Announcement The Rage of Dragan – Curse of the Black Knights Guide / Walkthrough

Curse of the Black Knights: Rage of Dragan (Easter 2015)
Official Event Guide & Walkthrough​

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Introduction - Plot

The Spring Festival eggs have been stolen and the trail leads back to Castle Ravencaw! Why are monsters suddenly hatching from the otherwise harmless eggs? Is Gnob in cahoots with Dragan of the Damned? And what’s happening with the eggs in the underground sites, which can be reached via the Shadow Portals in Castle Ravencaw? You are about to find out!

Dragan is planning to corrupt the Easter Spring Festival to achieve his dusky plans. He wants to manipulate colorful eggs with his evil magic and use the corrupted eggs to attack Kingshill's population from inside.​

Quick Overview

Required levels	1-45 (see notice below)
Duration	8th-27th of April (3 weeks)
Number of Quests	18

Please notice: The event is playable from level 1 on but of course you need to go through the tutorial in order to play it. You can play the event on your own (single), but it might be easier to play in a group.

Overview of important Non Player Characters (NPC) during the event

Portrait	Name	Location	Purpose
	Gnob	Kingshill	Offers event related items in exchange for Draken. Start quest "The Egg Thief"
	Sir Hardy	Kingshill	Needed to complete the quest "Entering the Shadow Kingdom"
	Toniosha Starkhammer	Castle Ravencaw	is a quest-giver for repeating quests "Access to the Damned" and "With your own weapons"
	Janus Fox	Castle Ravencaw	Is the quest-giver who will guide through the quest "Catch the Thief"
	Agent 001	Castle Ravencaw in front of the entrance to Dragan’s Excavation Site	This agent will offer you more quests once you completed the quests from Janus Fox. You need to complete the agent’s quests in order to open the chests that are located in front of the entrance to Dragan’s Excavation Site.
	Agent 002	Castle Ravencaw in front of the entrance to the Sulfur Desert	This agent will offer you more quests once you completed the quests from Janus Fox. You need to complete the agent’s quests in order to open the chests that are located in front of the entrance to the Sulfur Desert.
	Agent 003	Castle Ravencaw in front of the entrance to the Ghastly Grave	This agent will offer you more quests once you completed the quests from Janus Fox. You need to complete the agent’s quests in order to open the chests that are located in front of the entrance to the Ghastly Grave.
	Shady John	Castle Ravencaw	Is a merchant that sells items related to the event for Andermant

Start the Event

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To start the event you need to enter Castle Ravencaw. The entrance to Castle Ravencaw is located in the city of Kingshill, between the NPCs Thabo, Sir Hardy and Gnob. Make sure you speak with NPC Gnob before you enter the portal to get the first quest called The Egg Thief. Click on the portal to start the event and enter Castle Ravencaw, the entrance is free.

On the other side of the portal you will encounter NPC Toniosha Starkhammer. The heroic Steam Mechanica will offer you two repeatable quests, one of which will reward you with the entrance to Dragan’s Fortress. Once you spoke with Toniosha, proceed and enter the castle. Inside the castle you will find merchant NPC Shady John and Janus Fox. Janus will offer you more quests.
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Inside Castle Ravencaw

In Castle Ravencaw, you can find three entrances to dungeons Dragan’s Excavation Site, the Sulfur Desert and the Ghastly Grave, as well as two other entrances: one of the two leads you to Dragan himself (Dragan’s Refuge) and the other one is Castle Ravencaw but with a higher difficulty degree (Castle Ravencaw Difficult).
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Special Easter Bestiary

Egg Guardians Trolls

These enemies, as their name already reveals, are guarding colorful eggs and will immediately attack you, as you get closer to an egg. Whenever you see a colorful egg, you can be sure that an Egg Guardian Troll is close and vice versa.
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Colorful Eggs

Since this is the official Easter event, you will find up to 20 colorful eggs scattered around every dungeon.​

Upon clicking on an egg, there is a high chance that a Dragonspawn will hatch from it (remember, the eggs have been tainted by someone!). Some of the eggs will not have any enemy inside and will reward your hero with currencies and other loot.​

Every colorful egg can contain five different types of Dragonspawns. Each of them will attack you with the element it represents and will leave the screen with a final attack when defeated, so be careful. Dragonspawns will always reward you with essences; see the overview below:​

