The Titan Awakes

Bright lights illuminate a vast chamber. The air fills with the smell of ozone and the sound of electricity arcing from strange magical devices. What is this place?

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The Titan Awakes
Heroic level:	12
Epic level:	None
Duration:	Long
Heroic XP:	♦2,620Normal ♥2,740Hard ♠2,860Elite
Epic XP:	N/A
Takes place in:	Twilight Forge Core
Bestowed by:	Ostler Caulstone
NPC contact:	Ostler Caulstone
Quest acquired in:	Restless Isles
Patron:	The Free Agents
Base favor:	6
Purchase:	The Restless Isles or VIP
Extreme Challenge:	No

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Overview

This quest continues on from the end of the Twilight Forge quest, and can only be entered from that quest! If one wishes to repeat this quest, the entire Twilight Forge quest must be repeated, and then this quest entered from that quest, without "finishing".

Spoiler Warning: Spoiler material below this point!

Objectives

Wreck the Warforged Titan beyond repair

What to Expect

Overlapping floors
Traps (fixed, undisarmable)
Spawning/respawning monsters
Requires extra player(s) (almost mandatory – can technically be done solo, but this is extremely difficult)
Quest failure (if more than 2 out of 8 pillars are dropped without hitting the Titan)

Known Traps

Laser

Tips and Misc

Before starting this raid, deactivate any pets, summoned creatures, and/or damage-dealing Aura effects. In addition, do not start until you are certain everyone in the party understands what they are doing. This raid can be failed very easily if a party member doesn't understand what's going on, and you'll have to rerun The Twilight Forge again to even get in.

There are five main jobs in The Titan Awakes:

Gun/Laser: This person operates the Laser Control Station, located in the north of the room above from where the party enters, moving it into position and firing when instructed.
Pillar Bottoms: MCKAMore commonly known as Lumberjack: This person is responsible for preparing the bottoms of the 8 pillars. Usual tactic is to bring them down to ~20–30% health until they are needed to knock the Warforged Titan down. This party member should be relatively self sufficient as they will be in regular contact with the Warforged Titan boss and will suffer the brunt of its attacks. This is also the best person to instruct the Laser operator as to where to move the Gun. Using a one handed weapon turned out to be the safest action.
Bottom Crystal Runner: Responsible for retrieving crystals from the ground floor crystal synthesizer, located in the south of the room, to power the laser. There are small Warforged mobs in this room. A good tactic is to Sneak just far enough into the room to click on the crystal synthesizer and grab a crystal. The bottom room locks after the 2nd successful hit of the Titan, and reopens after the 4th successful hit: if the Bottom Crystal Runner can survive while locked inside the bottom room they can pick up 3 power crystals before being let out (one after each shot).
Top Pillar Killers: The usual method involves taking the tops of the pillars down to zero health. The tops can be reached by taking 2 ladders in the East of the room, running around a walkway on the second level, then taking another ladder in the northwest up to the catwalk. The tops are easily hit from this vantage point. If you stand on an intersection of the catwalks you cannot be knocked onto the floor, since the Titan's knockdown only ever throws you in a cardinal direction. The pillar tops can be taken down with ranged attacks or with certain spells, such as Disintegrate. Note that Disintegrate will NOT bring them to zero health, even if it looks like they have no HP left. They will need a physical ranged attack to properly "kill" them. They are still "prepped" even if not "killed", though, as long as they are at 0 HP.
Top Crystal Runner: Basically the same job as the Bottom Crystal Runner, except there are no mobs in this room. This person can collect a crystal, and run along the catwalks to the Laser Control Station.

