Devil's Palace

Devil's Palace
Information
Level Range:	160+
Party Requisites:	1+ Player
Quest Prerequisites:	Bios Island (Quest) and Mors' Cave (Quest)
Duration:	2 Hours
Cooldown:	3 Days

Overview

The final instance of the Episode 14.3, only accessible after clearing Bios Island and Mors' Cave.

Organize a powerful party and prepare yourself for the final showdown with Morroc, or Surt if we want to call things by their true names.
This instance features no normal monsters at all but a series of boss fights instead.
A large, geared and organized party, stocked up with consumables and catalysts is required to tackle this instance.
Bring capable damage dealers that can quickly reduce the massive amounts of HP, and healers that can deal with the constant harm that the whole party receives.

Background and Lore

After fruitlessly chasing down Morroc and getting toyed with by Ankou through Bios Island and Mors' Cave, Guardian Nidhoggur and Loki discovered the hiding place of the Demon King. To their horror, Morroc had regenerated completely and was reborn anew, largely thanks to your efforts. For some reason, Morroc took the form of a human child this time. His residence, being another pocket dimension, or perhaps Morroc's dream, is modeled like a bizarre palace of sorts, with whole areas lifted straight from Jotunheim and Muspelheim. He's really getting ahead of himself here.

Accompanied by Guardian Nidhoggur and Loki, your group advances through the trials imposed by Morroc as he keeps taunting everyone. After defeating the absurdly powerful guardians he had invoked, the group finally confronts him directly. At this point, Morroc states his intentions clearly: he desires to take the place of Ymir, bringing the current world to its end and becoming the God of the next one. Baffled by such lunacy, you're left with no option but to stop him once and for all.

Tips

Right at the entrance, you will be met by the palace's gatekeepers, that you most likely already met before, Ahat and Shenime, which became Apostles of Morroc.
This fight works as a quick and deadly check to weed out groups that aren't ready yet to deal with Devil's Palace.
Shenime supports Ahat, while Ahat dishes out large amounts of damage and sometimes dispels the tank.

The next struggle is against Brinaranea, a powerful Ice Spider Matriarch from Jotunheim, or rather her animated corpse, controlled by the deceased Shenime.
Do not be deceived by the slow wind-up, she's pretty tricky and capable of easily disrupting your group.
Learn the layouts of her spells and either stand on dead spots or Land Protector, Ice Mine cannot be blocked though.
From time to time, mirages will be summoned, instantly attacking the closest target with Final Strike and then healing Brinaranea at an alarming rate, those will die to one area spell so pay attention.

Right after, you will confront Muspelskoll, an exceedingly powerful and excitable servant of Morroc brought straight from Muspelheim and rewarded in advance with the tasty soul of Ahat.
Unlike Brinaranea, Muspelskoll is a straightforward and deadly fighter that can end your group in one breath.
If the tank ends up standing on a Flame Cross, he must quickly relocate as the damage may not be sustainable for the healers.
Not everything is as simple as it seems though, Muspelskoll will make use of the lava cauldrons to switch places and recover large amount of health from time to time.
This can be prevented by tossing Millenial Ice Crystals into them which will freeze the cauldrons for a moderate amount of time.
You can loot the crystals from Brinaranea's map and their amount is limited. If you group lacks damage output, you may very well not be able to get past this point.

After both beasts are dealt with, you will be able to confront Morroc himself. Before entering the final room, Guardian Nidhoggur may assist the group by creating an avatar of herself (mercenary) for the group's leader.
Keeping her buffed and alive will make the final fight easier.

At first, you will confront Reincarnated Morroc in his infant form. While not overly deadly, he will make the group take constant damage and upon reaching low HP, will teleport away and become
invulnerable while healing large amounts of HP constantly.
You must quickly kill the two aspects, Origin of Morroc and Repose of Morroc, that he had summoned to stop this.

Upon defeating the first form, Morroc will finally get serious, growing up and transforming into Desperate Morroc.
In this form, he will dish out large amounts of single-target and area damage as well as speeding up his attack speed as his HP dwindles.
Expect the screen to be filled with deadly spells and Morroc to summon powerful minions to assist him.

In both forms, Morroc will use increasingly more dangerous spells as you tear down his HP. If your group can't damage him fast enough, you may fail miserably.

Monsters

Devil's Palace Monsters
Name	Level	HP	Size	Race	Elements	Base EXP	Job EXP
Devil's Avatar	161	191,700	Large	Angel	Shadow 1	-	-
Devil's Avatar	161	232,167	Medium	Demon	Ghost 3	-	-
Apostle Ahat	165	9,000,000	Large	Angel	Fire 2	42,825,000 (MVP EXP: 16,273,500)	34,260,000
Apostle Shenime	165	8,000,000	Medium	Demon	Water 2	44,985,000 (MVP EXP: 17,071,500)	17,071,500
Brinaranea's Hatchling	165	319,500	Large	Insect	Water 3	-	-
Brinaranea	170	66,000,000	Large	Insect	Water 3	283,499,685 (MVP EXP: 107,729,895)	226,799,760
Crazed Kasa	165	231,250	Large	Formless	Fire 4	-	-
Crazed Salamander	165	272,063	Large	Formless	Fire 3	-	-
Muspelskoll	170	45,000,000	Large	Brute	Fire 3	323,165,700 (MVP EXP: 122,802,975)	258,532,560
Reincarnated Morroc	175	60,000,000	Small	Demon	Holy 3	-	-
Origin of Morroc	170	6,516,000	Large	Demon	Shadow 4	-	-
Repose of Morroc	170	2,900,000	Large	Demon	Shadow 4	-	-
Desperate Morroc	175	90,000,000	Medium	Demon	Shadow 2	737,693,325 (MVP EXP: 280,323,465)	590,154,660

