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MarkDey: /* Defeating the Yuggothian Entity */ Only 1 vulnerable section in the recent edition, not 2

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Defeating the Yuggothian Entity: Only 1 vulnerable section in the recent edition, not 2

Voland: /* Past the gate */

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Past the gate

Voland: /* Past the gate */

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Past the gate

Voland: /* Defeating the Yuggothian Entity */

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Defeating the Yuggothian Entity

Voland: /* Past the gate */

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Past the gate

Voland: /* Past the gate */

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Past the gate

Voland: /* Preps */

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Preps

Voland: /* Defeating the Yuggothian Entity */

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Defeating the Yuggothian Entity

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Defeating the Yuggothian Entity

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Defeating the Yuggothian Entity

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	What you want is to get to the [[file:ye icon.png\|30px\|link=#ye\|Yuggothian Entity]] [[#ye\|Yuggothian Entity]] as fast as possible with your whole team, but keeping some distance between them so that they don’t get the damage from two or more [[file:markvoid.png\|30px\|link=status effects#MARK OF THE VOID\|Mark of the Void]] [[status effects#MARK OF THE VOID\|Mark of the Void]] at the same time.		What you want is to get to the [[file:ye icon.png\|30px\|link=#ye\|Yuggothian Entity]] [[#ye\|Yuggothian Entity]] as fast as possible with your whole team, but keeping some distance between them so that they don’t get the damage from two or more [[file:markvoid.png\|30px\|link=status effects#MARK OF THE VOID\|Mark of the Void]] [[status effects#MARK OF THE VOID\|Mark of the Void]] at the same time.

−	There ~~are~~ always ~~2 openings~~ from which you can attack [[file:ye icon.png\|30px\|link=#ye\|Yuggothian Entity]] [[#ye\|Yuggothian Entity]], that’s why you want to get up close. Once there you can finish it in 3 turns if you got enough firepower (like a few [[file:Heavy_training.png\|30px\|link=classes and Skills#heavy\|Heavy]] [[classes and Skills#heavy\|heavies]] with [[file:1deceptor.png\|30px\|link=heavy_weapons#deceptor\|Deceptor MG]][[heavy weapons#deceptor\|Deceptor MG]] and [[file:rage_burst.png\|30px\|link=classes and Skills#rage burst\|Rage Burst]] [[classes and Skills#rage burst\|rage burst]]), or you can do like Minsk says and go for the eyes: each eye has only 100 HP and no armor, but disabling it reduces max [[character Development#hps\|HP]] of the [[file:ye icon.png\|30px\|link=#ye\|Yuggothian Entity]] [[#ye\|Yuggothian Entity]] by 900 [[character Development#hps\|HP]]. As the creature has 10 eyes, you can shave off 9000 (off the total 9600) [[character Development#hps\|HP]] by causing just 900 damage. However, note that you might also have to disable the tentacles (there is 6 of them, with 100 HP each), as the creature tries to cover its eyes with them.	+	There is always one opening from which you can attack [[file:ye icon.png\|30px\|link=#ye\|Yuggothian Entity]] [[#ye\|Yuggothian Entity]], that’s why you want to get up close. Once there you can finish it in 3 turns if you got enough firepower (like a few [[file:Heavy_training.png\|30px\|link=classes and Skills#heavy\|Heavy]] [[classes and Skills#heavy\|heavies]] with [[file:1deceptor.png\|30px\|link=heavy_weapons#deceptor\|Deceptor MG]][[heavy weapons#deceptor\|Deceptor MG]] and [[file:rage_burst.png\|30px\|link=classes and Skills#rage burst\|Rage Burst]] [[classes and Skills#rage burst\|rage burst]]), or you can do like Minsk says and go for the eyes: each eye has only 100 HP and no armor, but disabling it reduces max [[character Development#hps\|HP]] of the [[file:ye icon.png\|30px\|link=#ye\|Yuggothian Entity]] [[#ye\|Yuggothian Entity]] by 900 [[character Development#hps\|HP]]. As the creature has 10 eyes, you can shave off 9000 (off the total 9600) [[character Development#hps\|HP]] by causing just 900 damage. However, note that you might also have to disable the tentacles (there is 6 of them, with 100 HP each), as the creature tries to cover its eyes with them.

