- Party member selection is available.
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  The Third Seat
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 Soulseer
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Ktisis Hyperboreia
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Ktisis Hyperboreia
- Level
- 87 (Sync: 88)
- Item Level
- 515
- Difficulty
- Normal
- Party size
- Light Party
4 man • 1
1 
2 
- Unsyncing
- Allowed
- Time limit
- 90 minutes
- Phoenix Down
- Available
- Duty Finder
- Dungeons (Endwalker)
- Roulette
- Leveling
- Req. quest
- Caging the Messenger
- Entrance
- Elpis (X:13.2, Y:6.1, Z:4.9)
- Region
- The World Unsundered
- Modes
Duty Support
Trust
Explorer- Trust EXP
9,967,000- Patch
- 6.0
- Links
- EDB GT TC
The most extensive facility in Elpis, Ktisis Hyperboreia is a sprawling complex of magically simulated environs. Concepts awaiting evaluation are brought here for the last stages of observation, and, upon meeting the appropriate criteria, are finally released into the world at large. Determined not to surrender Meteion, it is within this facility that Hermes has taken refuge, and you and your companions must find and confront him if you are to shed light upon the truth of the Final Days.
— In-game description
Ktisis Hyperboreia is a level 87 dungeon introduced in patch 6.0 with Endwalker.
Duty Support and Trust
- Party member selection is available.
| Alphinaud's Avatar | Alisaie's Avatar | Thancred's Avatar | Urianger's Avatar | |
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 Red Mage
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 Gunbreaker
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 Astrologian
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| Role | Healer | DPS | Tank | Healer |
| Y'shtola's Avatar | Estinien's Avatar | G'raha Tia's Avatar | |
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 Dragoon
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All-Rounder
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| Role | DPS | DPS | Any |
Objectives
- Arrive at the Frozen Sphere: 0/1
- Clear the Frozen Sphere: 0/1
- Arrive at the Concept Review: 0/1
- Clear the Concept Review: 0/1
- Arrive at the Celestial Sphere: 0/1
- Defeat Hermes: 0/1
Enemies
- Ktiseos Leon
- Ktiseos Ophion
- Ktiseos Panther
- Ktiseos Ktenos
- Ktiseos Lykos
- Ktiseos Chione
- Ktiseos Daidalion
- Ktiseos Okyupete
- Ktiseos Gryps
- Ktiseos Hippocerf
- Ktiseos Hippogryph
- Ktiseos Lailaps
- Ktiseos Ophiotauros
- Pyric Sphere
- Ktiseos Stymphalide
- Ktiseos Alkyone
- Ktiseos Erinys
- Ktiseos Aello
Bosses
Note that failing any mechanics in these fights will result in the player who failed them receiving a two minute stacking 
Vulnerability Up debuff.
- Skull Dasher: Tank Buster
- Frigid Stomp: Room-wide AoE
- Frostbite and Seek: The boss returns to the center of the arena and shrouds it in a snowstorm, then disappears. Shortly after, the boss will emerge from one of the six craters around the arena and cover it in a massive AoE that can only be avoided by standing behind the boss. Players can determine which crater the boss will emerge from by looking for the crater with no tracks leading away from it. If hit by this, players will take heavy damage and a Vulnerability Up debuff.
- Icicall: Three icicles spawn around the arena and fire point-blank AoEs. Following this they will either fire a straight line AoE across the edges of the arena or directly through the center.
- Heavy Smash: A random player receives a stack marker, requiring players to stack together to mitigate damage. This can occur during Icicall, and will resolve after the icicles have fired, so it is recommended to stack after the arena is clear.
- Scratch: Tank Buster.
- Intimidation: Room-wide AoE.
- Pyric Blast: Stack marker
- Inhale: The boss will inhale Aether, after which one or two of its heads will grow large and flames will issue from its mouths. This indicates which heads will perform Pyric Breath.
- Pyric Breath: The boss will leap to the center of the room, and once it begins casting, will face a direction and not turn. The heads that are swollen will cast a 120-degree fire AoE that fills an entire third of the room, with the normal heads indicating a safe zone to stand in. If the "side" heads are active (left and right head will fire), the spot in front of the boss is actually a safe area.
- Pyric Spheres: Summons four Pyric Spheres around the arena. They will fire cross-line AoEs across the arena, so players must stand in the spaces between to avoid.
Winged Defiance: Hermes
After the boss's first Trismegistos, the edge of the arena will be covered in an AoE that inflicts a 15 second 
Windburn debuff that deals Damage over Time.
