Izax

The team should be positioned with the tank(s) on one side of the shield and the rest of the team grouped together on the opposite side. The ideal angle is for the tank to be about one-third of the way around the shield on one side with the rest of the group in a similar position on the opposite side.

This positioning is important due to the knockback when the phase ends. Standing too close to the rail can cause player deaths by getting kicked off the platform.

When the fight begins, Izax begins using Swipe on the player with aggro and activates the Germicidal Radiation Field.

Swipe cleaves two-thirds of the platform aimed towards the tank’s side of the platform, which is why no one else should stand with the tank(s). Swipe applies a debuff that increases damage taken. The debuff is not dangerous to tanks but non-tanks will struggle to survive repeated cleaves.

Izax fixes its aim for Swipe a second or so before it attacks, so it is possible to swap sides and dodge the attack. This strategy is difficult and not necessary for Story Mode, and it may also lead to cleaving the group.

Tank(s) should stay on their side of the room and use high threat attacks and taunts to ensure Izax continues to cleave their side of the platform.

The yellow AoE near Izax represents the Germicidal Radiation Field. Standing in it applies a damage debuff that increases damage taken. No player should stand in the field in Story Mode.

The primary purpose of Phase 1 is to introduce players to the Induction Cascade mechanic. This mechanic continues through the next several phases of the encounter and Phase 1 is ideal to see it and how it works. The mechanic has 4 parts.

Izax begins with a 1 second cast of Induction Cascade. The targeted player then receives the Induction Cascade debuff.

The Induction Cascade debuff has two phases. The first phase lasts for 5 seconds and increases movement speed to 160% but does not deal damage. This phase allows players to identify they have the debuff and move out of the group.

After 5 seconds, the second phase begins. The second phase of Induction Cascade lasts for 8 seconds and ticks for heavy AoE damage every second. The player is also debuffed during this phase and outgoing damage is reduced by 100%.

The strategy for Induction Cascade in Phase 1 is the targeted player moves to the railing out of the group. Leaving Induction Cascade in the group will usually wipe the group.

The debuffed player will need heavy heals while taking damage. The player should avoid using any offensive abilities except as necessary to maintain stacks or buffs, since they deal no damage during Induction. The player should generally use a defensive cooldown to help mitigate the damage.

Once Induction ends, the player gets the Induction Rebound buff and should rejoin the group and use heavy hitting abilities to maximize the damage buff. Induction Rebound buffs damage by 100% to offset the lack of outgoing damage during Induction Cascade.

Midway through Phase 1 Izax will use the Power Slam ability. This attack is an AoE that is telegraphed by a large orange circle. All players take damage from Power Slam but take more damage inside the AoE.

Power Slam applies the Binding Shockwave debuff that immobilizes the players for 3 seconds. The ability can be purged with a stun break ability but is not dangerous in Story Mode.

Izax triggers Deflector Pulse to end Phase 1 when it reaches 96% of its maximum health. Deflector Pulse is a 1 second cast and knocks the players back a significant distance.

Positioning as recommended in this guide should ensure all players survive the knockback. Any players too close to the rail may die, though if you are right against the rail there is a chance you hit the communications tower and bounce back onto the platform. Any player standing out for Induction is at particular risk of death.

The first mechanic is a large white circle that appears in one quadrant of the platform. The group should move inside the circle and wait for the circle-within-a-circle to shrink down to nothing. An Anchor Drone will spawn in the middle of the circle and an Electro Tether Drone will spawn midway between the Anchor Drone and the corner ramp.

Any players outside the Anchor Drone's circle will be pulled in and all players will be unable to leave the circle until the Anchor Drone is destroyed.

The team must destroy the Anchor Drone within about 10 seconds to avoid taking huge group damage. The mechanic involves Izax trying to target the group with Saturation Volley while the Anchor Drone holds the group in place, but is unable to target the group once the droid is destroyed.

After the Anchor Drone is destroyed the team should destroy the Electro Tether Droid. The Tether mechanic is very dangerous. Destroying an Electro Tether Droid leaves a white circle on the ground that lets a player pick up the Tether device.

