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DDO Nexus

The Old Archives

Difficulty tier
Heroic (level 3) • Epic (level 23)
Level23 Favor3 PatronThe Silver Flame
Info
PatronThe Silver Flame
Bestowed ByArchbishop Dryden
Destination AreaLibrary Archives
Difficulty (CR)
Epic: 23
XP Rewards
Difficulty Epic
Casual 11,970
Normal 14,617
Hard 14,819
Elite 15,021
Favor Reward3
Duration 30 minutes
Quest Type Dungeon Quest
Reaper XP Available
Objectives
  • Seek aid from Head Librarian Guillaume
  • Acquire the fragments of the Book of the Duality from their secret chambers
Optional Objectives
Objective % Epic
Normal Hard Elite
Clear out the infestation in the library 20% 2,923 2,963 3,004
Slay Arcane Skeleton 20% 2,923 2,963 3,004
Have each party member report to Graylight 5% 730 740 751
Bonus XP
Counter Bonus Count %
Secret Doors Observance 2 5%
Perception 3 10%
Vigilant Sight — 15%
Breakables Mischief — 8%
Vandal — 10%
Ransack — 15%
Traps Tamper — 8%
Neutralization — 10%
Ingenious Debilitation — 15%
No/Few Kills Discreet — 5%
Devious 1–3 7%
Insidious Cunning — 10%
Many Kills Aggression — 10%
Onslaught — 15%
Conquest — 25%

Counts are from Epic runs only, and are the same on every difficulty of the tier. From 7 recorded runs.

Maps
Legend
Library Archives
Thaddeus Graylight Thaddeus Graylight Arrival Chest Chest Bookshelf Bookshelf Bookshelf Bookshelf Bookshelf Bookshelf Control Panel Control Panel Control Panel Control Panel Control Panel Control Panel Crest of the Sword Crest of the Sword Crest of the Hammer Crest of the Hammer Hammer Socket Hammer Socket Sword Socket Sword Socket Lever Lever Lever Lever Rest Shrine Rest Shrine Resurrection Shrine Resurrection Shrine Trap Trap Trap Trap Trap Trap Trap The Catacombs The Catacombs The Catacombs The Catacombs The Catacombs The Catacombs
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Chests
Chest
Epic
Name Min Level Type Effects & Bonuses
Epic Guidance BtA M R 23 Light Crossbow
  • +6 Enhancement Bonus
    This item has been magically enhanced. Armor with this quality gains a +6 enhancement bonus to AC. Weapons with this quality gain a +6 enhancement bonus to attack and damage.
  • Holy 5
    This weapon is wielded by the pure to smite the wicked, dealing an additional 5d6 good damage on each hit. This effect makes the weapon good aligned.
    Evil characters wielding this weapon will suffer one negative level.
  • Unnatural Bane 5
    This weapon is attuned specifically to hunt beings that should not exist, dealing an additional 5d10 bane damage vs. Aberrations, Monstrous Humanoids, and Undead
  • Ghostbane 5
    This weapon is attuned specifically to hunt the risen dead, dealing an additional 5d10 bane damage vs. Undead monsters.

    This weapon also has Ghost Touch, and bypasses ethereal monster's 50% chance to evade bane damage.
  • Silver, Alchemical
    A complex process involving metallurgy and alchemy can bond silver to a weapon made of steel so that it bypasses the damage reduction of creatures such as lycanthropes and vampires.
  • Purple Augment Slot
Epic Mask of the Asylum BtA M R 23 Headgear
  • Intelligence +11
    +11 Enhancement bonus to Intelligence
  • Wisdom +11
    +11 Enhancement bonus to Wisdom
  • Charisma +11
    +11 Enhancement bonus to Charisma
  • Concentration +18
    +18 Competence bonus to Concentration.
  • Yellow Augment Slot
Epic Templar's Mail BtA M R 23 Heavy Armor
  • +6 Enhancement Bonus
    This item has been magically enhanced. Armor with this quality gains a +6 enhancement bonus to AC. Weapons with this quality gain a +6 enhancement bonus to attack and damage.
  • Physical Sheltering +27
    +27 Enhancement bonus to Physical Resistance Rating
  • Superior Undead Guard
    This item burns those Undead that attack the wearer, causing 7 to 56 Good damage on a successful melee attack.
  • Healing Amplification +43
    +43 Competence Bonus to Healing Amplification.
  • Spell Resistance +31
    +31 Enhancement bonus to Spell Resistance.
  • Blue Augment Slot

M — can come with a Mythic bonus; the tier depends on the slot. R — can come with a Reaper Enchantment.

1 other chest here was seen holding only the standard random loot every chest shares.