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Arx Mentis

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Expansion Progression Chain: A Rising Storm - Gathering Clouds - Clearer Skies | The Pellarus Satum - The Edge of Balance - The Absent Scholar - Just Recompense - The Cover of Night - Loyal is the Heart - Leave No Brother Behind - Two Sides of the Shield - The Sacred Profaned | Castle Relic - Crying for the Dead - Burden of the Past - An Endless Cycle - To Remake Eden - Fit for the New World - A Fickle Wind Blows - What Hate Begets - Deep Lies the Snow - Free Us From Ourselves - A Beginning From an End - All Rivers Lead to the Sea - The Cost of Balance - Confronting Calix



The Cost of Balance

Quest Giver: Firiona Vie

Requirements: Level 95, A Rising Storm, Gathering Clouds, Clearer Skies, The Edge of Balance, The Absent Scholar, Just Recompense, The Cover of Night, Loyal is the Heart, Leave No Brother Behind, Two Sides of the Shield, The Sacred Profaned, Crying for the Dead, Burden of the Past, An Endless Cycle, To Remake Eden, Fit for the New World, A Fickle Wind Blows, What Hate Begets, Deep Lies the Snow, Free Us From Ourselves, A Beginning From an End and All Rivers Lead to the Sea
Request Phrase: apex
Time Limit: 6 Hours
Task Type: Group, 1 Minimum, 6 Maximum Players
Lockout: 5 Hours
Repeatable: Yes

Rewards

  • Experience
  • 75 Platinum

Achievements

  • The Cost of Balance: Challenge of Toughness
  • The Cost of Balance: Time Trial
  • Hero of Arx Mentis

Task Steps:

  • Destroy the first teleport key generator in the garden on the lower level of the citadel 0/1 (Arx Mentis) More Info
  • Destroy the second teleport key generator in the Feeding Chambers, on the second floor of the citadel 0/1 (Arx Mentis) More Info
  • Destroy the third teleport key generator in the Teleport Room, on the fourth floor of the citadel 0/1 (Arx Mentis) More Info
  • Speak with Firiona near the Power Room, on the fourth floor of the citadel 0/1 (Arx Mentis) More Info
  • Speak with Firiona in the Power Room 0/6 (Arx Mentis) More Info
  • Speak with Una Lucem 0/5 (Arx Mentis) More Info
  • Destroy the power conduit in the center of the room 0/1 (Arx Mentis) More Info
  • Defeat Una Lucem 0/1 (Arx Mentis) More Info
  • See what happens to Una Lucem 0/1 (Arx Mentis) More Info
  • Speak with Firiona 0/13 (Arx Mentis) More Info








Walkthrough:



  • Destroy the first teleport key generator in the garden on the lower level of the citadel 0/1 (Arx Mentis)
    • Defeat the first teleport key generator, during the fight it will spawn adds (as indicated by on the map)
  • Destroy the second teleport key generator in the Feeding Chambers, on the second floor of the citadel 0/1 (Arx Mentis)
    • Defeat the second teleport key generator, during the fight it will spawn adds (as indicated by on the map)
  • Destroy the third teleport key generator in the Teleport Room, on the fourth floor of the citadel 0/1 (Arx Mentis)
    • Defeat the third teleport key generator, during the fight it will spawn adds (as indicated by on the map)
  • Speak with Firiona near the Power Room, on the fourth floor of the citadel 0/1 (Arx Mentis)
    • Hail Firiona near the Power Room (as indicated by on the map), say 'ready' to zone in
  • Speak with Firiona in the Power Room 0/6 (Arx Mentis)
    • Inside, Hail Firiona 6 times
  • Speak with Una Lucem 0/5 (Arx Mentis)
    • Hail Una Lucem 5 times
  • Destroy the power conduit in the center of the room 0/1 (Arx Mentis)
    • Destroy the power conduit in the center of the room
  • Defeat Una Lucem 0/1 (Arx Mentis)
    • Defeat Una Lucem, she casts Energy Whorl emote raises her sword, and Citadel Beam emote draws upon the destructive magic of the citadel. When the conduit is destroyed she loses the Citadel Beam ability and will use Citadel Strike instead on the same emote, when she is low HP she will cast Last Defense, around 2% she will de-aggro
  • See what happens to Una Lucem 0/1 (Arx Mentis)
    • This will auto update after a bit
  • Speak with Firiona 0/13 (Arx Mentis)
    • Hail Firiona 13 times




  • Re: The Cost of Balance By: treelim On: March 09, 2021, 12:21:06 PM

    To damage the power conduct in the center have to wack on the center part of it...



    Re: The Cost of Balance By: Dryss On: April 27, 2015, 01:26:01 PM

    The generators can be pick locked open to help with this part



    Re: The Cost of Balance By: Guado On: December 11, 2014, 11:23:25 AM

    This mission does not include a chest at the end. "Most" do, or so they claim, but not this one ::)



    Re: The Cost of Balance By: Ronoo On: November 14, 2014, 12:17:18 AM

    Una Lucem casts 'Last Defense' at 15% HP. The friendly Npc's never go below 50% HP. So, let the Npc's tank her while killing the power conduit.



    Re: The Cost of Balance By: lefous On: November 06, 2014, 05:26:01 PM

    she recast last stant instant



    The Cost of Balance By: Riou On: October 23, 2014, 03:46:17 AM

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