Catacombs Farming Guide

Posted on November 20, 2021November 20, 2021 by Admin Hannah

Welcome!

Hello everyone! Discord community member Hannah here, or Emmaline GhostSong as you may know me in-game. Chances are, you’ve heard that Dragoon Gear is the over-all best for any max-level Wizard. But what is it, and how do you get it? If you have these questions, this is the guide for you.

To craft your Dragoon gear you’ll need to be a Visionary Crafter first. Then, you can gather the reagents and recipe. The reagents you’ll need come from two bosses. Today I have two different strategies for Prince Viggor and King Detritus. These bosses drop the Alchemical Extracts, Salts, and Crystals you will need.

These bosses are essential for farming level 130-140 gear for most offensive builds. Each piece of the Dragoon set requires 300 Alchemical Extract, 50 Alchemical Salts, 5 Alchemical Crystals, and a piece of Vanguard gear. Any school’s Vanguard gear will work to create your preferred Dragoon set.

You can also craft the Vanguard gear if you’re not getting them as drops. Each requires 180 Alchemical Extracts, 30 Alchemical Salts, and 3 Alchemical Crystals. That number can sound intimidating for the new Visionary Wizard.

Gathering all those reagents can seem like an impossible task. But don’t stress – it’s easier than it sounds! This guide is here to teach you some of the best strategies to farm these materials. Let’s get started!

Abandoned House Strategies

King Detritus is the first boss of the Wizard City Drains after completing Empyrea Part One. He is the Abandoned House dungeon’s final boss, which is an excellent spot for Alchemical reagents. Each run drops ten Alchemical Extracts – one from the first mob fight and nine from the boss. King Detritus also drops other Alchemical reagents, Vanguard Hats, and much more. During the Double Reagents member event, you can get up to seventeen extracts per run!

Suppose you do not have this dungeon unlocked. No worries! The Abandoned House is a free-to-play dungeon that any Wizard can teleport inside. I have seen many Wizards start farming King Detritus for extracts as early as level 120. So, the Abandoned House is a very frequented area for high-level free-to-play Wizards.

Mob Battles

There are two mob fights before the boss. The first fight will drop one Alchemical Extract, and the second doesn’t drop anything of note. The mobs range in health, depending on which type spawn. Have one or two Wizards pack a first-round AOE hit, plus a blade or Mass Feint depending on your teammates. This setup should defeat all enemies in one round.

Fighting the Trash King

The most common strategies for farming the Abandoned House are the two round and four round strategies. The two-round approach is usually best when you have a consistent four-person team. Meanwhile, the four-round is better when using the Team Up Kiosk. If you are new to farming King Detritus, you may want to try both to see which one works best for your play style.

2-Round Strategy

This strategy requires a hitter, a Storm Wizard with around 160+ damage. You’ll also need three support Wizards. Your hitter must be in the last position (4th), and everyone needs to join in the first round. Your team should coordinate three different types of Feints; some examples are Mass Feint, regular Feint, regular Potent Feint, TC Feint, pet-card Feint, etc. For the second round, you need any three types of blades that stack. Again, these can be any blades depending on your team, but they must be stackable.

Remember, never put more than seven cards in your deck for this strategy to work. You must get all three Feints down on the first round. Casting Feints after the first round will result in the minions removing all of the Feints that have been cast. Without the three Feints, it is challenging to defeat the boss in the second round. One of your support Wizards should pack a Cleanse Charm, as sometimes the minions cast Virulent Plague. If needed, this can go in place of their second-turn blade but never in place of their first-turn Feint.

First Round

1st: Feint

2nd: Feint

3rd: Feint

4th: Blade or Frenzy

Second Round

1st: Blade

2nd: Blade

3rd: Blade

4th: Epic Storm Lord (or Epic Glowbug Squall, if they have a shadow pip)

I personally find this strategy to be the most reliable and easiest way to farm for Alchemical Extracts. Your team will fall into a rhythm after a few runs. Each run will take about ten minutes and yield ten Alchemical Extracts.

4-Round Strategy

If you only want to do a few runs, can’t find a team, or prefer more laid-back farming, you may want to try the four-round strategy. This strategy is best when using the Team-Up sigil for Abandoned House. It is adjustable for up to five rounds if necessary and works with various school attackers.

The way this strategy works is by sending in only one player for the first round. This Wizard will cast a Potent Feint. Once the first round has started, the remaining Wizards will join. This ensures that only one minion spawns.

