Ash Elemental

Elementals. Fascinating, but deadly. — Faye Navine .

Ash Elementals are sentient beings that form during intense Shaper activities.

Ash Elemental
Faction	Elemental Being
Class	Hostile Creature
Health and Types
Elite Ash Elemental
Ash Elemental
Health	Low Health
Rank	Common Enemy (Troopers)
Characteristics
Weakness	Weak to Damage Types
Resistance	Resistant to Damage Types
Damage and Attacks
Damage Potential	Low Damage
Ability 1:	Fire Projectile
Ability 2:	Fire Kamikaze Detonation
Hidden Attributes
Suicidal Seeker

Etymology and Anatomy

Ash elementals get their names from Ash (remains of anything burned by fire) and Elemental (A being made from the elements on Coda).

These Elementals look like other types of elementals but are colored purple to indicate their fire properties. They have a bulbous upper half and wiggling lower half that move them around.

Narrative Involvement

See also Cortex Entry: Elementals for more information

Elementals form during Shaper related incidents. Unstable relics, gate spawns, titans summoning, cataclysms, you name it. They are attracted to Shaper energy.

Unlike other fauna, elementals are considered sentient. If Shaper tools clash with the Anthem of Creation, one of the first things to form are elementals. Ash elementals are formed when the fire element is in abundance. But no one truly knows how elementals are formed.

They form packs of same or different types of elementals depending on their surrounding and the type of shaper instrument. Some Arcanists believe that elementals explode because they get scared when someone approaches them.

Encountered Expeditions

At least one Ash Elemental can show up in the below list.

• Convergence (Mission)
• Vanishing Act (Mission)
• Return to the Heart of Rage (Mission)
• Contract: Decryption Research (Mission)
• Secrets of the Auspex (Mission)
• Cautious Cooperation (Mission)
• Apocalypse When? (Mission)
• The Heart of Rage Stronghold
• The Fortress of Dawn (Mission)
• The Sunken Cell Stronghold
• Shaper Disturbance
• Arcanist Research
• Sentinel Monument
• Silent Path Anomaly (Conjunction)
• Great Falls Anomaly (Conjunction)
• Legendary: The Fortress of Dawn (Mission)
• Legendary: Vanishing Act
• Seasonal—The Sunken Cell
• Seasonal—The Heart of Rage

Encounter Locations

The following places are all the locations where Ash Elemental can be found, either physically or in the lore. They may not be always found there, but have a high chance of being found in these locations.

• Freemark
• Velathra
• Darkwood Barrens (District)
• Junkhead Basin (District)
• Ring Gate
• Observatory of Velathra (District)
• Fortress of Dawn (District)
• Great Falls Anomaly
• Spires Anomaly
• Silent Path Anomaly
• Harken's Facility
• Freemark Ruins

Behavior and Abilities

Elementals are quite unstable in nature and do not like existing for most part. So, their primary goal is to destroy themselves and everything around them.

• Fire Projectiles: Ash Elementals shoot up to three fire projectiles at a time from their upper half.
• Fire Kamikaze Detonation: When a Ash elemental gets too close to its enemies, it will explode in a blast of fire.

Hidden Attributes

• Suicidal Seeker: Ash Elementals seek enemies to destroy themselves in an explosion.

Strategy

If you see an elemental, just open fire at them. Because if an elemental sees you, it will fire projectiles or worse, come closer to you and detonate itself in a blast explosion.

Trivia (May Contain Spoilers)

• Ash Elementals are usually paired with Frost Elementals.
• The ability names are taken from the Anthem Prima Guide and datamined files. They may have been slightly modified to avoid confusion with other in-game names.