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Blockade Buster
Blockade Buster is the 2nd quest in the Attack on Stormreach story arc![]() Completing everything in a story arc often yields a nice reward.. |
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The first three quests can be completed in any order to unlock Siegebreaker. |
Assault on Summerfield • Blockade Buster • Undermine • Siegebreaker |
Trade is Stormreach's life-blood. With its harbor blockaded the city does not have enough supplies to hold out against a Droaam army.
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Blockade Buster | |
Heroic level: | 13 |
Epic level: | 34 (considered Legendary) |
Duration: | medium |
Heroic XP: | ♣1,949Solo/Casual ♦3,400Normal ♥3,550Hard ♠3,700Elite |
Epic XP: | ♣10,943Solo/Casual ♦18,667Normal ♥19,095Hard ♠19,522Elite |
Takes place in: | Stormreach Harbor Blockade |
Bestowed by: | Graden Wylkes |
NPC contact: | Graden Wylkes |
Quest acquired in: | Lordsmarch Palace |
Patron: | The Coin Lords |
Base favor: | 5 |
Purchase: | Attack on Stormreach or VIP |
Extreme Challenge: | No |
Overview
The Coin Lord Graden Wylkes told you that the Droaam navy has mined Stormreach Harbor. Wylkes wants you to destroy the Droaam's minelaying ships.
To acquire this quest: Go to Lordsmarch Plaza, and speak with Graden Wylkes, who is inside Lordsmarch Palace (which is found at the west end of that area). Then exit south from the Plaza to go back to the Harbor and speak with Mist, a Harbor Pilot who is on a raft just outside the entry to Lordsmarch Plaza. She'll take you out on the water so that you may begin your mission.
Spoiler Warning: Spoiler material below this point!
Objectives
- Destroy the Droaam minelayer ships - 3 total
- (Optional) Sink the Droaam fleet without raising an alarm — Bonus (40%): Heroic( ♣780 ♦1,360 ♥1,420 ♠1,480 ) Epic( ♣4,377 ♦7,467 ♥7,638 ♠7,809 )
- (Optional) Assassinate the captain of the Vengeance — Bonus (20%): Heroic( ♣390 ♦680 ♥710 ♠740 ) Epic( ♣2,189 ♦3,733 ♥3,819 ♠3,904 )
- (Optional) Assassinate the captain of the Bloodlust — Bonus (20%): Heroic( ♣390 ♦680 ♥710 ♠740 ) Epic( ♣2,189 ♦3,733 ♥3,819 ♠3,904 )
- (Optional) Assassinate the captain of the Carnage — Bonus (20%): Heroic( ♣390 ♦680 ♥710 ♠740 ) Epic( ♣2,189 ♦3,733 ♥3,819 ♠3,904 )
- (Optional) Destroy the Vengeance without alerting its crew — Bonus (20%): Heroic( ♣390 ♦680 ♥710 ♠740 ) Epic( ♣2,189 ♦3,733 ♥3,819 ♠3,904 )
- (Optional) Destroy the Bloodlust without alerting its crew — Bonus (20%): Heroic( ♣390 ♦680 ♥710 ♠740 ) Epic( ♣2,189 ♦3,733 ♥3,819 ♠3,904 )
- (Optional) Destroy the Carnage without alerting its crew — Bonus (20%): Heroic( ♣390 ♦680 ♥710 ♠740 ) Epic( ♣2,189 ♦3,733 ♥3,819 ♠3,904 )
What to Expect
- Spawning/respawning monsters
- Ability checks (optional: require Intelligence checks)
- Randomly placed quest items (mandatory: 3 crests)
Tips and Misc
- Useful elemental buffs:
- Normal: acid, electric, fire
- Archers and Kobolds throw fire or acid attacks.
- Optional: You need Intelligence: ♦11Normal ♥18Hard ♠25Elite; to unlock the naval mine bay doors using the Mine Controls panel. Henchmen cannot be used to do this.
- You need a Crest to enter the Mine Bay on each ship that can be found either in the galley, the bridge, the Captain's Quarters or the Lower Deck; the Mine Bay can be accessed from the Lower Deck of each ship.
- Recent updates allow you to enter doors on/in the ships without breaking stealth or invisibility. Discreet Bonus is now possible.
- The Droaam forces patrolling the decks respawn. The crew below decks does not.
- The monsters will tend to head towards the alarm bells when they first see you (before the alarm is raised in that area) and when they drop to a certain point in their health. You can use that to your advantage with AoE spells like Blade Barrier and Wall of Fire.
- Once one ship has exploded, a general alarm is raised aboard each of the other ships.
- If you have the Trapmaking feat, you can create remote detonators to trigger the naval-mines on each ship.
- Setting the timer for 15 seconds will probably NOT give you enough time to get clear of the explosion (unless you have Dimension Door – One fighter Henchman can do this).
- Monsters and breakables left on the ship to "explode" do not count towards the kills/breakables bonuses.
- The barrels of "The Good Stuff" are explosive.
- Bash can be found on the Carnage's bridge.
- Ghol Kaaz can be found in the Vengeance's Captain's Quarters
- Lobo can be found in the Bloodlust's Captain's Quarters
- Note that each kobold chief engineer has one special trait, which can make them more difficult for different types of players:
- Kozad (Bloodlust) has a bit higher Spot skill and AC (confirmed 42 on hard).
