Shadow Armor Quest

Related topics: Shadow Armor, Shadow Armor Suits (Screenshots of all suits for tailoring)

Introduced:

Darkness Ascendant

Updated:

See update history

Quest Overview

Give fused crystal and shadow fragments to the Master Armorers and they will craft you a suit of Shadow Hunter Armor.

Shadow armor is Bonded and cannot be dropped on death.

Walk Through

Greater Amuli Shadow Armor

1. [Optional] Purchase the texts A Treatise on the Properties of Fused Gems and Aliester's Corollary from various shopkeepers for more information on gemstone armor.
2. Hunt down Shadow creatures and gather the dark crystals that they drop.
   • A good place for higher levels to hunt for Slivers and Dark Shards is in Aerbax's Holding.
3. Hunt down Crystals and gather the crystal shards that they drop.
   • Fixed spawns of Crystal creatures are more difficult to find. However, some can be found in the following locations:
     • Fenmalain Chamber
     • Caulnalain Chamber
     • Shendolain Chamber
     • 69.7S, 40.1E - Menhir Ring
     • High numbers of Dual Fragments and Sparkling Dual Fragments can be found on Traitor's Island and Vanguard Isle.
4. Once you have your crystal and shadow fragments, combine them until you have either a Glimmering (lesser armor), Sparkling (medium armor) or a Scintillating gem (greater armor). See the table below on how to create the fused gems.
5. You will need two fused gems to receive a full suit of armor from a smith, the first gem you hand in will get you the leggings (including a girth if Celdon) and the second gem will get you the remaining upper parts.
6. Armor can be handed back to the smiths for the older stoneable post-patch version and vice versa an unlimited amount of times. There is no updated neo version of the lesser and medium Shadow suits, instead you will receive the pre-patch armor which can also be handed back for the post-patch suit.
7. Neo Shadow armor can be improved in various ways. Tables listing the properties, upgrades and armor levels of the different suits available can all be found below.
   • Note: Major atlan stones can be removed from armor using the Stone Tool and dyed armor can be handed to a smith for the undyed armor. Sharded and Prismatic armor changes cannot be reversed.

Crystal Combinations

Creature	Trophy Dropped	Combine With	To Create
Small Shadow Children, Shadow Children	Dark Speck	Dark Speck	Dark Sliver
Shadows, Shadow Lieutenants	Dark Sliver	Dark Sliver	Dark Shard
High level Shadows	Dark Shard	Dark Shard	Shadow Fragment
Broken Fragments, Fragments	Cracked Shard	Cracked Shard	Tiny Shard
Fragments, Crystal Spurs	Tiny Shard	Tiny Shard	Small Shard
Crystal Moiety, Crystal Shards, Dual Fragments, Nexus Fragment (Retired), Sentient Fragments, Sparkling Dual Fragments	Small Shard	Small Shard	Crystal Fragment
N/A	Small Shard	Dark Shard	Glimmering Gem
N/A	Crystal Fragment	Shadow Fragment	Sparkling Gem
N/A	Glimmering Gem	Glimmering Gem	Sparkling Gem
N/A	Sparkling Gem	Sparkling Gem	Scintillating Gem
Nexus Crystal (Retired)	Scintillating Gem x2 Nexus Core Gem	N/A	N/A

Shadow Armor

Greater Shadow Armor

Neo Upgrades: Dyeable, Prismatic, Shards
Post-patch Upgrades: Major Atlan Stone

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Gem	Give To	Armor Type	Neo GSA (30+)	Armor Level	Post-Patch GSA	Armor Level
2x	Jibril ibn Rashid	Amuli		190		150
2x	Iian di Alduressa	Alduressa		190		150
2x	Koga Hideki	Koujia		195		155
2x	Alean the Steel Forger	Celdon		210		170

Medium Shadow Armor

Post-patch Upgrades: Major Atlan Stone

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Gem	Give To	Armor Type	Pre-Patch MSA	Armor Level	Post-Patch MSA	Armor Level
2x	Jibril ibn Rashid	Amuli		130		120
2x	Iian di Alduressa	Alduressa		130		120
2x	Koga Hideki	Koujia		135		125
2x	Alean the Steel Forger	Celdon		150		140

