Transcendence · 2–4 players · boss mechanics
Deus Research Base guide
Deus Research Base has 3 bosses (Gelcos, Nazmun and Atiel). The game's own guide warns about 5 of their attacks during the Exploration run; the boss cards below quote each warning with the skill, its cast time and what it does. Atiel goes into Frenzy after 5:00 of combat. The walkthrough lists the guide's 20 route steps in order.
Item Level: Exploration 1,200 · Transcendence Stage 1 1,600 · Transcendence Stage 2 1,900 · Transcendence Stage 3 2,200 · Transcendence Stage 4 2,500. Entry, rewards and drops →
Cheat sheet
Each boss with the actions its warnings ask for. The sketches are ours: gold diamond = boss, light dots = players, red = danger, cyan = safe or where to move.
Gelcos1 warnings · 5 notes
Nazmun1 warnings · 6 notesAtielFrenzy 5:00 · 7 warnings · 9 notesWhole run
Rules that apply outside the boss fights, as players describe them.
Tier modifiers
TranscendenceTiers by entry score 1,600 / 1,900 / 2,200 / 2,500. Tier 2 Balance: dead elites leave purple puddles that hurt you and power up enemies. Tier 3 Wrath: normal enemies hit harder below 50% HP. Tier 4 Judgment: each boss hit adds a stack, 3 stacks drop heavy AoEs on you, stacks can be cleansed. [1]
Kill counter before the last boss
TranscendenceA point counter must fill before the final boss opens. Trash gives 1-2 points, mini-bosses more; tier 4 needs about 150 points inside 30 minutes. One player runs ahead to unlock teleporters. [1]
Start ramp is a fall risk
The ramp at the start of the dungeon is a common place to fall; fly or glide carefully and do not rush ahead of the group. [8]
Stun
1.33 s cast · 65 s cooldown · physicalBoss · Transcendence Stage 1, Transcendence Stage 2, Transcendence Stage 3, Transcendence Stage 4“I'll let you feel the thrill.”
Stun · debuffIncapacitated
Players' notes
Pull and whip barrage
dpsStand behind him for the pull and whip sequence. [1]
Static zone
<50% HPA zone pulls players in. Run out, block it, or heal through it. [1]
Nine-line strike
<50% HPSafe lanes sit close to his body. A second strike follows the first. [1]
Expanding electric fields
<25% HPThe electric fields grow, so leave room and keep moving. [1]
1 more skill with effects but no warning line
- Knockdown 1.5 s cast · 41 s cooldown · 21 m · physicalKnockdown: Knockdown Status
Trap Install
1 s cast · 24 s cooldown · 80 m · magicGuide · ExplorationJump to avoid the lasers, kru!
Boss · Transcendence Stage 1, Transcendence Stage 2, Transcendence Stage 3, Transcendence Stage 4“Run, and dance! Haha!”
Players' notes
Pull him to the edge first
tankLaser pillars gather in the middle, so the tank drags him to the arena edge and the party deals no damage until he is in place. Do not drag him onto the bridge: he resets. [1][3]
Players disagree: Other players warn that pulling the second Transcendence boss too far also resets it; keep him near the edge, not past it.
Counter-clockwise lasers
The lasers turn counter-clockwise. Jump over them. [1]
Bombs on the tank
after 75% HPtankBombs mark the tank, so the tank moves clear of the group. [1]
Two targets
below 35% HPTwo players are targeted at once; move away from the group. [1]
Tank line beam
tankA beam grows from 1 to 2 to 3 lines. It can be blocked. [1]
Hard-hitting second boss
Players say near-invisible lightning from this boss can one-shot you, so watch the floor. [2]
6 more skills with effects but no warning line
- Drone Strike 1.43 s cast · 30 s cooldown · 20 m · magicHigh Voltage Electric Current Zone: Detonates a bomb set by Nazmun, dealing area damage.
- Laser Bombardment 1 s cast · 20 s cooldown · 30 m · magic
- Ultra Laser 0.5 s cast · 15 s cooldown · 20 m · magic
- Bomb Drop 1.03 s cast · 12 s cooldown · 5 m · magic
- A One! And a Two! 1.77 s cast · 8 s cooldown · 20 m · magic
- Evasive Maneuver instant · 8 s cooldown · magic
Atiel
“Face the devastation that lies ahead!”
Nonsynonymous Unity
instant · 60 s cooldown · 90 m · physicalGuide · ExplorationSeparate them to sever the chains, kru!
Boss · Transcendence Stage 1, Transcendence Stage 2, Transcendence Stage 3, Transcendence Stage 4“You cannot escape from me!”
