Weekly Strike Mission: Voice of the Fallen and Claw of the Fallen
Weekly Strike Mission: Voice of the Fallen and Claw of the Fallen
- Levels
- 80
- Type
- Strike Mission
- Zone
- Bjora Marches
(Shiverpeak Mountains) - API
- 1340, 1346
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“One of Havroun Weibe's shamans, Hallveig, has reported that the Raven Sanctum has recently been taken over by the Fallen Voice and the Fallen Claw. Raven Shaman Hallveig is looking for volunteers to enter the sanctum and cleanse it of this menace.
— In-game description
Weekly Strike Mission: Voice of the Fallen and Claw of the Fallen is the second strike mission introduced into the game, taking place in Sanctum Arena.
Getting there[edit]
Players must own the Path of Fire expansion to join.
Players can select to join either a Public (only available when it is a Daily Strike Mission) or Squad (private) version of the instance. The Public version cannot start with less than 5 players and prevents new players from joining once the boss is engaged. The Squad version does not have the same restrictions but requires a raid-mode (10 player) squad to join.
- Public and squad versions
- Interact with the
portal at the 
Raven Pass — in Bjora Marches (west of 
Jora's Keep Waypoint — ). - Interact with the portal in Eye of the North ( Eye of the North Waypoint — ).
- Squad version only
- Enter or be within Eye of the North when the strike mission instance is opened.
Objectives[edit]
- Speak to the Raven shaman to begin the Strike Mission.
- Players in Strike Mission: x (if public)
- Engage the Voice of the Fallen and Claw of the Fallen
- Defeat the Voice of the Fallen and Claw of the Fallen
- Voice of the Fallen
- Claw of the Fallen
- Strike Mission ends in: 10:00
- Silver rewards disappear in: 5:00
- Gold rewards disappear in: 3:00
- Strike Mission complete!
- Mission closes in: 2:00
- Bonus rewards obtained: x/2
Rewards[edit]
- Three Essence chests (once per day)
- Small Chest of Resilience, or Strike Mission: Lost Small Chest of Resilience (by mail if not looted in the instance)
- Medium Chest of Resilience, or Strike Mission: Lost Medium Chest of Resilience (by mail if not looted in the instance)
- Large Chest of Resilience, or Strike Mission: Lost Large Chest of Resilience (by mail if not looted in the instance)
- Up to three bouncy chests, depending on the achieved rank: (once per day)
- ? rank chest:
Piece of Unidentified Gear
Piece of Rare Unidentified Gear- 10
- 2,000
- 21,336
- ? rank chest:
Piece of Common Unidentified Gear- 25
- 1,000
- 21,336
- ? rank chest:
- Piece of Unidentified Gear (2)
- 10
- 1,000
- 21,336
- ? rank chest:
- One extra bouncy chest on every kill:
- Piece of Common Unidentified Gear (2)
Blue Prophet Shard (1-3)- 21,336
- Possible random rewards:
Walkthrough[edit]
This strike mission acts as a good entry point for players tackling instanced content for the first time. Players will be introduced to the concept of 10-player content in a low-pressure environment and can then attempt the Shiverpeaks Pass and Fraenir of Jormag strike missions, which are of similar difficulty. Due to their relative ease of difficulty, these three strike missions are collectively referred to by the community as the "IBS EZ3" strike missions.
Claw of the Fallen and Voice of the Fallen[edit]
- Health: 8,258,040 (each)
- Enrage Timer: 10 minutes
- Enrage Effect: Defeats all players
- Fixation Mechanic: None
Healing and boons are proximity and priority-based, so it is important to stay near the group be in range of receiving them. 
Swiftness is one of the few boons not removed when engaging a boss in instanced content and can thus be applied to the group beforehand.
Players with the Essence of Vigilance mastery can attack the nearby pylon to collect orbs to gain the 
Power of Vigilance effect. This grants players the Shattered Psyche special action key to deal significant damage to the boss and its defiance bar.