On the second and third rounds, blade the hitter. On the third round, the one and only minion will sacrifice itself. So when the 4th round starts, the only enemy left is King Detritus. Because there is no minion, your team can cast their Feints now. The hitter will traditionally cast their school’s King Artorius spell in the fourth round. But any good seven to eight pip attack spell will do the job.

While the 4-round King Detritus strategy is a bit longer, it can be less stressful when using Team-Up.

Prince Viggor Strategies

Prince Viggor, located in Viggor’s Tomb, is part of the Catacombs questline. Many Wizards farm Prince Viggor, as he always drops three Alchemical Salts per fight. He also has a chance to drop other Alchemical reagents, Daybreaker and Nightbringer Spellements, and Vanguard boots. There are two main strategies for Prince Viggor; this guide outlines both strategies.

The first strategy takes two rounds but is challenging to pull off and requires two or three Fire Wizards. The second strategy takes three or four rounds but is much more flexible. If you do not have this dungeon unlocked, any Wizard can teleport to their friend inside. But you must have a membership or purchase the Catacombs with Crowns for access.

Mob Battle

This dungeon has one mob fight before the boss. Rydall’s Plague is a group of four Death mobs with 3,590 Health each. Have two players pack an all-one-enemy spell that they can use on the first round, such as Meteor Strike or Tempest. One of your support Wizards should carry TC Cleanse Charm; if Rydall’s Plague goes first, they always cast Virulent Plague. Your other support Wizard should pack a blade or Mass Feint if they have it.

2-Round Strategy

Your Team

For this strategy, you’re going to need the following:

One Wizard of any school. They can be a support Wizard with high resistance. This slot is the only flexible part of your team for this strategy.

One Fire support. This Wizard will cast Backdraft.

One Fire attacker. Their damage should be 160 or higher. They need to have 100% Power Pip and Accuracy.

A Wizard with a Dalia’s Smoldering Hairdo hat from the Professor’s Hoard Pack. This must be a level 40+ version that gives the Incindiate card. A Pyromancer or another Wizard with a Fire Mastery Amulet will do the job. They should also have a 100% Power Pip chance & good Accuracy.

Fighting Prince Viggor

All players need to go into the battle in the first round, in the correct order, without being late. That is quite tricky but do-able. Your hitter must be in the third position, and your player with the Dalia hat must be in the fourth position. The players in the first and second positions are interchangeable.

Each player should have no more than seven cards in their deck, and everyone will need a different stackable blade. Your support Wizard should have a Feint as well as Indemnity enchantment on hand. The Indemnity prevents Prince Viggor from removing the Feint with a cheat.

Viggor and his Ice Minion also like to cast a -55 Tower Shield. So one support Wizard should have TC Shatters or Pierce on hand. They will cast Shatter or Pierce in the second round rather than blading. You’ll still kill without the extra blade, but you won’t have a chance without removing the Tower Shields.

First round:

1st: Indemnity Feint

2nd: Blade

3rd: Blade or Frenzy

4th: Blade

Second round:

1st: Blade or Shatter/Pierce

2nd: Indemnity Backdraft

3rd: Epic Scald

4th: Incindiate

When this strategy works according to plan, you can expect to do around 80,000 damage to Prince Viggor. One of your Wizards may sometimes need to do a backup Meteor Strike on the third round, but most often, you can 2-round!

Traditional Strategy

Speed is the most significant advantage of using the two-round strategy. Yet, it requires excellent coordination and is easy to mess up. If your team can’t execute the two-round strategy, you might try the traditional method. You will find this strategy is more flexible and has room for error. I usually do four rounds with my team. You may find three to five rounds will work for you. This strategy is adjustable.

Your Team

You’ll need the following for this strategy:

One tank or support Wizard. They will ideally have high resistance to tank some extra hits. They need to be able to cast Indemnity enchanted Feint.
Two other support Wizards. One of them may want to have their hitting gear on for the mobs or a potential backup hit.
One attacker. This can be any school, except for Myth or Death as Prince Viggor has a high resistance to those schools and may remove prisms. Storm and Fire are ideal schools to hit in this battle.

Your Decks

Your tank Wizard must pack Feint plus an Indemnity enchant.

All three of your support Wizards should coordinate to pack several stackable blades for your hitter. You could use elemental blades, dark pacts, school blades, pet blades, an so on. At least one support player should also pack TC Shatters and cleanse charm. You may pack traps. Yet, all traps must have an Indemnity on them. Do not cast them if Prince Viggor summons a Storm or Myth minion – so this should be a last resort only.

Your hitter needs a good attack all spell. When I hit on my storm, I use Storm Lord – as well as Frenzy or another aura, and usually one or two blades for themselves.

