🗺️ Complete Walkthrough

Step 0: Tutorial & Class Selection

Entry Requirements

• Required Level: None (mandatory on first launch)
• Required Items: None
• Recommended Class: Iron Guard (forgiving) or Huntbow (ranged safety)

Key Enemies

Detailed Steps

1. Basic Controls: Master WASD movement, dodge (Space), block (Shift), and light/heavy attacks. The tutorial covers all fundamentals in ~5 minutes.
2. Parry Tutorial: This is the most important section. Perfect parry timing means pressing block RIGHT as the enemy attack lands. Practice until you can consistently parry the tutorial boss — this skill carries through the entire game.
3. Class Selection: After completing the tutorial, choose one of six classes. New player recommendation: Iron Guard (shield + high HP, most forgiving). Read the Beginner's Guide for full class overview.

Loot & Rewards

Step 1: Outer Forest

Entry Requirements

• Required Level: LV 1+
• Required Items: Any starter weapon
• Recommended: Iron Guard or Huntbow

Key Enemies

Detailed Steps

1. Stick to the edge of the map — the outer ring is the safest route with basic ores and herbs.
2. Gather everything: Iron Ore from rock nodes, Mist Herbs from glowing plants, and any lootable containers.
3. Extract within 15 minutes at the nearest extraction point. Don't push deeper — build camp first.
4. Camp Priority: Build Blacksmith first (unlock weapon reinforcement), then Alchemy Station for potions.

Step 2: Stream Dock

Entry Requirements

• Required Level: LV 3+ | Weapon +1
• Bring: Torch x3

Detailed Steps

1. Enter from the southern outer forest path — follow the stream inland.
2. Check dockside containers — these have the highest chance of mid-tier gear drops in early game.
3. Water Crystal nodes along the stream bank — mine these for camp upgrades and potion crafting.
4. Watch for Dock Thugs (groups of 2-3) — they hit harder than forest enemies. Use block + counter.
5. Extract at the Dock Side or Stream Source extraction points.

Step 3: Abandoned Village

Entry Requirements

• Required Level: LV 5+ | Weapon +2
• Bring: Antidote x5 (poison enemies!)

Key Objective

Recover the Mistwood Key — required to unlock the Mine Shaft area. Found in the Chief's Hut at the center of the village, guarded by a named mini-boss.

Detailed Steps

1. Clear Village Specters (ghost enemies) with light or fire — they take reduced physical damage.
2. Find and defeat the Village Chief Wraith (center hut). He drops the Mistwood Key. Watch his poison mist AoE — dodge out immediately.
3. Loot all houses for mid-tier armor and weapons — the Chief's Hut also has a guaranteed accessory drop.
4. Use Antidotes proactively — poison DoT in this area is lethal.

Step 4: Mine Shaft

Entry Requirements

• Required Level: LV 8+ | Weapon +3
• Required: Mistwood Key, Torch x5, Antidote x5, Fire Jars x3

Key Enemies

Detailed Steps

1. Enter with Torch equipped — pitch-black tunnels, visibility is near zero without light.
2. Follow the ore cart tracks deeper. Mine all rare ore nodes (Mist Iron, Shadow Crystal).
3. At the fork, take the left path first for a weapon mod chest, then proceed right to the deep shaft.
4. Ore Golem Fight: Circle and hit glowing weak points. Fire Jars deal bonus damage. After beating it, loot the boss chest for guaranteed rare ore x5 + weapon mod.
5. Exit through the Mine Elevator extraction point (north side after boss).

Step 5: Boss — Mist Guardian

Required: LV 5+ (8+ recommended) | Weapon +2 | Fire Jars x5-8 | Shadowblade or Huntbow best

Quick Strategy: Break its Mist Shield with Fire Jars (fire breaks 3x faster). Parry the Thrusting Lunge (0.3s window after blade glints). Phase 2: backstep 6m to avoid the full-screen Mist Burst. Full strategy on Boss Guide →

Step 6: Boss — Witherwood Behemoth

Required: LV 8+ | Weapon +3 | Slash weapon preferred | Antidote x5 | Iron Guard or Huntbow

Quick Strategy: Target legs with slash weapons (1.5x damage). Dodge the tremor jump when he rears up. P2 vine root attacks — use Antidote. Full strategy on Boss Guide →

Step 7: Boss — Abyss Gazer (Chapter 1 Final)

Required: LV 15+ | Weapon +5 | Clarity Talisman MANDATORY | Torch x10, Light Crystal x3 | Shadowblade or Curse Mage

Quick Strategy: P1 dodge tracking beam. P2: Mind Control — interrupt within 3s with Light attack OR use Clarity Talisman. P3: Shadow Clones — real one has GOLDEN pupil. Full strategy on Boss Guide →

Step 8: Outer Ruins

Entry Requirements

• Required Level: LV 15+ | Weapon +5
• Bring: Repair Kit x3, Healing Potion x10

Detailed Steps

1. This map is 2x larger than Mistwood Valley. Spend the first run just scouting extraction points.
2. Fine Iron nodes spawn near collapsed walls — priority resource for weapon upgrades past +5.
3. Avoid the Central Battlefield zone (southeast) until you're LV 20+ — it's the boss arena.
4. Key extraction points: Supply Depot (southwest, safest) and Watchtower (north).