Overview of Dragonspawn Types

Name	Color	Element	Reward (Essences)	Final Attack
Poisonous Dragonspawn	Green	Poison	Essences of Aggression	Puddle of acid
Icy Dragonspawn	Blue	Ice	Essences of Combat	Frost Nova
Fiery Dragonspawn	Dark Red	Fire	Essences of Destruction	Fiery Explosion
Andermagic Dragonspawn	Purple	Arcane Magic	Essences of War	Singularity
Colorful Dragonspawn	Multicolored	Poison, Ice, Fire & Arcane Magic	Colorful Essences	4 small Dragonspawns of all elements

Reward chest mechanic

In front of the entrances to Dragan’s Excavation Site, the Sulfur Desert and the Ghastly Grave, you will find the event chests; each entrance has three dark chests and one wooden chest. In order to open these chests, you need to complete the quests that Agents 001, 002 and 003 will give you. The dark chests will only open once and the wooden chest will open only after you have opened all three dark chests. Unlike the dark chests, the wooden chest can be opened infinite times.
Note: One of the chests will give you a Mystic Cube, even if you are not a premium membership holder.
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Main rewards from chests in Castle Ravencaw

Icon	Name	Description
	White Rabbit Costume	You will need to combine four parts of this costume and combine them on the workbench to get the final costume. Three out of the four parts can be found in the dark chests, the last part can only be found inside of Amphorae.
	Gray (Mount)	There is a chance that the mount will drop from the wooden chests next to NPC Agents 001, 002 and 003.
	Pet Goth Hare	There is a chance that this pet will drop after you have defeated the Fake Gnob.
	Emote Spring Fever	Only consumable versions can drop from amphoras, chests and enemies.
	Emote Sweetly blow a kiss	Only consumable versions can drop from amphoras, chests and enemies.

Dungeons of Castle Ravencaw

Once you are inside of Castle Ravencaw you have the chance to visit several dungeons.
All of these dungeons need special key items; otherwise your character won’t be able to access them (see below).

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Items needed for entrance

In order to access these dungeons, different items are required to be used as entrance fee.

Icon	Name	Description
	Cursed Pearl	Available in in-game shop (hotkey T) - Yes Available from: drop from every worthy opponent in Castle Ravencaw and related dungeons. Purpose: Is needed as entrance fee to access the dungeons Dragan’s Excavation Site, Ghastly Grave and the Sulfur Desert.
	Cursed Pearl to Dragan’s Refuge	Available in in-game shop (hotkey T) - No Available from: Reward of quest Access to the Damned from NPC Toniosha Starkhammer. Purpose: Is needed as entrance fee to access the dungeons Dragan’s Refuge.
	Red Cursed Pearl to Castle Ravencaw (Difficult)	Available in in-game shop (hotkey T) - Yes Available from: drop from champions in Castle Ravencaw and related dungeons. Purpose: Is needed as entrance fee to access the dungeons Castle Ravencaw in a higher difficulty degree.
	Cursed Pearl to Dragan’s Refuge (Difficult)	Available in in-game shop (hotkey T) - Yes Available from: drop from the four champions in Castle Ravencaw (Difficult) and Festive Amphorae Purpose: Is needed as entrance fee to access Dragan’s Refuge in a higher difficulty degree.

Overview of Dungeons in Castle Ravencaw

Dragan’s Excavation Site
Entrance fee: 30 Cursed Pearls
This dungeon is a great starter dungeon for players who have never played any of the events of the series Curse of the Black Knights. You will need to visit this dungeon to complete certain quests, for example: With your own weapons

The Sulfur Desert
Entrance fee: 50 Cursed Pearls
The soil in this dungeon is toxic and will drain your character’s life constantly. Bring your character to the outer corners of this dungeon as these are safe areas. Well, you will still encounter monsters but at least the soil is not toxic. You will need to visit this dungeon to complete certain quests, for example: With your own weapons

Ghastly Grave
Entrance fee: 120 Cursed Pearls
Although it has the highest entrance fee, the Ghastly Grave has also valuable loot. Inside the Ghastly Grave your hero will be able to collect items called Sargon’s Remains. In each direction of the dungeon you will find statues that can be activated with the right amount of Sargon’s Remains (see table below). Players that still have the quest Entering the Shadow Kingdom can fight against Sargon’s Corpse to progress in the quest.

