Emerald Dofus: Guide

[del Monte 473]

Let's do this again.

Emerald Dofus: Guide

Table of Content:

Introduction

Preparation

Navigating through mazes

List of required achievements and quests

Detailed quest guide

Introduction

Update 2.17 features change in obtaining yet another Dofus - this time it's Emerald Dofus. The quest line is aimed at medium-leveled characters. While it's relatively short, it engages players with various game mechanics, including breeding, souling, and professions. At the same time some steps can be skipped if players decide to use kamas and buy their way through quests.

Emerald Dofus gives a fixed bonus of 200 Vitality.

Preparation

If you already completed main quests in Incarnam, Astrub, and Pandala (for example if you did them for Cawwot Dofus quests) you're in luck! You just need a couple more of them and Emerald Dofus is yours.

You can find a full list of all required quests in a section List of Required Achievements and Quests below.

Navigating through mazes

Quests for Emerald Dofus feature two mazes: the Swamps and the Evil Forest. It's easy to get lost there and even the bravest Boy Scouts can lose their composure and soil their pants when aggressive monsters are lurking around. To cut the running time to minimum use the following maps:

Swamps (click to enlarge):

The Evil Forest (Chafers and Bworks aggro; click to enlarge):

List of required achievements and quests

Learning Stages - main Incarnam quests

1. Follow Your Path
2. On the Trail of the Dofus
3. From Nhin to Nhin
4. Life After Death
5. The Relics of Setsun
6. The Relics of Ryzsun
7. Journey to Astrub

A Dream Disciple - main Astrub quests

1. Discreet Arrival
2. Remarkable Advice
3. Class Quest
4. Devotion Quest
5. Astrubian Rumours
6. Nowa's Ark
7. In Search of the Missing Enus

But Where Are the Dofus? - main Pandala quests

1. Pandalan customs quest
   1. Pandavignon
   2. Pandala: An Island Unlike the Others
   3. Mysteries in Pandala (if your character class is Pandawa) or Pandala: Its Goddess (any other class)
2. Pandala: Its Villages
3. Pandala: Its Fresh Air
4. Lenald Legend
5. See Dark Vlad and Live
6. The Sorceress from the Swamps

Green Emerald - Emerald Dofus quests

1. Still Not Dying at the Sight of Dark Vlad (screens)
2. Who Kicks the Kicked Ass's Ass? (screens)
3. The Soul Stealer
4. Nabur's Lost Love (screens)
5. The Birth of a Mission (screens)
   • The First Time
   • Pregnant Or Just Fat?
6. The Cania Bandits (screens)
7. Draconthrophy (screens)
8. A Trip Back in Time (screens)

Detailed quest guide

The Sorceress from the Swamps

Talk to Lenald the Wise Lenald at [27,-47] to start this quest. He will send you to Meriana at [-6,-3].

Still Not Dying at the Sight of Dark Vlad

Merina asks you to collect six ingredients scattered around the swamps:

• Marsh Flowers [-5,-2]
• Slimy Stone [-5,0]
• Putrid Clovers [-7,-3]
• Marshy Plant [-8,-4]
• Sanguine Roots [-9,-3]
• Odiferous Bellflowers [-9,0]

To collect simply click on each of them - you might be attacked by an Aggressive Crocodyl (lvl 40-50) each time you collect the ingredients.

Take the ingredients to Merina and then click on the cauldron. Speak to her again. Select the first option, which will teleport you to the Evil Forest. Talk to Hell Mina at [-7,16] and defeat her (she's a lvl 50 Iop). She will drop Dark Vlad's Letter - click on it. Leave the Evil Forest (you can do so by talking to Hell Mina again without leaving the map) and show Merina the letter.

You will receive a compass. Double click on it to see the latest known location of Dark Vlad. The first location is at [5,1], so go there and talk to Bowisse inside the workshop.

Who Kicks the Kicked Ass's Ass?

Head over to Brouce Boulgoure's Clearing and collect 10x Woody Mushrooms. Then go to [14,17] in Bandit Territory and defeat Dark Shoemaker (he's with a Dark Baker and a Dark Miner). Return to Bowisse. Craft Windsoles on the special bench inside the workshop and talk to Bowisse again. To craft Windsoles you need:

• 8x Seed of Contention
• 10x Wind Kwak Feather
• 2x Emerald Stone (unpolished)
• 4x Treechnid Resin (you can buy them at every grocery store)
• 6x White Scaraleaf Wing.

Use the compass again. Go to [29,-43] in Fire Pandala and talk to Tungussi.

Note: Sometimes Bowisse will say that your level of competence is not high enough. To progress, you need to level up your professions; having at least one profession at lvl 50 should be enough.