When the party first arrives, make the job assignments and buff up. Don't summon pets and make sure no items that can summon pets procs (Necklace of Mystic Eidolons, Ooze-summoning Legendary Green Steel items) because they will attack the pillars. The Resonating Infusers on the walls send sparks out when anyone carries a Power Crystal near them: on party members they cast Enhanced Inflict Critical Wounds, Slow, and Hold Person; on the Warforged Titan they cast Haste, Bull's Strength, and Bear's Endurance; on enemy Warforged they cast Haste, Bull's Strength, Bear's Endurance, and Repair (they do not Repair the Warforged Titan). So, party members should get Death Ward and Freedom of Movement to negate the Resonating Infusers' spells.
After you are buffed and ready, most/all of the party should move up the East wall and into the catwalks to kill the tops of all 8 pillars. Then, drop down onto the floor under the laser and wait for the Titan to move under the laser. Range or otherwise attack the Titan and bring it down to 80% health, but be careful not to hit the bottoms of the pillars while doing so.
At 80% health or lower, the Warforged Titan will gain shields that will make it invulnerable to normal damage (melee, ranged, spellcasting, etc.). This is where the Laser and the pillars come in. The goal is to position the Titan in such a way that you can knock him over with a pillar, and hit him with the Laser while he lies prone (he will be vulnerable for about ten seconds.) After a power crystal is placed into the gun, the Laser operator has up to 2 minutes to position and fire the Laser before losing power and requiring another crystal. ALWAYS MAKE SURE YOU HAVE POWER BEFORE TAKING DOWN A PILLAR AND ATTEMPTING A SHOT. The Titan is vulnerable to normal damage after being hit with 6 pillars (20% health); you have 8 pillars available, which allows for two "misses". Miss more than 2 times, and it's Game Over.
- It is possible, by dealing immense damage in the hit that brings the Titan under 80%, to skip some of the next part by getting the Titan's health low enough that it takes less than six pillars to destroy its shields. The best known case of this so far is when a lucky critical on the damage effect of Draconic Incarnation's Attune the Arcane brought the Titan down to 30%, meaning a single hit with the laser was enough to destroy its shields.
So, once the Titan is positioned well and you have it down to 80% health, you have two choices in strategy. Because the aggro of the Titan is completely random and switches every few minutes. If the aggro switches to someone on the floor level it will move to them and melee attack; if it switches to someone above floor level, it will stay in one place on the floor. So, when you want to move the Titan everyone should stand where you want it to move to (under the laser) and...
1. ...clear the floor of everyone but the Bottom Crystal Runner and the Lumberjack. All others can hang from the top rung of a ladder either at the North end of the room or the East wall. The Gunner and Lumberjack should pause immediately if anyone extra is on the floor level or if the Titan is moving.
2. ...as an alternative strategy to the ladder piking is that everyone without a job gathers under the laser to make sure the Titan stays close. BUT they have to jump away when the pillar starts to drop or else they'll die.
MAKE SURE you are not in the path of a pillar when it is falling OR the Laser when it is being fired, or YOU WILL DIE. This includes a warning to the Lumberjack person: BACK AWAY after you knock down the pillar. Always face in the direction that you want the pillar to fall; in other words, have the pillar directly between you and the Titan when you are ready to take it down, so it falls in the desired direction. Using a melee weapon to hit the bottom of the pillar is the most consistent way to have it fall in the desired direction. ALWAYS make sure the Laser is in the same 3 × 3 grid space as the Titan before taking down the pillar (the floor tiles form "grids" that can be used to position the Laser). When he is knocked down, call to the Gun operator to FIRE and BACK AWAY from where the Laser hits. If you score a successful hit with the Laser, a DM text will show ("A blazing ruby beam strikes the Warforged Titan with tremendous force.")
- Note that if, for some reason (such as if you're attempting Aldbar's solo method below), a pillar's base is destroyed before the corresponding pillar top, the pillar will still fall away from the blow that killed the pillar base.
- The second laser hit instead causes a DM announcement that mentions sparks of light on the upper catwalk. At this point, the lower crystal chamber seals, and the upper catwalks gain patrolling sparks of electricity that deal Electric damage on contact. The lower crystal chamber will reopen after the fourth hit.
- Be aware that when knocked down with the pillar, the Titan will fall slightly backwards. Try and keep him facing away from the centre of the beam's impact point so he falls into the area of effect rather than out of it.
Once the Titan is hit with 6 pillars/lasers, a DM text will show ("The titan's shields blink out of existence!"). It's time to finish him off!

Bug: Sometimes pillars will fall without being attacked by the player at all (possibly by being killed by another falling pillar). Also, the small Warforged from the bottom crystal room can damage the pillars by attacking you when you are standing near the pillars. So don't prep the pillars lower than 20%.
minor bug: There is a graphic bug that won't show the red dot from the laser on the floor in the right position. If this occurs just tilt to "watch" the top/ceiling and then back down to the laser point on the floor and it should be in the right position. This is important for the laser operator since they have to move the laser to the right position.

Bonus XP

Loot

Chests: One normal chest and one Warded Chest with the chance to drop Raid Loot.
NPC rewards: Random items, choice of some raid items with a 20th completion.

