Argath, Bastion of Illdaera
Overview
- A - Atleris, Council Pinnacle
- TB - Troopwielder Baris
- TL - Troopwielder Latakan
- BL - Bursin the Legend
- V - Mechanic Vitesal
- P - Supplykeeper Proxipid
- R - Risathron
- Z - Blacksmith Zojirath
- W - Captain Walkath
- CP - Captain Portencia
- VL - Valley of Lunanym
- BD - Beasts' Domain
- 1 - Armor of the Dead
- 2 - Bane of Argath
- 3 - Blademaster of the Order
- 4 - Blades of Forgotten Heroes
- 5 - Breath of Ryken
- 6 - Burnmaster of the Pillars
- 7 - Core of the Mountain
- 8 - Emissary Drucifel
- 9 - Felsalath
- 10 - Gravemaster of the Pillars
- 11 - Husk of Starvation
- 12 - Illdaera's Tear
- 13 - Interrogator Galectes
- 14 - Kaledor the Tide Turner
- 15 - Kalkek
- 16 - Keramar the Naeya
- 17 - Legendary Swords
- 18 - Reviler of Argath
- 19 - Seed of Battle
- 20 - Shards of Battle
- 21 - Shieldbearer of the Gods
- 22 - Tactician Krucidon
- 23 - The Collector
- 24 - Vigorous Turncoat
Rare Mobs
- Armor of the Dead
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Named dervish/whirlwind. Casts Whirling Shrapnel, a 40k PBAE.
Drops Grated Steel Faceguard, Plated Deathshroud, Faceplate of the Grim. - Bane of Argath
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Named alaran. Heavy melee damage
Drops Braided Tentacle Belt, Claws of the Bane, and Boon of the Bane - Blademaster of the Order
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Named alaran. Casts two directional AEs Fore Slice doing 45k to anybody in front and
Aft Arc doing 45k to anybody behind. Watch emotes to know when to move, or just fight
from the sides.
Drops Gripworn Steel Band, Boneshard of the Blademaster, and Spirit-Steel Band of the Blademaster - Blades of Forgotten Heroes
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A named pair of living blades. Hits for about 13.5k and casts Thousand Cuts,
a paltry 3400 hp dot.
Drops Dried Grave-Flower, Armband of the Forgotten, and Burial Mark - Breath of Ryken
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A named dervish. Hits in the 14k range and casts Massive Inhalation,
a gravity spell pulling everybody toward it and then Massive Exhalation,
a 30k PBAE with knockback.
Drops Whisper-Steel Loop, Fragmented Echo, and Echoing Loop of Ryken. - Burnmaster of the Pillars
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A named Erillion caster. It is permarooted and hits in the 14k range. Every 12 seconds or so it will emote "eyes YourName malevolently" which
means she is about to hit your location with Falling Embers,
a 12k per tick dd for 2 ticks.
Drops Scorched Leather Mask, Flanged Argathian Mace, and Facemask of the Burnmaster. - Core of the Mountain
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Named molten steel. Casts Molten Shower,
a 35k PBAE.
Drops Steelcore Shield, Steelcore Dagger. - Emissary Drucifel
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Named Blade Regulant. Hits just under 14k, seems to be pure melee with powerful AE rampage.
Drops Drucifel's Ceremonial Pauldrons, Guard of the Emissary, Velvet Drape of the Emissary. - Felsalath
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A named traitor. Ranger class mob, melee for about 14k and casts ranger as well as
Arrow Barrage, a 16k targeted AE.
Drops Garland of Bones, Bone Hafted Maul, and Felsalath's Bone Chaplet. - Gravemaster of the Pillars
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Named alaran necro. Gains power based on number of corpses nearby, so be sure to loot up. Can cast
Throng of Corpses, a 25k PBAE.
Drops Ornamented Deathcloak, Spinestone of the Gravemaster, and Grim Cloak of the Gravemaster. - Husk of Starvation
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A named undead thief. Every 15 seconds it emotes "grows angrier as it's consumed with hunger." which seems to
buff its attack power causing it to hit higher more frequently unless the tank has food on his/her cursor. Max hit is about 25k.