Defeat the powerful duo, King Heredur’s Corpse and Sargon’s Corpse, to receive two Ghastly Keys and open the Equipment Chest of Sargon and Heredur. In order to open the chest, you will always need two Ghastly Keys. The chest can be opened infinite times and can contain unique equipment that is connected to Sargon.

Statues in the Ghastly Grave

There are 4 statues but only 3 can be clicked and activated. The statue that is located centrally is only decorative, it cannot be activated with Sargon’s Remains.​

Location on map	Statue Name	Needed Items For Activation & Effect
Lower South East	Sargon’s Fury	In order to activate the statue you need 15 of Sargon’s Remains Effect: A small army of champion monsters and high level monsters will be unleashed which drop Sargon’s Shadows.
Upper North West	Sargon’s Rage	In order to activate the statue you need 45 of Sargon’s Remains Effect: A big army of champion monsters and high level monsters will be unleashed which drop Sargon’s Shadows.
Upper North East	Sargon’s Revenge	In order to activate the statue you need 100 of Sargon’s Remains Effect: Warning - You will be attacked by Sargon’s Corpse and King Heredur’s Corpse at the same time

Key Items in the Ghastly Grave

Icon	Name	Description
	Sargon’s Remains	Needed to activate the statues in the Ghastly Grave. Drop from enemies in the dungeon Ghastly Grave.
	Ghastly Key	Is needed twice to open up the Sargon & Heredur chest in the grave

Dragan’s Refuge

Entrance fee: 1 Strong Cursed Pearl
This is the final battle ground where you will have to face boss monster Dragan of the Damned. Dragan will need up to 5 seconds to reveal his final form and then he will start to attack your hero mercilessly. Your hero will not need any special essences to defeat him but stay vigilant and evade Dragan’s attacks. Once defeated, Dragan will always drop a piece of the unique set Black Warlord Regalia.Note: The Black Warlord Regalia comes in three tiers: Black Squire, Black Knight and finally Black Warlord. The Black Knight and Warlord set pieces can only be obtained through crafting;

The following upgrades are possible with the items:
- 4 Helmets/Capes or Pauldrons of the Black Squire = 1 Helmet/Cape or Pauldron of the Black Knight
- 4 Helmets/Capes or Pauldrons of the Black Knight = 1 Helmet/Cape or Pauldron of the Black Warlord

Once you have collected the Cape, Helmet and Pauldrons of the Warlord, you will receive a set bonus: +30% block rate, +30% Mana/Rage/Steam and +30% weapon damage with two-handed weapons. Since the Ranger doesn’t have any two-handed weapons, the following bonus will be awarded: +30% concentration, +20% block rate, +10% damage with longbows.

Name	Icons	Description	How to obtain
Black Squire Items (Unique)		The set is equipped with good defensive equipment and in addition to other things improves blocking chances. Note: Out of the three items, the helmet drops the most frequently and the cape the least frequently.	You receive parts of this set after defeating Dragan in Dragan’s Refuge. Not a guaranteed drop.
Black Knight Items (Unique)		Upgrade Level I (Upgraded): The set is equipped with strong defensive equipment and in addition to other things improves blocking chances.	Can only be crafted Should you have four identical items, for example, 4 Helmets of the Black Squire, you can upgrade these helmets on the workbench to Helmets of the Black Knight.
Black Warlord Set (Unique)		Upgrade Level II (Upgraded): This set is equipped with much stronger defensive equipment and in addition to other things will improve your blocking chances.	Can only be crafted Should you have four identical items, for example, 4 Helmets of the Black Knight, you can upgrade these helmets on the workbench to Helmets of the Black Warlord.

Hard mode
You are able to choose between the normal difficulty degree, where all quest related content will happen and a hard mode.

Castle Ravencaw (Difficult)
Entrance fee: 1 Red Cursed Pearl
The entrance to the hard mode is located in Castle Ravencaw next to Janus Fox. Once you’ve entered the castle, you will notice that dungeons, such as the Ghastly Grave, are not accessible anymore. Instead 4 different statues are located in all cardinal directions.

