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The Titan Awakes

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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

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:

  1. 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.
  2. Pillar Bottoms: MCKAIcon tooltip.pngMore 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.
  3. 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).
  4. 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.
  5. 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 creatures randomly (Necklace of Mystic Eidolons, Ooze-summoning Legendary Green Steel items, and so-forth) are equipped, because these 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). Therefore, 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.
  • Once the Titan is positioned well and you have it down to 80% health, you have two choices in strategy. It is difficult to manage the Titan's aggro because it is completely random – it is totally immune to both Intimidate and Diplomacy, and will simply select a random target to focus on about twice a minute. 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 its present location and alternate between its cannon and its Knockdown-causing Hammer attack, slowly moving around if its target breaks line of sight for the cannon but otherwise staying in one place. Hence, when you want to move the Titan everyone should stand where you want it to move to (under the laser) and either...
    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. This approach is called ladder piking.
    2. ...alternatively, everyone without a job should gather under the laser to make sure the Titan stays close. This will get the Titan to the correct location more quickly, as it will spend more time in melee mode, but people under the laser must be on their guard to move out of the way when the pillar drops, or they are at risk of being killed instantly by either the falling pillar or the Laser.
    • To avoid major confusion and possible raid failure, ensure all party members are aware which strategy is being used. If in doubt, the first strategy, while slower, is much safer.
  • 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

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.

Loot

  • Chests: One normal chest and one Warded Chest with the chance to drop Raid Loot.

NPC end rewards

Random items, choice of some raid items with a 20th completion.

Named Chest Drop

Last Edited Item Type Enhancements ML Bind Quests
Belt of Brute Strength
Belt of Brute Strength.png
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Belt  9 Bound to Character on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire The Titan Awakes, Raid Warded Chest
Chattering Ring
Chattering Ring.png
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Ring  9 Bound to Character on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire The Titan Awakes, Raid Warded chest
Gyroscopic Boots of Striding
Gyroscopic Boots of Striding.png
(edit)
Boots  9 Bound to Character on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire The Titan Awakes, Warded Chest
Rattle Charm
Rattle Charm.png
(edit)
Necklace  9 Bound to Character on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire The Titan Awakes, Warded Chest
Skull Fetish Mask
Skull Fetish Mask.png
(edit)
Helm  9 Bound to Character on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire The Titan Awakes, Raid Warded chest
Seven Fingered Gloves
Seven Fingered Gloves.png
(edit)
Gloves  9 Bound to Character on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire The Titan Awakes, Raid Warded chest
Jungle Cloak
Jungle Cloak.png
(edit)
Cloak  9 Bound to Character on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire The Titan Awakes, Warded Chest
  • Update 48.2
  • 3 years, 10 months, and 18 days
  • BugTime
Battle Coin
Battle Coin.png
(edit)
Trinket  9 Bound to Character on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire The Titan Awakes, Raid Warded chest
  • Update 61.2
  • 1 year, 1 month, and 13 days
  • Bladedge
Visor of Concentration
Visor of Concentration.png
(edit)
Goggles  9 Bound to Character on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire The Titan Awakes, Warded Chest
  • Update 44.1
  • 4 years, 9 months, and 7 days
  • Vilhena
Bravo's Sword
Bravo's Sword.png
(edit)
Short Sword  10 Bound to Character on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire The Titan Awakes, Raid Warded chest
  • Update 48.2
  • 3 years, 10 months, and 18 days
  • BugTime
Titanic Docent
Titanic Docent.png
(edit)
Docent  10 Bound to Character on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire The Titan Awakes, Warded Raid Chest
  • Update 48.4.3
  • 3 years, 7 months, and 14 days
  • BugTime
Bereavement
Bereavement.png
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Battle Axe  10 Bound to Character on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire The Titan Awakes, Raid Warded chest
  • Update 59
  • 1 year, 6 months, and 10 days
  • Cru121
Centurion Armor
Centurion Armor.png
(edit)
Full Plate  10 Bound to Character on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire The Titan Awakes, Raid Warded Chest
Nullcloth Gown
Nullcloth Gown.png
(edit)
Robe  10 Bound to Character on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire The Titan Awakes, Raid Warded chest
Insulated Armor
Insulated Armor.png
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Half Plate  10 Bound to Character on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire The Titan Awakes, Raid Warded Chest
Shining Crescents
Shining Crescents.png
(edit)
Sickle  10 Bound to Character on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire The Titan Awakes, Raid Warded Chest
  • Update 48.2
  • 3 years, 10 months, and 18 days
  • BugTime
Titan's Fist
Titan's Fist.png
(edit)
Rune Arm  11 Bound to Character on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire The Titan Awakes, Raid Warded chest
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Monsters

Name ( picture ) CR Type Race
Ancient Warforged( view
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 ♠9Elite Living Construct Warforged
Pillar (The Titan Awakes)( view
Pillar (The Titan Awakes).png
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0 Construct Inanimate Object
Warforged Titan( view
Warforged Titan.png
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 ♠20Elite Construct Warforged Titan