Asterion - the Minotaur of Knossos
A standalone Minotaur boss in his own bull-court - walk in through the arch, pick a court, and fight a rotation of Bull Rush, Sundering Cleave and Shattering Stomp with a one-in-five prayer pierce and a Bloodlust at 35%. Six courts including three rank-gated ones, a private court for hire, and 1,500 Olympian Points a kill.
Not the Tartarus Minotaur
Tartarus ends on the Minotaur with the Warden's kit. Asterion - the Minotaur's name in the myth - is the same body in a different fight: a standalone boss in a Knossos bull-court you can run any time, built on the same instancing as Medusa. He has his own drop table, his own Collection Log page and his own Enchanting Tomes (Radiance, Signet, Embers).
The arch is the gate
::minotaur (or the Bosses tab) lands you in a corridor. Walk north to the arch and it stops you with the court menu:
| Court | Who | Drops |
|---|---|---|
| Bull-court I - III | Everyone | Normal |
| Court of Minos / Daedalus / Theseus | Hoplite / Hero / Immortal | +10% / +20% / +30% |
| Private court | 25M Dracma, 30 minutes, yours alone | Normal |
Walk back south through the arch and you leave the court. Health is 150,000 solo and +50% per extra player; anyone who deals at least 500 damage rolls the table, and every qualifying member is paid 1,500 Olympian Points.
The kit
He runs a rotation, not a random roll, and every special is a telegraph with a clean answer:
| Move | Tell | Answer | If you miss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bull Rush | He locks on for four ticks and a line lights from him to you | Step off the line - and not to within one tile of where it ends | 150-250, thrown two tiles and frozen |
| Sundering Cleave | He plants and raises the axe; every tile within two of his body lights | Three tiles clear | 120-200 |
| Shattering Stomp | Cracks run out from under him in eight spokes | Stand between the spokes - or under him | 80-140 |
| Prayer pierce | None | Do not rely on Protect from Melee - one auto-swing in five lands through it at half damage | - |
| Bloodlust | At 35% once: he roars and speeds up | Save cooldowns for after it, not before | Attacks faster, specials come sooner, +25% damage |
Every special goes through your damage reduction and armour, so the gear you bring matters as much as the footwork.
The HUD
The court has its own overlay: the boss bar, a top-five damage meter with share percentages, and a court panel showing who is inside, the drop bonus and when a private court closes. Polyphemus shares the same overlay.