Year of the Dragon: Through 31st July, claim free Red Dragon Wyrmling Creature companion! Speak to Xatheral in the Hall of Heroes. edit
Game mechanics • Newbie guide • In development • DDO Store • Social Media
Challenges • Classes • Collectables • Crafting • Enhancements • Epic Destinies • Favor • Feats
Glossary • Items • Maps • Monsters • Places • Quests • Races • Reincarnation • Skills • Spells
Please create an account or log in to remove ads, build a reputation, and unlock more editing privileges and then visit DDO wiki's IRC Chat/Discord if you need any help!
Gianthold Tor
Gianthold Tor is the 4th quest in The Ruins of Gianthold story arc![]() Completing everything in a story arc often yields a nice reward.. |
---|
The first three quests can be completed in any order to unlock Gianthold Tor. |
Madstone Crater • The Prison of the Planes • A Cabal for One • Gianthold Tor • The Reaver's Fate |
Something has overtaken the giants who have entered the Tor. Whatever they are up to in there must be stopped.
![]()
|
Gianthold Tor | |
Heroic level: | 14 |
Epic level: | None |
Duration: | Very Long |
Heroic XP: | ♣3,650Solo/Casual ♦6,356Normal ♥6,628Hard ♠6,900Elite |
Epic XP: | Return to Gianthold Tor |
Takes place in: | Gianthold Tor |
Bestowed by: | Crag |
NPC contact: | Crag |
Quest acquired in: | Gianthold |
Patron: | Agents of Argonnessen |
Base favor: | 7 |
Purchase: | Ruins of Gianthold or VIP |
Extreme Challenge: | No |
Overview
The same magic that maddened the giants may be doing worse inside Gianthold Tor - Crag fears they may be preparing some deadly and potent spell. Enter the Tor and learn the truth.
Completing this quest regularly (see chain) flags for The Reaver's Fate raid.
Spoiler Warning: Spoiler material below this point!
Objectives
- Learn what is truly going on inside the Tor
- Stand in the gate circle
- Survive the onslaught
- Open the path deeper into Gianthold
- Find the kobold and make it talk
- Secure the gatehouses
- Destroy the crystals (2)
- Slay the Portal Master
- (Optional) Defeat the white dragon and the giant champion — Bonus (30%): Heroic( ♣1,095 ♦1,907 ♥1,988 ♠2,070 )
- (Optional) Defeat the blue dragon and the giant champion — Bonus (30%): Heroic( ♣1,095 ♦1,907 ♥1,988 ♠2,070 )
- (Optional) Defeat the black dragon and the giant champion — Bonus (30%): Heroic( ♣1,095 ♦1,907 ♥1,988 ♠2,070 )
What to Expect
- Spawning/respawning monsters
- All Giants in this quest have Blessing of the Ancients and most of them also have See Invisibility.
- Monsters that have to be killed almost simultaneously (Optionals: 3 pairs of monsters consisting of 1 giant and 1 dragon each)
Known Traps
- Sonic traps going up the stairs to north side (leading to blue dragon), one-shot only. Can be disarmed.
Tips and Misc
Be sure to prepare well before entering the circle at the entry, the opening battle is a long one.
Useful buffs:
- Death Ward and/or Restoration
- Resist Energy: Fire (for pyromancer giants), Electricity and Acid (for Stormsworn Sky Knight)
- Resist Fear
A simple completion of this quest (no dragon optionals) is to...
- Defeat the waves of hill giants and fire giants entering through the various gates.
- When the entry fight is over and the door opens, go north and then west (left) and activate the rune in the Jarilith room that brings down the fire wall barriers (SW corner, near 1st shrine). Return to the entrance chamber and head north-east.
- Find and enter the rubble pile (titled "Hidden Passage") and talk to Snutch the kobold to learn about the other hidden passages to get around the gatehouse doors.
- Shown as portals on the map on this page, but not shown in-game
- There is also a shrine in the hidden area.