The Soul Stealer

Take the souls of the following dungeon keepers to Tungussi:

• Kwakwa,
• Boostache,
• Kanniball Andchain,
• Nelween,
• Wa Wobot,

Help her with the ritual and then defeat Yor Solismynao Spirit (lvl 80, 1500 HP). Talk to the Spirit and check your compass again. Go to [-9,-56]. Click on the grave on the right side. Move one map to the right and talk to Fiuina Ramarch at [-8,-56].

Nabur's Lost Love

Go to Kerub Crepin in Astrub [6,-16]. He will instruct you to find legendary Master Nabur. He can be found inside a tavern in Dreggon Village [-3,25] (use the stairs on the right). After talking to him, you need to find out more information about the demise of the village (talk to Ziho inside Kajendo at [-4,24] and select option Find out more about the Devastated Village) and his daughter named Nabura (talk to Dreggon Tamer at [-3,24]). Return to Master Nabur and defeat the Plunderers (one lvl 90 and two lvl 80). After the fight, take the Master back to Amakna Castle [4,-6] and talk to George Segrob (he's inside the castle's library on the left). Consult the archives in the library by clicking on the the pile of books in the left corner. Head to the Amakna Cemetery and enter the tomb at [11,16]. Inside, talk to Oona and then to Master Nabur. Once again, use the compass and travel to Bonta Militia [-33,-56]. Inside, talk to Captain Starky.

The Birth of a Mission

Go to [-33,-55] and fight Blasfema and Riko Noklast (1500 HP each). Return to Captain Starky and show him the Compromising Document. Talk to Oogius at [-35,-56] and then to Edemaga on the same map. You need to teach this fine lady how to breed... dragoturkeys, of course (you sick perverts!). Anyway, to do so you need to complete related achievements and tasks first:

• learn Mount Taming spell (taming)
• complete an achievement The First Time (mating)
• complete an achievement Pregnant Or Just Fat? (birth)

Additionally, you need to bring her a complete set of Wild Dragoturkeys (Almond, Ginger, and Golden) so she can practice breeding herself.

After you complete training her, talk to Oggius again. He will instruct you to look at the archway in Bonta's Breeders' Quarter at [-34,-57]. Click on the archway on top left part on the map and then use your compass again. Go to [2,-12] in Tofu's Corner and talk to Nistracolamus. He will tell you to look for Dark Vlad - he's hiding in Cemetery of Heroes at [-1,-10]. When you talk to Dark Vlad he will turn you into a ghost. Revive yourself by touching a nearby Phoenix Statue (the closest one is at [2,12]) and then continue the quest by using the compass one last time. Go back to Meriana at [-6,-3] and talk to her.

The Cania Bandits

To defeat Dark Vlad you need to unleash the powers of a special amulet. To craft it, you have to collect scales from three Cania Bandits: Eddase the Killjoy, Eratz the Protector, and Nomekop Wodly.

Cania Bandits are treated like bounties. It means they don't have a fixed location. Instead, each of them appears in a monster group on a different random map in Cania Plains. Each time they are killed they spawn in a different location. Their respawn time is not immediate; it takes between 6 and 18 hours for each Bandit to respawn.

After defeating each Bandit you will get a following character. You don't have to escort it anywhere - it servers no purpose and it will simply disappear after one fight.

Different Bandits drop different scales. After defeating each bandit, only characters who have quest The Cania Bandits active drop a full scale. All characters, no matter if they are doing The Cania Bandit quest, drop a scale fragment. You can craft a full scale from five scale fragments and one Smoked Pebble (obtainable for 100 Dopplons from Temple Merchants) on a special crafting bench inside Meriana's hut. The scale fragments (which belongs to Skin resources category) can be exchanged or traded, so players don't have to hunt the Bandits themselves.

Each Bandit has two favorite areas:

• Eddase the Killjoy - Coast Road and Rocky Road
  
• Eratz the Protester - Cania Lake and Cania Massif
  
• Nomekop Wodly - Cania Peaks and Rocky Plains
  

After you collect all three scales, show them to Meriana.

Dracontrophy

Scales alone are not enough. You have to collect more magical items in preparation for the ultimate battle with Dark Vlad:

• Obsidian Pendant: go inside a tower in Gisgoul, the Devastated Village [-16, 17] and defeat Rasuman the Green (a Bwork Magus)
• Flower of the Tormented: click on a flower in Cemetary of the Tortured [-10,29]
• Moowolf's Enchanted Ring: a quest drop from Moowolf (100% chance of dropping)

Return to Meriana after you've collected all the items.

A Trip Back in Time

A wild goose chase after Dark Vlad leads you to Incarnam. Use any class statue in Astrub to travel there (warning: your recall save point will reset to your class statue after traveling to Incarnam).

