Ktisis Hyperboreia Full Dungeon Guide

The most extensive facility in Elpis, Ktisis Hyperboreia is a sprawling complex of magically simulated environs. Concepts awaiting evaluation are brought here for the last stages of observation, and, upon meeting the appropriate criteria, are finally released into the world at large. Determined not to surrender Meteion, it is within this facility that Hermes has taken refuge, and you and your companions must find and confront him if you are to shed light upon the truth of the Final Days.

Ktisis Hyperboreia can be unlocked at level 87 during the main scenario quest "Caging the Messenger." It is the fourth dungeon players will encounter in Endwalker and is located in Elpis. Players above level 88 will be level synced to level 87 when entering, and there is a minimum item level restriction of 515 to enter.

None of the trash mobs are threatening besides having heavier auto-attack damage compared to previous dungeons.

• Skull Dasher is a tank buster.
• When Lyssa casts Frostbite and Seek, it will disappear into the snow and footprints will appear. These footprints indicate where the boss will reappear and cast a huge AoE towards the center of the arena.
• Dodge this by heading to the edge of the arena where the footprints end.
• Icicall will drop icicle AoEs near the edge of the arena.
• Frigid Stomp deals raidwide damage and causes the icicles to shoot line AoEs across the arena.
• Heavy Smash is a stack marker.

• Ktiseos Ophion
  • Rake is a tank buster.
• Ktiseos Gryps
  • Alpine Draft is a line AoE.
• Ktiseos Hippogryph
  • Shriek is a point-blank AoE.

None of the other trash mobs are threatening besides having heavier auto-attack damage compared to previous dungeons.

• Scratch is a tank buster.
• Inhale causes one of the Ladon Lord's three heads to light up with fire.
• Pyric Breath will shoot a 120 degree cone depending on which head breathed in fire. The left will shoot the cone to the back left, middle directly in front, and right to the back right.
• The Ladon Lord will summon fireballs that shoot out line AoEs in a cross pattern.
• Dodge the fireballs and then dodge Pyric Breaths.
• Intimidation deals raidwide damage.
• Pyric Blast is a stack marker.

• Ktiseos Aello
  • Wingbeat is a frontal conal AoE.

None of the other trash mobs are threatening besides having heavier auto-attack damage compared to previous dungeons.

• There will be a ring of gales around the arena.
• Trismegistos deals raidwide damage.
• When Hermes casts Hermetica, he will tether to brands on the outside of the arena. These will shoot a line AoE across the arena. Getting hit by one will knock the player into the wall.
• True Tornado is a tank buster.
• Meteor will summon proximity markers that drop meteors onto the arena. Stand in the middle. Three of these will be cracked and one will be whole.
• Use the meteors to line of sight Hermetica. The cracked meteor will be destroyed after one hit, so use the whole meteor to simplify things.
• Hermes will cast Double and then True Aero. The latter will shoot an AoE at all players that follows them, and it will leave behind another AoE. Spread out and dodge the second one.
• Quadruple will spawn brands on every edge of the arena. These will cover half of the arena and go off in order, so dodge clockwise or counterclockwise.
• Hermes will cast Double and then True Aero II. The latter will mark all players with an AoE, and four more AoEs will appear in the center of the arena. Spread out and dodge the AoEs.
• True Bravery must be interrupted by Interject or Head Graze, or Hermes will gain a Damage Up buff.

The item level 542 Ktiseos Set is dropped from this dungeon. It has a level requirement of 87.