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Adventurer's Guide

Atoraxxion: Vahmalkea

Last Edited on : Nov 13, 2024, 16:21 (UTC)

Atoraxxion: Vahmalkea

 
Atoraxxion: Vahmalkea is a co-op dungeon and is the first biome you can visit in Atoraxxion.

• Vahmalkea is separated into Vaha's Query, Vaha's Sky, Vaha's Storm, Vaha's Heart, Vaha's Head, Vaha's Garden, and Vaha's Cradle. 
• You can enter Vahmalkea by going to the Sol Magia in the Ancient Stone Chamber. The difficulty of the dungeon is determined by your server: season, normal, or Elvia. 
• Once you make it to Vaha's Cradle, the final area, defeat the final boss Apex Urukios to receive rewards. (Reward are only available once a week per character / twice a week per Family.)
• In Atoraxxion you will be able to see groups of other players, however the final boss is in a separate instance for your party only.
• Normal monsters in Atoraxxion do not drop regular items, but items to create keys needed to advance through.
 

Difficulty

The difficulty of Atoraxxion: Vahamalkea is separated into season, normal, and Elvia. 

The appropriate difficulty level and rewards will be applied based on the server you are logged into. (Example: Season difficulty is applied when you enter Vahamalkea on a season server)

 

 

◈ Season Difficulty (Recommended Gear: Tuvala DUO)

The difficulty will be scaled according to the season character's gear score and there is no death penalty.  

You can proceed with weekly season quests by talking with Fughar. (Reward - Atoraxxion: Rift Chest)

 
Atoraxxion: Rift Chest
Guaranteed:
Rift's Echo x1
Time-filled Black Stone x320
Advice of Valks (+30) x1
Advice of Valks (+20) x2
Obtained with a certain probability:
PRI – TRI Tuvala Accessory x1
Frozen Tides Black Stone x1
 
 
◈ Normal Difficulty (Recommended Gear: 250 AP and 300 DP)

Normal difficulty is applied and there is no death penalty.
You can proceed with weekly quests by interacting with Vaha's Time Capsule. (Reward - Vahmalkea: Aakmah Chest)
 
Vahmalkea: Aakmah Chest
Guaranteed:
Vaha's Rare Box x1
(Contains a random accessory up to DUO)
Maha's Fragment x5
(Exchange x1 for 100G Gold Bar)
Dehkima: Token of the Oath x20
Yona's Fragment x2 - x5
Explorer's Compass Part x1
Scroll Written in Ancient Language x1
Pure Vanadium crystal x1
Pure Titanium crystal x1
Trace of Nature x2 - x5
Ancient Spirit Dust x5 - x10
Obtained with a certain probability:
Upgraded Compass Part x1
Golden Tears of the Desert x1
(Used to craft Vaha's Dawn accessory )
Black Spirit's Claw Piece x1
 
 
◈ Elvia Difficulty (Recommended Gear: 280 AP and 340 DP)

A death penalty will be applied to all areas upon death except for in the final area, Vaha's Cradle. 
The Elvia difficulty will offer different rewards depending on whether it was your first or second playthrough that week. You can proceed with weekly quests by interacting with Vaha's Time Capsule.

 

Weekly First Playthrough Reward
Vahmalkea: Desert Chest
Guaranteed:
[Elvia] Vaha's Rare Box x1
(Contains a random accessory up to TRI)
Maha's Fragment x10
(Exchange x1 for 100G Gold Bar)
Dehkima: Token of the Oath x30
Yona's Fragment x5 - x10
Explorer's Compass Part x1
Scroll Written in Ancient Language x1
Pure Vanadium crystal x1 - x2
Pure Titanium crystal x1 - x2
Trace of Nature x5 - x10
Ancient Spirit Dust x15 - x20
Obtained with a certain probability:
Upgraded Compass Part x1
Golden Tears of the Desert x1
(Used to craft Vaha's Dawn accessory)
Black Spirit's Claw Piece x1
 
Weekly Second Playthrough Reward
Vahmalkea: Hystriah Chest
Guaranteed:
Vaha's Rare Box x1
(Contains a random accessory up to DUO)
Maha's Fragment x8
(Exchange x1 for 100G Gold Bar)
Dehkima: Token of the Oath x25
Yona's Fragment x3 - x8
Explorer's Compass Part x1
Scroll Written in Ancient Language x1
Pure Vanadium crystal x1 - x2
Pure Titanium crystal x1 - x2
Trace of Nature x3 - x8
Ancient Spirit Dust x10 - x15
Obtained with a certain probability:
Upgraded Compass Part x1
Golden Tears of the Desert x1
(Used to craft Vaha's Dawn accessory)
Black Spirit's Claw Piece x1
 
