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|name          = Shroud of the Apocrea
'''Shroud of the Apocrea''' is an [[:Category:Events|event]]-exclusive [[Mission|prestige mission]].
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|event        = yes
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|event name    = Shroud of the Apocrea
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|type          = prestige
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|host rank    = 4-1
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|combat floors = 5
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|depth range  = Depends on [[Player Rank|rank]]
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|stratum      =
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*Monsters: {{Monster_Icons|Fiend}} {{Monster_Icons|Undead}}
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*Status: {{status|freeze}}
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|NPCs          =
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*[[Apocrean Harvester]]
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==Overview==
 
==Overview==
[[Image:Mission-Shroud of the Apocrea.png|thumb|120px|Shroud of the Apocrea on the Mission Interface.]]
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{{MissionOverview
'''Prerequisites:''' The player must be at least [[Player Rank|Rank 4-1]] to start this mission.
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|description = Several capable knights have gone missing in a seemingly normal area of the Clockwork Tunnels. Spiral HQ suspects foul play and has assigned you to investigate the level.
  
'''Description:''' Several capable knights have gone missing in a seemingly normal area of the Clockwork Tunnels. Spiral HQ suspects foul play and has assigned you to investigate the level.
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|objective = Investigate the area of the Clockworks where several knights have gone missing.
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'''Objective:''' Investigate the area of the Clockworks where several knights have gone missing.
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==Gate Map==
 
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{{:Shroud of the Apocrea/Gate Map}}
'''Rewards:'''
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*None
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[[Token#Apocrean Sigil|Apocrean Sigil]]s obtained from activities in ''The Grasping Plateau'' floors can be exchanged with [[Lost Soul (Merchant)]].
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{{clear}}
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==Runthrough==
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[[Image:Gate-Clockwork Tunnels.png|64px|right]]
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===Haunted Passage===
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In this level, you enter a "normal" [[Haunted Passage]]. Standing on the party button will bring up the gate behind you (normal), but the gate in front of you will not open (abnormal). The minimap will become static. Tentacles will come up out of the floor and grab you, bringing you down (loading) into the [[Obsidian Nexus]].
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'''Monsters:'''
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*{{Monster_Icons|Undead}} [[Kat#Spookat|Spookat]]
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*{{Monster_Icons|Undead}} [[Zombie#Dust Zombie|Dust Zombie]]
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*{{Monster_Icons|Undead}} [[Howlitzer#Howlitzer|Howlitzer]]
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*{{Monster_Icons|Construct}} [[Lumber#Lumber|Lumber]]
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*{{Monster_Icons|Construct}} [[Gun Puppy#Gun Puppy|Gun Puppy]]
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*{{Monster_Icons|Fiend}} [[Fiend#Devilite|Devilite]]
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*{{Monster_Icons|Fiend}} [[Silkwing]]
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[[Image:Gate-The Obsidian Nexus.png|64px|right]]
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===The Obsidian Nexus===
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{{main|Obsidian Nexus}}
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After getting grabbed, your party will be in a "strange dimension" where knights can prepare (gear up) for the obstacles to come. Don't be afraid to talk with the [[Lost Soul]]s of the zone, they can give you information about the place and the [[Lost Soul Merchant]] will exchange materials for your [[Apocrean Sigil]]s. A special crafting station is marked on the minimap - this is one of the places players can craft the Obsidian gear.
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[[File:Gate-Clockwork-Fiend.png|64px]]?
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[[File:Gate-Cadaverous Clash.png|64px]]?
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[[File:Gate-The Grasping Plateau.png|64px]] Depths are chosen randomly between [[Haunted Passage|Haunted]] or [[Infernal Passage|Infernal]] passages, various [[Arena]]s, or the Plateau. The first combat depth is never the Plateau. The last combat depth is always the Plateau:
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[[Image:Gate-The Grasping Plateau.png|64px|right]]
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===The Grasping Plateau===
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The grasping plateau is a large [[Graveyard]]-like area that spawns many tombstones in a grid. It features one or more two-part puzzles and difficult enemies. Its dimensions seem to consistently be 50-52 (West/East) x 34-36 (North/South) tombstones. An official map would be difficult to obtain, since the minimap is static for the area, and any bugs revealing this map could be inaccurate.
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Players start in different parts of this very large floor. You might spawn together, or very far away from each other.
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The [[Apocrean Harvester]] seems to stalk a random player fairly constantly right when the level begins. This is not a [[boss]] and will respawn almost instantly if defeated.
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The [[minimap]] is static (similar to [[Unknown Passage]]), but players can see icons for Elevators, Keys, and Key Gates once at least one player gets close enough to the entity.
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:Rarely, the minimap functions normally. This is confirmed to be a bug - please file via F2 if this occurs.
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Breaking the tombstones may spawn nothing, [[Scarab#Pale Scarab|Pale Scarab]]s, [[Bombie#Freezing Bombie|Freezing Bombie]]s or [[Lost_Soul#Freed Soul|Freed Soul]]s.
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There might be lone Trojan statues around the level, breaking them currently only spawns either a bit of loot or more rarely a [[Trojan]].
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:If there are 2 or 4 trojan statues close to each other, that is a "puzzle" (see [[#Gallery|gallery]] below).
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There might be many miscellaneous doodads around the level, such as obelisks, glowing purplish-black tiles, and lone "greenish candles" - these are just aesthetics that are not part of any puzzles.
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'''Monsters:'''
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*{{Monster_Icons|Undead}} [[Scarab#Grave Scarab|Grave Scarab]]
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*{{Monster_Icons|Undead}} [[Bombie#Bombie|Bombie]]
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*{{Monster_Icons|Undead}} {{Status|freeze}} [[Scarab#Pale Scarab|Pale Scarab]]
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*{{Monster_Icons|Undead}} {{Status|freeze}} [[Deadnaught#Frozen Deadnaught|Frozen Deadnaught]]
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*{{Monster_Icons|Undead}} {{Status|freeze}} [[Bombie#Freezing Bombie|Freezing Bombie]]
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*{{Monster_Icons|Beast}} {{Status|poison}} [[Dust Bunny#Blech Bunny|Blech Bunny]]
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*{{Monster_Icons|Slime}} {{Status|poison}} [[Lichen#Toxigel|Toxigel]]
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*{{Monster_Icons|Slime}} {{Status|poison}} [[Polyp#Caustic Polyp|Caustic Polyp]]
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*{{Monster_Icons|Fiend}} [[Trojan#Trojan|Trojan]]
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*{{Monster_Icons|Fiend}} [[Devilite#Devilite|Devilite]]
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*[[Image:Gate_Icon-Unknown.png‎|16px|]] [[Lost_Soul#Freed Soul|Freed Soul]]
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*[[Image:Gate_Icon-Unknown.png‎|16px|]] [[Apocrean Harvester]]
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{{clear}}
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[[Image:Gate-The Obsidian Nexus.png|64px|right]]
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===Departure===
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In this last floor, you can see  Souls being released. Players can trade their Apocrean Sigils or craft before taking the elevator to finish the mission.
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==Notes==
 
