Dzemael Darkhold

Dzemael Darkhold

Level

44 (Sync: 46)

Difficulty

Normal

Party size

Light Party
4 man • 1 1 2

Unsyncing

Allowed

Time limit

90 minutes

Phoenix Down

Available

Duty Finder

Dungeons (A Realm Reborn)

Roulette

Leveling

Req. quest

Fort of Fear

Entrance

Coerthas Central Highlands (X:20, Y:28)

Modes

Command Mission
Explorer
Duty Support

Base EXP

 125,000

Patch

2.0

“

Seeking to utilize an existing labyrinth of natural caves, the Ishgardian house of Dzemael began construction of their eponymous Darkhold near the end of the Sixth Astral Era, intending it to serve as a refuge for those fleeing the flames of the Dravanian Horde. When the house's digging uncovered an entrance to the void, allowing an army of voidsent into this realm, however, they immediately abandoned their plans and withdrew from the subterrane, sealing it off so that they might contain the otherworldly invaders within. Despite all this, the house is unwilling to relinquish its claim to the caves, and believes that if they can be cleared of voidsent, they might still be able to see their original plan brought to fruition.

— In-game description

Dzemael Darkhold is a level 44 dungeon introduced in patch 2.0. This dungeon was first introduced in Legacy with Patch 1.18, and carried forward with A Realm Reborn and revamped. The map layout was overhauled in patch 6.1. Later, in patch 7.4, additional changes were implemented with the addition of Duty Support for this dungeon.

Duty Support

	Scion Marauder	Scion Conjurer	Scion Thaumaturge	Scion Lancer
Class	Marauder	Conjurer	Thaumaturge	Lancer
Role	Tank	Healer	DPS	DPS

Objectives

1. Open the Grand Hall gate: 0/1
2. Clear the Feasting Hall: 0/1
3. Deactivate the level IV magitek field: 0/1
4. Defeat Batraal: 0/1

Enemies

• Diamond-tooth Hedgemole
• Betrayed Soul
• Alpgrot Orobon
• Mouche Volante
• Bone Nix (uses blue mage spell   Sticky Tongue)
• Forsaken Soul
• Lava Drake
• Deepvoid Slave
• Hellsbound Warrior
• Corrupted Crystal

Bosses

Dzemael Darkhold Guide (Pre-7.4)

All-seeing Eye

All-seeing Eye is the first boss of Dzemael Darkhold.

Abilities

Blustering Blink is a frontal line AoE attack.

Void Matter is a sequence of circle AoEs: three on the walls; then three more on the walls, leaving a safe zone in the center; then a final AoE covering the center. Dodge to the center, then dodge out after the first set of AoEs go off.

Eyes on Me is a room-wide AoE.

Taulurd

Taulurd is the 2nd boss of Dzemael Darkhold. He has some powerful AoE cone attacks that should be avoided by all players.

Throughout the fight he will summon adds named Deepvoid Slaves. These monsters are on top of an elevated platform and are untargetable. They will perform ranged attacks at the players. Be sure to spread out and avoid their Firewater attacks.

Adds

Deepvoid Slave has two types of attacks, Firewater and Boulderdash. Firewater is a set of 4 circular AoEs around the arena. Boulderdash is an instant cast that hits all players.

Abilities

Straight Punch is an instant melee attack that deals a small amount of damage.

Double Smash is a frontal AoE cone attack that deals a large amount of damage to targets hit.

Elbow Drop is a frontal AoE cone attack that deals more damage than Double Smash. Taulurd starts to use this when it is under half HP.

Batraal

Batraal is the final boss of Dzemael Darkhold. This demon has an instant frontal AoE cone attack that deals heavy damage to all targets hit. Be sure to have only the tank in front of the boss. He has a long ranged AoE column attack named Desolation that does extremely high damage and will instantly kill most players.

