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Three Paths to Battle
Three Paths to Battle is the 4th quest in the Grip of the Hidden Hand story arcStory arcs are chains of quests that make up a story line. Completing everything in a story arc often yields a nice reward.. |
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These quests can be completed in any order. |
Army of Eternal Night • Order in the Court! • Growing Pains • Three Paths to Battle • The Hand and the Eyes |
The Eye of Shavarath is kept in a fortress on the Plane of Battle, guarded by an uneasy coalition of Demons, Devils, and Celestials.
Requires access to adventure pack
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Three Paths to Battle | |
Heroic level: | 16 |
Epic level: | 33 (considered Legendary) |
Duration: | long |
Heroic XP: | ♣3,151Solo/Casual ♦5,466Normal ♥5,681Hard ♠5,896Elite |
Epic XP: | ♣19,100Solo/Casual ♦32,603Normal ♥33,373Hard ♠34,143Elite |
Takes place in: | Repository of the Eye of Shavarath |
Bestowed by: | O'loria |
NPC contact: | O'loria |
Quest acquired in: | Morgrave University - Lower Quad |
Patron: | Morgrave University |
Base favor: | 7 |
Purchase: | Grip of the Hidden Hand or VIP |
Extreme Challenge: | No |
Overview
Go to the Repository of the Eye of Shavarath and locate the Eye of Shavarath.
Spoiler Warning: Spoiler material below this point!
Objectives
- Speak to the Arcanoloth Keeper
- Retrieve the Eye of Shavarath
- Enter the Celestial Fortification
- Speak to the Deva
- Close Northern Devilish Portal
- Close Southern Devilish Portal
- Close Western Devilish Portal
- Defeat Devilish Commander
- Speak to Celestial Commander
- Attune to the Celestial Ward
- Enter the Demonic Fortification
- Locate the Demonic Ward
- Defeat the Demonic Champion
- Attune to the Demonic Ward
- Enter the Devilish Fortification
- Locate the Devilish Ward
- Bypass the Magical Shield
- Open the Gate
- Defeat the Devilish Champion
- Attune to the Devilish Ward
- Lower the Wards to the Eye of Shavarath
- (Optional) Activate Lever — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣315 ♦547 ♥568 ♠590 ) Legendary( ♣1,910 ♦3,260 ♥3,337 ♠3,414 )
- (Optional) Explore the Lava Below — no XP
- (Optional) Traverse the Lava Cavern — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣315 ♦547 ♥568 ♠590 ) Legendary( ♣1,910 ♦3,260 ♥3,337 ♠3,414 )
- (Optional) Defeat Fraksete — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣315 ♦547 ♥568 ♠590 ) Legendary( ♣1,910 ♦3,260 ♥3,337 ♠3,414 )
- (Optional) Open the Sealed Door — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣315 ♦547 ♥568 ♠590 ) Legendary( ♣1,910 ♦3,260 ♥3,337 ♠3,414 )
- (Optional) Defeat the Devil Lieutenant (and his support) — Bonus (15%): Heroic( ♣473 ♦820 ♥852 ♠884 ) Legendary( ♣2,865 ♦4,890 ♥5,006 ♠5,121 )
What to Expect
- overlapping floors
Tips and Misc
- This quest is pretty linear. It is split up into three mini-dungeons; you must complete all of them to obtain the Eye.
- Despite enemies in this quest being fought on their native plane, nearly all enemies can be banished.
- The Archon fortress is under siege by devils. To complete it, run to the room with the three portals and kill every enemy there, then double back to the room with the giant flying machine and head up a corridor to fight the Orthon.
- By jumping up flying platforms in the entrance chamber, you can open a passage with a lever in the rafters which gives you a chest and a route to the portals that skips most of the fighting in the fortress.
- Also in the rafters, near the NPC Elethine, you can find a staircase in an unmapped room on the east wall that takes you underneath the main corridor. Behind two secret doors lies a second hidden chest.
- The Devil fortress is confusingly laid out, and there is a fair amount of doubling back. Keep an eye on the DM text for when you need to return to the gate at the start.
- The optional boss Skeetchizen is behind a door over a rope bridge. The lever to open that door is on a platform over the side of the bridge – you'll need a fairly high Jump score to get high enough to reach it.
