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One day, while stopping by the Adventurers' Guild, you and Paimon receive a mysterious commission from an "organization whose details may not be disclosed." It seems that this might just be a toughie...

On the Trail of Behemoths is an Event in Version 5.3.

Event Details[]

Duration[]

  • 2025/01/14 10:00 - 2025/01/27 03:59

Requirements[]

Summary[]

  • Complete challenge objectives of different difficulties to obtain Primogems, Sanctifying Unction, Weapon Ascension Materials, and other rewards.
  • From the first day of the event, you will be able to unlock the corresponding challenge every 2 days. You can speak to Helka and engage in challenges of different difficulties.
  • In Fearless difficulty, you can also adjust the number of selected Special Topics provided by Helka. More Special Topics selected will make for a more difficult challenge.
  • Complete challenge objectives at different difficulties to obtain the corresponding ratings and rewards.
  • A maximum of two players can carry out the challenge in Co-Op Mode.
  • Only challenge records achieved in Single-Player Mode can be reviewed or exhibited.

Tutorial[]

Tutorial 1
During "On the Trail of Behemoths," you can speak to Helka and engage in challenges of different difficulties.
Fearless difficulty even allows you to adjust Special Topics, which will make for a more difficult challenge.

Complete different challenges at different difficulties to obtain the corresponding ratings and rewards.

You can invite a maximum of one other player in your team to do the challenge together in Co-Op Mode. The results of the challenge will be recorded for both players.
Only challenge records achieved in Single-Player Mode can be reviewed or exhibited.
Tutorial 2
During the challenge, you can configure your party. In Fearless difficulty, you can also adjust your Special Topics before the battle begins to take on tougher challenges.

Press the button on the left side of the minimap to review challenge information and the selected Special Topics.

Challenges[]

A Domain shrouded in secrecy. The only thing for sure is that colossal monsters lurk within. Enter at your own risk...

Map description
Opponent Levels
Difficulty Opponent
HP
Opponent
Level
Normal 100% 50
Hard 100% 80
Fearless 0 topics 100% 95
1 topic 200%
2 topics 325%
3 topics 475% 105
4 topics 650%

Why Do the Automata Stand Tall in the Ruins?[]

Unlocks 2025-01-14 10:00

Difficulty and Scoring
Difficulty Medal Objectives
Normal
  • Complete challenge within 360s
Hard
  • Complete the challenge within 210s
Fearless
  • Complete the challenge within 90s
  • Select a total of 2 Special Topics
  • Defeat opponent within 90s after having selected all Special Topics and completed the Bonus Topic
Opponent's Details
  • A manufacturing machine with fully upgraded weapons and armor. When characters enter and maintain the Nightsoul's Blessing state, the Secret Source Automaton: Firepower Enhanced will start progressing through its Adaptive Countermeasures. Once those are complete, it will start preparing its Boltsphere Cannon. During this time, the Secret Source Automaton: Firepower Enhanced will start up its Accretion Mechanism to dig into Solid Phlogiston and collect phlogiston. The Accretion Mechanism will generate an energy field. If you wish to destroy the Mechanism and interrupt the charging of the Boltsphere Cannon, you must first climb the Solid Phlogiston and enter the energy field.
Opponent's Details - Combat Essentials
  • Destroy the Accretion Mechanism to interrupt the charging of the Boltsphere Cannon
  • Being in the Nightsoul's Blessing state gives an advantage
Special Topics[Note 1]
Name Description
Research Topic: Key Function Survey Enhances Accretion Mechanism by increasing the height of excavated solid Phlogiston pillars.
Research Topic: Area Obliteration Cannon Enhances Boltsphere Cannon so that it downs all characters currently on the field. Additionally, while Boltsphere Cannon is being charged up, Secret Source Automaton: Firepower Enhanced's Physical and All Elemental RES will be increased.
Research Topic: Max Power Test Increases Secret Source Automaton: Firepower Enhanced's ATK by 120%.
Research Topic: Sweeper Cannon During the challenge, Secret Source Automaton: Firepower Enhanced will use its rear section to absorb phlogiston directly, creating an Active Phlogiston Zone and performing a cone-shaped Sweeper Cannon attack.
While within the Active Phlogiston Zone, characters will continuously replenish phlogiston.
Bonus Topic[Note 2]
Never get hit by the Sweeper Cannon
Rewards
Objective Rewards
Obtain a Bronze 1-star rating in the challenge
Primogem 60
Blazing Sacrificial Heart's Hesitance 2
Mystic Enhancement Ore 3
Obtain a Silver 1-star rating in the challenge
Primogem 40
Blazing Sacrificial Heart's Hesitance 2
Mystic Enhancement Ore 3
Obtain a Gold 1-star rating in the challenge
Mora 20,000
Adventurer's Experience 4
Mystic Enhancement Ore 3
Obtain a Gold 2-star rating in the challenge
Mora 20,000
Adventurer's Experience 4
Sanctifying Unction 2

