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{{Infobox Combat Location
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|title = Black Knight's Fortress
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|level = 50+
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|image = https://idlescape.com/images/misc/keys/fortress_key.png
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|style = Magic
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|zone-type = [[Combat]]
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|nMonster =
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|dangerous = Yes
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{{img|Black Knight|60|word=1}}
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|monsters = Black Knights<br>Black Knight Titans<br>Elite Bone Giant
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|eMonster =
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|combat-drops = [[Black Knight Titan's Helm]]<br> [[Black Knight's Gauntlets]]
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{{img|Imbued Black Knight|60|word=1}}
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|recommended-stats = 99
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|dMonster =
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|recommended-gear = Stygian 5+
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{{img|The Advisor|60|word=1}}<br>
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{{img|Black Knight Titan|60|word=1}}<br>
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|mDrops =
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{{img|Dark Key Piece|35|word=1}}<br>
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{{img|Dark Vault Identification Crystal|35|word=1}}<br>
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{{img|Corrupted Fragment|35|word=1}}<br>
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{{img|Black Knight's Trial|35|word=1}}<br>
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[[Obsidian Gear|<img src="https://www.play.idlescape.com/images/combat/equipment/black_med_helm_icon.png" alt="Obsidian Helmet" width="35px" height = "35px"> Obsidian Gear]]<br>
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{{img|Obsidian Glass|35|word=1}}<br>
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{{img|Black Knight Titan's Helm|35|word=1}}<br>
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{{img|Chorus of Souls|35|word=1}}<br>
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{{img|Decayed Cloak|35|word=1}}<br>
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|vDrops =
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[[Obsidian Gear|<img src="https://www.play.idlescape.com/images/combat/equipment/black_med_helm_icon.png" alt="Obsidian Helmet" width="35px" height = "35px"> Obsidian Gear]]<br>
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{{img|Obsidian Glass|35|word=1}}<br>
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{{img|Black Knight Titan's Helm|35|word=1}}<br>
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{{img|Torn Banner|35|word=1}}<br>
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{{img|Blademaster's Memory|35|word=1}}<br>
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{{img|Dark Cache|35|word=1}}<br>
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{{img|Lesser Jewelry Cache|35|word=1}}<br>
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[[Ability Books|<img src="https://www.play.idlescape.com/images/combat/ability_book/melee.png" alt="Obsidian Helmet" width="35px" height = "35px"> Ability Books]]<br>
 
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'''Black Knight's Fortress''', also known as '''Dark Fortress''' and '''Fort''', is a mid to high-tier group [[Combat#Zones|combat area]]. It is the source of the [[Black Knight Titan's Helm]], [[Black Knight's Gauntlets]], and one of the sources of the [[Black Knight Great Helm]].
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'''Dark Fortress''' is the respective [[Combat#Dungeons|dungeon]] for the [[City]] and is accessed by the {{img|Dark Fortress Key|20|word=1}}. It is the sole source of the {{img|Blademaster's Memory|35|word=1}} and {{img|Torn Banner|35|word=1}} which are required for crafting the {{img|Blademaster's Shroud|20|word=1}} and {{img|Royal Banner|20|word=1}} respectively. Up to 3 players/mercenaries can enter Dark Fortress.
  
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The fortress allows up to 3 players with a single key used by the leader to enter. 3 players' worth of drops are generated per run and shared between players. If running Fortress with 2 players, the key owner will get 2 of the 3 loot rolls.
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The Dark Fortress consists of 4 waves:
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==Recommended Gear==
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* 40 [[Black Knight]]s
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* 12 [[Imbued Black Knight]]s
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* 6 [[Black Knight Titan]]s
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* 2 [[Black Knight]]s and 1 [[The Advisor]]
  
