| Quest Giver | Lord Vivec |
| Prerequisite | Complete Divine Disaster |
| Quest Giver Location | Vivec City (Lord Vivec’s Chambers) |
| Reward | Gold, Blade of the Warrior-Poet, Experience |
Blade of the Warrior-Poet
| Style | Item Type | Enchantment | Trait | Set Name | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buoyant Armiger | One-Handed Sword | Absorb Stamina | Decisive | Warrior-Poet | Superior |
Noteworthy Tasks
Talk to Azura
Enter Barilzar’s Portal
Follow Barbas through Clockwork City
Get Past the Gate
Enter the Energy Reservoir
Defeat Barbas
Use Sunna’rah to Restore Vivec
To reach Clockwork City, enter Barilzar’s portal in the Archcanon’s Office. A tough Clockwork Guardian must be taken down before exploring the city. Whirring Blade Traps present obstacles along the pathways. Watch their patterns and slip between or sprint through them to avoid taking too much damage. Added effects, Serrated Blade and Hamstrung, cause the player to bleed and slow down for a short time, respectively.
Two Spring-Wound Gate Couplings, guarded by Factotum mobs, must be disabled before you proceed through the gate. Barbas disappears into the Viaduct, but it’s inaccessible. Instead, follow the right walkway, which is blocked by Jovval Mortal-Bane. Dodge his Skaafin Flare attacks and take him down before entering the bridge.
Enter the Divinity Atelier, where three cores must be destroyed before you move on. First, eliminate the Defense Core that sits just ahead. To the south, activate the torsion clutch to access the Clockwork Mediator Core and three Clockwork Mediators. Quickly destroy the Mediators before taking care of the core.
Next, activate the northern torsion clutch to reach the Clockwork Assembly Core. Kill the Fabricant Beetles as they’re summoned and destroy the final core. With the three cores eliminated, activate another torsion clutch to find Barbas—the final and toughest fight in the Vivec quest line.
Barbas
Find Barbas inside the Energy Reservoir, surrounded by four platforms. The boss sets up in the center of the room as he launches projectiles at the player. Dodge or block Barbs tossed your way, or risk getting knocked back. Possessing some kind of knockback resistance is extremely effective. 
Divine Hijack presents the biggest challenge for the player, as explosive charges are launched outward along the ground. Detonating in a discernible pattern, they spiral in toward the boss before moving back out to the perimeter of the room. While the player is busy dodging the attack, Barbas steadily regenerates his Health. If available, hit him with a damage-over-time attack to negate the heal. Stay on the move throughout this attack, avoiding explosions with well-timed dodge rolls. 
As the fight goes on, Barbas activates portals on four platforms around the perimeter. Skaafin Wretches periodically spawn from these portals. Deal with them during Barbas’ Divine Hijack. |
Reverse the energy flow by using the Divinity Reservoir before returning to Vivec’s Palace. Use Sunna’rah to restore Vivec.