Post by alaric on Mar 24, 2013 10:04:29 GMT -5
When it comes to crafting things and selecting which raids you want to hit first it can be a little confusing to get started, at least it was for me. Once you've got some basic gear accumulated and a stamina pool that's decent it's a good idea to start looking into crafting two items in particular:
Sword of Conquered Kingdoms and Kyddin's Signet.
SoCK:
Blade of Eldarun - from Erebus the Black (Raid), can also drop from Tainted Erebus (Raid)
Blade of Anothia - from Gravlok the Night-Hunter (Raid)
Carnus' Crest - from Lurking Horror (Raid)
Carnus' Hilt - from General Grune (Raid)
While you're hitting these raids (on Nightmare!) you also have a shot at getting the bloods for the General Mina Von richten, as long as you also start hitting Tainted Erebus and Erebus the black respectively for their blood:
Grune's Blood - General Grune (Raid)
Lurking Horror's Blood - Lurking Horror (Raid)
Gravlok's Blood - Gravlok the Night-Hunter (Raid)
Erebus' Blood - Erebus the Black (Raid)
Tainted Erebus' Blood - Tainted Erebus (Raid)
The Bloods only drop on Nightmare and can be a little rare.
Not only do you have a shot at Mina, but also Angus the Red through Gravlok.
The components required for Angus the Red can be found on the following raids:
Briareus the Butcher (Raid)
Scylla (Raid)
Gravlok the Night-Hunter (Raid)
Also worth mentioning is Sargaash the Mighty, a troop that drops from both versions of Erebus and can be upgraded later on through Proof of Courage and Trophies of Honor.
Additionally, there's the general Ullis the Soultaker that drops as an Epic loot.
Starting on Kyddin's Signet will give you an opportunity to progress further along in terms of crafting other items and the like.
Bloodmane - as soon as you can start summoning this guy, do it - he's fairly weak and thus the public raids that pop up on rare occasions end up being killed real fast. You'll need him for the first map.
1x Kyddin's First Map ( Bloodmane (Raid) )
1x Kyddin's Second Map ( Kerberos (Raid) )
1x Kyddin's Third Map ( Hydra (Raid) )
1x Kyddin's Fourth Map ( Sir Cai (Raid) )
1x Kyddin's Fifth Map ( Lord Tyranthius (Raid)
Farming the map fragments will provide you with an opportunity to get the following other components. generals and perks:
Teucer Tullian - a relatively good starter troop that can be upgraded. Drops from Bloodmane, Kerberos and Hydra.
Starting gear to increase your performance gradually preping you for higher raids.
The hats required for crafting the spell Impending Doom.
The legion Four Virtues
The crafting components for the Genral Lady Elaine - Except the Ashes of Tyranthius (They are from the quest boss version of him, fields of Ryndor - chance to drop on any difficulty).
General Warden Gizzo - drops as an Epic loot, same as with Teucer Tullian
Avenger mount - required for the Enigma items in later progression - not yet implemented.
Stone of Xarabesh - quite rare drop from Tyranthius.
The next logical step seemed to me to get the General
Genevieve Everdeen. The Note From The Front set is needed to do so.
Notes from the front obtained from any of these raids:
Ironclad (Raid)
Zombie Horde (Raid)
Stein (Raid)
Bogstench (Raid)
Nalagarst (Raid).
All of these bosses can drop all of the Notes, it is therefore preferable to hit some over others.
Bogstench can drop Stone of Lyrpan - same rarity as the Stone of Xarabesh from Tyranthius.
Nalagrast can drop Nalagarst's Bone, which you'll need later on for Proof of Courage and Dragon Bone Blade - but the dragon bone blade upgrades have not been implemented for the mobile version of the game yet as far as I know though.
Next up is Olaf the Metal-Faced Bard. You get him by collecting Crafted from Brown, Grey, Green, Blue, Purple and Orange Lutes. These lutes can be obtained from any of the following raids:
Gunnar the Berserk (Raid)
Nidhogg (Raid)
Kang-Gsod (Raid)
Ulfrik (Raid)
Kalaxia (Raid)
Just as with the notes for Everdeen the lutes can be farmed on any of the bosses but it is preferable, in my oppinion, to just continously hit Kalaxia for them. The reason for this is that she can drop the third raid stone, Stone of Farzak, and also Kalaxia's Other Eye, which is a component for Proof of Courage.
Where you want to go from here is more or less up to you. You can aim for Sargaash the Conqueror, Power of the Demon Stones(upgrading SoCK)
A little about Power of the Demon Stones.
