A. Burning Kethotum Elite Zone
1. Opening of the Burning Kethotum Elite Zone
1) Elite Zone
(1) At the entrance to the Elite Zone hunting grounds, an ‘Elite Zone Flag’ symbolizing the Elite Zone is erected.
(2) Crimson Harpy (Elite), Crimson Minos (Elite), and Crimson Lycan (Elite) monsters appear in the Burning Kethotum Elite Zone.
(3) Elite monsters have ‘elite debuff options’ and ‘elite skills’.
When a character takes damage from an elite monster
There is a 100% chance that the 'Elite Debuff' will be applied, causing damage.
2) Location of elite zone
| attribute |
coordinate |
| fire |
163.125 |
| water |
214 . 228 |
| earth |
211.66 |
| wind |
80.105 |
| dark |
149 . 182 |
3) Elite monsters
(1) Elite monsters have the same immunity as boss monsters, such as divine punishment.
(2) Monsters placed by each attribute can apply a debuff effect to the character through all attacks.
(3) The debuff effect of elite monsters can be reduced by the Guardian's elite monster resistance option.
| Monster classification |
Debuff effects received by characters from elite monsters |
| Fire attribute elite monster |
bleeding effect |
| Attack power reduction effect |
| Water attribute elite monster |
Poison effect |
| Attack power reduction effect |
| Earth-attribute elite monster |
bleeding effect |
| Attack speed reduction effect |
| Wind attribute elite monster |
Poison effect |
| Defense reduction effect |
| Dark attribute elite monster |
bleeding effect |
| Defense reduction effect |
4) Item drops from elite monsters
(1) Elite monsters are provided with items that are dropped only by elite monsters in addition to the common drop items of the hunting ground.
(2) Some items dropped from elite monsters have a maximum drop limit for a week.
The drop limit is reset on a weekly basis.
[Elite Monster Drop Items]
| Drop items |
Item Description |
| Elite Option Change Piece |
When you acquire 50 Elite Option Change Fragment items, an Elite Option Change Stone that can change the Guardian's Elite Option is automatically created. |
| Sealed Armor Piece |
You can craft 1 piece of Scratched Bloodangel Armor by obtaining 50 Sealed Armor Fragments .
* When the combination is successful , you can obtain Blood Angel armor with a random flaw of class +13 level based on the success probability without the 'Blood Angel Soul' item.
|
| Golden sentence |
This is a material for crafting the 4th Wing (Cloak) item. |
| Elite Guardian Reinforcement Stone |
This is a reinforcement stone required when reinforcing a guardian item of level 11 or higher. |
| Jewel of Harmony |
A gem that can grant certain options to items of level 9 or higher. |
5) Burning Kethotum Elite Zone Monsters
(1) Crimson Lycan (Elite)
 |
name |
Crimson Lycan (Elite) |
| Level |
590 |
| explanation |
It is a monster with low health and defense, but powerful close-range attacks. |
(2) Crimson Minos (Elite)
 |
name |
Crimson Minos (Elite) |
| Level |
590 |
| explanation |
A monster with high health and defense that attacks from close range. |
(3) Crimson Harpy (Elite)
 |
name |
Crimson Harpy (Elite) |
| Level |
590 |
| explanation |
This monster attacks from a distance and uses wide-area whirlwind magic attacks. |
2. Rebalancing Lake Nixis & Kubera Mine
1) Lake Nixis
(1) The monster abilities and entry level of Lake Nixis have been lowered, so you can enter at a lower level than before.
(2) The entry level and main monster appearance numbers of Lake Nixis have been changed.
① Lake Nixis can be entered and hunted by characters of Lv. 630.
| |
existing |
change |
| Entry level |
LV.700 |
LV.630 |
| (Main digit) Monster appearance number |
10 pieces |
9 |
2) Kubera Mine
(1) The monster abilities and levels in the Kubera Mine have been lowered, so you can hunt at a lower level than before.
As the monster level decreases, the amount of experience gained decreases.
(2) The hunting level in the general area and abandoned mine area of Kubera Mine has been changed.
| |
existing |
change |
| Monster Level (Normal) |
LV.380 |
LV.325 |
| Monster Level (Abandoned Mine) |
LV.400 |
LV.370 |
① The Kubera Mine (General) area can be hunted by characters of level 925 or higher without penalty.
Characters level 970 or higher can hunt in the Kubera Mine (Abandoned Mine) area without incurring any penalties.