- The Demon fortress is the longest and probably the toughest. Be careful of the named Fire Reaver summoned by the end boss Glabrezu – this high-damage foe teleports in when the boss reaches half health and immediately starts attacking.
- Fraksete is behind a closed door about halfway into the fortress.
- A large portion of this dungeon can be skipped by jumping into the lava pool at the start of the fortress. Ignore the text saying to head to the east and go north to a tunnel leading to a point about two-thirds of the way up. Be warned, however, that this lava hurts – unless you're really good at hopping across sinking platforms, consider fire absorption.
- The Traveler is right next to the portal to the Archons' fortress, disguised as a Lantern Archon. To his credit, he's nailed the Archons' unusual speech pattern, even if the green hat on a supposedly incorporeal creature gives him away somewhat.
Bonus XP
- Aggression bonus: 34 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣315 ♦547 ♥568 ♠590 )
- Onslaught bonus: 67 or more monsters killed +15% Bonus.( ♣473 ♦820 ♥852 ♠884 )
- Conquest bonus: 100 or more monsters killed +25% Bonus.( ♣788 ♦1,367 ♥1,420 ♠1,474 )
- Perception bonus: 2 or more secret doors discovered +10% Bonus.( ♣315 ♦547 ♥568 ♠590 )
- Mischief bonus: 76 or more breakables smashed +8% Bonus.( ♣252 ♦437 ♥454 ♠472 )
- Vandal bonus: 99 or more breakables smashed +10% Bonus.( ♣315 ♦547 ♥568 ♠590 )
- Notes: The breakable limits raise while traveling through the Fortifications.
Loot
- Chests: 9
- Celestial Fortification:
- One for killing the Devilish Commander
- One behind a closed gate
- One behind two secret doors
- Demonic Fortification:
- One for killing the Demonic Champion
- One for killing Fraksete
- One locked on the lava level
- Devilish Fortification:
- One for killing the Devilish Champion
- One for defeating the Devil Lieutenant
- One End Chest
- Celestial Fortification:
- Collectables: 18
- Adventurer's Pack — in the Celestial Fortification rafters
- Cabinet — in the path in the Celestial Fortification rafters
- Rubble — in the path in the Celestial Fortification rafters
- Adventurer's Pack — in the Eastern dead end in the Celestial Fortification
- Adventurer's Pack — in the storeroom in the Devilish Fortification
- Adventurer's Pack — in the prison in the Devilish Fortification
- Alchemy Table — by the first lever in the Devilish Fortification
- Adventurer's Pack — behind the locked secret door in the Devilish Fortification
- Adventurer's Pack — by the lever that unlocks the Devil Lieutenant's room
- Adventurer's Pack — in the Devilish Champion's room
- Rubble — in the shaft after the lava route in the Demonic Fortification
- Adventurer's Pack — in the shaft after the lava route in the Demonic Fortification
- Adventurer's Pack — by the locked chest in the lava pit in the Demonic Fortification
- Adventurer's Pack — in the crystal room in the Demonic Fortification
- Crude Altar — in Fraksete's chamber in the Demonic Fortification
- Rubble — under Glaebror's platform
- Fungus — under Glaebror's platform
- Adventurer's Pack — under Glaebror's platform
NPC end rewards
Randomly generated loot, ML correlates with effective quest level.
