Aod Basic

Nex: Angel of Death (AoD), Basic Guide

Introduction

The aim of this guide is provide a basic overview of how to get consistent kills at Nex: Angel of Death with a low-tier geared team. While writing this guide, we aimed to keep each preset within the confines of tier 1 of #unknown-channel. However due to the endgame nature of the boss, this has not been totally possible. Keeping this in mind, we have instead aimed to provide presets that are as low-tiered as possible without consistent strategies becoming unviable.

Disclaimer

This guide is made with the idea of getting started at AoD, and does not cover meta strategies. For those please refer to the main guides in #unknown-channel. For a detailed description of mechanics, please refer to #AoD Mechanics.

Magic

Magic is both the cheapest and the easiest style to use at AoD. Provided below are presets and strategies for various roles while using the magic combat style.

Preset and relics

Preset Suggestion & Breakdown

⬥ Magic Base ⬥ Magic Minion Tank/Free Magic

Magic Base

Kill Breakdown

Disclaimer

These are merely guidelines. Adjust as necessary based on your own skill and team.

Pre-Start

Wait for all 6 other team members to join the instance. Then

and

. Place 2

in the Cruor quadrant. Build back to 100 and start the fight at ~25s on your

.

Phase 1

and

the boss. Use your strong abilties such as

,

and

till the boss phases at 2.1m hp.

Phase 2

⬥ Build adrenaline while Nex is unattackable. ⬥ Once she is damageable again use strong abilities on her until she reaches close to 1.8m hp. ⬥ Help kill the Glacies and Cruor amalgamations. Ideally use

during this phase on one of the amalgamations.

Phase 3

and build adrenaline until you are able to use your strong abilities such as

,

and

. Use

as much as possible in between.

Pillars

⬥ Lure

ASAP just before she hits 600k hp. Use strong abilities to phase her if required. ⬥ Once she is lured, apply

+

, then

and build between last pillar and

. ⬥ Pre-

last pillar before team arrives.

Last Pillar and Zaros

⬥ Use your strong abilities such as

,

and

.

as much as possible in between. ⬥ Deal with bombs as well as you can, making sure to place them away from your team.

Magic Minion Tank

Kill Breakdown

Disclaimer

These are merely guidelines. Adjust as necessary based on your own skill and team.

Pre-Start

with your base and

. Build back to 100 and wait till your base starts the fight. Place 2

in your respective quadrant.

Phase 1

Use your strong abilties such as

,

and

till the boss phases at 2.1m hp.

Phase 2

⬥ Run to your

spot and lose target to centre it. Instructions on losing target provided below: • Drop

→ any basic ability on

→ disassemble

→ any offensive ability →

• If using queueing replace any offensive ability with an eof spec instead ⬥ Throw a

at the amalgamation spot just before it spawns. Release

on

once amalgamations spawn and use strong abilities till she is almost at 1.8m hp. (Deto Example Clip) • It is beneficial to use

and

while standing behind the amalgamation for this step, so as to help phase

and kill the amalgamation. ⬥ Kill your amalgamation.

Phase 3

⬥ Once your minion has spawned and is aggro'd onto you,

across the centre of the arena to lure it to the centre. ⬥ Once this is done,

and build adrenaline until you are able to use your strong abilities such as

,

and

,

and

. Use

as much as possible in between.

Pillars

⬥

to the first pillar just before

reaches 600k hp. ⬥ Use a

on each pillar, then kill them using your strong abilities as available. ⬥ Use

if necessary to move between pillars or to the middle to pick up bombs. Aim to exit the 3rd pillar with 100% adren or close to it.

Last Pillar and Zaros

⬥

between last pillar and

. ⬥ Use your strong abilities such as

,

and

,

and

.

as much as possible in between. ⬥ Deal with bombs as well as you can, making sure to place them away from your team.

Free Magic

Kill Breakdown

Disclaimer

These are merely guidelines. Adjust as necessary based on your own skill and team.

Pre-Start

with your base and

. Build back to 100 and wait till your base starts the fight. Place 2

in the Umbra quadrant.

Phase 1

Use your strong abilties such as

,

and

till the boss phases at 2.1m hp.

Phase 2

⬥ Run to the Umbra

spot and lose target to centre it. Instructions on losing target provided below: • Drop

→ any basic ability on

→ disassemble

→ any offensive ability →

• If using queueing replace any offensive ability with an eof spec instead ⬥ Release

on

once amalgamations spawn and use strong abilities till she is almost at 1.8m hp. (Deto Example Clip) • It is beneficial to use

and

while standing behind the amalgamation for this step, so as to help phase

and kill the amalgamation. ⬥ Help kill the Umbra and Fumus amalgamations.

Phase 3

Build adrenaline and

on the south centre line. Then use your strong abilities such as

,

and

. Use

as much as possible in between.

Pillars

⬥

to the first pillar just before

reaches 600k hp. ⬥ Use a

on each pillar, then kill them using your strong abilities as available. ⬥ Use

if necessary to move between pillars or to the middle to pick up bombs. Aim to exit the 3rd pillar with 100% adren or close to it.

