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The Sacred Helm

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This deep in hobgoblin territory, you face challenges at every turn. Yet you cannot resist the lure of Shaagh's fabled helm...

Requires access to adventure pack: The Seal of Shan-To-Kor
The Sacred Helm
Heroic level: 3
Epic level: None
Duration: Long
Heroic XP:  ♣689Solo/Casual ♦1,244Normal ♥1,339Hard ♠1,434Elite
Epic XP: N/A
Takes place in: Cloven Jaw Stronghold
Bestowed by: Greezix
NPC contact: Greezix
Quest acquired in: The Steam Tunnels
Patron: The Coin Lords
Base favor: 4
Purchase: The Seal of Shan-To-Kor or VIP
Extreme Challenge: No
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Overview

Greezix, the kobold servant, tells you that the key to defeating Shaagh is to steal his enchanted helmet.

Shaagh's helm is being kept in the Cloven-Jaw Stronghold.


Spoiler Warning: Spoiler material below this point!


Objectives

  • Acquire Shaagh's Helm
  • (Optional) Slay 10 Hobgoblin Clerics — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣69 ♦124 ♥134 ♠143 )
  • (Optional) Slay 2 Hobgoblin Witch Doctors — Bonus (15%): Heroic( ♣103 ♦187 ♥201 ♠215 )
  • (Optional) Slay Ogre Shaman — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣69 ♦124 ♥134 ♠143 )
  • (Optional) Slay Minotaur Berserker — Bonus (35%): Heroic( ♣241 ♦435 ♥469 ♠502 )

Known Traps

Trap DCs

  • Spike trap in the water in the first hallway to the west - Disabled by a lever behind a secret door in the north wall, which pops open a one-shot dart trap opposite
  • Blade traps in the water down the eastern hallway opposite the first shrine. Control panels are behind secret doors.
  • Spike and dart traps on bridges to the third set of door crystal levers. No way to disable them.

Tips and Misc

  • This quest used to be accessible from within part two of the Shan-To-Kor quest chain, but now is its own stand-alone optional quest, accessible directly from the Steam Tunnels (the northern branch, from the first level). Completion isn't required to finish The Seal of Shan-To-Kor.
  • Curiously, once you're in the quest, there's no leaving except using the Recall button or the door at the end – there's no rope or door back into the Steam Tunnels at the beginning.
  • To get Vigilant Sight Bonus make sure you search the left side of the spike traps 1st as doing the right side and pulling the lever will automatically open the left door and you will no longer be able to search it.
  • The clerics are at various points in the hallways, starting past the first shrine.
  • The two witch doctors are down the western hallway, guarding the key. There is a bug that can cause one or both of the witch doctors to respawn immediately after death. They will also respawn in 5–6 minute intervals, so don't park a party member (or hireling) there.
  • The ogre shaman is in front of the first shrine.
  • The minotaur berserker is surrounded by explosive barrels... so be either cautious, or cunning.
  • After climbing up the long ladder, there are a series of ledges you can use to get down.
  • The bridges to the third set of door crystal levers have a set of spikes at either end; when you cross one bridge, the spikes will start on the adjacent bridge. Additionally, when you pull a lever, a dart trap will spring once, aimed at the lever.

Bonus XP

  • Aggression bonus: 22 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣69 ♦124 ♥134 ♠143 )
  • Onslaught bonus: 43 or more monsters killed +15% Bonus.( ♣103 ♦187 ♥201 ♠215 )
  • Conquest bonus: 64 or more monsters killed +25% Bonus.( ♣172 ♦311 ♥335 ♠359 )
  • Tamper bonus: 1 or more trap disarmed +10% Bonus.( ♣69 ♦124 ♥134 ♠143 )
  • Observance bonus: 2 or more secret doors discovered +8% Bonus.( ♣55 ♦100 ♥107 ♠115 )
  • Perception bonus: 3 or more secret doors discovered +10% Bonus.( ♣69 ♦124 ♥134 ♠143 )
  • Vigilant Sight bonus: 4 or more secret doors discovered +15% Bonus.( ♣103 ♦187 ♥201 ♠215 )
  • Mischief bonus: 48 or more breakables smashed +8% Bonus.( ♣55 ♦100 ♥107 ♠115 )
  • Vandal bonus: 62 or more breakables smashed +10% Bonus.( ♣69 ♦124 ♥134 ♠143 )
  • Ransack bonus: 76 or more breakables smashed +15% Bonus.( ♣103 ♦187 ♥201 ♠215 )

