Warlord's Ruin
| Warlord's Ruin | |
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| Information | |
| Location | Windswept Crag, European Dead Zone |
| Players | 1-3 |
| Power | 1790 |
| Expansion | 20pxSeason of the Wish |
| Enemies | Scorn Taken |
| Boss | Rathil, First Broken Knight of Fikrul Locus of Wailing Grief Hefnd's Vengeance, Blighted Chimaera |
| Description | Nestled deep in the mountains of the EDZ, Scorn lay claim to a Dark Age Castle containing dangerous relics, and a blighted vengeance festers in the dirt. |
Warlord's Ruin is a dungeon introduced in Season of the Wish. It is set in a Dark Age castle in the European Dead Zone, where players investigate Scorn activity and confront a Taken corruption tied to an Ahamkara threat.
Contents
[hide]- 1 Overview
- 2 Walkthrough
- 2.1 The Climb
- 2.2 Mysterious Challenger: Rathil, First Broken Knight of Fikrul
- 2.3 Imprisoned!
- 2.4 Venture Deeper
- 2.5 Secret Chest 1
- 2.6 Wailing Tempest: Locus of Wailing Grief
- 2.7 Secret Chest 2
- 2.8 Follow the Whispers
- 2.9 Vengeful Peak: Hefnd's Vengeance, Blighted Chimaera
- 2.10 Quell the Corruption
- 3 Rewards
- 4 Notes
- 5 Patch History
Overview
Players begin at the base of Windswept Crag, climbing a snowy mountain path to reach an ancient fortress. The dungeon features three major boss encounters, numerous traps, and hidden secrets, including collectible Ahamkara Bones that unlock lore entries. The primary mechanic involves cleansing Scorn Lanterns to gain the Naeem's Wish Empowerment buff, which enables damage phases against bosses.
Enemies Encountered
Bosses
- Rathil, First Broken Knight of Fikrul (Scorn Chieftain)
- Locus of Wailing Grief (Taken Ogre)
- Hefnd's Vengeance, Blighted Chimaera (Taken Chimera)
- Primeval Thressia, Font of Blight (Taken Knight, Buried Bloodline catalyst)
Walkthrough
The Climb
Mysterious Challenger: Rathil, First Broken Knight of Fikrul
Once free, players stand within the white circle around a Scorn Lantern for ~5 seconds to cleanse it, turning the Taken Blight into a blue glow. Cleansing multiple lanterns extends the Naeem's Wish Empowerment buff duration, which removes Rathil's immunity for a damage phase. Players repeat this cycle until Rathil is defeated. Recommended weapons include rocket launchers or swords like The Lament for close-quarters DPS.
Imprisoned!
Venture Deeper
Players navigate a maze filled with traps, including spike walls triggered by stepping in front of rectangular griddles and pits that require careful jumping. The maze leads to a cliffside path outside the castle, where players face Scorn and Hefnd's Vengeance, Blighted Chimaera's attacks. Loose rocks pose a falling hazard. After crossing a bridge and climbing through a sewer drain, players reach the castle bailey for the second encounter.
Secret Chest 1
- An alcove on the cliffside before the first encounter.
- A hallway in the maze after climbing over rubble.
- A room with Scorn enemies in the maze.
- Inside the keep after crossing the bridge, up a staircase.
- After exiting the cave post-second encounter, near a red flag.
- In a doorway left of the large blight room with floating rocks.
Wailing Tempest: Locus of Wailing Grief
A snowstorm inflicts the Biting Cold debuff, which kills players at 10 stacks. Players can remove stacks by standing near torches along the arena's back wall, granting the Shelter From The Storm buff. After cleansing lanterns, Solar Charges spawn in the center, proportional to the number of lanterns cleansed. Players deposit these into four pyres around the Ogre to start the damage phase. During DPS, players must stand near a pyre to avoid Biting Cold and gain Naeem's Wish Empowerment. Each pyre lasts ~15 seconds, requiring rotation to the next pyre. Recommended weapons include rocket launchers and linear fusion rifles like Succession or The Eremite. The cycle repeats until the Ogre is defeated.
Secret Chest 2
Follow the Whispers
Players climb through icy ruins and a cliffside, avoiding falling rocks and navigating a room with a large Taken Blight surrounded by floating rocks. After entering a cave and fighting Scorn and Taken, players reach the summit, where a spiral of Ahamkara Bones orbits a Taken Blight, leading to the final encounter.
Vengeful Peak: Hefnd's Vengeance, Blighted Chimaera
A new mechanic, Hex of Vengeful Corruption, appears during lantern cleansing. This 15-second debuff kills players if not removed by meleeing a Corrupted Hex-Drinker. These enemies can return the debuff if they melee back, so players should use ranged melee abilities (for example Celestial Fire) or keep distance. After each damage phase, the Chimera ascends to a higher platform if sufficient damage is dealt, requiring players to climb using floating platforms. This repeats for three levels.
At the fourth level, three platforms surround the boss. Each platform grants Naeem's Wish Empowerment for DPS, extended by destroying Blighted Eyes. When the message "My hide is thick, O vengeance mine" appears, players rotate to another platform. After all three are used, players are teleported to the bottom to repeat the cycle. When the Chimera's health reaches the final stand threshold, players are teleported to an open platform for a final DPS phase with indefinite Naeem's Wish Empowerment. Balance DPS and clearing Blighted Eyes to avoid overwhelming damage.
Quell the Corruption
After defeating the Chimera, players collect loot and an Ahamkara Bone, completing the dungeon. The first completion unlocks the In the Shadow of the Mountain quest, requiring multiple runs to collect additional Ahamkara Bones for lore entries.
Rewards
The Warlord's Ruin dungeon offers a variety of weapons, armor, and cosmetics. Encounters are farmable for unlimited rerolls of unlocked gear, but new items and the Exotic are limited to once per week per character. The loot pool includes:
Rathil, First Broken Knight of Fikrul
Locus of Wailing Grief
Hefnd's Vengeance, Blighted Chimaera
Other Rewards
- Zira's Shell (Ghost Shell, Triumph reward)
- In the Shadow of the Mountain quest (unlocks lore entries via Ahamkara Bones)
- Buried Bloodline Catalyst (drops from Primeval Thressia, Font of Blight, a hidden boss)
Notes
- Warlord's Ruin is the first dungeon to feature Scorn and the first to include three bosses.
- It is the third dungeon to feature both Scorn and Taken, following The Shattered Throne and Grasp of Avarice.
- The dungeon requires the Lightfall Deluxe Edition or Lightfall Dungeon Key.
- Ahamkara Bones are collectibles found across multiple runs, with 11 total. The first is gained on completion, and the last after collecting all others.
- An alcove at the dungeon's start contains three skeletons representing traditional RPG classes.