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 [[file:final mission spawning points.jpg|frame|link=|Enemies will appear from these spawning points. There are four of them past the Gate. One on the left side near the Gate, another to the right, and then one on the left of the [[file:ye icon.png|20px|link=#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] [[#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] and another to the right (that's the one in the picture). Unlike usual reinforcements, the enemies coming from these spawning points can move and attack on the same turn that they appear. Blocking these entrances with fire can be very effective, at least against [[file:Arthron icon.png|20px|link=Arthrons]]]] After that, the path to the [[file:ye icon.png|30px|link=#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] [[#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] through the valley - of darkness - will open. Now, what you want is to get across it as far as possible, so thou shall not walk, but run - if not [[file:jet jump.png|30px|link=classes and Skills#jet jump]] [[classes and Skills#jet jump|jet jump]] - through it.
-That's because the only attack of the [[file:ye icon.png|30px|link=#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] [[#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] is the [[#mob|Mark of the Void]] and the way it works makes it very advisable to move as fast as possible.
+That's because the only attack of the [[file:ye icon.png|30px|link=#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] [[#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] is the [[#mov|Mark of the Void]] and the way it works makes it very advisable to move as fast as possible.
 =<span id="ye"></span>Defeating the Yuggothian Entity=

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 The [[file:chiron icon.png|30px|link=Chirons]] will stay where they are doing nothing, unless you cross the gate so you can snipe them at your leisure from a safe distance.
-[[file:final mission spawning points.jpg|frame|link=|Enemies will appear from these spawning points. There are four of them past the Gate. One on the left side near the Gate, another to the right, and then one on the left of the [[file:ye icon.png|20px|link=#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] [[#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] and another to the right (that's the one in the picture). Unlike usual reinforcements, the enemies coming from these spawning points can move and attack on the same turn that they appear. Blocking these entrances with fire can be very effective, at least against [[file:Arthron icon.png|20px|link=Arthrons]]]] After that, the path to the [[file:ye icon.png|30px|link=#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] [[#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] through the valley - of darkness - will open. Now, what you want is to get across it as far as possible, so thou shall not walk, but run - if not [[file:jet jump.png|30px|link=classes and Skills#jet jump]] [[classes and Skills#jet jump]] - through it.
+[[file:final mission spawning points.jpg|frame|link=|Enemies will appear from these spawning points. There are four of them past the Gate. One on the left side near the Gate, another to the right, and then one on the left of the [[file:ye icon.png|20px|link=#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] [[#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] and another to the right (that's the one in the picture). Unlike usual reinforcements, the enemies coming from these spawning points can move and attack on the same turn that they appear. Blocking these entrances with fire can be very effective, at least against [[file:Arthron icon.png|20px|link=Arthrons]]]] After that, the path to the [[file:ye icon.png|30px|link=#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] [[#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] through the valley - of darkness - will open. Now, what you want is to get across it as far as possible, so thou shall not walk, but run - if not [[file:jet jump.png|30px|link=classes and Skills#jet jump]] [[classes and Skills#jet jump|jet jump]] - through it.
 That's because the only attack of the [[file:ye icon.png|30px|link=#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] [[#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] is the [[#mob|Mark of the Void]] and the way it works makes it very advisable to move as fast as possible.

