The Desert Perpetual - Normal Raid Guide

Phase rhythm

• Inside players take Temporality together, stay in the light, and call the glowing room-panel eye for the opposite Inside player to shoot.
• Repeat the cross-calls until the three-eye triangle appears above each room Hydra.
• Outside players enter the main boss light, call the missing Top/Left/Right position, and shoot the opposite pillar excluding the opposite Outside call.
• Inside players shoot their same-side triangle call, refresh as needed, then break both center eyes together.
• During DPS, three selected pairs each destroy six small eyes plus the center eye on their assigned Epoptes shield.

Pressure points

• Rotated Top/Left/Right callouts cause the fastest confusion.
• Cyclops gate plate access and punish readers focused only on eye calls.
• Selected DPS pairs can lose time if they wait for the group to stop damaging before leaving.

Recoveries

• If a reader dies, pause calls and have the backup take that exact perspective.
• If a call is uncertain, hold fire instead of guessing into a failed shield.
• If perspective drifts, reset to Top, Left, Right from the side-room doorway.

Loadout intent

Favor precise low-splash eye damage, reliable Cyclops removal, and boss DPS that still lets selected players leave the group.

Phase rhythm

• Kill the Hydra and five Time's Burden Minotaurs, then carry one Chronon through each inactive portal.
• After all five portals are active, kill the Wyverns and stage a second Chronon set.
• Plate Players take Temporality. The player matching the sniping proxy stands at that proxy's totem and gains Alignment Charge.
• The other two Plate Players call the blue portals; Runners and Flex recharge those four portals while Plate Players stay out of portals.
• The Alignment player crosses all five portals, bubbles the bait player at roughly 3-4 seconds, and reflects Variable Elimination into the proxy.
• During DPS, the Extender repeats the five-portal route to return Agraios to the center up to two more times.

Pressure points

• Plate Players cannot safely charge portals after taking Temporality.
• Wyverns become the priority target as soon as the portals are active.
• Premature detain wastes the reflection and can end the damage setup.

Recoveries

• If portal calls break down, stop and re-anchor portal 1 from rally.
• If the four blue portals are disputed, hold recharges until both reading Plate Players agree.
• If Variable Elimination is active before the reflection is ready, break line of sight behind solid cover.

Loadout intent

Bring mobile add clear, reliable Minotaur and Wyvern damage, movement support for the Alignment route, and long-range or burst-heavy central DPS.

Phase rhythm

• Runners fill the hourglass by carrying the colors required by the ring.
• The Climber destroys the Vex prism below the ring and stands on the plate matching the ring color.
• Shooters fire Bottom together on Diastole 4, then the Climber climbs and interacts.
• Repeat the same synchronized timing for Mid and Top while the Climber controls the pace.
• DPS begins at the Climber's plate; one Runner clears the 12-second Neomutation timer with the required Chronon.

Pressure points

• Failed box shots drain the hourglass faster than waiting for one clean Diastole 4 cycle.
• The Climber can lose the route if they wait too long on a vanishing platform.
• Neomutation is recoverable, but only inside its short timer.

Recoveries

• If a shot fails, reconfirm Bottom, Mid, or Top before the next Diastole cycle.
• If the Climber falls, maintain the hourglass and stop spending box shots until they are ready.
• If the hourglass is low, Runners stop damaging and prioritize the correct Chronon.

Loadout intent

Use precise hitscan weapons for boxes, fast Minotaur clear, and short-to-medium boss damage that lets the team survive on the Climber plate.

Phase rhythm

• Everyone takes assigned Temporality, then Constant shooters break four antenna targets to create Temporal Pools.
• Absolute calls the ring color; Constant finds the three matching bombs; Cyclical identifies the fake so Absolute can destroy the real pair.
• Repeat bomb reads until the hourglass is full, wait for Koregos to teleport, then break the Vex prism under the hourglass.
• At each upper pylon, Constant and Cyclical see two nodes each while Absolute takes the shared position; finish all four pylons before damage.
• Damage Koregos's head while rotating through safe spaces. The Extender matches the local ring color, grabs that Chronon, and crosses the ring to extend.

Pressure points

• Digitalization is the wipe timer, so bomb reads need to be deliberate without stalling.
• Destroying an unconfirmed bomb can break the chain.
• Upper puzzle calls fail when players mix their own perspective with another role's view.

Recoveries

• If Temporality expires, restun Koregos for fresh pools before forcing another bomb read.
• If the wrong bomb is destroyed, stop the chain and re-establish the ring color before collecting a Chronon.
• If an upper overlap node is wrong, reset that pylon and reconfirm Constant, Cyclical, and Absolute views in order.
• If Koregos dies, move away from the body immediately to avoid the final detonation.

Loadout intent

Favor precise antenna and bomb damage, visible ping tools for the mechanic trio, Arc resistance for beams, and mobile sustained DPS for head damage.