Prototype Vermilion
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This article is about the enemy encountered in The Battle for Lion's Arch. For its historical version, see Legendary Red Static Assault Knight. 
Prototype Vermilion
The Prototype Vermilion is a prototype Twisted Watchwork designed by Scarlet Briar. It is also part of the Watchknight Triumvirate boss inside Strike Mission: Old Lion's Court.
Locations[edit]
- The Battle for Lion's Arch
- Lion's Gate (During related events only)
Event involvement[edit]
[Group Event] Eliminate the red Static Assault Knight (80)
Combat abilities[edit]
Strike Mission version[edit]
- Abilities
- Stacking Effects
- Gravitational Waves
- Effects
- Skills
- Dual Horizon - Prototype Vermilion swings its hammer in a circle, generating dangerous gravitational fields. Targets inside the ring receive Tidal Torment. Targets outside the ring receive Ergo Shear. Targets hit by the ring take high damage, receive a random effect, and are knocked in a random direction.
- Gravitational Wave - Prototype Vermilion exposes its singularity core, causing ripples in the fabric of reality that damages everything in a large area.
- Mass Driver - Prototype Vermilion strikes enemies before it with a wide swing of its hammer.
Kinetic Impact - Prototype Vermilion strikes enemies with another swing of its hammer.
- Gravity Hammer - Prototype Vermilion accelerates its hammer into the ground with extreme force, causing moderate damage in a large area. Every other time this skill is used, it creates Boiling Aether at the attack's location.
- Boiling Aether - Scalding aether from the Mists collects into a growing pool. Upon reaching maximum size, the damage increases significantly. Dissipates after a short time.
- Spaghettification - Prototype Vermilion unleashes tidal forces that violently stretch enemies, tearing them into long, thin strands before obliterating them completely.
The Battle for Lion's Arch version[edit]
- Abilities
- Stacking Effects
- Gravitational Waves
- Effects
Red Attunement - Takes increased damage from blue and green attunements.
- Applies Red Attunement to players who stand in the pool spawned after the relevant boss has its Defiance Bar broken.
- Applies
- Skills
- Dual Horizon - Prototype Vermilion swings its hammer in a circle, generating dangerous gravitational fields. Targets inside the ring receive Tidal Torment. Targets outside the ring receive Ergo Shear. Targets hit by the ring take high damage, receive a random effect, and are knocked in a random direction.
- Gravity Flux - Prototype Vermilion knocks enemies hit by its hammer in a random direction.
- Explosive Impact - Prototype Vermilion
Evades incoming attacks and leaps up and accelerates its hammer into the ground with extreme force, causing moderate damage in a large area and 
Launching all enemies. - Extraction - Prototype Vermilion slams its hammer onto the ground and violently
Pulls all enemies at range. - Hammer Swing - Prototype Vermilion swings its hammer up and
Dazes enemies. - Mass Driver - Prototype Vermilion strikes enemies before it with a wide swing of its hammer.
- Kinetic Impact - Prototype Vermilion strikes enemies with another swing of its hammer.
- Vermilion Horizon - Prototype Vermilion channels lethal gravitational fields that cover the entire area far from itself.
- Vermilion Singularity - Prototype Vermilion inverts the covered area as it now channels lethal gravitational fields around itself.
Drops[edit]
Notes[edit]
- It replaces the Legendary Red Static Assault Knight from the 2014 Battle for Lion's Arch release.
Trivia[edit]
- Added with the 2022 The Battle for Lion's Arch release.
- It wields an Aetherized Vermilion Hammer.
- It wears an altered version of the Static Tempered Spinal Blades.
Related achievements[edit]
The Battle for Lion's Arch: Assault Breaker — Participate in defeating the assault knight trio during the Battle for Lion's Arch. (4
)
Escape from Lion's Arch: Group Effort V — Participate in defeating Scarlet's assault knights during the Battle for Lion's Arch. (5
)