- Krom (Carnage) has higher average damage than other kobolds, reported to be around 10–20 more per attack.
- Krakkle (Vengeance) can throw both fire and acid.
- A resurrection and rest shrine are on the raft you use to begin the quest.
It is possible to sneak around in all three ships, without raising any alarm: Sneaking Around in Blockade Buster
Bonus XP
- Devious bonus: 7 or fewer monsters killed +7% Bonus.( ♣136 ♦238 ♥249 ♠259 )
- Discreet bonus: 12 or fewer monsters killed +5% Bonus.( ♣97 ♦170 ♥178 ♠185 )
- Aggression bonus: 45 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣195 ♦340 ♥355 ♠370 )
- Onslaught bonus: 60 or more monsters killed +15% Bonus.( ♣292 ♦510 ♥533 ♠555 )
- Conquest bonus: 75 or more monsters killed +25% Bonus.( ♣487 ♦850 ♥888 ♠925 )
- Mischief bonus: 30 or more breakables smashed +8% Bonus.( ♣156 ♦272 ♥284 ♠296 )
- Vandal bonus: 39 or more breakables smashed +10% Bonus.( ♣195 ♦340 ♥355 ♠370 )
- Ransack bonus: 48 or more breakables smashed +15% Bonus.( ♣292 ♦510 ♥533 ♠555 )
Loot
- Chests: 5
- 1 for killing Chief Engineer Krakkle (Kobold Thrower, found in Vengeance's Mine Bay)
- 1 for killing Chief Engineer Kozad (Kobold Thrower, found in Bloodlust's Mine Bay)
- 1 for killing Chief Engineer Krom (Kobold Thrower, found in Carnage's Mine Bay)
- 1 optional for killing Captain Bash (Ogre, found on Carnage's Bridge)
- 1 for Sinking the Droaam fleet without raising an alarm (Spawns on the raft)
- Collectables: 15
- Bloodlust
- Fungus on the bottom of the ship (in the water)
- Bookshelf in the Captain's Quarters
- Two Cabinets in the Lower Deck
- Mold in the Mine Bay
- Cabinet in the Galley
- Carnage
- Mushroom in the Captain's Quarters
- Bookshelf in the Lower Quarters
- Fungus in the Mine Bay
- Cabinet in the Galley
- Vengeance
- Fungus on the bottom of the ship (in the water)
- Mold in the Captain's Quarters
- Cabinet in the Lower Quarters
- Mold in the Mine Bay
- Fungus in the Galley
- Bloodlust
- NPC rewards: Random item; choose from 4
Named Chest Drop
Last Edited | Item | Type | Enhancements | ML | Bind | Quests |
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Brutish Cuirass (historic) (edit) | Full Plate |
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12 | Bound to Account on Acquire![]() |
Blockade Buster, Bash's Chest |
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Wind Howler Bracers (edit) | Bracers |
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12 | Bound to Account on Acquire, Exclusive![]() This is an Exclusive item. You may only carry one at a time. |
Blockade Buster, Engineers' Chests |
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Brutish Cuirass (edit) | Full Plate |
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12 | Bound to Account on Acquire![]() |
Blockade Buster, Bash's Chest |
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Legendary Brutish Cuirass (edit) | Full Plate |
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31 | Bound to Account on Acquire![]() |
Blockade Buster, Bash's Chest |
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Legendary Wind Howler Bracers (edit) | Bracers |
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31 | Bound to Account on Acquire, Exclusive![]() This is an Exclusive item. You may only carry one at a time. |
Blockade Buster, Engineers' Chests |
- Mark of Sheshka (any heroic chest)
- Legendary Mark of Sheshka (any legendary chest)
Monsters
Name ( picture ) | CR | Type | Race |
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Bash ( view • edit ) | ♠23Elite | Giant | Ogre |
Droaam Combat Engineer ( view • edit ) | ♥14Hard ♠17Elite | Reptilian | Kobold |
Droaam Conscript ( view • edit ) | ♦10Normal ♥12Hard ♠15Elite | Orc | Half-Orc |
Droaam Gnoll Archer ( view • edit ) | ♥15Hard ♠18Elite | Gnoll | Gnoll |
Droaam Infantry ( view • edit ) | ♦13Normal ♥15Hard ♠18Elite | Orc | Orc |
Droaam Sapper ( view • edit ) | ♥10Hard ♠13Elite | Reptilian | Kobold |
Droaam Skirmisher ( view • edit ) | ♦11Normal ♥13Hard ♠16Elite | Orc | Half-Orc |
Droaam Vanguard ( view • edit ) | ♦14Normal ♥16Hard ♠19Elite | Giant | Ogre |
Droaam Warmage (gnoll) ( view • edit ) | ♦13Normal ♥15Hard ♠18Elite | Gnoll | Gnoll |
Droaam Warpriest ( view • edit ) | ♦13Normal ♥14Hard ♠17/18Elite | Gnoll | Gnoll |
Ghol Kaaz ( view • edit ) | ♠23Elite | Orc | Orc |
Kozad ( view • edit ) | ♥16Hard ♠19Elite | Reptilian | Kobold |
Krakkle ( view • edit ) | ♥16Hard ♠19Elite | Reptilian | Kobold |
Krom ( view • edit ) | ♥16Hard ♠19Elite | Reptilian | Kobold |
Lobo the Bloody ( view • edit ) | ♥19Hard ♠23Elite | Gnoll | Gnoll |
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