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 So if you cross the Gate (actually, just a little bit past it), you can't wait for the front barriers to go down to attack the creature, because it can take any number of turns, while your operatives will be receiving void damage and accumulating more [[file:markvoid.png|30px|link=status effects#MARK OF THE VOID|Mark of the Void]] markers. You could in theory stay behind the Gate and attempt to snipe the creature from there once the right front barrier is down, but given the amount of [[character Development#hps|HP]] a more tedious exercise I cannot imagine.
-What you want is to get to the [[file:ye icon.png|30px|link=#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] [[#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] as fast as possible with your whole team, but keeping some distance between them so that they don’t get the damage from two or more [[file:markvoid.png|30px|link=status effects#MARK OF THE VOID|Mark of the Void]] [[status effects#MARK OF THE VOID|Mark of the Void]] at the same time. There are always 2 openings from which you can attack [[file:ye icon.png|30px|link=#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] [[#ye|Yuggothian Entity]], that’s why you want to get up close. Once there you can finish it in 3 turns if you got enough firepower (like a few Heavies with Deceptors and Rage Burst).
+What you want is to get to the [[file:ye icon.png|30px|link=#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] [[#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] as fast as possible with your whole team, but keeping some distance between them so that they don’t get the damage from two or more [[file:markvoid.png|30px|link=status effects#MARK OF THE VOID|Mark of the Void]] [[status effects#MARK OF THE VOID|Mark of the Void]] at the same time.
-Defeating the [[file:ye icon.png|30px|link=#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] [[#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] is easy (last time I finished it on Legend without using a single medkit) provided you move on it fast, keep the 5 tile distance and when you get there have the firepower to deal a lot of damage. You want to go for the eyes (because they cause massive loss of HPs - 900), and the point of the tentacles is to protect the eyes.
+There are always 2 openings from which you can attack [[file:ye icon.png|30px|link=#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] [[#ye|Yuggothian Entity]], that’s why you want to get up close. Once there you can finish it in 3 turns if you got enough firepower (like a few [[file:Heavy_training.png|30px|link=classes and Skills#heavy|Heavy]] [[classes and Skills#heavy|heavies]] with [[file:1deceptor.png|30px|link=heavy_weapons#deceptor|Deceptor MG]][[heavy weapons#deceptor|Deceptor MG]] and [[file:rage_burst.png|30px|link=classes and Skills#rage burst|Rage Burst]] [[classes and Skills#rage burst|rage burst]]), or you can do like Minsk says and go for the eyes: each eye has only 100 HP and no armor, but disabling it reduces max [[character Development#hps|HP]] of the [[file:ye icon.png|30px|link=#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] [[#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] by 900 [[character Development#hps|HP]]. As the creature has 10 eyes, you can shave off 9000 (off the total 9600) [[character Development#hps|HP]] by causing just 900 damage. However, note that you might also have to disable the tentacles (there is 6 of them, with 100 HP each), as the creature tries to cover its eyes with them.

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 The [[file:chiron icon.png|30px|link=Chirons]] will stay where they are doing nothing, unless you cross the gate so you can snipe them at your leisure from a safe distance.
-[[file:final mission spawning points.jpg|frame|link=|Enemies will appear from these spawning points. There are four of them past the Gate. One on the left side near the Gate, another to the right, and then one on the left of the Yuggothian Entity and another to the right (that's the one in the picture). Unlike usual reinforcements, the enemies coming from these spawning points can move and attack on the same turn that they appear. Blocking these entrances with fire can be very effective, at least against [[file:Arthron icon.png|20px|link=Arthrons]]]] After that, the path to the [[file:ye icon.png|30px|link=#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] [[#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] through the valley - of darkness - will open. Now, what you want is to get across it as far as possible, so thou shall not walk, but run - if not [[file:jet jump.png|30px|link=classes and Skills#jet jump]] [[classes and Skills#jet jump]] - through it.
+[[file:final mission spawning points.jpg|frame|link=|Enemies will appear from these spawning points. There are four of them past the Gate. One on the left side near the Gate, another to the right, and then one on the left of the [[file:ye icon.png|20px|link=#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] [[#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] and another to the right (that's the one in the picture). Unlike usual reinforcements, the enemies coming from these spawning points can move and attack on the same turn that they appear. Blocking these entrances with fire can be very effective, at least against [[file:Arthron icon.png|20px|link=Arthrons]]]] After that, the path to the [[file:ye icon.png|30px|link=#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] [[#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] through the valley - of darkness - will open. Now, what you want is to get across it as far as possible, so thou shall not walk, but run - if not [[file:jet jump.png|30px|link=classes and Skills#jet jump]] [[classes and Skills#jet jump]] - through it.
 That's because the only attack of the [[file:ye icon.png|30px|link=#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] [[#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] is the [[#mob|Mark of the Void]] and the way it works makes it very advisable to move as fast as possible.

