Vloxen Excavations

Vloxen Excavations
Campaign	Eye of the North
Region	Depths of Tyria
Type	Dungeon
Levels	3
Reward chest	Zoldark's Chest
Required quest	Dredging the Depths
Party size	8
Exit(s)	Umbral Grotto Vlox's Falls
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Level 1
Level 2
Level 3

“

Sorrow's Furnace was not the only place where the evil Stone Summit had pressed the Dredge into forced labor. Deep within the Vloxen Excavations, Dredge toiled away under the watchful eye of their Stone Summit taskmasters. On the surface, this dig appeared as yet another ore mining operation, but clues hinted that the Stone Summit had uncovered unspeakable horrors. They were using slaves to excavate this ancient evil. With the help of some escapees, we confronted this horrific presence and stopped the Stone Summit's wicked plans.

— Master Dungeon Guide

Rewards

• Deldrimor reputation points
  • First time: 1,500 (2,250 in hard mode)
  • On repeat: 750 (1,125 in hard mode)

Interactive objects

• Area Map
• Boss Lock
• Dungeon Lock
• Dwarven Powder Keg Stations
• Gearbox
• Lever (disables Poison Dart traps)
• Locked Chest
• Lost Note
• Master Gear
• Zoldark's Chest (reward chest, after killing Zoldark the Unholy)

Hidden objects

Hidden objects are revealed using Light of Deldrimor.

Level 1

• 24 (24) Dwarven Ghost - One east from the Umbral Grotto exit.
• 24 (24) Dwarven Ghost - One near the east-most resurrection shrine, at the vertical half point of the map.
• 24 (24) Dwarven Ghost - One near the Vlox's Falls exit.
• 1 (20) Hidden Treasure - Two in the room north of the Boss Key.
• 1 (20) Hidden Treasure - Two near the Vlox's Falls exit.
• 1 (20) Hidden Treasure - One at the top of the hill in the Boss Key room.
• 1 (20) Hidden Treasure - Two at the Boss Key location.
• 1 (20) Hidden Treasure - Three in the room with the level exit.

Level 2

• 24 (24) Dwarven Ghost - One near the resurrection shrine just past the second Gearbox.
• 24 (24) Dwarven Ghost - One in the room with Zalnax.
• 24 (24) Dwarven Ghost - One at the Dungeon Key.
• 1 (20) Hidden Treasure - One near the level entrance.
• 1 (20) Hidden Treasure - One at the Area Map.
• 1 (20) Hidden Treasure - One at the end of the corridor south of the Area Map.
• 1 (20) Hidden Treasure - One in the room with Zalnax.
• 1 (20) Hidden Treasure - Two at the third Master Gear.
• 1 (20) Hidden Treasure - One at the fourth Master Gear.
• 1 (20) Hidden Treasure - One at the Dungeon Key.
• 1 (20) Hidden Treasure - One at the Dwarven Powder Keg Stations.

Level 3

• 1 (20) Hidden Treasure - Three in the room with the level entrance.
• 1 (20) Hidden Treasure - Two near the Area Map, one to the northwest and one to the southeast.
• 1 (20) Hidden Treasure - Two at the poison darts trap in the room south of the Boss Key; one southeast from the Boss Key.
• 1 (20) Hidden Treasure - Two in the boss room.

NPCs

Allies

Asura

• 20 (20) Doff

Dredge

• 20 (20) Dredge Slave (levels 1 and 2)

Shrines

• 1 (20) Beacon of Droknar (provides Dwarven Raider)

Dwarves

• 24 (24) Kilgor Rageheart (collector of 5 Skelk Fangs)
• 24 (24) Snap Flamekrak (collector of 5 Stone Summit Emblems)

Charmable animals

Animals

• 5 Albino Rat (all levels)

Foes

Arachnids (level 2)

• 24 (26) Venomweaver
• 24 (26) Lifeweaver
• 24 (26) Bloodweaver

Dragons

• 20 (26) Chromatic Drake (level 2)

Dwarves (Stone Summit) (levels 1 and 2 unless specified)