Three of them are obtained through questing and three obtained through raiding.
The raiding ones are very rare epic raid loot that aren't shown in the loot table of the Nightmare versions of:
Stone of Farzak - Kalaxia (Raid)
Stone of Xarabesh - Lord Tyranthius (Raid)
Stone of Lyrpan - Bogstench (Raid)
The three questing stones, also very rare, are epic drops from any quest in the appropriate region:
Stone of D'rach - Vornstaag, Cemetary Area (zone 5)
Stone of Arach - Ryndor, The Tomb, and the Plains (zone 4)
Stone of Zuxala - Bludheim, Terracles' Meander (zone 6)
When combined and crafted with SoCK you get an even harder-hitting version of the sword.
A little about Sargaash The Conqueror.
Two components need to be crafted for this troop to be created.
But before that you'll need the troop Sargaash the Mighty, drops from Erebus and Tainted.
First prio, Proof of Courage:
Kalaxia's Other Eye - Kalaxia the Far-Seer (Raid)
Tainted Heart of Erebus - Tainted Erebus (Raid)
Nalagarst's Bone - Nalagarst (Raid)
Bellarius' Claw - Bellarius the Guardian (Raid)
The only new raid here Is Belarious the Guardian. You can get a pretty solid helmet from this guy, among other things. Belarious is the last boss released so far for the mobile app, I think?
Second prio, Trophies of Honor this would be among the last things you aim for among the current craftable items:
The components only drop on Nightmare difficulty of the following raids:
Maraak's Shards - Maraak the Impaler (Raid)
Shards of the Erakka-Sak - Erakka-Sak (Raid)
Wexxa's Mask - Wexxa the Worm-Tamer (Raid)
Guilbert's Stone - Guilbert the Mad (Raid)
Blood Infused Magma - Magma Horror (Raid)
Magma Horror's Eye - Magma Horror (Raid)
About Magma Horror:
Magma Horror is a Personal Raid, the essence to summon him has a chance of dropping from any of the quest bosses in the Zone Subterranean Depths. So you won't be seeing this guy on public.
Drops by bosses:
Bloodmane - Kyddin's First Map, Teucer Tullian, Warden Gizzo, Four Virtues, Shield of Shalott
Erebus the Black - Erebus' Blood, Blade of Eldarun, Sargaash the Mighty, Shield of Erebus
Tainted Erebus - Tainted Erebus' Blood, Tainted Heart of Erebus, Blade of Eldarun, Sargaash the Mighty
Gravlok the Night-Hunter - Angus the Red, Trim items components, Gravlok's Blood, Blade of Anothia, Ullis the Soultaker ( decent general)
Lurking Horror - Lurking Horror's Blood, Carnus' Crest, Quicken Mind (magick)
General Grune - Grune's Blood, Carnus' Hilt
Kerberos - Shield of Shalott, Four Virtues, Teucer Tullian, Warden Gizzo, Kyddin's Second Map
Hydra - Shield of Shalott, Four Virtues, Teucer Tullian, Warden Gizzo, Kyddin's Third Map
Sir Cai - Stormbringer and Jaguar Mystic (troops), Shield of Shalott, Warden Gizzo, Kyddin's Fourth Map
Lord Tyranthius - Warden Gizzo, Hammer and Anvil (legion), Avenger (mount), Stone of Xarabesh, Kyddin's Fifth Map, Stormbringer and Jaguar Mystic (troops)
Bogstench - Note from the Front (multiple), Misako's Ring*, Stone of Lyrpan
Nalagarst - Note from the Front (multiple), Misako's Ring*, Dragon Bone Blade, Nalagarst's Bone
Kalaxia - Kalaxia's Other Eye, Stone of Farzak, Unstoppable (legion), Lutes (multiple)
Maraak the Impaler - Grakak (general), decent gear ( helmet, sword, ring), Maraak's Shards
Erakka-Sak - Durbin Diamondfist (general), Garakak (General), Shards of the Erakka-Sak, decent pair of gloves
Wexxa the Worm-Tamer - Wexxa's Mask, Grakak, Rock Worm (mount), decent boots
Guilbert the Mad - Vampiric Aura (magick), Guilbert's Stone, Grakak, decent pants
Magma Horror - Blood Infused Magma, Magma Horror's Eye, Jasper Human-Oroc Treaty
*Misako's ring is needed for crafting a quest related item, more on that in a different post.
If I have forgotten anything, made a mistake somewhere, or if you have further suggestions let me know!