- Trismegistos: Room-wide AoE.
- Double: Augments the next spell cast.
- Quadruple: Augments the next two spells cast.
- True Tornado: Tank Buster. If cast with Double, drops a circular AoE under the tank's feet after the cast, which should be dodged.
- True Bravery: Interruptible - The boss receives a
Damage Up buff that lasts for 20 seconds. - True Aero: Each player will be marked by an unavoidable AoE line that must be spread out to avoid hitting other players. If the boss casts Double before this, after the lines fire, they will drop an additional line AoE that players can simply step out of to avoid.
- True Aero II: Players will be marked with point-blank AoEs and must spread out to avoid overlapping damage. If the boss cast Quadruple before this, after the initial AoEs resolve, another AoE will spawn that players must step out of.
- Meteor: 4 proximity markers around the edges of the arena. Run to the center to minimize damage from the meteors that will land. These meteors will block the damage from Hermetica.
- Hermetica: Summon large green panels at the edges of the arena. After a moment, these will fire a large line AoE across the platform, knocking back anyone hit. The boss will summon these in one of four patterns:
- Three sets of panels (a couple and two single ones) spawn at the edges of the arena and are offset so as not to fire through the centre of the arena. Simply stand in the center of the room to avoid.
- Two panels per side on two sides that fire through the center of the arena.
- (Double): Two sets of four panels. Players need to observe the order in which the sets are summoned, and break the Line of Sight of the panels in the order they were summoned. Players need to stand behind the meteor without the yellow cracks, as those meteors will shatter after the first attack, and players will not have enough time to move between the sets firing.
- (Quadruple): Four sets of two panels on each edge of the arena. These will fire in the order they are summoned, and players will need to stand in the center and dodge towards the opening next to each set of panels to avoid each blast.
These mechanics will repeat until the boss is defeated.
For the Quadruple panels attack, imagine the arena divided in four parts by an imaginary cross. Each couple of panels will fire a shot that will hit: the left half, the right half, the upper half, the lower half (not in this order). The position of the first shot is random, but the next ones are mostly predictable. If the first shot covers the left half, the second shot will never cover the right half (therefore it can either hit the lower half, or the upper half). If the second shot covers the upper half, the third shot will always cover the right half (the half that was safe from the first shot) and the fourth shot will always cover the lower half (the half that was safe from the second shot). One possible way to avoid moving too much and dodge everything is therefore like this:
1) Identify which quadrant is safe from the first two shots (only one of the four sections of the imaginary "cross" will be safe from the first two shots). If, for example, the first panels hit the left half and the second panels hit the lower half, the safe quadrant will be the upper right quadrant. The closer you can stay to the center (where the boss is), the better.
2) Let the first two shots fly.
3) Move to the opposite quadrant (in the previous example, move to the lower left quadrant) for the next two shots. There is a rather generous delay between each shot, so you will have plenty of time to move the necessary distance (provided you are close to the center, where the boss is) between the second and third shot.
Loot
- Hermes Card (Drops at a fixed rate)
| Name | Type | Item Level | Rarity | Quantity |
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| Hyperboreia Bench | Other | N/A | Basic | 1 |
| Caduceus | Minion | N/A | Basic | 1 |
| Miracle Works Orchestrion Roll | Other | N/A | Basic | 1 |
| IL 542 Weapon | ||||
| Paladin's Ktiseos Arms (IL 542) | Other | N/A | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos War Axe | Marauder's Arm | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Greatsword | Dark Knight's Arm | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Gunblade | Gunbreaker's Arm | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Spear | Lancer's Arm | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Zaghnal | Reaper's Arm | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Knuckles | Pugilist's Arm | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Blade | Samurai's Arm | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Main Gauches | Rogue's Arm | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Twinfangs | Viper's Arm | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Compound Bow | Archer's Arm | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Revolver | Machinist's Arm | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Chakrams | Dancer's Arm | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Rod | Two-handed Thaumaturge's Arm | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Index | Arcanist's Grimoire | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Smallsword | Red Mage's Arm | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Fan Brush | Pictomancer's Arm | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Cane | Two-handed Conjurer's Arm | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Codex | Scholar's Arm | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Planisphere | Astrologian's Arm | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Wings | Sage's Arm | 542 | Green | 1 |
| IL 542 Body | ||||
| Ktiseos Coat of Fending | Body | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Coat of Maiming | Body | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Coat of Striking | Body | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Coat of Scouting | Body | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Coat of Aiming | Body | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Robe of Casting | Body | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Robe of Healing | Body | 542 | Green | 1 |
