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Rerolling takes up a lot of time.  It's hard to do when you have a comfortable 200+ character. This guide should make it easier, and quicker. And in that spirit, lets get to it.
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<font color=red><big><b>Under Construction:</b></big></font><br>This guide is going to be seeing some changes over the next few weeks. Please be patient as I convert this into an "end game" guide to assist current and returning players in understanding and exploring end game content. If you would like to assist please leave a note on the discussion page with what you would like to add, or even suggestions/comments.  


NB: This guide is intended to get your newb up to speed in the quickest way possible. An Adventurer has a questing/leveling guide which is more appropriate for non-powergamers.
This guide is intended to be useful to both new, returning, and existing players. Unlike other guides, this guide will focus on end game play. End game play in Asheron's Call begins when your character reaches level 150. This guide will attempt to be comprehensive, but the primary goal is a one-page cheat sheet for end game play. In many circumstances, this guide will link to other wiki pages for more detailed information (e.g. why write yet ANOTHER [[Player_Guides#Advanced_Colosseum_Guides| Colosseum Guide]]); but other times will attempt to distill information into a more usable template (e.g. this [[Leveling_Guide#Loot_Weapons|table of weapon max's]])


Thanks! --[[User:Belwyvair|Belwyvair]] 05:43, 18 October 2012 (EST)
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== Leveling ==
Choose a method.  Mix in other Methods.  Do it as fast as possible.


=== Method 1: ACM ===
== Getting back into it ==
* Get to level 20 here: [[Olthoi Arcade]]
** Use Bludge
** Increase health, primary attack, magic D
** Develop a method of healing (kits, potions, life magic)
* Get to level 50 here: [[Phyntos Menace]]
** Use Bludge
** Increase health, primary attack, magic D
* Get to level 110 here: [[Abayar's Laboratory]]
** Use: Fire/Light/Frost
** Increase primary attack, Melee D
** Get high AL armor
* Get to level 140 here: [[Ravenous Vault]]
** Use: Slash
** Increase primary attack, Melee D
* Get to level 275 here: [[Egg Orchard]]
** Use: Bludge/Pierce
** Increase all stats to max


=== Method 2: XP Trophies ===
=== Remembering how to play ===
For the truly new or those who have taken long breaks, it can be a challenge to remember even the basics. The best resource to draw you back into the Asheron's Call experience is to hook up with an alliance that reflects your playstyle. Some like to quest, some like to PK or PKL, some like to speak french. Whatever your persuasion, you can likely find a group. If you are starting from square one, you might consider posting on the [http://forums.ac.turbine.com/ official forums] to find a group. Players are very willing to assist, to the point where you may have to refuse help ("Uhhh you leeched me to 150 overnight? Can you remind me what the jump button is?"). You're next best friend is the [http://ac.wikkii.net/wiki/Home Asheron's Call Community Wiki] (yup, you're lookin' at it).


* Equip 6% Trinket
Particularly, you will find these guides helpful to new and returning players. As mentioned, other guides deal with the 1-150 experience much better than I could, so we will just point you on your way:
* 5-57: Colosseum XP Gem
* [[New Player Guide]]
* 57-80: ~72 Stone Fist
* [[Returning Player Guide]]
* 80-102: ~ 72 Killagurg
* [[Player Guides]]
* 102-120: ~ 72 Azaxis
* [[Training Hall]], [[Facility Hub]], [[Contracts]], [[Portal Network]]
* 120-138: ~ 72 Swarm Matron
* 138-139: Viss Flagging
* 139-150: ~400 Golds
* 150-180: ~1000 DI Trophies


'''Note(s):'''
With that out of the way, I can't let you go on unless you have exposure to some basic strategies for endgame play:
1-50 can be done many ways.  Colosseum XP gem being the most expensive. Cheaper options:
* [[Torn Cloth Scrap]]
* [[Blue Fire Infusion]] / [[White Fire Infusion]]
* Park your toon near Ayan and use an Alt to kill Dire champions.  Loot [[Dire Champion Token|token]] with noob. Turn in.
* Save the items from the [[Facility Hub]] as they can be turned in on a different character.  Just requires a little leveling in between.


