Ancient Sanctuary/Guide

Dungeon Mechanics

This Dungeon harkens back to base game combat, it is a relatively simple dungeon that is designed to be completed in the early game of the expansion. This means the dungeon does not require advanced tactics, high levels, or complete optimization. Each monster is pulled directly from the associated

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Area, and as the player has been forced to fight each of these monsters before, they should be well versed in their dangers.

Intimidation

Just like every other monster in the , each enemy in the

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has a passive effect that reduces the player's Damage Reduction. When in combat with Morellia, the player's base damage reduction is reduced by 21%, before any modifiers from the Combat Triangle.

Rewards

Completing this dungeon unlocks

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Lava Lake

and

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Forsaken Tundra

, which unlocks more equipment for

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Melee

and

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Magic

and starts the player's journey through the rest of the expansion.

Stats and Buffs

Prayer

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Battleborn >
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Battleheart
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Valor >
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Piety

Potions

If the

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obstacle is active use Damage Reduction Potion IV or Melee Strength Potion IV, otherwise use Diamond Luck Potion IV.

Summoning

Fox
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Dragon
Siren
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Dragon
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Minotaur
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Dragon
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Minotaur Lightning Spirit
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Minotaur Siren

Equipment

Slot	Better to Worse
Head	Blazing Helmet	(P) Divine Helmet	Meteorite Helmet
Body	Ward of Flame Platebody	(P) Divine Platebody	Meteorite Platebody
Leggings	Burning Protection Platelegs	(P) Divine Platelegs	Meteorite Platelegs
Boots	Frost Walker Boots	(P) Divine Boots	(P) Augite Boots
Hands	Relentless Fury Gloves	Ragnar God Gloves	Divine Gloves
Cape	Maximum Skillcape	Infernal Cape
Neck	Fury of the Elemental Zodiacs	Allure Amulet	Guardian Amulet
Ring	Relentless Fury Ring	Ring of Power	Meteorite Warrior Ring
Passive	Fighter Amulet	Chapeau Noir	Elder Crown
Weapon	Ultima Godsword	/ Divine Weapons	Meteorite 2H Sword
Offhand	Ultima Godsword	(P) Divine Shield	Meteorite 2H Sword

The above table includes equipment from slayer areas and dungeons unlocked by completing this dungeon, this is because they are often direct upgrades and it would be silly to not mention them. Clearing the

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once for its unlocks, getting as many upgrades as possible, and coming back will often be more efficient than continuing to use the relatively mediocre stats from Divine Armor

Meteorite 2H Sword when used with the Meteorite Warrior Ring should clear quicker than Divine Weapons, but as it does not have any damage reduction, can be more dangerous.

The Ultima Godsword is the best available weapon at this point, and should make clearing the dungeon very simple. Ultima also comes with 8% damage reduction, making the loss of a shield less impactful

The Spectral Ice Sword is another upgrade that is unlocked by completing this dungeon once, but it is typically worse than Ultima Godsword at this stage.