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*Level: 90–99 in all three combat skills
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=Recommended Gear=
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*Armor: Stygian 5+ ([[Scroll of Reinforcement|Reinforcement]], [[Scroll of Protection|Protection]] enchantments)
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*Weapon: [[Shard of Kalanahmatti]]
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A party for dungeons usually consists of 2 DPS and a tank.
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*Food: Total 600-1000 HP
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*Completion Time: 10 minutes or 30 minutes for rotation (3 runs at 1 key per person)
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==DPS==
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Two-handed weapons have higher DPS than one-handed ones at the cost of lower defense, however when using a tank character, the other 2 team members can use two-handed weapons for the extra DPS.
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*Level: 50+ in {{img|magic|22|word=1}} and {{img|defense|22|word=1}}.
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*Armor: [[:Category:Greater Imbued Gear|<img src="https://www.play.idlescape.com/images/combat/equipment/magic/greater_imbued_robe_hood.png" alt="Elder Robe Hood" width="22" height = "22"> Greater Imbued Gear]] or [[:Category:Elder Gear|<img src="https://www.play.idlescape.com/images/combat/equipment/magic/elder_robe_hood.png" alt="Elder Robe Hood" width="22" height = "22"> Elder Gear]].
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*Weapon: {{img|Elder Staff|22|word=1}} or {{img|Sylvan Staff|22|word=1}} paired with {{img|Ancient Nature Amulet|22|word=1}}. {{img|critical strike|22|word=1}} greatly improves DPS.
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==Tank==
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{{img|Ancient Nature Amulet|22|word=1}} is a good choice for tanks regardless of Nature's Blessing buff, because of the {{img|Fortitude|22|word=1}} enchantment on it.
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*Level: 50+ in {{img|defense|22|word=1}} and {{img|magic|22|word=1}} or {{img|strength|22|word=1}}.
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*Armor: [[:Category:Stygian Equipment|Stygian]] or [[Runite Gear|Runite]] tank set.
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*Level: 50+ in {{img|Magic|22|word=1}}
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*Weapon: {{img|Stygian Battleaxe|22|word=1}} or {{img|Runite Battleaxe|22|word=1}} paired with {{img|Stygian Shield|22|word=1}} or {{img|Runite Shield|22|word=1}} enchanted with {{img|Healing|22|word=1}} which greatly increase a mercenary's Health, or {{img|Sylvan Staff|22|word=1}} paired with {{img|Ancient Nature Amulet|22|word=1}} for a more healing/defensive buff focused tank.
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=Monsters=
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All the Dark Fortress monsters are weak to {{img|magic|22|word=1}} and [[File:Crush_splash.png|frameless|22px|link=Combat#Affinities]] Crush with resistance to {{img|Melee|22|word=1}} and {{img|range|22|word=1}}. The Advisor has +200% defensive [[File:Poison_splash.png|frameless|22px|link=Combat#Affinities]] poison affinity, so a poison build is not ideal.
  
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==Monsters==
 
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Each subsequent monster of the same type grows stronger.
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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! colspan="2" |Monster
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!colspan="2"|Monster
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! style="text-align:center;" |Encounters
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!Threat
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!Max Hit
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!DPS
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!HP
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!Weaknesses
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!Notable Drops
 
 
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|<img src="https://idlescape.com/images/combat/monsters/black_knight.png" alt="Black Knight" width="60">
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|{{img|Black Knight|70}}
 
|[[Black Knight]]
 
|[[Black Knight]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |7
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|2050
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| style="text-align:center;" |10 - 18
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|9(Melee)
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| style="text-align:center;" |168 - 273
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|{{Affinity|magic|-25}}, {{Affinity|blunt|-30}}
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|Same as regular [[Black Knight]]
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|{{img|Imbued Black Knight|70}}
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|[[Imbued Black Knight]]
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|7876
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|28(Melee)
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|{{Affinity|magic|-25}}, {{Affinity|blunt|-30}}
 
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|<img src="https://idlescape.com/images/combat/monsters/black_knight_titan.png" alt="Black Knight Titan" width="60">
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|{{img|Black Knight Titan|70}}
 
|[[Black Knight Titan]]
 
|[[Black Knight Titan]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |4
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|7580
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| style="text-align:center;" |28 - 42
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|29(Melee)
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| style="text-align:center;" |625 - 1000
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|{{Affinity|magic|-20}}, {{Affinity|blunt|-30}}
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|[[Black Knight's Gauntlets]]
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|-
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|{{img|The Advisor|90}}
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|[[The Advisor]]
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|8276
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|113(Melee)
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|{{Affinity|magic|-20}}, {{Affinity|blunt|-20}}
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|}
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=Notable Drops=
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{| class="wikitable"
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!colspan=2|Item
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!Rarity
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!Market Price Each
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|{{img|Dark Cache|35}}
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|[[Dark Cache]]
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|110%
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|{{img|gold|20}}{{#iferror: {{#expr:{{market|Dark Cache}}/1}}|No price data|{{AddSeparator|{{market|Dark Cache}}}}}}
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|{{img|Lesser Jewelry Cache|35}}
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|[[Lesser Jewelry Cache]]
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|50%
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|{{img|gold|20}}{{#iferror: {{#expr:{{market|Lesser Jewelry Cache}}/1}}|No price data|{{AddSeparator|{{market|Lesser Jewelry Cache}}}}}}
 