Throughout the fight, a purple beam will appear between Batraal and a crystal. Batraal will mark a player with a crosshair and fires Desolation at the target every few seconds. While Batraal is connected to the crystal, he is invulnerable. Be sure to kill the crystal as soon as possible while dodging Desolations. The player who was targeted should avoid aiming the Desolations at the rest of the party.

At around 30% HP and after the 3rd crystal is destroyed, Batraal will use Hellssend, which grants him a permanent Damage Up buff. He will start using Desolation at will.

• Avoid Desolation at all cost, since it will instantly kill most players

• If you are targeted, don't point Desolation at the rest of the party

• Kill crystals when they appear. The crystal activate in a set pattern at set percentages of the boss's HP. The first to activate is the crystal in the alcove behind and to the left of the boss, relative to where players enter the room. From there, the crystals will activate counter-clockwise (near and to the left of the boss, then behind and to the right of the boss) roughly every 25% of the boss's HP.

Abilities

Grim Fate is an instant frontal attack that deals heavy damage to a single player.

Grim Cleaver is an instant ranged attack that deals moderate amount of damage to a random player.

Grim Halo is a circle AoE that deals moderate damage to all players around him.

Desolation is a frontal AoE column that deals very heavy damage to all players caught within.

Loot

See also: Dzemael Weapons and Dzemael Armor

All-seeing Eye

•  25,000 Experience Points

Name	Type	Item Level	Rarity	Quantity
Coliseum Galerus	Body	46	BGreen	1
Coliseum Loincloth	Legs	46	BGreen	1
Coliseum Shawl	Body	46	BGreen	1
Coliseum Subligar	Legs	46	BGreen	1
Dzemael Bardiche	Marauder's Arm	46	BGreen	1
Dzemael Carbine	Machinist's Arm	46	BGreen	1
Dzemael Jamadhars	Pugilist's Arm	46	BGreen	1
Dzemael Longbow	Archer's Arm	46	BGreen	1
Dzemael Planisphere	Astrologian's Arm	46	BGreen	1
Dzemael Pugiones	Rogue's Arm	46	BGreen	1
Dzemael Spear	Lancer's Arm	46	BGreen	1
Dzemael Staff	Two-handed Thaumaturge's Arm	46	BGreen	1
Dzemael Whispering Rod	Two-handed Conjurer's Arm	46	BGreen	1
Dzemael Winglet	Gladiator's Arm	46	BGreen	1
Dzemael Zweihander	Dark Knight's Arm	46	BGreen	1
Pince-nez	Head	46	BGreen	1
Scorpion Shield	Shield	46	BGreen	1
The Book of Dzemael	Arcanist's Grimoire	46	BGreen	1

Taulurd

•  45,000 Experience Points

Name	Type	Item Level	Rarity	Quantity
Buccaneer's Gloves	Hands	46	BGreen	1
Buccaneer's Sarouel	Legs	46	BGreen	1
Buccaneer's Shirt	Body	46	BGreen	1
Buccaneer's Tricorne	Head	46	BGreen	1
Harlequin's Acton	Body	46	BGreen	1
Harlequin's Cap	Head	46	BGreen	1
Harlequin's Mitts	Hands	46	BGreen	1
Harlequin's Tights	Legs	46	BGreen	1
Sentinel's Celata	Head	46	BGreen	1
Sentinel's Cuirass	Body	46	BGreen	1
Sentinel's Gauntlets	Hands	46	BGreen	1
Sentinel's Trousers	Legs	46	BGreen	1
Templar's Chain Coif	Head	46	BGreen	1
Templar's Haubergeon	Body	46	BGreen	1
Templar's Skirt	Legs	46	BGreen	1
Templar's Vambraces	Hands	46	BGreen	1