Fighting Prince Viggor

For the first round, have only your tank Wizard go in and cast Indemnity Feint. This tactic minimizes the amount of minion hits your team gets. Once the first round has started, the rest of your team can go in with your hitter in the fourth position.

Next, spend one to two rounds blading up your hitter. It may take a couple of tries for your team to see exactly how many rounds you need. I hit on the fourth round, but I find it is possible to kill on the third for some Wizards.

On the round you hit, use Shatter on Prince Viggor. The only time I don’t do this is if our team goes first and he doesn’t already have a shield on. If he doesn’t have a shield, but the opposing team goes first, cast Shatter anyway.

With the Feint, a couple of rounds’ worth of blades, and the Shatter, your hit should take Viggor and his minions out in one go. If, by some chance, you have a straggler, have your backup hitter cast a quick AOE. This strategy is a reliable way to farm Alchemical Salts – and if you’re lucky, Vanguard boots!

After Farming

Now that you know the strategies, you’re well on your way to crafting Dragoon gear. Pick up the recipes from Zasha Emberforge and get crafting! I recommend spending most of your time at King Detritus for Alchemical Extracts. Once you get most of your extracts, pop over to Viggor for a few runs to catch up on salts.

The meta PVE set for level 130-140 in most cases asks for the Dragoon Hat, Boots, and Amulet. Dragoon gear gives a lot of Health, and the robe and athame are staples in high HP builds for Ice Wizards. The stats of all Dragoon pieces are below but don’t forget about the set bonus! With three pieces, you get extra damage, which is a big part of what makes this gear so powerful.

Also, some pieces come with great spells. The hats come with a zero-pip mass trap, the boots with an item card Sharpened Blade and Potent Trap, and the amulet with an overpowered four-pip AOE spell. Take a look!

The Stitch and the Recipe

Fire

Storm

Ice

Death

Myth

Life

Balance

Thanks for Reading!

Thank you for reading my guide on Dragoon Gear farming. I hope you’ve enjoyed this guide and that you have a better understanding of how to get this popular level 130+ gear. If you have any questions, leave them in the comments, or find me around the Spiral or Discord. I wish you the best of luck on your Catacombs adventures!
~Hannah/Emmaline Ghostsong

Crafting101 – The Arcanum

Posted on November 2, 2020November 2, 2020 by Peyton Lionheart

Welcome back to Crafting101, Young Wizard! Now that you have achieved your Promethean Crafter Badge, you are well on your way to become a Champion, Visionary, and/or a Revered Crafter. You may complete this crafting quest by teleporting to a friend or questing to this point.

Ignus Ferric

You will find Ignus Ferric in the Hall of Pyromancy within The Panopticon, The Arcanum. Once you talk to him, you will be assigned “Forging a Legend,” requiring you to read from The Repository and enter The Arcanum world crafting room. Upon completion, you will be seen as a Champion Crafter and earn 43,500 gold, which you will need later to buy the recipe for your Legendary weapon

After that, you will be assigned the quest “Legendary Tomfoolery.” This quest requires you to craft one Legendary sword specific to your school. Let’s take a look through the reagents required to craft these recipes!

Antiquities

For all of the recipes, 25 antiquities are required in each recipe. Antique Chalice, Antique Chest, Antique Coins, Antique Egg, Antique TeaPot, Antique Unicorn Statue are all considered “Antiquities.” You can find these in the sands of Mirage in places like the Alkali Barrows, Caravan Caterwaul Canyons, Eerem Palace, Istanboa, Rubal Wastes, Yakhal Mountain.

Stardust

Three Stardust is called for in all of the recipes. This is a rare harvest from Comet Tail, which you may find in Castle Darkmoor, and Sardonyx, Kondha Desert, and Crescent Beach, Khrysalis. The Transmute Recipe is listed below.

Astral Shard

There will be 10 Astral Shards required in every Legendary weapon. This is a difficult reagent to get because it is typically only a mob drop. Some mobs you might want to farm are the Cave Crawlers in The Hive, Khrysalis, Bacuda Commander and Sentinel in Kataba Iceblock, Polaris,

Ore

Fourty-five Ore is needed in the Legendary recipes. This is a common reagent, notably found throughout Wizard City, Krokotopia, and Dragonspyre. It can also be harvested from plants such the Dandelion, Fickle Pickle, Helephant Ears, and Snap Dragon.

