Hi everyone!

마포감튀 here.

After plenty of attempts over the holiday... here's my Athena Pierce guide!

(This isn't Nightmare!)

I've also included a very easy way to clear Normal at the end of the post.

Stick around until the end!

So, what gear do you need for Athena Pierce...?

I'd say a full set of Lucid's Dream gear at ‘Unique’ rank is probably about right.

I was lucky enough to have Legendary gear in every slot, which made the clear a little easier.

Let's get into the guide!!

Athena Pierce Map Mechanics

There are no map mechanics!!

Just get familiar with Athena Pierce's attack patterns, and the fight should be pretty easy.

Important

Using 윙지컬 드림 is key to dealing with Athena Pierce's patterns!!

Athena Pierce's Basic Patterns

Pattern 1

Pull-in - Small whirlwind - Map-wide AoE

Quickly fly up into the air to dodge.

Pattern 2

Forward arrow - Jump arrow - Whirlwind

When she uses the jump arrow, dodge by moving behind Athena Pierce or jumping.
She follows up with a whirlwind right after landing, so watch out for that combo.

Pattern 3

Teleport into an instant-kill attack - Knockback whirlwind

She teleports, then hits the entire map with an instant-kill attack.

The big tree in the center is the safe zone. Head out as soon as the instant-kill attack ends, though—she follows it up with an attack that pushes you out of the safe zone.

Pattern 4

8 consecutive sniper shots

After winding up, she fires 8 sniper shots.

Take advantage of 윙지컬드림's fast movement speed and keep moving to dodge them.

Pattern 5

Aerial fire(?)

She flies into the air, then hits the ground with an AoE attack.

Use 윙지컬트림 to fly up and dodge it.

Athena Pierce's Special Mechanic

‘Athena Pierce is preparing a powerful attack. Find a safe spot and move there.’

This message signals the start of the pattern.

Use 윙지컬 드림 to fly up into the air right away.

Shortly afterward, the safe zones are shown 3 times, then the attacks begin.

The areas marked in blue here are the safe zones. Dodge 3 attacks, and the pattern is over.

Normal Athena Pierce Cheese(?) Guide

If you have enough damage, this is a very reliable way to clear.

If you use 윙지컬 드림 to keep hovering above the big tree like this—the safe zone for the instant-kill attack—

nothing can hit you except the 8 consecutive sniper shots.

Stay up here and only come down to attack, then use 윙지컬드림 to get back up and dodge the patterns. Repeat for a very easy clear!