Crucible of the Unbroken

Future content

The subject of this article is currently in development, and is not yet available to players. It is expected to be released in patch 7.56.

The Crucible of the Unbroken is a series of solo roguelike combat challenges available for beastmasters. There are three difficulties available and leaderboards for the highest difficulty.

In addition to being required for the beastmaster job quests past level 30, rewards include gear upgrades, weapon glamours, and beast glamours. This content can also be used for leveling both beastmaster and their pets.

Mechanics

• Players may prepare a roster of 10 beasts prior to entering the duty, but only one can be summoned at once.
• Each beast has their own level (rank) and attributes in the Crucible. Unlike in the overworld, beasts also have HP and can take damage. Leveling up beasts will increase their attributes (e.g. maximum HP, physical attack/defense, magical attack/defense).
• The Crucible map consists of a series of nodes with branching paths. Each node may have a battle, a reward item the player can choose, or a rest area to restore HP.
• HP of the player and their pets will not be automatically restored upon completing a battle, only from using consumable items, certain actions, or from a rest node. Players may only choose a limited number of beasts to restore HP in a rest node.
• Players will obtain consumable items and equipment that are useful in combat. They have various effects, such as enhancing attributes or reviving the player upon death. These consumables and equipment are lost after the run.
• Players will also earn an in-duty currency (Territory Tokens) that can be used to purchase food for their pets to enhance their stats within a run. Each pet has a different capacity for how much food can be used.
• Elemental attacks, physical damage types, and status effect resistances are relevant in the Crucible, so players will need to choose the appropriate team of beasts based on the encounter. Battles will test the player's synergy with their beasts along with standard encounter mechanics (e.g. reacting to cast bar names and animations to avoid AoEs).

Rankings

The highest difficulty contains a seasonal leaderboard where the top-ranking players will earn rewards. The first ranking period will begin two weeks after the release of patch 7.56 and last until the release of patch 7.58.

See also

• This content is essentially beastmaster's version of The Masked Carnivale for blue mage, although it is structured differently.