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[[File:Social_Apocrea.png||thumb|400px|Official Artwork of the Apocrea event. Featuring the [[Apocrean Harvester]]]]
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|name          = Shroud of the Apocrea
'''Shroud of the Apocrea''' is a Prestige Mission that became available with the 2013 [[Dark Harvest Festival]].
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|event         = yes
The date of this event has been:
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|event name    = Shroud of the Apocrea
* From {{release|2013-10-23}} to {{release|2013-10-30}}
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|type          = prestige
*From {{release|2014-06-18}} to
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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
'''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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|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.
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|objective = Investigate the area of the Clockworks where several knights have gone missing.
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'''Rewards:'''
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==Gate Map==
* None
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{{:Shroud of the Apocrea/Gate Map}}
  
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==Notes==
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The player must be at least [[Player Rank|ranked Soldier (4-1)]] to host this mission.
  
Apocrean Sigils can be exchanged with [[Lost Soul (Merchant)]].
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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)]].
  
{{clear}}
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This mission's maximum depth is 30, making it the deepest in the game.
  
== Haunted Passage ==
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{{location|Shroud of the Apocrea|The Grasping Plateau|1.3}} is notorious for crashing the game or otherwise causing issues due to the large area the map takes up and the amount of monsters that can appear.
[[Image:Gate-Clockwork Tunnels.png|64px|right]]
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In this level, you enter a normal Clockworks Tunnel level with an undead theme. There is a party button after the first room and/or branches. Standing on it will bring up the gate behind you, but the gate in front of you will not open. The minimap will become staticky and then tentacles will come up out of the floor and kidnap you, ending the level. The next level is called [[Obsidian Nexus]].
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'''Monsters:'''
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===History===
*{{Monster_Icons|Undead}} [[Kat#Spookat|Spookat]]
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*{{release|2013-10-23}}: Mission introduced during the first [[Shroud of the Apocrea]].
*{{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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== The Obsidian Nexus ==
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== Recommendations ==
[[Image:Gate-The Obsidian Nexus.png|64px|right]]
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=== Strategy ===
{{main|Obsidian Nexus}}
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{{Note-Strategy}}
After get trapped, your party will be in a strange dimension where knights can strategize and gear up for the adventure 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 selling you materials for [[Apocrean Sigil]]s.
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The next four depths are chosed randomly between [[Haunted Passage]]s, [[Infernal Passage]]s, [[Arena]]s or the new level: ''The Grasping Plateau''.
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== The Grasping Plateau ==
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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.
[[Image:Gate-The Grasping Plateau.png|64px|right]]
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Knights start in different points of the level, the minimap is also covered by static (similar to [[Unknown Passage]]), the [[Apocrean Harvester]] will chase a random player of the party a few seconds and resolving the different puzzles in this level, you can get 18 [[Apocrean Sigil]]s or an [[Obsidian Shard]](On elite difficulty at Tier 3).
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'''Clues and Puzzles:'''
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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.
  
* Breaking the gravestones may spawn [[Scarab#Pale Scarab|Pale Scarab]]s, [[Bombie#Freezing Bombie|Freezing Bombie]]s or [[Lost_Soul#Freed Soul|Freed Soul]]s.
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Successfully completing Shroud of the Apocrea solo can be difficult due to the nature of the plateau and its inhabitants.
* There is an unlit candle with ice spikes, find the fireball elsewhere to light the candle and a [[Deadnaught#Frozen Deadnaught|Frozen Deadnaught]] will appear.
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* There is a ritual with purple lines on the floor, walking on the lines will make a key appears and three [[Devilite#Devilite|Devilite]]s or four [[Bombie#Bombie|Bombie]]s.
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* There are four Trojan statues around the level, breaking them may spawn a key or a living [[Trojan#Trojan|Trojan]].
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* There is a locked golden gate, with an arcane symbol on the ground behind it. Find the key.
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* There is a mound of skeleton heads, when you walk up to it will spawn [[Scarab#Grave Scarab|Grave Scarab]]s or [[Dust Bunny#Blech Bunny|Blech Bunnie]]s. Upon killing them a key will spawn.
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* There are three candles of different colors, step in front of them in the correct order to solve the puzzle. A large tombstone with three candles on it found elsewhere in the level will reveal the correct order. If you activate the candles out of order, it will cause a damaging explosion and reset the puzzle.
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'''Monsters:'''
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*{{Monster_Icons|Undead}} [[Scarab#Grave Scarab|Grave Scarab]]
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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.  
*{{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|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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== Departure ==
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'''Goal''':
[[Image:Gate-The Obsidian Nexus.png|64px|right]]
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In the last level, you can see the ritual of the Lost Souls being released, knights can trade their Apocrean Sigils for materials with a Lost Soul again before taking the elevator to finish the mission.
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{{clear}}
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== Notes ==
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Usually plans fall into one or a combination of the below:
* You must be at least Rank 4-1 to access the Shroud of the Apocrea mission.
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:Arena Farm
* Successfully completing Shroud of the Apocrea solo is very difficult and it is advised you attempt this mission with a party! Additionally, your party will LOCK after using the elevator in the Mission Lobby.
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:Sigil Farm
* There is a rare chance a player may have their map not staticky during the Grasping Plateau level. This means the player can "cheat" and go to every "structure" on their map to see if there are puzzle and solve them.
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== Screenshots ==
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=== Loadout ===
===Puzzles===
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<gallery>
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Image:Devilite_Apocrea_Ritual.png|Solve: walk along the path of purple light. A key and [[Devilite|devilites]] will appear.
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Image:Level_Shroud_of_the_Apocrea_puzzle_tower_gold.png|This is where a key might go. It is usually paired with the Ritual (fiend) puzzle.
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Image:Level_Shroud_of_the_Apocrea_puzzle_toxigel.png|Two Toxigels appear when the door is opened.
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Image:Level_Shroud_of_the_Apocrea_puzzle_blechbunny.png|Some Blech Bunnies appear when a player is near of skeleton heads.
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Image:Level_Shroud_of_the_Apocrea_puzzle_deadnaught.png|A Frozen Deadnaught appears when the blue candle is lit.
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</gallery>
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{{Note-Loadout}}
  
[[Category:Events]]
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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.
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See the [[Apocrean Harvester]] page for details about its behavior and how to deal with it.
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{{Showhide|If in a team farming sigils:|content=
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*{{equip|Electron Vortex}} and/or {{equip|Shivermist Buster}}
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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.
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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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==See Also==
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{{mission see also|loadout=yes}}

Latest revision as of 23:39, 26 April 2020

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

The player must be at least ranked Soldier (4-1) to host this mission.

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.

The Grasping Plateau is notorious for crashing the game or otherwise causing issues due to the large area the map takes up and the amount of monsters that can appear.

History

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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