- Back in the main hall travel east and west and use the Hidden Passages to enter the western and eastern gatehouse. Find and pull the gatehouse levers; together these open the doors (nearby stone faces turn green) towards the central chamber.
- A strong party can split for these objectives.
- Enter the central chamber and destroy the statues, Effigy of Soul and Effigy of Body.
- Make sure to wait for the Portal Master's comments before you break each statue, because he occasionally won't become hostile if you break the pillars immediately without waiting for him to respond.
- Kill the red named fire giant, Caraduhn (summons giant skeletons and Jariliths).
The main objective of the quest completes once you've slain the Portal Master, Ignos, and characters can finish at that point if they wish.
Conquest bonus:
- To get the conquest bonus, you need to get additional kills before defeating the Portal Master at the end. The Portal Master summons endless waves of mobs for as long as he not . He will remain non-aggressive as long as at least one of the statues remains standing.
- Destroying either statue will spawn an additional wave of enemies, speeding up the process.
- On Heroic difficulties, the statues and the Portal Master have very low HP. Keep this in mind so you don't accidentally kill them with a single shot before getting enough kills.
Optional: Dragon + Giant Champion pairs
The dragons and their giant champions are optional and are purple-named. They are much tougher than the main part of the quest; you might find yourself unprepared if you attempt to challenge the dragons on Hard/Elite or Reaper. You can choose to engage one, two, or all three (or none).
- The white dragon's lair is to the west.
- The blue dragon's lair is to the north.
- The black dragon's lair is to the east.
Useful buffs:
- as for the main quest, plus...
- White dragon: Cold resistance/absorption
- Freedom of Movement to navigate the ice surrounding the dragon
- Blue dragon: Electricity resistance/absorption
- also Sonic resistance/absorption (for traps)
- Black dragon: Acid resistance/absorption
Each path to a lair contains two levers or runes that must be activated to lower a barrier in front of the portal to the main fight. These portals have their own rune that allows access and also spawns some skeletal guardians. Defeating these guardians will reveal a shrine that can be used to prepare for the upcoming fight.
There is a lockout – anyone who wants access to the dragon's chest must enter the lair before the fight ends, otherwise the portal will disappear.
To defeat a dragon and the giant, you must kill them both "at the same time" (within about 10 seconds), otherwise the dead one will revive with full Health and all debuffs will disappear.
After the fight you can enter the treasure hoard. There will be several gold piles, a chest a Madstone Rod, a shrine and a portal to leave the lair.
Bonus XP
- Aggression bonus: 33 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣365 ♦636 ♥663 ♠690 )
- Onslaught bonus: 67 or more monsters killed +15% Bonus.( ♣548 ♦953 ♥994 ♠1,035 )
- Conquest bonus: 100 or more monsters killed +25% Bonus.( ♣913 ♦1,589 ♥1,657 ♠1,725 )
- Notes: Conquest is possible since Update 60 with a little patience at the end fight to wait for some additional skeletons.
Loot
- Chests: 7
- 1 in the western section before the Portal Master
- 1 at the end for killing Caraduhn the Portal Master (Giant)
- 1 along the path to the white dragon
- 1 along the path to the blue dragon
- 1 for killing Grundaussir and Jorgundal ar'Grund (White Dragon and Stone Giant) (chest drops 2–3 White Dragon Scales per player)
- 1 for killing Yorgulhar and Nimbus ar'Yorg (Blue Dragon and Cloud Giant) (chest drops 2–3 Blue Dragon Scales per player)
- 1 for killing Rhindvutha and Blaze ar'Rhind (Black Dragon and Fire Giant) (chest drops 2–3 Black Dragon Scales per player)
NPC end rewards
Randomly generated loot, ML correlates with effective quest level.