Treasure Coffers
Treasure Coffer 1 (X:9.9 Y:12.2)
Treasure Coffer 2 (X:12.1 Y:12.2)
Treasure Coffer 3 (X:11.5 Y:11.1)
| Name | Type | Item Level | Rarity | Quantity |
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| IL 542 Body | ||||
| Ktiseos Coat of Fending | Body | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Coat of Maiming | Body | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Coat of Striking | Body | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Coat of Scouting | Body | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Coat of Aiming | Body | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Robe of Casting | Body | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Robe of Healing | Body | 542 | Green | 1 |
| IL 542 Bracelets | ||||
| Ktiseos Bracelet of Fending | Bracelets | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Bracelet of Slaying | Bracelets | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Bracelet of Aiming | Bracelets | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Bracelet of Casting | Bracelets | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Bracelet of Healing | Bracelets | 542 | Green | 1 |
| IL 542 Ring | ||||
| Ktiseos Ring of Fending | Ring | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Ring of Slaying | Ring | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Ring of Aiming | Ring | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Ring of Casting | Ring | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Ring of Healing | Ring | 542 | Green | 1 |
Treasure Coffer 4 (X:10.9 Y:11.3)
| Name | Type | Item Level | Rarity | Quantity |
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| IL 542 Weapon | ||||
| Paladin's Ktiseos Arms (IL 542) | Other | N/A | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos War Axe | Marauder's Arm | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Greatsword | Dark Knight's Arm | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Gunblade | Gunbreaker's Arm | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Spear | Lancer's Arm | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Zaghnal | Reaper's Arm | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Knuckles | Pugilist's Arm | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Blade | Samurai's Arm | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Main Gauches | Rogue's Arm | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Twinfangs | Viper's Arm | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Compound Bow | Archer's Arm | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Revolver | Machinist's Arm | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Chakrams | Dancer's Arm | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Rod | Two-handed Thaumaturge's Arm | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Index | Arcanist's Grimoire | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Smallsword | Red Mage's Arm | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Fan Brush | Pictomancer's Arm | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Cane | Two-handed Conjurer's Arm | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Codex | Scholar's Arm | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Planisphere | Astrologian's Arm | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Wings | Sage's Arm | 542 | Green | 1 |
| IL 542 Earrings | ||||
| Ktiseos Earring of Fending | Earrings | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Earring of Slaying | Earrings | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Earring of Aiming | Earrings | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Earring of Casting | Earrings | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Earring of Healing | Earrings | 542 | Green | 1 |
| IL 542 Necklace | ||||
| Ktiseos Choker of Fending | Necklace | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Choker of Slaying | Necklace | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Choker of Aiming | Necklace | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Choker of Casting | Necklace | 542 | Green | 1 |
| Ktiseos Choker of Healing | Necklace | 542 | Green | 1 |
Achievements
This duty is associated with the following achievements:
| Name | Points | Task | Reward | Patch |
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| Mapping the Realm: Ktisis Hyperboreia | 10 | Discover every location within Ktisis Hyperboreia. | - | 6.0 |
Music
| Section | Theme |
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| Main | Miracle Works |
| Mid-Bosses | On Blade's Edge |
| Final Boss | Finality |
Images
Gear Images
Weapons
Outfits
Accessories-
Ktiseos Earring -
Ktiseos Choker -
Ktiseos Bracelet -
Ktiseos Ring
Dungeon Images
Other Images
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Dungeon Dialogue Infographic Part 1 (credits: TrustInsighters) -
Dungeon Dialogue Infographic Part 2 -
Dungeon Dialogue Infographic Part 3
Dialogue
Duty dialogue
Please, turn back! Else I might be forced to...
I'm warning you. Stay away.
I cannot let you take Meteion. Not yet.
I must hear their answers before they are expunged from existence.
Start of voiced cutscene.So, it comes to this.
I've no wish to fight. But this time, I cannot yield.
Though the world may think me a mad, desperate fool, I will hold fast to my conviction.
End of cutscene.
I will have the time and tranquility I require.
Gust and gale, gather to me!
Ancient brand, unleash your power!
Dancing winds, pierce my foes!
Stars on high, fall as rain!
Streams of aether, surge as one!
Even when transformed... But I am not finished yet!
Optional post-duty pop-ups
Optional dialogue
Hopefully he has calmed down a little...