Lesser Shadow Armor

Post-patch Upgrades: Major Atlan Stone

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Gem	Give To	Armor Type	Pre-Patch LSA	Armor Level	Post-Patch LSA	Armor Level
2x	Jibril ibn Rashid	Amuli		80		90
2x	Iian di Alduressa	Alduressa		80		90
2x	Koga Hideki	Koujia		85		95
2x	Alean the Steel Forger	Celdon		100		110

Stoned Post-patch Shadow Armor

See also: Atlan Stones

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Armor Type	Major Shivering Stone	Major Smoldering Stone	Major Sparking Stone	Major Stinging Stone	AL	Stone's Protection	Stone's Weakness
	Greater Shadow Armor
Amuli	Leggings of Frost Coat of Frost	Leggings of Flame Coat of Flame	Leggings of Lightning Coat of Lightning	Leggings of Acid Coat of Acid	190	Unparalleled (380)	Below Average (95)
Alduressa	Leggings of Frost Coat of Frost	Leggings of Flame Coat of Flame	Leggings of Lightning Coat of Lightning	Leggings of Acid Coat of Acid	190	Unparalleled (380)	Below Average (95)
Koujia	Leggings of Frost Breastplate of Frost Sleeves of Frost	Leggings of Flame Breastplate of Flame Sleeves of Flame	Leggings of Lightning Breastplate of Lightning Sleeves of Lightning	Leggings of Acid Breastplate of Acid Sleeves of Acid	195	Unparalleled (390)	Below Average (98)
Celdon	Leggings of Frost Girth of Frost Breastplate of Frost Sleeves of Frost	Leggings of Flame Girth of Flame Breastplate of Flame Sleeves of Flame	Leggings of Lightning Girth of Lightning Breastplate of Lightning Sleeves of Lightning	Leggings of Acid Girth of Acid Breastplate of Acid Sleeves of Acid	210	Unparalleled (420)	Below Average (105)
Medium Shadow Armor
Amuli	Leggings of Frost Coat of Frost	Leggings of Flame Coat of Flame	Leggings of Lightning Coat of Lightning	Leggings of Acid Coat of Acid	160	Unparalleled (320)	Below Average (80)
Alduressa	Leggings of Frost Coat of Frost	Leggings of Flame Coat of Flame	Leggings of Lightning Coat of Lightning	Leggings of Acid Coat of Acid	160	Unparalleled (320)	Below Average (80)
Koujia	Leggings of Frost Breastplate of Frost Sleeves of Frost	Leggings of Flame Breastplate of Flame Sleeves of Flame	Leggings of Lightning Breastplate of Lightning Sleeves of Lightning	Leggings of Acid Breastplate of Acid Sleeves of Acid	165	Unparalleled (330)	Below Average (83)
Celdon	Leggings of Frost Girth of Frost Breastplate of Frost Sleeves of Frost	Leggings of Flame Girth of Flame Breastplate of Flame Sleeves of Flame	Leggings of Lightning Girth of Lightning Breastplate of Lightning Sleeves of Lightning	Leggings of Acid Girth of Acid Breastplate of Acid Sleeves of Acid	180	Unparalleled (360)	Below Average (90)
Lesser Shadow Armor
Amuli	Leggings of Frost Coat of Frost	Leggings of Flame Coat of Flame	Leggings of Lightning Coat of Lightning	Leggings of Acid Coat of Acid	130	Unparalleled (260)	Below Average (65)
Alduressa	Leggings of Frost Coat of Frost	Leggings of Flame Coat of Flame	Leggings of Lightning Coat of Lightning	Leggings of Acid Coat of Acid	130	Unparalleled (260)	Below Average (65)
Koujia	Leggings of Frost Breastplate of Frost Sleeves of Frost	Leggings of Flame Breastplate of Flame Sleeves of Flame	Leggings of Lightning Breastplate of Lightning Sleeves of Lightning	Leggings of Acid Breastplate of Acid Sleeves of Acid	135	Unparalleled (270)	Below Average (68)
Celdon	Leggings of Frost Girth of Frost Breastplate of Frost Sleeves of Frost	Leggings of Flame Girth of Flame Breastplate of Flame Sleeves of Flame	Leggings of Lightning Girth of Lightning Breastplate of Lightning Sleeves of Lightning	Leggings of Acid Girth of Acid Breastplate of Acid Sleeves of Acid	150	Unparalleled (300)	Below Average (75)