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 The mission itself is really the same regardless of [[geoscape#factions|faction]], except for the [[file:Anu.png|30px|link=Disciples of Anu]] ending, as you will be accompanied by the Exalted herself.
-=Preps=
+=Preparations=
 You can take up to 9 operatives on the final mission, and of course you should take your best guys & gals on this trip. As always, more or less anything can be made to work, but some things to bear in mind:

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 So [[file:markvoid.png|30px|link=status effects#MARK OF THE VOID|Mark of the Void]] [[status effects#MARK OF THE VOID|Mark of the Void]] afflicts the target and friendlies in a 5 tile radius. The [[file:ye icon.png|30px|link=#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] [[#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] casts it every turn, on a different operative when possible (the [[file:ye icon.png|30px|link=#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] [[#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] can only cast it on operatives that have crossed the Gate).
-It places a ‘mark’ on one soldier every turn. That soldier and any friendly within 5 tiles will suffer 40 'void' damage (ignoring armor and any resistances, including to psychic attacks, such as the one provided by [[file:psychic ward.png|30px|link=classes and Skills#psychic ward|Psychic Ward]]) per ‘mark’ (sometimes there is a dropoff and it falls to 20). So if you have 3 soldiers with the [[file:markvoid.png|30px|link=status effects#MARK OF THE VOID|Mark of the Void]] [[status effects#MARK OF THE VOID|Mark of the Void]] within 5 tiles of each other they will suffer up to 120 damage per turn. If the [[file:ye icon.png|30px|link=#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] [[#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] can’t place the [[file:markvoid.png|30px|link=status effects#MARK OF THE VOID|Mark of the Void]] [[status effects#MARK OF THE VOID|Mark of the Void]] on a different soldier (for example, because only a few soldiers cross the Gate), it will place it on the same guy and the marks will stack <b>although the info tab will not display the size of the stack)</b>. So if the same guy has 3 [[file:markvoid.png|30px|link=status effects#MARK OF THE VOID|Mark of the Void]] [[status effects#MARK OF THE VOID|Mark of the Void]], he will receive 120 damage each turn.
+It places a ‘mark’ on one soldier every turn. That soldier and any friendly within 5 tiles will suffer 40 'void' damage (ignoring armor and any resistances, including to psychic attacks, such as the one provided by [[file:psychic ward.png|30px|link=classes and Skills#psychic ward|Psychic Ward]]) per ‘mark’ (sometimes there is a dropoff and it falls to 20). So if you have 3 soldiers with the [[file:markvoid.png|30px|link=status effects#MARK OF THE VOID|Mark of the Void]] [[status effects#MARK OF THE VOID|Mark of the Void]] within 5 tiles of each other they will suffer up to 120 damage per turn. If the [[file:ye icon.png|30px|link=#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] [[#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] can’t place the [[file:markvoid.png|30px|link=status effects#MARK OF THE VOID|Mark of the Void]] [[status effects#MARK OF THE VOID|Mark of the Void]] on a different soldier (for example, because only a few soldiers cross the Gate), it will place it on the same guy and the marks will stack <b>although the info tab will not display the size of the stack</b>. So if the same guy has 3 [[file:markvoid.png|30px|link=status effects#MARK OF THE VOID|Mark of the Void]] [[status effects#MARK OF THE VOID|Mark of the Void]], he will receive 120 damage each turn.
 So if you cross the Gate (actually, just a little bit past it), you can't wait for the front barriers to go down to attack the creature, because it can take any number of turns, while your operatives will be receiving void damage and accumulating more [[file:markvoid.png|30px|link=status effects#MARK OF THE VOID|Mark of the Void]] markers. You could in theory stay behind the Gate and attempt to snipe the creature from there once the right front barrier is down, but given the amount of [[character Development#hps|HP]] a more tedious exercise I cannot imagine.