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|<img src="https://idlescape.com/images/combat/monsters/elite/bone_giant_elite.png" alt="Black Knight" width="60">
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|{{img|Torn Banner|35}}
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|[[Elite Bone Giant|Familiar Stranger]]
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|[[Torn Banner]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |1
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|5%
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| style="text-align:center;" |44
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|{{img|gold|20}}{{#iferror: {{#expr:{{market|Torn Banner}}/1}}|No price data|{{AddSeparator|{{market|Torn Banner}}}}}}
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| style="text-align:center;" |1997
 
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|[[Ichor]]
 
 
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|<img src="https://idlescape.com/images/misc/keys/fortress_key.png" alt="Black Knight's Fortress" width="60">
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|{{img|Blademaster's Memory|35}}
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|Black Knight's Fortress
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|[[Blademaster's Memory]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |Completion
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|10% (1-3)
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| style="text-align:center;" | -
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|{{img|gold|20}}{{#iferror: {{#expr:{{market|Blademaster's Memory}}/1}}|No price data|{{AddSeparator|{{market|Blademaster's Memory}}}}}}
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| style="text-align:center;" | -
 
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|[[Black Knight Titan's Helm]]
 
 
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> Stats are from a three-person group.
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=Dungeon Victory Drops=
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{{Loot table}}
  
 
[[Category:Combat]]
 
[[Category:Combat]]
 
[[Category:Dungeon]]
 
[[Category:Dungeon]]
 
[[Category:Zones]]
 
[[Category:Zones]]

Latest revision as of 19:13, 19 April 2025

Dark Fortress
Dark Fortress
Recommended Level: 50+
Recommended Style: Magic
Monsters
Normal:Elite:
Black Knight Black KnightImbued Black Knight Imbued Black Knight
Dungeon Exclusive:
The Advisor The Advisor
Black Knight Titan Black Knight Titan
Notable Drops
Monster Drops:Zone Victory Drops:
Dark Key Piece Dark Key Piece

Dark Vault Identification Crystal Dark Vault Identification Crystal
Corrupted Fragment Corrupted Fragment
Black Knight Black Knight's Trial
Obsidian Helmet Obsidian Gear
Obsidian Glass Obsidian Glass
Black Knight Titan Black Knight Titan's Helm
Chorus of Souls Chorus of Souls

Decayed Cloak Decayed Cloak
Obsidian Helmet Obsidian Gear

Obsidian Glass Obsidian Glass
Black Knight Titan Black Knight Titan's Helm
Torn Banner Torn Banner
Blademaster Blademaster's Memory
Dark Cache Dark Cache
Lesser Jewelry Cache Lesser Jewelry Cache

Obsidian Helmet Ability Books

Dark Fortress is the respective dungeon for the City and is accessed by the Dark Fortress Key Dark Fortress Key. It is the sole source of the Blademaster Blademaster's Memory and Torn Banner Torn Banner which are required for crafting the Blademaster Blademaster's Shroud and Royal Banner Royal Banner respectively. Up to 3 players/mercenaries can enter Dark Fortress.

The Dark Fortress consists of 4 waves:

Recommended Gear

A party for dungeons usually consists of 2 DPS and a tank.

DPS

Two-handed weapons have higher DPS than one-handed ones at the cost of lower defense, however when using a tank character, the other 2 team members can use two-handed weapons for the extra DPS.

Tank

Ancient Nature Amulet Ancient Nature Amulet is a good choice for tanks regardless of Nature's Blessing buff, because of the Fortitude Fortitude enchantment on it.

Monsters

All the Dark Fortress monsters are weak to magic Magic and Crush splash.png Crush with resistance to Melee Melee and range Range. The Advisor has +200% defensive Poison splash.png poison affinity, so a poison build is not ideal.

Monster Threat DPS Weaknesses
Black Knight Black Knight 2050 9(Melee)

Magic splash.png(-25%), Crush splash.png(-30%)

Imbued Black Knight Imbued Black Knight 7876 28(Melee)

Magic splash.png(-25%), Crush splash.png(-30%)

Black Knight Titan Black Knight Titan 7580 29(Melee)

Magic splash.png(-20%), Crush splash.png(-30%)

The Advisor The Advisor 8276 113(Melee)

Magic splash.png(-20%), Crush splash.png(-20%)

Notable Drops

Item Rarity Market Price Each
Dark Cache Dark Cache 110% gold27,999,999
Lesser Jewelry Cache Lesser Jewelry Cache 50% gold499,995
Torn Banner Torn Banner 5% gold17,999,999
Blademaster Blademaster's Memory 10% (1-3) gold28,000,000

