Prison de Joaquin Raid

It was hard.


1st Attempt - 28 November straight after CW
dugunitrous : Romina - STW - Grandice
Cruz : Romina - STW - Nar
Lloydworth : Romina - Scout - Torsche
Pyratic : Musk - Scout - Elementalist
Almarech : Grandice - Scout - Hellena

We tried to follow the guide but upon entering, there was no mini-map (LAME). Mobs were a lot stronger than expected and since it was our first time, we were slightly unprepared. We failed to finish the raid even with Hrins, Triumph Fillers and Status Ampules, though we tried fighting until the end.

2nd Attempt - 29 November
dugunitrous : Trooper - Scout - Reckless
Cruz : Nar - Scout - Grandice
Lloydworth : Grace - Scout - Fighter
Pyratic : Elementalst - Scout - Fighter
Tlabbar : Romina - STW - Elementalist

We learned from our mistakes quickly. Moving as a group and luring + AOE made this attempt a lot easier. We knew where the "ambush spots" were and had Abyss Flares and Spell Hails waiting for them. We had better knowledge on what to expect this time around and it was definitely a lot easier and less painful.

We were all very happy that we completed it despite our "common" armor (no ELN users here!)

As for the drops.. well.. we should do this more often.

Recipe - ELN and Recipe - Prison Series 32AR Weapons

32AR items, HQ Earring, Recipe - Artisan Grade accessories

Gold/Silver Earring, Recipe - Magic Grade accessories

Innocentio Stance Book

note : I spammed screenshot button while the roulette was going.

I highly recommend Fighter/Trooper + Scout + Reckless/Ele for this raid. A lot of the mobs wont be able to hit flying, which makes Reckless very nice to use.

Instanced Mission : Dr. Torsche Mansion Basement *Revisited*

Refer here for previous article.

With the update of sGE to v5.0, some changes have been made to this mission.

• Torsche Liberation Buff now lasts for 3 minutes instead of 1. - This greatly reduces the amount of Otite Pieces used as well as decreasing the difficulty of the whole raid.
• There are now 2 Victors instead of 3.
• The last room now has a roulette chest, which needs a key that can be bought from bounty hunter guild shop using 3 veteran tokens

Despite the reduction of vet chips, pure gold bars and reputation cards, the roulette chest at the end increases the potential loots from this raid. Possible loots include:

• Level 100 item
• Medal of Honor B
• Cut Necklace item
• Portable ASO box (contains 1000 ASO)
• Golden Earring item
• Recipe - Artisan's Belt
• Recipe - Artisan's Metal Belt
• Recipe - Elite Le Noir
• Recipe - Dragon Heart
• White Gold Bar
• Elemental Jewel

Here are some screenshots of the roulette chest:

Federigo Mission : Uraeus

Mission Information
Participation : Solo
Character Lineup : 2x Master Grace - Shotgun Blaster + Flintlock, Master Scout - Arnis + Enhanced Tactics
Requirements : Uraeus Scale (Scale Piece x2, Solvent x100, Emerald x5, White Gold Bar x1), Key to Uraeus Lobby (Family Reputation x300, Pure Ionium x100, Pure Quartz x100, Pure Aidanium x250, Pure Etretanium x250)
Rewards : Elite Schvarlier Armor Recipe (rare), Le Noir Recipe (semi-rare), Elite 92 Armor Recipe, Level 100 items, Constellation Indication (2 maximum, rare), Dragon Heart Recipe (unconfirmed), Le Noir item (unconfirmed).
Frequency : 5 days
Duration : 120 minutes time limit. Average time of 25 minutes to complete mission.
Difficulty : Hard, Highly Equipment Dependent

This mission is highly annoying and frankly takes a fair bit of time, and most often than not disappoints me in loots. But I do it anyway. The best loot that people have gotten (as far as I know) is ESAr, which isn't really that prized at the moment due to two reasons - ABS insertion and the weakness of metal armor vs Occult Magic, Occult Assistance and Madness (the popular stances in the metagame).

This raid is another Wildbeast raid, and I have only attempted to do it without racial weapons once. It's doable, but takes a lot longer. More time spent = more resources spent in buffing and maintaining HP.

The mission is initiated by going to Bahama Peril -> Bahama Underground J8. Among the ingredients needed, only Emerald is rather hard to get. Crap rings are in demand for making Emeralds and Black Oxides, and Emeralds themselves cost 300-800k each in Rembrandt. With the inclusion of a White Gold Bar, the requirements can reach 5m already but the rewards are not as promising as compared to Mission : Griffon.

As the mission starts, I buff principal and clear all Uraeus Eggs except the one nearest where the snake will spawn. I then buff my shooters Shooting Enhancement (duh) and Hound, and may sometimes use a Heart Choco (level 2 Hrin Potion) and a blue lollipop. I make sure my characters are separated from each other to avoid the snake's AOE attack which can cause stun and poison. There's a very high chance of dieing once u get stunned, so try to avoid getting all 3 characters stunned at the same time. Snake will usually go for the highest DPS character, and once a character is stunned, the other shooter MIGHT steal the aggro away.

Crack the Eggs

Be careful of painful debuffs

The mobs can cause poison which reduces your attack and MHP and  the snake's attacks may cause an additional poisoning which further decreases attack and defense. Double poisoned and stun mean trouble.


