SANCTUM OF THE HORNED KING

Artifact of the Strong · cave on Astraeos

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The Cave

guide

Home of the Minotarchos, the map's minotaur miniboss — slaying it rewards the Artifact of the Strong, the last of the four artifacts the Hydraskos tribute requires.

The entrance is at 91.1 / 74.0, in Pyranthos. Unlike the map's other artifacts, this one is earned in a fight, not picked off a pedestal.

Hazards

  • The Minotarchos itself — this is a boss arena inside a cave, not a crawl past spawns.

What You'll Be Dealing With

assembled from what lives in this cave 1
Heavy carnivores
  • Minotarchos — A boss, not a spawn: massive melee swings and charge attacks in an enclosed arena. It is torpor-immune and rewards its artifact only in death.
    Treat it as a boss fight — bring a team of mounts, not caving gear.
Each line above is a fact about the creature and its own in-game behaviour — attributed to this cave only because the cave contains it. It is not a walkthrough, and it does not claim to describe the layout or the route.

What To Bring

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  • A strong mount, or a ranged weapon and a chokepoint — Heavy carnivores

Location

entrance
Astraeos map
Entrance 91.1, 74.0

Cave facts

Entrance91.1, 74.0

Artifact

and what it opens
Artifact of the Strong tribute for 4 bosses
Also found in Snow Cave, The Monkey's Puzzle, The Lair, Shoola Falls Cave, Bear Caverns

Creatures Inside

1
Minotarchos

Other Caves On Astraeos

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Coordinates and loot odds from the game's own data files.
ASE.GG · Sanctum of the Horned King

Player Tips

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