Batraal

•   Ahriman Card (Drops at a fixed rate)
•  55,000 Experience Points

Name	Type	Item Level	Rarity	Quantity
Buccaneer's Boots	Feet	46	BGreen	1
Dzemael Bardiche	Marauder's Arm	46	BGreen	1
Dzemael Carbine	Machinist's Arm	46	BGreen	1
Dzemael Jamadhars	Pugilist's Arm	46	BGreen	1
Dzemael Longbow	Archer's Arm	46	BGreen	1
Dzemael Planisphere	Astrologian's Arm	46	BGreen	1
Dzemael Pugiones	Rogue's Arm	46	BGreen	1
Dzemael Spear	Lancer's Arm	46	BGreen	1
Dzemael Staff	Two-handed Thaumaturge's Arm	46	BGreen	1
Dzemael Whispering Rod	Two-handed Conjurer's Arm	46	BGreen	1
Dzemael Zweihander	Dark Knight's Arm	46	BGreen	1
Harlequin's Boots	Feet	46	BGreen	1
Paladin's Dzemael Arms (Lv. 44)	Other	N/A	BGreen	1
Sentinel's Sabatons	Feet	46	BGreen	1
Templar's Sollerets	Feet	46	BGreen	1
The Book of Dzemael	Arcanist's Grimoire	46	BGreen	1
The Darkhold Orchestrion Roll	Orchestrion Roll	N/A	ABasic	1

Treasure Coffers

Treasure Coffer 1 (X: 12.8 Y: 13.7, Outer Hold)

Name	Type	Item Level	Rarity	Quantity
Pince-nez	Head	46	BGreen	1
Coliseum Galerus	Body	46	BGreen	1
Coliseum Shawl	Body	46	BGreen	1
Coliseum Subligar	Legs	46	BGreen	1
Coliseum Loincloth	Legs	46	BGreen	1
Sentinel's Sabatons	Feet	46	BGreen	1
Templar's Sollerets	Feet	46	BGreen	1
Buccaneer's Boots	Feet	46	BGreen	1
Harlequin's Boots	Feet	46	BGreen	1

Treasure Coffer 2 (X: 6.7 Y: 12.0, Inner Hold)

Name	Type	Item Level	Rarity	Quantity
Sentinel's Celata	Head	46	BGreen	1
Templar's Chain Coif	Head	46	BGreen	1
Buccaneer's Tricorne	Head	46	BGreen	1
Harlequin's Cap	Head	46	BGreen	1
Sentinel's Gauntlets	Hands	46	BGreen	1
Templar's Vambraces	Hands	46	BGreen	1
Buccaneer's Gloves	Hands	46	BGreen	1
Harlequin's Mitts	Hands	46	BGreen	1

Treasure Coffer 3 (X: 8.4 Y: 12.3, Inner Hold)

Name	Type	Item Level	Rarity	Quantity
Sentinel's Cuirass	Body	46	BGreen	1
Templar's Haubergeon	Body	46	BGreen	1
Buccaneer's Shirt	Body	46	BGreen	1
Harlequin's Acton	Body	46	BGreen	1
Sentinel's Trousers	Legs	46	BGreen	1
Templar's Skirt	Legs	46	BGreen	1
Buccaneer's Sarouel	Legs	46	BGreen	1
Harlequin's Tights	Legs	46	BGreen	1

Achievements

This duty is associated with the following achievements:

Name	Points	Task	Reward	Patch
Mapping the Realm: Dzemael Darkhold	10	Discover every location within Dzemael Darkhold.	-	2.0
My Body Is a Temple	5	Obtain a complete set of templar armor consisting of a Templar's Chain Coif, a Templar's Haubergeon, and a pair of Templar's Sollerets. Speak to Jonathas with all three items equipped.	-	2.0
Dress Like a Pirate Day	5	Obtain a complete set of buccaneer armor consisting of a Buccaneer's Tricorne, a Buccaneer's Shirt, and a pair of Buccaneer's Boots. Speak to Jonathas with all three items equipped.	-	2.0
A Mummer in Motley	5	Obtain a complete set of harlequin armor consisting of a Harlequin's Cap, a Harlequin's Acton, and a pair of Harlequin's Tights. Speak to Jonathas with all three items equipped.	-	2.0

