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Taken in Hand
Taken in Hand is the 5th quest in the Vecna Unleashed Part Two story arcStory arcs are chains of quests that make up a story line. Completing everything in a story arc often yields a nice reward.. |
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These quests can be completed in any order. |
The Bark and the Blade • Enemy of My Enemy • The Evil We Know • Law and Order • Taken in Hand • Vecna Denied |
You have assembled quite a coalition to take on Vecna's followers. Time to lead an assault on the Hidden Hand headquarters deep down in the Cogs.
Requires access to adventure pack
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Taken in Hand | |
Heroic level: | 18 |
Epic level: | 34 (considered Legendary) |
Duration: | medium |
Heroic XP: | ♣3,429Solo/Casual ♦5,932Normal ♥6,148Hard ♠6,364Elite |
Epic XP: | ♣15,684Solo/Casual ♦26,755Normal ♥27,371Hard ♠27,987Elite |
Takes place in: | Secret Hidden Hand Base |
Bestowed by: | Burnorh Galmok |
NPC contact: | Burnorh Galmok |
Quest acquired in: | Morgrave University - Upper Commons |
Patron: | Morgrave University |
Base favor: | 6 |
Purchase: | Vecna Unleashed |
Extreme Challenge: | No |
Overview
Take the lift to begin the assault on the Secret Hidden Hand Base.
Spoiler Warning: Spoiler material below this point!
Objectives
- Speak with the unified forces scout
- Advance into the Hidden Hand fortress
- Search the redoubt of the Hand for a way forward
- Defeat the Hand of Vecna
- Continue further into the fortress
- Search the redoubt of the Eye for a way forward
- Defeat the Eye of Vecna
- Progress to the final Redoubt
- Defeat the leaders of the Hidden Hand
- Find a way to bypass the barrier
- Follow the secret pathway
- Defeat the Heart of Venca
- Search the Redoubt of the Heart for Vecna's location
- (Optional) Defeat the Hidden Hand Dinosaur Master — Bonus (15%): Heroic( ♣514 ♦890 ♥922 ♠955 ) Legendary( ♣2,353 ♦4,013 ♥4,106 ♠4,198 )
- (Optional) Defeat the Hidden Hand Grand Necromancer — Bonus (15%): Heroic( ♣514 ♦890 ♥922 ♠955 ) Legendary( ♣2,353 ♦4,013 ♥4,106 ♠4,198 )
Tips and Misc
- This quest is pretty much a linear series of fights against Hidden Hand cultists, with two optional paths to short minibosses.
- First, head into the Hand's Redoubt and slay it. A nearby lever will unlock, opening the first door.
- The next room has two levers – one unlocks the main path, the other leads to friendly Bladeforged Nail. Speaking to Nail will open the door to the Hidden Hand Master Tamer optional.
- Now head into the Eye's Redoubt and repeat the process. In the next room, one of the two levers opens a gate to vampire Larren Denkar, who will help you against the Grand Necromancer.
- One of the four secret chests containing Dust of Vile Darkness is in this quest, behind a stack of breakable barrels on the southern wall of the Eye's Redoubt. Note that a character must have Steps' Lenses of Seein' Hidden Hand Secrets equipped to loot the chest. This chest drops heroic and legendary Black dust.
- When you head into the Heart's Redoubt, he will raise a magical barrier and resummon the Hand and Eye at 60% health. When both are slain, search for and open a nearby secret door, climb up the passage, and slay the Heart of Vecna – be aware that on Legendary, when he reaches half health, he will bring the Hand and Eye back at 30% health for one final crack at you! Finally, read the missive from Vecna on the nearby Important-Looking Desk to conclude the quest.
Bonus XP
- Aggression bonus: 34 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣343 ♦593 ♥615 ♠636 )
- Onslaught bonus: 67 or more monsters killed +15% Bonus.( ♣514 ♦890 ♥922 ♠955 )
- Conquest bonus: 100 or more monsters killed +25% Bonus.( ♣857 ♦1,483 ♥1,537 ♠1,591 )
- Mischief bonus: 54 or more breakables smashed +8% Bonus.( ♣274 ♦475 ♥492 ♠509 )
- Vandal bonus: 70 or more breakables smashed +10% Bonus.( ♣343 ♦593 ♥615 ♠636 )
- Ransack bonus: 86 or more breakables smashed +15% Bonus.( ♣514 ♦890 ♥922 ♠955 )
Loot
- Chests: 4
- One for defeating the Dinosaur Master
- One for defeating the Necromancer
- One in the Eye's Redoubt (only visible to players with Steps' Lenses of Seein' Hidden Hand Secrets)
- end chest
- Collectables: 2 out of
- Rubble — in the room with the Dinosaur Master
- Bookshelf — near the north-east shrine
- Adventurer's Pack — in the room before the Necromancer
- Alchemy Table — near the north-west shrine
NPC end rewards
Randomly generated loot, ML correlates with effective quest level.