Vine

In each of these recipes, 5 vines are called for. The Vine can be harvested from plants like Moonflowers, Huckleberries, Sunions, Maelstrom Snap Dragons, and Trumpet Vines. The mobs and bosses of Mirage also are able to drop this reagent as apart of their loot, so keep your eye pealed when questing. Brandon Mistborn sells this reagent for 400 Arena Tickets in Unicorn Way, Wizard City.

Golden Pearl

You will need 5 Golden Pearls for each Legendary weapon you craft. These are a rare harvest that you can find from pearls in Stormriven hall, The Grotto, The Portico, and Waterworks, Crab Alley. They may be harvested from Maelstrom Snap Dragon, Evil Magma Peas, Deadly Helephant Ears, and Fickle Pickles. The Gorilla, Minotaur, Magic Eggs, and Dragonfly all have this item as one of their daily rewards. The Transmute Recipe is listed below.

Ignus' Legendary Torchstaff

Meteor Strike

Ten Ra Treasure Cards are required in order to create our staff. This item is auctioned in the Bazaar for _ gold. This card is a drop from Ahnic Striders and Djeserit Dwellers in Krokotopia. Another way to obtain this card is by harvesting Burning Snap Dragons. As a Pyromancer, you have the ability to craft this card from Bernie for 500 gold.

Perfect Rubies

Thirty-five Perfect Rubies will be required for Ignus’ Legendary Torchstaff. Perfect Rubies cannot be found in the Spiral, which you may buy this reagent from Canica Sweet Chile, Archytas, or Noxolo Fasttrack for 100 gold per Ruby. You may also harvest this reagent from Ivy League and Maelstrom Snap Dragons.

Tarrak's Legendary Frostome

Frost Giant

Ten Frost Giant Treasure Cards are required in order to create our tome. This item is auctioned in the Bazaar. You may also receive this Treasure Card as a reward for battling mobs in the Winterbane Gauntlet. You can harvest this from the White Tiger Lilly. As a Thaumaturge, you have the capability to craft this card from Carcinos in the Crustacean Empire, Celestia for 1,500 gold. In contrast, Librarian Fitzhume has this card available for 1,500 each.

Perfect Sapphires

You will need 35 Perfect Sapphires for this recipe. Perfct Sapphires cannot be found in the Spiral, which you are able to buy this reagent from Canica Sweet Chile, Archytas, or Noxolo Fasttrack for 100 gold per Sapphire. You may also harvest this reagent from Ivy League and Maelstrom Snap Dragons.

Ione's Legendary Sword

Tempest

Ten Tempest Treasure Cards are required in order to create our sword. This item is auctioned in the Bazaar. One way to get this card is to battle the Deep Woods Imps in Savarstaad Pass, Grizzleheim or Djeserit Dwellers in Krokotopia. You may harvest this from Burning Snap Dragons, Deadly Helephant Ears, Fiery Boom Shrooms, Fish on a Vine, and Maelstrom Snap Dragons. As a Diviner, you have the ability to craft this from Torrence for 1,200 gold.

Perfect Amethyst

You will need to get 35 Perfect Amethysts in order to craft Ione’s Legendary Sword. Perfect Amtheysts cannot be found in the Spiral, which you may buy this reagent from Canica Sweet Chile, Archytas, or Noxolo Fasttrack for 100 gold per Amethyst. You may also harvest this reagent from Ivy League and Maelstrom Snap Dragons.

Zander's Legendary Staff

Rebirth

Ten Rebirth Treasure Cards are required in order to create our staff. This item is auctioned in the Bazaar. You may also receive this Treasure Card as a reward for battling mobs in the Winterbane Gauntlet. Through Queen Crape Myrtles, you are able to harvest this card. As a Theurgist, you are able to craft this Treasure Card from Carcinos in The Crustacean Empire, Celestia for 1,500 gold. In contrast, Librarian Fitzhume has this card available for 1,500 each.

Perfect Jade

You must aquire thirty-five Perfect Jades for thsi recipe. Perfect Jades cannot be found in the Spiral, which you may buy this reagent from Canica Sweet Chile, Archytas, or Noxolo Fasttrack for 100 gold per Jade. You may also harvest this reagent from Ivy League and Maelstrom Snap Dragons.

Baba Yaga's Legendary Mace

Orthrus

Ten Orthrus Treasure Cards are required in order to create our mace. This item is auctioned in the Bazaar. You may also receive this Treasure Card as a reward for battling mobs in the Winterbane Gauntlet. This card is harvestable from Silver Trumpet Vines. As a conjurer, you can craft this card from Carnicos’ recipe in The Crustacean Empire, Celestia for 1,500 gold. In contrast, Librarian Fitzhume has this card available for 1,500 each.

