Eye of Vortex

Quests linked to the Eye of Vortex

Two Xelorium quests go through the dungeon: Truth at Bottom is completed on Vortex, The Sands of Time asks you to reach its exit. Accept them before entering: a fight won without the quest in progress doesn't count.

For later

During events

• Tiwotokar Simulation level 20, repeatable
  Tiwotokar can designate Vortex as the guardian to defeat. Astrub, [6,-19].

The room of the Eye of Vortex

A dimension dungeon: a single room and a single fight, but as many monsters as a regular dungeon, spread over five waves. The scenery, then the tactical view with the starting cells (blue: you, red: the monsters). Tap an image to enlarge it.

Vortex is there from the start with the first wave: three monsters with four players, one more for each additional character, then as many monsters as fighters in each wave. The next wave arrives after a number of turns shown in the timeline, or sooner if the current wave is completely killed. Each wave arrives invulnerable for one turn.

Defeat Vortex

The five-step strategy against Vortex

The Auroraire and its twelve hours

At the start of each character's turn, the Aurour advances one hour. The monster killed gains the hour's bonus for its resurrection, cumulative if it dies at several hours, and Vortex collects each bonus, only once per hour. Killing five monsters at the same hour gives him only one bonus.

The hours that matter: damage taken x70% at hour 5, +30% vitality at hour 11, Unlockable state at hour 2, Unshakable state at hour 10, +4 AP at hour 8. Hours 3, 6, 9 and 12 only give 400 in one characteristic: these are the least troublesome hours.

Killing a monster resurrected at a different hour adds that hour to its possible hours: it can be corrupted at either one. A corrupted monster still comes back, but invulnerable, and it skips all its turns: the map fills up, with no extra danger.

A number of players that divides 12

With 2, 3, 4 or 6 characters, the Aurour always follows the same cycle: the same character re-kills the monster they killed, 3 turns later with four, 2 turns with six, 4 turns with three. An Iop who kills a Hystairkal on turn 2, with four, re-kills it on turn 5.

On Vortex's turn, the Auroraire is only at hours 4, 8 and 12 with four characters, 6 and 12 with six, 3, 6, 9 and 12 with three. Only these lines are dangerous, as long as nobody steps on a glyph. At 5, 7 or 8, the cycle keeps changing: be extra careful on Vortex's turn.

The monsters' glyphs

At the start of its turn, each monster leaves a glyph on its cell. Walking on it swaps your place with it, advances the Aurour by one hour and gives you, as well as the monster, a one-turn bonus: push damage (Wastrel), damage taken halved (Crushmore), power (Krossflire), 1 MP (Ickyrus) or a heal (Hystairkal). Useful for shifting an hour, dangerous out of habit.

The monsters of the Eye of Vortex

Five level 200 Fugitives with 6,000 HP, who keep coming back: each has a weakness at -14% in a different element. Here, the hour of death matters more than the order, but two monsters deserve your attention first. The resistances in red are their weaknesses.

In which order to kill the monsters

1. Hystairkal — she makes you Pacifist with Ray of Plight: keep her away and remove her MP, especially those of wave 3.
2. Krossflire — from turn 4, Poisoned Art hits the whole team for 3 turns.

Preparing your run through the Eye of Vortex

A dungeon for teams of level 190 to 200 who like long fights and pixel-perfect positioning. People come for the Xelorium quests, the achievements and the Vortex Wings: Vortex cannot be captured.

How to enter the Eye of Vortex

The entrance is in the Xelorium, in Uncertain Future, at [7,-7] ; the nearest zaap is the Madrestam Harbour one [7,-4]. To reach the dimension, do a portal search. You then need a Vortex's Eye Key (consumed): the key ring doesn't work in a dimension. Automatic group search is available for this dungeon.

Crafting the Vortex's Eye Key

It is crafted by a handyman. Four ingredients drop from the dungeon's monsters, at 12%: Ickyrus Talon, Crushmore Claw, Krossflire Eye and Hystairkal Horn. The Fugitive Loop is bought at the Xelorium outpost [1,6] for 3 Orichor; Icefish, Snowdrop and Frosteez complete the recipe.

Ingredient	Quantity	Level
Ickyrus Talon	2	200
Crushmore Claw	2	200
Krossflire Eye	2	200
Hystairkal Horn	2	200
Fugitive Loop	1	200
Icefish	1	200
Snowdrop	1	200
Frosteez	1	200

Which team to bring against Vortex

MP removal and positioning. The monsters keep coming back and the fight is long: a team that slows down and moves the enemies lasts the distance. An MP-removal Enutrof and a Cra make the simplest core.

Enough to remove the poison. Poisoned Art hits the whole team from turn 4, and any heal cancels it. Without a healer, place a Cawwot and stay on its glyph, out of the Aurour's lines, then kill it if it bothers you.

Remove your Ebony Dofus. Its poison stays on the resurrected monsters: it can kill them at the wrong hour, or fail Focus. Leave it aside: it also causes lag in this fight.

The classes that feel at home. The Enutrof and the Cra keep monsters at a distance, the Pandawa moves and protects, the Rogue builds a wall of bombs, provided you never place it on an Auroraire line. A Cawwot or a healer solves the poison problem.

The five achievements of the Eye of Vortex

Each achievement gives 200,000,000 XP and 2 Vortex Wing, the Trio doubles the XP. Since the fight is very long, aim for one or two challenges per run rather than all at once.