Drops Steel-Plated Rib Bone, Husk Sharpened Axe, and Jagged Bone of the Husk. - Illdaera's Tear
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A named metalic ooze. Hits for a jaw dropping 41k damage.
Drops Metallic Teardrop of War, Illdaera's Steel Drum, and Illdaera's Steel-Tear of Fate. - Interrogator Galectes
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A named footsoldier. Hits for around 14k and casts Hostage,
a 12 second root and 12k dot with 10 curse counters. If it is not cured it autocasts
Severed Artery, a 15k dot for 6 ticks with 30
curse counters.
Drops Steel-Etdched Tooth, Backripper, and The Interrogator's Favorite 'Toy'. - Kaledor the Tide Turner
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A named plated soldier. Hits for close to 15k and casts Rumble of Battle,
a 30k PBAE with 4 sec stun.
Drops Earring of the Eavesdropper, Hood of Hidden Intentions, and Element of Surprise. - Kalkek
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A named Kellion. Hits for close to 14k. Every 10 seconds it emotes "aims at player's head" and casts
Siege Break, a 35k AE centered on that player. It seems to become
rooted after first cast.
Drops Daggerspike Shoulderguard, Kalkek's Warhammer, and Kalkek's Cloak of the Obsolete. - Keramar the Naeya
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A named dog. Hits for close to 14k and casts Death Shake,
a 12k dd with 4 sec spinstun.
Drops Grendlaen hide Belt, Keremar's Wand, and Keramar's Crystal-Chain Belt. - Legendary Swords
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Named animated swords. Gains power proportional to the tanks weapons.
Drops Quicksilver Drape, Rapier of Legends, and Eerie Guard of the Legendary Swords. - Reviler of Argath
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Named defector with a strong rampage, so be careful with puller health.
Drops Steel-Woven Band, Reviler's Steelwall, and Seal of the Reviler - Seed of Battle
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A named metalic ooze. Hits around 14k. Every 30 second it buffs itself with
Magma Coating, a 40k rune and 500 ds.
Drops The Root of All Evil, Steel Seed Blade, and Stem of Destruction. - Shards of Battle
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A named dervish/whirlwind. Pops out health based adds
Drops Ring of Broken Command, Hardened Battle Axe, and Jagged Ring of Altercation. - Shieldbearer of the Gods
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A named plated soldier. Hits for around 14k and buffs itself every 30 seconds with
Perfect Defense, a 2 million point rune that will need to be dispelled.
Drops Sliver of the Shieldbearer's Shield, Rod of the Shieldbearer, and Heraldry of the Gods. - Tactician Krucidon
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A named plated soldier. Hits for up to 15k. Every 15 seconds it commands all nearby archer mobs to
cast Total War, a 25k small area dd, at
the same time. Due to this make sure you get Krucidon solo.
Drops Molten Steel Hoop, Krucidon's Inverted War Charm, and Krucidon's Copper Earplug. - The Collector
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Named looter. If it takes damage too fast it casts Swiftness of the Pickpocket, a
massive increase to its ability to dodge.
Drops A Dried, Shriveled Ear, Simple Alaran Sacrificial Dagger, and Trinket of the Collector. - Vigorous Turncoat
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A named defector. Hits for about 14k and casts Hardening
every 30 seconds, which increases his ability to riposte and parry.
Drops Woven Steel Fingerguard, Greatblade of the Turncoat, and Darksteel Band of the Turncoat.
Tasks
Mercenary Tasks
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Secure From Within - Supplykeeper Proxipid - kill
- Kill 5 greedy looters and 5 hungry thieves, both found on the 'arms' of the fortress.
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Gone Traitors Gone - Risathron - death
- Kill 10 Argathian traitors found mostly on the 'arms' of the fortress.
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Collecting the Steels - Blacksmith Zojirath - steels
- Kill 6 each of living and molten steels, found around the bottom level of the zone.
