NOTE: Bosses beyond this point are immune to stun and freeze and have massive area effect damage skills. Keep this in mind.
Level 50 (Abyss of Taj Mahal):
The Abyss of Taj Mahal is similar to the set up of a Shadow Dungeon yet it isn't really one. The point of it is to obtain your level 50 main character only ring. The problem is you need 30 multi hued crystal shards which can set you back 4 million gold. Its good, but probably too expensive for most atlantica gold players at this level unless you have been winning PvP consistently for a while. The mobs here aren't as great as Bran Castle either but if you're doing the quest in a party, at least you'll conserve a bit of stamina and get the level 50 main character ring.
Level 54-59 (Cretan Labyrinth):
You can enter this place at level 52, but the main quest chain begins at 54. Before entering Cretan Labyrinth, make sure you have a Monk with Holy Guard. You will need it to protect your guys from Freezing Axe. The Lionmen Sorcerer use it. Chief Lionmen are weak to skills and strong against normal. The side quest here is a good one. It gives you 3 rock shards that can turn into different types of Enchant and Enhance Stones. The first floor is a terrible place to grind because the mobs here have poison. The second floor on the other hand is probably the best place to train here. The Lionmen have a chance of dropping Still Beating Hearts which you can sell nicely. If you PvP a lot, you can trade your Battle Points for Warrior's Signs and ask people to craft you Blood Knight equipment which isn't a bad idea if you can make it +3. Otherwise just trade 500 points for mercenary 7 day and sell it on the market for money to buy better equipment. You will need good equipment later on and this is the best time to save up the money you need later on. The miniboss here is a large Wolf King. He can attack 2 targets in a column so be on your toes when you fight him. A Witch behind the first target will not be hit because the Witch counts as flying. The Minotaur on the last floor aren't bad for farming, but they have high damage and low HP. If you can take them out fast then its no big deal, but if you can't then its going to hurt if they self destruct on you. If you are fairly wealthy, you might want to consider obtaining upgraded (+3 or more) Blood Knight armor for your mercenaries or start saving up for Osiris boxes at level 70.
At some point around this dungeon (lvl 57+), you can side track to Devil's Forest to attempt to recruit an exorcist. Some enemies there are immune to RANGED weaponry. But this doesn't not mean you can't skill them. For example, Deadly Shot will work regardless. Do not farm there. If you're there for the quest, do the quest and get out. There's nothing to farm and nothing other than the Exorcist quest worth doing. Its just a painful experience and chances are you wouldn't want to reset to farm either.
To be continued in part 2...