Named Chest Drop

Last Edited	Item	Type	Enhancements	ML	Bind	Quests
Update 35.1 7 years and 20 days Kobold sneak	Belt of Brute Strength ^(edit)	Belt	Strength +6 Strength +6: This item gives the wearer the power of Ogre Strength, granting a +6 enhancement bonus to Strength. Greater False LifeGreater False Life: This item grants the wearer +30 maximum health.	9	Bound to Character on AcquireBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire	The Titan Awakes, Raid Warded Chest
Update 35.1 7 years and 20 days Kobold sneak	Gyroscopic Boots of Striding ^(edit)	Boots	Balance +10Balance +10: Passive: +10 Competence bonus to the Balance skill. Striding +30%Striding +30%: Makes the wearer more fleet of foot, giving a 30% bonus to run speed.	9	Bound to Character on AcquireBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire	The Titan Awakes, Warded Chest
Update 35.1 7 years and 20 days Kobold sneak	Rattle Charm ^(edit)	Necklace	Acid Lore IVAcid Lore IV: Passive: Your Acid spells gain a 14% Equipment bonus to their chance to critical hit. Sonic Lore IVSonic Lore IV: Passive: Your Sonic spells gain a 14% Equipment bonus to their chance to critical hit. Proof Against Poison +6 Proof Against Poison +6: This item grants its wearer immunity to natural poisons. This item also grants a +6 Enhancement bonus to saving throws against magical poisons, and the wearer does not fail saving throws against them on a roll of a natural 1 (this renders the wearer immune to magical poisons with a DC of less than 7 + their Fortitude save).	9	Bound to Character on AcquireBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire	The Titan Awakes, Warded Chest
Update 35.1 7 years and 20 days Kobold sneak	Skull Fetish Mask ^(edit)	Helm	Charisma +6 Charisma +6: This item makes the wearer have more flair, granting a +6 enhancement bonus to Charisma. Void Lore IIIVoid Lore III: Passive: Your Negative Energy and Poison spells gain a 13% Equipment bonus to their chance to critical hit.	9	Bound to Character on AcquireBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire	The Titan Awakes, Raid Warded chest
Update 38.1 5 years and 11 months Technical 13	Seven Fingered Gloves ^(edit)	Gloves	Disable Device +11Disable Device +11: Passive: +11 Competence bonus to the Disable Device skill. Open Lock +11Open Lock +11: Passive: +11 Competence bonus to the Open Lock skill. Use Magic Device +5Use Magic Device +5: Passive: +5 Competence bonus to the Use Magic Device skill. Arcane Casting DexterityArcane Casting Dexterity: This ability reduces the arcane spell failure chance by -10%.	9	Bound to Character on AcquireBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire	The Titan Awakes, Raid Warded chest
Update 40 5 years, 6 months, and 9 days PsychoBlonde	Jungle Cloak ^(edit)	Cloak	RegrowthRegrowth Caster level: 1 Charges: 1 (1/day) — 1 Charges (Recharged/Day:1) Hide +10Hide +10: Passive: +10 Competence bonus to the Hide skill.	9	Bound to Character on AcquireBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire	The Titan Awakes, Warded Chest
Update 35.1 7 years and 20 days Kobold sneak	Chattering Ring ^(edit)	Ring	Spot +13Spot +13: Passive: +13 Competence bonus to the Spot skill. Dodge +6% Dodge +6%: +6% Enhancement bonus to Dodge. Move Silently -10Move Silently -10: Passive: -10 penalty to the Move Silently skill.	9	Bound to Character on AcquireBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire	The Titan Awakes, Raid Warded chest
Update 61.2 6 months and 22 days Bladedge	Visor of Concentration ^(edit)	Goggles	Spot -7Spot -7: Passive: -7 penalty to the Spot skill. Concentration +10Concentration +10: Passive: +10 Competence bonus to the Concentration skill. Repair Lore IIIRepair Lore III: Passive: Your Repair and Rust spells gain a 13% Equipment bonus to their chance to critical hit. Ice Lore IIIIce Lore III: Passive: Your Cold spells gain a 13% Equipment bonus to their chance to critical hit. Reconstruction +48Reconstruction +48: Passive: +48 Equipment bonus to Repair and Rust Spell Power. Glaciation +48Glaciation +48: Passive: +48 Equipment bonus to Cold Spell Power.	9	Bound to Character on AcquireBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire	The Titan Awakes, Warded Chest
Update 48.2 3 years, 3 months, and 29 days BugTime	Battle Coin ^(edit)	Trinket	Heal Moderate WoundsHeal Moderate Wounds Caster level: 5 Charges: 3 (1/day) — 3 Charges (Recharged/Day:1) Attack Bonus +1Attack Bonus +1: Provides a +1 competence bonus to your attack rolls.	9	Bound to Character on AcquireBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire	The Titan Awakes, Raid Warded chest
Update 59 11 months and 19 days Cru121	Centurion Armor ^(edit)	Full Plate	+5 Enhancement Bonus+5 Enhancement Bonus: +5 enhancement bonus to Armor Class. Reflex Save +4 Reflex Save +4: This item gives a +4 Resistance bonus to your Reflex saves.	10	Bound to Character on AcquireBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire	The Titan Awakes, Raid Warded Chest
