Caliligos Guardian Raid Guide
Last Updated:March 3, 2024|Change Log
Introduction
Caliligos is the third Raid Level 6 Guardian, with an Item Level requirement of 1490. This Guardian drops Tier 3 Relic Accessories, Bracelets, Ability Stones and Upgrade Materials, as well as rare drops including Engraving Books, Galewind and Caliligos. The recommended Combat Items are: HP Potion, Pheromone Bomb, Destruction Bomb, Whirlwind Grenade and Flare.
This Guardian Raid has 3 phases. Battle items are required to phase the boss. Each phase will give Caliligos new empowered attacks and unique patterns. To transition to the next phase, players will need to perform a series of actions when he reaches certain HP thresholds.
This is an altered version of previously encountered fights like Calventus. This time he's charged and ready to fight. Just like Calventus, he's extremely mobile and annoying. Be careful of it's AoE attacks, it can be shocking when they hit!
This Guardian guide assumes you know the basics of a Guardian Raid. Check out the General Guardian Raid Guide to learn more.
Special Interactions & Patterns
Counterable: Frontal Charge
Counter attack is possible during the charge attack pattern. At the start of this attack animation, the Guardian glows blue. The player has a short window to cast a skill with a Counter Attack affix while standing in front of the Guardian. If you manage to pull this off fast enough, the Guardian's attack will be interrupted and staggered for a few seconds. This gives you and your team a short window to use buffs and deal additional damage.
Caliligos will shake his body side to side turning towards a player a becomes blue. Failure to Counter will result in a dash forward. In Phase 2 he will also spawn thunderbolts around him.
Counterable: Body Raise
Caliligos raises his body and flaps wings before firing an explosion. You can counter to cancel it.
Retaliation
This will only occur in Phase 2 and 3. Caliligos will summon a barrier around him. Stand inside and don't attack.
Phase Transition
After enough damage, you will need to perform a series of patterns to phase the boss.
Stagger > Counter > Destruction > Orbs
Caliligos will raise his right arm and start charging. A stagger bar will appear so neutralize him and be ready for the Counter right after.
After the Stagger you'll have a brief second to Counter the Boss.
After the Counter, destroy his horns with Weak Point skills or Destruction Bomb.
Players need to spread out and destroy 5 orbs coming into Caliligos from all cardinal directions. If any orbs reach the boss, it will cause Caliligos to perform a large AoE damage attack and remove your collected stacks, as well as spawning 4 defense orbs in the same spots as previous ones.
- Blue Glowing Orbs: Will grant a Cooldown and Damage buff for 30 seconds, try to kill them together in melee range (5x stack).
- Defense Orbs: Destroying these grants nearby players a buff that prevents them from receiving stacks from the Guardian's attacks for 40 seconds.
Lightning Phases
During this phase, the boss will apply lightning stacks, upon reaching 5x the player will be stunned for a few seconds. Around the boss, there will be blue orbs, destroy them to cleanse the stacks and grant immunity to shock for a brief period. (Try to do it at 4x stacks).
Similar to the Phase 2 lightning, upon reaching 3x you will be stunned for a few seconds. Caliligos will spawn a white orb periodically. If you don't destroy it within 10 seconds, it will cause a raid wipe.
In the final phase of the boss ~20% HP, a player will be marked with a curse, taking bleed damage. The only way to lift the curse is to destroy the designated orb on the mini-map (similar to Levanos's mini tree).
General Patterns
Double Pound
Caliligos moves forward and hits the ground twice.
Tail Whip
Swipes his tail from left to right.
Lightning beams follow his tail whip.
Air Slam
Targets a player with aggro and does a paw slash slam. In later phases, players that are "Thunder shocked" will be targeted.
Additional hits when attacked. Will receive "Thunder shocked" debuff. In Phase 3 additional lightning and balls will spawn around him.
Delayed Jump Slam
Caliligos flies towards a player and lands on them.
A 3-pronged lightning strike will be added after the slam.
Blink Slam
Caliligos flaps his wings and flies into the air. He will target a player and try to land on them after a small indicator. In Phase 2-3 there will be lightning around the Slam.
Lightning Blink Slam
Only occurs after Phase 3. Spawns lightning while in the air then lands. If the horn is destroyed, he will not do this pattern.
Faster slam after thunderbolt attacks. Even outside the lightning strikes, the slam can still target you.
Backstep
Boss will fly back. In Phase 2, the Backstep will include lightning in front of him.
Sonic Charge
During Phase 3, it will shake its body and charge toward a targeted player. Try to move away from your team.
Gameplay Video
Credits
Written by Starlast
Reviewed by Perciculum