By clicking on the statues, your hero will summon mighty champions. Note that your character will need to use Cursed Pearls to activate the statues. Every champion has a chance to drop a key (Cursed Pearl to Dragan's Refuge (Difficult)) to Dragan’s Refuge. The entrance to Dragan’s Refuge (Difficult) is located centrally on the map Castle Ravencaw (Difficult). All of the four champions drop red Challenge Eggs that your hero needs to complete Dragan’s Challenges (see Dragan’s Challenges).

Location on map Castle Ravencaw	Statue Name	Activation Cost	Needed Items For Activation & Effect
North Side	Headless Statue	5 Cursed Pearls	Effect: The boss monster Headless Horseman will be summoned
West Side	Demon Statue	10 Cursed Pearls	Effect: The boss monster Summoned Demon will appear
South Side	Statue of Horrors	30 Cursed Pearls	Effect: The boss monster Summoned Sargon the Terrible will appear Note: Defeating Sargon the Terrible counts for the quest Entering the Shadow Kingdom.
East Side	Statue of the King	20 Cursed Pearls	Effect: The boss monster Summoned King Heredur will appear

Dragan’s Refuge (Difficult)
Entrance fee: Cursed Pearl to Dragan's Refuge (Difficult)

Like the regular Dragan’s Refuge this is the final battleground where you will have to face boss monster Dragan of the Damned. However, the difficulty degree is noticeably higher.
Note: Speaking of higher, the chances that the pauldrons or the cape of the Black Squire will drop here are higher than in the normal difficulty degree.

Mini Events - Dragan’s Challenges 1-4
Required Character Level: 1-45
During the entire event, your heroes will be able to complete four mini challenges that will be activated on certain dates (see timetable below). Dragan’s Challenges are mini events that run along the main event. Each of the four challenges only lasts 48 hours and will only be activated once. Each of the challenges has a different progress bar and thus also different rewards. In order to fill the progress bar of a mini challenge you need to collect red Challenge Eggs. You can review your personal progress, the runtime of the mini challenge and the rewards at any time in the event overview window (hotkey: E).

How to participate in the challenges
The challenges will automatically be activated on the listed dates (see timetable), all you have to do is enter Castle Ravencaw in the difficult difficulty degree. The castle will be invaded by Colorful Dragonspawns that need to be defeated. Colorful Dragonspawns will drop Colorful Essences which your hero will need to stand a chance against the mini boss Fake Gnob. If you hero has no Colorful Essences equipped, your hero’s attacks will not harm Fake Gnob at all. Alternatively, you can also purchase Colorful Essences in the shop (hotkey: T) from NPC Shady John for Andermant or Gnob for Draken.

You will need to defeat Fake Gnob several times as he drops red Challenge Eggs and you will need them in order to complete Dragan’s Challenges. Red Challenge Eggs also drop from the four champions in Castle Ravencaw (Difficult).

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Timetable - Dates of Dragan’s Challenges

Server	Challenge #1 11th-13th April	Challenge #2 16th-18th April	Challenge #3 20th-22th April	Challenge #4 25th-27th April
Heredur	12pm – 12pm (CET UTC+2)	12pm – 12pm(CET UTC+2)	12pm – 12pm(CET UTC+2)	04pm – 04pm(CET UTC+2)
Grimmag	12pm – 12pm (CET UTC+2)	12pm – 12pm(CET UTC+2)	12pm – 12pm(CET UTC+2)	04pm – 04pm(CET UTC+2)
Werian	12pm – 12pm (CET UTC+2)	12pm – 12pm(CET UTC+2)	12pm – 12pm(CET UTC+2)	04pm – 04pm(CET UTC+2)
Balor PvP	12pm – 12pm(CET UTC+2)	12pm – 12pm(CET UTC+2)	12pm – 12pm(CET UTC+2)	04pm – 04pm(CET UTC+2)
Agathon	06pm – 06pm(CET UTC+2)	06pm – 06pm(CET UTC+2)	06pm – 06pm(CET UTC+2)	06pm – 06pm(CET UTC+2)
Tegan	09pm – 09pm(CET UTC+2)	09pm – 09pm(CET UTC+2)	09pm – 09pm (CET UTC+2)	09pm – 09pm(CET UTC+2)