Why Did the Ancients Craft Stone Statues?[]

Unlocks 2025-01-16 10:00

Difficulty and Scoring
Difficulty Medal Objectives
Normal
  • Complete challenge within 360s
Hard
  • Complete the challenge within 210s
Fearless
  • Complete the challenge within 90s
  • Select a total of 2 Special Topics
  • Defeat opponent within 90s after having selected all Special Topics and completed the Bonus Topic
Opponent's Details
  • An ancient Legatus Golem that is highly skilled at wielding the power of music and searing flames. Use methods suited to dealing with Geo to break through its defenses. Apart from this, it will also set up resonators in combat that will assist its attacks. Destroy these resonators to deplete its Ward effectively.
Opponent's Details - Combat Essentials
  • Use methods suited to dealing with Geo to break through its defenses and halt the momentum of its attacks
  • Geo characters have an advantage
Special Topics[Note 1]
Name Description
Research Topic: Whitestone Resilience Test Legatus Golem: Harmonizer's Geo Ward will be harder to break. Additionally, while Legatus Golem: Harmonizer has a Geo Ward, its Physical and All Elemental RES will be increased.
Research Topic: Repair Function Survey When Legatus Golem: Harmonizer's Geo Ward is about to be broken, it will begin its solo performance and start continuously restoring its Ward.
Research Topic: Max Output Test Increases Legatus Golem: Harmonizer's ATK by 120%.
Research Topic: Interconnected Resonance Equation During the challenge, Legatus Golem: Harmonizer will simultaneously set up three interconnected resonators in combat that will assist its attacks. When a single resonator is destroyed, it will gradually repair itself by drawing upon the resonance of the remaining resonators. If all three resonators are destroyed, Legatus Golem: Harmonizer will take massive DMG and its Ward will be greatly reduced.
Bonus Topic[Note 2]
Do not allow the opponent's Ward to finish regenerating while it is playing a solo
Rewards
Objective Rewards
Obtain a Bronze 1-star rating in the challenge
Primogem 60
Delirious Desolation of the Sacred Lord 2
Mystic Enhancement Ore 3
Obtain a Silver 1-star rating in the challenge
Primogem 40
Delirious Desolation of the Sacred Lord 2
Mystic Enhancement Ore 3
Obtain a Gold 1-star rating in the challenge
Mora 20,000
Adventurer's Experience 4
Mystic Enhancement Ore 3
Obtain a Gold 2-star rating in the challenge
Mora 20,000
Adventurer's Experience 4
Sanctifying Unction 2

Why Does the Water Have a Will of Its Own?[]

Unlocks 2025-01-18 10:00

Difficulty and Scoring
Difficulty Medal Objectives
Normal
  • Complete challenge within 360s
Hard
  • Complete the challenge within 210s
Fearless
  • Complete the challenge within 90s
  • Select a total of 2 Special Topics
  • Defeat opponent within 90s after having selected all Special Topics and completed the Bonus Topic
Opponent's Details
  • A torrent formed from the convergence of innumerable living wills. During the challenge, small Half-Tulpas will constantly appear and fight against their opponents. Hydro Tulpa: Flashflood will absorb all of the Half-Tulpas on the field into itself to grow stronger. Defeat the Half-Tulpas or render them immobile to disrupt the absorption process.
Opponent's Details - Combat Essentials
  • Defeat the Half-Tulpas or render them immobile to prevent Hydro Tulpa: Flashflood from growing stronger during battle
  • Pyro and Dendro characters have an advantage
Special Topics[Note 1]
Name Description
Research Topic: Complex Scenario Analysis Each time a Half-Tulpa appears during the challenge, the number of Half-Tulpas on the field will be replenished to 3.
Research Topic: Environment Enhancement Experiment Half-Tulpas are harder to defeat with attacks and Elemental Reactions.
Research Topic: Monster Threat Assessment Increases Hydro Tulpa: Flashflood and Half-Tulpas' ATK by 120%.
Research Topic: Devastating Torrent During the challenge, Hydro Tulpa: Flashflood will enter a charging state as it prepares to unleash Devastating Torrent. When it unleashes Devastating Torrent, all characters currently on the field will be downed. While charging, Hydro Tulpa: Flashflood will activate a Shield that regenerates Elemental Energy and Fighting Spirit for characters in your party and resets the CDs of Elemental Skills and Bursts. If the Shield is broken, the charging of Devastating Torrent will be interrupted.
Bonus Topic[Note 2]
Never allow a Half-Tulpa to be absorbed
Rewards
Objective Rewards
Obtain a Bronze 1-star rating in the challenge
Primogem 60
Night-Wind's Mystic Premonition 2
Mystic Enhancement Ore 3
Obtain a Silver 1-star rating in the challenge
Primogem 40
Night-Wind's Mystic Premonition 2
Mystic Enhancement Ore 3
Obtain a Gold 1-star rating in the challenge
Mora 20,000
Adventurer's Experience 4
Mystic Enhancement Ore 3
Obtain a Gold 2-star rating in the challenge
Mora 20,000
Adventurer's Experience 4
Sanctifying Unction 2

