Lost Ark: How Many Phases Does the Valtan Legion Raid Have?

Valtan is the earliest Legion Raid released in Lost Ark. The whole raid is split into two gates: G1 is against a beast, and G2 is against Valtan himself. When players ask about phases, they usually mean the segments inside G2's fight against Valtan. Players touching a Legion Raid for the first time often get stuck on the break and knock-off coordination. The gates and phases are explained separately below.

The raid has two gates

The Valtan Legion Raid is split into two gates, and G1 and G2 are separate fights.

• G1's gatekeeper is a wolf-like beast, and it is clearly easier than G2.
• G2 is where you fight Valtan himself, who wields a giant axe and demands more damage and mechanics.
• The two gates run in order, and you must clear G1 before entering G2.
• Rewards are settled per gate, and you collect each one after clearing it.

Remember that the raid has two gates; all the phase divisions below are inside G2.

Normal damage and the destruction segment

The fight against Valtan himself starts with normal damage, and once his HP drops to a certain point you have to handle the destruction mechanic.

• In the opening phase you dodge skills and deal damage as usual while Valtan swings his giant axe and slams the ground with area attacks.
• Once his HP reaches certain points, you need skills with the destruction property to break Valtan's armor.
• The armor is not broken once and done; destruction is required again at different HP checkpoints.
• The focus of this segment is to push down both his HP and his armor.

The key in the first half is keeping up with destruction; leaving the armor unbroken will slow down the whole fight.

The knock-off and the ghost phase

When his HP drops to a low point, the raid enters a transition, and Valtan is knocked off the arena, after which he returns in ghost form.

• During the transition Valtan jumps outside the arena and charges up, and the team has to use that window to break the last of his armor.
• After the armor is fully broken, push Valtan toward the arena edge; only after he goes over does the ghost phase begin.
• The ghost phase is fought against Valtan's soul form, and it is the last stretch of his HP.
• The ghost phase has counterable skills, and landing the counter staggers him and relieves the damage pressure.

The knock-off is the transition move before the ghost phase, and inside the ghost phase, counters and damage are equally important.

How to remember the phases

Valtan's phase division is not complicated; just remember the three key segments.

• G1 is its own gate, counted separately from G2.
• From start to finish, G2 has three things to handle: destruction, the knock-off, and the ghost.
• Progression groups easily get stuck on destruction and the knock-off, so assign the destruction classes before forming the party.
• The ghost phase causes the most wipes, so save damage potions and awakening skills for that segment.

Once the phases are clear, progression groups are less likely to make mistakes on destruction and the ghost.

The Valtan Legion Raid has two gates in total: G1 against a beast, and G2 against Valtan himself. Inside G2 there are three phases: destruction, the knock-off, and the ghost, and when players ask about phases they usually mean these three. In progression, assign the destruction properly, land the counters, and save the damage for the ghost phase, and the pressure to clear will be much lighter.