Complete Atoraxxion Dungeon Walkthrough - Black Desert Online

 

Complete Atoraxxion Dungeon Walkthrough - Black Desert Online

Introduction to Atoraxxion

Atoraxxion is the co-op dungeon in Black Desert Online, consisting of four distinct themed areas (biomes): Vahmalkea (Desert), Sycrakea (Ocean), Yolunakea (Forest), and Orzekea (Canyon). Each area has its own unique puzzles, monsters, and boss mechanics. This guide will walk you through all four dungeons in sequence, from entry requirements to boss strategies.

General Requirements and Preparation

Entry Requirements:

• Character level 60 or higher
• Recommended AP/DP:
• Elvia Realm: 280 Kutum AP and 340 DP
• Normal Server: 250 Kutum AP and 300 DP
• Season Server: DUO Tuvala gear (much easier)

How to Enter:

1. Go to the Ancient Stone Chamber (SE of Western Guard Camp)
2. Interact with the Sol Magia to enter Atoraxxion
3. Select your desired dungeon and difficulty

Preparation Tips:

• Recommended Party Size: 5 players (can be done solo for quest completion, but no rewards)
• Consumables to Bring:
• HP/MP potions
• Medical Kits (for resurrecting teammates)
• Elixir buffs
• Knowledge: The Atoraxxion Tome will help you gain additional knowledge
• Important Settings: Turn on combat effects to see mechanics clearly

Part 1: Atoraxxion - Vahmalkea (Desert)

Overview

Vahmalkea is the first biome of Atoraxxion. It features desert-themed areas with sand, ruins, and mechanical constructs. The zones are separated by barriers that require specific keys to progress.

Zone Progression

1. Vaha's Query (Starting Area)
2. Vaha's Sky
3. Vaha's Storm
4. Vaha's Heart
5. Vaha's Head
6. Vaha's Garden
7. Vaha's Cradle (Final Boss)

Monster Mechanics

Normal Monsters:

• Monoceros: Pull over steam cracks to weaken DP
• Cetus: Use FLOAT CC when it charges
• Creomar: Only vulnerable to back attacks
• Lacerta: Use KNOCKDOWN CC when it tries to empower minions
• Putrakium: Can only be killed with matchlocks (exchange Cold Thorns x2)

Mini-Bosses:

• Krahtenn: Found in Vaha's Heart, use matchlock to destroy power core
• Ahtenn: Found in Vaha's Head, destroy correct spire when announced

Key Item Progression

Zone	Key Item Needed	How to Obtain
Vaha's Storm	None	Starting area
Vaha's Heart	Vaha's Dried Fang	Alchemy: Vaha's Cold Thorn x5
Vaha's Head	Vaha's Burning Fang	Combine: Vaha's Dried Fang + Searing Heart Piece (from Krahtenn)
Vaha's Garden	Vaha's Twisted Fang	Combine: Vaha's Burning Fang + Frozen Shell of Reason (from Ahtenn)
Vaha's Cradle	Lucretia Dagger	Combine: Vaha's Twisted Fang + Vaha's Whispering Bell (from Ahtenn)

Puzzles

1. Balance Scales Puzzle

• Location: Early in the dungeon
• Solution: Place all 6 boxes on platforms to balance both beams
• Trial and error required to find correct weight distribution

2. Ancient Weapon Puzzle

• Location: After the first puzzle
• Mechanics: Observe the ancient weapon's attack pattern
• Solution: Stand on correct platforms in sequence based on attack direction
• Left swing = Position 1 (left platform)
• Right swing = Position 2 (middle platform)
• Ground attack = Position 3 (right platform)
• Remember the first 8 attacks pattern

3. Blue and Red Lights Puzzle

• Location: Middle section of dungeon
• Mechanics: Remember order of red and blue lights on columns
• Solution: Interact with columns in correct sequence based on final color shown

