Greetings, brave explorer! Welcome back to another Scorpion fight. We are once again looking for some Answers in the Sands, but this time it’s the Gate of Infinity Answers in the Sand time trial. Just like before, this Gate of Infinity time trial is based on the core mechanics of a previous Taedal’s Tower boss – specifically the Taedal’s Tower Floor 12 – Answers in the Sand. Please check the link for a detailed explanation of the core mechanics, while this guide will cover additional tips and tricks to help you achieve a better time in this challenge.
Additionally, at the bottom of the article you can find a video guide showing the completion of Gate of Infinity – Answers in the Sands with full buffs in under 1:30 minutes and a slower version without using the best buffs.
Requirements
- Character Lv. 50
Rewards
Objective Achievement Rewards:
- Killing the boss – 5 active and 5 passive books, 10K Solant, 20 Restoration coins
- Defeat within 3:00 – 3 active and 3 passive books, 20K Solant, 40 Restoration coins
- Defeat within 1:30 – 1 active and 1 passive book, 30K Solant, 60 Restoration coins
Rank Rewards:
- Rank 1-100 will get an Emote: Bored and varying amount of Solant (between 100,000 and 600,000) depending on their final rank at the time when the challenge ends.
Time Trial Mechanics and Tips
All the basic mechanics of this fight are explained in a lot of detail in Taedal’s Tower Floor 12 – Answers in the Sand, please refer to that guide to familiarize yourself with how general mechanics work and which attacks you are required to block/dodge.
Additionally, the following tips should help you better optimize your damage and survivability:
Save your burst damage for after the first burrow
Once you have done some damage to the Scorpion boss, it will borrow and you will need to lure a small scorpion into the correct burrow hole. Use your short cooldowns to deal some damage at the start, but save your long damage cooldowns for when the Scorpion boss pops out of the ground and gets stunned by destroying the small scorpion. This is a good time to deal some uninterrupted damage!
Lure all 3 small scorpions into the correct sand vortex
After the first time Scorpion boss has burrowed and popped out, small scorpions will start spawning one by one. Once all 3 scorpions have spawned and the Scorpion boss has started another burrow phase, make sure to lure all 3 small scorpions into the correct vortex. This way when Scorpion boss pops out, it will be stunned for a while and will take a lot of damage. Save your burst for this moment and you might be able to kill the boss in one skill rotation!
Use the strongest buffs if you need more damage
If you have mastered the basic mechanics and are not losing any damage due to missing block prompts and getting stunned, your next best bet is to buff your damage. Use the best available Stellarite, Rare Attack Remedy and Boss Damage food (Rare Quarba Sandwich). Make sure to pop your guardian and save this burst damage for when the boss is stunned as explained in point 2.
Video Guide
Check out this useful video guide to see how these tips work in practice:
Now you should be ready to complete the time trial Gate of Infinity – Answers in the Sands! If you are still having trouble, make sure to double-check the basic mechanics and some Skills and Equipment recommendations in our Taedal’s Tower Floor 12 – Answers in the Sand guide. Good luck and enjoy your precious rewards!
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