A merry chase he led us on.
Let us leave the rest to Emet-Selch.
Duty Support dialogue
Terrestrial Artifice (area 1)
It seems he is determined to protect Meteion.
Aye. A right bother this is going to be...
Would that we didn't have to put down the creations...
Ugh, of course there's a cold zone, and of course we're going through it...
Let us make our way through the Frozen Sphere.
Frozen Sphere (boss 1)
Oh dear, this fellow seems disinclined to let us pass...
Then we have no choice but to force our way.
Oh?
That the power of ice could be used this way...
Alas, it's no use on us.
Is it seriously trying to hide? From us?
Oh, please...
An impressive concealment ability.
Shame about the telltale footprints.
Oho, how very creative.
I must say, this is a promising concept.
I wonder whose it is...
I've had enough of this mummer's farce.
Well, well, it's trying to confuse us.
But we won't be so easily confounded.
After the fight
May you find peace in the aetherial sea...
Come, we mustn't tarry.
Experimental Artifice (area 2)
At least he has the courtesy to warn us.
Warn us all you like. We're coming regardless.
I'm afraid we can't do that.
He may have his flaws, but you can't fault his managerial prowess.
Seriously? You want to discuss his candidacy now?
Concept Review (boss 2)
Goodness me... What manner of thinking is behind this?
There truly is no accounting for taste...
After the fight
A pass for constitution, but a fail for intelligence.
If its concept is submitted, I will be certain to reject it.
Lower/Upper Aerial Artifice (area 3)
He's not going to give up, is he?
We're taking Meteion! Whether you like it or not!
We're close. I can hear it in his voice.
Enough is enough, Hermes!
Stubbornness can be a virtue, but this is a little excessive.
Celestial Sphere (boss 3)
To protect Meteion, he would go so far as to transform...
So far as to make himself a villain...
Trust dialogue
During Lyssa's first "Frostbike and Seek"
Footprints?
Did it flee?
No, it's still near!
There!
This wouldn't fool a child.
Hide shouldst thou wish...
But 'neath the light of the stars, all is laid bare!
Nice try, but your aether is still showing.
A pathetic trick.
Yah!
Is this...Vanish?
No, it couldn't be.
During Lyssa's second "Frostbike and Seek"
Vanished again... But again, it's left footprints.
If we smash everything, we're bound to hit something!
Gah! Where the hells are you!?
It's hidden itself better than before, I'll give it that.
But it's still not good enough.
If thou wouldst repeat thy trick...
Then thou wilt not object were I to do likewise.
Behold the puissance of Sharlayan astrology!
Hmph, haven't you learned anything!
Let's flush it out!
A little shy, are we? Fine by me. I can wait.
If you would conceal yourself...
You really must learn to cover your tracks.
Trivia/Lore
Ktisis, in ancient Greek, means "creation". Hyperboreia is the mythical Greek name for the Arctic and its legendary inhabitants.
Papers scattered throughout the dungeon detail various aspects of its operation.
Guide to Ktisis Hyperboreia
Have you ever wondered whether your creation is a beneficial existence to the star? Wonder no more, for at Ktisis Hyperboreia, our mission is to determine the answer!
From temperate plains to tropical jungles, from smoldering volcanoes to frozen fields, we put creations to the proof in a wide range of meticulously recreated environments.
Will your creation be able to survive in the wider world? Or will it threaten the survival of other species? The answers to such questions and more, our highly trained staff will uncover!
— Guide to Ktisis Hyperboreia
Observation Journal
According to Mistress Lyssa, her creation is based on a concept for a bipedal wolf. And indeed, it is impressively manlike in its gait. It is also highly intelligent, as is evidenced by its ability to employ tools, while the gleam in its eyes gives the impression that it comprehends our words. If this proves to be the case, it would be a shame that its throat isn't designed for speech. I must make mention of this in the next report.
— Observation Journal
Flying Life-forms: An Introduction
The successful creation of migratory birds, which travel between continents with the seasons, came as a breath of fresh air to the long-stagnant realm of flying life-forms. In the end, it was a relatively simple thing to grant creatures the ability to navigate by celestial bodies, but this method lacked the precision needed to guide them to the same location each time, as would be vital to their survival. The breakthrough came in the form of magnetic fields, the use of which was discovered by the incumbent Fandaniel during his tenure as chief overseer of Elpis. A truly inspired idea that has brought lasting benefits to the star!
— Flying Life-forms: An Introduction
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