The most difficult part of Phase 2 is bringing down Izax’s shield. Izax uses its Deflector Shield again in this phase except now the team is outside and needs to get through it to damage Izax.

The only way to bring down the shield is by hitting Izax with a charged Amplified Energy Beam. The Amplifier Drone uses this attack and can be aimed at Izax after it is charged. The Amplifier Drone can be charged by aiming the Energy Drone’s Energy Beam at it to add stacks of Energy Charge.

Both Energy Drones and Amplifier Drones fire automatically. Each Energy Beam adds 1 stack of Energy Charge if it hits an Amplifier Drone. Each Amplified Energy Beam discharges all stacks of Energy Charge on the Amplifier Drone at that time. The Amplifier can hold up to 4 stacks of Energy Charge at a time and the most stacks the more damage is done to Izax by the Amplified Energy Beam. Reaching 5 stacks of Energy Charge will destroy the Amplifier Drone.

So what is the best way to bring down the shield? There are many solutions but here is the simplest and easiest for most players.

At the corners of the platform on either side of Izax is an Energy Drone and an Amplifier Drone. Get aggro on the Energy Drone and point its blue Energy Beam at the Amplifier Drone. As soon as the blue beam begins targeting you swap your attacks to the Amplifier Drone to grab its aggro. Hit the Amplifier Drone with the Energy Beam then aim the Amplified Energy beam at Izax.

Tanks can handle this mechanic very easily by leaping to the Amplifier Drone and using an AoE taunt to grab aggro on both drones. DPS with taunts can taunt the Energy Drone then immediately begin attacking the Amplifier to get aggro on both. Another option is have a buddy go with you and each get aggro and aim a drone.

The Amplified Energy Beam damages Izax based on the number of Energy Charge stacks consumed when it hits Izax. Each charge deals 2-3% of Izax’s maximum health.

The Amplifier Energy Beam also applies the Feedback Overload debuff that stuns Izax for 15 seconds and increases the damage taken by Izax by 200%.

Only 1 stack of Energy Charge is necessary to bring down the Deflector Shield in Story Mode. Coordinating to add additional stacks before blasting Izax can shorten the phase by only requiring a single beam to push the phase. The team needs to reduce Izax’s health by 12% to push the phase, so a 3 stack beam is likely to be enough with team damage and a 4 stack beam will nearly push Izax by itself.

There are a few other things to note about Phase 2 involving tank positioning, adds and everyone’s favorite mechanic Induction Cascade!

Induction Cascade will go out regularly after the Anchor Drone goes down until Izax's shield is taken down. Watch for it and move out of the group.

The tank or player with aggro will be targeted by the Magnetar Plasma Cannon and should drop the blue circles away from the group.

Hull Cutter Droids spawn during the phase. DPS should destroy them until Izax's shield is taken down. The Hull Cutters have a Dampening Field buff that provides very high AoE damage resistance so stick to single target damage and DoT spreading.

The beginning of Phase 3 is a scripted damage mechanic that cannot be avoided or mitigated. Izax will cast Omnicannon and blast the entire group. The attack will damage each player for around 70-80% of each player’s maximum health.

The group should stack together to take this damage and let healers more easily heal the group back up during and after this mechanic.

Good positioning for this mechanic will be either in the middle of the room or just in front of Izax on whatever sides the boss spawns.

This Omnicannon blast is with 10 charges. The rest of the phase involves Izax attempting to charge its Omnicannon up to 100 stacks to wipe the group while the team attempts to interrupt Izax and overload its Omnicannon.

The core mechanics of Phase 3 involve a cycle of mechanics that may repeat depending on whether the team overloads the communication array towards.

Izax will appear on a random side of the platform and blast the group with Omnicannon as noted above. Afterwards, two Electro Tether Droids will spawn in the middle of the room. The tank should try to AoE taunt if possible so they get stunned instead of a DPS, while DPS should immediately destroy the Electro Tether Droids. This is important to avoid players being stunned for long periods and in case Tether devices are needed for other mechanics.

