This iconic villain is back, in Trial form!
If you want to tip the scales and defeat Sophia, you’ve come to the right place.
Phase 1
The fight will begin with Sophia using the following attacks and mechanics.
Attack Name
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Details
Aero III
Point blank AoE/Knockback
Sophia deals damage in thearea around herselfthatknocks back.
Move out of the AoE indicator to avoid this attack.
Quickly move toward Sophia or out of the AoE indicator to avoid Thunder III.
Then, Daughter will fire a laser in aline AoE forward, dealing damage and inflicting Vulnerability Up.
When Daughter disappears, look around the arena and move accordingly to dodge this attack.
Onrush
Sophia will becomeuntargetablebefore quicklyreappearing along the east or west edges of the arena.
Then, she willcharge forward, dealing damage in aline AoEand inflicting Vulnerability Up.
Watch where Sophia reappears and move accordingly to dodge.
Cintamani
Roomwide AoE
Deals unavoidable damage to the whole party.
Recover with AoE healing.
Move out of the AoE indicator to avoid.
TheSecond Demiurge can use Cure II to heal the other two, so we recommendtaking out this one first.
To avoid this attack,turn around so your back is to the enemy.
Between the Third and First Demiurge,the Third is more dangerous.
Subsequent uses of this attack will also incorporate theproximity AoEfrom the previous phase.
Move accordingly to reduce the damage of the AoE while avoiding being knocked off the arena.
Run to theside with the least amount of tethers.
This attack will now be usedtwo times in a row.
When Sophia reacheslow health, she will summon one of the threeDemiurgesfrom before.
If her health is low enough, you canignore the add and take out Sophia.
Alternatively, you may wish tokill the Demiurge to make the rest of the fight easier.
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