

You need to stay extra vigilant here and reserve your dodges for the homing projectiles, otherwise Ixion will sneak up and make quick work of you. Ixion’s fourth and final form of attack is staying mid-air and firing off several different kinds of attacks at you, including a solid blue beam of energy and a swarm of tiny projectiles that lock in on you and are very hard to dodge. This is the best time to hang out and deal as much damage to Ixion as you can, since you won’t need to manage a ton of different kinds of oncoming attacks. Ixion’s third form of attack is staying mid-air and firing blue orbs at you, much the same way it did in the first phase. It’s hard to get a good shot on Ixion in this mode of attack, so it’s worth standing back and dodging the incoming orbs until Ixion slows down. Its second form of attack is a flying swoop through the battlefield that also fires off a spiraling wave of blue orbs that home in on you. While it’s shooting the force field, Ixion also fires off a bunch of blue orbs that home in on you, making it pertinent to dodge past them as soon as you hit the ground. Its first attack is sitting in the center of the platform and emitting a massive blue forcefield that does massive damage and rapidly moves outward in all directions. This time, Ixion alternates between four modes of attack.

In phase two of the Ixion fight, you’ll need to be more mobile. As long as you continue strafing and dodging, you can avoid getting hit here, and you can make quick work of its health bar by using your Alt-Fire attack each time it recharges.

Your best bet is to run and gun, dodging Ixion’s onslaught of blue orbs while keeping your crosshair pinned on it. It also periodically flies across the map, so be prepared for that! These waves come in different shapes the deadliest one to look out for is the massive spiral of blue orbs that home in on you. In Ixion’s first phase, it will stay airborne and fly around the map while shooting waves of blue orbs at you. You can do the most damage by focusing your fire on the head. Much like the Phrike before it, Ixion is a tough battle that you'll want to be thoroughly prepared for.