57-130 will be changed after the colo nerfs.
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* Eaters drop body parts
! Tactic
! Video
! Description
|-
|'''Dodging Projectiles'''
|<font color=red>TBA</font>
| War spells and missile projectiles can be dodged. Use your strafe keys, run in circles, step forward or back--just get used to dodging stuff.
|-
|'''Slide Casting'''
|<font color=red>TBA</font>
|
|-
|'''Breaking Animations'''
|<font color=red>TBA</font>
| Many animations can be broken or shortened to expedite the action:
* When picking up items off the ground (e.g. your corpse) hit the spacebar to jump right before the animation to pick up the item begins.  
* Break the healing animation by "jump healing" or jumping forward, then triggering the healing or eating/drinking animation (kits, or edibles). Very useful when you are trying to escape a hostile area.
|-
| '''Multi Boxing'''
|<font color=red>TBA</font>
|
|-
| '''Bugging Mobs'''
|<font color=red>TBA</font>
|
|}


=== Apology & Compensation Rewards ===
Since you've been gone, Turbine has issued a couple apologies or compensation rewards that you may be entitled to. These rewards are generally given once per character, and thus for older accounts with maxed out characters slots, they can come in quite handy. There are three things I would advise you consider doing with these rewards: 1) use them for yourself 2) trade them for MMDs or 3) work out a cross server trade with a trusted middle man (alliance monarchs and officers in well respected alliances).
* If your character existed before May 2008 you may be entitled to a  [[Writ of Apology]] by talking to a [[Royal Guard]] (one time per character). This reward is intended as compensation for problems with game stability prior to that time.
* If your character(s) were more than 15 days old at the time of the [[Master of Arms]] patch a gift of six [[Imbue Swap Coin]]s can be obtained (one time per character) from the NPC [[Emissary of Asheron (Weapon Imbues)]] at 33.6N, 56.9E in [[Arwic]] on the 2nd Floor.


=== Method 3: XP Quests ===
=== The End Game Grind ===
* 1-50
 
** [[Facility Hub]]
If you thought XP was all you had to grind, think again. There are a number of quests to complete/repeat, items to harvest, spell components to gather, and gear to acquire to get you back up and running in Asheron's Call. Many of these are annoyingly based on TIMERS so you will want to get started ASAP in order to get the most rewards (and develop the necessary addiction).
* 50-130
[[Augmentation Gems]]
** [[Tusker Kill Task]]
[[Luminance Flagging]]
** [[Eater Jaws]]
[[]]
** [[Tusker Tusks]]
 
** [[Olthoi Pincers]]
===Flagging===
** Moarsmen [[Moarsmen on the Shores|Eggs]] & [[Ritual of the Blight|Rituals]]
 
You simply have no choice.  Flag for:
* [[Bur Flagging]]
* [[Vissidal Flagging]]
* [[Caul Flagging]]
* [[Dark Isle Flagging]]
* [[Town Founder]]
* [[Luminance Flagging]]
 
=== Other things to know about ===
Alt currency exchangers
rare exchanger
component exchanger?
level 8 spells
 
== Hunting.. is this even a thing? ==
 
 
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!Location
| [[Dark Isle]] ("DI")
 
|-valign=top
! Access
|
* '''Level Restrictions:''' 150+
* '''Level Recommendation:''' 150+
* '''Quest Flag:''' Yes, [[Dark Isle Flagging]]
* '''Recall Spell:''' no
* '''Route:''' [[Vissidal Portal to Dark Isle]]
* '''Lifestone:''' Yes, 84.6N, 58.6E
* '''Note(s):''' It is recommended you lifestone on Dark Isle, there is no convenient portal back. Repeating the flagging quest will also drop you on Dark Isle.
|-valign=top
! Description
| Unique to Dark Isle, all creatures spawn in pods of 4. One of the four will spawn a boss creature plus two more of its own kind on death. These boss creatures always drop a trophy worth at least 13 million xp (the ones from the inner island are worth 17). Additionally, killing the boss kills the additional monsters summoned by the boss if you do not kill them first. The death is by "fate," which means that you must wait to loot them until the timer is up. There are three NPCs that accept these trophies, each gives a different item reward.
|-valign=top
! Strategy
|
 