Players should make sure to pick up the Tether devices dropped by the Electro Tether Droids.

After the Electro Tether Droids are destroyed, the team should attack Izax.

Izax begins with a Damaged Deflector Shield that appears as an orange shield animation. While this effect is up Izax cannot be interrupted and will continue to spam Charge Omnicannon. The shield will break after sufficient damage and then Izax can be interrupted.

At this point the team only has to deal with two mechanics unless they need to reset Izax’s stacks.

Izax will spam Charge Omnicannon, a 2 second cast that builds 2 charges if not interrupted. Izax will wipe the group if it reaches 100 stacks. The team should coordinate as many interrupts as possible of these casts to slow the rate that Izax builds stacks. Voice comms are very helpful to call out “Merlyn has next interrupt” or something like that. Another option is to assign interrupts on a pattern through the ops frame, like top to bottom in the left column and then top to bottom in the right column.

Guardian / Juggernaut players are especially great in this phase to handle interrupts. If taking the utility that lets Force Leap reset the cooldown on the interrupt ability, a Guardian / Juggernaut can get 3 consecutive interrupts (Interrupt, back out of melee range, Force Leap for 2nd interrupt, then Interrupt another time). Two Guardian / Juggernaut players can handle all interrupts all by themselves.

Most teams will be okay missing some casts just make sure to interrupt them as often as possible. In particular, try to avoid letting Izax complete more than one cast at a time or it will spam cast and build stacks quickly.

If the group reaches around 70 stacks, I recommend they prepare to overload one of the communications array towers to damage Izax and reset its stacks.

Induction Cascade also goes out during this phase. Induction Cascade is the only source of damage after the Electro Tether Droids are destroyed so spreading out to avoid AoE should be very easy. Induction Cascade can also be interrupted.

The group moves to Phase 4 when Izax reaches 64% health.

If the team needs to reset Izax’s stacks of Omnicannon charge, wants to practice for Veteran Mode, or simply wants to make the phase go faster, they should use the communications array towers to damage Izax and reset its stacks.

This mechanic is initially simple but gets progressively more complicated with each wave up to 3 waves.

Each time the team blasts Izax by using Overload Communications Array, it damages Izax for around 6% of its maximum health and resets its stacks of Omnicannon charge. Izax will relocate, re-activate its Damaged Deflector Shield and summon more Electro Tether Droids. The team then must destroy the droids again and break the deflector shield to continue damaging and interrupting Izax.

The first time the team uses the tower it is very simple. One of the towers to the side of Izax will have a glowing button. Simply walk up to the tower and click the button to begin a 4 second cast to zap Izax.

To zap Izax a second time, the team must connect the now damaged communications array to another tower to power it up.

This connection is made using a Conductor Droid. The obelisk shaped object spawns in the middle of the room amidst the Electro Tether Droids.

A player with a Tether device should pull the Conductor Droid along the railing midway between the damaged tower and the one the team plans to use next.

A player with a Tether then runs onto the damaged tower and stands in the circular depression in the front of the tower platform. They should get the Conductor buff and a colored circle above their character’s head. An Orange circle appears when connecting to the damaged tower while a Blue circle appears when connecting to the undamaged tower.

Clicking the Tether while targeting the Conductor droid will connect it to that tower.

The player than runs to the tower they plan to use and repeats this process to connect the Conductor Droid to the tower. Once the damaged tower is connected to the undamaged tower, the button will glow blue and can be clicked to damage Izax again.

It is possible to zap Izax a third time though no groups should really need to do so in Story Mode.

Phase 4 positioning is very straightforward. Except for the tank(s), the rest of the team should stack directly in front of the Augment Droid (purple orb) where they are between the Augment Droid and Izax. The team should avoid standing on the metal railing due to Electrical Overload (see below). The team should stay in this position unless a player gets Induction Cascade (see below), in which case they move out of the group and come back after that mechanic.

