The Eternal Grove
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This is a mission entry. For information on the explorable area, see The Eternal Grove (explorable area). For information on the outpost, see The Eternal Grove (outpost).
| Eternal Grove | |
|---|---|
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| Campaign | Factions |
| Region | Echovald Forest |
| Type | Cooperative |
| Party size | 8 |
| Duration | Medium |
| Preceded by | The Defenders of the Forest |
| Followed by | Into the Whirlpool |
Protect the Forever Trees in the Eternal Grove by ensuring that the Tree Singers are able to complete their ritual through the Luxon and Afflicted attacks.
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[edit] Mission information
[edit] Objectives
Protect the Forever Trees by keeping the Tree Singers alive.
- Added Defeat the Afflicted forces.
[edit] Reward
| Reward | Tree Singers remaining |
|---|---|
| Standard | 1 - 5 |
| Expert | 6 - 11 |
| Master | 12 |
- 1000 Kurzick faction points for each level of completion.
- If you received the Kurzick faction rewards in Normal Mode, you can't receive it again in Hard Mode, and vice-versa.
[edit] Walkthrough
As you enter this mission note the additional health display which shows the health status of the three Forever Trees. The trees are located at the points 1, 2 and 3 on the map. There are four Tree Singers grouped around each tree - each singer contributes for one quarter of the tree's hitpoints. As the singers take damage the tree will also take damage, if a singer dies the tree is permanently damaged by a quarter. If all four singers of one tree are dead the tree will be also. Only one tree singer/tree needs to survive the mission to complete it.
The mission is fought in a small area at the hill where the trees are situated. The hill is covered by the Aura of the Grove environmental effect, which provide a speed boost while in the area which makes it attractive to stage any battles on the hill and to run over the hill rather than around it. Most of the foes in the mission will approach the hill but it is sometimes advantageous or necessary to leave it and engage them outside. Talking to the Juggernauts in the area causes them to follow you and assist you during the fight. While close to a Juggernaut, you will benefit from the Aura of the Juggernaut (which boosts your energy regeneration). The hill has only two entrances through which opponents can get to the Tree Singers. A good tactic is for the party to split up in two balanced groups of 4 players (or heroes, if available; note that this split team tactic is very difficult with henchmen), one guarding each gate.
Both Baron Mirek Vasburg and Danika are present as allied mission NPCs. They will heal the party, but you will have no control over them whatsoever and they cannot be resurrected, should they die. Their death does not result in a failure of the mission.
[edit] Luxon attack
Protecting the Grove while taking out the center hill attacks is the goal for this section. Initially, Luxons will attack from all sides, coming down the paths from the north, west and south. Engage them and dispatch them quickly as you see them coming. Especially take care not to let any Luxon Elementalists or Luxon Warriors slip through to the tree singers, as they can kill them very quickly. Luxon Rangers are only a minor threat. During the siege, two Siege Turtle will approach from each side, their arrival will be announced. The turtles will start firing once they arrive on the small hills, marked with an X on the map. Usually, you should be able to take them out before that. But it is not a problem if a turtle gets a couple of shots out, the tree singers can survive that. Don't let the Luxon Rangers distract you from protecting the Grove, the turtles are the threat. Take out all Rangers on the first seige assault but leave the Rangers alive to the North and South on the second they should become additional allies(Turtles sometimes if left alive) for the Afflicted attack the first will not.
If you run a split team, wait outside the fort to intercept the Luxons as early as possible. Otherwise stay in the central area so you don't have to run back and forth long distances and only go out of the fort for quick hit-and-run attacks on the turtles.
[edit] Afflicted attack
After you have beaten the Luxons, you will be attacked by Afflicted. This part is similar to the Luxon attack but the Afflicted are more difficult to defeat. The hand full of Luxons that have joined to help you since the cutscene will not make up for this. The Afflicted have no siege attack so it is best to stay on the hill. Again, if possible, split the team and attempt to block both entrances to the grove. Do not forget to use the Juggernauts! If you find yourself overwhelmed, focus on protecting a particular tree against the assault, instead of trying to protect all of them. Causing a bunch up at the gates can help prevent being overwhelmed.
