Mastering A Christmas Peril - “The Frozen Abyss”

Mastering A Christmas Peril - “The Frozen Abyss”​

Welcome to the Event!​

"The Frozen Abyss" brings festive challenges, thrilling battles, and bountiful rewards.

As you navigate the dungeon maps, you'll face fierce enemies, ally with one of three unique companions, and unlock exclusive treasures.

Whether you aim to conquer the rankings, complete quests, or explore the depths of the dungeon, this event offers something for everyone.

Here's everything you need to know to emerge victorious!
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Dungeon Overview

The dungeon is a rogue-like experience inspired by the classic tale "A Christmas Carol".

Players will tackle increasingly difficult maps, each with unique mechanics and challenges, culminating in battles against powerful bosses.

You will need the action item “Dungeon Guide” to access the Frozen Abyss.

This item can be bought in the Black Market or won through a quest.

Key Features:

• Random Companion Assignment:
  • At the start of each dungeon run, you’ll be randomly assigned one of three companions: Tiny Tim, Bob Cratchit, or Wretched Winifred. Each companion has unique skills and attack patterns, and mastering all three will be crucial to your success. A new companion will be randomly selected for every new run.
• Progressive Challenges:
  • Each chapter increases in difficulty, requiring strategic planning, adaptability, and persistence to advance.

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Companions

Your companion is your closest ally in the dungeon. Each companion offers unique abilities that complement different playstyles:

• Tiny Tim
  • Base Attack: Increases damage and attack speed with each active buff.
  • Skill 1: Inspiring Presence – Creates a zone under your ship, boosting your attack speed and damage.
  • Skill 2: Tim’s Resolve – Debuffs nearby enemies, reducing their attack speed and damage output.
  • Playstyle: Buff-focused; excels in boosting your performance while weakening enemies.
• Bob Cratchit
  • Base Attack: Deals heavy damage and heals your ship for a portion of the damage dealt.
  • Skill 1: Family Bond – Creates a shield that absorbs and reflects damage.
  • Skill 2: Festive Cheer – Temporarily boosts attack speed, damage, and provides healing upon enemy defeat.
  • Playstyle: Defensive and resilient; ideal for survivability.
• Wretched Winifred
  • Base Attack: Rapid-fire attacks with a chance to trigger an AoE Joyful Burst.
  • Skill 1: Merry Laughter – Reduces enemy accuracy and boosts your hit chance.
  • Skill 2: Holiday Spirit – Increases damage output and enhances Action Item bonuses.
  • Playstyle: Aggressive and disruptive; perfect for fast-paced combat.

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Black Market and Faction Progression

The Black Market is your hub for exclusive Winter Event-themed items, including ship designs, pets, and powerful upgrades. However, unlocking the best items requires more than just Gift Boxes—it depends on your quest progress of the tasks that are assigned to you by Captain Scrooge.
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How to Unlock Black Market Tiers:

• Christmas Memories:
  • You’ll need to collect Christmas Memories—a special quest item dropped only by dungeon bosses—to unlock higher tiers in the Black Market.
• Questline Progression:
  • Captain Scrooge will assign you a series of quests, each unlocking a new tier of the Black Market upon completion. Successfully completing all quests grants access to the highest tier.

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Bosses and Their Skills

The dungeon features three formidable bosses, each representing a different spirit of Christmas. Understanding their skills and adapting to their unique mechanics will be key to overcoming them. Be aware though, as the Bosses get more dangerous the closer they are to their defeat.
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Spirit of Christmas Past

This ethereal figure embodies nostalgia and memory, challenging players with illusions and disorienting mechanics.