Main rewards from Dragan’s Challenges

Icon	Name	Description
	Epic Mount: Armored Lion	The Armored Lion is the main reward of the Dragan’s Challenges. For each successfully completed challenge you will receive one part of a chest, the Glorious Chest of Dragan (you need four parts in total), which can be combined at the workbench. Out of the box you will receive the Armored Lion and two parts of the Legendary King’s set.
	Pet: Nimble Raptor	The Nimble Raptor is a reward of the Dragan’s Challenges. For each successfully completed challenge you will receive one part of a chest, the Glorious Chest of Dragan (you need four parts in total), which can be combined at the workbench. Each part has the icon of a colored egg. The Nimble Raptor gives your character a boost of 5% faster attack speed.
	Set Piece: The Legendary King’s Precision	The same conditions apply as for the Armored Lion apply here. The final Glorious Chest of Dragan always contains two parts: The Legendary King’s Precision (gloves) and , The Legendary King’s Fortitude (torso) Both set pieces always have the item level 45.
	The Legendary King’s Fortitude	The same conditions apply as for the Armored Lion apply here. The final Glorious Chest of Dragan always contains two parts: The Legendary King’s Precision (gloves) and , The Legendary King’s Fortitude (torso) Both set pieces always have the item level 45.

Frequently Asked Questions

In the Ghastly Grave, am I able to get all of the items to complete the set of Sargon?
Yes, the Equipment Chest of Sargon and Heredur has all items of the set. Each item can drop; you just have to be lucky.

I have incomplete parts for mounts from previous Curse of the Black Knights events; can I obtain missing parts in this event?
No, unfortunately you won’t be able to get parts for the Tame Battle Spider, the Onyx Dragonspawn or the Fester-mare.

Is the miniature version of Dragan present this time?
No, Dragan is going solo this time.

After I have defeated Dragan, I didn't receive the items I wanted. What can I do?
As soon as Dragan has been defeated, he will not die. Instead he will briefly disappear from the boss room Dragan’s Refuge. Leave the room too and as soon as you have the “Cursed Pearl to Dragan’s Refuge”, you can re-enter the boss room and recommence your fight with Dragan. You can keep repeating this as often as you like but of course, only as long as the event lasts.

What happens with the Cursed Pearls after the event?
Should you have some left over after the event, they will remain in your inventory. We recommend keeping the Cursed Pearls. They will most likely be needed again in future events.

Why do I need Draken?
This is our event currency. You can only win Draken during the event. They are useful in the game, since the event merchant named Gnob sometime drops by Kingshill and sells special items which can only be bought with Draken.

Can I continue with the “Kill Sargon 999 times” (Entering the Shadow Realm) Quest?
Yes, you can progress in the quest by defeating Summoned Sargon the Terrible in Castle Ravencaw (Difficult) or Sargon’s Corpse in the Ghastly Grave.

I cannot revive for free (usually costs 40 Andermant), even though I am a premium member, is this intended in the difficult mode?
Yes, this is intended for the difficult mode. It is one of the handicaps to increase the difficulty degree.

Are there any quests or chests that unlock after a certain time period?
No, this time there are no quests that will only be available after a certain time but you will need to complete the quest row The Egg Thief from Gnob to unlock further quests. Dragan’s Challenges are independent and not bound to a quest.

How many red Challenge Eggs can one get from every champion and the Fake Gnob in Castle Ravencaw (Difficult)?
- Sargon: min. 25, max. 35
- King Heredur: min. 15, max. 23
- Demon: min. 10, max. 15
- Headless Horseman: min. 8, max. 12
- Fake Gnob: min. 65, max 95
- TOTAL (by defeating all bosses): min. 123, max. 180

Can I receive the item Stone Jabbax Hand from Gnob or can I accept the quest
A Gnob in Distress from Gnob?
Unfortunately not for this event. You cannot deliver the Stone Jabbax Hand to Gnob and he will also not offer you or let you deliver the quest A Gnob in Distress

What am I supposed to do with the items “The Shadow of Sargon” which drop in the Ghastly Grave?
Please keep these items, you will need them for an event quest.

Why Can I not use Pulsating Cursed Pearls to enter Castle Ravencaw (difficult)?
Pulsating Cursed Pearls were an item to unlock an entrance to Castle Ravencaw in previous events with Dragan – they are a quest item. Red Cursed Pearl Pearls are currency, an entrance fee. They look the same but have different mechanics.