4. Platforms Puzzle

• Location: Later part of dungeon
• Solution: 4 players stand on platforms while 5th completes objective, then rotate positions

5. Intruder Device Puzzle

• Location: Vaha's Head
• Solution: 4 players activate columns simultaneously to create beams pointing at center sphere
• Defeat waves of monsters and Ahtenn mini-boss

Final Boss: Urukios & Lucretia

Phase 1 (100%-50% HP)

• Two separate bosses: Lucretia (left) and Urukios (right)
• Split party: 2 players take Lucretia, 2 take Urukios, 1 handles trash mobs
• Keep bosses separated as they heal each other when close
• Kill trash mobs inside circles to debuff bosses
• Reduce both bosses to 50% HP simultaneously

Phase 2 (50%-30% HP)

• Bosses merge into one
• Avoid floating rock "bombs" around the room
• "Play time" mechanic: Colored orbs follow players, lead them to matching colored towers

Phase 3 (30%-0% HP)

• Avoid lava AOE that appears after "Urukios! Let your stomps engulf the earth in flames!" message
• Pull boss to a corner and rotate around room edges to find safe spots
• DPS boss down to defeat it

Part A: Atoraxxion - Sycrakea (Ocean)

Overview

Sycrakea is the second biome of Atoraxxion with an underwater, oceanic theme. The zones include coral formations, underwater structures, and sea-creature themed monsters.

Zone Progression

1. Syca's Scale
2. Syca's Grave
3. Syca's Glare
4. Syca's Garden
5. Syca's Cradle (Final Boss)

Monster Mechanics

Normal Monsters:

• Lahtron: Drains mana, avoid yellow bubbles
• Cartios: Attack tail only when yellow, not when green
• Lykina: Kill 3 support monsters simultaneously to weaken it

Mini-Bosses:

• Berurah: Lure fish (Pisces) to fires to extinguish them
• Serpen: Destroy all pillars except unstable ones (with lightning)
• Apocros: Move Lahtron mobs to pillars to deactivate them and bring boss down

Key Item Progression

Zone	Key Item Needed	How to Obtain
Syca's Grave	Syca's Arid Tentacle	Defeat Berurah (summoned with Yolun Piece of Envy)
Syca's Glare	Syca's Burning Tentacle	Defeat Serpen (summoned with Yolun Piece of Cruelty)
Syca's Garden	Yolun Dagger	Combine all previous items to summon and defeat Apocros
Syca's Cradle	Corrupt Yolun Dagger	Combine Yolun Dagger + Syca's Contorted Tentacle

Puzzles

1. Activating Towers Puzzle

• Location: Syca's Scale
• Solution: Interact with towers in specific sequence to activate all simultaneously
• Use the light-up puzzle solver mentioned in guide

2. Platforms and Lights Puzzle

• Location: Syca's Grave
• Mechanics: Two areas with matching symbols, platforms turn on lights
• Solution: Match cubes in both areas, then stand on platforms in correct combination to light all pillars

3. Floating Cubes Puzzle

• Location: Syca's Glare
• Solution: Hit cubes and interact with Stellagia to check progress
• Adjust numbers until all cubes show correct values

4. Tower Order Puzzle

• Location: Later in dungeon
• Solution: Hit towers in same order they light up
• Use this to disable gate for passage

5. Colors Puzzle (Hidden)

• Location: Syca's Query
• Mechanics: Beam must pass through all floating objects
• Solution: Interact with middle to turn all objects once, then flip twice

Final Boss: Maleficent Centilutos

Power Supply Mechanic

• 4 power levels: Higher power = boss weaker but attacks stronger
• Manage power level throughout fight

Phase 1: Glowing Fish (~90% HP)

• Kill glowing fish before they reach boss
• Leave non-glowing fish alive
• 5 fish will glow, 1 will not

Phase 2: Squids and Power Stone (~75% HP)

• Kill glowing squids to get power stone
• Use power stone under thickest light beam