{{Creature Class|Mukkir}}
{{Creature Class|Niffis}}
{{Creature Class|Remoran}}
{{Creature Class|Sclavus}}
{{Creature Class|Shadow}}
{{Creature Class|Undead}}
 
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! Quests
|
* [[Black Coral Collection]]
* [[Dark Isle Delivery]]
* [[Defeating Vaeshok]]
* [[Falatacot Report Collector]]
* [[Relic Armor]]
* [[Radiant Mana Infusion Quest]]
* [[Dark Isle Scouting]]
* [[Splitting Grael (High)]]
|-valign=top
! Other Guides
| [http://www.paladinsofasheron.com/AC/guide/dark_isle.htm Paladins Of Asherons "Dark Isle Hunting"]
|-valign=top
|}
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!Location
| [[Graveyard]]
|-valign=top
! Restrictions
|
|-valign=top
! Description
|
|-valign=top
! Bad Guys
|
|-valign=top
! Loot Profiles
|
|-valign=top
! Strategies
|
|-valign=top
! Quests
|
|-valign=top
! Other Guides
| [[User:Taomagicdragon/Guides/Graveyard Tactics and Equipment|Graveyard Tactics and Equipment]]
|-valign=top
! Gear Needed
|
|-
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!Location
| [[City of Neftet]]
|-valign=top
! Restrictions
|
|-valign=top
! Description
|
|-valign=top
! Bad Guys
|
|-valign=top
! Loot Profiles
|
|-valign=top
! Strategies
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|-valign=top
! Quests
|
|-valign=top
! Other Guides
|
|-valign=top
! Gear Needed
|
|-
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{|class="wikitable"
!Location
| [[Frozen Valley]]
|-valign=top
! Restrictions
|
|-valign=top
! Description
|
|-valign=top
! Bad Guys
|
|-valign=top
! Loot Profiles
|
|-valign=top
! Strategies
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|-valign=top
! Quests
|
|-valign=top
! Other Guides
|
|-valign=top
! Gear Needed
|
|-
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{|class="wikitable"
!Location
| [[Direlands Gear Knight Resistance Camp]]
|-valign=top
! Restrictions
|
|-valign=top
! Description
|
|-valign=top
! Bad Guys
|
|-valign=top
! Loot Profiles
|
|-valign=top
! Strategies
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|-valign=top
! Quests
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|-valign=top
! Other Guides
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|-valign=top
! Gear Needed
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!Location
| [[Freebooter Isle]]
|-valign=top
! Restrictions
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|-valign=top
! Description
|
|-valign=top
! Bad Guys
|
|-valign=top
! Loot Profiles
|
|-valign=top
! Strategies
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|-valign=top
! Quests
|
|-valign=top
! Other Guides
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|-valign=top
! Gear Needed
|
|-
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{|class="wikitable"
!Location
| [[Moarsman City]]
|-valign=top
! Restrictions
|
|-valign=top
! Description
|
|-valign=top
! Bad Guys
|
|-valign=top
! Loot Profiles
|
|-valign=top
! Strategies
|
|-valign=top
! Quests
|
|-valign=top
! Other Guides
|
|-valign=top
! Gear Needed
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|-
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===Farming===
* MMDS
* other things
===Leveling===
===Kill Tasks===
 
== Equipping ==
 
Equipping your toon is more important than leveling.  There is A LOT of gear that is essential to end-game play.  Here is a list.
 