Update 61.2 6 months and 19 days PurpleSerpent	Nullcloth Gown ^(edit)	Robe	Spell Resistance +20 Spell Resistance +20: +20 Enhancement bonus to Spell Resistance. Magical NullMagical Null: The nullcloth that this robe is made from absorbs spell energies making it difficult for all spell casters, even Divine casters, to complete their spells. +15% Spell Failure chance. Cold Resistance +10Cold Resistance +10: Passive: +10 Enhancement bonus to your Cold Resistance. Electric Resistance +10Electric Resistance +10: Passive: +10 Enhancement bonus to your Electric Resistance. Fire Resistance +10Fire Resistance +10: Passive: +10 Enhancement bonus to your Fire Resistance.	10	Bound to Character on AcquireBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire	The Titan Awakes, Raid Warded chest
Update 48.2 3 years, 3 months, and 29 days BugTime	Titanic Docent ^(edit)	Docent	Titan ShieldTitan Shield Caster level: 10 Charges: 1 (1/day) — 1 Charges (Recharged/Day:1) +5 Enhancement Bonus+5 Enhancement Bonus: +5 enhancement bonus to Armor Class.	10	Bound to Character on AcquireBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire	The Titan Awakes, Warded Raid Chest
Update 48.4.3 3 years and 24 days BugTime	Shining Crescents ^(edit)	Sickle	+5 Enhancement Bonus+5 Enhancement Bonus: +5 enhancement bonus to attack and damage rolls. Vertigo +6 Vertigo +6: This effect gives a +6 Enhancement bonus to the DC to resist the character's Trip and Improved Trip attempts. Tendon Slice 6%Tendon Slice 6%: This effect gives a 6% chance to Hamstring the target for each attack that does damage. AdamantineAdamantine: Adamantine weapons may bypass the damage reduction of certain items and creatures.	10	Bound to Character on AcquireBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire	The Titan Awakes, Raid Warded Chest
Update 48.4.3 3 years and 25 days BugTime	Bereavement ^(edit)	Battle Axe	+5 Enhancement Bonus+5 Enhancement Bonus: +5 enhancement bonus to attack and damage rolls. Seeker +10 Seeker +10: Provides a +10 Enhancement bonus to confirm critical hits, and a +10 Enhancement bonus to critical hit damage (before multipliers are applied). KeenKeen: Passive: The base critical threat range of this weapon is doubled. This does not stack with Improved Critical feat. Vorpal Strikes by this weapon also bypass all Fortification.	10	Bound to Character on AcquireBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire	The Titan Awakes, Raid Warded chest
Update 44.1 4 years, 2 months, and 18 days Vilhena	Bravo's Sword ^(edit)	Short Sword	+3 Enhancement Bonus+3 Enhancement Bonus: +3 enhancement bonus to attack and damage rolls. Sneak Attack Bonus +5Sneak Attack Bonus +5: Provides a +5 to attack bonus and a +8 to damage for any attack that would qualify as a Sneak Attack, even if the wielder is not a Rogue.	10	Bound to Character on AcquireBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire	The Titan Awakes, Raid Warded chest
Update 61.2 6 months and 19 days PurpleSerpent	Insulated Armor ^(edit)	Half Plate	+4 Enhancement Bonus+4 Enhancement Bonus: +4 enhancement bonus to Armor Class. MithralMithral: Mithral armor is one type lighter then normal. Arcane Spell Failure decreased by 10%. Maximum dexterity bonus increased by 2. Armor check penalty reduced by 3. Electric Resistance +10Electric Resistance +10: Passive: +10 Enhancement bonus to your Electric Resistance. Lightning Bolt WardLightning Bolt Ward: Protects against lightning bolt spells.	10	Bound to Character on AcquireBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire	The Titan Awakes, Raid Warded Chest
Update 48.2 3 years, 3 months, and 29 days BugTime	Titan's Fist ^(edit)	Rune Arm	Force Shot Intelligence +6 Intelligence +6: This item focuses the power of the wearer's mind, granting a +6 enhancement bonus to Intelligence. Kinetic Lore VKinetic Lore V: Passive: Your Force, Physical and Untyped spells gain a 15% Equipment bonus to their chance to critical hit.	11	Bound to Character on AcquireBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire	The Titan Awakes, Raid Warded chest

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+2 Ability tomes, [ML:7]

Monsters

Name ^{( picture )}	CR	Type	Race
Ancient Warforged ^{( view • edit )}	♠9Elite	Living Construct	Warforged
Pillar (The Titan Awakes) ^{( view • edit )}	0	Construct	Inanimate Object
Warforged Titan ^{( view • edit )}	♠20Elite	Construct	Warforged Titan

External Links

walkthrough
Spyderwolf's video walkthrough
Aldbar's Solo/Shortman Method
- This method has several differences to the traditional approach as described here – notably, it uses the weird behaviour of the pillars to dispense with the need for both a tank and a lumberjack by destroying the pillar bases first. If you're trying to solo or two-man this raid, you may find this approach easier.