• 24 (26) Panicked Stone Summit Dwarf (level 2 only)
• 24 (26) Stone Summit Carver
• 24 (26) Stone Summit Crusher
• 24 (26) Stone Summit Taskmaster (level 1 only)
• 24 (26) Stone Summit Gatekeeper (level 2 only)
• 24 (26) Stone Summit Ranger
• 24 (26) Stone Summit Healer
• 24 (26) Stone Summit Gnasher
• 24 (26) Stone Summit Sage
• (26) Stone Summit Demolisher (Hard mode only)
• (26) Stone Summit Marksman (Hard mode only)
• (26) Stone Summit Defender (Hard mode only)
• (26) Stone Summit Priest (Hard mode only)
• (26) Stone Summit Contaminator (Hard mode only)
• (26) Stone Summit Dreamer (Hard mode only)
• (26) Stone Summit Warder (Hard mode only)
• (26) Stone Summit Summoner (Hard mode only)
• (26) Stone Summit Zealot (Hard mode only)

Elementals (Undead)

• 28 (30) Ancient Effigy (levels 2 and 3)
• 28 (30) Ancient Statue (level 3)

Jellies

• 20 (26) Aggressive Ooze (levels 1 and 2)
• 20 (26) Ominous Ooze (levels 1 and 2)
• 20 (26) Shimmering Ooze (levels 1 and 2)
• 20 (26) Earthbound Ooze (levels 1 and 2)
• 20 (26) Ooze Devourer (level 1)
• 20 (26) Volatile Ooze (level 1, created by Ooze Devourers)

Mummies (Undead)

• 28 (30) Ancient Blademaster (levels 2 and 3)
• 28 (30) Ancient Cavalier (levels 2 and 3)
• 28 (30) Ancient Tomb Carver (levels 2 and 3)
• 24 (30) Crypt Keeper (level 3)

Plants (level 1)

• 20 (26) Cave Ayahuasca
• 15 (25) Parasitic Growth (created by Fungal Spores)
• 20 (26) Cave Aloe
• 20 (26) Corrupted Aloe
• 20 (26) Fungal Bloom
• 10 (24) Fungal Spore

Skelk (levels 1 and 2)

• 24 (26) Skelk Rampager
• 24 (26) Skelk Corrupter
• 24 (26) Skelk Slasher

Zombies (Undead)

• 20 (26) Minion of Zoldark (level 3)

Bosses

Arachnids

• 28 (30) Zalnax (level 2) → Poison Arrow (Xalnax's Destiny)

Dwarves (Stone Summit)

• 28 (30) Taskmaster Durgon (level 1) → Dwarven Battle Stance (Durgon's Maul)
• 28 (30) Taskmaster Bellok (level 2) → Jagged Bones (Bellok's Staff)
• 28 (30) Taskmaster Kurg (level 2) → Crippling Anguish (Kurg's Focus)

Mummies (Undead)

• 28 (30) Sotanaht the Tomb Guardian (level 3) → Soldier's Fury

Boss-like foes

Skeleton (Undead)

• 29 (32) Zoldark the Unholy (level 3)

Notes

• There are two routes to the first portal. Each route has a boulder trap, being rolled over by a boulder does not cause Death Penalty.
• Rock Slides occur in level 1 and 2.
• Watch out for Poison Dart traps.
• There are 2-3 hidden groups of oozes on level 2, in a low-ceilinged waterway.
• When you kill an "ancient" Mummy or Elemental, it will revive in two minutes. Killing the foe again does not count towards Dwarven Raider and does not yield loot or experience; however, the ancient Mummies will leave exploitable corpses whenever they are killed.
• When you have to face a large number of Stone Summit, it is possible for you to reactivate the first Resurrection Shrine which means you have to travel back through the entire length of level 2 to get back to where you were.
• Completion of this dungeon will fill in page #9 of the Master Dungeon Guide storybook.

Bug.If Taskmaster Bellok is killed and the key retrieved, then the dungeon is exited or failed, sometimes if the quest is not abandoned, Bellok will not drop the key the next time one attempts the dungeon.

Trivia

The Guild Wars 2 Wiki has an article on Vloxen Mine.

• This dungeon holds multiple references to the film Raiders of the Lost Ark.
  • There are two tunnels through which a giant rock will come rolling from behind, which will crush allies and foes who do not move out of the way quickly. A similar trap is shown in the movie.
  • When approaching the Area Map in level 2 of the dungeon, which is guarded by drakes, the player character will say "Drakes. Why'd it have to be drakes?", which is a (slightly altered) quote from the movie.
  • Bellok is a deviation of Belloq, the name of the archeologist who is Indiana Jones' rival and who opens the Ark of the Covenant.
• On second level when you enter the area with Zalnax from northwest entrance, three Panicked Stone Summit Dwarves will run past you.
• The second level of this dungeon is the same map as Bloodstone Caves: Level 1 with minor changes.
• The third level of this dungeon is the same map as Slavers' Exile - Justiciar Thommis's level with a few changes.

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