Phase 3: Colors (~60% HP and ~40% HP)

• Count how many times boss changes to each color
• Go to wall with most frequent color to get protective buff

Phase 4: Tombstones (~50% HP)

• Read patterns on tombstones (arrows, triangles, or 8)
• Stand on matching floor patterns based on which half of room you're in

Phase 5: Final Phase (~20% HP)

• Kill scorpions that appear
• Destroy light beam sources
• Manage all previous mechanics simultaneously

Part 3: Atoraxxion - Yolunakea (Forest)

Overview

Yolunakea is the third biome of Atoraxxion with a forest/jungle theme. It features overgrown areas with massive trees, vines, and forest-creature themed monsters.

Zone Progression

1. Yolu's Nail
2. Yolu's Query
3. Yolu's Spine
4. Yolu's Mane
5. Yolu's Teeth
6. Yolu's Garden
7. Yolu's Cradle (Final Boss)

Monster Mechanics

Normal Monsters:

• Keluos: Must kill all 3 simultaneously within 15 seconds

Mini-Bosses:

• Lekra Vuhuma: Look at diagram in sky showing player distribution
• Players must stand in bubbles based on diagram pattern
• After defeat, get transformation scroll from correct cube

• Sebekaruk: Use transformation scrolls for specific roles
• Lacerta: Debuff boss
• Kraten: DPS
• Monoceros: Kill small mobs
• Creomar: Taunt mobs
• Cetus: Climb up and destroy power source

Key Item Progression

Zone	Key Item Needed	How to Obtain
Yolu's Spine	Distorted Tear of Temptation	Combine: Pulsating Tree Vine + Yolu's Arid Fragment
Yolu's Mane/Teeth	Soaring Hatred Tear	Combine: Yolu's Hot Vine (from Lekra Vuhuma) + Distorted Tear of Temptation
Yolu's Garden/Cradle	Voidlight Dagger	Combine: Yolu's Contorted Lightstone (from Sebekaruk) + Soaring Hatred Tear

Puzzles

1. Colored Rings Puzzle

• Location: Early in dungeon
• Mechanics: 4 colored rings on structure, 4 platforms with floating shapes
• Solution: Allow shapes to enter center in same order as colored rings (top to bottom)

2. Brewery Pumps Puzzle

• Location: Mid-dungeon
• Solution: Each player completes mini-game on right pump 5 times, then on left pump

3. Numbered Cubes Puzzle

• Location: Later section (requires transformation)
• Solution: Move cubes between towers based on number sequence given
• Example: "1 0 4 5" means 1 cube in 1st tower, 0 in 2nd, 4 in 3rd, 5 in 4th

4. Colored Platforms Puzzle

• Location: Late dungeon
• Mechanics: Move colored orbs by interacting with platforms
• Solution: Match orbs to platforms of same color

Final Boss: Amarillos

Phase 1: Tree Buffs and Elements (~100%-90% HP)

• Two types of buffs to manage:
• Tree Buff: Kill Vendum walkers before they reach boss
• Elemental Buffs: Block colored orbs matching Keluos Root color and kill it
• Mini-boss (Vrekahim) appears after several cycles
• Take buff from shield and distribute to towers based on orb count

Phase 2: Two Bosses (~90%-25% HP)

• Left side boss: Has blue shield periodically, needs to be destroyed
• Right side boss: Charges lightning attack that must be tanked by 2-3 players
• Switch sides to clear debuffs
• At 35% HP, destroy 4 pillars in middle to get sight buff
• Use buff to see hidden towers
• South: Kill yellow towers
• North: Push monsters into blue towers to turn them green

Phase 3: Final Phase (~25%-0% HP)

• Avoid cube with green beam during poison AOE
• Stand on water circle to launch into air and avoid water attack
• At 25% HP, destroy towers with red beam then orange beam
• Stand in center squares to reduce lightning damage
• Disable defensive buff by interrupting electricity flow
• Kill Vendum walkers coming from south

Part 4: Atoraxxion - Orzekea (Canyon)

Overview

Orzekea is the fourth and final biome of Atoraxxion with a canyon/forest theme. It's the most recently added dungeon and completes the Atoraxxion saga.