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-<span id="mov"></span><b><u>Mark of the Void</b></u>
+The barriers protecting the creature appear in random positions each turn, and you may be tempted to stay back and wait for one of the front barriers to come down and then attack with your [[file:sniper training.png|30px|link=classes and Skills#sniper|Sniper]].
 <code>Apply a mark on an enemy, which damages it, and enemies within 5 tiles, at the start of each turn</code>
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 So [[file:markvoid.png|30px|link=status effects#MARK OF THE VOID|Mark of the Void]] [[status effects#MARK OF THE VOID|Mark of the Void]] afflicts the target and friendlies in a 5 tile radius. The [[file:ye icon.png|30px|link=#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] [[#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] casts it every turn, on a different operative when possible (the [[file:ye icon.png|30px|link=#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] [[#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] can only cast it on operatives that have crossed the Gate).
-It’s not physical, and it doesn’t attack whole team. It places a ‘mark’ on one soldier every turn. That soldier and any friendly within 5 tiles will suffer 40 damage per ‘mark’ (sometimes there is a dropoff and it falls to 20). So if you have 3 soldiers with the [[file:markvoid.png|30px|link=status effects#MARK OF THE VOID|Mark of the Void]] [[status effects#MARK OF THE VOID|Mark of the Void]] within 5 tiles of each other they will suffer up to 120 damage per turn. If the [[file:ye icon.png|30px|link=#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] [[#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] can’t place the [[file:markvoid.png|30px|link=status effects#MARK OF THE VOID|Mark of the Void]] [[status effects#MARK OF THE VOID|Mark of the Void]] on a different soldier (for example, because only a few soldiers cross the Gate), it will place it on the same guy and the marks will stack <b>although the info tab will not display the size of the stack)</b>. So if the same guy has 3 [[file:markvoid.png|30px|link=status effects#MARK OF THE VOID|Mark of the Void]] [[status effects#MARK OF THE VOID|Mark of the Void]], he will receive 120 damage each turn.
+It places a ‘mark’ on one soldier every turn. That soldier and any friendly within 5 tiles will suffer 40 'void' damage (ignoring armor and any resistances, including to psychic attacks, such as the one provided by [[file:mind ward.png|30px|link=classes and Skills#mind ward|Mind Ward]]) per ‘mark’ (sometimes there is a dropoff and it falls to 20). So if you have 3 soldiers with the [[file:markvoid.png|30px|link=status effects#MARK OF THE VOID|Mark of the Void]] [[status effects#MARK OF THE VOID|Mark of the Void]] within 5 tiles of each other they will suffer up to 120 damage per turn. If the [[file:ye icon.png|30px|link=#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] [[#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] can’t place the [[file:markvoid.png|30px|link=status effects#MARK OF THE VOID|Mark of the Void]] [[status effects#MARK OF THE VOID|Mark of the Void]] on a different soldier (for example, because only a few soldiers cross the Gate), it will place it on the same guy and the marks will stack <b>although the info tab will not display the size of the stack)</b>. So if the same guy has 3 [[file:markvoid.png|30px|link=status effects#MARK OF THE VOID|Mark of the Void]] [[status effects#MARK OF THE VOID|Mark of the Void]], he will receive 120 damage each turn.
 What you want is to get to the [[file:ye icon.png|30px|link=#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] [[#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] as fast as possible with your whole team, but keeping some distance between them so that they don’t get the damage from two or more [[file:markvoid.png|30px|link=status effects#MARK OF THE VOID|Mark of the Void]] [[status effects#MARK OF THE VOID|Mark of the Void]] at the same time. There are always 2 openings from which you can attack [[file:ye icon.png|30px|link=#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] [[#ye|Yuggothian Entity]], that’s why you want to get up close. Once there you can finish it in 3 turns if you got enough firepower (like a few Heavies with Deceptors and Rage Burst).
 Defeating the [[file:ye icon.png|30px|link=#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] [[#ye|Yuggothian Entity]] is easy (last time I finished it on Legend without using a single medkit) provided you move on it fast, keep the 5 tile distance and when you get there have the firepower to deal a lot of damage. You want to go for the eyes (because they cause massive loss of HPs - 900), and the point of the tentacles is to protect the eyes.