==Notes==
The general goal of this prestige mission is to collect [[Apocrean Sigil]]s. This is accomplished by breaking tombstones, randomly releasing purple souls, and breaking the chains off the souls. Breaking their chains by attacking them rewards sigils. Players can also earn sigils by solving puzzles. All this is done in The Grasping Plateau, with the other combat floors offering standard clockworks loot.
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This mission was introduced with {{release|2013-10-23}}.
  
Puzzles in the Grasping Plateau reward Apocrean Sigils in bulk. A puzzle is "solved" or "finished" when everyone receives these sigils.
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{{Token|Apocrean Sigil|16px}}s obtained from activities in {{location|Shroud of the Apocrea|The Grasping Plateau|1.3}} can be exchanged with [[Lost Soul (Apocrean Item Trader)]].
:Sometimes a material will be rewarded (in addition to sigils in bulk) when a puzzle is solved. It appears on the ground and must be picked up. It might not appear for everyone in the party, and it may or may not be the same material for everyone in the party. If one appears, this material is always randomly one of the ones available from the [[Lost Soul Merchant]]. You do not have to be nearby for it to have a chance to drop (someone else can solve the puzzle while you are far away).
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:Puzzles come in pairs! If you find one, you can predict and mentally prepare for the other. For a list of known puzzles, see the [[#Gallery|gallery]] below.
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This mission's maximum depth is 30, making it the deepest in the game.
  
===Strategy===
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== Recommendations ==
{{opinion}}
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=== Strategy ===
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{{Note-Strategy}}
  
'''Overview''':
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The general goal of this mission is to collect [[Apocrean Sigil]]s. This is accomplished by breaking [[Breakable Tombstone|tombstone]]s, randomly releasing purple souls, and breaking the chains off the souls. Breaking their chains by attacking them rewards sigils. Players can also earn sigils by solving puzzles. All this is done in The Grasping Plateau, with the other combat floors offering standard clockworks loot.
  
