Fourth Chrono Gate in Chrono Odyssey

The fourth (and currently final) Chrono Gate Boss within Chrono Odyssey is known as "Arsenalith". Although this is the fourth Chrono Gate Boss, many actually consider the battle itself to be an easier, more straight-forward fight than defeating Primeval Capra (the third Chrono Gate Boss).

This guide will share everything you need to know in order to defeat Arsenalith, including a deep-dive in level and gear recommendations, suggested consumables, battle mechanics and phases, as well as tips and tricks to succeed in this battle.

Before challenging Arsenalith, we recommended you reach at least level 15 and have a full set of level 15 gear. Although this is not a requirement, it will make the battle much easier. It will also greatly increase your chance of successfully defeating Arsenalith.

For optimal gearing, it is highly recommended to transfer the trial-specific perks from the level 5 gear onto level 15 gear. You can obtain the gear from NPC Zakal outside the Trial of the Tilted Walls.

These perks will greatly increase the damage output and survivability of your character, and includes the following:

• Trial's Retaliation (Chest Perk): For 5 seconds, summons thorns that reflect 100% of damage received, up to 74% of the enemy's attack. (Cooldown: 27 seconds)
• Trial's Resistance (Head Perk): Stuns the enemy for 3 seconds when hit. (Cooldown: 24 seconds)
• Trial's Agony (Legs Perk): Deals additional damage equal to 10% of the target's lost HP upon landing an attack. (Cooldown: 3 seconds)
• Trial's Refutation (Back Perk): Recovers HP equal to 18% of damage dealt upon landing an attack (Cooldown: 5 seconds)
• Trial's Endurance (Feet Perk): Triggers [Super Armor] for 5 seconds when HP drops below 20% (Cooldown: 60 seconds)
• Sequence of Trials (Hands Perk): Upon being hit, deals 5% Physical Damage over time for 5 seconds (Cooldown: 15 seconds)

To learn more about how to obtain these perks and transfer them on your gear, watch the video below.

Ensure you have consumables prior to entering battle. There are multiple consumables you can consider taking along, such as the following:

• Advanced Nectar of Fortification - Grants +3 to Strength, Dexterity, Intellect, and Wisdom for 30 minutes.
• Advanced Nectar of Agility - Grants +10% Movement Speed and +9 Max Stamina for 30 minutes.
• Advanced Warrior's Meatloaf - Increases Attack by 35 for 30 minutes.
• Uncommon Hearty Pottage - Increases HP Recovery per Second by 12 for 30 minutes.
• Guardian's Grilled Fish - Increases Physical and Magic Defense by 25 for 30 minutes.

Each of these consumables listed above will last for a total of 30 minutes, which is more than enough time to complete this fight. Additionally, they will all stack on top of each other, providing your character with a large range of buffs, making this battle much easier.

Please note: It is not required to have all of these consumables — the more you have, the more buffs you will gain, making this battle easier.

Additionally, ensure you have the maximum amount of Health Potions recharged prior to entering this battle to maximize your survivability. You likely will not need to use these until the final phase of this battle (more info below).

The fourth Chrono Gate is located in the lower-right corner of your map, directly under the large face icon (pictured below). As you approach this area, you will come across a large fountain filled with blood. Once you jump into the fountain, "inspect" the bloody water to teleport to the final Chrono Gate.

As you enter the fourth Chrono Gate, you will be surrounded in what visually seems like a dust storm, with only one direction to move: forward.

After taking a few steps forward, you will eventually encounter the first phase of this battle with Arsenalith: secluded in a small area, you only need to do a small portion of damage until it runs off further down the path. This battle is very straight-forward, and you should not struggle with this phase — focus on dishing off damage by dumping your skills, and kite the boss if needed if your health gets too low. You only need to take off around 10% of health before this phase ends, giving you some time to rest.

Please note: It is NOT recommended to use your Chronotector during this phase, as this phase is extremely short, and you should not require the extra support yet.

Once Arsenalith runs forward, the first phase is completed. At this point, you should stay where you are to regain your health fully and reset all of your cooldowns. Once this happens, continue down the path.

As you continue down this path, you will encounter an almost identical phase as the first one three more times. The only difference for these phases is that you will need to deplete Arsenalith's health bar by around 30-40% (instead of 10%) before moving on to the next phase.

Please note: Starting at the second phase, Arsenalith will begin to introduce new attacks, but do not worry — these attacks are easily predictable based on Arsenalith's weapon held. Throughout the battle in each phase, their arm will transform into different types of weapons, such as:

• A large bow, which signals a ranged attack, or
• A large hammer, signaling a melee smash.

After defeating the fourth phase, it is highly recommended to ensure you have the buffs still active from the recommended consumables mentioned above. These buffs will further support your damage output and survivability during this last phase. We also recommended setting your Chronotector to "Summon", and to use Primeval Capra as your summon choice.

Once you are prepared, move forward to see the text "Respawn Point Activated" appear in the center of your screen. This signals the start of the final (and most difficult) phase of this fight.

This battle will be much longer than each of the previous phases. Ensure you focus on dodging any attacks coming your way. These attacks are almost identical to the previous few phases, so you should be aware of what they are at this point.

Your overall approach to this battle will be dependent on your class. If your class specializes in only melee weapons, you will have to get quite close to Arsenalith to dish off damage. Be most cautious of Arsenalith's spin attack, which is signaled when they crouch down towards the ground. When you see Arsenalith do this — dodge backwards and keep distance until Arsenalith stops spinning.

If you are a ranged class, simply keep your distance between you and Arsenalith, and you should not have any major problems. Be most cautious when Arsenalith's arms transform into an oversized bow — signaling an upcoming ranged attack.

If you end up missing a dodge, do not sweat it. The arena for this battle is large enough that you can kite the boss by running in a large circle around the outer edge of the arena. You should kite to gain recovery time for your health, and even reset skill cooldowns. If required, you can even kite long enough to reset your Chronotector timer, taking advantage of your set summon.

After following the steps above, you should have no problem defeating Arsenalith, allowing you to unlock them as a Summon option on your Chronotector. Once again, speak with Petra at the Citadel to access this feature.

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