• Phase 1: Echoes of the Past
  • Memory Mirage:
    • Summons illusions of previous Winter Event bosses (e.g., Fossegrim, The Ice Queen, The Evil Snowman). These illusions attack with standard abilities and apply the Eternal Punishment debuf.
  • Ghostly Projection:
    • Creates multiple projections of itself. Only one is real and can be damaged; others dissipate when attacked.
  • Nostalgic Lull:
    • Temporarily slows the player’s ship, reducing attack and movement speeds.
• Phase 2: Flickering Memories
  • Temporal Rift:
    • Creates a rift that distorts the battlefield, blurring the player’s vision and resembling past encounters. Players must navigate carefully to avoid hazards.
  • Reflection Attacks:
    • Reflects some of the damage inflicted on the boss back at you. Forces strategic decision-making.
  • Memory Flame:
    • Summons flames that slowly move toward the player, exploding on contact and causing damage over time.

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Spirit of Christmas Present

An imposing figure that balances generosity and wrath, using gifts to buff or debuff players.

• Phase 1: Generosity and Wrath
  • Gift of Plenty:
    • Throws magical gifts onto the battlefield. Some heal or provide buffs, while others explode and deal damage over time. Players must choose wisely as gifts despawn quickly.
  • Holiday Charge:
    • Charges at the player’s ship, dealing massive collision damage. A brief visual cue telegraphs the attack, allowing time to evade.
  • Blessing and Curse:
    • Casts dual-effect spells, providing both buffs (e.g., attack speed) and debuffs (e.g., reduced defense). Players must adapt to these shifting conditions.
• Phase 2: Abundance Overload and Distance Management
  • Abundance Overload:
    • Creates a growing AoE around the Spirit, dealing damage per tick. Staying inside too long is dangerous, forcing players to stay mobile.
  • Gifts of Generosity and Greed:
    • Throws two types of gifts—generous (green, provide healing and buffs) and greedy (red, apply debuffs). Players must quickly differentiate and act accordingly.
  • Proximity Punishment:
    • Applies Isolation Dread if players stay too far from the Spirit for too long. The debuff causes stacking damage, shrinking the safe radius over time.

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Spirit of Christmas Future

A towering, shadowy figure representing death and doom, this Spirit overwhelms players with minions and powerful attacks.

• Phase 1: Shadow of the Future
  • Shroud of Dread:
    • Surrounds itself with dark mist, reducing player visibility and attack accuracy. The mist also slows the player’s ship.
  • Death's Omen:
    • Marks the player with a sigil that deals increasing damage over time. Players can remove the mark by dealing a set amount of damage to the Spirit within a short time.
  • Grave Summon:
    • Calls forth undead NPCs to attack the player. These ships are slow but deal heavy damage if not eliminated.
• Phase 2: Grip of the Grave
  • Chains of Fate:
    • Summons ghostly chains that anchor to the player’s ship, slowing it and freezing it in place. Players must destroy the spectral anchors to break free.
  • Spectral Reapers:
    • Summons reapers that slowly seek the player. Reapers cannot be damaged.
  • Grave Mist:
    • Surrounds the battlefield with mist that closes in over time, dealing increasing damage to players caught in it. This forces players to stay near the center, closer to the Spirit's attacks.
• Additional Abilities:
  • The Silent Watcher:
    • Each time the player fails to dodge an attack or is hit by a special ability, they gain a debuff that increases damage taken and reduces speed.
  • Mark of Finality:
    • Periodically marks the battlefield with glowing runes that explode after a short delay, dealing heavy damage. Players must avoid these zones while managing other mechanics.

Tips for Facing Bosses:

• Study their mechanics beforehand and bring the right Action Items to counter specific skills
• Stay mobile, adapt to shifting conditions, and prioritize eliminating minions to avoid being overwhelmed.
• Use your companion's skills wisely to maximize your damage output and survivability.

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Quests

Captain Scrooge needs your help to rid himself of his ghostly visitors, and he’ll reward you handsomely for your efforts.

The questline progresses through five main quests, each unlocking a new Black Market tier.

After completing the fifth quest, you can continue gathering additional rewards through a repeatable quest.

Quest Progression:

• Quest 1: "Scrooge's Offer"
  • Unlocks: Black Market Tier 1.
• Quest 2: "Echoes of the Past"
  • Unlocks: Black Market Tier 2.
• Quest 3: "Whispers in the Wind
  • Unlocks: Black Market Tier 3.
• Quest 4: "Confronting Shadows" – Available from 15.12 at noon (server time)
  • Unlocks: Black Market Tier 4.
• Quest 5: "The Last Bargain" – Available from 18.12 at noon (server time)
  • Unlocks: Black Market Tier 5.
• Repeatable Quest: "The Haunting Continues"
  • Reward: Gift Boxes, ammunition, and consumables.