Limits on Obtaining Weekly Rewards
- You can obtain weekly rewards only a given number of times in Atoraxxion. 
- Each Family can obtain rewards twice a week and the limit will reset Thursday after midnight. However, after your second playthrough, you must play with a character that has not accepted the weekly quest yet in order to accept the quest and receive rewards in Atoraxxion.
- On Elvia difficulty, you can earn a Desert Chest the first time you clear the dungeon and a Hystrah Chest the second time you clear it. 
- You will receive an Aakmah Chest when you clear the dungeon both your first and second times on normal difficulty.
- Better rewards are available at higher difficulties. The rewards are in the following order: Aakmah Chest > Hystrah Chest > Desert Chest.
- Season rewards earned are not affected by the weekly limit mentioned above.
 

How to Enter

• Available from Lv. 60. 
- (Optional) Complete [Invitation from I] from the Black Spirit's Main Quest tab 
- (Optional) Complete your character's Awakening or Succession quest 
 
TIP: If you have a character that completed [Atoraxxion] Vaha's Time Capsule from the Black Spirit's Main Quest tab, you can enter as long as you are above Lv. 57.
 
You can interact with the Sol Magia located in the Ancient Stone Chamber to enter Atoraxxion: Vahamalkea. 
 

If you meet the entrance requirements (Being Lv. 60), you can enter by choosing Vahmalkea from the Atoraxxion selection screen after interacting with the Sol Magia. 

Types of entries:
• Party Entry: Enter this mode to experience Atoraxxion with other 5 party members. You will be able to obtain weekly rewards normally.
• Solo Entry: Recomended if you are seeking to complete the main story quest or to hunt knowledge. It will not offer weekly rewards, apart from the first time clearance.
• Party matchmaking function: Use this function to automatically get paired with other adventurers. Once the party is completed you will be automatically teleported to the instance.
 
 

Progression

Vahmalkea is composed of Vaha's Query, Vaha's Sky, Vaha's Storm, Vaha's Heart, Vaha's Head, Vaha's Garden, and Vaha's Cradle. 
You need different keys in order to progress from area to the next. The keys can be crafted by using materials that are dropped from monsters in Atoraxxion. 
 
TIP: The Item Drop Rate Increase Scroll effect is applied in Vahmalkea.
 
You can solve threads, which are like puzzles, alone or together with party members when you are inside Atoraxxion. If you don't feel like completing the puzzles to progress you can just skip the puzzle, however, you won't be able to get the knowledge for that specific puzzle.
 
You can leave Atoraxxion by interacting with the Sol Magia located inside the dungeon or by going back to the character selection screen (Only Solo mode).

Simple Playthrough Guide of Vahmalkea

 

1. Craft Vaha's Dried Fang from Vaha's Query, Vaha's Sky, and Vaha's Storm.


 - Vaha's Dried Fang: Go to Processing window (L) and perform Simple Alchemy using Vaha's Cold Thorn x5 (drops from Ancient Weapons). 
 
2. Defeat Krahten in Vaha's Heart and craft Vaha's Burning Fang


- Vaha's Burning Fang: Arrange Vaha's Dried Fang and Searing Heart Piece (drops from Krahten) into a [-] shape in Yaz's Combinables Pouch. 
 
3. Defeat Ahtenn in Vaha's Head and craft Vaha's Twisted Fang


- Vaha's Twisted Fang: Arrange Vaha's Burning Fang and Frozen Shell of Reason (drops from Ahtenn) into a [-] shape Yaz's Combinables Pouch. 
 
4. All party members must craft Lucretia Dagger from Sol Magia in Vaha's Garden and then move to Vaha's Cradle. 


- Lucretia Dagger: Arrange Vaha's Twisted Fang and Vaha's Whispering Bell (drops from Ahtenn) into a [-] shape Yaz's Combinables Pouch. 

