Introduction

The Empyrean Forge Expedition is a 5-man expedition in New World Aeternum that’s located in Great Cleave. This Empyrean Forge Expedition guide will walk you through everything you need to know about the Expedition Location, Drops, map, and a complete walkthrough.

Empyrean Forge Expedition Drops

Weapon Drops

The following drops require the Rise of the Angry Earth Expansion

Weapon	Where it Drops	Difficulty
Inferno (Artifact)	Commander Marius	Mutation 1+
Strikeback	Expedition Wide	Normal+
Rending Flail	Expedition Wide	Normal+
Fire of Life	Ifrit	Normal+
Snowmelt	Ifrit	Normal+
Brightdark	Ifrit	Normal+
Volcanic Staff	The Heel	Normal+
Firepoker	Ser Newlon	Normal+
Knightslayer	Lady Bridget	Normal+
Firefight	Ser Skarin	Normal+
Trickshot	Ser Ducas	Normal+
Old Longbow	Ser Ducas	Normal+
Shredder	Ser Ducas	Normal+
Flamespout	Executioner Freyr	Normal+
Enduring Will	Commander Marius	Normal+
Commanding Strike	Ser Eld	Normal+
Blast Shield	Ser Skarin	Normal+
Molten Flail of the Barbarian	Expedition Wide	Mutation 3
Molten Sword of the Barbarian	Expedition Wide	Mutation 3
Molten Rapier of the Brigand	Expedition Wide	Mutation 3
Molten Hatchet of the Barbarian	Expedition Wide	Mutation 3
Molten War Hammer of the Barbarian	Expedition Wide	Mutation 3
Molten Spear of the Brigand	Expedition Wide	Mutation 3
Molten Bow of the Brigand	Expedition Wide	Mutation 3
Molten Musket of the Brigand	Expedition Wide	Mutation 3
Molten Great Axe of the Barbarian	Expedition Wide	Mutation 3
Molten Fire Staff of the Occultist	Expedition Wide	Mutation 3
Molten Life Staff of the Cleric	Expedition Wide	Mutation 3
Molten Ice Gauntlet of the Occultist	Expedition Wide	Mutation 3
Molten Void Gauntlet of the Occultist	Expedition Wide	Mutation 3
Molten Blunderbuss of the Barbarian	Expedition Wide	Mutation 3
Molten Greatsword of the Brigand	Expedition Wide	Mutation 3
Molten Buckler	Expedition Wide	Mutation 3
Molten Kite Shield	Expedition Wide	Mutation 3
Molten Tower Shield	Expedition Wide	Mutation 3

The following drops DO NOT require the Rise of the Angry Earth Expansion

Weapon	Where it Drops	Difficulty
Firestarter	Expedition Wide	Normal
Mauler’s Axe	Expedition Wide	Normal
Brash Opener	Commander Marius	Normal
Firelash	Commander Marius	Normal
Allegro	Commander Marius	Normal
Sparkpowder	Commander Marius	Normal
Sulfurous Shrapnel	Ifrit	Normal
Fire of Battle	Ifrit	Normal
Daemongrasp	Ifrit	Normal
Cleric’s Walking Staff	Lady Bridget	Normal
Heatshot	Ser Skarin	Normal
Handwarmer	Ser Bishop	Normal
Heavy Knocker	Executioner Freyr	Normal
Hunting Blade	Ser Eld	Normal
Penitent Flame	Lady Bridget	Normal
Broad Buckler	Ser Ducas	Normal

Armor Drops

The following drops require the Rise of the Angry Earth Expansion

Armor	Where it Drops	Difficulty
Dragonsteel	Expedition Wide	Normal+
Insulating Helm	Expedition Wide	Normal+
Darkshroud Leggings	Expedition Wide	Normal+
Counterbalancing Boots	Expedition Wide	Normal+
Scaled Gauntlets	Expedition Wide	Normal+
Padded Molten Set (Light)	Expedition Wide	Mutation 1+
Wrapped Molten Set (Medium)	Expedition Wide	Mutation 1+
Insulated Molten Set (Heavy)	Expedition Wide	Mutation 1+
Fire Lord’s Set (Heavy)	Commander Marius	Mutation 3