Start your investigation at the local inn [4,3]. Inside, buy a lemonade from the barkeep and then talk to a Regular Customer of the Inn. He will direct you to Kerub Captain at the Militia [5,1]. Follow his lead to the local cemetary [7,6] and pay 1,000 kamas to Kerub Militiaman Hatten to get more information. Go one map down to [7,7] and defeat Chafer Bandit (others can join and validate the quest at the same time). After a fight go to [7,4] and click on a stone skull on the right side.

Defeat three Invisible Chafers (1000-2700 HP each) and then talk to Throbbing Ed. Return to the Militia [5,1] and after receiving a key click on a cellar entrance on the left side, right next to the stairs.

Inside, talk to Orbalantyr and select the following dialogue options:

• Ears (3rd option)
• Mouth (1st option)

After short debriefing with Meriana head to a hut in the meadows [1,1] and talk to a Mysterious Stranger. Dismiss her advice and carry on to [9,3] (use zaaps to save time). Talk to the owl Wedhig at the bottom of the map and travel to Dragon's Tail. Follow the path and confront Dark Vlad.

You will be transformed into a dragon (10,000 HP, 4AP, 4MP). You have five spells at your disposal (each of them has a cooldown of 5 turns; 4 AP means you can use only one spell per turn):

• Vivacity: +3 MP for one turn
• Endurance: 1,200 HP restored
• Ferocity: 1,800 air damage at 1-3 range
• Courage: switches positions with the target and protects against Diagonal Flames and Kilburn Sword spells
• Ardour: 1,800 fire damage at 1-8 range; linear

Dark Vlad (15,000 HP, 3MP) has four main spells:

• Mounting Pressure: 300 fire damage at infinite range; no line of sight
• Diagonal Flames: 1,800 fire steal at infinite range; diagonal
• Kilburn Sword: 1,800 fire steal at 1-2 range
• Speed: +3 MP for one turn - the bonus takes place one turn after the spell is cast

Additionaly, each time you're hit with Diagonal Flames or Kilburn Sword you will receive permanent -50% fire resistance. Since all Dark Vlad's damaging spells are fire, they will become more powerful the more times you're hit with Diagonal Flames or Kilburn Sword.

Therefore, to win this fight you have to avoid Diagonal Flames and Kilburn Sword at all costs. You can easily see which spells will be available to Dark Vlad the next turn by clicking on his portrait on the timeline. Most of the time you can safely keep the distance simply by moving away from him (you have 1 MP more than him). End up your turn 5 cells away from him to avoid Kilburn Sword and make sure he won't reach you diagonally to avoid Diagonal Flames. Pay special attention to his Speed spell: if on the next turn he gains 3 MP *and* he can use Diagonal Flames or Kilburn Sword, you have to either give yourself 3 MP or cast Courage to counter his attacks. Heal when necessary and hit him from the distance whenever possible. See the video below of a Dark Vlad fight:

After you defeated Dark Vlad talk to Goultard, then to Meriana, and then finally grab Emerald Dofus. Congratulations!

Edited February 3, 2015 by Dacheat

[Veldin 3149]

del Monte did it again!

I'll make use of this once update is launched

[Twisteed 114]

Thanks del, always saving us ;)

[Rumple 430]

From what I have been able to decipher on various French forums, they messed up and forgot to turn the bandits on so they are not back in the game.

I am still waiting to hear if it gets fixed, but I am at the same spot.

Three more to finish.

[1-1 366]

Thanks alot!Thanks again

[Joim 332]

This is beyond great! Will make use of it for my masq's Emerald x)

Thanks!

Also it seems the next should be turq since they are making the Dofus in level order :P

[1-1 366]

This is beyond great! Will make use of it for my masq's Emerald x)

Thanks!

Also it seems the next should be turq since they are making the Dofus in level order :P

hope so, I don't wanna use my precious money to buy one

[X-Sandokan-X 9]

looks interesting.

Ty man.

[Snarkles 688]

Yay, guides~

[Hiroe 176]

oh, this is pretty damn nice! you can actually start working on it before the actual update (for those who don't have the prerequisites ready).

I'm gonna make sure I'll finish those pandala quests I am missing before December 10th, thanks! :)

[Zing 135]

Great job, can't wait to use this when Beta is released :D

[Jethro 12]

Well done DM. Great guide.

Surely they are going to target Kaliptus or Crimson next. I haven't quite got my head around the Turq being dealt with the same way.

[Goatee 2642]

Well done DM. Great guide.

Surely they are going to target Kaliptus or Crimson next. I haven't quite got my head around the Turq being dealt with the same way.

Kaliptus wouldn't be a bad idea. They could even update the Dofus in alternating order:

• "fake/non-Bolgrot" Dofus (Cawwot)
• "original" Dofus (Emerald)
• "fake/non-Bolgrot" Dofus (Kaliptus)
• "original" Dofus (Crimson)
• "fake/non-Bolgrot" Dofus (Vulbis)
• "original" Dofus (Turquoise)

[Batman 30]

I've been waiting for this. Much appreciated, del Monte!