 
5. Defeat the final boss, Apex Lucretia in Vaha's Cradle. (All party members' daggers are needed) 
 
6. Claim your reward in Vaha's Paradise.

 
 

◈ Vaha's Query / Vaha's Sky / Vaha's Storm

▲ Monsters appear after standing a few seconds under the floating artifacts.
 
You can obtain Vaha's Cold Thorn by defeating Ancient Weapons that roam around in Vaha's Sky, Vaha's Storm, and Vaha's Querry. 
Once you collect Vaha's Cold Thorn x5, go to the Processing window (L) and perform Simple Alchemy to create Vaha's Dried Fang, which is required to access Vaha's Heart. 
 
 
When you possess Vaha's Dried Fang, interact with the Sol Magia in Vaha's Storm to enter Vaha's Heart. 
 
TIP: Righ click Vaha's Dried Fang to activate the automatic navigation to the Sol Magia.
 
 
TIP: All party members must create a key in order to enter the final area. Vaha's Cold Thorn can be obtained in Vaha's Heart as well.
 
 

◈ Vaha's Heart 

▲ Defeat Krahten to obtain Searing Heart Piece and combine it with Vaha's Dried Fang. 
 
There is a chance of Krahten appearing as you defeat Ancient Weapons in Vaha's Heart. 
 
TIP: You can defeat the flying Ancient Weapon, Putorium, by using a matchlock that can be obtained from Vaha's Heart – Exchange.
 
There is a chance of obtaining a Searing Heart Piece when you defeat Krahten
Arrange Vaha's Dried Fang and the Searing Heart Piece into a [-] shape to create Vaha's Burning Fang. You'll need this item to serve as your key to the next area. 
 
 
While in possession of Vaha's Burning Fang, interact with the Sol Magia in Vaha's Heart to enter Vaha's Head.
 
TIP: Righ click Vaha's Burning Fang to activate the automatic navigation to the Sol Magia.
 
 
 

◈ Vaha's Head

▲Untangle the Stellagia thread and defeat Ahtenn to obtain a Frozen Shell of Reason and Vaha's Whispering Bell. 
 
When you are at Vaha's Head, interact with the central Stellagia and solve the thread. After that, Athtenn's Fragments will appear. When you defeat enough fragments, Ahtenn will appear.  
 
▲You can summon Ahtenn by interacting with the Stellagia and solving the thread. 
 
Defeat Ahtenn to obtain a Frozen Shell of Reason and Vaha's Whispering Bell. 
Arrange Vaha's Burning Fang and Frozen Shell of Reason into a [-] shape to create Vaha's Twisted Fang. 
 
 
While in possession of Vaha's Twisted Fang, you can interact with the Sol Magia in Vaha's Head to move to Vaha's Garden. 
 
TIP: Righ click Vaha's Twisted Fang to activate the automatic navigation to the Sol Magia.
 
 

◈ Vaha's Garden

▲ Insert the Lucretia Dagger into the Sol Magia. 
 
Monsters do not appear in this area. Arrange Vaha's Twisted Fang, which you obtained from the previous area, and Vaha's Whispering Bell into a [-] shape to obtain the Lucretia Dagger
 
 
The party leader can proceed to the final area, Vaha's Cradle, once all party members have placed their items into the Sol Magia. 
 
 
 

◈ Vaha's Cradle

 
Vaha's Cradle is where Apex Lucretia, the final boss, spawns. Defeat Lucretia with your party members and Vaha's Paradise will open where you can obtain rewards. 
Even if you have died, you cannot revive until all party members die or you get resurrected by using a Medical Kit. When all party members die, Vaha's Cradle will reset and you can attempt it again.
You won't get penalized when you die in Vaha's Cradle. (Applies to all difficulties).
 

Vahmalkea Reward

Defeat the last Ancient Weapon, Apex Urukios, to enter Vaha's Paradise where you can obtain a reward through completing the quest "Vaha's Time Capsule" within the Paradise.  
You can obtain the Key of the Sunless Dawn upon defeating Urukios on a Normal server and [Elvia] Key of the Sunless Dawn on the Elvia server. 
  