=== Standard Equipment ===
* [[Focusing Stone]]
* [[Splitting Tool]]
 
=== Standard Spells ===
* War
** [[Tusker Fists]]
* Life
** [[Curse of Raven's Fury]]
* Item
* Creature
*Void
 
=== Quest Armor ===
Quest Armor:
* [[Prismatic Shadow Armor]]
* [[Greater Olthoi Armor]]
* [[Empowered Armor of Perfect Light Sets]]
* [[Relic Armor]]
* [[Armor of Darkness]]
* [[Ancient Armor]]
* [[Noble Armor]]
 
=== Loot Armor ===
 
Generally, most people try to create a high AL 5/4 set armor with as many epics as possible. This section will describe what that means, and describe standard combinations and a variety of alternatives.
 
=== Quest Weapons ===
 
* The following items are useful (mostly full sets) to any character, though aside from Soulbound weapons you will generally find better loot items.
** Soulbound [[Spectral Weapons]]
** [[Red Rune Silveran Weapons]]
** [[Aerbax's Prodigal Olthoi]]
** [[Shadowfire Stone Quest| Shadowfire weapons]]
**[[Ultimate Singularity Scepter of Life Magic]]
 
* Archers
** [[Composite Bow]]
 
* Mages
** [[Saulandoi]]/[[Taulandoi]]
 
=== Loot Weapons===
 
{|class="wikitable"
!rowspan=2|Melee Weapon Type
!rowspan=2|Attack Mod
!rowspan=2|MeleeD Mod
!rowspan=2|MissileD Mod
!rowspan=2|MagicD Mod
!colspan=2|Light/Finesse Weapons
!colspan=2|Heavy Weapons
!colspan=2|Two Handed Weapons
|-
!L./F. Best Variance
!L./F. Max Damage
!H. Best Variance
!H. Max Damage
!T.H. Best Variance
!T.H. Max Damage
|-
|Axe
|22
|18
|4.0
|4.0
|80%
|55
|90%
|68
|colspan=2|
|-
|Spear
|25
|15
|4.0
|4.0
|65%
|54
|59%
|66
|colspan=2|
|-
|UA
|20
|20
|4.0
|4.0
|43%
|44
|44%
|55
|colspan=2|
|-
|Sword
|2.0
|2.0
|4.0
|4.0
|42%
|52
|47%
|65
|colspan=2|
|-
|Sword Multi
|20
|20
|4.0
|4.0
|24%
|24
|40%
|34
|colspan=2|
|-
|Dagger
|20
|20
|4.0
|4.0
|42%
|52
|47%
|65
|colspan=2|
|-
|Dagger Multi
|20
|20
|4.0
|4.0
|24%
|24
|40%
|34
|colspan=2|
|-
|Staff
|15
|25
|4.0
|4.0
|32.5%
|51
|38%
|64
|colspan=2|
|-
|Mace
|18
|22
|4.0
|4.0
|23%
|50
|30%
|63
|colspan=2|
|-
|Cleavers
|22
|18
|4.0
|4.0
|colspan=4|
|30%
|39
|-
|Spears
|20
|20
|4.0
|4.0
|colspan=4|
|60%
|42
|-
!Missile Weapon Type
!Attack Mod
!MeleeD Mod
!MissileD Mod
!MagicD Mod
!Missile Damage Modifier
!Missile Damage Bonus
!colspan=4|
|-
|Bow
|
|20
|
|
|130%
|15
|colspan=4|
|-
|Crossbow
|
|20
|
|
|150%
|15
|colspan=4|
|-
|Atlatl
|
|20
|
|
|1?0%
|15
|colspan=4|
|}
 
==Quests==
 
 
 
=== Once Per Character Quests ===
 
=== Repeatable Quests ===
 
 
 
