Mystic Altar - Hard

How do I get to Mystic Altar - Hard the first time?: Set your Instance Difficulty Level to Hard, then approach the Mystic Stone Table.

Zone Default Drops List

Example Drops List for Trash and Bosses in This Zone

Treasure Table	GUID	Trash%	Boss%
Rare, Epic, & Legendary Accessories			100
Ancient Mementos			200
Consumables 96-98	723989 (RW)	100	100
Normal Weapons - Vortis	725569 (RW)	3.5
Normal Armor - Vortis	725570 (RW)	3.5
Sigils	720011 (RW)	3
Good Weapons - Vortis	725571 (RW)	1.5	70

Treasure Table	GUID	Trash%	Boss%
Good Armor - Vortis	725572 (RW)	1.5	70
Rare Ammunition - Chassizz ×100	724601 (RW)		100
Tier III Runes	720142 (RW)	60
Tier IV Runes	720143 (RW)		60
Production Materials 96	720822 (RW)		5

Note: Trash mobs do NOT drop Rare Ammunition. No rare Armor/Weapons drop in this zone.

This example is a baseline for most mobs in this zone, but does not cover Elite mobs separately. In most Dungeons, the trash are Elite. Boss mobs will tend to need complete Drops information.

Shadows Over the Altar[]

This HARD version of Mystic Altar was launched on 4/25/2024 with patch 7.4.0.2997. After being swiftly disabled because of unforeseen issues, it was re-launched on 5/7/2024.

There’s a new challenge waiting for the mightiest of Taborea’s adventurers! Dark forces around the Mystic Altar are up to no good and have created a distorted version of this ancient shrine.
Only the bravest and most skillful heroes should rise to this challenge! Hence why a certain explorer who comes up short on both fronts is asking for your help: Loric has somewhat underestimated the dangers—and overestimated his abilities. Fortunately, there are sufficient treasures hidden in the depths of this parallel dimension to tempt a worthy champion.......

When someone posts a video of a complete run-through, rest assured we will link it here.

Instance Firsts[]

Global and Server Firsts
Date	Server	Guild(s)	Notes
International Servers
5/14/2024	Gaia	Darklings, Dragonlords, Fairwind, and Glory	Global Third
German Servers
5/14/2024	Aynara	Burningeyes	Global First!
5/14/2024	Kadmos	Drachenstein	Global Second
American Server
5/20/2024	Ayvenas	Lyra

Although they (narrowly) missed the server-first, congratulations to Zeitlos on Kadmos, and Hoax on Gaia.

Quests[]

Outside the entrance, at the foot of the steps to the northwest door, be sure to speak to Adventurer Loric and pick up his Daily Quest, [100][Daily] Cowardice at the Altar, which asks you to defeat the final boss, Dorlos.

Challenge Titles[]

Tranquilizer [new] and Red Rag [new] † - Kill Aukuda the Hero - +150 to Strength and Wisdom
Ghost Hunter [new] and Ice Breaker [new] † - Kill Evil Ice Spirit - +150 to Dexterity and Intelligence
Awakened [new] and Fireproof [new] † - Kill Flaming Nightmare - +150 to Wisdom and Dexterity
Ironbound [new] and Curse Breaker † - Kill Cursed Iron Golem - +150 to Strength and Intelligence
Witch Hunter - Kill Razeela - +150 to Stamina and Dexterity
Defender against Dark Arts [new] - Kill Dorlos - +150 to Intelligence and Wisdom
Gravedigger [new] - Kill Aukuda, the Cursed - +150 to Strength and Stamina
Inquisitor - Kill Razeela with the most aggro and the least damage - +300 to Stamina and Wisdom
Zurhidon't - Kill Dorlos with the most aggro - +300 to Strength and Stamina
Aukuda's Legacy - Kill Aukuda, the Cursed and honor the legacy of the fallen. - +300 to Strength and Dexterity

† There are 4 empty titles. The empties appear to be real, BUT they do not have any bonus when equipped. The "real" versions all add 150 or 300 to two Attributes (Title System).