The Afflicted will always attack both gates simultaneously (except for the last wave), but the strength of the waves varies. With the second wave, the southern gate will be attacked by the Afflicted Maaka. If you run a split team, the northern gate will usually be clear quickly, while the southern team may struggle to stay alive. In that case, the northern team should hurry to assist them. The final wave will be accompanied by the Afflicted Xenxo and Senku and will attack the northern gate. The southern group should circle around the hill on the outside and attack this group from behind, taking down the ritualists quickly.
[edit] Skill recommendations
- Team based damage reduction, such as Shelter, can be very useful as it applies to your NPC allies too
- A minion master can provide a lot of disposable targets for Luxons and particularly the Afflicted to attack instead of the Tree Singers. Two minion masters are recommended for a split team.
- For split team tactics, long range skills such as Heal Party, Light of Deliverance and/or necromancer's orders can be helpful.
- Trapping at the entrances to the hill area can be effective.
[edit] Mission NPCs
[edit] Allies
20 Pet - Elder Reef Lurker
- 20 Baron Mirek Vasburg
- 28 Elite Juggernaut Berta
- 28 Elite Juggernaut Klaus
- 28 Elite Juggernaut Lieber
20 Luxon Ranger
- 20 Luxon Soldier
20 Brother Mhenlo
- 20 Danika
- 20 Ex-Redemptor Berta
- 20 Klaus
- 20 Leiber
20 Tree Singer
[edit] Foes
20 Afflicted Warrior
- 20 Afflicted Ranger
- 20 Afflicted Monk
20 Afflicted Mesmer
20 Afflicted Elementalist
20 Afflicted Assassin
- 20 Luxon Warrior
- 20 Luxon Ranger
- 20 Luxon Elementalist
- 24 Siege Turtle
[edit] Bosses
- 28 The Afflicted Maaka → (Enraged Smash)
- 28 The Afflicted Senku → (Shadow Form)
28 The Afflicted Xenxo → (Weapon of Quickening)
[edit] Glitch
Luxon Ranger will spawn in the center of the grove which might lead a tree singer to die.
[edit] Dialogue
- <player name>: "It's been a long time since we bested Shiro."
- Brother Mhenlo: "I was thinking the same thing."
- Brother Mhenlo: "I fear his return will not be long in coming."
- Baron Mirek Vasburg: "You worry about things that will never come to pass."
- <player name>: "Shiro is still a threat. The Affliction will return."
- Baron Mirek Vasburg: "Nonsense. Shiro is gone once again, and with him the Affliction."
- Baron Mirek Vasburg: "You should know. You were there."
- <player name>: "Yes but-"
- Baron Mirek Vasburg: "Shiro is in the past. We must be mindful of the present."
- Baron Mirek Vasburg: "The Luxons are the biggest threat to us Kurzicks, and it is to them we must shift our focus."
- Kurzick Soldier: "Baron Vasburg! Baron Vasburg!"
- Baron Mirek Vasburg: "What news?"
- Kurzick Soldier: "Baron, the Luxons have breached the forest."
- Kurzick Soldier: "They're on the march as we speak."
- Baron Mirek Vasburg: "To the Eternal Grove! Protect the Forever Trees!"
- Baron Mirek Vasburg: "Kill the Luxon invaders!"
[edit] Notes
- It is possible to gain about 2% toward the Canthan Cartographer title track here just by exploring. Flag your NPCs around the trees and explore.
- If any of your characters has completed this mission as well as Arborstone and Unwaking Waters, your Kurzick Faction cap limit is increased by 7,000 points (This increase can only be applied once per account).
| Missions in the Echovald Forest |
|---|
| Altrumm Ruins • Amatz Basin • Arborstone • Fort Aspenwood • The Eternal Grove • The Jade Quarry • Urgoz's Warren |
| Towns and outposts • Explorable areas • Landmarks |