=== Slayers ===
 
You guessed it, no choice.  Attain the following slayers:
* Undead: [[Search for Lunnum]]
* Olthoi: [[Aerbax's Prodigal Olthoi]] and/or [[Gaerlan's Citadel]] and/or [[Radiant Mana Infusion Quest]]
* Shadow: [[Shadowfire Weapons]] and/or [[Radiant Mana Infusion Quest]]
* Mukkir: [[Mukkir Aspect of Grael Quest]]
* Ghost: [[Spectral Weapons]]
 
[[Category:Player Guides]]
[[Category:Leveling Guide]]

Latest revision as of 20:05, 8 April 2014

Under Construction:
This guide is going to be seeing some changes over the next few weeks. Please be patient as I convert this into an "end game" guide to assist current and returning players in understanding and exploring end game content. If you would like to assist please leave a note on the discussion page with what you would like to add, or even suggestions/comments.

This guide is intended to be useful to both new, returning, and existing players. Unlike other guides, this guide will focus on end game play. End game play in Asheron's Call begins when your character reaches level 150. This guide will attempt to be comprehensive, but the primary goal is a one-page cheat sheet for end game play. In many circumstances, this guide will link to other wiki pages for more detailed information (e.g. why write yet ANOTHER Colosseum Guide); but other times will attempt to distill information into a more usable template (e.g. this table of weapon max's)

Thanks! --Belwyvair 05:43, 18 October 2012 (EST)


Getting back into it

Remembering how to play

For the truly new or those who have taken long breaks, it can be a challenge to remember even the basics. The best resource to draw you back into the Asheron's Call experience is to hook up with an alliance that reflects your playstyle. Some like to quest, some like to PK or PKL, some like to speak french. Whatever your persuasion, you can likely find a group. If you are starting from square one, you might consider posting on the official forums to find a group. Players are very willing to assist, to the point where you may have to refuse help ("Uhhh you leeched me to 150 overnight? Can you remind me what the jump button is?"). You're next best friend is the Asheron's Call Community Wiki (yup, you're lookin' at it).

Particularly, you will find these guides helpful to new and returning players. As mentioned, other guides deal with the 1-150 experience much better than I could, so we will just point you on your way:

With that out of the way, I can't let you go on unless you have exposure to some basic strategies for endgame play:

Tactic Video Description
Dodging Projectiles TBA War spells and missile projectiles can be dodged. Use your strafe keys, run in circles, step forward or back--just get used to dodging stuff.
Slide Casting TBA
Breaking Animations TBA Many animations can be broken or shortened to expedite the action:
  • When picking up items off the ground (e.g. your corpse) hit the spacebar to jump right before the animation to pick up the item begins.
  • Break the healing animation by "jump healing" or jumping forward, then triggering the healing or eating/drinking animation (kits, or edibles). Very useful when you are trying to escape a hostile area.
Multi Boxing TBA
Bugging Mobs TBA

Apology & Compensation Rewards

Since you've been gone, Turbine has issued a couple apologies or compensation rewards that you may be entitled to. These rewards are generally given once per character, and thus for older accounts with maxed out characters slots, they can come in quite handy. There are three things I would advise you consider doing with these rewards: 1) use them for yourself 2) trade them for MMDs or 3) work out a cross server trade with a trusted middle man (alliance monarchs and officers in well respected alliances).

  • If your character existed before May 2008 you may be entitled to a Writ of Apology by talking to a Royal Guard (one time per character). This reward is intended as compensation for problems with game stability prior to that time.
  • If your character(s) were more than 15 days old at the time of the Master of Arms patch a gift of six Imbue Swap Coins can be obtained (one time per character) from the NPC Emissary of Asheron (Weapon Imbues) at 33.6N, 56.9E in Arwic on the 2nd Floor.

The End Game Grind

If you thought XP was all you had to grind, think again. There are a number of quests to complete/repeat, items to harvest, spell components to gather, and gear to acquire to get you back up and running in Asheron's Call. Many of these are annoyingly based on TIMERS so you will want to get started ASAP in order to get the most rewards (and develop the necessary addiction). Augmentation Gems Luminance Flagging [[]]

Flagging

You simply have no choice. Flag for:

Other things to know about

Alt currency exchangers rare exchanger component exchanger? level 8 spells

Hunting.. is this even a thing?