[Rumple 430]

Bandits were fixed in last nights update to the test server. I will be hunting them to day, but if anybody finds them before me, please post a location.

[Rumple 430]

Okay, from what I can make out Bandits are random respawn monsters, not NPCs. Anybody can hunt them, but only people with the quest will pickup the drops.

They will have to be found and fought multiple times to complete the quest. It seems each one gives a shell fragment and you need 5 (I think) of each fragment to make a full shell.

They did however add a favorite area for each one to the bestiary with last nights update. Most people seem to think they have a 12 hour respawn time. This means getting you Emerald by the quest method just turned into a long endurance test.

And we still haven't seen what the last few quests have in store.

Of course I could be wrong about some of this, being that I am getting information from what I see on the test server as well as what I can get from Google Translate on the French forums. And we know how perfect Translate is!

I didn't expect it to be too easy, but this kinda disappoints me.

[del Monte 473]

I'd like to clarify a couple of things about Cania Bandits.

Okay, from what I can make out Bandits are random respawn monsters, not NPCs.

The Bandits are treated like bounties. It means the changes to bounties spawn system in 2.17 are applied to them as well. It means:

• bounties spawn just like archmonsters - after a certain period they will be automatically inserted into a random mob in the area
• if bounties are killed without the relevant quest (Wanted Notices for regular bounties, Emerald quest for the Bandits) they will immediately reappear in another mob (just like when you kill an archmonster without souling it)
• bounties are considered as the monster leaders - it means they will represent the monster group on the map if you have disabled an option "Display all the monsters in a group" and could be easily spotted without the need to hover the monster group
• (updated on December 3rd) the respawn time of archmonsters and bounties is no longer fixed - it's a random value between 50% and 150% of the original respawn time. This random value is generated each time there's a respawn. Example: Let's say the original respawn time of a bounty is 12 hours. After the update its respawn time can be anything between 6 and 18 hours. The first respawn might take after 7 hours, the second after 11 hours 20 minutes, the third after 6 hours 40 minutes, the fourth after 15 hours, etc.

They will have to be found and fought multiple times to complete the quest. It seems each one gives a shell fragment and you need 5 (I think) of each fragment to make a full shell.

According to the bestiary, each of the Bandits also drops a full scale. Likely, you need to kill each of them just once if your quest is active. The scale fragments seems to be a feature which allows others to progress the quest in an alternative way - by buying fragments and crafting scales. The scale fragments belong to the Skins category - it means they can be sold and bought on the resources market. All drops from the Bandits have 100% drop rate, but scales, scale fragments, and Evil Skull (no idea what are these for) are conditional drops.

I'd like to test if it's possible to soul these Bandits and if it's possible to drop scale fragments in arena. If yes, I wonder who can drop them - all chars? Only chars who are doing the quest? Or maybe the chars who have Evil Skull in their inventory (that would be my guess).

They did however add a favorite area for each one to the bestiary with last nights update.

Each Bandit has two favorite areas:

• Eddase the Killjoy - Coast Road and Rocky Road
  
• Eratz the Protester - Cania Lake and Cania Massif
  
• Nomekop Wodly - Cania Peaks and Rocky Plains
  

[Rumple 430]

Thanks for that, your info was much better than mine.

I am still unhappy about the respawn thing. It means there will be lots of waiting if yuo aren't lucky enough to find them right away.

Also, what do you do with the follower when you kill them?

[del Monte 473]

Also, what do you do with the follower when you kill them?

No idea. So far I've only found Edass, but a group was already fighting him...

But yeah, the respawn is a little bit ridiculous. Maybe because it's a test server where everybody and their mothers are looking for the Bandits at the same time. I imagine it will be easier on regular servers where only a few people hunt them.

It seems they did that just to make the quest for Emerald longer than it really is.

[Rumple 430]

I am going to get to them on the first day, hopefully most people will hit a speed bump at the breeding part.

[Rumple 430]

Okay, I managed to capture Nomekop. I went and showed his scale to the witch.

Now what the hell do I do with the follower?

I don't wanna log off or fight another till I know I don't have to drop him somewhere.

[Rumple 430]

Did anybody manage to finish all the quests before the server went heroic?

I only got 2 of the bandits and didn't have time to finish.

I would love to know what I missed.

[del Monte 473]

Yep.

After you craft an amulet from the scales you morph into a cool dragon and fight Dark Vlad

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The dragon form has now 10k hp instead of 20k hp (it was changed in the latest beta patch).

Anyway, I updated the main post with info about the bandits and a brand new cool map of the Evil Forest.

Edited December 7, 2013 by del Monte

[Rumple 430]

Any details on the quests between the bandits and the Vlad fight?

[del Monte 473]

Sadly, no. I logged off as soon as I saw the beta turned heroic.