A red field encircles the arena once players near either boss. Players standing on the field gain the 
Unrelenting Pain effect, which inflicts heavy damage every second.
The Voice applies ranged pressure whereas the Claw applies melee pressure:
| Boss | Skill | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Voice | Arrows of the Fallen | Fires an arc of six arrows, each dealing medium damage. |
| Escape | Leaps backwards and leaves behind an  immobilizing field.
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| Ghostly Arrow | Fires an arrow at distant enemies that bounces to nearby foes. | |
| Ghostly Grasp | All players are targeted with an orange circle that activates after a delay, leaving an immobilizing field upon impact from an arrow.
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| Claw | Flying Hammer | Leaps to a distant target and slams its hammer, dealing medium damage. |
| Hammer Lunge | Three-part auto-attack chain that resembles the Scrapper's Rocket Charge, with the third attack inflicting  Knockdown with a cascade of rectangular AoEs.
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| Hammer Slam | Slams its hammer and deals medium damage. | |
| Vengeful Aura | Pulsing damage every 3 seconds. |
Defeating a boss applies the 
1 Enraged effect onto the remaining boss. This permanent stacking effect increases over time, requiring players to ideally defeat both bosses around the same time to minimize the number of stacks. Cleaving both bosses together can help keep both of them around the same health.
The Claw leaps to distant targets, allowing players to lure it onto the Voice. Because the leap targets all allies including pets and minions, players can better control where the Claw leaps to by either repositioning their allies, or summoning them during the fight and not before.
The Voice's attacks can be negated with projectile-related skills, such as projectile destruction and reflects. Otherwise, condition cleanses can remove the Immobile effect on players. Similarly, 
Aegis, 
Stability, and stunbreaks negate the Knockdown from the Claw.
Both Fallen periodically teleport to different parts of the arena and team-up for one powerful attack in the following order:
| Team-Up Attack | Notes |
|---|---|
| Hammer Spin | The Claw spins in the middle and  Launches enemies on hit, redirecting arrows fired by the Voice and leaving damaging magic fields in their wake.
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| Groundshaker & Groundpiercer |
The Claw slams its hammer and creates a line of damaging magic, which is spread further by the arrows fired by the Voice. |
| Doubled Deluge | The Voice and Claw each launch an arrow and hammer towards the center, generating a shock wave upon impact. This shock wave is avoidable damage and does not disable. |
| Deadly Synergy | The Fallen combine in the middle as The Voice and the Claw and launch conal attacks in opposing directions, each leaving behind a damaging field. This attack ends after two full rotations or when the defiance bar is broken. |
The health pool for both the Voice and the Claw are combined during Deadly Synergy then return to normal after they separate. Afterwards, they continue with their normal attacks before repeating the Team-Up attacks in the same order.
Upon defeating either boss, the remaining one teleports to the center then performs the following skills until defeat:
| Skill | Notes |
|---|---|
| Ghostly Barrage | Cover a quadrant of the arena with a damaging field, starting west and moving clockwise. Unleash a shock wave after a full rotation and apply the 1 Enraged effect to the boss.
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| Vengeful Aura | Pulsing damage every 3 seconds. |
Players should stand on the southern quadrant then move to the western quadrant right before the final damaging field. Players must then dodge or jump the shock wave before returning to the southern quadrant and repeating the process.
Group positioning[edit]
- South start
This start makes it easier to cleave both bosses in the beginning. However, it can result in more group movement compared to the north start.
- Players should position themselves close to the southern outer edge of the ground pattern. This minimizes the distance needed to reach the Voice before the fight begins.
- Focus on the Voice while cleaving down the Claw.
- After the teleport, focus on the Voice (west) then switch to the Claw once near 20% health. Take care not to stand in the damaging field.
- After the next teleport, focus on the Claw again (north). The shock wave can be blocked, dodged, jumped, or mitigated with stability. Depending on the group's damage, either continue to focus on the Claw until it is defeated, or split focus between both bosses.
