Vanishing Act | Anthem story missions walkthrough Anthem Guide and Walkthrough
Last update: 01 March 2019
Vanishing Act is one of the Story Missions in Anthem. This is the last mission related to Dax and the Emerald Abyss. During it, you will, e.g. activate relics and visit a dungeon containing various puzzles.
The first relic
Meet with Commander Vule and then go to the bar. Speak with Dax and Faye. After that, you can start an expedition.
Fly towards the Emerald Abyss. The goal is to reach the large vertical construction placed in the middle of the forest. Use the radar to find the fragments. There are four of them (picture 1), but you have to deliver them one at a time (picture 2). You can't fly when you are carrying these fragments. Also, your character will be attacked by Scars. You don't have to kill them - attack only those standing in your way.
An echo will appear after you deliver all four fragments. Approach it - the object will follow you. Fly to the top of the large vertical construction. Move closer to place the echo. Interact with the device located next to the black circular water tank.
The second relic
Fly towards the second relic. There, you will find another tower. Repeat the steps described above - collect five fragments, deliver them, "attach" the echo to your Javelin, reach the top of the tower, and interact with the device.
Enemies will attack you here, too. Watch out for, e.g. elite Enforcers.
Defeat Talon
Reach the source of energy. Find the passage to The Foundry. During the exploration of the first few rooms, you can come across runes. Examining them isn't mandatory, but doing this will give you a few loyalty points.
Talon is in the main chamber - the game will block the option to respawn. You can't attack Talon right away - the enemy is protected by an indestructible force field.
Your objective is to plant three explosives. Pick up one of the explosives (picture 1) and place in one of the three spots (picture 2). You have to carry them one by one.
Try to avoid Talon's fire while you are carrying the explosives. Another thing you have to remember is that you can't fly. Use long jumps to move faster.
Once all three explosives are planted, stand in the circle to arm them. The best place to defend yourself is to stand near the edge of the circle (see the picture above). You will be able to dodge incoming attacks with greater ease. You can also use, e.g. abilities that can create a force field to stop incoming projectiles.
Detonate the explosives and then start attacking Talon. He isn't a challenging enemy - the first step to defeat him is to deactivate his shield. Use your strongest attack (including an Ultimate) to attack Talon when he loses his shield temporarily. Depending on how powerful your Javelin is and how many players are with you, you can defeat Talon when he loses his shield for the first time. If not, repeat the process.
Constellations puzzles
You can now continue exploring The Foundry. Stay away from energy balls. They can electrocute you, damage your shield and overheat the engines. These balls have health bars which means that you can destroy them. After that, they will disappear for a moment. Interact with the device in the large chamber.
You have to solve three simple puzzles. Reach any of the mechanisms and interact with it by holding the right button. Look at the first symbol (presented in picture 1). Press and hold the interaction button again when that symbol is near another of the same type. Your goal is to create a line of three identical symbols - picture 2 shows an example.
Solve the other puzzles using the same method. Watch out, you will be attacked by frost, ash, and thunder elementals (they can deal you elemental damage), and scorpions. Try to defeat all enemies before you use any of the devices related to the puzzles.
Complete all puzzles and go back to the device in the center. Activate it. This triggers a cut-scene. You are back at Fort Tarsis - meet with Dax and Cardea.
Try to complete Matthias's missions, provided that you haven't done them already. You can also decide to craft the Dawn Shield which is part of Crafting the Dawn Shield Story Mission - its walkthrough can be found on one of the pages.