Sharded Shadow Armor

See the Sharded Shadow Armor Quest page for more details
Upgrades: Dyeable

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Shard Inserts	Sharded Armor Level
	240
	240
	245
	260

Prismatic Shadow Armor

See the Prismatic Shadow Armor Quest page for more details

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Prismatic Oil      Prismatic Glyph	Prismatic Armor Level
	330
	330
	345
	360

Retired Shadow Armor

Pre-patch Greater Shadow Armor

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Gem	Give To	Pre-Patch GSA	Armor Level
2x     File:Scintillating Gem (Retired) Icon.png	Jibril ibn Rashid		190
2x     File:Scintillating Gem (Retired) Icon.png	Koga Hideki		195
2x     File:Scintillating Gem (Retired) Icon.png	Alean the Steel Forger		210

Nexus Shadow Armor

See the Nexus Shadow Armor page for more details

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Gem	Give To	Nexus Shadow Armor	Armor Level
	Jibril ibn Rashid		240
	Koga Hideki		245
	Alean the Steel Forger		260

Dye Pots

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Dye Pots for Neo GSA are sold by the three Master Armorers' Apprentices.

• Jo Ten-Ma
• Maere the Dyepot Peddlar
• Tamar ibn Rashid

Blue Shadow Dye Green Shadow Dye Red Shadow Dye

Images

• See Shadow Armor Suits for screenshots of all suits available.

Click image for full size version.

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  Where Jibril ibn Rashid was killed.

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  Where Alean the Steel was killed.

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  Where Koga Hideki was killed.

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  Hamud ibn Rafik

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  Jibril ibn Rashid at his Lifestone

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  Alean the Steel at his Lifestone

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  Koga Hideki at his Lifestone

Lore & Dialog

After Hamud ibn Rafik struck during "To Raise a Banner of Flame"

Koga Hideki tells you, "Please do not ask me to speak of the night when the darkness assaulted me."

Koga Hideki tells you, "My ordeal has weakened me so much that the armor I craft is of lesser quality. But, I hope to improve my armor craft to how it once was."

Jibril ibn Rashid tells you, "In one night I was slain a dozen times...I am now so weak I am unable to craft armor as strong as I once made..."

Jibril ibn Rashid tells you, "But I will keep working...And if you continue to hunt shadows and crystal beasts, I will continue to improve my smithing skills."

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During the Taste of Twilight event

Alean the Steel Forger tells you, "Regrettably, I still have not recovered from the shadows' attacks. But Aliester the Loquacious has found out a way to improve my armor with elemental stones. I will continue to make armor from the fused gems. Hopefully using Aliester's findings you will be able to improve the armor."

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Speaking with the Master Armorers

Jibril ibn Rashid tells you, "Nuhmudira has finally restored us to full health! She has also stocked us with some extra supplies that we needed, such that we can provide you with either a version of the original Shadow Armor, or its successor. If you wish to trade one version of your Amuli set for another, simply hand it to me. Please take out all Atlan stones from your armor before handing it to me."

Jibril ibn Rashid tells you, "Also, if you wish to color your new Greater Shadow Armor, you may buy a vat of color from my assistant. If you do not like the color, please give me the armor piece and I will replace it with the standard piece, which you may then choose to recolor."

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Iian di Alduressa tells you, "With the aid of the other Master Armorers, I have managed to master the basics of crafting Alduressa versions of the Shadow Armors. I've crafted both the versions that may be set with the "Atlan Stones", and the more resilient, non-elemental versions. If you wish to trade one version of your Alduressa armor set for another, simply hand it to me. Please take out all Atlan stones from your armor before handing it to me."