Zone Progression

Unlike previous dungeons, you can skip directly to the final boss by defeating the Cathawen mini-boss to obtain the Holy Devotee's Dagger.

1. Orze's Root
2. Orze's Base
3. Orze's Cradle (Final Boss)

Monster Mechanics

• Elvia Realm Monsters: Spiran, Centarion, Leos, and Alketa (rare spawn)
• These monsters drop valuable items like Deboreka accessories and Gems of Void

Key Item Progression

Zone	Key Item Needed	How to Obtain
Orze's Cradle	Holy Devotee's Dagger	Defeat Cathawen mini-boss

Puzzles

1. Floating Sphere Puzzle

• Location: Main questline
• Solution: Hit sphere to move it onto platform, then interact with it

2. Green, Yellow, Red Puzzle

• Location: Main questline
• Solution:
• First Phase object: Choose Green
• Second Phase object: Choose Yellow
• Third Phase object: Choose Red
• Interact with invisible Ancient Ruins Device to complete

Final Boss: Orze

Phase 1

• Two purple portals and pillars around arena
• Split party between portals to kill monsters
• Move spheres that appear into purple pillars to avoid wipe

Phase 2

• Root Prison Mechanic: Tree appears on random player, avoid or free trapped players
• Shield Mechanic (70% HP):
• Destroy tree in middle when it appears
• One player gets shield from explosion
• Other players stand in white circles to get tree prison and shield
• Pillar Mechanic (50% & 30% HP, Elvia only):
• Block attacks from purple pillars using forward guard

Phase 3

• Falling Meteors: Move exploding spheres to edge of arena
• Chasing Spheres (90% HP): Guide purple spheres into boss without touching them
• White Circles (80% & 40% HP, Elvia only):
• Stand in white circles in sequence, one player gets stunned each time
• Air Attack (60% HP): Dodge AOE attacks from boss in air
• Enraged Mechanic (20% HP, Elvia only):
• Move chasing sphere into boss
• Manage exploding spheres
• Dodge multiple AOE attacks

Rewards and Knowledge

Weekly Rewards

Each dungeon offers specific rewards through weekly quests. You can complete up to 2 weekly quests per character.

Key rewards include:

• Rare accessory boxes with Tungrad, Deboreka, and other valuable accessories
• Mahas Fragments (exchangeable for gold)
• Dehkima: Token of the Oath (exchangeable for various rewards)
• Golden Tears of the Desert (used for crafting Vaha's Dawn earring)
• Gem of Void (from Orzekea, used for crafting special crystals)

Knowledge Collection

• Each dungeon has 140 knowledge entries to collect
• Completing knowledge quests rewards Vaha's Dawn earring and Enchanted Scrolls
• Equip Atoraxxion Tome to access all knowledge interactions

Vaha's Dawn Earring

This valuable earring can be crafted using:

• Magical Shard x50
• Yonas Fragments x10
• Melody of the Stars x10
• Golden Tears of the Desert x1

Video Walkthrough References

For visual references of the dungeon mechanics, check these video guides:

1. Quick Start Guide for Atoraxxion
2. Solo Vahmalkea Guide
3. Orzekea Dungeon Guide
4. Solo Sycrakea Guide
5. Solo Yolunakea Guide

Conclusion

Atoraxxion is a challenging but rewarding dungeon that requires coordination, puzzle-solving skills, and combat expertise. By following this guide, you should be able to navigate through all four dungeons and defeat their respective bosses. Remember that practice makes perfect, and don't be discouraged if you don't succeed on the first try.

Good luck, adventurers!