Named Chest Drop
Last Edited | Item | Type | Enhancements | ML | Bind | Quests |
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Signet of Shavarath (edit) | Ring |
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16 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | Three Paths to Battle, end chest |
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Belt of Whirling Blades (edit) | Belt |
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16 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | Three Paths to Battle, end chest |
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Cloak of Victory (edit) | Cloak |
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16 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | Three Paths to Battle, end chest |
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Bladed Handwraps (edit) | Handwrap |
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16 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | Three Paths to Battle, end chest |
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Legendary Signet of Shavarath (edit) | Ring |
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31 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | Three Paths to Battle, end chest |
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Legendary Belt of Whirling Blades (edit) | Belt |
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31 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | Three Paths to Battle, end chest |
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Legendary Cloak of Victory (edit) | Cloak |
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31 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | Three Paths to Battle, end chest |
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Legendary Bladed Handwraps (edit) | Handwrap |
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31 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | Three Paths to Battle, end chest |
Monsters
Name ( picture ) | CR | Type | Race |
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Fraksete ( view • edit ) | ♦18Normal ♥21Hard ♠25Elite ●♦35Epic Normal ●♥39Epic Hard ●♠44Epic Elite | Evil Outsider | Demon |
Glaebror ( view • edit ) | ♦19Normal ♥22Hard ♠26Elite ●♦36Epic Normal ●♥40Epic Hard ●♠45Epic Elite | Evil Outsider | Demon |
Infernient ( view • edit ) | ♦18Normal ♥21Hard ♠25Elite ●♦35Epic Normal ●♥39Epic Hard ●♠44Epic Elite | Evil Outsider | Demon |
Loknorith ( view • edit ) | ♦18Normal ♥21Hard ♠25Elite ●♦35Epic Normal ●♥39Epic Hard ●♠44Epic Elite | Evil Outsider | Devil |
Shavarath Bearded Devil ( view • edit ) | ♦16Normal ♥19Hard ♠23Elite ●♦33Epic Normal ●♥37Epic Hard ●♠41Epic Elite | Evil Outsider | Devil |
Shavarath Black Abishai ( view • edit ) | ♦16Normal ♥19Hard ♠23Elite ●♦33Epic Normal ●♥37Epic Hard ●♠41Epic Elite | Evil Outsider | Abishai |
Shavarath Blue Abishai ( view • edit ) | ♦16Normal ♥19Hard ♠23Elite ●♦33Epic Normal ●♥37Epic Hard ●♠41Epic Elite | Evil Outsider | Abishai |
Shavarath Dretch Conscript ( view • edit ) | ♦16Normal ♥19Hard ♠23Elite ●♦33Epic Normal ●♥37Epic Hard ●♠41Epic Elite | Evil Outsider | Demon |
Shavarath Firereaver ( view • edit ) | ♦16Normal ♥19Hard ♠23Elite ●♦33Epic Normal ●♥37Epic Hard ●♠41Epic Elite | Evil Outsider | Demon |
Shavarath Fleshrender Rogue ( view • edit ) | ♦16Normal ♥19Hard ♠23Elite ●♦33Epic Normal ●♥37Epic Hard ●♠41Epic Elite | Evil Outsider | Demon |
Shavarath Green Abishai ( view • edit ) | ♦16Normal ♥19Hard ♠23Elite ●♦33Epic Normal ●♥37Epic Hard ●♠41Epic Elite | Evil Outsider | Abishai |
Shavarath Iceflenser ( view • edit ) | ♦16Normal ♥19Hard ♠23Elite ●♦33Epic Normal ●♥37Epic Hard ●♠41Epic Elite | Evil Outsider | Demon |
Shavarath Red Abishai ( view • edit ) | ♦16Normal ♥19Hard ♠23Elite ●♦33Epic Normal ●♥37Epic Hard ●♠41Epic Elite | Evil Outsider | Abishai |
Shavarath White Abishai ( view • edit ) | ♦16Normal ♥19Hard ♠23Elite ●♦33Epic Normal ●♥37Epic Hard ●♠41Epic Elite | Evil Outsider | Abishai |
Skeetchizen ( view • edit ) | ♦18Normal ♥21Hard ♠25Elite ●♦35Epic Normal ●♥39Epic Hard ●♠44Epic Elite | Evil Outsider | Devil |
Thaktasten ( view • edit ) | ♦19Normal ♥22Hard ♠26Elite ●♦36Epic Normal ●♥40Epic Hard ●♠45Epic Elite | Evil Outsider | Devil |
Whirling Blades (Shavarath) ( view • edit ) | 0 | Construct | Animated Object |
- Grip of the Hidden Hand chain quests
- Epic quests
- Long quests
- Repository of the Eye of Shavarath quests
- Morgrave University - Lower Quad quests
- Morgrave University patron quests
- Pay to Play quests
- Quests by name
- Quests with maps
- Level 33 quests
- Compendium:Level 16 (33 epic) quests
- Level 16 quests
- Quests with 7 base favor reward
- Grip of the Hidden Hand quests
- Quests with no traps
- Quests with collectables/18