Shadow Armor Quest

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Shadow Armor Quest
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Type:	Solo
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Quest Overview

Give fused Crystal and Shadow fragments to the Master Armorers and they will build you a suit of powerful Shadow Hunter Armor.

Walk Through

Optional: Purchase the texts A Treatise on the Properties of Fused Gems and Aliester's Corollary from various shopkeepers for more information on gemstone armor.

Step 1: Gathering the Fragments

Shadow Fragments

The black fragments can be retrieved from Shadow creatures around most parts of Dereth. Generally speaking, the higher the level of the Shadow the bigger the fragment they drop, which in turn allows you to complete your gems quicker than combining parts taken from the lower level Shadows.

Dark Specks are dropped by Small Shadow Children and Shadow Children.
Dark Slivers are dropped by Shadows and Shadow Lieutenants.
Dark Shards are dropped by various high level Shadows

A good place to hunt for Slivers and Dark Shards is in Aerbax's Holding.

Crystal Fragments

As with the Dark Fragments, the higher level Crystals tend to drop the Tiny and Small Shards.

Cracked Shards are dropped by Broken Fragments and Fragments.
Tiny Shards are dropped by Fragments and Crystal Spurs.
Small Shards are dropped by Dual Fragments, Sentient Fragments, Crystal Moiety, Crystal Shards and Sparkling Dual Fragments.

Collecting the Crystal shards is more difficult than with dark shards, this is because the creatures that drop them mostly spawn on the landscape than within dungeons. However, you can find fixed spawns of Crystals in the Vestibule Chambers such as the Fenmalain, Caulnalain and the Shendolain Chambers.

Step 2: Fusing the Fragments into Gems

Once you have your crystal and shadow fragments, combine the two types using the table below as a guide. You will need two fused gems to receive a full suit of armor from a smith, the first gem you hand in will get you the leggings (including a girth if Celdon) and the second gem will get you the remaining upper parts. Scintillating Gems are rewarded with Greater Shadow Armor (GSA), Sparkling Gems get you Shadow Armor also known as Medium Shadow Armor (MSA) and the smallest and easiest to create, the Glimmering Gems will get you the Lesser Shadow Armor (LSA).

You do not need to combine the shards into fragments for the Glimmering Gem (see below).

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Scintillating Gem

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Step 3: Handing Fused Gems in for your Shadow Armor

During the To Raise a Banner of Flame event, the Shadows were alerted to the Master Armorers' abilities and sent Hamud ibn Rafik to kill them. After the attack, they were unable to create the hunter armor at its original strength. The greater suits, now known as "post-patch" suits resemble the old gold style and can be improved with Major Atlan Stones like before, but they have reduced armor level.

Neo Shadow Armor

During the Fever Dreams event, the armorers were restored to their original health by Nuhmudira and were once again able to produce powerful Shadow Armor. The new suits known as Neo-GSA, are silver in color, have a wield requirement of level 30+ and cannot be improved with Atlan Stones. However, the armor has been returned to pre-patch armor levels and can now be dyed with dye pots and improved with Armor Shards for major protection cantrips.

To receive a suit of the old armor, hand each piece of neo armor to the appropriate master smith and he will give you the corrosponding post-patch piece back to you. You can switch pieces back between the two types an unlimited amount of times.

Greater Shadow Armor

Give To	Armor Type	Armor Level	Armor Level
Jibril ibn Rashid	Amuli	190	150
Iian di Alduressa	Alduressa	190	150
Koga Hideki	Koujia	195	155
Alean the Steel Forger	Celdon	210	170

Shadow Armor and Lesser Shadow Armor

Medium and Lesser Shadow armor never received a second update to the silver neo version. When you hand in smaller fused gems you will receive an original pre-patch suit. As with the greater armor, if you hand the medium and lesser pieces back to the smith you will receive a corrosponding post-patch piece. Post-patch lesser was actuallly improved with an extra 10 AL and medium pieces were reduced by 10.

Pre-patch GSA is now retired and no longer attainable through the master armorers. It can only be aquired by trading with players who owned it prior to the To Raise a Banner of Flame event. It does not exist on the newer servers such as Solclaim and Wintersebb.

Shadow Armor

Give To	Armor Type	Armor Level	Armor Level
Jibril ibn Rashid	Amuli	130	120
Iian di Alduressa	Alduressa	130	120
Koga Hideki	Koujia	135	125
Alean the Steel Forger	Celdon	150	140

Lesser Shadow Armor

Give To	Armor Type	Armor Level	Armor Level
Jibril ibn Rashid	Amuli	80	90
Iian di Alduressa	Alduressa	80	90
Koga Hideki	Koujia	85	95
Alean the Steel Forger	Celdon	100	110

Step 4: Dying your Armor (GSA Only)

Greater Shadow Armor Dye

If you want to dye your Greater Shadow Armor, visit any of the vendors at each of the three smiths and purchase some Shadow Dye. Any dyed armor can be handed to the correct smith to receive an undyed piece back.

