay in the orb for up seduce gauge to 100%. If you don’t do this, you get one shot.

X10 Impair and Monsters

Vykas at x105 make a red area and spawns 2 monsters. First, you need to make your gauge the less possible, so take an orb to reduce it. The goal here is to impair Vykas. The area makes you gain seduce gauge which is why you need less possible before going. There are many ways for doing this. A most common way is to impair Vykas, then stopwatch in good timing. Because monsters will explode like 7 seconds after spawn. The second way for example is to use esther wei for impair, then you go behind one monster and kill him. The last monster explosion should not hit you and wei solo impairs Vykas. But for this one, you need 1, 2 people above 70% seduce gauge for DPS the monster. So that is a less common way, but still, if you don’t use a stopwatch.

X75 Slide

Same with x170

X55 Tentacle

Vykas make tentacles around except at 12 0’clock. You need above 70% to seduce gauge to hit the tentacle. It’s good to start with already more than 70%. Because your seduce gauge to go down with time. The only way to make seduce gauge is to take a red orb. Take care to don’t take too much and turn in the enemy phase. When all tentacles are clear, just wait if you are all clear. You don’t die at ease you die. Normal mode allows at least 1 tencle alive. Some people like to use ninav here to clear a side of the tentacle. For example, if you make a good ninav right side, you can clear 2 tentacles with it. Set your team in every direction. Keep ultimate is not bad.

X40 4 Orbs

Only in hard mode. Vykas goes to the center and spawns 4 orbs, you need to intercept the orb and spam space.

X0

After this lower Vykas to 0, you should still have one reduce orb gauge left. You need to take it before 0 because the next phase will up your seduce gauge. So it’s better to start with less gauge possible. You need esther ready, also for the last phase. So don’t use it if possible.

Last Phase

Vykas make the pink clone, you need to find a real Vykas position and go behind, do most impair possible. Wei is pretty good to use here. If you don’t impair, Vykas will do an air raid. If 1 line first dodge it, if multiple lines and empty between, stay in. Vykas come back in the red circle, go in and keep impair. If you don’t impair, she will repeat this and enrage at some point. If enough people are alive, this phase is easy. Inana esther in this fight can dodge some mechanics, but you can do without it. It’s not really useful since you got 3 orbs to use for reducing seduce gauge. You’d better use ninav or wei depending on the strategy you want to go with.

Defeating Phase 3 Vykas Tips and Tricks

Medusa: Classic medusa normal/hard mode, you need to turn and don’t see Vykas, else she makes a red area which will inflict high DPS to everyone. At some point, medusa will become more complicated (only in hard mode). Vykas make medusa, you need to set 4 people before the fight. If Vykas do medusa and open 1 or 2 wings, the 1 or 2 first-person sets need to turn. If Vykas show an eye again, you need to do the same thing. But members who have already turned are disabled. The second time opens again with 1 wing, so the second member turns not the first member. Because the first member is petrified. If you fail, Vykas will probably kill most of the party. If Vykas shows 1 time 2 wing, first-time members set 1 and 2 turns. Second-time members set 3 and 4 turns.

1/2 Red Circle: Vykas do 1/2 red circle around her. If the sword is on the red part, you go in. If the sword is on the black part, you go out. The best thing you can do is disable the global raid animation.

Rotate Skill and Cone Attack: Vykas rotate and hit behind and in front in line when she stops the attack. A safe spot is where she hits. Vykas do the same attack and jump, she hits a cone in front of her, then she does the same thing behind.

Grab Attack: Vykas grab someone, put him in the air, and does some damage. You can not DPS, you need to wait. She ends with a red x, do not try to stay behind, front, left, or right of Vykas.

Whale: Vykas make a red circle and spawn whales. People above 70% seduce see whales. People under 70% seduced don’t see whales. Follow the guy who got enough gauge for dodge whale.

Raid Skill Line Mechanic: Vykas raid your party, many lines with nothing, between is safe, inside only one line you need to dodge. Then you wait for the red circle and go in.

2 Red Circle and Rain of Blood: Vykas make rain blood and red AoE. Vykas make a red line, some members will get AoE on them, try to go in with them or far away.

Red Line and Aoe: Vykas catches someone. In this time-space barre for escape, you will notice a blue line. It’s not the same catching mechanic that we saw before. AoE at the pace you got caught.

Chain Also Red Mechanic: Vykas spawn chain. You get root if you get hit and take bleed damage. You can free root people. Sometime she does 1 time, sometimes 2 times. Also, you can see patterns with multiple lines.

Possible Counters

Vykas dash in if you fail the first counter. You can make a second one. Vykas turn in a circle fast if you don’t encounter this one where she dashes, she will make AoE and send an orb. If you get hit by an orb, you have a big AoE around you. So you go away for a moment.

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