Iian di Alduressa tells you, "Also, I have heard that the other Master Armorers have apprentices who sell paints for recoloring the Greater Shadow Armors. Those paints will also work upon the Greater Shadow Alduressa that I create. If you do not like the color, please give me the armor piece and I will restore the piece to its original colors, which you may then choose to recolor as you like."

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Handing in Fused Gems

You give Jibril ibn Rashid Glimmering Gem.

Jibril ibn Rashid tells you, "A small gem... delightful. Take these leggings. Another glimmering gem will allow me to make you a coat as well."

Jibril ibn Rashid gives you Lesser Amuli Shadow Leggings.

You give Jibril ibn Rashid Glimmering Gem.

Jibril ibn Rashid tells you, "Here is a coat to complete your suit of armor."

Jibril ibn Rashid gives you Lesser Amuli Shadow Coat.

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You give Alean the Steel Forger Sparkling Gem.

Alean the Steel Forger tells you, "A mediocre gem. Take your reward. These leggings are of fair quality. I need another of those gems to make sleeves and a breastplate for you."

Alean the Steel Forger gives you Celdon Shadow Leggings.

Alean the Steel Forger gives you Celdon Shadow Girth.

You give Alean the Steel Forger Sparkling Gem.

Alean the Steel Forger tells you, "This gem allows me to complete the suit for you. Take it, and perhaps you can slay greater creatures and bring me a more powerful gem."

Alean the Steel Forger gives you Celdon Shadow Breastplate.

Alean the Steel Forger gives you Celdon Shadow Sleeves.

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You give Iian di Alduressa Scintillating Gem.

Iian di Alduressa tells you, "Ah, the strongest of the fused gems. Beautiful, are they not? You must have slain both many shadows and many crystals. Take these leggings. May they be a testiment to your dedication in this hunt. And remember, with another Scintillating Gem, I can craft for you a coat of the same calibur."

Iian di Alduressa gives you Greater Alduressa Shadow Leggings.

You give Iian di Alduressa Scintillating Gem.

Iian di Alduressa tells you, "Another of the strongest of the fused gems. You must truly be dedicated in the hunt of shadows and crystals. Allow me to complete your suit of armor with this Alduressa coat. Be well, and thank you for the chance to practice my craft."

Iian di Alduressa gives you Greater Alduressa Shadow Coat.

Notes

• Pre-patch GSA is retired and no longer attainable through the master armorers. It can only be aquired by trading with players who owned it prior to the To Raise a Banner of Flame event. It does not exist on the newer Wintersebb server and is extremely rare on the Solclaim server.

Update history

Heroes' Respite

• Burden lowered and elemental protections improved to average (lightning protection remains poor).

To Raise a Banner of Flame

• Armor Smiths murdered and can no longer create GSA and MSA at its former AL due to Vitae.
  • Greater shadow armor: -40AL
  • Medium shadow armor: -10AL
• Lesser shadow armor increased by +10 AL.

Taste of Twilight

• Atlan Stones can now be placed in greater shadow armor (post-patch) to increase its elemental protections.

Fever Dreams

• Master Armorers have burnt their vitae and can once again produce shadow armor at its former strength.
• GSA (returned to pre-patch values but with new look and wield requirements (Neo GSA).
• All lower armors returned to their pre-patch values and color.
• All armor (except pre-patch GSA) can be exchanged for the older post-patch (stoneable) version and vice versa.

Persuasion

• Greater shadow armor dyes added.

A Perfect Paradox

• Quest is now repeatable without a loss of quality in the armor.

A Gathering of Colors

• Sharded shadow armor upgrade added for GSA.

Mirror, Mirror

• Sharded shadow armor dyes added.

A Change in Tactics

• New Prismatic upgrade added for greater shadow amuli.

Shining Runes and Shadowed Hands

• Alduressa shadow armor introduced.
• Prismatic upgrade now available for all greater shadow armor suits.