After downing the snake (for the first time), the egg + snake killing is done three more times to complete the mission. With good rifles, Principal buff should last for 2 snake appearances, so that means having to cast Principal twice only. With less specialized rifles, it will take more time and as i said earlier, longer raid = more resources spent.

Are animals wild beasts?

Federigo Mission : Griffon

Mission Information
Participation : Solo
Character Lineup : 2x Master Grace - Shotgun Blaster + Flintlock, Master Scout - Arnis + Enhanced Tactics
Requirements : Key to Griffon Lobby (Family Reputation x300, Pure Ionium x300, Pure Quartz x300, Pure Aidanium x300, Pure Etretanium x300) , Griffon's Tear (Griffon Egg Shell x6, High Quality Ruby x2, High Quality Sapphire x2, High Quality Emerald x2)
Rewards : Elite 84 items, Level 88 Summoner weapons, Level 100 items, Elite 92 Armor Recipe, Le Noir Recipe, Elite Le Blanc Recipe (rare), Constellation Indication (3 maximum, rare), Dragon Heart Recipe (unconfirmed), Le Noir items (unconfirmed)
Frequency : 7 days
Duration : 120 minutes time limit. Average time of 3 minutes to complete mission.
Difficulty : Moderate, Highly Equipment Dependent

The Griffon mission has the best loots among all instanced missions, hence it can only be done once in seven days. The Elite Le Blanc recipe is not that rare to loot, and is currently selling for 250m or less in Rembrandt. Before this raid, owning an ELB was a lot tougher as "true" Griffon campers usually kept the 30dr for themselves and/or their factions. With the instanced mission, more players are able to create their own 30DR armors.

The mission is initiated by talking to the Pioneer's Warning at D6 of Vegas Javier. Once inside the mission, I buff Principal + Shooting Enhancement on my Grace Bernellis and sometimes Melee Enhancement on my Anton (scout). I then switch Anton to arnis stance and cast hound. I should really replace 1 of the Grace Bernellis with another musketeer for more damage, but I am lazy to train ranged characters.

Mission : Griffon buffs and debuff

I then proceed to H9/H10 of the map, where Griffon will always will be. He usually casts a spell that causes Griffon's dignity, which dramatically reduces my movement speed. Ideally, I should have positioned my characters into a triangle before this happens : Anton at the front distracting the big bird while the two Grace Bernellis whack the bird. The reason I keep them apart is because Griffon can sometimes claw my Gracies to death, and I wouldn't want that to happen to both of them at the same time.

X marks the spot

Big Bird hates Wildbeast Rifles

This raid is simple and straightforward, just buff up, go in, whack it and it's done. It does require higher level equipment to maintain HP and successfully deal damage.

For this raid, I usually always borrow WB rifles from the faction. Without these rifles, the mission will be very hard and will take a longer time. I have tried using non-racials, and it took me more than twice the time because Griffon was pestering me with attacks when he should have been long dead. Here are some of the weapons that have been lent to me for Griffon.

Owner : KingLazarus

Owner : Seitai

I'll grab a screenshot of two more rifles that I get to use for Griffon at some point.

Instanced Mission : Arsene Secret Vault

Mission Information
Participation : 2 families (squad up with Cruz)
Character Lineup : Romina - STW - Grandice (mine), Grandice - Scout - Hellena (Cruz)
Requirements : 500 reputation points
Rewards : Magical Amethyst, Liquefied Gas, Piece of Trump Card, Medal of Honour, Buckle, Trump Armor recipe (rare), ELN recipe (very rare)
Frequency : daily
Duration : 30 minutes time limit. Average time of 12 minutes to complete mission.
Difficulty : Moderate

The Arsene Secret Vault mission has been available for quite some time now. The complete guide is detailed in BookOfWind. Being able to use three characters allows us to make full use of Enhanced Tactics Buffs, which make the mission a lot easier. I (usually) play the role of boss attacker whilst Cruz plays (with) Hellena. Loot rules are set to acquire by turn to equally split all loots, including Medal of Honor cards.

As the mission starts, we buff up (Principal + TA buffs + meditation) and pay the 500 reputation points to enter the 2nd room. I activate Bless and cast Refresh Mind my Romina before entering the 2nd room.Cruz runs around the area to avoid the mobs, but I assume his master Hellena will have no problem taking a few hits every now and then with the current armor she is equipped with (no need and useless to kill the mobs due to infinite spawn). In the meantime, I rush in to the boss to room do deal with to deal with Celine and an additional boss. As soon as my first Bless wears off, I activate it again (no need to wait for cooldown due to Refresh Mind) I want to keep my +1AR up and its additional benefits to finish the mission as quickly as possible. This procedure goes on as Prost, Emily and Mario are defeated.

Hellena's Armor : sturdy

 Once Mario is defeated, the cooldown for bless should be almost finished. Same buff sequence as the first room is done, including bless + refresh mind. The critical and hardest part of the raid is the last room. Upon reaching the last room, I rush to Celine to deal enough damage to her until Prost is summoned. I then focus on finishing Prost as soon as i can. This is because once Prost is dealt with, the mobs will disappear and Cruz can relax. Emily and Mario do not pose much of a threat. After dealing with Mario for the 2nd time, all that's left to do is kill Celine. During this time she likes to use attacks that inflict Armor Crasher, so Hellena is best kept away to a safe location. Defeating Celine will yield more loots, and the chance of Trump Armor Recipe and even Elite Le Noir Recipe.

Reduce Celine HP to make Frost appear - and kill frost ASAP!

Be careful of Armor Crasher