Named Chest Drop
Monsters
Name ( picture ) | CR | Type | Race |
---|---|---|---|
Ancient Warrior ( view • edit ) | Undead | Skeleton | |
Ancient Wizard ( view • edit ) | Undead | Skeleton | |
Arzag-Khor Loremaster ( view • edit ) | ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite | Goblinoid | Hobgoblin |
Arzag-Khor Shaman ( view • edit ) | ♦12Normal ♥14Hard ♠17Elite ●♦24Epic Normal ●♥29Epic Hard | Goblinoid | Hobgoblin |
Blackheart Oracle ( view • edit ) | ♦12Normal ♥14Hard ♠17Elite | Giant | Troll |
Blackheart Warmonger ( view • edit ) | ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ●♦26Epic Normal ●♥30Epic Hard ●♠61Epic Elite | Giant | Troll |
Blaze ar'Rhind ( view • edit ) | ♦19Normal ♥21Hard ●♥31Epic Hard ●♠65Epic Elite | Giant | Giant |
Caraduhn ( view • edit ) | ♦3Normal ♥5Hard | Giant | Giant |
Cloven-Jaw Scout ( view • edit ) | ♦10Normal ♥12Hard ♠15Elite ●♦24Epic Normal ●♥28Epic Hard ●♠58Epic Elite | Goblinoid | Hobgoblin |
Cloven-Jaw Veteran ( view • edit ) | ♦12Normal ♥14Hard ♠17Elite ●♥28Epic Hard | Goblinoid | Hobgoblin |
Cloven-Jaw Warlord ( view • edit ) | ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ●♥29Epic Hard | Goblinoid | Hobgoblin |
Copper Concord Bard ( view • edit ) | ♦13Normal ♥15Hard ♠18Elite | Humanoid | Human |
Effigy of Body ( view • edit ) | 0 | Construct | Inanimate Object |
Effigy of Soul ( view • edit ) | 0.00 | Construct | Inanimate Object |
Elder Earth Elemental ( view • edit ) | ♦13Normal ♥15Hard ♠18Elite ●♥28Epic Hard | Elemental | Earth Elemental |
Forsworn Aspirant ( view • edit ) | ♦12Normal ♥14Hard ♠17Elite | Monstrous Humanoid | Minotaur |
Forsworn Hero ( view • edit ) | ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite | Monstrous Humanoid | Minotaur |
Forsworn Liege-Lord ( view • edit ) | ♥17Hard ♠20Elite | Monstrous Humanoid | Minotaur |
Forsworn Mystic ( view • edit ) | ♦12Normal ♥14Hard ♠17Elite | Monstrous Humanoid | Minotaur |
Giant Savage ( view • edit ) | ♦12Normal ♥14Hard ♠17Elite | Giant | Giant |
Gold Concord Cleric ( view • edit ) | ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ●♥29Epic Hard | Dwarf | Dwarf |
Gold Concord Fighter ( view • edit ) | ♦12Normal ♥14Hard ♠17Elite | Dwarf | Dwarf |
Gold Concord Wizard ( view • edit ) | ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ●♥29Epic Hard | Dwarf | Dwarf |
Grundaussir ( view • edit ) | ♦20Normal ♥21Hard ♠25Elite ●♦28Epic Normal ●♥31Epic Hard ●♠63Epic Elite | Dragon | White Dragon |
Hill Giant ( view • edit ) | ♦7Normal ♥9Hard ♠12Elite | Giant | Giant |
Jarilith ( view • edit ) | ♦13Normal ♥15Hard ♠18Elite | Evil Outsider | Demon |
Jorgundal ar'Grund ( view • edit ) | ♦19Normal ♠24Elite ●♥31Epic Hard ●♠65Epic Elite | Giant | Giant |
Madstone Defender ( view • edit ) | ♥16Hard ●♥28Epic Hard | Undead | Skeleton |
Madstone Sentry ( view • edit ) | ♥19Hard ●♦24Epic Normal ●♥28Epic Hard | Undead | Skeleton |