Last Pillar and Zaros

⬥

between last pillar and

. ⬥ Use your strong abilities such as

,

and

.

as much as possible in between. ⬥ Deal with bombs as well as you can, making sure to place them away from your team.

Range

Ranged is the most expensive style to use at AoD even at an entry level due to . While making this guide we considered the possibility of excluding the ability. Unfortunately, this was not possible as minion tanking with range simply becomes unviable if you do not have it.

Chinning is possible without , however since we included it for range minion tank we also decided to include it for all roles using the ranged combat style.

Preset and relics

Preset Suggestion & Breakdown

⬥ Chinner ⬥ Range Minion Tank/Free Range

Chinner

Kill Breakdown

Disclaimer

These are merely guidelines. Adjust as necessary based on your own skill and team.

Pre-Start

with your base and

. Build back to 100 and wait till your base starts the fight. Place 2

in the Glacies quadrant.

Phase 1

then swap back to your range weapon. Use your strong abilties such as

,

,

and

till the boss phases at 2.1m hp. Use

, if available, whenever off cooldown.

Phase 2

Swap to

. Once amalgamations have spawned,

and use strong abilities until

is almost at 1.8m hp. Proceed to help amalgamations as needed.

Phase 3

⬥ Continue to build adrenaline while

is phasing and undamageable. ⬥ Once minions are in the centre, use

and then swap to

. Use your strong abilities such as

,

and

to kill the minions. ⬥ Once minions are cleared swap back to

and

. Continue to damage

until the next phase.

Pillars

⬥

to the first pillar just before

reaches 600k hp. ⬥ Kill the pillars using your strong abilities as available. ⬥ Use

if necessary to move between pillars or to the middle to pick up bombs. Aim to exit the 3rd pillar with 100% adren or close to it.

Last Pillar and Zaros

⬥

between last pillar and

. ⬥ Use your strong abilities such as

,

and

.

as much as possible in between. ⬥ Deal with bombs as well as you can, making sure to place them away from your team.

Range Minion Tank

Kill Breakdown

Disclaimer

These are merely guidelines. Adjust as necessary based on your own skill and team.

Pre-Start

with your base and

. Build back to 100 and wait till your base starts the fight. Place 2

in your respective quadrant.

Phase 1

Use your strong abilties such as

,

and

till the boss phases at 2.1m hp. Use

, if available, whenever off cooldown.

Phase 2

⬥ Once amalgamations have spawned, use strong abilities until

is almost at 1.8m hp. ⬥ Proceed to

and kill your amalgamation. It is beneficial to save your

for this step.

Phase 3

⬥ Once your minion has spawned and is aggro'd onto you,

across the centre of the arena to lure it to the centre. ⬥ Once this is done,

and build adrenaline until you are able to use your strong abilities such as

,

and

. Use

as much as possible in between. ⬥ If your chinner requires assistance clearing the minions, you may swap to

for the first part of this phase until minions are dead.

Pillars

⬥

to the first pillar just before

reaches 600k hp. ⬥ Kill the pillars using your strong abilities as available. ⬥ Use

if necessary to move between pillars or to the middle to pick up bombs. Aim to exit the 3rd pillar with 100% adren or close to it.

Last Pillar and Zaros

⬥

between last pillar and

. ⬥ Use your strong abilities such as

,

and

.

as much as possible in between. ⬥ Deal with bombs as well as you can, making sure to place them away from your team.

Free Range

Kill Breakdown

Disclaimer

These are merely guidelines. Adjust as necessary based on your own skill and team.

Pre-Start

with your base and

. Build back to 100 and wait till your base starts the fight. Place 2

in the Umbra quadrant.

Phase 1

Use your strong abilties such as

,

and

till the boss phases at 2.1m hp. Use

, if available, whenever off cooldown.

Phase 2

⬥ Once amalgamations have spawned, use strong abilities until

is almost at 1.8m hp. ⬥ Proceed help kill the Umbra and Fumus amalgamations. It is beneficial to save your

and

/

for this step.

Phase 3

⬥ Build adrenaline and

on the south centre line. Then use your strong abilities such as

,

and

. Use

as much as possible in between. ⬥ If your chinner requires assistance clearing the minions, you may swap to

for the first part of this phase until minions are dead.

Pillars

⬥

to the first pillar just before

reaches 600k hp. ⬥ Kill the pillars using your strong abilities as available. ⬥ Use

if necessary to move between pillars or to the middle to pick up bombs. Aim to exit the 3rd pillar with 100% adren or close to it.

Last Pillar and Zaros

⬥

between last pillar and

. ⬥ Use your strong abilities such as

,

and

.

as much as possible in between. ⬥ Deal with bombs as well as you can, making sure to place them away from your team.

Melee

While being a relatively high damage style at entry AoD, melee does require quite a few more switches to be able to comfortably get through a kill.

Preset and relics

Preset Suggestion & Breakdown

⬥ Melee Minion Tank/Free Melee

Melee Minion Tank

Kill Breakdown

Disclaimer

These are merely guidelines. Adjust as necessary based on your own skill and team.

