Description
Otherworldly Pylons are mysterious structures that periodically activate throughout the tower. When a pylon awakens it summons escalating waves of empowered monsters, and you must DEFEND the pylon against them. Hold it to the end of the event for a defense bonus.
Event Schedule
Pylons activate every hour, on the hour, on tower floors 2-10 simultaneously. A 5-minute warning is broadcast first, with purple energy gathering on the pylons that will activate. The event lasts about 10 minutes. Type !pylon at any time for a countdown to the next event.
Pylon Selection
Each floor has several potential pylon sites. When the event begins, one random pylon per floor is chosen and revealed during the warning phase through visible magical effects.
Waves & Scaling
Each pylon spawns waves of monsters from that floor's pool. Wave size scales with the number of players on the floor, and each wave grows larger and tougher than the last. Every third wave also spawns a tougher champion. Defeat every monster in a wave to trigger the next.
Pylon Integrity
Monsters left alive near the pylon drain its integrity, shown on a HUD that appears when you stand close to an active pylon - and the CLOSER a monster stands to the pylon, the faster it drains. Intercept and kill the monsters pressing against the pylon first; stragglers at the edge barely scratch it. Clear waves quickly to let it recover. If integrity reaches zero the pylon is OVERWHELMED and goes dormant - no more waves or rewards there until it is repaired. More defenders give the pylon a larger integrity pool.
Repair Essences
Pylon wave monsters (and only they) sometimes drop a glowing green repair essence where they fall - watch for the floating REPAIR text. Walk over it to channel it into the pylon, restoring part of its integrity mid-fight. Grabbing one once a dormant pylon has stabilised revives it on the spot; while the pylon is still too unstable the essence simply stays on the ground, so save it for the moment the cooldown ends.
Repairing a Dormant Pylon
After a short cooldown a dormant pylon can be repaired - simply USE it. It returns at partial integrity and drops back one wave, so reclaiming it costs some progress and the downtime, but the run continues.
Rewards
Clearing each wave grants experience to all defenders near the pylon, scaled by your experience stage. Defenders who hold their pylon all the way to the end of the event earn a defense bonus on top.
Corruption
Use a violet gem on an active pylon to corrupt it. Each use deepens the corruption (up to twice): monsters become tougher but their rewards multiply - x2 then x3 for both difficulty and experience. Corrupted monsters glow with a menacing outline and the HUD flags the corruption level. Violet gems can drop rarely from any monster.
Strategy Tips
Defend, don't wander
Killing monsters quickly near the pylon keeps its integrity up; the ones hugging the pylon drain it fastest, so peel those off first.
Grab repair essences
Darting out to collect a repair essence mid-wave is often worth the risk - it buys the pylon a big chunk of integrity.
Bring friends
More defenders means bigger waves, but a sturdier pylon and faster clears.
Corrupt for greed
Corruption multiplies rewards but raises the risk of being overwhelmed - corrupt only as much as your group can hold.
