The Trials of Hercules - a six-Labour raid
Six bosses in a row on one hand-built map - the Stymphalian Marsh, the Cretan Ring, the Lernaean Spring, the Erytheian Pastures, the Nemean Crag and the Gates of Erebos - for up to four players, on four tiers, paying seal fragments toward the four Olympian seals.
The shape of a run
Where Tartarus scatters you into a maze, the Trials are a line: entry, then six arenas joined by narrow passes, each pass sealed behind you until the boss ahead of it falls. The boss spawns when the first player walks in, not on a timer, and dying drops you at a pocket just below the current Labour - it never ends the run. Party cap is four.
| # | Labour | Arena | The trick |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stymphalian Birds | The Marsh | Feather volleys that ignore armour, and a flock that grows at three HP thresholds |
| 2 | The Cretan Bull | The Ring | Three marble columns; make it charge into one and it is stunned for a burst window |
| 3 | The Lernaean Hydra | The Spring | Fought in water. Rotating tidal sweeps, a rising tide, venom blooms, and a submerge that heals off anyone left in the pool |
| 4 | Geryon | The Pastures | Three minds - it announces melee, ranged or magic and you swap prayers with it |
| 5 | The Nemean Lion | The Crag | Near-immune except in the Winded window after each pounce |
| 6 | Cerberus | The Gates of Erebos | Everything the other five taught, at once |
Tiers and affixes
| Tier | Boss HP | Boss damage | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mortal | x1.0 | x1.0 | x1.0 |
| Hero | x1.6 | x1.25 | x1.35 |
| Demigod | x2.5 | x1.55 | x1.9 |
| Titan | x3.8 | x1.9 | x2.6 |
Every run rolls an affix (two on Titan) and a bounty - a side condition that pays extra if the party keeps to it. HP climbs faster than damage, so a Titan run is a long fight rather than a one-shot one.
Rewards - fragments to seals
The Trials pay seal fragments. Fragments forge into the four Olympian seals, which are the keys to the Forge's best recipes and to the enchanting Tome ladder:
Every party member is paid 25,000 Olympian Points on a clear - the single biggest payout in the game - and the map itself was drawn from overhead so every arena reads as a floor plan: the Hydra's three rings, the Bull's three columns and the Lion's crag are all visible on the minimap before you step in.