- Defeat the remaining Fallen once it teleports to the center of the arena.
- North start
This start can result in less group movement compared to the south start. However, it is harder to cleave both bosses together in the beginning.
- Players should position themselves close to the northern outer edge of the ground pattern. This minimizes the distance needed to reach the Claw before the fight begins.
- Focus on the Claw while cleaving down the Voice if it is nearby.
- After the teleport, stay in the same location (north) to focus on the Claw. Switch to the Voice once near 20% health. Take care not to stand in the damaging field.
- After the next teleport, stay in the same location (north) to focus on the Voice. The shockwave can be blocked, dodged, jumped, or mitigated with stability. Depending on the group's damage, either continue to focus on the Voice until it is defeated, or split focus between both bosses.
- Defeat the remaining Fallen once it teleports to the center of the arena.
NPCs[edit]
Allies[edit]
Foes[edit]
Objects[edit]
Dialogue[edit]
- Raven Shaman Hallveig: Thanks for the assistance, Commander. Is your squad ready to go?
Let's do this.
We're still waiting for more people to show up.
- If fewer than 10 players
- Raven Shaman Hallveig: Could still use more bodies. You sure you're ready?
- (You have fewer players than recommended for this Strike Mission. Choose to go forward anyway, or wait for more help.)
- We're ready.
- Your party has been locked.
- No new players will be able to join the Strike Mission. Work with your party to complete the goal!
- We'll wait for more help.
- If fewer than 5 players in public
- Raven Shaman Hallveig: You'll need more help. Report back with reinforcements.
- (At least five players must be in the map to proceed. Wait for more players to join, or enter the squad version from outside.)
- I'll check back when help arrives.
- Encounter start
- Voice of the Fallen: All will be preserved, dreamer.
- Claw of the Fallen: You will sleep now.
- When casting Hammer Spin
- Voice of the Fallen: Guide the arrows, my claw.
- When casting Groundpiercer and Groundshaker
- Claw of the Fallen: The dragon steadies our hand.
- When casting Doubled Deluge
- Voice of the Fallen: Sleep, dreamer.
- When the Voice and the Claw merge
- Claw of the Fallen: Rest. You will not escape us.
- Defeating either one
- Claw of the Fallen: My voice! We dream together!
- Voice of the Fallen: My claw! I feed on your resolve!
- Interacting with the chest without the needed masteries
- This chest is protected by an element of the wild and won't open by normal means. Try furthering your training in its opposing essence manipulation.
- Hmm.
Related achievements[edit]
Whisper in the Dark: Legendary Voice of the Fallen and Claw of the Fallen — Defeat the Voice of the Fallen and Claw of the Fallen in the Sanctum Arena. (10
)
Daily Icebrood Saga: Daily Legendary Hunter — Defeat a legendary creature in the Raven Sanctum. (0
)- Return to Whisper in the Dark: (Bonus) Strike Back: Raven Sanctum — Defeat a legendary creature in the Raven Sanctum. (0)
Shadow in the Ice: Break It Up — Break the Defiance of the Fallen Voice and Fallen Claw 5 times. (10)- Shadow in the Ice: Flawless Fallen — Defeat the Fallen Voice and Fallen Claw without being hit by any damaging fields. (5)
- Shadow in the Ice: Kodan Dodger — Defeat the Kodan in the Sanctum Arena without being downed or defeated. (5)
Version history[edit]
| Patch | Changes |
|---|---|
| February 27, 2024 |
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| February 28, 2022 | End of Dragons release:
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| April 27, 2021 |
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| March 17, 2020 |
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| January 29, 2020 |
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| November 19, 2019 |
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Trivia[edit]
- A shrine to Ox, as well as Fallen Shrine holding torches, can be found within the arena.
- Prior to the February 28, 2022 game update, the strike mission rewarded shards depending on the weekly Emissary:
