Derethian Combat Arena Quest

Related topics: Player Killer, PK Arena

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Derethian Combat Arena Quest
Level:	??
Type:	Solo
Starts At:	??
Repeat:	??

Quest Overview

• The Derethian Combat Arena is only available on the Darktide server.

A Player Killer only arena that rewards killing other PKs. Rewards are given for collecting 20 Mark of a Kill or surviving and using the Statue of Death every 5 minutes.

Walk Through

1. After turning PK give 2 MMD to the Derethian Combat Arena Master in the middle of Baishi then enter the Derethian Combat Arena.
   • Warning: The NPC will take your MMDs even if you are under 150 and cannot enter the portal.
2. You will be given a Mark of a Kill upon entering. Collect more marks by killing other PKs inside.
3. Collect 20 marks and turn in to the statue at the bottom of the dungeon for a Mana Forge Key.
4. All marks drop on death (to be looted by the killer), if reentering the arena, any marks you have on you will be stripped and you'll be given 2 MMD for each one.
5. Additionally, using the Statue of Death every 5 minutes has chance of a reward for a Mana Forge Key.

Luminance Rewards

During the A Rising Darkness event, Luminance rewards were added to the dungeon. Here is the summary taken from a Dev's forum post:

• There are 4 new statues in the bottom room of the arena.
• When a player uses one of these statues it becomes controlled by them and they are awarded 250 luminance. They have to wait at least 30 seconds to use the statue again at which point they are awarded another 250 luminance.
• If they wait longer than a minute to use the statue again, they lose control and someone else can "take" the statue.
• While you control a statue, no one else can gain luminance off of that statue. This means if all of the statues are controlled, you will need to get rid of a player in order to free up a spot and start gaining luminance.
• A player can only control 1 statue at a time.
• The dungeon is no log and if you try to recall out of the dungeon and run back down, you lose your control over the statue.
• If you were to use a statue exactly on time every 30 seconds you would make 30k luminance an hour and there is no cap.

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During the Loss event, changes were made to the Luminance rewards dynamic. Here is the summary taken from a Dev's forum post:

• 1 Statue will be active at all hours along with the mark turn in statue.
• 2 additional statues will be active during the nighttime (3pm est to 3am est).
• 2 additional statues will be active during weekends.
• 1 bonus statues which awards 834 luminance per use has a chance to spawn whenever the nighttime statues are active.
• Also an additional arena will be created. Some weeks the current arena will be used and other weeks the new arena will be used to add some variation in play. The new arena will closely resemble the PK Arena.
• We feel this schedule will allow the largest amount of players to participate in the arena while limiting the amount of abuse during off peak hours. As always we will monitor how the changes are working and make any future adjustments that are needed.

• Examples:
  • Thursday at 1 pm - 1 statue active
  • Thursday at 10 pm - 3 statues active - chance of a bonus statue
  • Friday at 1 pm - 3 statues active
  • Friday at 10 pm - 5 statues active - chance of a bonus statue

Maps

Dungeon	Coordinates	Wiki Map	ACmaps
Derethian Combat Arena	49.5S, 62.6E	--	--
Derethian Combat Pit	49.5S, 62.6E	--	--

Items

Quest Items

Mark of a Kill Statue of Death

Health, Mana, Stamina bonuses

Arena Heal Arena Mana Arena Stamina Arena Max Health Arena Max Mana Arena Max Stamina

Arena Weapons

Arena Atlatl Arena Axe Arena Bow Arena Claw Arena Crossbow Arena Dagger Arena Mace Arena Spear Arena Staff Arena Sword Arena Wand

Rewards

Crystal of Increasing Pain Crystal of Twisting Wounds Molten Coal

Images

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  Derethian Combat Arena

• Arena Mace spawn

  Arena Mace spawn

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  Arena Heal

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  Arena Max Stamina

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  Statue of Death

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  Derethian Combat Arena Master

• The old PvP Arena Master

  The old PvP Arena Master

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  The arena portal was removed from all non-PvP servers

Lore & Dialog

Speaking to the Derethian Combat Arena Master for the first time:
Derethian Combat Arena Master tells you, "Behind me is the entrance to the PvP Arena. This is a dungeon filled with devices to aid in combat."
Derethian Combat Arena Master tells you, "Upon entering the dungeon you will receive a Mark. Collect 20 of these Marks to turn in at the statue located in the bottom of the arena to receive a Durable Legendary Key."
Derethian Combat Arena Master tells you, "However if you die in the dungeon all of your marks will drop allowing another player to reap the reward for all your hard work."
Derethian Combat Arena Master tells you, "If you wish to enter this arena give me 2 MMDs and I will attune you to the portal's energy."
Derethian Combat Arena Master tells you, "If you have already been in the arena you may turn in any remaining Marks for 2 MMDs each."

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Trying to use portal without paying fee:
The portal hums with energy.

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Paying fee of 2 MMD to Arena Master:
Derethian Combat Arena Master tells you, "If you wish to enter this arena give me 2 MMDs and I will attune you to the portal's energy."
Derethian Combat Arena Master tells you, "If you have already been in the arena you may turn in any remaining Marks for 2 MMDs each."
You allow Derethian Combat Arena Master to examine your Trade Note (250,000).
You hand over 2 of your Trade Notes (250,000).
Derethian Combat Arena Master tells you, "You have now been attuned with the portal's energy and may enter."
You hand over all of your Marks of a Kill.

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Trying to use the portal under level 150:
You must be at least level 150 to enter this dungeon

Notes

• During the Picking up the Pieces event, the quest dungeon and NPC were renamed from PVP Arena and PVP Arena Master to Isparian Combat Arena and Isparian Combat Arena Master respectively.
• During the Stirrings in the Dark event, the dungeon and NPC were renamed once again to Derethian Combat Arena and Derethian Combat Arena Master.
• During the A Rising Darkness event, new Luminance features were added to the quest and the Statue of Death is now more rewarding.
• During the Loss event, the following changes were made to the quest:
  • Updates made to the Luminance rewards (no. of statues, times available etc).
  • Additonal dungeon, the Derethian Combat Pit, introduced to add variation (only available at select dates).
  • Arena weapons updated.
  • The combat arena portal was removed from all non-PvP servers.
• During the Forces of Nature event, the following changes were made to the quest:
  • The Mana Forge Key reward for collecting and turning in 20 Marks was changed to Durable Legendary Key.
  • 3 Worshipper of Bael'Zharon NPC's were added.
  • The following 3 rewards were added - Crystal of Increasing Pain, Crystal of Twisting Wounds, Molten Coal