Cerus

Cerus

Race

Demon

Level

80

Rank

Legendary

Location

Lonely Tower Fractal
(Fractals of the Mists)
Strike Mission: Temple of Febe
(Nayos)

Organization

Kryptis

“

Even though my brother is...gone, his dream is mine. Eparch will see that Deimos and I are truly the same. I am just as capable.

— Cerus

Cerus, the Glaive of House Nephus is a Kryptis Lord from Nayos, the Realm of Dreams. He is the brother of Deimos and Peitha, and the mate of Heitor, their cousin. Eager to prove himself to be as capable a warrior as his brother under the eyes of the Midnight King Eparch, Cerus intends to hunt his greatest quarry yet.

Biography

Lonely Tower Fractal

Shortly after the Astral Ward's founding in 604 AE, Deimos took part in the Kryptis' invasion attempt targeting the Wizard's Tower. Eparch himself led the push into the tower alongside Cerus and Deimos. During the assault, Deimos and his brother Cerus killed the Wizard Vass before being forced back into Nayos. The assault also led to the death of Akeem and culminated in Isgarren and Eparch's second confrontation. Isgarren and his allies were able to force the Midnight King and the Kryptis back into Nayos despite the tower sustaining heavy damage in the ensuing clash.

Location

Horn of Maguuma

• Nayos
  • Strike Mission: Temple of Febe

The Mists

• Fractals of the Mists
  • Lonely Tower Fractal

Story involvement

Secrets of the Obscure

• Act I
  • Hell Breaks Loose
• Act II
  • Mabon's Fate (as a vision)
• Act III
  • The World Spire (voice only)
  • Treachery

Combat abilities

Lonely Tower Fractal

Abilities

• The Glaive of House Nephus

Behavior

• Fixates onto the closest player through the  Cerus's Focus (18s) effect.

Effects

•  Brothers United (only when near Deimos) - Strengthened by proximity to his brother.
•  Empowered - Increases damage by 5% per stack. At 99 stacks, Cerus's attacks become unblockable.

Skills

• Cry of Rage - Channel overwhelming rage into a massive cry. Cerus gains ₁ Empowered if a player is hit.
• Despair - Manifest overwhelming despair onto enemies, leaving behind a damaging pool that inflicts  Agony.
• Malicious Intent - Tether to an enemy and manifest their malice. Gain ₅ Empowered upon consuming the malice.
• Smash - Basic melee attack.

Stolen skills

Story Mode (Hell Breaks Loose)

Abilities

• ???

Behavior

• Becomes untargetable and passive when the player is downed.
• Endlessly recuperates from battle.

Effects

(unlocked at 85% health but cannot be broken)

•  Empowered - Increases damage by 5% per stack. At 99 stacks, Cerus's attacks become unblockable.
•  Determined (at 85% health) - Determined to survive and immune to damage.

Skills

• Cry of Rage - Channel overwhelming rage into a massive slam, inflicting ₁ Exposed on-hit.
• Envious Gaze - Manifest a beam of overwhelming envy that sweeps through the area, corrupting boons on-contact.
• Malicious Intent - Manifest overwhelming burden onto enemies at range. Gain ₁ Empowered and apply ₁ Debilitated if the burden is not shared.
• Petrify (at 85% health) - Tether and petrify all enemies that cannot escape, stopping their ability to act for 7 seconds. Regenerate 20% health or 13% health if poisoned.
• Wail of Despair - Manifest overwhelming despair onto enemies, leaving behind a damaging pool in its wake.
  • Pool of Despair - Impose devastating despair to enemies caught within the pool.

Stolen skills

•   Soul Stone Venom

Story Mode (Treachery)

Abilities

• The Glaive of House Nephus

Behavior

• Endlessly recuperates from battle until interference.

Effects

(unlocked at 75%, 50%, 25%, and 5% health)

•  Empowered - Increases damage by 5% per stack. At 99 stacks, Cerus's attacks become unblockable.
•  Empowered - Damage increased by 50%.
•  Impenetrable Defense (at 75%, 50%, and 25% health when vulnerable) - Immune to all damage and conditions.
• At least one of the following depending on which embodiments are defeated:
  •  Empowered Despair
  •  Empowered Envy
  •  Empowered Gluttony
  •  Empowered Malice
  •  Empowered Rage
  •  Empowered Regret