The tank(s) should NOT stand with the group. They should stand to one side around the edge or just outside the Augment Droid’s circle. They should use taunts regularly to hold aggro on Izax. Izax will target them with its Magnetar Plasma Cannon that leaves a blue circle on the ground. Tank(s) should move in a circular pattern to drop these circles outside the group while staying in range of your healers.

If a non-tank gets aggro and drops a blue circle on top of the group, everyone should move out of it immediately. If a blue puddle is dropped under the Augment Droid then use a Tether to reposition it.

Hull Cutter Drones will spawn in waves throughout Phase 4. They have the same Dampening Field AoE damage reduction as in Phase 2. The team should use single target attacks and spread DoT effects to kill them. Stay inside the Amplifier Drone’s purple circle to maintain the damage buff and destroy them quickly.

Tanks may use AoE taunts to grab aggro on the Hull Cutters if their damage becomes problematic. If so then ranged DPS should continue to burn them down, as melee DPS may have difficulty with uptime on the droids while avoiding the blue puddles.

Many groups can rely on DoT spread damage and the Augment Drone buff to quickly kill the Hull Cutters without players targeting them with direct attacks. However, if the healers begin to have difficulty keeping up or if droids are still up when the next wave spawns, all DPS should swap to the droids to kill them before swapping back to Izax. This phase is not a difficult DPS check so it is more important to avoid a wipe.

Induction Cascade returns in this phase, though thankfully this is the final phase where players need to deal with this mechanic. A player who receives Induction Cascade should move out of the group, ideally to the opposite side of the Augment Drone as the tank kiting blue circles.

It is fine to move out of the purple circle if necessary to avoid clipping another player, since you will not deal any damage during Induction Cascade anyway. Make sure to move back in immediately to maximize the benefits of Induction Rebound though!

Beginning in Phase 4 and for the rest of the encounter in Story Mode, the metal railing and corner platforms are electrified by the Electrical Overload status effect. Standing on the electrified floor will cause the player to take periodic damage so avoid standing in those locations on the map for the rest of the encounter.

The most important mechanic for Phase 6 is the Voice of Iokath buff applied to the Repurposed Gemini Droid. This buff lasts for 120 seconds and serves as the timer for the phase. If the Gemini Droid is destroyed then Izax will wipe the group. If the Gemini Droid survives for 120 seconds then Izax will explode and the encounter will end.

I highly recommend players focus target the Gemini Droid to keep an eye on this debuff as it counts down. For example, the screenshot below shows the Gemini Droid with around 40 seconds left on the buff.

What things can damage the Gemini Droid?

• Izax will target the Gemini Droid with Missile Volley. Players can Tether the Gemini Droid out of Missile Volley to avoid this damage most of the time.

• Mines will spawn on the side of the platform and move towards the Gemini Droid and explode to deal AoE damage. Players can Tether the mines off the platform to safely destroy them.

• Energy Balls will spawn on the side of the platform and float across the platform dealing damage to anything they contact. Players can Tether the Gemini Droid out of the way of the Energy Balls.

• Electro Tether Droids will spawn in waves with one from each corner. They will target the Gemini Droid and tether it in place. If this happens then the Gemini Droid cannot be Tethered out of the way of Missile Volley or Energy Balls. Stunning the Gemini Droid also removes the Signal Jamming debuff on Izax and enables it to use guided Missile Volley attacks that cannot be avoided.

Healers can heal and shield the Gemini Droid to offset damage taken and players should do everything they can to mitigate these mechanics to keep the Gemini Droid and themselves alive.

Izax’s primary attack during Phase 6 is Missile Volley. These attacks are telegraphed by orange circles on the ground.

Missile Volley changes depending on whether the Signal Jamming debuff is applied. Signal Jamming is applied anytime the Gemini Droid is active. The Gemini Droid being stunned and receiving the Magnetic Tether debuff temporarily removes Signal Jamming until the Gemini Droid is no longer stunned.

If Signal Jamming is active on Izax, the Missile Volley attacks are unguided and do not follow the players and/or the Gemini Droid. Players can move out of the circles to avoid taking damage and can Tether the Gemini Droid out of the way as well.