Named Chest Drop
Last Edited | Item | Type | Enhancements | ML | Bind | Quests |
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Absorption Gauntlet (edit) | Gloves |
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18 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | Taken in Hand, End chest |
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Control Gauntlet (edit) | Gloves |
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18 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | Taken in Hand, End chest |
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Prototype III: Propulsion Module (edit) | Rune Arm |
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18 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | Taken in Hand, End chest |
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University Duelist's Cloak (edit) | Cloak |
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18 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | Taken in Hand, End chest |
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Legendary Absorption Gauntlet (edit) | Gloves |
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32 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | Taken in Hand, End chest |
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Legendary Control Gauntlet (edit) | Gloves |
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32 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | Taken in Hand, End chest |
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Legendary Prototype III: Propulsion Module (edit) | Rune Arm |
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32 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | Taken in Hand, End chest |
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Legendary University Duelist's Cloak (edit) | Cloak |
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32 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | Taken in Hand, End chest |
Monsters
Name ( picture ) | CR | Type | Race |
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Controlled Polecanthus ( view • edit ) | ♦20Normal ♥24Hard ♠30Elite ●♦36Epic Normal ●♥40Epic Hard ●♠45Epic Elite | Animal | Dinosaur |
Controlled Raptor ( view • edit ) | ♦18Normal ♥22Hard ♠28Elite ●♦34Epic Normal ●♥38Epic Hard ●♠43Epic Elite | Animal | Dinosaur |
Controlled Skeleton ( view • edit ) | ♦18Normal ♥22Hard ♠28Elite ●♦34Epic Normal ●♥38Epic Hard ●♠43Epic Elite | Undead | Skeleton |
Eye of Vecna ( view • edit ) | ♦21Normal ♥25Hard ♠31Elite ●♦37Epic Normal ●♥41Epic Hard ●♠46Epic Elite | Humanoid | Human |
Hand of Vecna ( view • edit ) | ♦21Normal ♥25Hard ♠31Elite ●♦37Epic Normal ●♥41Epic Hard ●♠46Epic Elite | Humanoid | Human |
Heart of Vecna ( view • edit ) | ♦21Normal ♥25Hard ♠31Elite ●♦37Epic Normal ●♥41Epic Hard ●♠46Epic Elite | Humanoid | Human |
Hidden Hand Cleric ( view • edit ) | ♦18Normal ♥22Hard ♠28Elite ●♦34Epic Normal ●♥38Epic Hard ●♠43Epic Elite | Humanoid | Human |
Hidden Hand Fighter ( view • edit ) | ♦18Normal ♥22Hard ♠28Elite ●♦34Epic Normal ●♥38Epic Hard ●♠43Epic Elite | Humanoid | Human |
Hidden Hand Grand Necromancer ( view • edit ) | ♦20Normal ♥24Hard ♠30Elite ●♦36Epic Normal ●♥40Epic Hard ●♠45Epic Elite | Monstrous Humanoid | Wererat |
Hidden Hand Master Tamer ( view • edit ) | ♦20Normal ♥24Hard ♠30Elite ●♦36Epic Normal ●♥40Epic Hard ●♠45Epic Elite | Humanoid | Human |
Hidden Hand Skullguard ( view • edit ) | ♦18Normal ♥22Hard ♠28Elite ●♦34Epic Normal ●♥38Epic Hard ●♠43Epic Elite | Undead | Skeleton |
Hidden Hand Sniper ( view • edit ) | ♦18Normal ♥22Hard ♠28Elite ●♦34Epic Normal ●♥38Epic Hard ●♠43Epic Elite | Humanoid | Human |
Nothic Watcher ( view • edit ) | ♦18Normal ♥22Hard ♠28Elite ●♦34Epic Normal ●♥38Epic Hard ●♠43Epic Elite | Aberration | Nothic |
Zombie Warlord ( view • edit ) | ♦20Normal ♥24Hard ♠30Elite ●♦36Epic Normal ●♥40Epic Hard ●♠45Epic Elite | Undead | Zombie |
- Vecna Unleashed Part Two chain quests
- Epic quests
- Medium quests
- Secret Hidden Hand Base quests
- Morgrave University - Upper Commons quests
- Morgrave University patron quests
- Pay to Play quests
- Quests by name
- Quests with maps
- Level 34 quests
- Compendium:Level 18 (34 epic) quests
- Level 18 quests
- Quests with 6 base favor reward
- Vecna Unleashed quests
- Quests with no traps
- Quests with collectables/2