The following drops DO NOT require the Rise of the Angry Earth Expansion

Armor	Where it Drops	Difficulty
Well-trodden Shoes	Expedition Wide	Normal
Withering Gloves	Expedition Wide	Normal
Ranger’s Focus	Expedition Wide	Normal
Scholar’s Wear	Ser Skarin	Normal
Warrior’s Respite	Ser Ducas	Normal
Fire Lord’s Set (Heavy)	Commander Marius	Normal

Jewelry Drops

The following drops require the Rise of the Angry Earth Expansion

Jewelry	Where it Drops	Difficulty
Empty Hearth	Commander Marius	Normal+
Red Hot Slag	Commander Marius	Normal+
Charcoal	Commander Marius	Normal+
Molten Amulet	Expedition Wide	Mutation 2+
Molten Earring	Expedition Wide	Mutation 2+
Molten Ring	Expedition Wide	Mutation 2+

The following drops DO NOT require the Rise of the Angry Earth Expansion

Jewelry	Where it Drops	Difficulty
Wandering Expedience	Expedition Wide	Normal
Heart of Fire	The Heel	Normal
Embers of Change	Ser Newlon	Normal

Other Resources

Item	Where it Drops	Difficulty
Flame Core	Expedition Wide	Normal+
Minor Heartrune of Fire Storm	Commander Marius	Normal+
Empyrean Forge Materia	Commander Marius	Normal
Dense Empyrean Materia	Commander Marius	Normal+
Fiery Sludge	Expedition Wide	Normal+
Force of Will	Commander Marius	Normal+
Powerful Beasts of Burden Bangle	Expedition Wide	Mutation +1

Empyrean Forge Expedition Location and General Information

The Empyrean Forge is a level 60 Expedition located in the northern part of Great Cleave. This is an end-game expedition that will be in the weekly mutation rotation of expeditions. You can enter via the expedition entrance or by using the group finder function.

The Empyrean Forge is a legendary foundry where the ancients forged their devastating engines of war. Those who hunger for power yearn for the eldritch magics unleashed in the colossal ruins.

Once inside the expedition you will encounter mostly human enemy types. This means you’ll want to have human ward potions and human coatings on hand. There are a few lost enemies throughout the expedition as well, but not enough to merit switching consumables.

Map

Repeatable Quests

Currently, the Empyrean Forge Expedition has one repeatable quest that you can pick up each time you run the expedition. The quest giver, Otmar Winkler, can be found just north of the entrance to the expedition.

Upon accepting the quest you will need to head into the expedition and collect the Apatite gems found throughout. They are all marked and can be fairly easily obtained during your run. Upon completing the quest you will receive a gypsum orb, experience, and a few coins.

Walkthrough and Boss Mechanics

Upon entering the expedition you enter into the Lost Entrance. Here you will be met with a few trash mobs. Simply progress through the trash mobs down the stairs and through the corridors into the next room called the Vestibule.

Vestibule

Once inside the Vestibule you will encounter a couple of lost mobs. These are fire mobs called Primordial Spawns. It’s not necessary to change into lost gear here. These enemies are not very difficult. Once defeated you can continue until you reach the Forge Gate. There’s a few trash mobs guarding the gate. They can be easily taken out and then you can utilize your azoth staff to progress into the next room called the Forge.

Forge

Upon entering the forge you will encounter several trash mobs and your first named, Executioner Freyr. This named wields a warhammer and can utilize warhammer abilities like shockwave. Look out for the stuns and the big swings to avoid damage. There are no real mechanics to this named and you should be able to taken him down fairly easily.