Location Dark Isle ("DI")
Access
  • Level Restrictions: 150+
  • Level Recommendation: 150+
  • Quest Flag: Yes, Dark Isle Flagging
  • Recall Spell: no
  • Route: Vissidal Portal to Dark Isle
  • Lifestone: Yes, 84.6N, 58.6E
  • Note(s): It is recommended you lifestone on Dark Isle, there is no convenient portal back. Repeating the flagging quest will also drop you on Dark Isle.
Description Unique to Dark Isle, all creatures spawn in pods of 4. One of the four will spawn a boss creature plus two more of its own kind on death. These boss creatures always drop a trophy worth at least 13 million xp (the ones from the inner island are worth 17). Additionally, killing the boss kills the additional monsters summoned by the boss if you do not kill them first. The death is by "fate," which means that you must wait to loot them until the timer is up. There are three NPCs that accept these trophies, each gives a different item reward.
Strategy

Mukkir Niffis Remoran Sclavus Shadow Undead

Quests
Other Guides Paladins Of Asherons "Dark Isle Hunting"
Location Graveyard
Restrictions
Description
Bad Guys
Loot Profiles
Strategies
Quests
Other Guides Graveyard Tactics and Equipment
Gear Needed
Location City of Neftet
Restrictions
Description
Bad Guys
Loot Profiles
Strategies
Quests
Other Guides
Gear Needed
Location Frozen Valley
Restrictions
Description
Bad Guys
Loot Profiles
Strategies
Quests
Other Guides
Gear Needed
Location Direlands Gear Knight Resistance Camp
Restrictions
Description
Bad Guys
Loot Profiles
Strategies
Quests
Other Guides
Gear Needed
Location Freebooter Isle
Restrictions
Description
Bad Guys
Loot Profiles
Strategies
Quests
Other Guides
Gear Needed
Location Moarsman City
Restrictions
Description
Bad Guys
Loot Profiles
Strategies
Quests
Other Guides
Gear Needed

Farming

  • MMDS
  • other things

Leveling

Kill Tasks

Equipping

Equipping your toon is more important than leveling. There is A LOT of gear that is essential to end-game play. Here is a list.

Standard Equipment

Standard Spells

Quest Armor

Quest Armor:

Loot Armor

Generally, most people try to create a high AL 5/4 set armor with as many epics as possible. This section will describe what that means, and describe standard combinations and a variety of alternatives.

Quest Weapons

Loot Weapons

Melee Weapon Type Attack Mod MeleeD Mod MissileD Mod MagicD Mod Light/Finesse Weapons Heavy Weapons Two Handed Weapons
L./F. Best Variance L./F. Max Damage H. Best Variance H. Max Damage T.H. Best Variance T.H. Max Damage
Axe 22 18 4.0 4.0 80% 55 90% 68
Spear 25 15 4.0 4.0 65% 54 59% 66
UA 20 20 4.0 4.0 43% 44 44% 55
Sword 2.0 2.0 4.0 4.0 42% 52 47% 65
Sword Multi 20 20 4.0 4.0 24% 24 40% 34
Dagger 20 20 4.0 4.0 42% 52 47% 65
Dagger Multi 20 20 4.0 4.0 24% 24 40% 34
Staff 15 25 4.0 4.0 32.5% 51 38% 64
Mace 18 22 4.0 4.0 23% 50 30% 63
Cleavers 22 18 4.0 4.0 30% 39
Spears 20 20 4.0 4.0 60% 42
Missile Weapon Type Attack Mod MeleeD Mod MissileD Mod MagicD Mod Missile Damage Modifier Missile Damage Bonus
Bow 20 130% 15
Crossbow 20 150% 15
Atlatl 20 1?0% 15

Quests

Once Per Character Quests

Repeatable Quests

Slayers

You guessed it, no choice. Attain the following slayers:

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