How to complete the Cave of Desperation Dungeon in Throne and Liberty

The Cave of Desperation dungeon isn’t exactly endgame content in Throne and Liberty, but doing well will certainly help you to max out your player character sooner.

This specific dungeon will not be available when you’re just starting. To gain access, you’ll need to take your player level up to 40. Once you’ve reached that mark, you can grind the dungeon to obtain different rewards. If you’re lucky, the rewards could even include rare pieces of gear and valuable consumables. Let’s take a look at how you can boss this dungeon and increase the chances of your success.

How to access Cave of Desperation Dungeon in Throne and Liberty

This specific dungeon unlocks once you’ve hit a level of 40. In fact, this is the third dungeon you’ll unlock in Throne and Liberty as you keep leveling up your player level. Ideally, your combat power should be at 1200 or higher if you want to make things easy.

This dungeon is all about facing deadly ants, and there are three different boss battles. Apart from the three bosses, here are some of the enemies you’ll face.

• Mutant Acid Ant: Does range damage and spits poison.
• Mutant Soldier Ant: It doesn’t do much damage but has a massive pool of health. It takes a lot of time to take down.
• Exploding Acid Ant: Your priority is to steer clear of these ants, as they have only one purpose – jump on you and explode. They’re easy to kill as long as you keep evading their charges.
• Gem Ant: Consider this create as the support class of Ants, as they buff other Ants.
• Exploding Larvae: Explodes and does Fire-type AOE damage.
• Exploding Acid Larvae: Explodes and does Poison/Acid AoE damage.

Let’s now take a look at how you can defeat the three bosses.

How to beat Mutant Princess Ant in Throne and Liberty’s Cave of Desperation Dungeon?

The first boss spawns after you’ve cleared the initial wave of the enemies including ants and larvae. Here are its different attacks.

Defeating the Mutant Princess Ant is a relatively easy task. If you’re a tank, make sure that its attacks don’t target the rest of your party. You’ll want to have a healer among you who will have to dodge the AoE attacks and heal the melee damage dealers. For range, make sure to clear out the larvae, as they can quickly multiply with time.

How to beat Mutant Giant Acid Ant in Throne and Liberty’s Cave of Desperation Dungeon?

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Like the first boss, you’ll have to clear a wave of enemies before it spawns in the form of a gigantic egg. After you’ve defeated the first boss, a slew of eggs will spawn, which will break down into various forms of ants. Once you’ve killed them, the gigantic egg will appear. Break it for the Mutant Giant Acid Ant to emerge. Here are its attacks and their effects.

The job for different roles is pretty much the same as dealing with the first boss. The only trick is to wait and anticipate the roar, which will allow them time to prepare for a block. Make sure to dodge out of the poisonous area in case you fail to block the attack.

How to beat Lacune in Throne and Liberty’s Cave of Desperation Dungeon?

Lacune is the final boss, and you’ll need to destroy three eggs positioned at different platforms. Once you destroy the three eggs, Lacune will spawn, and here are some key points to remember.

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• Swipe attack: Lacune has a Rage Meter that fills with time. Once it is full, it will perform a series of furious swipes.
• Paralysis: Make sure to destroy the poisonous ants that will spawn randomly. If you don’t do so, the ants could cause a party wipe.
• Get on top of the pillars: Whenever Lacune shouts before her red AoE, red circles will appear on the ground. Move to the center, and you’ll be elevated off the ground with the help of the platform. Make sure that you’re not on the ground when the attack lands, for it will mean a certain death.
• Gem Ants: Once you’ve survived on the pillars, Lacune summons three Gem Ants. Make sure to kill these ants as soon as possible.
• Exploding Larvae: Lacune also summons exploding larvae and sticks them on players once its health is down by 50%. Make sure to help your companions remove them immediately.

Additionally, Lacune also has a Slam attack, which sends you airborne. If you don’t morph midway before landing, there will be huge amounts of fall damage.

The core strategy to defeat is similar to the two previous bosses. If you’re a ranged DPS, make sure to observe and look out for the Red Circles as soon as they appear so that you and your party can survive the impending death. With Lacune, the only difference is the greater level of coordination between all players, as things can be pretty difficult otherwise.

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