Last updated: Exalt Version 2.1.1.0 (Nov 2021) |
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Now that you’ve defeated the stone guardians, you then fight the long-time enemy of your kind- Oryx the Mad God. You will first spawn in one side of a large blue room, with Oryx in the center. I will guarantee you, this fight will be a great fight (unless you are in a large group that instakills everything), and maybe a very hard one. Oryx is different than other bosses. Instead of doing a step-by-step phase like most bosses, Oryx will choose a random phase on his list and keep doing random phases until rage phase. The following phases are the ones that are the most known and common phases Oryx has in store for you.
During this phase Oryx will say “Be Silent!” And shoot a stream of black bullets that weak and quiet you. He will also spawn a bunch of orbs that form a circle around him while firing a circular formation of bullets, making the fight appear to be some sort of “dance party of death.” Oryx will then shoot AOEs in random spots of the ring that you are trapped in. These AOEs do massive damage but are easy to dodge. If you are messing up, you can always get out of the ring and regen (The balls that circle oryx should not do much damage to you)
This phase is similar to the Silence Phase, but with an addition. Along with the “rings” and the AOEs, Oryx will also spam white bullets literally everywhere. Because of this addition, it is almost impossible to dodge the AOEs without damage massive damage, and many people do not do this phase at all.
During this phase, Oryx will spawn orbs that will circle him (these orbs should not be a threat to you), and will then fire a circle of black bullets that inflict 
Weak and 
Quiet, with a bundle of white bullets in a spiral formation following on. Circle the boss to avoid the spiral. Also, if you and to polish your dps on oryx and kill him faster, it is advised to stay away from oryx until he has fired his weakening bullets.
During this phase Oryx will spawn black orbs that fire bullets that give 
Dazed to you. Oryx will then fire a ring of bullets in a parametric formation (these bullets are just there either for decoration or to prevent players from sitting on oryx) while firing superblasts in random areas. Dodge the superblasts while attacking oryx. You should also note that it is extremely hard to dodge the Dazed bullets that the orbs shoot, so just ignore the debuff and press in.
This Phase really can’t hurt a single person unless you are not paying attention. Oryx will spawn a bunch of artifacts that will circle/run through Oryx while firing bullets that players will obviously not get hit by. But the bane to this phase is that Oryx also fires four extremely large bullets once at a time, and boy, these bullets can deal up to 400 damage, the highest in the game so far. While these bullets can easily be dodged, players who don’t pay attention can die from just two hits of this true ball of hurt. Also, since the artifacts will block you from oryx, it is advised to use a piercing weapon (bows, tiered wands, and Bone Daggers/Queens’ Stingers) if you are to attack oryx on this phase.
At the start of this phase Oryx will stand still as he spawns little black orbs that shoot constantly in a + pattern, creating a grid of orbs in the room. Oryx will then chase the nearest player near him, shooting 
Slowed and Quiet shots and them, but it is really easy to lose your target here because if someone else manages to get closer to Oryx, they will now become the one getting chased. This is an intimidating round if you’re getting chased but it is a great time to use your MP and get some hits in. As long as you don’t try to circle him, you should be fine.
This Phase is extremely noticeable because of its ability to make so many people get scared. During this phase, Oryx will begin to fire two extremely fast superblasts that can deal up to 500 damage when both shots hit at the same time. This phase is hard or many players since the sheer speed of the bullets make it so hard to dodge. Occasionally, oryx will also leak smaller bullets out of him at the same time, but rarily. The three ways to deal with this phase are to either circle oryx, if you have the speed and range to dodge his shots, sidestep to dodge the bullets quicker, or to get in your damage and back away when oryx fires his shotgun.
Now, the phases above were not in any particular order, mainly because those phases are random, but this phase is not. Once Oryx gets to 5000 health left, he will heal to 15000 health, grow bigger, and chase everyone down, while shooting Dazed shots that deal 100 damage, plus, the same shotgun from the gaze phase. He is also very fast and is given extra armor, while spam-spawning minions and assassins of oryx. These minions, this time, are a true threat to players, as they can deal high damage and give you the deadliest debuff in this entire fight- Slowed. If you are soloing, drag oryx into chasing you while throwing your shots at him to get a better range. Ignore the gaze shotgun if you are fast enough, just worry about hitting oryx and the red minions. These minions are the main threat in this phase, as they can inflict Slowed on you, allowing oryx to shotgun you to death. Drag oryx while avoiding the red minions, and he should be dead soon.
I hope you all have the best of luck winning, surviving, and getting loot.
If someone decides to open up a Wine Cellar though, just know you will want to enter it as soon as possible; otherwise you could be left behind by the main group rushing the dungeon.
Crowd around Oryx, but don’t get too close. Try to dodge his projectiles, as they can pierce, making it useless to try to defend others via tanking the shots. If you see anyone pleading to be healed, heal them as quickly as possible! You need to have as many alive players as you can if you’re going to succeed in going through the Wine Cellar alive after killing Oryx’s Simulacrum. Another very important thing to note is that this Oryx is not immune to ANY debuffs, meaning classes can go all out on using their abilities, such as 
Stunned, 
Paralyzed, Weak, etc. NEVER stand on Oryx, no matter the situation. Even at his weakest phase, standing on him is instant death. There are two groups: The Oryx-slayers and the minion-killers. Both groups can be comprised of any mix of players. The Oryx-slayers concentrate all their fire on Oryx. The minion-killers’ jobs are to kill off any minions that Oryx spawns, to prevent the Oryx-slayers from getting distracted by the minions.