Zone Default Drops List

Example Drops List for Trash and Bosses in This Zone

Treasure Table	GUID	Trash%	Boss%
Rare, Epic, & Legendary Accessories			100
Ancient Mementos			200
Consumables 96-98	723989 (RW)	100	100
Normal Weapons - Vortis	725569 (RW)	3.5
Normal Armor - Vortis	725570 (RW)	3.5
Sigils	720011 (RW)	3
Good Weapons - Vortis	725571 (RW)	1.5	70

Treasure Table	GUID	Trash%	Boss%
Good Armor - Vortis	725572 (RW)	1.5	70
Rare Ammunition - Chassizz ×100	724601 (RW)		100
Tier III Runes	720142 (RW)	60
Tier IV Runes	720143 (RW)		60
Production Materials 96	720822 (RW)		5

Note: Trash mobs do NOT drop Rare Ammunition. No rare Armor/Weapons drop in this zone.

This example is a baseline for most mobs in this zone, but does not cover Elite mobs separately. In most Dungeons, the trash are Elite. Boss mobs will tend to need complete Drops information.

Trash[]

Trash mobs in this zone DO NOT have Monster Compendium Cards. They are Elite, and between levels 107 and 109.

Minotaur Ghoul

Mana Bat

Cracked Shell Scorpion

Underworld Morcus Beast

Dream Eater

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Note: Attacking any mob in a room will pull the entire room. We assume that normal crowd-control skills will work.

Minotaurs	Zurhidon
Minotaur Ghoul Minotaur Zombie †	Zurhidon Guard Zurhidon Soldier Zurhidon Raider
Beasts	Fiends
Mana Bat Cracked Shell Scorpion Dark Beetle Frozen Spirit Jellyfish †	Underworld Morcus Beast † Dream Eater †
Miscellaneous
Flaming Prism

† Drops Dust of the Altar (needed to craft a Mystical Taurus Shard which can be "used" to improve any of the boss-dropped special Accessories)

Bosses[]

"Normal" refers to Mystic Altar, while "Hard" is Mystic Altar - Hard. Bosses in the "Hard" version DO NOT have Monster Compendium Cards (except for Aukuda the Hero and Aukuda, the Cursed) but they do drop Ancient Mementos. This dungeon does not support Easy Mode.

#	Boss Name	Ancient Mementos
#	Boss Name	Easy	Normal	Hard
1	Aukuda the Hero		0	92
2	Evil Ice Spirit		0	104
3	Flaming Nightmare		0	116
4	Cursed Iron Golem		0	128
5	Razeela		0	140
6	Dorlos		0	150
7	Aukuda, the Cursed		0	150
Totals		0	0	880

All of the Peak-Instance bosses drop special Accessories:

Treasure Table 727381: Dark Accessories (all bosses except Dorlos)
Treasure Table 727382: Sun Accessories (last 3 bosses only)
Treasure Table 727383: Ancestral Accessories (last 3 bosses only)

According to notes at Class Balance Updates#2025-07-31, "All Mystic Altar - Hard rings now have the anti-fear skill." That is 15 rings, 5 from each quality level. The Ring has to be "used" but is not required to be equipped. The skill is Fearless.

Within each Pentet (Astute, Insight, Reflexes, Wrathful, and Perseverance), from the Rare to Epic Accessory Sets, the 2-piece bonuses improve while the 3-piece bonuses remain the same, then between Epic and Legendary the 2-piece bonuses stay the same but the 3-piece bonuses improve by 1%. Other than that, all 3 qualities (Dark, Sun, and Ancestral) of the same type (Ring, Earring, or Necklace) and Pentet are identical in all ways except the set bonuses.

There are 3 Spirit items dropped by the bosses:

The first 4 bosses drop Spirit of Darkness
Razeela and Dorlos drop Spirit of the Sun
Aukuda, the Cursed drops Spirit of the Ancestors

With the addition of some Dust of the Altar (dropped by 4 specific Trash mobs), these Spirits can be used to craft a Mystical Taurus Shard which can be "used" to improve any of the above boss-dropped Accessories.

