Shadow Vein

Everyone who gathered had a different agenda. But they were all seeking the ore that stores special powers.

 

Description
This vein exudes similar energy as the Dark El. Someone is waiting for them, and the El Search Party finds another lead.
Recommended Level
99
Required Combat Power
240,000
Dungeon Layout
Details
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Environmental Debuff - Demon Realm

  • The El's power does not reach into this realm, Attack and HP will be reduced by 30%.
  • Additionally, using a special active within the cave applies a stacking Debuff which drains your MP for 10 seconds, can stack up to 10 times.
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Mobs
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Monster Image Monster Description Monster Moves
  Shadow Driller - An elite shadow monster with thorns all over its body.
  • Lunge: Wind up and thrust forwards.
  • Roll: They can quickly roll into targets.
  • Thorn Fire: Teleport close to a target. Curl itself into a ball and fire spikes out of its body in all directions.
  Shadow Guard - A built elite shadow monster.
  • Pound: Pound the ground with its arms which also causes a shockwave to travel forwards.
    Will also perform this attack if they fall off of a platform.
  • Charge: Guard its face with its arms and slowly charge forwards rapidly hitting targets in its path. Shadow Guards will have highly increased Guard while performing this attack, typically used as a combo breaker.
  • Protective Aura: The Shadow will generate protective shields for itself and surrounding enemies.
  Shadow Deliverer - A floating elite shadow monster. Immune to Special Actives.
  • Sting: Sting targets with its tail.
  • Orb Generate: Create an orb or dark light which slowly homes towards a target for a period of time before exploding.
  • Retaliation: Upon death, will explode shortly after, dealing heavy damage and launching.
  Soul Eater - A purple Eater. A creature that absorbs the HP and MP of nearby targets.
  • Energy Absorb: Absorb all the MP and a significant amount of HP from surrounding targets and run away. If it is defeated, it will drop either an HP or MP orb.

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Mini Boss
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Monster Image Boss Description Boss Moves
  Nero - A wolf child wielding a large hammer. A demon commander working under Ran.
  • Teleport: Warp around the map at will.
  • Smash: Short hop forwards and smash the ground with his hammer.
  • Swing: Perform a two swing combo.
  • Beam: Nero fires a powerful beam towards the farthest player away from him. He can adjust the trajectory of the beam if the targeted player dodges the attack, should a player get hit, Nero will recover some HP.
  • Dark Empowerment: Nero will launch nearby players into the air and cast a dark aura around himself, inflicting massive damage to any players caught inside. If this attack is successful, Nero will deal significantly increased damage for a short duration, signified by a dark blue aura around him.
  • Warp Strike: Nero can warp above a target and drop strike them.
  • Cyclone Spin: Swing his hammer in a circle, pulling target inwards and dealing a large amount of damage. Nero will cast this attack every 18 HP bars, usually at 42, 24 and 6 bars.

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Boss
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Monster Image Boss Description Boss Moves
  Dark Agate - A crystal monster born of the geodes of the mines. It carries a lantern in one hand and a blunt sword in its other.
  • Phase Shift: The creature can phase in and out of existence, moving left or right.
  • Sword Swing: Swing once or twice with its large club sword.
    Mind that both swings can hit players behind Agate.
  • Sword Smash: Swing downward in one powerful swing with its large club sword.
  • Sword Wave: If targets are at a distance on on the upper platforms, it will swing its sword creating a shockwave. Dark Agate will occasionally activate this attack at the start of the battle.
  • Crystal Breaker: Jump into the air and slam into the ground causing an eruption of crystals around it, typically used as a combo breaker, Invulnerable during the attack.
  • Soul Absorption: Absorb all the light in the area leaving it in pitch black darkness. This darkness will absorb 200 MP from every player. If the player does not have enough MP, they will automatically die. Dark Agate will cast this attack every 20 HP bars.
    • At 40x/20x HP- Soul Release: Emit a strong Dark El resonance from its lantern, heavy damaging enemies while pulling them in, last hit will inflict Panic. Also convert all incoming damage to HP while casting.
      • Surging Skewer: Typically follow-up to the attack above, The creature will suddenly emit a dozens of crystal shards from within itself, impaling all players unfortunate enough to be nearby.
        has a sustained hitbox, don't approach until the shards retract.

Attacks highlighted in red bypass Invincibility frames.

Notes:

  • After taking around 3 HP bars of damage from combos and Active skills, Dark Agate will fall to the ground and enter an [Exhausted] state for a short duration.
  • While Dark Agate is [Exhausted], the following effects will be in place:
    • Damage dealt to Dark Agate will be significantly increased and players will receive an attack speed buff for its duration.
    • Dark Agate will be unable to attack players. However, he will still activate Soul Absorption every 20 bars. If enough damage with combos and Actives is dealt to him while in this state, he will immediately reenter the [Exhausted] state after casting Soul Absorption, stopping him from fighting back.
    • If a player is resurrected while Dark Agate is exhausted, the [Exhausted] state will be canceled and Dark Agate will immediately counter attack. Be careful about when you revive!

Strategy:

  • It is highly recommended that players make use of the [Exhausted] state and base their strategy around exploiting it. If done effectively, it is possible to defeat Dark Agate without him ever being able to fight back, lowering clear times and reducing your potion consumption.
  • For this strategy, players should begin the battle by attacking Dark Agate with combos and Active skills, until you see him fall to the ground. Caution: If Dark Agate is locked in hitstun, he cannot enter the [Exhausted] state. Once enough damage is dealt, lay off your attacks until you see him fall to the ground!
  • Once Dark Agate has become [Exhausted], quickly attack him with Special Actives while including more combos and Actives in between skills to ensure that he becomes exhausted again right after it wears off.
  • Skills and consumables that inflict Freeze will help you immensely as they can be used to extend the duration of Dark Agate's exhausted state and skip Soul Absorption intervals if enough damage is dealt to him while frozen.

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Dialogue
  •   Eve: There is unstable energy around.
  •   Aisha: My body feels heavy. Is this the influence of the Dark El?
  •   Raven: We'll have to use our powers carefully around here.
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Image Name Boss Character Stats
 
Agate Fragment
Dark Agate
Common

Face Accessory (Bottom):

Adaptation +2% (Dungeon)

Ignore Physical Defense by 5% (Dungeon)

Ignore Magical Defense by 5% (Dungeon)

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Updates
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Date Changes
KR NA
08/23/2018 09/05/2018
  • Shadow Vein added.
10/10/2019 -
  • CP Requirement increased from 220000 to 240000.
03/12/2020 04/08/2020
  • Difficulty decreased.
  • Normal and Refined Mystic Stone drop rate in dungeons increased.
  • Accessory drop rate increased.
06/18/2020 06/17/2020
  • ED drop rate increased.
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Alternative Names
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Server Name Translation
  South Korea 그림자 광맥 Shadow Vein
  Japan 影の鉱脈 Vein of Shadow
  China (Simplified Chinese) 暗影矿脉 Dark Shadow Vein
  Germany Schattenlauf Shadow Run
  Spain Mena sombría Shadow Vein
  France Filon ténébreux Shadow Vein
  Italy Cammino delle Ombre Shadow Path
  Poland Mroczny Bieg Shadow Run
  United Kingdom Shadow Run
  Brazil Mina Sombria Shadow Mine
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