For a more detailed take on things you can always hit up the DotD wiki dotd.wikia.com/wiki/Dawn_of_the_Dragons_Wiki
Sword of Conquered Kingdoms and Kyddin's Signet.
SoCK:
Blade of Eldarun - from Erebus the Black (Raid), can also drop from Tainted Erebus (Raid)
Blade of Anothia - from Gravlok the Night-Hunter (Raid)
Carnus' Crest - from Lurking Horror (Raid)
Carnus' Hilt - from General Grune (Raid)
While you're hitting these raids (on Nightmare!) you also have a shot at getting the bloods for the General Mina Von richten, as long as you also start hitting Tainted Erebus and Erebus the black respectively for their blood:
Grune's Blood - General Grune (Raid)
Lurking Horror's Blood - Lurking Horror (Raid)
Gravlok's Blood - Gravlok the Night-Hunter (Raid)
Erebus' Blood - Erebus the Black (Raid)
Tainted Erebus' Blood - Tainted Erebus (Raid)
The Bloods only drop on Nightmare and can be a little rare.
Not only do you have a shot at Mina, but also Angus the Red through Gravlok.
The components required for Angus the Red can be found on the following raids:
Briareus the Butcher (Raid)
Scylla (Raid)
Gravlok the Night-Hunter (Raid)
Also worth mentioning is Sargaash the Mighty, a troop that drops from both versions of Erebus and can be upgraded later on through Proof of Courage and Trophies of Honor.
Additionally, there's the general Ullis the Soultaker that drops as an Epic loot.
Starting on Kyddin's Signet will give you an opportunity to progress further along in terms of crafting other items and the like.
Bloodmane - as soon as you can start summoning this guy, do it - he's fairly weak and thus the public raids that pop up on rare occasions end up being killed real fast. You'll need him for the first map.
1x Kyddin's First Map ( Bloodmane (Raid) )
1x Kyddin's Second Map ( Kerberos (Raid) )
1x Kyddin's Third Map ( Hydra (Raid) )
1x Kyddin's Fourth Map ( Sir Cai (Raid) )
1x Kyddin's Fifth Map ( Lord Tyranthius (Raid)
Farming the map fragments will provide you with an opportunity to get the following other components. generals and perks:
Teucer Tullian - a relatively good starter troop that can be upgraded. Drops from Bloodmane, Kerberos and Hydra.
Starting gear to increase your performance gradually preping you for higher raids.
The hats required for crafting the spell Impending Doom.
The legion Four Virtues
The crafting components for the Genral Lady Elaine - Except the Ashes of Tyranthius (They are from the quest boss version of him, fields of Ryndor - chance to drop on any difficulty).
General Warden Gizzo - drops as an Epic loot, same as with Teucer Tullian
Avenger mount - required for the Enigma items in later progression - not yet implemented.
Stone of Xarabesh - quite rare drop from Tyranthius.
The next logical step seemed to me to get the General
Genevieve Everdeen. The Note From The Front set is needed to do so.
Notes from the front obtained from any of these raids:
Ironclad (Raid)
Zombie Horde (Raid)
Stein (Raid)
Bogstench (Raid)
Nalagarst (Raid).
All of these bosses can drop all of the Notes, it is therefore preferable to hit some over others.
Bogstench can drop Stone of Lyrpan - same rarity as the Stone of Xarabesh from Tyranthius.
Nalagrast can drop Nalagarst's Bone, which you'll need later on for Proof of Courage and Dragon Bone Blade - but the dragon bone blade upgrades have not been implemented for the mobile version of the game yet as far as I know though.
Next up is Olaf the Metal-Faced Bard. You get him by collecting Crafted from Brown, Grey, Green, Blue, Purple and Orange Lutes. These lutes can be obtained from any of the following raids:
Gunnar the Berserk (Raid)
Nidhogg (Raid)
Kang-Gsod (Raid)
Ulfrik (Raid)
Kalaxia (Raid)
Just as with the notes for Everdeen the lutes can be farmed on any of the bosses but it is preferable, in my oppinion, to just continously hit Kalaxia for them. The reason for this is that she can drop the third raid stone, Stone of Farzak, and also Kalaxia's Other Eye, which is a component for Proof of Courage.
Where you want to go from here is more or less up to you. You can aim for Sargaash the Conqueror, Power of the Demon Stones(upgrading SoCK)
A little about Power of the Demon Stones.
Three of them are obtained through questing and three obtained through raiding.