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Collecting the Blades - Blacksmith Zojirath - blades
- Kill 6 each of living and empowered blades, found around the bottom level of the zone.
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Slimming the Invaders - Captain Walkath - assistance
- Kill 5 Footsoldiers, 5 Blade Guides, and 4 Blade Regulants of Erillion, all three found around the bottom level of the zone.
Partisan Tasks
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This Is Argath - Atleris, Council Pinnacle - help
- Speak with Magistrate Altara
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Speak with Akesli Temlo
- Start by talking to Magistrate Altara (M) just south of Atleris then go to the south fields to speak to Akesli Temlo (A), who gives you a Craet Scythe.
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Harvest 8 springs of craet grain
- Equip the Craet Scythe and click it while standing in the field. Most times it updates, but you'll get the occasional fail. Repeat until you get 8 updates.
- Speak with Akesli Temlo
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Speak with Hauler Dinalo
- Hail Akesli again, then Hauler Dinalo (also at A). He'll give you a box of craet sprigs to deliver.
- Hail Noble Allingvy
- Hail Record Keeper Talantia
- Hail Arthik Jantis
- Hail Mechanic Dalaber
- Hail Troopwielder Baris
- Hail Kanessic Elset
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Hail Troopwielder Balath
- First goes to Noble Allingvy (1) in a building in northeast area. Second to Record Keeper Talantia (2) in the north wing of the main building. Third to Arthik Jantis (3) who lives on south side. Next is Mechanic Dalaber (4) found working on the southeast parapet. Then Troopwielder Baris (5) just north of Dalaber. Now go down 2 loops of the spiral to find the new home of Kanessic Elset (6). After go all the way down the spiral to find Troopweilder Balath (7) in the center, and finally up the north arm to Troopwielder Latakan (8).
- Hail Troopwielder Latakan
- Kill 2 craet looters
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Hail Troopwielder Latakan
- When you hail Latakan 2 a craet looter will spawn. They should hit for just under 2k each, kill them both. Once they are dead hail Latakan once more.
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Return to Atleris
- Lastly back to Atleris (Q) to complete the task.
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Shoring Up Defenses - Troopwielder Baris - finish
- Requires "This is Argath" to request.
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Repair 5 broken defensive barriers on the Neck
- You're given "Brick and Mortar" to repair 5 walls on the neck, which is the sections leading off the spiral. Look for a wall that is under 80% health, if there are none you'll need to break the wall so you can fix it. Meanwhile roaming "exhalations" will be casting flux, lev, dd, and dots on you while you try to channel the 4 second cast time.
- Speak with Troopwielder Balath
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Shoot 6 siege runners with Balath's Bow
- Hail Troopwielder Balath (1) and he gives you Balath's Bow. The bow has a right click "free target" spell on it with a 2 second cast time. Head north to the ramp and go half way down (2), you'll start to see Erillian siege runners pathing towards you. You need to click the bow and lead the target so they are close when it finishes casting. If you do, they die and you get an update. If they reach you, you take a 300k dd and die.
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Speak with Troopwielder Balath
- Return to Balath to complete the task.
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Protect the Arms - Troopwielder Latakan - speak
- Requires "Shoring Up Defenses" to request.
- Speak with Mizzenblast
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Destroy 5 Windsong transports
- Hail Mizzenblast (1) and follow the dialog to get a LRK400, equip it, and look for Windsong transport pathing overhead. Target them and click the LRK400, it can take multiple hits to destroy them. Each time one is taken down a wind trooper spawns. They are low health and don't hit too hard, but can add up quick if not killed.
- Speak with Troopweilder Latakan
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Speak with Troopweilder Stalvec
- Return to Latakan (Q) who sends you to Stalvac (2) to the south. Follow the dialog.
- Kill Commander Jesala
- Kill Commander Ilvestra
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Kill Influencer Zagrala
- The three mobs spawn inside buildings (3-5) and are immune to mez, otherwise not much different.
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Speak with Troopweilder Stalvec
- Return to Stalvec to complete the task.
