Elementals. Fascinating, but deadly.  |
Mordant Elementals are sentient beings that form during intense Shaper activities.
Etymology and Anatomy
Mordant elementals get their names from Mordant (a corrosive liquid) and Elemental (A being made from the elements on Coda).
These Elementals look like other types of elementals but are colored green to indicate their acid 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. Mordant elementals are formed when the “acid” element (even though acid is physical damage type, for the purposes of lore it can be considered an 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 Mordant Elemental can show up in the below list.
Convergence (Mission)- Vanishing Act (Mission)
Return to the Heart of Rage (Mission)- The Heart of Rage Stronghold
- The Sunken Cell Stronghold
- Shaper Disturbance
- Arcanist Research
- Sentinel Monument
- Silent Path Anomaly (Conjunction)
- Spires Anomaly (Conjunction)
- Legendary: Vanishing Act
- Seasonal—The Sunken Cell
- Seasonal—The Heart of Rage
Encounter Locations
The following places are all the locations where Mordant 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.
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)
- Mordant Elementals are usually paired with Storm 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.