Dungeon Victory Drops

Normal drops
ItemQuantityRarityVendor value
Golem MarrowGolem Marrow1–2100%300–600
GoldGold50,000–100,000100%50,000–100,000
Obsidian GlassObsidian Glass1–20100%3,000–60,000
Dark CacheDark Cache1100%1,000
Obsidian ShieldObsidian Shield1–450%116,000–464,000
Obsidian DaggersObsidian Daggers1–450%68,000–272,000
Obsidian HelmObsidian Helm1–450%68,000–272,000
Obsidian GreatswordObsidian Greatsword1–450%140,000–560,000
Obsidian BreastplateObsidian Breastplate1–450%164,000–656,000
Lesser Jewelry CacheLesser Jewelry Cache150%1,000
Obsidian BattleaxeObsidian Battleaxe1–450%116,000–464,000
Obsidian ChainmailObsidian Chainmail1–450%116,000–464,000
Obsidian BootsObsidian Boots1–450%68,000–272,000
Obsidian Plate LeggingsObsidian Plate Leggings1–450%92,000–368,000
Obsidian ScimitarObsidian Scimitar1–450%92,000–368,000
Obsidian Full HelmObsidian Full Helm1–450%89,600–358,400
Obsidian GlassObsidian Glass10–2025%30,000–60,000
Basic Runic DustBasic Runic Dust20–6020%10,000–30,000
Unusual Runic DustUnusual Runic Dust10–3015%10,000–30,000
Singular Runic DustSingular Runic Dust5–2010%10,000–40,000
Blademaster's MemoryBlademaster's Memory1–310%3,360,000–10,080,000
Dark CacheDark Cache110%1,000
Black Knight Titan's HelmBlack Knight Titan's Helm16.667%4,880,000
Black Knight's GauntletsBlack Knight's Gauntlets16.667%128,000
Prime Runic DustPrime Runic Dust1–105%4,000–40,000
Torn BannerTorn Banner15%3,360,000
Mythical Runic DustMythical Runic Dust1–52.5%8,000–40,000
Attention Getting TacticsAttention Getting Tactics11.515%500,000
How To - First AidHow To - First Aid11.515%500,000
Defending the Weak - An ExcerptDefending the Weak - An Excerpt11.515%500,000
A Study on Anatomy IIIA Study on Anatomy III11.515%500,000
Combat Manual - Volume 1Combat Manual - Volume 111.515%500,000
A Study on Anatomy IA Study on Anatomy I11.515%500,000
Combat Manual - Volume 3Combat Manual - Volume 311.515%500,000
Combat Manual - Volume 2Combat Manual - Volume 211.515%500,000
Combat Manual - Volume 4Combat Manual - Volume 411.515%500,000
Intermediate Combat Manual - Volume 1Intermediate Combat Manual - Volume 111.515%500,000
A Study on Anatomy IIA Study on Anatomy II11.515%500,000
Ring of TaxesRing of Taxes10.391%10,000,000
Junk drops
ItemQuantityRarityVendor value
Heavy Armor ScrapsHeavy Armor Scraps50–300100%87,500–525,000
Broken ArmamentsBroken Armaments50–300100%50,000–300,000
Useless Metal ScrapsUseless Metal Scraps50–300100%5,000–30,000
Armor ScrapsArmor Scraps50–300100%75,000–450,000
Light Armor ScrapsLight Armor Scraps50–300100%62,500–375,000
Gem ShardsGem Shards33–200100%74,250–450,000
Armor ScrapsArmor Scraps50–30050%75,000–450,000
Heavy Armor ScrapsHeavy Armor Scraps50–30050%87,500–525,000
Gem ShardsGem Shards50–20050%112,500–450,000
Broken ArmamentsBroken Armaments50–30050%50,000–300,000
Useless Metal ScrapsUseless Metal Scraps50–30050%5,000–30,000
Light Armor ScrapsLight Armor Scraps50–30050%62,500–375,000
Broken ArmamentsBroken Armaments50–30010%50,000–300,000
Heavy Armor ScrapsHeavy Armor Scraps50–30010%87,500–525,000
Useless Metal ScrapsUseless Metal Scraps50–30010%5,000–30,000
Light Armor ScrapsLight Armor Scraps50–30010%62,500–375,000
Armor ScrapsArmor Scraps50–30010%75,000–450,000
Gem ShardsGem Shards50–20010%112,500–450,000
League specific drops
ItemQuantityRarityVendor valueLeagues
Small Gathering Supply CrateSmall Gathering Supply Crate150%1,000No Gather Ironman
Iron BarIron Bar5–2050%1,250–5,000No Gather Ironman
Mithril BarMithril Bar5–2050%2,500–10,000No Gather Ironman
Gathering Supply CrateGathering Supply Crate130%1,000No Gather Ironman
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