Why Is There a Giant Hot Spring Underground?[]

Unlocks 2025-01-20 10:00

Difficulty and Scoring
Difficulty Medal Objectives
Normal
  • Complete challenge within 360s
Hard
  • Complete the challenge within 210s
Fearless
  • Complete the challenge within 90s
  • Select a total of 2 Special Topics
  • Defeat opponent within 90s after having selected all Special Topics and completed the Bonus Topic
Opponent's Details
  • The lord of molten fire, capable of boiling lakes, stands proudly at the pinnacle of nearly all Armored Crabs. The twin molten horns located high up on its body are Pyro-aligned organs that can unleash more vicious elemental attacks and grant it even stronger defensive capabilities. When the twin molten horns are about to be broken, the Tyrant of Fire and Iron will start trying to repair them. Once it has finished doing so, the Tyrant of Fire and Iron's pincers will be imbued with Molten Might, enabling it to launch a powerful counterattack.
Opponent's Details - Combat Essentials
  • Destroy the Pyro-aligned twin molten horns to break through its defenses and halt the momentum of its attacks
  • Hydro characters have an advantage
Special Topics[Note 1]
Name Description
Research Topic: Environment Enhancement Experiment The Tyrant of Fire and Iron's twin molten horns will be harder to break, and the Physical and All Elemental RES that they provide it with will be further increased.
Research Topic: Molten Throne After the Tyrant of Fire and Iron performs a leaping strike, the area hit by the attack will become a Molten Throne. After the Tyrant of Fire and Iron has been within the Molten Throne area for a period of time, it will start to constantly regenerate HP.
Research Topic: Monster Threat Assessment Increases the Tyrant of Fire and Iron's ATK by 120%.
Research Topic: Blazing Coronation During the challenge, the Tyrant of Fire and Iron will use its twin molten horns to absorb the power of lava and charge up Blazing Coronation. Aside from downing all characters currently on the field, Blazing Coronation will also repair the Tyrant of Fire and Iron's twin molten horns. When all lava crystals on the field are destroyed, Blazing Coronation's charging will be interrupted and the Tyrant of Fire and Iron's twin molten horns will suffer backlash DMG instead.
Bonus Topic[Note 2]
Do not allow the opponent to successfully use Blazing Coronation
Rewards
Objective Rewards
Obtain a Bronze 1-star rating in the challenge
Primogem 60
Hero's Wit 2
Mystic Enhancement Ore 3
Obtain a Silver 1-star rating in the challenge
Primogem 40
Hero's Wit 2
Mystic Enhancement Ore 3
Obtain a Gold 1-star rating in the challenge
Mora 20,000
Adventurer's Experience 4
Mystic Enhancement Ore 3
Obtain a Gold 2-star rating in the challenge
Mora 20,000
Adventurer's Experience 4
Sanctifying Unction 2

Battle Pass Missions[]

This event added additional "This BP Period" Battle Pass missions to the Soulblaze Battle Pass. The Battle Pass EXP (BP EXP) obtained from these missions do not count towards the weekly experience limit of 10,000 BP EXP.

MissionsBattle Pass EXP BP EXP
[Event] Earn a Silver rating in the "Why Is There a Giant Hot Spring Underground?" challenge during the "On the Trail of Behemoths" event1,500

Total Rewards[]

Mora 180,000 Mora

Notes[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Special Topics can only be adjusted on Fearless difficulty
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Only active if all four special topics are selected

Other Languages[]

LanguageOfficial NameLiteral Meaning
EnglishOn the Trail of Behemoths
Chinese
(Simplified)
凶魁巨怪觇候录
Chinese
(Traditional)
凶魁巨怪覘候錄
Japaneseベヒーモス偵察記録
Korean대형 마물 조사록
Daehyeong Mamul Josarok
SpanishCriaturas feroces y bestias gigantesFerocious Creatures and Gigantic Beasts
FrenchSur la piste des béhémothsOn the Trail of the Behemoths
RussianПо следам исполинов
Po sledam ispolinov
On the Trails of Giants
Thaiบันทึกเส้นทางของ Behemoth
VietnameseQuyết Chiến Thú Khổng Lồ
GermanAuf den Spuren wilder GigantenOn the Trail of Wild Giants
IndonesianJejak Raksasa Ganas
PortugueseNa Trilha dos Gigantes
TurkishDevlerin İzinde
ItalianSulle tracce dei giganti

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