Pre-Start

with your base and

. Build back to 100 and wait till your base starts the fight. Place 2

in your respective quadrant.

Phase 1

and

the boss once attackable. Use your strong abilities such as

,

and

while rotating good basics. Do this until the boss phases at 2.1m hp.

Phase 2

⬥ Build adren with basics while

is undamageable. Use your

on the ZGS spot. ⬥ Cease attacking the boss to charge

. Once

is damageable, use

and bleed a channeled ability. ⬥ Run to your ZGS spot and equip your halberd weapon.

and

so that they hit both your amalgamation and

. (ZGS Example Clip) ⬥ Once

is almost at 1.8m hp, proceed to finish killing your amalgamation.

Phase 3

⬥ Once your minion has spawned and is aggro'd onto you,

across the centre of the arena to lure it to the centre. ⬥ Once this is done,

→

. Use your strong abilities such as

,

and

while rotating good basics. ⬥ If your chinner requires assistance clearing the minions, you may swap to your halberd weapon for

and

.

Pillars

⬥

to the first pillar just before

reaches 600k hp. ⬥ Kill the pillars using your strong abilities as available. ⬥ Use

if necessary to move between pillars or to the middle to pick up bombs. Aim to exit the 3rd pillar with 100% adren or close to it.

Last Pillar and Zaros

⬥ Once at the last pillar

→

. ⬥ Use your strong abilities such as

,

and

while rotating good basics until both the pillar and

are dead. ⬥ Deal with bombs as well as you can, making sure to place them away from your team.

Free Melee

Kill Breakdown

Disclaimer

These are merely guidelines. Adjust as necessary based on your own skill and team.

Pre-Start

with your base and

. Build back to 100 and wait till your base starts the fight. Place 2

in your respective quadrant.

Phase 1

and

the boss once attackable. Use your strong abilities such as

,

and

while rotating good basics. Do this until the boss phases at 2.1m hp.

Phase 2

Build adren with basics while

is undamageable. Use your

on the Umbra ZGS spot. ⬥ Cease attacking the boss to charge

. Once

is damageable, use

and bleed a channeled ability. ⬥ Run to your ZGS spot and equip your halberd weapon.

and

so that they hit both your amalgamation and

. (ZGS Example Clip) ⬥ Once

is almost at 1.8m hp, proceed to help kill the Umbra and Fumus amalgamations.

Phase 3

Run to the south centre line and build adrenaline while

is undamageable. ⬥ Once she becomes damageable,

→

. Use your strong abilities such as

,

and

while rotating good basics. ⬥ If your chinner requires assistance clearing the minions, you may swap to your halberd weapon for

and

.

Pillars

⬥

to the first pillar just before

reaches 600k hp. ⬥ Kill the pillars using your strong abilities as available. ⬥ Use

if necessary to move between pillars or to the middle to pick up bombs. Aim to exit the 3rd pillar with 100% adren or close to it.

Last Pillar and Zaros

Once at the last pillar

→

. ⬥ Use your strong abilities such as

,

and

while rotating good basics until both the pillar and

are dead. ⬥ Deal with bombs as well as you can, making sure to place them away from your team.

Necromancy

Necromancy is currently one of the best styles in general at AoD, and it can be used both at entry level and at the high end.

Preset and relics

Preset Suggestion & Breakdown

⬥ Necromancy Minion Tank/Free/Hammer

Necromancy Minion Tank/Free/Hammer

Kill Breakdown

Disclaimer

These are merely guidelines. Adjust as necessary based on your own skill and team.

Pre-Start

→

before the boss spawns. Place 2

in your respective quadrant if reavers are expected.

Phase 1

the boss once attackable. Use your strong abilities such as

/

/

while rotating good basics. Do this until the boss phases at 2.1m hp. Hammer should use

+

Special Attack as the first ability on the boss.

Phase 2

⬥ Build adren and Residual Souls

with basics while

is undamageable. ⬥ Command Skeleton

before the boss becomes damageable and use strong abilities to phase it. ⬥ AOD

will phase at 1.8m hp. ⬥ The Necromancy base will kill the amalgamations using

→

(assuming Soundbound Lantern

and 3/4+ Residual Souls

).

Phase 3

⬥ Lure your minion by surging through

. ⬥ This is a good time to use

+

→

. ⬥ Once minions are lured, you can use

→

to kill the minions and do good damage to

.

Pillars

⬥

to the first pillar just before

reaches 600k hp. ⬥ Kill the pillars using your strong abilities as available, such as

(which can be bounced between pillars if timed correctly). ⬥ Split Soul

can be used safely on pillars 2-3 if

is lured into the fourth correctly. ⬥ Use

if necessary to move between pillars or to the middle to pick up bombs. Aim to exit the 3rd pillar 4/5 Residual Souls

so you can use

on

.

Last Pillar and Zaros

⬥ Once at the last pillar

(if you are confident in bouncing it onto

) →

→

. ⬥ Use your strong abilities such as

,

and

while rotating good basics until both the pillar and

are dead. ⬥ Deal with bombs as well as you can, making sure to place them away from your team.