Shroud of the Apocrea (Mission)

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Mission-Shroud of the Apocrea.png The topic of this article or section is part of the Shroud of the Apocrea.
As such, the content described below is only available during the event.
Official Artwork of the Apocrea event. Featuring the Apocrean Harvester

Shroud of the Apocrea is a Prestige Mission that became available with the 2013 Dark Harvest Festival. The date of this event has been:

Overview

Shroud of the Apocrea on the Mission Interface.

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.

Rewards:

Floors

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Haunted Passage

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.

Monsters:

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The Obsidian Nexus

Main article: Obsidian Nexus

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 Souls of the zone, they can give you information about the place and the Lost Soul Merchant will exchange materials for your Apocrean Sigils. A special crafting station is marked on the minimap - this is one of the places players can craft the Obsidian gear.


The next depths are chosen randomly between Haunted Passages, Infernal Passages, Arenas or The Grasping Plateau. The first combat depth is never the Plateau. The last combat depth is guaranteed to be the Plateau:

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The Grasping Plateau

General Information:

  • Knights start in different parts of this very large Graveyard-like floor.
    • You might spawn together, or very far away from each other.
  • The Apocrean Harvester stalks a random player fairly constantly right when the level begins.
    • Someone can get its aggro and "distract" it indefinitely while the rest of the party works through the floor.
  • 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.
    • Tip: Use these to tell allies where things are - "I found a water Northeast of the elevator" and so on.
    • Rarely, the minimap functions.
  • Breaking the gravestones may spawn nothing, Pale Scarabs, Freezing Bombies or Freed Souls.
  • There might be Trojan statues around the level, breaking them currently only spawns either a bit of loot or a Trojan.
    • If there are 4 statues close to each other, that is a "puzzle."
    • There might be many other doodads around the level, such as Obelisks and lone greenish candles - these are just aesthetics that are not part of a puzzle.
  • See the screenshots below for puzzle visuals and solutions.

General Player Goal of The Grasping Plateau: Obtain Apocrean Sigils by:

  • Breaking tombstones, randomly releasing purple souls, and breaking the chains off the souls. Breaking their chains by attacking them rewards sigils.
  • Solving puzzles will reward sigils in bulk, and perhaps a material (if the material drops, it is always randomly one of the ones available from the Lost Soul Merchant).
    • The material, if it drops, appears on the ground next to a solved puzzle and must be picked up. 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).
    • It might not appear for everyone in the party.
    • It may or may not be the same material for everyone in the party.


Monsters:

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Departure

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.

Notes

  • You must be at least Rank 4-1 to access the Shroud of the Apocrea mission.
  • Successfully completing Shroud of the Apocrea solo is very difficult and it is advised you attempt this mission with a party! Note: your party will LOCK after using the elevator in the Mission Lobby.

Screenshots

  • The Prize: 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. This material is always randomly one of the ones available from the Lost Soul Merchant.
  • Puzzles come in pairs! If you find one part of the pair, you can predict and mentally prepare for the other part.

Puzzles: Water Carrying

  • This "water ball" is picked up and used to put out a fire somewhere. It might be very far away, or very close!

  • SOLVE: This wall of fire is put out by a "water ball", found somewhere else in the level. It might be very far away, or very close! A red button is hidden under some books, bust the books and step on the button to get "the prize."

Puzzles: Ember Carrying

  • This ball of fire is picked up and used to light an unlit candle somewhere. It might be very far away, or very close!

  • 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.

  • This ember loader is almost always paired with the Frozen Deadnaught Candle elsewhere in the Plateau.

  • A Frozen Deadnaught appears when this candle is lit. Sigils are obtained, even if the deadnaught goes undefeated.

Puzzles: Statue Carrying

  • This statue should be carried somewhere and placed on a square button. Find it elsewhere in the Plateau.

  • This square button could use a statue. Find it elsewhere in the plateau.

  • Find a key elsewhere in the Plateau. Then put the statue on the button to get "The Prize."

  • 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.

Puzzles: Key Spawning

  • This is where a key might go. This one is almost always paired with a purple ritual tower elsewhere in the Plateau.

  • SOLVE: Walk along the path of purple light. A key and Devilites (or more rarely, Bombies) will appear at the same time after the path is walked correctly.

  • This is where a key might go. This one is almost always paired with a skull pile elsewhere in the Plateau.

  • Some Grave Scarabs (or more rarely, Blech Bunnies) appear when the player investigates this pile of skulls. SOLVE: A key will appear when the last enemy (spawned in relation to the skull pile) is vanquished.

  • Two Trojan statues watch over this gate. Find the key elsewhere in the Plateau.

  • Breaking these will spawn either a Trojan or a key. A Caustic Polyp spawns when the player approaches. Two Toxigels spawn along with the key after breaking statues.

Puzzles: Miscellaneous

  • This tower simply reveals the order of activation for its partner puzzle.

  • Approach the lights to either light them up or trigger an explosion. Lighting them up in the correct order will grant "The Prize." Messing up the order only resets the puzzle - reset as many times as needed. (Resetting will not cause it to "lock up" and refuse to reward "The Prize" or anything like that).

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