Corrupted Gate Major Boss
Hexapod is the Corrupted Gate boss of Withered Shoals. Wide frontal appendage attacks and a forceful surge control the space ahead of it before homing projectile pressure is added later in the encounter.
Ossinite Falls and Nameless Pass are internal Beacons on the main Withered Shoals route.
Hexapod’s Burrow is the post-fight Beacon for this encounter.
Depleted Gland is an optional pre-arena route pickup, not a direct Hexapod reward.
Use Gate of Mammon to enter Withered Shoals, then follow the main route through Ossinite Falls and Nameless Pass to the hollow-tree approach.
Enter Withered Shoals through Gate of Mammon.
Follow the main route to Ossinite Falls and activate the Beacon.
Continue through Withered Shoals toward Nameless Pass.
Activate Nameless Pass as the internal pre-fight Beacon.
Follow the main approach toward the hollow-tree route; the Strange Grisha detour is optional.
Use the hollow-tree approach and drop into Hexapod’s arena.
Follow the hollow-tree route beyond Nameless Pass and drop into the arena.
Activate Nameless Pass before taking the hollow-tree route into the encounter.
Hexapod opens with wide frontal appendage pressure, spread attacks, and a red-cued surge. Later in the encounter, homing projectiles add ranged pressure to the same fight.
Avoid holding position directly in front of the boss, move laterally around the frontal attacks, and keep arena cover available for the later projectiles.
A Weapon Ability Tarstone related to the Axatana, awarded for defeating Hexapod.
View related Weapon →Awarded for defeating Hexapod.
The post-fight Beacon and progression outcome for this Corrupted Gate.
The PC / Steam Week 1 Update adjusted Hexapod’s area-attack splash and attack timing, fixed shooting interruptions, and refined the arena.
Hexapod is the Corrupted Gate boss in Withered Shoals, Mammon. Enter through Gate of Mammon and follow the main route toward Nameless Pass.
Activate Nameless Pass before taking the hollow-tree route into the arena.
No. The Strange Grisha path is an optional detour; follow the main route from Nameless Pass to the hollow-tree approach.
Keep moving laterally and use arena cover to break the incoming line when the later homing shots appear.
Defeating Hexapod awards Hexapod Core, a Weapon Ability Tarstone related to the Axatana.
Yes. Proxima is available as optional fight support for 1 Glimpse and is not required.
Research reviewed 2026-09-02 against the August 29 Week 1 Update.