Tamar ibn Rashid - 7.1N, 3.0E near Al-Jalima.
Maere the Dyepot Peddlar - 18.6N, 62.8E near Eastham.
Jo Ten-Ma - 82.9 S, 46.0E near Kara.

Shadow Dyes

Blue Shadow Dye Green Shadow Dye Red Shadow Dye

Step 5: Further Improving your Armor

Post-patch versions of the Shadow armor can be improved using Major Atlan Stones to give them boosted AL and unparalleled protection in that stone's element. Unfortunately, by doing so you make the armor no drop, unenchantable and below average in protection to the stone's weakness. Stones can be removed from the armor using the Stone Tool.

Greater Post-Patch

AL	AL	Stone's Protection	Stone's Weakness
150	190	Unparalleled (380)	Below Average (95)
150	190	Unparalleled (380)	Below Average (95)
155	195	Unparalleled
170	210	Unparalleled

Medium Post-Patch

AL	AL	Stone's Protection	Stone's Weakness
120	160	Unparalleled (320)	Below Average (80)
120	160	Unparalleled (320)	Below Average (80)
125	165	Unparalleled	Below Average
140	180	Unparalleled (360)	Below Average (90)

Lesser Post-Patch

AL	AL	Stone's Protection	Stone's Weakness
90	130	Unparalleled (260)	Below Average (65)
90	130	Unparalleled (260)	Below Average (65)
95	135	Unparalleled	Below Average
110	150	Unparalleled (300)	Below Average (75)

Neo-GSA cannot be stoned like with the post-patch armor but it is possible to upgrade it with shards to give each piece a major life cantrip and also raise its AL by 50 points (see Sharded Shadow Armor Quest for more details).

Armor Type	Armor Level	Sharded Armor Level (+50)
Amuli	190	240
Alduressa	190	240
Koujia	195	245
Celdon	210	260

Images

Greater Shadow Armor (Neo/Post-Patch)

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Greater Amuli Shadow Armor
Greater Alduressa Shadow Armor
Greater Koujia Shadow Armor
Greater Celdon Shadow Armor
Greater Amuli Shadow Armor (Post-Patch)
Greater Alduressa Shadow Armor (Post-Patch)
Greater Koujia Shadow Armor (Post-Patch
Greater Celdon Shadow Armor (Post-Patch)

Dyed Greater Shadow Armor (Neo)

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Medium Shadow Armor (Pre-Patch/Post-Patch)

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Amuli Shadow Armor
Alduressa Shadow Armor
Koujia Shadow Armor
Celdon Shadow Armor
Amuli Shadow Armor (Post-Patch)
Alduressa Shadow Armor (Post-Patch)
Koujia Shadow Armor (Post-Patch
Celdon Shadow Armor (Post-Patch)

Lesser Shadow Armor (Pre-Patch/Post-Patch)

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Lesser Amuli Shadow Armor
Lesser Alduressa Shadow Armor
Lesser Koujia Shadow Armor
Lesser Celdon Shadow Armor
Lesser Amuli Shadow Armor (Post-Patch)
Lesser Alduressa Shadow Armor (Post-Patch)
Lesser Koujia Shadow Armor (Post-Patch
Lesser Celdon Shadow Armor (Post-Patch)

Post-Patch Shadow Armor (With Atlan Stones)

Greater Armor of Frost, Flame, Lightning and Acid

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Medium Armor of Frost, Flame, Lightning and Acid

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Lesser Armor of Frost, Flame, Lightning and Acid

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Lore & Dialog

Jibril ibn Rashid tells you, "Nuhmudira has finally restored us to full health! She has also stocked us with some extra supplies that we needed, such that we can provide you with either a version of the original Shadow Armor, or its successor. If you wish to trade one version of your Amuli set for another, simply hand it to me. Please take out all Atlan stones from your armor before handing it to me."
Jibril ibn Rashid tells you, "Also, if you wish to color your new Greater Shadow Armor, you may buy a vat of color from my assistant. If you do not like the color, please give me the armor piece and I will replace it with the standard piece, which you may then choose to recolor."

Iian di Alduressa tells you, "With the aid of the other Master Armorers, I have managed to master the basics of crafting Alduressa versions of the Shadow Armors. I've crafted both the versions that may be set with the "Atlan Stones", and the more resilient, non-elemental versions. If you wish to trade one version of your Alduressa armor set for another, simply hand it to me. Please take out all Atlan stones from your armor before handing it to me."br> Iian di Alduressa tells you, "Also, I have heard that the other Master Armorers have apprentices who sell paints for recoloring the Greater Shadow Armors. Those paints will also work upon the Greater Shadow Alduressa that I create. If you do not like the color, please give me the armor piece and I will restore the piece to its original colors, which you may then choose to recolor as you like."

