Etaos

> "*Our children returned to us, with new stars in their eyes*"
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**Etaos** is the eighth challenge on the *Tenets of the Devoted* Challenges board. He appears alongside Alz'ein in Dance of the Stars.

## Attacks

All of Etaos's attacks deal ??? (Void) damage.

1. Etaos casts an Illusionary Veil.
	* Applies 'Stealth' for 4 turns inclusive.
		+ +140 Block/Parry/Dodge.
	* Applies 'Stealth' for 5 turns inclusive.
		+ +60 Crit.
	* Attacks for 1 hit of 200% ??? Pierce damage.
2. Etaos attacks his foe's mind.
	* Attacks for 4 hits of 43.75% ??? Pierce damage (175% total).
	* Inflicts 'Twinned Neuron Discharge' for 5 turns, a 50% ??? DoT.
3. Etaos chains his foe's mind.
	* Attacks for 1 hit of 175% ??? Pierce damage.
		+ If the hit connects, adds 2 turns of cooldown to all of the target's skills, except trinkets and On-Demands.
4. Etaos stabs his foe's mind.
	* Attacks for 3 hits of 58.3% ??? Pierce damage (175% total).
	* Inflicts 'Blind' for 3 turns.
		+ Bonus -60.
5. Etaos casts Backstab.
	* Attacks for 1 hit of 250% ??? Pierce damage, with +75 Bonus.
6. Etaos throws a dagger at his target.
	* Attacks for 1 hit of 135% ??? Pierce damage.
	* Inflicts 'Mental Wound' for 5 turns, a 50% ??? DoT.
7. Etaos casts an Illusion.
	* Applies 'Illusion' for 4 turns inclusive.
		+ +90 Melee/Pierce/Magic.
	* Attacks for 1 hit of 125% ??? Pierce damage.
8. Etaos slices his foe.
	* Attacks for 2 hits of 100% ??? Pierce damage (200% total).
	* Inflicts 'Psychic Break' for 4 turns inclusive.
		+ Health +60.
9. Etaos drinks a potion and then throws a dagger at his target.
	* Heals himself for 25% of his maximum HP (2723).
	* Attacks for 1 hit of 135% ??? Pierce damage.
10. Etaos casts Mental Assassination.
	* Attacks for 1 hit of (500 + 20X)% ??? Pierce damage with +200 Crit.
		+ When **Nirios' Focus** is greater than 0, this attack gains 20X damage (see Mechanics).
			- *Nirios' focus empowers Etaos' attack!*
	* Sets **Paranoia** to 0.

## Rotation

* Etaos's attack rotation is 1 -> B -> 5 -> B -> 6 -> B -> 7 -> B -> 8 -> repeat.
* On turns labeled B, Etaos sequentially uses Attack 2/3/4, repeating the same attack if no hits connect.
* If Etaos is below 50% of his maximum HP (5446), he will pause his rotation to use Attack 9 (limit 2).
* If Paranoia reaches 25, Etaos will pause his rotation to use Attack 10.

## Mechanics

### Paranoia

* Each time Etaos uses any attack except 9 and 10, gains 5 Paranoia, increasing his Crit by that amount.
* Each turn, applies 'Unseen' for 99 turns.
	+ Bonus +10X.
		- On the turn following Attack 9 or 10, X increases by 1.

### Shaken

If Etaos takes direct damage while stunned:

* All stuns are purged, and are replaced by 'Etaos Shaken', a 1 turn stun.
	+ *Etaos manages to shake off some of your stun.*
* In addition, Etaos applies 'Illusion Shifter' for 99 turns inclusive.
	+ +300 Immobility.

### Nirios (noncombatant)

Nirios appears alongside Etaos, applying a buff on the first turn, and every 4 turns afterwards, including when Etaos is stunned.

* 'Analysis' for 4 turns inclusive.
	+ Increases crit modifier by 0.75x.
	+ *Nirios: 'I see an opening.'*
* 'On Guard' for 4 turns inclusive.
	+ Melee/Pierce/Magic +40.
	+ *Nirios: 'Watch yourself, Etaos!'*

Nirios's buff rotation is A/B -> nothing x3 -> B/A -> nothing x3 -> repeat.

* If Etaos does not receive a hit on the first turn, Nirios will use Analysis, otherwise On Guard, and will alternate.

Each time Etaos loses 20% of his maximum HP, Nirios will cast a blessing to increase the power of Attack 10, and can do so multiple times in sequence.

* *Nirios: 'We'll do this together, brother!'*
	+ Increases **Nirios' Focus** by 10.
* Nirios' Focus does not affect the cooldown for his buff rotation.
* **Nirios' Focus** is reduced by 1 each time Etaos receives a hit.
	+ *Nirios' focus is lost!*
* Nirios' Focus will activate once per each of the following thresholds:
	+ 80% HP (8713)
	+ 60% HP (6535)
	+ 40% HP (4356)
	+ 20% HP (2178)

During Dance of the Stars, if Etaos is defeated, Nirios will instead buff Alz'ein.