This event is enjoyed by the playerbase for a variety of reasons - it's something different and presents a decent challenge for many players. Not only does it provide tokens required to make Obsidian items, it also brings [[arena]]s that are deep enough to have a decent chance of dropping [[Radiant Fire Crystal]]s from their treasure boxes. As such, there are several "goals" that players may have, so it's important to establish what everyone wants to do before starting this mission.
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This event is enjoyed by the playerbase for a variety of reasons - it's something different and presents a decent challenge for many players. Not only does it provide tokens required to make Obsidian items at the [[Mysterious Alchemy Machine]] (or [[Obelisk of Creation]]), it also brings [[arena]]s that are deep enough to have a decent chance of dropping [[Radiant Fire Crystal]]s from their treasure boxes. As such, there are several "goals" that players may have, so it's important to establish what everyone wants to do before starting this mission.
  
 
Successfully completing Shroud of the Apocrea solo can be difficult due to the nature of the plateau and its inhabitants.
 
Successfully completing Shroud of the Apocrea solo can be difficult due to the nature of the plateau and its inhabitants.
  
Your party will lock after using the elevator in the Mission Lobby, so plan ahead and make sure everyone knows the plan. The Grasping Plateau does not have an arsenal station, so whatever gear you had the previous floor is the gear you will take to the plateau.  
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Your party will lock after using the elevator in the Mission Lobby, so plan ahead and make sure everyone knows what to do. The Grasping Plateau does not have an arsenal station, so whatever gear you had the previous floor is the gear you will take to the plateau.  
  
 
'''Goal''':
 
'''Goal''':
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:Sigil Farm
 
:Sigil Farm
  
==Gallery==
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=== Loadout ===
{{showhide|Puzzles (Spoiler Alert: solutions to puzzles are within)|content =
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Use the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_of_keyboard_shortcuts#Text_editing Control+F keyboard function] to find things, like "key."
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<gallery heights = 330px widths=330px perrow=2>
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Image:Level_Shroud_of_the_Apocrea_puzzle_water_waterloader.png|This "water ball" is picked up and used to put out a fire somewhere.
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Image:Level_Shroud_of_the_Apocrea_puzzle_water_firewall.png|'''SOLVE:''' This wall of fire is put out by a "water ball." A red button is hidden under some books, break the books and step on the button to solve this puzzle.
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</gallery>
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<gallery heights = 330px widths=330px perrow=2>
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Image:Level_Shroud_of_the_Apocrea_puzzle_fire_emberloader.png|This ball of fire is picked up and used to light an unlit candle somewhere. It might be very far away, or very close!
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Image:Level_Shroud_of_the_Apocrea_puzzle_fire_candlepair.png|'''SOLVE:''' One of these candles is unlit (usually the right-hand side candle). Light it with an ember (a.k.a magmaball, fireball) found elsewhere in the plateau.
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</gallery>
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<gallery heights = 330px widths=330px perrow=2>
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Image:Level_Shroud_of_the_Apocrea_puzzle_fire_emberloader_2.png| This "ember loader" is almost always paired with the "Frozen Deadnaught Candle" elsewhere in the Plateau.
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Image:Level_Shroud_of_the_Apocrea_puzzle_fire_frozendeadnaught.png|A [[Deadnaught#Frozen Deadnaught|Frozen Deadnaught]] appears when this candle is lit. Sigils are obtained, even if the deadnaught goes undefeated.
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</gallery>
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<gallery heights = 330px widths=330px perrow=2>
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Image:Level_Shroud_of_the_Apocrea_puzzle_statue_statue.png| This statue should be carried somewhere and placed on a square button. Find it elsewhere in the Plateau.
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Image:Level_Shroud_of_the_Apocrea_puzzle_statue_button.png| This square button could use a statue. Find it elsewhere in the plateau.
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</gallery>
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{{Note-Loadout}}
Image:Level_Shroud_of_the_Apocrea_puzzle_statue_simple.png|Find a golden key elsewhere in the Plateau. Then put the statue on the button to solve.
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Image:Level_Shroud_of_the_Apocrea_puzzle_statue_simple_key.png| This key seems to be here on its own from the start of the level. It should be used to unlock a gate somewhere elsewhere in the Plateau.
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</gallery>
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<gallery heights = 330px widths=330px perrow=2>
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Remember, the plateau does not have an arsenal station. Gear up in the previous floor if the party plans to farm here.
Image:Level_Shroud_of_the_Apocrea_puzzle_tower_gold.png|This is where a key might go. This one is almost always paired with a purple ritual tower elsewhere in the Plateau.
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Image:Devilite_Apocrea_Ritual.png|'''SOLVE:''' Walk along the path of purple light. A golden key and [[Devilite|Devilites]] (or more rarely, [[Bombie]]s) will appear at the same time after the path is walked correctly.
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</gallery>
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See the [[Apocrean Harvester]] page for details about its behavior and how to deal with it.  
Image:Level_Shroud_of_the_Apocrea_puzzle_keygate_swirl4.png|This is where a key might go. This one is almost always paired with a skull pile elsewhere in the Plateau.
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Image:Level_Shroud_of_the_Apocrea_puzzle_skullpile.png|Some [[Scarab#Grave Scarab|Grave Scarabs]] (or more rarely, [[Dust Bunny#Blech Bunny|Blech Bunnies]]) appear when the player attacks this pile of skulls. '''SOLVE:''' A golden key will appear when the last enemy (spawned in relation to the skull pile) is vanquished.  
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</gallery>
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{{Showhide|If in a team farming sigils:|content=
Image:Level_Shroud_of_the_Apocrea_puzzle_trojan_toxigel_gate.png|Two [[Trojan]] statues watch over this gate. Find the key elsewhere in the Plateau.  
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*{{equip|Electron Vortex}} and/or {{equip|Shivermist Buster}}
Image:Level_Shroud_of_the_Apocrea_puzzle_trojan_toxigel_key.png| Breaking these will spawn either a [[Trojan]] or a golden key. A [[Polyp#Caustic Polyp|Caustic Polyp]] spawns when the player approaches. Two [[Lichen#Toxigel|Toxigel]]s spawn along with the key after breaking statues. A version without slime can be encountered.  
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:Plant a bomb next to a tombstone, one tombstone at a time. The detonation will break the tombstone, and any souls that come out will be trapped in the vortex or mist and take some damage. The shock of the vortex can help slow things down and works for anything that comes out of a tombstone - just don't let monsters inflicted with shock wander off and break other tombstones. Shivermist buster works well with souls, but not Freezing Bombies or Pale Scarabs. Take care of whatever spawns before breaking the next tombstone.
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*{{equip|Blitz Needle}} and/or {{equip|Glacius}}
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:Charge up and let loose when scarabs or souls come out of a tombstone (do not attack if Freezing Bombies spawn-just get close enough to trigger them and walk away). The [[freeze]] potential of the glacius charge helps keep souls from wandering off, while its damage helps with all things released from the tombstone. The Blitz Needle should be able to take care of spawns, just make sure stray bullets don't break nearby tombstones before the current spawns are dealt with. For the initial charge vs. souls, use whichever is most comfortable for you and your team. In general, the blitz is best, assuming the charge lands. The glacius could be used to "chase after" any loose targets if the blitz's charge fails.
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*{{sprite|Maskeraith}}
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:Use this sprite to cloak if things get too hairy. The damage boost of the [[Deadly Shadow Cloak]] can also help free souls every once in a while.
  
