Alexander - The Cuff of the Son

This article is about the level 60 story-mode raid. For the (Savage) version, see Alexander - The Cuff of the Son (Savage). For the second tier of Alexander in general, see Alexander: Midas.

Alexander - The Cuff of the Son

Level

60 (Sync: 60)

Item Level

200

Difficulty

Normal

Party size

Full Party
8 man • 2 2 4

Unsyncing

Allowed

Time limit

90 minutes

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Normal Raids (Heavensward)

Roulette

Normal Raids

Tomestones

 10 

Req. quest

The Folly of Youth

Entrance

The Dravanian Hinterlands (X:20, Y:26)

Location

The Cuff of the Son

Region

Dravania

Stone, Sky, Sea

Available

Patch

3.2

“

Upon returning from Midas, you learn that Mide surrendered the precious fragment of the Enigma Codex to the Illuminati, and that she was in fact a surviving member of a group of Au Ra that failed to summon Alexander three years ago. Although there is certainly more to the apparent treachery than meets the eye, there is no time for doubt. Your offensive against the Illuminati must continue!

— In-game description

Alexander - The Cuff of the Son is a level 60 raid introduced in patch 3.2 with Heavensward. Also known as A6, it is the second floor of Alexander: Midas.

Objectives

• Clear Serviceway #763: 0/1
• Arrive in Machinery Bay 66: 0/1
• Defeat Vortexer: 0/1

Strategy

The Cuff of the Son Guide

• There are two trash mob packs before the four main bosses of this raid, similar to  Alexander - The Cuff of the Father. However, these must all be defeated to proceed.
• This is one of the very few normal-difficulty duties where a tank swap is recommended to safely resolve some mechanics.

Blaster

• Blaster drops mines which can and should be avoided (tank may have to move the boss depending on the placement)
• Players will then be marked and have copies of Blaster fall on them.
  • Spread out to avoid overlapping damage.
    
  • Try to spread out in a line to make it easier to deal with
• The copies will charge in the direction they are facing after a short delay
  • If tagged, you will take damage and receive a Vulnerability Up debuff.
• Tanks don't have to swap.

Brawler

• Tank should face the boss away while everyone else stacks right behind it.
• Brawler has three different attacks. Look at the hands to figure out which is coming.

1. Single drill
2. Single laser (one arm equipped)
3. Double laser (both arms equipped)

• Single drill targets a random player with a proximity line AoE.
• If there's a single laser, the tank can soak this by themselves with mitigation
• If it's a double laser, the tank should join the group and split the damage.
• Note that lethal damage from the lasers will bypass tank invulnerabilities.
• Tanks should swap after 3-4 stacks of the Magic Vulnerability Up debuff.

Swindler

• There is a debuff placed on everyone based on an altitude (high or low).
• The floor panels will raise and lower to deal with this mechanic. The raised panels will glow red.
• Go to the elevation opposite of the debuff received. (If you get the high debuff (purple), go to the lower panels. If you get the low debuff (red), go to the higher panels. You can also tell which debuff the size of the rings around you after the initiation).
• Choosing the wrong elevation will cause you to take substantial damage and receive a Vulnerability Up debuff
• There will be unavoidable AOE damage afterwards.
• The number of orbs above the targeted person indicates the number of people who need to be in the ring to split the damage in order to nullify it.
• Tanks don't have to swap unless you get the Vulnerability Up debuff by being on the wrong elevation.

Vortexer

• A player will be marked with a blue indicator around them
• Lava pools will spawn
• Vortexer will use a knockback
• The marked player will summon a water sprite where they are standing
• Players will then deal with the Shiva ice rings
• At least one player needs to use these rings to freeze the water.
• Vortexer will use a knockback
• Everyone will need to hide behind the newly created ice boulder to avoid being wiped to Vortexer's Ultra Flash.
• Tanks will need to swap after (2) stacks of the Vulnerability Up debuff.

Loot

Treasure Coffer 1

Name	Type	Item Level	Rarity	Quantity
Tarnished Midan Lens	Other	N/A	ABasic	1
Tarnished Midan Shaft	Other	N/A	ABasic	1
Tarnished Midan Pedal	Other	N/A	ABasic	1
Tarnished Midan Bolt	Other	N/A	ABasic	1

Treasure Coffer 2

Name	Type	Item Level	Rarity	Quantity
Tarnished Midan Crank	Other	N/A	ABasic	1
Tarnished Midan Spring	Other	N/A	ABasic	1
Tarnished Midan Pedal	Other	N/A	ABasic	1
Tarnished Midan Bolt	Other	N/A	ABasic	1

Achievements

This duty is associated with the following achievements:

Name	Points	Task	Reward	Patch
Mapping the Realm: Midas II	10	Discover every location within Alexander: Midas - the Cuff of the Son.	-	3.2

Trivia

The four bosses in this raid are a reference to the Combaticons from the Transformers: Blaster (Blast Off), Brawler (Brawl), Swindler (Swindle), and Vortexer (Vortex). The reference is reinforced with their later appearance in Alexander - The Burden of the Son where they combine with Onslaughter (Onslaught) to form Brute Justice (Bruticus)

Dialogue

Alarum: Warning! Warning
Uplander detected!
Initiating purge sequence!

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