Rewards are limited to once a week per character and twice a week per Family. On the second attempt, you can only proceed with quests that have not been completed by characters in your Family. (Reset every Thursday after midnight)
 

Quest Name 

Requirement 

Reward 

[Weekly] Vahmalkea: Desert Chest

Hand over [Elvia] Key of the Sunless Dawn x1

 

[Weekly] Vahmalkea: Hystrah Chest

Hand over [Elvia] Key of the Sunless Dawn x1 (2nd playthrough of the week)

 

[Weekly] Vahmalkea: Hystrah Chest

Hand over [Elvia] Key of the Sunless Dawn x1 (2nd playthrough of the week)

[Weekly] Vahmalkea: Aakmah Chest I

Hand over Key of the Sunless Dawn x1

[Weekly] VahmalkeaAakmah Chest II

Hand over Key of the Sunless Dawn x1 

 (2nd playthrough of the week)

 
* You can obtain Key of the Sunless Dawn after defeating Apex Urukios. (Any difficulty)
* In order to claim rewards for the second playthrough of the week, you need to clear it with another character. A character that has already completed the weekly quest cannot accept another weekly quest until the weekly reset.
 
You can obtain an [Elvia] Vaha's Rare Box from Desert Chests when clearing your 1st playthrough of the week at Elvia level difficulty. 
 
 
You can obtain a Vaha's Rare Box from Aakmah Chests on Normal difficulty and from Hystria Chests on Elvia difficulty after your second playthrough of the week.
 
 
 
◈ Season Atoraxxion: Vahmalkea Reward

Obtain these rewards via the following quest in Vahmalkea on the season server.
 

Quest Name 

NPC 

Requirement 

Reward 

[Co-op] [Weekly] Vestige of the Rifts Bestowed by Vaha

Fughar

Complete Atoraxxion: Vahmalkea and check Vaha's Time Capsule

 
 
◈ Dehkima: Token of the Oath

Dehkima: Token of the Oath that can be obtained from the weekly quest reward chest are exchangeable for the following items from Old Moon Merchants in each town. 
 

Required Item   

Exchange Item 

 

Dehkima: Token of the Oath x1

 

Memory Fragment x2

 

Dehkima: Token of the Oath x1

 

Mass of Pure Magic x2

 

Dehkima: Token of the Oath x5

 

Advice of Valks (+40) x1

 

Dehkima: Token of the Oath x10

 

Advice of Valks (+50) x1

Dehkima: Token of the Oath x10 

 

Black Magic Crystal - Harphia /Cobelinus/Viper/Hystria/Carmae/Addis

▲ Select one of the items above

Dehkima: Token of the Oath x1000 

 

3 Weapon Exchange Coupons

 

Challenges

Obtain rewards after completing Challenges in Atoraxxion: Vahmalkea. 
Challenges can be completed only once per Family and rewards can be claimed via the Challenge Window (Y) when logging in again after having met the requirements.  
 

Challenge

Requirement

Reward

[Season] On the Lucretia Dagger!

Obtain On the Lucretia Daggerknowledge after defeating [SeasonApex Urukios.

On the Lucretia Dagger!

Obtain On the Lucretia Daggerknowledge after defeating [General] Apex Urukios

Infested Urukios!

Obtain Infested Urukios knowledge after defeating Apex Urukios of [ElviaAtoraxxion Vahmalkea

 

Quest for Clearing for the First Time

You can accept the [Atoraxxion] The First Savior quest with a character of Lv. 60 or higher via the Black Spirit - Main Quest (Q) once per Family.  
This quest will be completed the first time you successfully clear the Atoraxxion: Vahmalkea questline. However, it can be cleared at the Normal or Elvia level.
 

Quest Name

NPC

Reward

[Atoraxxion] The First Savior: Vahmalkea

Vaha's Time Capsule 
(Located in Vaha's Paradise, the location you visit after defeating the final boss)

Golden Tears of the Desert x1 

Vahmalkea: Desert Chest x1 

Vahmalkea: Aakmah Chest x1

Scroll of Vaha's Records x10

Item Collection Increase Scroll x10

 
 
◈ Golden Tears of the Desert

Golden Tears of the Desert is a crafting material for Vaha's Dawn Earrings. 
Processing (L) - Heating: Golden Tears of the Desert x1 + Yona's Fragment x10 + Melody of the Stars x10 + Magical Shard x50 
Vaha's Dawn has the same stats as the Black Distortion Earring. 
 
 
TIP: You can also obtain Golden Tears of the Desert from the following bosses within Atoraxxion according to a certain probability:
• Cetus, Monoceros, Lacerta, Creomar, Putorium, Krahtenn, Ahtenn 
 

* The content of the game guide may differ from the actual game content, depending on the update and content changes.

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