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Each person on the team should have these tools to help farm sigils. Roles might have to change depending on how events unfold during the mission, so if everyone has these tools, everyone can be flexible. Establish who bombs, who damages, and who distracts the Harvester. Two people can break soul chains if there are 4 in the squad, but if there's only two people, then the player with the "farmer" role must both bomb and damage while the other kites the harvester. Whomever kites the harvester should be on the other side of the plateau from the players searching for souls. Go up and down the columns, or side to side along the rows (agree on what to do as a team), popping each tombstone on the way. The process is slow but steady and reliably yields a large number of sigils in a reasonable amount of time. It is important to not deviate from the plan, as the true enemy in this mission is the persistent nagging feeling of time lost.
Image:Level_Shroud_of_the_Apocrea_puzzle_colors_candletower.png|This tower simply reveals the order of activation for its partner puzzle.
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Image:Level_Shroud_of_the_Apocrea_puzzle_colors.png|Approach the lights to either light them up or trigger a small explosion. Light them up in the correct order to solve. Messing up the order only resets the puzzle - reset as many times as needed. (Resetting will not cause it to "lock up" or anything like that).
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If your role is to bomb and/or free souls, consider wearing (chaos for the bomber):
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{{Loadout/Glass Cannon|collapsed}}
  
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Otherwise, stick with items providing [[Shadow]] and [[Freeze]] resistance as well as movement speed buffs for the plateau. It is important to consider other areas in this mission when loading out. There is a large variety of hazards. See the [[Shroud of the Apocrea/Gate Map|gate map]] of this mission for more details.
 
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[[Category:Missions]]
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==See Also==
[[Category:Events]]
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{{mission see also|loadout=yes}}

Revision as of 04:58, 28 October 2016

Shroud of the Apocrea
Mission-Shroud of the Apocrea.png
Mission List: Prestige (Event)
Important Stratum Themes:
  • Monsters: Gate Icon-Fiend.png Gate Icon-Undead.png
  • Status: Icon status freeze.png
Rewards:

None, though freeing souls will reward Token-Apocrean Sigil.png Apocrean Sigils, as will several puzzles in The Grasping Plateau.

