Throne and Liberty Cornelius boss guide: Mechanics, rewards, and tips

Cornelius in Throne and Liberty is a high-level boss monster who resides in Syleus’s Abyss dungeon. It has a massive build and can easily scare off unprepared players as the boss towers over player characters. This creature has a set of different abilities and a powerful weapon that it brandishes with pride to attack anyone in the fighting arena. Fortunately, you can easily learn Cornelius’s attack patterns as they all have a dialogue or visual cue.

This article will highlight the best way to defeat Cornelius in Throne and Liberty.

Note: Parts of the article are subjective and reflect the author’s opinion.

How to defeat Cornelius in Throne and Liberty

Cornelius in Throne and Liberty needs to be fought with a team. This is primarily because the monster is capable of dishing out massive damage numbers with different skills. A sword spin attack deals large area damage and needs to be evaded or blocked. During this ability, try to take as little damage as possible and launch ranged attacks once it comes to a halt.

Throne and Liberty Cornelius Guild Raid tab (Image via NCSoft)

The boss can also randomly select players on the battlefield to receive an explosion debuff. If you're marked with red, your character will cause a big explosion that can damage nearby allies. For blue markers, the character will spawn smaller explosions around them. Whenever this spell is cast, keep away from the marked players and ensure that the rest of the squad remains healthy.

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Keep a look out for the ground when it becomes marked with red. This means the boss is going to launch a wave attack. Clear out of this region and attack the boss from the other side to chip away at its health pool.

Cornelius in Throne and Liberty can also attack players with a large AoE (Area of Effect) attack as its Fury ability. This can be spotted easily with the purple indicator. You need to dodge this attack and immediately fight the monster to weaken it before it can cast another skill.

You can repeat this game of dodge and attack to take less damage and eliminate the boss. Although this method can take a fair amount of time, it is an effective strategy to reduce casualties rather than fighting the boss head-on.

Boss mechanics of Cornelius in Throne and Liberty: Attack pattern and special moves to look out for

Here is a quick overview of the attacks that Cornelius in Throne and Liberty can throw at you:

Fury ability

Cornelius casts a massive AoE spell that attacks a chunk of the arena. The ground is not marked for this ability so you would need to depend on the purple indicator to understand its timing. Any player caught in this attack can immediately die if they're low on health and don't have a high damage resistance.

Spin ability

The boss monster spins around the sword and attacks everyone around it in a limited range. This can be blocked if you are playing to deal melee damage to Cornelius. If you are taking a ranged position, this can be dodged by taking a few steps back.

Explosive ability

Cornelius in Throne and Liberty marks random players with red and blue markers. The ones marked with red cause an explosion that deals quite a bit of damage around the character.

Cornelius marks players with explosion ability (Image via NCSoft || YouTube: Karpo Gaming)

The blue-marked players spawn five smaller explosives that explode after a delay. If you're marked by any color, move out of range from the team and isolate the incoming damage.

Wave ability

Cornelius can also utilize a lesser AoE ability, where the boss sends out waves in the arena. This area will be affected by this ability is marked with red so you can dodge this with ease.

How to prepare for Cornelius in Throne and Liberty

Gather a healthy number of healing items and squad members who can cast healing spells while in combat with Cornelius in Throne and Liberty. This is crucial to keep the fighters healthy as the monster can randomly cast explosion spells to chip away at the team’s overall survivability.

Cornelius is a strong boss monster (Image via NCSoft || YouTube: Karpo Gaming)

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Also, have Tanks and Mages in the group to punish the boss with ranged high-damage skills. The Tanks and Warriors can pull aggro and deal as much damage as possible in close-range combat. This allows other participants to launch their abilities and take down the boss with ease.

Loot pool for defeating Cornelius in Throne and Liberty: What does the boss drop?

Here is a list of all the drops that you can secure after defeating Cornelius in Throne and Liberty:

Conquest Participation Award: Cornelius (Guaranteed)

Special Resistance Medal
Five Rare Marind Ores
Three Precious Polished Crystal
Five Quality Recovery Crystal
Stellarite Bundle

Random Drops

Cornelius’s Animated Edge
Ascended Guardian Hood
Divine Justiciar Attire
Abyssal Grace Charm
Broadsword of the Resistance
Crossbows of the Resistance
Malevolent Staff
Resonance Blade
Decorated Champion Gauntlets
Soul Mirror Trousers
Obsidian Knight Ossic

Where does Cornelius spawn in Throne and Liberty?

You can find Cornelius on the third floor of Syleus’s Abyss dungeon. It is a Level 50 boss, so prepare for this fight in advance and arrive with a whole team. This boss can be quite tedious to defeat and will test the combat abilities of all players alongside the capacity to follow proper strategies.