You will also notice a platform to your west and some large dials to the east. Do not worry about activating these yet. You will need to restore the power to the mechanisms and return to the Forge room later to activate the puzzle mechanic.

After you clear out all the enemies in the Forge you will need to proceed up the stairs and head right, or South East. You will need to clear all the trash mobs until you make it to the Shrine. Use your Azoth Staff to activate the seal and then head back down and go to the Northwest. Do not go back into the forge room just yet.

Here you will face another named, Ser Eld. He wields a greatsword and hits fairly hard but no mechanics to speak of. After he is dead, continue killing all the trash mobs until you make it to the platform. Step on the platform and make your way back to the forge.

Once at the forge you will need to have one group member stand on the platform to reveal 3 symbols. Do not leave the platform or the symbols will be reset. Have another group member turn the wheel mechanisms to match the symbols. This will open the gate up the stairs.

Reliquary

Be careful not to fall into the lava in this room. Here you will be met with another named, a lost mob named The Heel. This mob has similar mechanics to the others you have already encountered. Once defeated you can then easily progress into the foundry.

Foundry

Make sure you watch out for the lava and the dropping pistons here. Once you cross the lava you will see two circle platforms. Be careful not to get smashed when crossing over these platforms. Once past the pistons you will need to climb up the wall, run along the path and jump down to your left where there’s an opening in the guard rail.

Here you will fight another named Lost mob again called the Heel. This time he also had 2 smaller trash mobs of the same type with him. Avoid the fire AoE’s he drops on the ground. There are no real mechanics here.

Continue through the turning gears into the Berths.

Berths

Here is where you will fight the first boss of the expedition, Ifrit.

Ifrit Mechanics

Ifrit is a fire elemental wielding a scythe. This fight is incredibly mechanic heavy and you will need to do quite a lot of dodging, and going prone can help your survivability significantly. The boss will perform sweeping AoE attacks with the scythe dealing damage to players hit. Make sure to avoid these attacks.

Ifrit also has several mechanics you need to be aware of:

Major Mechanics

Fireballs Phase One: There are several fireballs that will shoot out from the South East wall. They will be staggered so you can dodge them. These can also be avoided by going prone.

Lava Balls: Ifrit will drop balls of lava onto the ground, leaving a fire circle that will damage players in it. If you’re hit with a lava ball you will take a large amount of damage. Players are also marked with a red circle on their head and a lava ball will fall onto their location.

Fire X: Ifrit will make an X shape on the ground dealing AoE damage in a cross or X shape. You can avoid the damage by getting out of range or standing in the spaces between.

Flamethrower Phase One: The boss will shoot flamethrowers out in a straight line in on either side of it’s body, and rotate those 360 degrees. To avoid this you need to be close to the boss and rotate around with the motion of the flamethrower.

Fireball Phase Two: This is the same mechanic as fireball phase one but there are more of them.

Flamethrower Phase Two: In this phase the Flamethrower is now in an X shape versus on straight line. This happens after the boss has been dropped below half health.

Fire Cleave: Ifrit will periodically shoot out a fire cleave. This looks similar to the fireballs coming from the wall, but will do in any direction and you can not go prone to avoid the damage.

How to Beat Ifrit

This fight can be incredibly chaotic. However, if you know the mechanics it’s not overly difficult. There are damage opportunities and then moments where you will need to “dance” around the arena to avoid death.

During the beginning of the fight make sure you are positioned so that you can see the southeast wall. This way you will be prepared for the fireballs when they come. DPS the boss until you see the fireballs. Typically with the fireballs Ifrit also drops the lava balls.

If you have a red circle on your head you want to make sure you move away from the boss. If you don’t a lava ball will be dropped at your location, and this will then prevent your melee DPS from being able to get close to deal damage.

When the fireballs come at you, you have two options. You can dodge between the gaps, or you can simply go prone in a safe spot. If you have a red dot above your head you can run towards the opposite wall, wait for the lava ball to drop, dodge away from it, and go prone to avoid the fireballs. You can then head back in to DPS the boss and then repeat this.