Shroud of the Apocrea is an event-exclusive prestige mission available during Shroud of the Apocrea.

Overview

Description:

Several capable knights have gone missing in a seemingly normal area of the Clockwork Tunnels. Spiral HQ suspects foul play and has assigned you to investigate the level.


Objective:

Investigate the area of the Clockworks where several knights have gone missing.

Gate Map

First Floor:
Gate-Generic Lobby.png
Name: Mission Lobby
Depth: 0
Level Link: This mission's lobby is standard.

Second Floor:
Gate-Clockwork Tunnels-Haunted Passage.png
Name: Haunted Passage
Depth: Depends on rank
Level Link: This floor is composed of random Clockwork Tunnels: Haunted Passage segments. Special: It has a unique party button...

Third Floor:
Gate-The Obsidian Nexus.png
Name: The Obsidian Nexus
Depth: Depends on rank
Level Link: The Obsidian Nexus is unique to this mission.

Fourth Floor:
Gate-Iron Edge Arena-Cadaverous Clash.png
Gate-Iron Edge Arena-Fiendish Fray.png , Gate-Clockwork Tunnels-Infernal Passage.png , Gate-Cooling Chamber-Haunted Passage.png , Gate-Wasteworks-Infernal Passage.png
Name: ???
Depth: Depends on rank
Level Link: This floor rotates between these levels. The level encountered cannot be predicted by using the Gate Map.

Fifth Floor:
Gate-The Grasping Plateau.png
Gate-Venom Fang Arena-Cadaverous Clash.png , Gate-The Grasping Plateau.png , Gate-The Grasping Plateau.png , Gate-Wasteworks-Infernal Passage.png
Name: ???
Depth: Depends on rank
Level Link: This floor rotates between these levels. The level encountered cannot be predicted by using the Gate Map.

Sixth Floor:
Gate-Blast Furnace-Infernal Passage.png
Gate-Venom Fang Arena-Fiendish Fray.png , Gate-Flame Lash Arena-Cadaverous Clash.png , Gate-The Grasping Plateau.png , Gate-The Grasping Plateau.png
Name: ???
Depth: Depends on rank
Level Link: This floor rotates between these levels. The level encountered cannot be predicted by using the Gate Map.

Seventh Floor:
Gate-The Grasping Plateau.png
Gate-The Grasping Plateau.png , Gate-The Grasping Plateau.png , Gate-The Grasping Plateau.png , Gate-The Grasping Plateau.png
Name: ???
Depth: Depends on rank
Level Link: This floor is composed of random The Grasping Plateau segments unique to this mission.

Eighth Floor:
Gate-The Obsidian Nexus.png
Name: Departure
Depth: Depends on rank
Level Link: Departure is unique to this mission.

Notes

This mission was introduced with release 2013-10-23.

Token-Apocrean Sigil.png Apocrean Sigils obtained from activities in The Grasping Plateau can be exchanged with Lost Soul (Apocrean Item Trader).

This mission's maximum depth is 30, making it the deepest in the game.

Recommendations

Strategy

The general goal of this mission is to collect Apocrean Sigils. This is accomplished by breaking tombstones, randomly releasing purple souls, and breaking the chains off the souls. Breaking their chains by attacking them rewards sigils. Players can also earn sigils by solving puzzles. All this is done in The Grasping Plateau, with the other combat floors offering standard clockworks loot.

This event is enjoyed by the playerbase for a variety of reasons - it's something different and presents a decent challenge for many players. Not only does it provide tokens required to make Obsidian items at the Mysterious Alchemy Machine (or Obelisk of Creation), it also brings arenas that are deep enough to have a decent chance of dropping Radiant Fire Crystals from their treasure boxes. As such, there are several "goals" that players may have, so it's important to establish what everyone wants to do before starting this mission.

Successfully completing Shroud of the Apocrea solo can be difficult due to the nature of the plateau and its inhabitants.

Your party will lock after using the elevator in the Mission Lobby, so plan ahead and make sure everyone knows what to do. The Grasping Plateau does not have an arsenal station, so whatever gear you had the previous floor is the gear you will take to the plateau.

Goal:

Usually plans fall into one or a combination of the below:

Arena Farm
Sigil Farm

Loadout

Remember, the plateau does not have an arsenal station. Gear up in the previous floor if the party plans to farm here.

See the Apocrean Harvester page for details about its behavior and how to deal with it.

See Also

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