Atlan Weapon Guide/Walkthrough
By: Arcaida
This is a walkthrough to help those of you somewhat new to this game that wish
to aquire an Atlan Weapon, though recently one of the patches Atlan Weapons
became droppable, but I doubt that anyone who is new to the game knows someone
who is willing enough to spare one. I remember back in my day, all I wanted was
one of these, and there is a reason for that. They aren't your average
from-the-shop or found-on-a-corpse weapon, they are much stronger, plus they
look quite stylish in my opinon.
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After you obtain your Atlan, you can obtain stones to place in them, giving them
elemental properties, but we'll discuss these later.
-Section 1 - Pyreal Motes
So you want an Atlan? Well, your going to have to start off collecting Pyreal
motes (this are much different than Pyreals, keep this in mind).
To obtain these, your going to have to hunt down some golems. And after you do
that, hunt down a few more golems, and then just a few more. In total, you will
need 16 pyreal motes.
Mud Golems and Water Golems are definately the easiest to hunt down, and can be
found not far from the starter towns. For Yaraq, head out to the beaches in
search of golems, but not too far, for you'll run into some tough monsters out
there. Another good idea is the Wood Golems and Mud Golems that spawn on the
hills next to Glendon Wood.
These golems aren't that hard to defeat, however, they aren't likely to drop a
mote, so I'd reccomend fighting some Limestone and Sandstone Golems. Your best
bet is to do some runs through the Golem Burial Grounds. You should be able to
ask around for a portal to one of the numerous dungeons, but if not, I'd
reccomend trying some Asheron's Call fansites to try and find the coordinates to
one.
After your long hunting sessions, you'll eventually have your 16 pyreal motes!
Now it's time to move on to the next step.
Note: the higher level golems have a greater chance of dropping motes, and some
even have a chance to drop pyreal slivers or nuggets, but chances are that if
you are strong enough to kill these golems, you are far past a point where you
need an Atlan Weapon.
-Section 2 - Combining Your Motes
Now you must combine your motes in attempts to get a Pyreal Ingot. Simply
double-click on one mote. Once your cursor turns into a group of small yellow
circles, click on a second mote. This will create a pyrel sliver. Now do this
until you have 8 pyreal slivers. Once you have them, do the same with your
slivers to create pyreal nuggets. You should have a grand total of four of them.
Combine them again, which gives you two pyreal bars. Now, this is very
important.
DO NOT COMBINE THE TWO PYREAL BARS! If you do not have an alchemy skill of at
least 195 do not even try to put them together, for you will most likely fail.
If you do not have an Alchemist, try and find one, and your going to want to try
and find one with an Alchemy skill of 250+ as they have a good chance of
succeeding. Now, have that person combine them for you so you can get your
Ingot. And another important thing. Make sure it is someone you can trusy,
because they might steal your Pyreal Bars, trust me, it's happened before.
You could trade him the two bars for something valuable of his so that he won't
run off. And if he does, chances are you just got yourself something decent.
Now, once you have your Ingot, head to Hub or Marketplace and try and catch a
portal to Crater. I'd suggest bringing a friend atleast level 30 with you as
some of the monsters there can do some damage. Now, head into the town at
Crater.
TIme for the next step, but first, make sure you have 5,000-10,000 pyreals to by
your glyph. I would bring 10,000 as the price for each weapon type will vary.
-Section 3 - Getting Your Weapon
The time has come! In the town you will find the NPC titled 'Archmage Silencia'
or something along those lines. She will be with a golem up in a tower. Now,
open the purchase menu and open up the section with the glyphs in it. Make sure
to get one of the grey ones and not the green ones. The green ones are used for
Isparian Weapons (which you do not have to skill nor ability to obtain at this
point in time). Buy the glyph that represents the weapon that you use. And I
have said this before and I will say it again: do not do this quest if you are a
spellcaster.
Now, make sure your skill with that weapon is at least 200. You could have your
skill at about 170 if you have a mage with you that knows at least level 5
Creature Enchantment spells. If this is the case, have him cast Sword Mastery on
you (or the weapon that you weild rather than Sword) aswell as spells that
increase the two attributes that feed into that skill (for Sword that would be
Srength and Coordination). You can check the table below to find out what
attributes increase your weapon skill.
Once your skill is close to or at 250 (or past it), double click the glyph and
use it on the Ingot. You should now have a Super Infused Pyreal Ingot. Hand it
to the Golem. DO NOT HAND IT TO SILENCIA OR ANOTHER PLAYER!
The Golem will hand you back a weapon dependent upon how the ingot came out. You
will most likely be rewarded with a Peerless version, which is what you want. If
you get Superior or Fine versions or the weapon, that is okay, though Peerless
is definately the best of the three (Superior being second and Fine being the
worst).
-Section 4 - Stones and the Stone Tool
So you want to add stats and a nice look to your weapon? Well, you'll want one
of the Elemental Stones to do that. You could either go for the Major Stones or
the Minor Stones. The Minor Stones will change the appearance but will not add
elemental damage to the weapons. They will however add bonuses. The Minor Stones
are on the ground in various outdoor locations and should be that hard to get,
so I won't bother explaining. The Major Stones however, are kept within Vaults
and I wouldn't go after them unless your atleast level 30 and with a few others.