If Signal Jamming is removed while the Gemini Droid is stunned by the Electro Tether Droids, then Izax can utilize guided Missile Volley attacks. These missiles follow their targets and cannot be avoided through movement.

This mechanic is intended to force the team to destroy the Electro Tether Droids quickly. Any Magnetic Tether attacks on the Gemini Droid should be interrupted. Three waves of Electro Tether Droids spawn and each wave is made up of 4 Electro Tether Droids with 1 from each corner. DPS should split up and DPS down the Electro Tether Droids.

Destroying the Electro Tether Droids is the ONLY DPS mechanic in this phase.

Any player or the Gemini Droid taking damage from Missile Volley gains stacks of Adaptive Shrapnel. The debuff increases damage taken by 15% per stack and lasts 25 seconds. Gaining a few stacks is not dangerous but care should be taken to avoid letting them get really high on any player or the Gemini Droid.

Finally, any player who attempts to Tether the Gemini Droid while it is stunned receives the Violent Shock debuff and is stunned themselves for 5 seconds. Do not try to Tether the Gemini Droid if it is stunned - instead help your team to interrupt and then destroy the Electro Tether Droids.

Mines are another mechanic the team must manage to keep the Gemini Droid alive. The mines spawn in waves along the side of the platform and move inward to the platform. If the mines reach the Gemini Droid or a player who gets their aggro, they will drop a circle on the ground and explode after a second or so.

The strategy for eliminating the mines requires a Tether and is often handled by a tank. The player runs BEHIND the mines so they are standing between the mines and the edge of the platform. The player targets a mine then Tethers it. This positioning and action pulls the mine over your head and either off the platform altogether or onto the electrified railing, either of which destroys the mine.

Be careful to coordinate who is using the Tether and make sure your positioning is correct. Using the Tether on a mine with bad positioning will throw it across the platform and could damage another player or the Gemini Droid.

The screenshot below shows good positioning for pulling mines and lets you run in a direct path behind the wave of mines and quickly pull them one at a time off the platform.

The Energy Balls given Phase 6 its nickname as the Frogger phase. These orbs spawn on one side of the platform and float across it. Walking into them deals damage to players and the Gemini Droid.

Players should move into safe spots in each wave to avoid taking damage. The player Tethering the Gemini Droid should pull the droid through each wave as much as possible.

If the only safe movement path is through the Energy Balls (i.e., to avoid a Missile Volley or mine) then try to run straight through the green orb. It ticks for damage periodically while you are inside the orb, so the faster you move through it the less damage you will take.

As soon as the Voice of Iokath buff expires two minutes into Phase 6, the final mechanic begins for Izax in Story Mode. The story basis for this mechanic is that Scyva succeeded in hacking Izax and it is now about to explode.

The Initialize mechanic precedes Izax’s explosion and places a massive orange circle on the ground. The orange circle covers all of the platform except the two corners furthest away from Izax.

The Initialize orange circle lasts for 10 seconds before the explosion occurs, so the team has 10 seconds to get to safety. The team should be looking for this mechanic by watching the Voice of Iokath buff on the Gemini Droid and moving to the far side of the platform prior to the orange circle appearing.

The corner platforms continue to deal damage via the Electrical Overload mechanic, so players stepping onto the corner platform will take damage until the explosion happens.

The Electrical Overload damage can be avoided by careful positioning. There is a circular depression in the corner platform just past the ramp. Players who step directly onto the circle receive the WARNING: Damaged Connection buff do not take damage from Electrical Overload. A graphical signal that you are positioned correctly is a large red “X” appearing above your character’s head.

The best strategy for this phase is to move onto the platform and try to stand in the safe location. If you have trouble with this positioning or are low on health, you may want to wait a few seconds before running up there. If you can count time accurately then as soon as the orange circle appears starting counting to 10. As soon as you get to 6-7 run onto the platform, try to stand in the middle, but either way pop one or more defensive cooldowns.

