Arena

Become the Invictus
Sidequest
Quest information
Location	Core City
Given by	Lanista
Rewards	? classic XP / 5 oddity XP Charon reward for each fight won
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Gauntlet

The Arena is on the Middle Level of Core City, west of the merchant area. You can fight in the arena for money, glory and admission to Gauntlet.

Objectives

• Defeat all your opponents in the Arena.

Walkthrough

You progress in the arena simply by winning fights.

Challenger fights

You'll start your arena career in these fights, fighting alongside two other challengers against groups of wildlife. Since each match has a large group of enemies, AoE weapons such as grenades are especially effective.

Show1. Rathounds

Details: 1x Ancient Rathound 3x Rathound Alpha 7x Rathound Reward: 50 charons

Show2. Psi beetles

Details: ?x Azuridae Reward: 100 charons

Show3. Siphoners

Details: ?x Siphoner Reward: 150 charons

Show4. Burrowers

Details: ?x Burrower ?x Spawn Reward: 200 charons

Gladiator fights

These are usually 1v1 fights against human opponents. Garry just outside the arena building can give you information about your next opponent and some tips.

After defeating your first gladiator enemy, the spectators will give you a nickname based on your fighting style.

After you have defeated the first four gladiators, you can apply for the Gauntlet.

Show1. Pulverizer

Pulverizer wields a sledgehammer and uses Sprint to close in. Details: Sledgehammer Leather Armor Energy Shield Emitter Reward: 250 charons

Show2. Bull's Eye

Bull's Eye fights with a crossbow using poisonous bolts. Thanks to his low health and light armor, he's very weak but has quite high evade/dodge. Details: Crossbow, poisonous special bolts Leather Armor Energy Shield Emitter Low HP, high evade/dodge Reward: 300 charons

Show3. Master Exploder

Master Exploder deals mostly heat (and mechanical) damage. He is near-immune to heat and completely immune to burning thanks to his suit. He also has some mechanical resistance. He is not very agile. Details: Grenades, pistol and fire psionics Fire Proximity Suit Reward: 400 charons

Show4. Chemical Agent

Chemical Agent fights using acid weaponry and he also has two acid-spewing mutant dogs as pets. Acid damage resistance/threshold is extremely helpful, and so is crowd control or AoE damage. Details: Acid Blob Pistol Biotechnician's Suit Has 2 Mutated Dog pets Reward: 500 charons Admission to Gauntlet

Show5. Surgeon

The Surgeon is an agile knife fighter. Uses nets to entangle you. Uses a lot of bleeds to cut you up. Details: Serrated Knife, Throwing Nets Biotechnician's Suit High evade/dodge Reward: 600 charons

Show6. Zap

Both Zap and his plasma sentry have high-quality energy shields, making EMP Grenades and EMP Mines extremely effective weapons against them. Details: Plasma Pistol No armor Special energy shield Has a Plasma Sentry Reward: 700 charons

Show7. Stygian Exorcist

The Stygian Exorcist is the first proper psionic you will face in the arena. He's very weak defensively. Details: Thought Control psionics (Bilocation, Mental Breakdown) 9mm Hammerer Robe Reward: 800 charons

Show8. Dread Lord

Instead of Dread Lord you will be fighting Carnifex, or Garry as you know him. He is the final and hardest arena challenger. Deadly unarmed fighter. Uses nets to entangle you. Has very high stats all around. Details: Combat Gloves, Throwing Nets No armor Very high HP, very high evade/dodge Reward: 1000 charons Title of Invictus