Step 9: Underground Catacombs

Entry Requirements

• Required Level: LV 18+ | Weapon +6
• Bring: Torch x8, Antidote x5
• Recommended: Curse Mage (AoE) or Huntbow (ranged traps)

Detailed Steps

1. Enter from the Outer Ruins north entrance. Torch is essential — pitch black.
2. Watch for floor traps: pressure plates trigger arrow traps. Walk slowly and look for discolored tiles.
3. Magic Crystal nodes are abundant — farm here for weapon mods and rare accessories.
4. Defeat Catacomb Guardians (skeleton knights) — they guard chests with guaranteed rare accessory recipes.
5. Extract at Crypt Exit (north) or Underground Passage (center).

Step 10: Boss — Ironclad Ghoul General

Required: LV 18+ (22+ recommended) | Weapon +6 | Lightning weapon or Lightning Scrolls x5 | Iron Guard + Physician best

Quick Strategy: Break armor with lightning (3x efficiency). Turn away during Fear Roar. Dodge Greatsword sweep to the side and punish. P2 summons ghoul soldiers — Iron Guard taunts them away from DPS. Full strategy on Boss Guide →

Step 11: Boss — Wraith Legion Commander

Required: LV 22+ | Weapon +7 | Holy weapon or Holy Scrolls x8 | Curse Mage + Physician (both get 2x vs undead)

Quick Strategy: Three waves: Skeleton soldiers + Archers (Wave 1), Knights (Wave 2), Commander + Elite Guards (Wave 3). Use holy at each wave. Physician's Holy Light doubles as damage and healing here. Full strategy on Boss Guide →

Step 12: Boss — Skyburn Bone Dragon (Chapter 2 Final)

Required: LV 25+ | Weapon +8 | Ice weapon or Freeze Scrolls x10 | Pillar Repair Kit x2, Healing Potion x15 | Huntbow + Physician

Quick Strategy: Ground phase — attack tail (safest position). Air phase — hide behind pillars (4 total, each destroyed after 1 use). Use ice to freeze joints for 8s crash window. P2 double air time — alternate pillars efficiently. Full strategy on Boss Guide →

Step 13: Hidden Boss — Mist Overlord

Entry Requirements

• Required Level: LV 30+ | Weapon +10 (MAX)
• Required: All 6 Mist Shards collected
• Full potion stock (20+ of each type)
• Full 4-man team recommended: Iron Guard + Physician + Shadowblade + Curse Mage

Mist Shards Locations

3-Phase Strategy

1. Phase 1: Rotating Elemental Shield — Cycles through Fire → Lightning → Ice → Light → Dark. Match element to break faster. Iron Guard tanks, Curse Mage switches elements.
2. Phase 2: Chaos Phase — Spider spawns + Mind Control simultaneously. Illusionist clones pull spider aggro. Abyss Gazer mechanics return. Physician heals through the chaos.
3. Phase 3: Fusion — Bone Dragon breath + Legion walls + all previous mechanics combined. Perfect parrying is critical here. Save all cooldowns for the final 20% HP.

Full strategy with phase breakdowns on Boss Guide →

Ultimate Loot

• ☐ Step 0: Tutorial completed + class selected
• ☐ Step 1: Outer Forest explored, camp built
• ☐ Step 2: Stream Dock looted
• ☐ Step 3: Mistwood Key recovered from Village
• ☐ Step 4: Mine Shaft cleared, Ore Golem defeated
• ☐ Step 5: Mist Guardian defeated
• ☐ Step 6: Witherwood Behemoth defeated
• ☐ Step 7: Abyss Gazer defeated → Chapter 2 unlocked
• ☐ Step 8: Outer Ruins scouted
• ☐ Step 9: Underground Catacombs cleared
• ☐ Step 10: Ironclad Ghoul General defeated
• ☐ Step 11: Wraith Legion Commander defeated
• ☐ Step 12: Skyburn Bone Dragon defeated → +10 upgrade unlocked
• ☐ Step 13: All 6 Mist Shards collected → Mist Overlord defeated 🏆