Getting to the Vault might actually take longer then getting the Stone.
As the guide is mainly about the weapons themselves, I'm not going to bother
telling you how to get through the Vaults. It's not that Difficult, so do this
yoursleves.
Smoldering Stone (Fire)
Jahannan Vault
66.9N x 15.0E
Shivering Stone (Ice)
Serac Vault
75.9X s 29.1E
Stinging Stone (Acid)
Incunubula Vault
35.9S x 47.2W
Sparkling Stone (Lightning)
Amperehelion Vault
56.5S x 72.8W
So you have your stones, but thing is, only one fits in at a time. Well, if you
have 4 Atlans your problem is solved as you can hold one stone in each weapon.
But one Alternative would be a Stone Tool.
The Stone Tool is located at 26.6N x 45.8W
Whether or not it's in a Vault or Dungeon, I'm not sure as I've never used one
myself, I just made four Atlans instead, and I'll tell you why. The thing that's
good about the Stone Tool is that you can remove stones. Well, the Stone Tool is
fragile and has a chance of breaking at any given time. It could break on your
first attempt to remove the stone, it might never break, but I'd rather not
chance it. Another thing is that it can also break the Stones, and I'd rather
not try and get them again.
As for the stones, there are actually two mre. One is the Shadow Stone, which
was obtained by very few people. Long ago, there was an event where some of the
greatest players where portalled to Asheron's Island, and if they completed the
Quest there, they would be given the Shadow Sotne, which is no doubt the best
Stone available in the game. It also is not able to be given. As of the patch
where Atlan's became droppable, I believe the Shadow Stones remained attunded
and bonded to your character, but since VERY FEW where ever obtained, no one is
certain. I will provide the stats of the two known Shadow Weapons, but it won't
be of much use other than just to know what they are like.
Then there is the other Stone, the Stone of Black Fire. When inserted, you Atlan
will become much stronger than usual (but not stronger than Shadow Atlans). The
staff will retain it's appearance, with two exceptions. The Stone will not be
translucent as it is when no Stone is inserted, instead it will be black, just
like the name implies. The second is that the staff will be on fire like it is
with the Smoldering Stone.
This Stone, unlike the Shadow Stone, is still obtainable by completing the
Aerilinthe quest, but I won't go into details about that.
-Section 5 - Elemental Statistics
Major Shivering Stone
Spells: Defender IV, Cold Protection Self IV, Blood Drinker IV, Swift Killer IV,
Heart Seeker IV, Quickness Self IV
Spellcraft: 200; Mana: x/750 Mana Cost: 1 pt. per 30 seconds.
Your [Weapon] Skill must be 225+ or greater to use this item. Cold Damage
Major Smoldering Stone
Spells: Defender IV, Fire Protection Self IV, Blood Drinker IV, Swift Killer IV,
Strength Self IV, Heart Seeker IV
Spellcraft: 200; Mana: x/750; Mana Cost: 1 pt. per 30 seconds
Your [Weapon] Skill must be 225+ or greater to use this item. Fire Damage.
Major Stinging Stone
Spells: Defender IV, Acid Protection Self IV, Blood Drinker IV, Swift Killer IV,
Coordination IV, Heart Seeker IV
Spellcraft: 200; Mana: x/750; Mana Cost: 1 pt. per 30 seconds;
Your [Weapon] Skill must be 225+ or greater to use this item. Acid Damage.
Major Sparkling Stone
Spells: Defender IV, Endurance Self IV, Blood Drinker IV, Swift Killer IV,
Lightning Protection Self IV, Heart Seeker IV
Spellcraft: 200; Mana: x/750 Mana Cost: 1 pt. per 30 seconds
Your [Weapon] Skill must be 225+ or greater to use this item. Lightning Damage.
Black Fire Stone
Spells: Defender VI, [Weapon] Mastery Self VI, Blood Drinker VI, Swift Killer
VI, Curse of Black Fire (Decreases the target's Magic Defense skill by 10
points), Heart Seeker VI
Spellcraft: 200; Mana: x/750; Mana Cost: 1 pt. per 30 seconds
Your [Weapon] Skill must be 225+ or greater to use this item.
Shadow Stone
Spells: Defender IV, Blood Drinker VI, Swift Killer II, Heart Seeker IV,
Feeblemindedness Other VI, Fealty Other VI.
Spellcraft: 200; Mana: x/1000; Mana Cost: 1 pt. per 10 seconds; Difficulty: 0.
Your [Weapon] Skill must be 180+ or greater to use this item.
Although the Shadow Stones may not seem as good, the damage of the weapon itself
is insane.
-Section 6 - Attributes and SKills
Axe- Strength (3) & Coordination (3)
Dagger- Quickness (3) & Coordination (3)
Mace- Strength (3) & Coordination (3)
Spear- Strength (3) & Coordination (3)
Staff- Strength (3) & Coordination (3)
Sword- Strength (3) & Coordination (3)
Unarmed Combat (Atlan Claw)- Strength (3) & Coordination (3)
-Guide Courtesy of Arcaida (Me)
-Thanks to Maggie the Jackcat for stats on the Stones and the location of the
Stone Tool
-And most of all, thanks to Turbine for making this awesome game
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