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Rankings

Compete with fellow captains for glory and exclusive rewards in three distinct leader boards:

• Speedrunner Rank
  • Objective:
    • Complete the dungeon as fast as possible.
  • Rewards:
    • Exclusive Pet: The Blazing Sleigh
    • Titles: Earn the "The Frostwind" title based on your ranking.
    • Consumables: High-level ammunition and action items.
    • Permanent Items: High-tier cannons, ship extensions, and rare recipes.
• Boss Slayer Rank
  • Objective:
    • Defeat the most bosses across all dungeon runs.
  • Rewards:
    • Exclusive Boss Ship Designs: Win one of three designs themed after the Spirits of Christmas Past, Present, and Future.
    • Consumables: Ammunition and action items.
    • Permanent Items: High-tier cannons and upgrades.
    • Fallback: If you already own a ship design, receive alternative high-value rewards.
• Eternal Survivor Rank
  • Objective:
    • Clear the most consecutive maps in a single run without dying or leaving the dungeon.
  • Rewards:
    • Exclusive Boss Ship Designs (same as above).
    • Consumables: High-level ammunition and action items.
    • Permanent Items: Ship extensions, cannons, and rare recipes.

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Player Buffs

Boost your chances of survival with stackable buffs purchased in the HUB map.

Each buff can be stacked up to three times and lasts for the session (While in dungeon or hub).

• Scrooge’s Protection:
  • Reduces incoming damage.
• Scrooge’s Revenge:
  • Boosts cannon damage.
• Scrooge’s Retribution:
  • Decreases reload time.
• Scrooge’s Quickness:
  • Increases ship speed.
• Scrooge’s Sight:
  • Extends view range.

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Ship / Pet Designs

Frozen Abyss Ranking Designs

Reminiscence



Lv 33 - Seraphic Garnet
Lv 34 - Astral Rhodolite
Lv 33 - Seraphic Sapphire
Lv 34 - Astral Lapislazuli

Festive Frigate



Lv 33 - Seraphic Coral
Lv 34 - Seraphic Rhodolite
Lv 33 - Seraphic Sodalite
Lv 34 - Astral Azurite

Dusky Shroud



Lv 33 - Seraphic Rose Quartz
Lv 34 - Astral Ruby
Lv 33 - Seraphic Aquamarine
Lv 34 - Astral Sodalite

Blazing Sleigh (pet)



Lv 32 - Heavenly Fluorite
Lv 30 - Enchanted Chalcedony

Frozen Abyss Dungeon Loot Designs

Winter Phantom



Lv 33 - Seraphic Rose Quartz
Lv 32 - Heavenly Garnet
Lv 33 - Seraphic Lapislazuli
Lv 32 - Heavenly Aquamarine


Frost Fantasma



Lv 33 - Seraphic Coral
Lv 32 - Heavenly Garnet
Lv 33 - Seraphic Sodalite
Lv 32 - Heavenly Lapislazuli

Snow Spirit



Lv 33 - Seraphic Coral
Lv 32 - Heavenly Rose Quartz
Lv 33 - Seraphic Sodalite
Lv 32 - Heavenly Sapphire​

Tips for Success

• Master Your Companion:
  • Learn the strengths of each companion to adapt your strategy for each run.
• Plan Your Progression:
  • Prioritize Gift Boxes for upgrades and Christmas Memories for unlocking Black Market tiers.
• Study Boss Mechanics:
  • Each boss has unique abilities. Prepare for their mechanics and bring the right Action Items.
• Balance Risk and Reward:
  • Collect gifts wisely, manage resources, and stay mobile to survive the dungeon's challenges.

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With the right strategies and a bit of holiday spirit, you’ll emerge victorious from "A Christmas Carol." Good luck, Captain!