Skills

• Crushing Regret - Manifest overwhelming regret onto an enemy. If this burden is not shared by at least two people, apply ₁ Exposed to all enemies and gain ₁ Empowered.
• Cry of Rage - Channel overwhelming rage into a massive unblockable slam, inflicting ₁ Exposed on-hit. If affected by  Empowered Rage, this covers a larger area.
• Enraged Smash - Overwhelm all enemies with a frenzied smash.
• Envious Gaze - Manifest a beam of overwhelming envy that sweeps through the area, corrupting boons on-contact. If affected by  Empowered Envy, a second faster beam sweeps through the area before merging with the other beam. Both beams will steal boons in addition to corrupting them.
• Insatiable Hunger - Manifest and draw in coalesced gluttony. Consuming each orb grants barrier and each large orb grants ₁ Empowered.
• Malicious Intent (variant 1) - Tether to an enemy and manifest their malice. Gain ₁ Empowered upon consuming the malice.
• Malicious Intent (variant 2) - Manifest overwhelming burden onto an enemy at range. Gain ₁ Empowered and apply ₁ Debilitated if the burden is not shared.
• Petrify - Tether and petrify all enemies that cannot escape, stopping their ability to act for a period of time. Regenerate 20% health or 13% health if poisoned.
• Wail of Despair - Manifest overwhelming despair onto enemies, leaving behind a damaging pool in its wake. If affected by  Empowered Despair, this covers a larger area.
  • Pool of Despair - Impose devastating despair and ₁ Torment to enemies caught within the pool. If affected by  Empowered Despair, this persists much longer.

Stolen skills

•   Soul Stone Venom

Strike Mission: Temple of Febe

Abilities

• Kryptis Lord

Effects

•  Empowered - Increases damage by 5% per stack. At 99 stacks, Cerus's attacks become unblockable.
• At least one of the following depending on which embodiments are defeated:
  •  Empowered Despair
  •  Empowered Envy
  •  Empowered Gluttony
  •  Empowered Malice
  •  Empowered Rage
  •  Empowered Regret

Skills

• Crushing Regret - Manifest overwhelming regret onto an enemy. If this burden is not shared by at least three people, apply ₁ Exposed to all enemies and gain ₅ Empowered. If affected by  Empowered Regret, three enemies are now targeted by this burden.
• Cry of Rage - Channel overwhelming rage into a massive unblockable slam, inflicting ₁ Exposed on-hit. If affected by  Empowered Rage, this covers a larger area and deals unavoidable damage.
• Enraged Smash - Overwhelm all enemies with a frenzied smash.
• Envious Gaze - Manifest a beam of overwhelming envy that sweeps through the area, corrupting boons on-contact. If affected by  Empowered Envy, a second faster beam sweeps through the area before merging with the other beam. Both beams will steal boons in addition to corrupting them.
• Insatiable Hunger - Manifest and draw in coalesced gluttony. Consuming each orb grants barrier and each large orb grants ₁ Empowered. Enemies become  Insatiable upon touching each large orb. If affected by  Empowered Envy, additional large orbs will spawn and  Insatiable is permanent.
  • Insatiable - Insatiable enemies take periodic, stacking damage.
• Malicious Intent - Tether to an enemy and manifest their malice. Gain ₅ Empowered upon consuming the malice. If affected by  Empowered Malice, three enemies are now tethered.
• Petrify - Tether and petrify all enemies that cannot escape, stopping their ability to act for a period of time. Regenerate 20% health or 13% health if poisoned. Applies  Petrify periodically to players until the defiance bar is broken, reducing their damage and speed, potentially lasting beyond this attack.
• Wail of Despair - Manifest overwhelming despair onto enemies, leaving behind a damaging pool in its wake. If affected by  Empowered Despair, this covers a larger area.
  • Pool of Despair - Impose devastating despair and ₁ Torment to enemies caught within the pool. If affected by  Empowered Despair, this persists much longer.

Stolen skills

•   Soul Stone Venom

Gallery

• 

  Cerus in the Temple of Febe.

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  Peitha being playful with Cerus during Treachery.

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  Peitha showing her disapproval of her brother's methods.

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  Cerus talking during cut scene.

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  Cerus poses menacingly in front of the Eye of Cerus in the Secrets of the Obscure Expansion Announcement trailer.

• 

  Cerus concept art.

Related achievements

• Secrets of the Obscure: Act 3: Emotional Fortitude — Defeat all of the embodiments of the chapter boss. (1)
• Horn of Maguuma: A New Look — Help Skyscale Trainer Dyanne investigate what's happening to your skyscale mount. (10)
• Daily Strike Mission: Priority Horn of Maguuma Strike: Temple of Febe — Complete the Temple of Febe Strike Mission. (0)
• Secrets of the Obscure: Temple of Febe — Complete the Temple of Febe Strike Mission. (5)
• Secrets of the Obscure: Weekly Secrets of the Obscure Strike Missions — Complete 2 unique Secrets of the Obscure Strike Mission within a week. (0)

Trivia

• Cerus is voiced by Noshir Dalal.
• Cerus's name was first revealed in the press preview of the expansion.
• The name may be derived from Cerus, the masculine Latin version of Ceres the Goddess of Agriculture and Fertility. The name stems from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₃-os ('nourishment, grain'), a derivative of the root *ḱerh₃- ('to feed').

See also

• Family trees

Associated items

• Mini Cerus
• Relic of Cerus