As long as ONE PLAYER survives the explosion then the group successfully clears the encounter.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Phase 1

Stand on the opposite side of the room to take Swipe and keep it away from the rest of the team. Use taunts aggressively to hold aggro. Make sure to stand far enough inward that you do not die to the Deflector Pulse that ends the phase.

Phase 2

Try to stand near the spawn point for the Electro Tether Droid and tag it when it spawns so that you get stunned instead of a DPS. Hitting Saber Reflect (for Guardian/Juggernauts) before the stun hits lets you reflect damage back to the Electro Tether Droid.

As soon as you are free from the Electro Tether Droid and the Anchor Drone is destroyed, move away from the group to drop the Plasma Field blue circles.

The tank should usually help with dropping the shields. If so, move to a corner and use your AoE taunt to grab aggro on the Energy Drone and Amplifier Drone in that corner. You need to aim the Energy Drone’s blue telegraph to hit the Amplifier Drone then aim its red telegraph directly at Izax to bring down the shield.

Repeat these mechanics as often as necessary until Izax is pushed.

Phase 3

Help destroy Electro Tether Droids then help DPS Izax and participate in the interrupt cycle for Charge Omnicannon. There are no tank specific mechanics in this phase.

Phase 4

Use taunts to maintain aggro on Izax. Stand away from the group to drop Plasma Field blue puddles. You will need a kiting path to drop 5 blue puddles then can repeat that path. Be careful to stay in range of your healers.

When Hull Cutters spawn be ready to use an AoE taunt if the group starts to be overwhelmed by damage.

Phase 5

Do your best to keep up with the group and run to the safe spots. Tanks can survive taking damage from missiles better than non-tanks so your margin for error is a bit higher.

Phase 6

Tanks should usually take responsibility for using the Tether to destroy mines and helping Tether the Gemini Droid out of trouble. Try to help with destroying and interrupting the Electro Tether Droids as much as possible.

When Initialize begins and applies the giant orange circle follow the group to safety.

As a tank you will take less damage during this phase from mistakes than non-tanks and you have more defensive cooldowns. That makes you one of the most likely players to survive the phase and help guarantee a successful clear so do what you can to help with mechanics and stay alive.

Phase 1

Stand on the opposite side of the room with the tanks. Try to stand close to the edge of the Swipe telegraph to ensure you will survive the Deflector Pulse knockback that ends the phase.

The tank will need light healing during this phase and the player getting Induction Cascade will take pretty heavy damage. If you get Induction make sure to get out of the group promptly.

Phase 2

Healers should stay with the group and help DPS the Anchor Drone for at least a few seconds, as the group should not take any damage initially except for the player stunned by the Electro Tether Droid.

Induction Cascade will be applied to a player right as/after the Anchor Drone is destroyed, so watch for the debuff, call it out and be prepared to give them big heals.

After the group survives the Anchor Drone and first Induction, group healing can be a bit stressful especially if the group gets too spread out. The best positioning will be in the middle of the room a little in front of Izax’s shield.

Hull Cutters will typically aggro to you so make sure your DPS stay close to help burn them down until Izax’s shield goes down.

Phase 3

Heal players through damage from the Electro Tether Droids then help DPS Izax and assist with interrupts. The only healing the rest of the phase will be to the players getting Induction Cascade.

If the group uses the Overload Communications Array mechanic to damage and reset Izax and needs/wants to use it a second or third time, the healers should do as much of that mechanic as possible to let DPS focus on Izax. A second overload should not be needed unless the group is really bad at interrupts though.

Phase 4

Stand with the group in between the Augment Drone and Izax but be careful not to stand on the electrified railing. The tank(s) will need consistent healing during this phase. The stressful healing phases will be keeping up with damage from Induction Cascade and when Hull Cutter waves spawn.

Be vocal with your team if healing through the Hull Cutters is challenging to make them stop DoT spreading and single target them down.

Phase 5

Healers have very little to heal in this phase due to the Searing Plasma debuff. Any player who takes damage and needs healing will have this debuff and take virtually no healing. As such, you should prioritize keeping yourself alive during this phase. Keep an eye on players who take damage and avoid devoting key cooldowns or abilities to healing them until the debuff falls off and then top them up going into the next phase.