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The Riddle of Steel - Atleris, Council Pinnacle - speak
- Requires "Protect the Arms" to request.
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Speak with Mechanic Vitesal
- Start by speaking with Vitesal (1) and he gives you a FUSOR.
- Loot 1 Twitching Drop of Steel
- Loot 1 Bubbling Steel Knife
- Loot 1 Energized Steel Particulates
- Loot 1 Steel Vortex Sliver
- Loot 1 Steel Multifacet
- Loot 1 Steel Scrap Heap
- Deliver 1 Twitching Drop of Steel to Vitesal
- Deliver 1 Bubbling Steel Knife to Vitesal
- Deliver 1 Energized Steel Particulates to Vitesal
- Deliver 1 Steel Vortex Sliver to Vitesal
- Deliver 1 Steel Multifacet to Vitesal
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Deliver 1 Steel Scrap Heap to Vitesal
- To get the 6 different drops you'll need to "fuse" combinations of blades, steels, and cyclones, commonly spawning in the north half of the bottom level of the zone. Pull two of the mobs, bring them both under 50%, and click the FUSOR. A new type will spawn instead which drops 6 of the same piece allowing for a full group to get updates. The following list gives which combinations are needed to each piece:
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- Blades + Blades = Fourfold Edge, drops Steel Multifacet
- Blades + Steel = Mass of Blades, drops Bubbling Steel Knife
- Blades + Cyclone = Steel Vortex, drops Steel Vortex Sliver
- Steel + Steel = Quivering Steel, drops Twitching Drop of Steel
- Steel + Cyclone = Churning Steel, drops Energized Steel Particulates
- Cyclone + Cyclone = Steel Devastation, drops Steel Scrap Heap
- Once you have all 6 types, hand them in to Vitesal.
- Collect 1 Legendary Steel Sword
- Deliver 1 Legendary Steel Sword to Vitesal
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Speak with Mechanic Vitesal
- The Legendary Steel Sword is a groundspawn which appears all over. Once you pick it up if you get too close to the untargetable ooze that paths around it will deliver a 70k dd and eat the sword, so don't pick it up until you're ready to turn it in. Give the sword to Vitesal and hail him to complete the task.
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Breaking Ballistae - Atleris, Council Pinnacle - work
- Requires "The Riddle of Steel" to request.
- Speak with Alassin
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Speak with Mizzenblast
- First speak with Alassin (1) and then Mizzenblast (2) to get a Mizzenblast Exoblast.
- Destroy the first catapult
- Destroy the second catapult
- Destroy the third catapult
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Destroy the fourth catapult
- Make your way to the four catapults (A-D), clear the area, and have your group clear any spawns while you stand on the catapult and click the Exoblast, 20 second cast time.
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Subdue and interrogate Intellector Galdon
- Near the 3rd catapult (C) is Intellector Galdon with two weak clerics, they can be split off but have a short respawn. Galdon hits up to 12k and has AE rampage. Beat him to low health and he will go inactive and beg for mercy.
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Speak with Bursin the Legend
- Head to Bursin (3) and hail him to complete the task.
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Critical Mass - Bursin the Legend - help
- Requires "Breaking Ballistae" to request.
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Speak with Attendant Shirian
- When everybody is ready speak with Shirian (1) to start things off.
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Shrink and destory the mass of steel
- Move near one of the water tanks to get a cooling pitcher then move to the middle of the forge to engage he Steel Eruption. Use the cooling pitcher on the Eruption to reduce its strength and then kill it. If any steel droplets spawn you can use the pitcher on them to keep them from powering it up. It will cast Scorching Eruption, a 25k dd with 4k tick. If you have enough DPS you can ignore the cooling and just burn it down.
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Speak with Bursin the Legend
- Once the Eruption is dead, talk to Bursin (Q) to complete the task.
Mission
- Reclaiming Argath (g) - Atleris, Council Pinnacle - join - go
- Illdaera's Vengeance (g) - Mechanic Vitesal - rescue - go