Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Arena guide – how to become hero of the arena and earn legendary items

If you thought a huge world to explore, a deep roster of side quests, and an expansive main story just wasn’t enough to sink your teeth into with Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, then you’re in luck. On the island of Pephka is an Arena for you to fight through, boasting some of the toughest foes from across the Aegean.

In this Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Arena Guide, we’ll go over how to find the arena, as well as some of things you can do when you get there, along with a few of the rewards.

Where to find the Arena in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey

The Arena is on the island of Pephka, in the extreme southwest of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey’s map.

You’re probably not going to make your way over here unitl your level is at least in the 20s. This makes Pephka and the arena a good stopping point to gather some XP after the A Family’s Legacy quest.

To find the arena specifically, first make your way down to Pephka – the port on the western side of the island is the best place to land – then make your way to the Dikte Plateau area of the island.

In the northwest of this area, call Ikaros, and you should be able to pinpoint Maion, the proprietor of the Arena.

State your worthiness, and he’ll direct you east along the coast, telling you to use his boat.

The small boat is right in front of where you speak to him, and all you need to do is jump aboard and follow the shipwrecks along the coast east.

As you make you way forward, eventually under a rope bridge, you’ll reach the Arena.

At the entrance, you’ll meet Skoura, speak to him and declare your interest in fighting in the Arena.

How to become Hero of the Arena in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey

There two main things to do in the arena, fight the Champions and accept challenges from Mercenaries.

You can see which Mercenary you can fight by accessing the Mercenaries menu, which saves you time finding them out in the world.

As for the Champions, these are five tough foes of varying levels that give you Legendary equipment for defeating them. Take them all out and you’ll be crowned Hero of the Arena.

Without spoiling too much, defeating all of the Arena Champions is vital to clearing the Cultists menu.

The Champions are as follows:

• Klaudios, King of Bandits – Level 22
• Belos, the Beast of Sparta – Level 29
• Evanthe, the Huntress – Level 36
• Titos, Rock of Athens – Level 43
• Vasilis, King of the Arena – Level 50

As you fight each Champion, you first take on waves of regular enemies before facing them as a final challenge.

You’re healed at the end of each round, but there are traps in the Arena so be careful.

How to beat Klaudios, King of Bandits

The weakest opponent that you’ll face in the Pephka Arena is Klaudios, King of Bandits. He fights like normal enemies that use daggers, but with a few extra surprises.

First, you have to clear four waves of enemies, none of which are too hard. The roster for each wave is as follows:

• Wave 1 – Three normal enemies
• Wave 2 – Three normal enemies, one poison
• Wave 3 – Two normal enemies, one poison, one brute
• Wave 4 – One normal enemy, two poison, one brute

On Wave 5, Klaudios will appear. As mentioned, he fights like regular dagger-wielding enemies, but also has a disabling smoke bomb that breaks your combos and a strong, sliding attack.

His smoke bomb lets him disappear when under pressure and set up a sneak attack. When he uses it, back off and wait for him to reappear.

The sliding attack is also quite easy to deal with since it’s telegraphed by a bright glow. Once he looks like he’s lit a Yankee Candle in his cuirass, hold the dodge button and backwards on the analogue stick to extend your roll out of harm’s way.

When he’s down, you’ll get the Arena Fighter’s Gauntlets, the full set of which increases the amount of health you regenerate with Overpower Attacks by 10%.

For more on Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, take a look at a few more of our guides. We’ve got locations for every Cultist in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, as well as tips on the game’s best weapons and armor.