Phase 6

Phase 6 can be stressful for healers since players get spread out and have lots of opportunities to take damage. The overall goal is to keep the Gemini Droid alive even if that means letting a few players die. Try to keep your positioning relatively central to the platform to keep as many players in line of sight as possible.

Healers should try to help with the Tether mechanic to move the Gemini Droid out of danger.

In Story Mode, the Gemini Droid has a lot of health and can survive a lot of damage if they are getting regularly healed and shielded. It’s okay to make mistakes as you have a lot of room for error.

When the big orange circle pops up, get onto the platform and top people up as much as possible before hitting cooldowns and hoping you survive.

Phase 1

Stand on the opposite side of the room with the tanks. Try to stand close to the edge of the Swipe telegraph to ensure you will survive the Deflector Pulse knockback that ends the phase.

Melee DPS should be careful to avoid standing in the Germicidal Radiation Field. Izax has a huge hitbox so you do not need to stand in the radiation field to damage Izax.

DPS may get Induction Cascade so take it to the designated position. If you have off heals then prioritize them while Induction is ticking and avoid any attacks unless necessary to build energy, trigger procs or maintain buffs. As soon as Induction Rebound (the red buff) is applied, move back to the group and hit your big hitting abilities to maximize your damage.

Phase 2

DPS should run into the middle of the white circle and try to maximize DPS on the Anchor Drone as soon as it spawns. This is the only DPS check of the encounter to destroy it before the group takes massive damage from Saturation Volley.

After the Anchor Drone is destroyed then kill the Electro Tether Drone. Watch out for Induction Cascade as it will go out around this time and is very dangerous while the team is grouped together. Forgetting this first Induction is the most common cause of a wipe in Story Mode.

After the Anchor Drone and Electro Tether Drone are both destroyed, the DPS should move to the middle in front of Izax to destroy Hull Cutters until Izax’s shield is brought down.

DPS with taunts or who are familiar with the shield mechanic may help bring down the shield. DPS not helping with the shield mechanic should stay away from Energy Drones and Amplifier Drones to avoid causing aggro issues.

As soon as Izax’s shield comes down all DPS should be on Izax. Izax takes +200% damage during this 15 second burst window so try to use offensive cooldowns during these short burst windows.

Rinse and repeat until the boss is pushed.

Phase 3

Destroy the Electro Tether Droids then attack Izax. As soon as the Damaged Deflector Shield (orange shield) is destroyed then help interrupt Izax as often as possible. DPS who get Induction Cascade should move away from the group.

DPS should help with Conductor Droids to trigger Overload Communications Array if requested by the raid lead but generally should not be necessary unless the group is practicing for Veteran Mode or simply wants to shorten the phase.

Phase 4

Stand with the group in between the Augment Drone and Izax but be careful not to stand on the electrified railing. DPS should be primarily targeted towards Izax during this phase.

Watch out for Induction Cascade and move out of the group if you get it until the debuff is gone.

Hull Cutters need to be destroyed when they spawn. They have huge AoE DR so avoid regular AoE attacks. Teams with lots of DoT spread can use those abilities to spread DoTs to the Hull Cutters and destroy them. If the Hull Cutters are slow to go down then DPS should use single target attacks to destroy them. Do not let a healer die and the group wipe because you were prioritizing your parse over group success.

Phase 5

Stick with the group and get to the safe spot as quickly as possible. Use movement abilities as necessary to stay alive. When in doubt run to the middle of the room until you can identify the safe position.

Phase 6

The primary job of DPS in Phase 6 is to destroy Electro Tether Droids and stay alive. The Electro Tether Droids spawn in waves of one droid per corner platform, so try and divide up the DPS so each droid has a DPS attacking it. Prioritize interrupts over attack abilities anytime the Electro Tether Droid stuns someone.

Some DPS may help with Tethering the Gemini Droid to safety and/or destroying the mines, but the overall job is destroying the Electro Tether Droids.

Once the Initialize orange circle appears, follow the group to safety and hope you survive.