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Nex - AoD Combat Achievements
Introduction
This guide will go over how to complete the Combat achievements for Nex, Angel of Death, and assumes you are already familiar with the basic mechanics of the encounter which can be found here #aod-basic.
Presets and Relics
Nex, Angel of Death (perfect)
⬥ This achievement requires the player to defeat Nex, Angel of Death in a team of 5 or fewer without anyone dying while completing the following.
• Icy-them-coming
⬩ Freedom and don't run into anyone. Free teammates from ice ASAP. Also requires player to Freedom during Zaros Phase under effects of Glacies Pillar.
• Did It For Them without
• Poppin' pillars
• You're Not Strong Enough
• One for All
• No smoking
⬩ Place smokes parallel to walls (East smoke south wall, north smoke west wall etc.) so the smoke doesn't spawn.
• Do Not Return To Sender
Base Tank P4 Prebuild
Base runs AoD west at 600k, down to Fumus pillar. The team will lower Umbra pillar down to 30k health and run up to Glacies pillar. The base will pull AoD to Umbra and wait for the team to be ready. Third bomb is usually a good time as it will enable base to re-overload and prep 5 stack volley. The base will 
prematurely and on 
call. Base can then use any ability to kill the pillar once they have seen the bomb runner barge the dummy and in position under Glacies Pillar.
Team P4 Prebuild
→ build with basics → On Zerk Call → + 
→ 
on dummy
Pillar 1: Base → 
→ 
to Cruor →
Pillar 2: 
→ 
→
Pillar 3: 
→ 
/ 
+ 
→
Pillar 4: 
→ 
→ 
/ → 
→ 
Notes:
⬥ Place one down near Glacies pillar.
⬥ When it is the bomb that the team will go on, once bomb runner reaches centre, call will happen, non bomb carriers, should barge onto the dummy and stand under Glacies pillar, spam clicking until it is targetable. Once bomb carry barges onto the dummy, Base can kill Umbra and move to Cruor ready to meet team.
⬥ One last person will get marked at Cruor pillar. For safety you can equip 
if slow to reach middle after killing Fumus pillar. Additionally, you can just 
if that is up.
⬥ With the addition of base going to Cruor, there is a safety net that only 2 meleers are needed for Cruor/Fumus pillar.