Achievements	Condition	Points	XP
Vortex (Special)	Defeat Vortex in his dungeon by completing the “Hour of Death” challenge.	10	200 000 000
Eye of Vortex	Defeat Vortex in this boss's dungeon.	10	200 000 000
Vortex (Focus)	Defeat Vortex in his dungeon by completing the “Focus” challenge.	10	200 000 000
Vortex (Impertinence)	Defeat Vortex in its dungeon while completing the “Impertinence” challenge.	10	200 000 000
Vortex (Trio)	Defeat Vortex in its dungeon while completing the “Trio” challenge.	20	400 000 000

Special: Hour of Death

All enemies must be finished off at the same time. Come with four, for a regular cycle. Choose an hour with a mild bonus (hour 3, 6, 8, 9 or 12) and set the initiative: at hour 12, your last character to play finishes everything. They must be able to finish the four monsters of each wave, boosted just before the hour. A Roman numeral above the Aurour recalls the hour of the first kill; between waves, push back the monsters still active and move the corrupted away. Vortex must also die at that hour.

Focus

An attacked enemy must be finished off before another is attacked. Not difficult in itself, but monsters pile up and mistakes happen fast. Handle resurrections one by one, damage the one that has to be re-killed first, and use the wait to kill the others. Hitting an invulnerable target doesn't fail the challenge: with the Long-range Liaison modifier, group the corrupted in a bomb wall or hit them in an area to reach enemies more than 10 range away.

Impertinence

Each ally must end their turn on a cell adjacent to an enemy. On turn 1, a Pandawa under Pandiniuras goes to fetch the Krossflire, which hits the least, and throws it toward the team, which sticks to it; never the Hystairkal, because of Pacifist. Stabilize the Krossflire, which tackles, and untackle with a Sram's Mist. Corrupt the other monsters, bring a corrupted one into the middle of the team, then kill the Krossflire: the corrupted one, which no longer plays, serves as an adjacent enemy until the end. Against Vortex, boost the Pandawa's MP to bring him back, and kill him if possible before he plays.

Trio

Three characters maximum, under 80 turns. The simplest: a Cra and an MP-removal Enutrof, plus a character who hits hard; a Pandawa and a Rogue with a bomb wall also work. With three, a monster is re-killed by the same character 4 turns later. Avoid the line of hour 3 on turns 1, 5, 9, that of hour 6 on turns 2, 6, that of hour 9 on turns 3, 7, that of hour 12 on turns 4, 8.

Drops and loot of the Eye of Vortex

Base in-game rates, before Prospecting bonuses.

On Vortex

• Vortex WingWing12 %
• Nougat Rabmarac BarTreat6 %
• Bag of Temporal PowderContainer3 %
• Miniature SandglassMiscellaneous Resource3 %
• Al Howin GobtubbyCeremonial pet1 %
• Paragon of PowerMain quests0,7 %
• Tasty CarrionMeat0,6 %

On the henchmen of Vortex

• Tasty MeatMeat · Wastrel12 %
• Wastrel FeatherFeather · Wastrel12 %
• Crushmore ClawBone · Crushmore12 %
• Krossflire EyeEye · Krossflire12 %
• Ickyrus TalonLeg · Ickyrus12 %
• Hystairkal HornBone · Hystairkal12 %
• OrichorTokens · Crushmore3,6 %
• Miniature SandglassMiscellaneous Resource · Wastrel3 %
• Bag of Temporal PowderContainer · Wastrel1 %

The dimension's modifiers

Ten modifiers, only one active

Each dimension applies a combat modifier, which only changes once the level 200 dungeon of the zone is completed, here the Eye of Vortex. Some help, like Long-range Liaison, which sends back 20% of the damage taken by an enemy to enemies more than 10 Range away. Others complicate everything, like Cyclic Power, which gives enemies 50% vitality in exchange for increasing damage to you, reset every 5 turns.

Where is the Eye of Vortex?

In the Xelorium dimension, at [7,-7], in the Uncertain Future. The nearest zaap is the Madrestam Harbour one [7,-4] ; do a portal search to reach the dimension.

What level should you do the Eye of Vortex at?

Minimum level 190, 200 recommended. Vortex is level 220 and his monsters level 200, with 6,000 HP each.

How do you make Vortex vulnerable?

By corrupting the five waves of monsters. Each monster must be killed a second time at the same hour as its first death; a yellow star marks the right moment.

What happens if I kill a monster at the wrong hour?

It comes back with one more bonus, and one more hour of corruption. You can finish it off at either of its hours, but the bonuses also stack on Vortex.

Why does Vortex hit my team when he is invulnerable?

All in Good Time hits the Aurour's lines on each of its turns. Don't end up lined up with the Aurour as it will be on Vortex's turn, and keep your summons out of those lines.

How many characters should you bring?

Four, or another divisor of 12 such as three or six. The Auroraire then always follows the same cycle: fewer dangerous lines, and the same character always re-kills the monster it killed.

Which quest should you do at the Eye of Vortex?

Truth at Bottom, at Doc Ettem Bworn's at the Xelorium outpost [1,6] : it is completed by beating Vortex in a single fight. The Sands of Time also asks you to reach the dungeon exit.

Can Vortex be captured?

No, Vortex cannot be captured. No soul stone is needed.

Does the key ring work for the Eye of Vortex?

No, not in dimension. You need a Vortex's Eye Key, crafted by a handyman with resources from the dungeon's monsters and a Fugitive Loop bought at the outpost.