Nimbus ar'Yorg ( view • edit ) | ♦19Normal ●♥31Epic Hard ●♠65Epic Elite | Giant | Giant |
Rhindvutha ( view • edit ) | ♦20Normal ♥22Hard ♠24Elite ●♥31Epic Hard ●♠63Epic Elite | Dragon | Black Dragon |
Runetusk Berserker ( view • edit ) | ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ●♦26Epic Normal ●♥30Epic Hard ●♠61Epic Elite | Giant | Ogre |
Runetusk Brawler ( view • edit ) | ♦12Normal | Giant | Ogre |
Runetusk Ranger ( view • edit ) | ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite | Giant | Ogre |
Runetusk Scout ( view • edit ) | ♦12Normal ♥14Hard | Giant | Ogre |
Silver Concord Fighter ( view • edit ) | ♦13Normal ♥15Hard ♠18Elite ●♥29Epic Hard | Humanoid | Human |
Stormsworn Berserker ( view • edit ) | ♥18Hard | Giant | Giant |
Stormsworn Earthcaller ( view • edit ) | ♥18Hard ♠21Elite ●♦25Epic Normal | Giant | Giant |
Stormsworn Pyromancer ( view • edit ) | ♥19Hard ♠22Elite | Giant | Giant |
Stormsworn Sky Knight ( view • edit ) | ♦17Normal ♥19Hard ♠22Elite | Giant | Giant |
Stormsworn Spellbinder ( view • edit ) | ♦17Normal ♥19Hard ♠22Elite ●♦25Epic Normal | Giant | Giant |
Windlasher Elementalist ( view • edit ) | ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite | Gnoll | Gnoll |
Windlasher Pack Lord ( view • edit ) | ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite | Gnoll | Gnoll |
Windlasher Ripper ( view • edit ) | ♦10Normal ♠15Elite | Gnoll | Gnoll |
Windlasher Runner ( view • edit ) | ♦12Normal ♥14Hard ♠17Elite | Gnoll | Gnoll |
Windlasher Soul Howler ( view • edit ) | ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite | Gnoll | Gnoll |
Wyrm Cult Bone-Knitter ( view • edit ) | ♦12Normal ♥14Hard ♠17Elite ●♥29Epic Hard | Orc | Orc |
Wyrm Cult Eviscerator ( view • edit ) | ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ●♥30Epic Hard | Orc | Orc |
Wyrm Cult Heresiarch ( view • edit ) | ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite | Orc | Orc |
Wyrm Cult Impaler ( view • edit ) | ♦12Normal ♥14Hard ♠17Elite ●♦25Epic Normal ●♥29Epic Hard | Orc | Orc |
Wyrm Cult Sacrificer ( view • edit ) | ♦10Normal ♥12Hard ♠15Elite ●♥27Epic Hard | Orc | Orc |
Yorgulhar ( view • edit ) | ♦20Normal ♥21Hard ♠24Elite ●♥31Epic Hard ●♠63Epic Elite | Dragon | Blue Dragon |
Zakya Cult Archer ( view • edit ) | ♦13Normal ♥15Hard ♠18Elite | Humanoid | Human |
Zakya Cultist ( view • edit ) | ♦13Normal ♥15Hard ♠18Elite | Humanoid | Human |
Zakya Rakshasa Lord ( view • edit ) | ♦13Normal ♥18Hard ♠21Elite | Evil Outsider | Rakshasa |
Zakya Rakshasa ( view • edit ) | ♦15Normal ♠20Elite | Evil Outsider | Rakshasa |
- The Ruins of Gianthold chain quests
- Very long quests
- Gianthold Tor quests
- Gianthold quests
- Agents of Argonnessen patron quests
- Pay to Play quests
- Quests by name
- Quests with maps
- Compendium:Level 14 (24 epic) quests
- Level 14 quests
- Quests with 7 base favor reward
- Ruins of Gianthold quests
- Quests with collectables/none