1. Burning Kethotum Elite Zone Unlocked
1) Elite Zone
(1) The “Elite Zone Flag” that represents the Elite Zone is placed on the entrance of the Elite Zone hunting area.
(2) The Monsters Crimson Harpy (Elite), Crimson Minos (Elite), Crimson Lycan (Elite) Spawn in the Burning Kethotum Elite Zone.
(3) Elite Monsters have an ‘Elite Debuff Option’ and an ‘Elite Skill’
When Players receive damage from Elite Monsters
they have a 100% of activating ‘Elite Debuff’ and causing damage.
2) Elite Zone Location
Element | Coordinates |
Fire | 163 . 125 |
Water | 214 . 228 |
Earth | 211 . 66 |
Wind | 80 . 105 |
Darkness | 149 . 182 |
3) Elite Monsters
(1) Elite Monsters have the same Immunity as Boss Monsters such as Divine Punishment.
(2) All attacks of the monsters of each element have a debuff effect.
(3) The effects of these debuffs can be reduced with guardians that have the Elite Resistance Option.
Monster Types | Debuff effect received from Elite Monsters |
Fire Type Elite Monster | Bleeding Effect |
Decrease Attack Effect | |
Water Type Elite Monster | Poisoning Effect |
Decrease Attack Effect | |
Earth Type Elite Monster | Bleeding Effect |
Decrease Attack Speed Effect | |
Wind Type Elite Monster | Poisoning Effect |
Decrease Defense Effect | |
Darkness Type Elite Monster | Bleeding Effect |
Decrease Defense Effect |
4) Item Drops from Elite Monsters
(1) Aside from the drop items in the corresponding hunting area, there are items that only Elite Monsters drop.
(2) Some items dropped by Elite Monsters have a weekly maximum drop count
and the drop limit is reset on a weekly basis.
[Item Drops from Elite Monsters]
Drop Item | Item Description |
Elite Option Conversion Fragment | When Acquiring 50 Elite Option Conversion Fragments, |
Sealed Armor Fragment | When Acquiring 50 Sealed Armor Fragments * Assigned to Random Class upon successful Combination |
Golden Crest | 4th Wing (Cloak) item crafting material. |
Elite Guardian Upgrade Stone | An upgrade stone required for Guardian Items over level 11. |
Jewel of Harmony | A jewel that can give a fixed option to items of level 9 or higher. |
5) Burning Kethotum Elite Zone Monster
(1) Crimson Lycan (Elite)
Name | Crimson Lycan (Elite) | |
Level | 590 | |
Description | A Monster that deals powerful Melee Attacks |
(2) Crimson Minos (Elite)
Name | Crimson Minos (Elite) | |
Level | 590 | |
Description | A Monster that deals powerful Melee Attacks |
(3) Crimson Harpy (Elite)
Name | Crimson Harpy (Elite) | |
Level | 590 | |
Description | A Monster that uses Ranged Attacks |
2. Rebalancing Nixies Lake & Cubera Mines
1) Nixies Lake
(1) Nixies Lake can be accessed at a lower Level due to the lowered Monster Stats and Entry Level.
(2) Nixies Lake Entry Level and Monster Spawn Count in the Main Spots have been changed.
① Nixies Lake can be accessed byCharacters Lv. 630 and above
| Before | After |
Entry Level | LV.700 | LV.630 |
(Main Spot) Monster Spawn Count | 10 | 9 |
2) Cubera Mines
(1) Monsters in the Cubera Mines can be fought at a lower Level due to the lowered Monster Stats and Monster Levels,
but EXP has been reduced to match the Monster Levels.
(2) The accessible Level for the Cubera Mine Normal Area and the Closed Area has been changed.
| Before | After |
Monster Level (Normal) | LV.380 | LV.325 |
Monster Level (Closed) | LV.400 | LV.370 |
① Characters Lv. 925 and above can access theCubera Mine (Normal) Area without penalty,
and Characters Lv. 970 and above can access theCubera Mine (Closed) Area without penalty,