At roughly 50% health the boss will then activate a flamethrower. In order to avoid death to the flamethrower you will need to be near the boss and rotate with the flamethrower. Don’t try to dodge through it, or get out of range. It will make one full turn and then disappear. Be aware that during this phase you can get lava balls and fireballs as well, so make sure you’re ready to dodge and rotate around the boss at the same time.

Phase 2

This phase occurs once the boss is less than 50% health. The mechanics are basically the same just more chaotic. There are more fireballs, more lava balls, and the flamethrower now goes in 4 directions versus 2.

The same rules apply to all the mechanics just be aware of the ramped up nature of the fight during the second phase.

Once the boss is defeated go up the stairs and activate the seal.

Reliquary

Be careful for the falling pistons here. Work you way through the trash mobs to the next named, Ser Bishop. He’s much like the other named vangarian mobs you have encountered. He wields a greatsword and has some heavy hitting attacks but no mechanics. Once he’s dead progress to the door and use the Azoth staff.

Bellows

There are some more falling pistons here and more trash mobs. When you cross the bridge you will fall down the gap onto the platform in the lava to fight 2 named varangian’s, Ser Newlon and Lady Bridget. No mechanics here. Just kill them and move up the ramp. At the top of the ramp you will encounter another named varangian, Ser Skarin. Once killed, take out all the trash mobs until you reach the Control Room.

Control Room

This is a puzzle room very similar to that in the Forge room. There is named Varangian, Ser Ducas, wielding a blunderbuss near the platform on the bottom. Be very careful here. He can burst you down quickly with the blunderbuss if you stay in range and get hit by the abilities.

Do not stand on the platform when you walk into the room. Make sure your group kills the named and the ads. Once you stand on the platform a couple lost mobs will spawn in. If you move from the platform the symbols will reset just as they did in the forge room, and more lost mobs will spawn. So, be careful not to hit the platform button while fighting the named.

You will need to send one player back up to the top section to spin the wheels to match the platform signs. This will open the door.

Forge South

This is the final boss fight in the Empyrean Forge Expedition.

Commander Marius Mechanics

Commander Marius is a boss wielding a huge 2 handed great axe. He will perform a whirlwind attack sending fireballs out in all directions, slam his axe down causing massive AoE damage, and periodically thrust downward on anyone caught in front of him. Make sure you’re aware of these and avoid them.

Major Mechanics

Volcanoes: Periodically there will be small volcanoes that spawn in the arena, and on each player. When this happens you will need to rotate to a different platform to avoid the spewing lava damage.

Floor is Lava: The boss will run to the center of the arena and spawn a lava pool that fills up the entire center of the arena. You will need to stay on the platforms to avoid taking damage.

Lava Balls: Huge lava balls will drop down from one of the 3 platforms. There will be a red ring on the platform prior to the ball falling. Move out of that ring to avoid taking damage from the fall. Once the ball drops it will roll in a straight line damaging anything in it’s path.

Ground Slam: The boss will leap in the air and then slam his axe down when he lands. This causes the ground to rupture around him dealing a lot of AoE damage.

How to Beat Commander Marius

This fight is less mechanic heavy than the previous fight. It revolves around good positioning on a tight space on each of the platforms.

You will want to pull the boss to one of the platforms. Try to have the tank position his attacks towards the wall and not towards the DPS. When the volcanoes spawn the group simply needs to rotate to a different platform. While on the platforms be aware of the balls dropping down. There will be a red circle as a tell that will spawn in seconds before the ball drops, giving you time to get out of the way. The balls will drop in a counterclockwise manner. Therefore, you can rotate the platforms counterclockwise to avoid the balls all together.

When the Commander makes his way to the middle of the arena make sure everyone is on a platform to avoid the lava damage that fills the arena.

Once you defeat the command you will have completed the Empyrean Forge Expedition.

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