External Links

Loot

  • Chests: 2
    • One at the top of the long ladder
    • Chest spawns after slaying Granduul
  • Collectables: 5
    • Adventurer's Pack — in the western hallwayAmber VialVial of Pure WaterVial of ContagionString of Prayer BeadsSmall Wooden IdolIcon of KhyberPage Torn from a Research NotebookKhyber Prayer PamphletTome: Prophecies of KhyberSweet WhitecapDeadly FeverblanchPale Creeper
    • Rubble — in north-east corner of loop to get to the upper areaAmber VialVial of Pure WaterVial of ContagionString of Prayer BeadsSmall Wooden IdolIcon of KhyberPage Torn from a Research NotebookKhyber Prayer PamphletTome: Prophecies of KhyberSweet WhitecapDeadly FeverblanchPale Creeper
    • Rubble — at the top of the long ladderAmber VialVial of Pure WaterVial of ContagionString of Prayer BeadsSmall Wooden IdolIcon of KhyberPage Torn from a Research NotebookKhyber Prayer PamphletTome: Prophecies of KhyberSweet WhitecapDeadly FeverblanchPale Creeper
    • Crude Altar — along the northern corridor past the second gem-locked doorAmber VialVial of Pure WaterVial of ContagionString of Prayer BeadsSmall Wooden IdolIcon of KhyberPage Torn from a Research NotebookKhyber Prayer PamphletTome: Prophecies of Khyber
    • Cabinet — in northern section on the upper floor of the second multi-level roomAmber VialVial of Pure WaterVial of ContagionPage Torn from a Research NotebookKhyber Prayer PamphletTome: Prophecies of Khyber

NPC end rewards

Randomly generated loot, ML correlates with effective quest level.

Named Chest Drop

Last Edited Item Type Enhancements ML Bind Quests
Cloven-jaw Longbow
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Long Bow 2 Bound to Character on EquipBound to Character on Equip: This item is Bound to Character on Equip The Sacred Helm, Chest at the top of the ladder
Shaagh's Helm
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Helm 3 Bound to Character on EquipBound to Character on Equip: This item is Bound to Character on Equip The Sacred Helm, end chest (guaranteed)

Based on The Sacred Helm loot ( t • e • h )

Monsters

Name ( picture ) CR Type Race
Granduul( view
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 ♦6Normal ♥9Hard ♠12Elite Goblinoid Hobgoblin
Gray Ooze( view
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 ♦4Normal ♥6Hard ♠9Elite Ooze Gray Ooze
Hobgoblin Cleric( view
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 ♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite Goblinoid Hobgoblin
Hobgoblin Guard( view
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 ♦2Normal ♥4Hard ♠7Elite Goblinoid Hobgoblin
Hobgoblin Infiltrator( view
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 ♦2Normal ♥4Hard ♠7Elite Goblinoid Hobgoblin
Hobgoblin Marksman( view
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 ♦4Normal ♥6Hard ♠9Elite Goblinoid Hobgoblin
Hobgoblin Slayer( view
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 ♦4Normal ♥6Hard ♠9Elite Goblinoid Hobgoblin
Hobgoblin Witch Doctor( view
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 ♦4Normal ♥6Hard ♠9Elite Goblinoid Hobgoblin
Minotaur Berserker( view
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 ♦5Normal ♥7Hard ♠10Elite Monstrous Humanoid Minotaur
Ogre Shaman( view
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 ♦5Normal ♥7Hard ♠10Elite Giant Ogre
Ogre( view
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 ♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite Giant Ogre
Violet Slime( view
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 ♦1.00Normal ♥3Hard ♠6Elite Ooze Violet Slime
Wolf( view
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 ♦1.00Normal ♥2Hard ♠5Elite Animal Wolf
Worg( view
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 ♦2Normal ♥4Hard ♠7Elite Magical Beast Wolf