Common Drops From Bosses[]

200%: Ancient Mementos (qty varies by boss)
100%: Consumables 96-98
100%: Rare Projectiles - Chassizz
100%: Dark Accessories ×2, Sun Accessories ×2, or Ancestral Accessories ×2
100%: Spirit of Darkness, Spirit of the Sun, or Spirit of the Ancestors
70%: Good Armor - Vortis
70%: Good Weapons - Vortis
60%: Tier IV Runes
5%: Raw Material 96
1% - Aukuda the Hero and Aukuda, the Cursed have a Monster Compendium Card.

Aukuda the Hero

Aukuda the Hero (109 Crown Elite)

Strategy:
Teleport with AoE at 90% / 70% / 50% / 30% / 10%

each Phase lasts 10% then it switches
Phase A: Meelee AoE every 25 seconds (160 Range)

Phase B:

Interruptible Charge to the furthest player
Aggro Reset every 12 seconds (only below 50%)

Difficulty	Easy	Normal	Hard
Hitpoints	n/a	n/a	656,459,669 HP
Ancient Mementos	n/a	n/a	92

Evil Ice Spirit

Evil Ice Spirit (109 Crown Elite)

Strategy:
Phase A:

Damage phase -> tank & spank

Phase B starts @80% or when boss lost 20% (depends on the HP at the end of Phase C) Phase B (at most 35 seconds): Add spawn (3 waves, 2 Adds), need to be killed spread out in the boss room. when all adds Phase C (33 seconds): Debuffs stack every 2 seconds, cleansed when moved over the corpse of an add. Phase D (16 seconds): slow debuff on the party, can only be cleansed with 3 fires in the boss room. you need to stand 5 seconds close to the fire to be cleansed. You get frozen for 1 minute if you're too slow. Phases occur in order A->B->C->D->A...

Difficulty	Easy	Normal	Hard
Hitpoints	n/a	n/a	664,545,442 HP
Ancient Mementos	n/a	n/a	104

Flaming Nightmare

Flaming Nightmare (109 Crown Elite)

Strategy:

Boss has a channeled meelee AoE (Range: 50)
players randomly get the debuff "Fire Chaos". they have to move out of the party before the debuff runs out
the furthest player sometimes places a volcano: this deals 10% damage on players or 21.474.836 damage to the boss. it is unclear if it is considered an exploit to use that on the boss.

Event @80%/60%/40%/20%:

Crystals spawn and move counter clockwise around the boss. if the crystals are not killed within 45 seconds, they start moving to the boss and increase the damage of the boss by 10%/crystal.
Every few seconds there is a beam between the boss and the crystals. everyone hit by the beam takes a 200% hit.
Boss is not attackable during this event

Difficulty	Easy	Normal	Hard
Hitpoints	n/a	n/a	664,545,442 HP
Ancient Mementos	n/a	n/a	116

Cursed Iron Golem

Cursed Iron Golem (109 Crown Elite)

Strategy: strategy needed

Difficulty	Easy	Normal	Hard
Hitpoints	n/a	n/a	680,716,988 HP
Ancient Mementos	n/a	n/a	128

Razeela

Razeela (109 Crown Elite)

Strategy: strategy needed

Difficulty	Easy	Normal	Hard
Hitpoints	n/a	n/a	680,716,988 HP
Ancient Mementos	n/a	n/a	140

Dorlos

Dorlos (109 Crown Elite)

Strategy:
In the final battle the room has 5 crystals and the boss will use 5 Debuffs against you. When you see the icon on the left you must run to the displayed crystal and click it to remove the debuff, ASAP.

How to Remove a Debuff During The Dorlos Fight!
Debuff Icon	Object to Clear
Mechanic Subjugation	Soul Stone of the Cursed Iron Golem

Demonic Subjugation	Razeela's Soul Stone

Nightmare Subjugation	Soul Stone of the Flaming Nightmare

Ice Cold Subjugation	Soul Stone of the Evil Ice Spirit

Misguided Subjugation	Akuda's Soul Stone