You give Jibril ibn Rashid Glimmering Gem.
Jibril ibn Rashid tells you, "A small gem... delightful. Take these leggings. Another glimmering gem will allow me to make you a coat as well."
Jibril ibn Rashid gives you Lesser Amuli Shadow Leggings.
You give Jibril ibn Rashid Glimmering Gem.
Jibril ibn Rashid tells you, "Here is a coat to complete your suit of armor."
Jibril ibn Rashid gives you Lesser Amuli Shadow Coat.

You give Jibril ibn Rashid Sparkling Gem.
Jibril ibn Rashid tells you, "A gem of moderate power. Here is a fine set of Amuli leggings for you. With another sparkling gem, I could make you an Amuli Coat to match."
Jibril ibn Rashid gives you Amuli Shadow Leggings.
You give Jibril ibn Rashid Sparkling Gem.
Jibril ibn Rashid tells you, "Another gem. I will make for you an Amuli coat imbued with the gem's power."
Jibril ibn Rashid gives you Amuli Shadow Coat.

You give Koga Hideki Glimmering Gem.
Koga Hideki tells you, "A small gem... I salute your accomplishment. Here is a set of Koujia leggings, infused with the power of the gem. With another gem of similar quality I can make a breastplate and sleeves to match."
Koga Hideki gives you Lesser Koujia Shadow Leggings.
You give Koga Hideki Glimmering Gem.
Koga Hideki tells you, "This gem allows me to complete your suit of armor. Take this breastplate and these sleeves, with my compliments."
Koga Hideki gives you Lesser Koujia Shadow Breastplate.
Koga Hideki gives you Lesser Koujia Shadow Sleeves.

You give Koga Hideki Sparkling Gem.
Koga Hideki tells you, "Admirable. A potent gem. Here are some fine Koujia leggings for you. Another gem like that will allow me to craft sleeves and a breastplate for you."
Koga Hideki gives you Koujia Shadow Leggings.
You give Koga Hideki Sparkling Gem.
Koga Hideki tells you, "A fine accomplishment, to make this gem. Here are the sleeves and breastplate I promised you."
Koga Hideki gives you Koujia Shadow Breastplate.
Koga Hideki gives you Koujia Shadow Sleeves.

You give Alean the Steel Forger Glimmering Gem.
Alean the Steel Forger tells you, "A small gem. Hmph. Here is your lower-body armor. If you care to bring me another of these small gems, I can make upper armor as well."
Alean the Steel Forger gives you Lesser Celdon Shadow Leggings.
Alean the Steel Forger gives you Lesser Celdon Shadow Girth.
You give Alean the Steel Forger Glimmering Gem.
Alean the Steel Forger tells you, "Back for more, are you? Here is the upper-body armor to complete your lesser suit."
Alean the Steel Forger gives you Lesser Celdon Shadow Breastplate.
Alean the Steel Forger gives you Lesser Celdon Shadow Sleeves.

You give Alean the Steel Forger Sparkling Gem.
Alean the Steel Forger tells you, "A mediocre gem. Take your reward. These leggings are of fair quality. I need another of those gems to make sleeves and a breastplate for you."
Alean the Steel Forger gives you Celdon Shadow Leggings.
Alean the Steel Forger gives you Celdon Shadow Girth.
You give Alean the Steel Forger Sparkling Gem.
Alean the Steel Forger tells you, "This gem allows me to complete the suit for you. Take it, and perhaps you can slay greater creatures and bring me a more powerful gem."
Alean the Steel Forger gives you Celdon Shadow Breastplate.
Alean the Steel Forger gives you Celdon Shadow Sleeves.

Notes

Patch notes:

Heroes' Respite - The armor became lighter and the elemental protections were improved.
To Raise a Banner of Flame - the Armor Smiths were murdered and unable to create armor at its former AL.
Taste of Twilight - Atlan Stones could be placed in the Greater Shadow Armor to increase its elemental protections (See Aliester's Corollary).
Fever Dreams - the Armor Smiths burnt their vitae and were once again able to produce Shadow Armor at its former strength (Neo-GSA).
Persuasion - the ability to dye greater Shadow armor became available.
A Perfect Paradox - the quest became repeatable without a loss of quality in the armor.
A Gathering of Colors, a new quest became available to place shards into the armor.
Mirror, Mirror - it became possible to dye Sharded Shadow Armor.
A Change in Tactics - a new quest became available to turn your Greater Shadow Amuli into Prismatic Shadow Amuli.
Shining Runes and Shadowed Hands - the new Alduressa Shadow armor became available. It also became possible to create Prismatic Shadow Armor other than Amuli.