Rewards

Proof of Bravery

Once Morroc is no more, speak to Guardian Nidhoggur to receive your Proof of Bravery which can be used to purchase and enchant the Hero's Signet.
If you had accepted the quests from Hibba Agip and cleared Devil's Palace at least up to Morroc, Star Officer Abidal will reward you with another Proof of Bravery.

Hero's Prize

Desperate Morroc drops one Hero's Prize, which contains the new Heroic Equipment pieces along with some other goodies.
This chest had three loot groups and you will always get one random reward from each, with better rewards having a lower chance of coming out.

Hero's Prize
Reward	Loot Group
Dragon Breath Cocktail x1	Group A
Stew of Immortality x1	Group A
Steamed Desert Scorpions x1	Group A
Hwergelmir's Tonic x1	Group A
Cooked Nine Tail's Tails x1	Group A
Steamed Tongue x1	Group A
Yggdrasil Berry x1	Group A
Yggdrasil Seed x1	Group A
Mastela Fruit x40	Group A
Condensed White Potion x20	Group A
Advanced Weapon Box x1	Group B
Yggdrasil Berry Box (5) x1	Group B
Yggdrasil Seed Box (5) x1	Group B
Poison Bottle x5	Group B
Heroic Plate x1	Group C
Heroic Magic Coat x1	Group C
Heroic Judgement Robe x1	Group C
Heroic Trade Mail x1	Group C
Heroic Hidden Clothes x1	Group C
Heroic Target Suit x1	Group C
Heroic Nepenthes Shoes x1	Group C
Heroic Silverfox Boots x1	Group C
Heroic Ungoliant Galoshes x1	Group C

Expedition's Reward Box

If your group managed to defeat Morroc, Hibba Agip will reward everyone with one Expedition's Reward Box, which contains the Devil's Essence "cards" and some other goodies.
Similar to Hero's Prize, this container has two loot groups and you will always get one random item from each.

MVP Drops

Notable Zone Drops
Item	Monster
Apostle Ahat Card	Apostle Ahat
Apostle Shenime Card	Apostle Shenime

Brinaranea's Drops Item Drop Chance Azure Diadem 5% Stoicheia Boots 60% Vafthrudnir's Cape 80% End Sectora 50% HD Carnium 10% HD Bradium 10% Brinaranea Card 0.10% (MVP) Mystical Card Album 25% (MVP) Old Card Album 50% (MVP) Treasure Box 100%

Muspelskoll's Drops Item Drop Chance Pterios Fins 5% Hraunskrida 10% Legacy of Muspellsmegir 80% Scarlet Nail 50% HD Carnium 10% HD Bradium 10% Muspelskoll Card 0.10% (MVP) Mystical Card Album 25% (MVP) Old Card Album 50% (MVP) Treasure Box 100%

Desperate Morroc's Drops Item Drop Chance Morroc's Soul Piece 5% Costume: Morroc's Faithful Servants 5% Celestial Dark Flame 5% Shadow Staff 25% Onimaru 50% Hero's Prize 100% Random Heroic Armor 100% Random Heroic Footgear 100% HD Carnium 10% HD Bradium 10% Desperate Morroc Card 0.10% (MVP) Mystical Card Album 100% (MVP) Old Card Album 100% (MVP) Old Card Album 100%

Cards

Desperate Morroc Card is a normal MVP drop, while Apostle Ahat, Apostle Shenime, Brinaranea and Muspelskoll cards have a 0.10% drop rate.

Cards
Name	Slot	Stats
Apostle Ahat Card	Accessory	Effects from multiple cards do not stack. Max HP +10% [Set Bonuses] Apostle Shenime Card HP Regeneration +100% SP Regeneration +50%
Apostle Shenime Card	Accessory	Effects from multiple cards do not stack. Max SP +10% [Set Bonuses] Apostle Ahat Card HP Regeneration +100% SP Regeneration +50%
Brinaranea Card	Weapon	Increases Magical damage done with Water property spells by 20% [Set Bonuses] Muspelskoll Card Grants 10% to dodge all magical attacks
Muspelskoll Card	Shield	Reduces damage taken from Fire property targets by 40% [Set Bonuses] Muspelskoll Card Grants 10% to dodge all magical attacks
Desperate Morroc Card	Footgear	ASPD +20% Fixed Cast Time -0.25s Variable Cast Time -1s [Set Bonuses] Mors Card Max HP +20% Max SP +10%

Related Quests

NPC	Quest
Commander Agip Fire Basin	Name: The Demon King's Downfall Rewards: 1 Expedition's Reward Box
Star Officer Abidal Fire Basin	Name: Devil's Palace Subjugation Rewards: Varies
Hisie Fire Basin	Name: Orb's Magic Recovery Rewards: 1 Yggdrasil Berry