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Ruinous Schemes
Present-day Sharn was constructed over the ruins of a much older city built by the Hobgoblins. Many of these ruins are yet to be explored.
Requires access to adventure pack
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Ruinous Schemes | |
Heroic level: | 15 |
Epic level: | 32 (considered Legendary) |
Duration: | medium |
Heroic XP: | ♣1,495Solo/Casual ♦2,596Normal ♥2,700Hard ♠2,804Elite |
Epic XP: | ♣7,284Solo/Casual ♦12,437Normal ♥12,733Hard ♠13,030Elite |
Takes place in: | The Depths - Temple Excavation |
Bestowed by: | Walk-up |
NPC contact: | None |
Quest acquired in: | The Cogs |
Patron: | Sharn City Council |
Base favor: | 4 |
Purchase: | Masterminds of Sharn |
Extreme Challenge: | No |
Overview
Investigate the Temple Excavation in the Cogs.
Spoiler Warning: Spoiler material below this point!
Objectives
- Speak with Malek Knevit
- Clear out the Daask Grunts
- Pull the Lever
- Stop Malek
- Destroy the Portal
- (Optional) Defeat Crig — Bonus (20%): Heroic( ♣299 ♦519 ♥540 ♠561 ) Legendary( ♣1,457 ♦2,487 ♥2,547 ♠2,606 )
Known Traps
- Spider Venom poison; Booby-traps, can be laid by Daask Trappers, Disable Device (DC: 63 on Legendary Normal)
Tips and Misc
- Talk to Malek.
- Kill goblins.
- Optional: For some more XP and an additional chest (and collectible), visit the southern wing and kill Crig.
- Proceed north. Clear all goblins, top and bottom levels.
- Pull lever. Malek appears across from you, and transforms into a Rakshasa. Portal activates and starts spawning demons.
- Kill Malek and destroy the portal to conclude the quest. Destroying the Portal instantly banishes all trash.
Bonus XP
- Aggression bonus: 26 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣150 ♦260 ♥270 ♠280 )
- Onslaught bonus: 32 or more monsters killed +15% Bonus.( ♣224 ♦389 ♥405 ♠421 )
- Conquest bonus: 40 or more monsters killed +25% Bonus.( ♣374 ♦649 ♥675 ♠701 )
- Mischief bonus: 9 or more breakables smashed +8% Bonus.( ♣120 ♦208 ♥216 ♠224 )
- Vandal bonus: 12 or more breakables smashed +10% Bonus.( ♣150 ♦260 ♥270 ♠280 )
Loot
- Chests: 2
- 1 optional for killing Crig
- 1 end chest above the portal
- Collectables: 3
- Rubble — in the first room
- Fungus — in the south room
- Toolbox — in the portal room (gives Lilac Gemstone Fragments which are currently useless)
NPC end rewards
No reward when turning in the quest.
Named Chest Drop
Last Edited | Item | Type | Enhancements | ML | Bind | Quests |
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Blessed Bulwark (edit) | Heavy Armor |
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15 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | Ruinous Schemes, End Chest |
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Wallwatch Circlet (edit) | Helm |
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15 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | Ruinous Schemes, End chest |
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Arc Ricochet (edit) | Shuriken |
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15 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | Ruinous Schemes, End chest |
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Legendary Blessed Bulwark (edit) | Heavy Armor |
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29 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | Ruinous Schemes, End Chest |
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Legendary Wallwatch Circlet (edit) | Helm |
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29 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | Ruinous Schemes, End chest |
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Legendary Arc Ricochet (edit) | Shuriken |
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29 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | Ruinous Schemes, End chest |
Monsters
Name ( picture ) | CR | Type | Race |
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Ancient Artifact ( view • edit ) | ♦18Normal ♥20Hard ♠23Elite ●♦35Epic Normal ●♥39Epic Hard | Construct | Inanimate Object |
Crig ( view • edit ) | ♦17Normal ♥19Hard ♠22Elite ●♦34Epic Normal ●♥38Epic Hard | Goblinoid | Bugbear |
Daask Archer ( view • edit ) | ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite | Goblinoid | Goblin |
Daask Hyena ( view • edit ) | ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ●♦32Epic Normal | Animal | Hyena |
Daask Poison-slinger ( view • edit ) | ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠57Epic Elite | Goblinoid | Goblin |
Daask Trapper ( view • edit ) | ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite | Goblinoid | Goblin |
Khyber Firereaver ( view • edit ) | ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ●♦32Epic Normal | Evil Outsider | Demon |
Khyber Fleshrender ( view • edit ) | ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard | Evil Outsider | Demon |
Khyber Iceflenser ( view • edit ) | ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ●♦32Epic Normal | Evil Outsider | Demon |
Khyber Ravager ( view • edit ) | ♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ●♦32Epic Normal | Evil Outsider | Demon |
Malek the Malevolent ( view • edit ) | ♦18Normal ♥20Hard ♠23Elite ●♦35Epic Normal ●♥39Epic Hard | Evil Outsider | Rakshasa |
- Epic quests
- Medium quests
- The Depths - Temple Excavation quests
- The Cogs quests
- Sharn City Council patron quests
- Pay to Play quests
- Quests by name
- Quests with maps
- Level 32 quests
- Compendium:Level 15 (32 epic) quests
- Level 15 quests
- Quests with 4 base favor reward
- Masterminds of Sharn quests
- Quests with collectables/3