- Nonsynonymous Unity · buffGenerates damage when linked to target, removed upon reaching a certain distance away
Morphic World
10 s cast · 10 s cooldown · 50 m · physicalGuide · ExplorationUse a special skill that staggers Atiel before he jumps, kru!
Boss · Transcendence Stage 1, Transcendence Stage 2, Transcendence Stage 3, Transcendence Stage 4“All will collapse and perish!”
Get in attack
5 s cast · 1 s cooldown · physicalGuide · ExplorationGo through the center so you don't fall off, kru!
Boss · Transcendence Stage 1, Transcendence Stage 2, Transcendence Stage 3, Transcendence Stage 4“Frail world, crumble!”
Boss · Transcendence Stage 1, Transcendence Stage 2, Transcendence Stage 3, Transcendence Stage 4“I will crush you all!”
Stack up attack
1.7 s cast · 1 s cooldown · 90 m · physicalGuide · ExplorationTake the hits together to receive less damage, kru!
Boss · Transcendence Stage 1, Transcendence Stage 2, Transcendence Stage 3, Transcendence Stage 4“Break! Scatter!”
Root
1.5 s cast · 60 s cooldown · 90 m · physicalBoss · Transcendence Stage 1, Transcendence Stage 2, Transcendence Stage 3, Transcendence Stage 4“You will be the first to die!”
Root · debuffImmobilized
Control
1.5 s cast · 60 s cooldown · 90 m · physicalBoss · Transcendence Stage 1, Transcendence Stage 2, Transcendence Stage 3, Transcendence Stage 4“Be shackled by chains, insignificant creatures!”
- Control · buffGenerates damage upon reaching a certain distance away from target
Frenzy (enrage)
Boss · Transcendence Stage 1, Transcendence Stage 2, Transcendence Stage 3, Transcendence Stage 4“No more games!”
Frenzy · buff100% Move Speed; 100% Spell Action Speed; 100% Combat Speed; 200% Damage Boost
Players' notes
Stay near him to avoid plus patterns
dpsStanding close to him means he does not place the cross and X patterns on you. Ranged players can wait just outside melee range and avoid them. [1]
Shrinking arena
75% and 35% HPThe floor collapses and the arena shrinks. Projectiles alternate left and right; you can jump them instead of strafing or block them. Falling off is death. [1]
Phantom dashes and knockback
<75% HPPhantoms dash along lines from blue portals, and there is knockback near the edge. Stay inside the middle of the floor. [1]
Boss tether
<50% HPTranscendenceAt tier 3 and up you are tethered to the boss. A red tether means you are too far. [1]
Three-line push
Stay near the centre. The three-line push throws you off the arena if it hits. [2]
Grab then cone
tankAfter his grab he often follows with a cone behind where he stood. Dodge sideways or backwards, not through him. Take the first two punches and block the third. [3]
1 more skill with effects but no warning line
- Grab 1.1 s cast · 20 s cooldown · 5.5 m · physicalGrab: Immobilized
Its last words: “This too... is part of the experiment...”
Deus Research Base walkthrough
The guide's lines in the Exploration run, in the game's own order (NpcTalk rows PD_DeusCenter_…_NPC_<n>).
How it's counted
Bosses are listed above in the order this route first names them.
- 1
Be careful when you enter, kru.
- 2
Those Pretor bastards are everywhere down below, kru. Take care not to fall.
- 3
Go back up to the Updraft, kru.
- 4
There's a Windstream over there. Hurry, kru!
- 5
Looks like you're in for a big fight up ahead, kru.
- 6
There is a Kibelisk here! Bind with it, kru!
- 7
Gelcos is over there, kru! Time to fight!
- 8
Good job, kru! Now, let's get out of here!
- 9
Go down those stairs ahead, kru.
- 10
The whole place is on high alert, kru. Try not to get hit by the lasers.
- 11
I recommend that you bind with that Kibelisk ahead, before heading to Nazmun, kru.
- 12
The rifts on the ground hurt and slow you, so avoid them.
- 13
Good job! Now, enter that suspicious building, kru.
- 14
Take out the Veil Administrator inside, kru.
- 15
The veil is gone, kru! Time to ride the Updraft.
- 16
Tornadoes hurt and push you away, so go around them, kru.
There's another Updraft on that Sky Island, kru.
- 17
Ride the Updraft at the tip of the Sky Island, kru.
- 18
Keep going to the end of this tunnel, kru.
- 19
This is an Odyle Energy Cube!
- 20
Operate the hidden lever to turn off all the lasers, kru!