The raiding ones are very rare epic raid loot that aren't shown in the loot table of the Nightmare versions of:
Stone of Farzak - Kalaxia (Raid)
Stone of Xarabesh - Lord Tyranthius (Raid)
Stone of Lyrpan - Bogstench (Raid)
The three questing stones, also very rare, are epic drops from any quest in the appropriate region:
Stone of D'rach - Vornstaag, Cemetary Area (zone 5)
Stone of Arach - Ryndor, The Tomb, and the Plains (zone 4)
Stone of Zuxala - Bludheim, Terracles' Meander (zone 6)
When combined and crafted with SoCK you get an even harder-hitting version of the sword.
A little about Sargaash The Conqueror.
Two components need to be crafted for this troop to be created.
But before that you'll need the troop Sargaash the Mighty, drops from Erebus and Tainted.
First prio, Proof of Courage:
Kalaxia's Other Eye - Kalaxia the Far-Seer (Raid)
Tainted Heart of Erebus - Tainted Erebus (Raid)
Nalagarst's Bone - Nalagarst (Raid)
Bellarius' Claw - Bellarius the Guardian (Raid)
The only new raid here Is Belarious the Guardian. You can get a pretty solid helmet from this guy, among other things. Belarious is the last boss released so far for the mobile app, I think?
Second prio, Trophies of Honor this would be among the last things you aim for among the current craftable items:
The components only drop on Nightmare difficulty of the following raids:
Maraak's Shards - Maraak the Impaler (Raid)
Shards of the Erakka-Sak - Erakka-Sak (Raid)
Wexxa's Mask - Wexxa the Worm-Tamer (Raid)
Guilbert's Stone - Guilbert the Mad (Raid)
Blood Infused Magma - Magma Horror (Raid)
Magma Horror's Eye - Magma Horror (Raid)
About Magma Horror:
Magma Horror is a Personal Raid, the essence to summon him has a chance of dropping from any of the quest bosses in the Zone Subterranean Depths. So you won't be seeing this guy on public.
Drops by bosses:
Bloodmane - Kyddin's First Map, Teucer Tullian, Warden Gizzo, Four Virtues, Shield of Shalott
Erebus the Black - Erebus' Blood, Blade of Eldarun, Sargaash the Mighty, Shield of Erebus
Tainted Erebus - Tainted Erebus' Blood, Tainted Heart of Erebus, Blade of Eldarun, Sargaash the Mighty
Gravlok the Night-Hunter - Angus the Red, Trim items components, Gravlok's Blood, Blade of Anothia, Ullis the Soultaker ( decent general)
Lurking Horror - Lurking Horror's Blood, Carnus' Crest, Quicken Mind (magick)
General Grune - Grune's Blood, Carnus' Hilt
Kerberos - Shield of Shalott, Four Virtues, Teucer Tullian, Warden Gizzo, Kyddin's Second Map
Hydra - Shield of Shalott, Four Virtues, Teucer Tullian, Warden Gizzo, Kyddin's Third Map
Sir Cai - Stormbringer and Jaguar Mystic (troops), Shield of Shalott, Warden Gizzo, Kyddin's Fourth Map
Lord Tyranthius - Warden Gizzo, Hammer and Anvil (legion), Avenger (mount), Stone of Xarabesh, Kyddin's Fifth Map, Stormbringer and Jaguar Mystic (troops)
Bogstench - Note from the Front (multiple), Misako's Ring*, Stone of Lyrpan
Nalagarst - Note from the Front (multiple), Misako's Ring*, Dragon Bone Blade, Nalagarst's Bone
Kalaxia - Kalaxia's Other Eye, Stone of Farzak, Unstoppable (legion), Lutes (multiple)
Maraak the Impaler - Grakak (general), decent gear ( helmet, sword, ring), Maraak's Shards
Erakka-Sak - Durbin Diamondfist (general), Garakak (General), Shards of the Erakka-Sak, decent pair of gloves
Wexxa the Worm-Tamer - Wexxa's Mask, Grakak, Rock Worm (mount), decent boots
Guilbert the Mad - Vampiric Aura (magick), Guilbert's Stone, Grakak, decent pants
Magma Horror - Blood Infused Magma, Magma Horror's Eye, Jasper Human-Oroc Treaty
*Misako's ring is needed for crafting a quest related item, more on that in a different post.
If I have forgotten anything, made a mistake somewhere, or if you have further suggestions let me know!
For a more detailed take on things you can always hit up the DotD wiki dotd.wikia.com/wiki/Dawn_of_the_Dragons_Wiki