Images

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Music

Condition	Theme
Main	The Darkhold
Battle	A Fell Air Falleth
Mid-Bosses	A Fine Death
Final Boss	Nemesis

Lore

See also: The Mythril Eye#The Mythril Eye 01 - Disaster at the Darkhold and The Harbor Herald#The Harbor Herald 01 - The Maelstrom in Ishgard

The Count's Ambition

Seeking to utilize an existing labyrinth of natural caves, Count Tarresson of House Dzemael ordered the construction of the Darkhold near the end of the Sixth Astral Era, intending it to serve as a refuge for those fleeing the flames of the Dravanian Horde. When the house's digging uncovered an entrance to the void, allowing an army of voidsent into this realm, however, they were forced to withdraw from the subterrane and suspend their plans. To add insult to injury, imperial troops exploited the confusion to take up positions within the caves.

In a bid to liberate the Darkhold, a young Artorel de Fortemps assembled his knights at the hamlet of Owl's Nest. Bolstered by the presence of capable adventurers, they succeeded in removing the Garleans, earning the future lord of House Fortemps considerable renown. The voidsent, however, proved considerably more difficult to purge, and after some years at a standstill, the call went out once more for brave souls who might aid in reclaiming the caves once and for all.

All-seeing Eye

An immense ahriman whose menacing eye seems to strip barethe essence of things. With but a mere gaze it can call down a curse upon its enemies, while its robust wards stymie the efforts of archers, sending their arrows skittering harmlessly away.

Batraal

In the course of the Darkhold's construction, the workers of House Dzemael uncovered solid, to their sheer horror, what turned out to be a full gargoyle. A type of voidsent that manifests in the Source by merging its essence with stone, the creature is believed to have occupied a position of power amongst its kind, as indicated by the pair of massive blades it brandished. In gargoyle society, such as we understand it, size does appear to matter.

Himself a student of architecture, Count Tarresson de Dzemael had hoped to minimize the cost of building a fortress by taking advantage of a natural cave system. The myriad troubles that beset the Darkhold's construction, however, led to his renouncing his title—under pressure from his sons, if the whisperings amongst Ishgardian nobility are to be believed.

History

In patch 7.4, the following changes were implemented with the addition of Duty Support to the dungeon:

• The blue magitek terminals around the dungeon, which players had to stand in for a period of time to activate a door or remove a barrier, have been removed. All doors are now already open by default. The barrier just before Batraal still exists, but it now becomes disabled once all enemies in the room have been defeated.
• The crystals throughout the dungeon no longer have a blue aura around them. This aura would grant the buff Crystal Veil, which reduced damage taken by 90% and removed the All-seeing Eye's invulnerability.
• The All-seeing Eye no longer patrols the halls of the dungeon prior to its boss fight. It would be invulnerable while it did this, occasionally detonating a large AoE called "Eyes on Me" that dealt a fixed 1,001 damage (101 damage if under Crystal Veil). Now, this enemy just waits in its boss room.
  • Previously, the All-seeing Eye's boss fight required pulling it near a crystal to disable its invulnerability, and then pulling it to a second crystal when the light from the first crystal faded. The crystal mechanic has now been removed entirely, the boss is never invulnerable, and the arena is a simple circular shape.
  • The All-seeing Eye has a new attack, "Void Matter", which spawns 3 sets of overlapping circular AoEs.
• Taulurd's adds now spawn sets of 4 AoEs around the arena, rather than a single AoE targeted on a player. Boulderdash now hits all players at once, instead of one random player.
• Batraal's attack "Grim Halo" now has a cast time and a telegraph, instead of being an instant cast.
• Batraal no longer spawns black pools under 3 players in his final phase. These pools would deal damage to players standing in them, and occasionally explode for additional high damage to anyone standing in them.