The guide's briefing (3 lines)
Glad you came. It's always nice to see a familiar face, kru! Did you hear the rumors about the Lepharists' Secret Laboratory base as well?
We've come to the right place, kru! It seems that rumor was true after all.
It's a secret base built in ruins where an Abyssal storm rages. I'm already thrilled just thinking about the incredible treasures that might be hidden there, kru!
How this page is made
Game files (client 2026.10.21 (Steam build 26077854, 2026-10-21)): the lines the game shows when a boss casts or uses a skill, gets a buff, starts or dies (NpcBehaviorCase → NpcTalk: “Guide” = the Shugo guide's hint in the Exploration run, “Boss” = the boss's own shout), the skill's name, cast time, cooldown and range (Skill), the buffs and debuffs it applies with the game's text (SkillEffect → SkillAbnormal), the Frenzy timer (NpcData.BossBerserkInvokeTime) and the stagger. Many boss skills are only called “Attack” in the files; those cards are named by their effect or by the action they ask for. HP thresholds are not in the client.
The action label on each card is our reading of the guide's line, by its words: the first that matches of “Big alone, small together”, “Stagger it”, “Stop attacking”, “Break free”, “Climb up”, “Jump”, “Take cover”, “Block it”, “Lure the boss”, “Colours”, “Kill it first”, “Stack up”, “Spread out”, “Find the gap”, “Get in”, “Move out”, “Burn it down”. The line itself is the game's.
Players' notes are written by us from these posts (dashed cards, numbers as players report them):
- Cheat Sheets for both Transcendence (Deus Research Base, Shattered Arkanis) — r/Aion2 · u/Aware-Elk-9076 · 2026-10-16 · 197 upvotes · 19 comments
- Why is there such big difficulty curves between the Two transcendence? — r/Aion2 · u/Pirate186 · 2026-10-16 · 10 upvotes · 22 comments
- Can I get some tank-specific tips for Transcendence? — r/Aion2 · u/Sovis · 2026-10-20 · 6 upvotes · 9 comments
- The dungeons and transcendence dungeons are easy if you do the mechanics — r/Aion2 · u/Bwite · 2026-10-20 · 61 comments
- Stop bashing your head against the mechanics with res stones — r/Aion2 · u/Ssephir · 2026-10-12 · 10 upvotes · 15 comments
- I made a practice Transcendence T2 lobby — r/Aion2 · u/WinRaRtrailInfinity · 2026-10-22 · 53 upvotes · 26 comments
- Transcendence Dungeons (asking what they are like) — r/Aion2 · u/ButterscotchBandiit · 2026-10-20 · 15 comments
- PSA: The Ramp at the start of the Deus Research Base dungeon — r/Aion2 · u/Oztingtonz · 2026-10-07 · 9 upvotes · 3 comments
- Read on 2026-10-22.
Deus Research Base guide FAQ
How do you beat Gelcos in Deus Research Base?
Players add: Charge rush and whip field — He charges the furthest player and the whip leaves an electric damage field. Pull him to a corner so the fields stay out of the centre. The tank cannot do much during this; the targeted player should lead the pools away from the middle. Pull and whip barrage — Stand behind him for the pull and whip sequence.
How do you beat Nazmun in Deus Research Base?
The game's guide says: “Jump to avoid the lasers” Named skills: Trap Install (1 s cast). Players add: Pull him to the edge first — Laser pillars gather in the middle, so the tank drags him to the arena edge and the party deals no damage until he is in place. Do not drag him onto the bridge: he resets. Counter-clockwise lasers — The lasers turn counter-clockwise. Jump over them.
How do you beat Atiel in Deus Research Base?
The game's guide says: “Separate them to sever the chains” “Use a special skill that staggers Atiel before he jumps” “Go through the center so you don't fall off” Named skills: Morphic World (10 s cast). Frenzy after 5:00 (Transcendence Stage 1, Transcendence Stage 2, Transcendence Stage 3, Transcendence Stage 4). Players add: Chains and shackles — Tethers: run apart until the chain breaks. A stack marker needs at least 3 players on it, or it hurts. Stay near him to avoid plus patterns — Standing close to him means he does not place the cross and X patterns on you. Ranged players can wait just outside melee range and avoid them.
Is there an enrage timer in Deus Research Base?
Yes: Atiel goes into Frenzy after 5:00 (Transcendence Stage 1, Transcendence Stage 2, Transcendence Stage 3, Transcendence Stage 4). Frenzy raises its speed and damage (the buff's text in the game files).
What is the route through Deus Research Base?
The guide gives 20 steps; it sends you to Gelcos and Nazmun in that order. On the way it keeps reminding you to bind with each Kibelisk you pass.
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