Smith Rondo / Weapon Master cycle (Seasonal)
Defeat the Weapon Master and his apprentices, then face Smith Rondo.
The encounter
Bring Rondo the four broken weapon components to summon Weapon Master Vtiink Vzaan and four apprentices. Rondo becomes vulnerable after the Weapon Master dies.
Rondo transforms at 65% health. His attackable stage has a 45-minute timer, after which he returns home and becomes protected again.
Encounter progression
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Four-component turn-in
Weapon Master and apprentices
The Weapon Master calls idle apprentices onto his target every six seconds. Apprentice replacement signals schedule their return after one minute.
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Weapon Master defeated
Smith Rondo
Rondo stands, loses his damage protection and begins his timed combat stage.
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65% health
Transformation
Rondo changes into a larger corrupted form. The script does not define a new damage ability at this threshold.
Field notes
Starting components
Have a character who belongs to a raid turn in all four required weapon components to Rondo together.
- Undiscovered item
- Undiscovered item
- Undiscovered item
- Undiscovered item
Completion
Rondo's death creates his spectral memory for the follow-up. The component turn-in also records temporary presence credit for participating characters.
Seasonal behavior
Theta Sigma offers the seasonal expedition. Rondo keeps the Weapon Master sequence and 65% transformation, with additional messages and a seasonal fragment appearing after his defeat. Leaving combat resets his appearance and the 65% trigger.