Perfect Peridot

Thirty-five Perfect Peridots will be used in this recipe. Perfect Peridots cannot be found in the Spiral, which you may buy this reagent from Canica Sweet Chile, Archytas, or Noxolo Fasttrack for 100 gold per Peridot. You may also harvest this reagent from Ivy League and Maelstrom Snap Dragons.

Qismah's Legendary Dagger

Scarecrow

Ten Scarecrow Treasure Cards are required in order to create our dagger. This item is auctioned in the Bazaar. You may also receive this Treasure Card as a reward for battling Hobgoblin fiends in High Road, Avalon. The Deadly Flytrap, Deadly Helephant Ears, and Rotten Beats give this card in their harvests. As a Necromancer, you are able to craft this Treasure Card from Carcinos’ recipe in The Crustacean Empire, Celestia for 1,500 gold. In contrast, Librarian Fitzhume has this card available for 1,500 each.

Perfect Onyx

We will need thirty-five Perfect Onyxes for Qismah’s Legendary Dagger. Perfect Onyxes cannot be found in the Spiral, which you may buy this reagent from Canica Sweet Chile, Archytas, or Noxolo Fasttrack for 100 gold per Onyx. You may also harvest this reagent from Ivy League and Maelstrom Snap Dragons.

Jaki's Legendary Bow

Power Nova

Ten Power Nova Treasure Cards are required in order to create our bow. This item is auctioned in the Bazaar. You may also receive this Treasure Card as a reward for battling the Fomori Giants in The Wild, Avalon. Harvesting the Fiery Boom Sroom may yield this card as a reward. As a Sorcerer, you have the ability to craft this card from Carcinos’ recipe for 1,500 gold in The Crustacean Empire, Celestia. In contrast, Librarian Fitzhume has this card available for 1,500 each.

Perfect Citrine

Thirty-five Perfect Citrines will be needed to create Jaki’s Legendary Bow. Perfect Citrines cannot be found in the Spiral, which you may buy this reagent from Canica Sweet Chile, Archytas, or Noxolo Fasttrack for 100 gold per Citrine. You may also harvest this reagent from Ivy League and Maelstrom Snap Dragons.

Completion

Now that you have all your ingredients, go to The Arcanum world Crafting Station and craft your legendary weapon. Once you have turned in the quest, you will be awarded one crafting slot, 10,000 gold, and your Visionary Crafter badge. Congratulations, young wizard! We will now continue on to become a Revered Crafter now in Ignus’ next quest, “Hi-Yo Silver Chest.”

Aethyr Ore

Twenty-five Aethyr Ore is required for our focused weapon. By questing, you will receive this reagent in several quests. This reagent can be gathered throughout Empyrea, notably found in places such as the Aerial Jungle, Inner Athanor, and the Aerial Shores. The Transmute Recipe is listed below.

Shining Scales

You will need 3 Shining Scales in this recipe. These can be found throughout while fishing throughout the Spiral, notably in the school-themed houses, bundle houses, and the worlds of Wizard City, Avalon, and Zafaria. Check out our guides on fishing to see what else you can get here.

Shocked Key

There will be 10 Shocked Keys needed in order to craft this our focused weapon. As titled on the card, “This key was found in a Silver Chest” is most likely how you will farm these. This reagent can also be harvested from Key Limes.

Flying Squid Ink

Forty-five squid ink will be needed for this item. By questing, you will be able to receive some of this reagent in side quests such as “Ancient Kalamar Secrets,” “A Reasonable Reaction,” “Fahrenheit 4500,” “Postal Stamping,” “Presporo’s Books,” “That New Black Magic,” “Underground Package Service,” and “Word Search.” You may also farm it from the three bosses in the Secret Tunnel in Aeriel Jungle, Empyrea: Gannon, Madd’n, and D’viss.

Participation Trophy

Five Participation Trophies are required in our recipe. As labeled on the card, “A reagent bought with Arena Tickets,” you may purchase this reagent from Sir Nigel Higgenbottom in Unicorn Way for 800 Arena Tickets each. This may also be a possible reward from Daily Assignment quests.

Your Legendary Weapon

The weapon you crafted previously is an essential element to crafting your new one. The rarer reagents listed above will focus its power and enhance itself.

The Crystal Gems

You will need 35 more of your school-specific gem from the previous recipe. Locations have been mentioned previously.

Transmute Recipes

Golden Pearl

Golden Pearls can be created with 15 typical pearls. I have no doubt you already have this recipe from previous guides, but you may this recipe be sold for 600 gold by Avery Templeton in Survey Camp, Celestia.