Operation Guide: Xenoanalyst II

The Gray Secant, an old Gree research ship has appeared over Ilum. As part of its advanced combat analysis program, you can fight Xenoanalyst II to provide more data to analyse.

The entrance to Xenoanalyst II is inside the Gray Secant over the Western Ice Shelf on Ilum. To enter the Gray Secant, the item Use: Grants access to the ancient Gree starship, the Gray Secant. Also unlocks access to additional reputation missions for The Gree.
Access to the Gray Secant and its advanced testing protocols is restricted to those who have proven their worth on the fields of the Western Ice Shelf. This datapad contains the key sequence to unlock the teleporters up into the ancient Gree starship.
View on swtor.jedipedia.net Authorization: Gray Secant is required. This item can be obtained from one of the vendors on site or in the Cartel Bazar on the fleet and requires Newcomer rank with the Gree.

It is enough if one person has access to the Gray Secant and then summons the rest of the raid to the entrance or by going via Activity Finder.

This Operation can only be completed during the Relics of the Gree event. There is no Nightmare Mode for Xenoanalyst II.

Notice: This guide was written before 7.0 and may no longer be completely up-to-date.

1 Story Mode

The fight not exceedingly difficult, involving only a few mechanics.

Phase 1: 100% - 17%

The map of the Xenoanalyst II encounter.

Xenoanalyst II must be brought to 17% health in under 10 minutes. The remaining time can be tracked by his Time remaining to complete this interactive research exercise before it is forcibly cancelled.
Duration: 10 minutes
View on swtor.jedipedia.net Time Limit buff. When reaching 17%, the timer stops.

During the first phase, the boss as a fixed pattern of mechanics.

During Attack and Damage Type when the channel ends: Tech, Elemental
90s channel
View on swtor.jedipedia.net Problem Solving Evaluation, a 90 seconds channel, Xenoanalyst II will receive the buff A powerful shield that deflects all attacks.
View on swtor.jedipedia.net Problematic Invulnerability Field, making him to immune to all damage. The channel can be interrupted by having six players click each one of the consoles. The consoles are located at the pillars, excluding the two near the entrance. When clicking on the console, the player receives the debuff Recently interfaced with an Orange Vertex [i.e. one of the consoles]. Unable to interact with other Orange Vertices for a time.
Duration: 90s
View on swtor.jedipedia.net Charged Nanite Cloud, preventing them to click another console for 90 seconds.

After all six consoles have been clicked, the whole group receives damage; healers can heal through it. Another option would be to hide behind the pillars before the last person clicks.

Attack and Damage Type: Tech, Elemental (DoT)
10s channel
View on swtor.jedipedia.net Thermal Tolerance Evaluation is a 10 seconds channel dealing damage to the tank.

3s cast
View on swtor.jedipedia.net Species Comparison is a 3 seconds cast after which adds appear. The first time is a group of Akkbeasts, the second group consists out of Terentateks and the third one is a Rancor. The only notable ability of the adds is the Rancor’s Attack and Damage Type: Force, Internal (AoE)
0.5s cast
View on swtor.jedipedia.net Ground Pound an AoE attack knocking back everyone within 10 metres range.

As it happens the same time as Attack and Damage Type when the channel ends: Tech, Elemental
90s channel
View on swtor.jedipedia.net Problem Solving Evaluation, the group should first focus on killing the adds and then clicking the console (the boss is not doing anything besides the channel after all).

Environmental Awareness Test. A Datacron is unshielded and forms a beam between itself and Xenoanalyst II.

The 30s channel
View on swtor.jedipedia.net Environmental Awareness Test is a 1.5 seconds cast combined with a 30 seconds channel. A beam will appear between Xenoanalyst II and a data core. If the data core is not destroyed within the 30 seconds, the boss will gain two charges of Test participants have failed their Environmental Awareness Test. Negative reinforcement is incoming.
Duration: 10s
View on swtor.jedipedia.net Fully Charged, causing him to do Damage Type: Elemental
1.5s cast
View on swtor.jedipedia.net Negative Reinforcement twice, dealing damage to a random player.

30s channel
View on swtor.jedipedia.net Environmental Awareness Test can be ignored on Story Mode; healers can just heal through the damage.

If the tank is not in LoS of Xenoanalyst II, does Test participants are currently violating acceptable test parameters. Defaulting to test purge protocol.
Attack and Damage Type: Tech, Internal (AoE)
View on swtor.jedipedia.net Test Protocol Violation, damaging the group.

The rotation is

Problem Solving Evaluation
Thermal Tolerance Evaluation
Environmental Awareness Test
Problem Solving Evaluation + Species Comparison(Akkbeasts)
Thermal Tolerance Evaluation
Environmental Awareness Test
Problem Solving Evaluation + Species Comparison (Terentateks)
Thermal Tolerance Evaluation
Environmental Awareness Test
Problem Solving Evaluation + Species Comparison (Rancor)

After that, either the second phase is reached, or the timer will most likely be expired.

Phase 2: 17% - 0%

When the boss reaches 17%, the timer stops and instead will be replaced by Loading final evaluation. Participants had better be prepared...
Duration: 15s
View on swtor.jedipedia.net Loading Final Evaluation. This effect lasts for 15 seconds. After this time, the burn phase starts. Xenoanalyst II’s only ability in this phase is Attack Type: Tech
3s cast
View on swtor.jedipedia.net Generate Urgency, a 3 seconds cast after which a player gets hit. After the cast, another player will be targeted. During this phase, everyone should stack up under the boss to make healing easier.

2 Hard Mode

The time limit for Phase 1 is now 8 minutes.

Attack and Damage Type: Tech, Elemental (DoT)
10s channel
View on swtor.jedipedia.net Thermal Tolerance Evaluation adds stacks of Damage taken increased by 20% per stack.
Duration: 90s
View on swtor.jedipedia.net Severe Burns, increasing damage taken by 20% per stack, stacking up to 10 times. The off tank must taunt when the channel starts, so it gets interrupted. Assassin tanks can stealth out when the channel starts, interrupting the channel, and re-taunt immediately afterwards.

The data core during 30s channel
View on swtor.jedipedia.net Environmental Awareness Test must now be killed as Damage Type: Elemental
1.5s cast
View on swtor.jedipedia.net Negative Reinforcement now one-shots a player.

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This page was last updated on 22 August 2021.