Dragon Arena
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This content was introduced in Dragon Bash 2019 and is subsequently only available during Dragon Bash. |
Dragon Arena
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- Instance
- Area
- Lake Mourn
(Hoelbrak) - API
- 1326, 1327
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Dragon Arena is a public instance combat arena accessible during Dragon Bash near 
Hero's Compass Waypoint — where players face off against waves of Holographic dragon minions. The waves alternate between a horde of weaker minions, and a champion. In the open world, a Holo Mordrem Vinetooth fights Revelers and other NPCs.
There are two types of instances for the Dragon Arena:
Dragon Arena (Public) is an open instance that anyone can join, accessed via Halstein.
Dragon Arena (Private) is a 5-man dungeon instance accessed via a portal northeast of Halstein.
Dragon Arena (Private)[edit]
“Test your mettle in the Dragon Arena. Can you survive higher-difficulty holograms?
— In-game description
Dragon Arena (Private) is an alternate version of the instance for 5 players, with additional difficulty settings and the following differences in rules:
- Player characters not standing inside the ice rink will suffer from
Out of Bounds Penalty (10s) every 6 seconds. - Each Champion Hologram beginning from the first will gain an additional stack of
Energized Hologram. Each stack increases health and damage output. - At 6 stacks of Energized Hologram and above, Champion Holograms also gain
Holographic Strain, an effect that pulses unavoidable damage to all foes every 3 seconds. The damage scales with Energized Hologram stacks, up to around 1,000 per tick at 10 stacks.
Objectives[edit]
- Talk to Taddra [Difficulty] before Halstein to choose your difficulty. Once begun, the difficulty cannot be changed and the instance must be reset by leaving the arena and re-entering a private instance.
- Talk to Halstein to begin the event.
Defeat the holographic minions!
- Holographic minions defeated: x
- Bonus round ends in: 1:00
- Defeat holograms to earn inspiration.
Defeat the Ice Beast
- Holo Ice Beast
- Simulation ends in: 5:00
- Holo Ice Beast
- Enter the arena. The battle begins in: 0:10
- Defeat the holographic minions!
- Holographic minions defeated: x
- Bonus round ends in: 1:00
- Defeat holograms to earn inspiration.
- Defeat the Megadestroyer
- Holo Megadestroyer
- Simulation ends in: 5:00
- Holo Megadestroyer
- Defeat the holographic minions!
- Holographic minions defeated: x
- Bonus round ends in: 1:00
- Defeat holograms to earn inspiration.
- Defeat the Branded Hydra
- Holo Branded Hydra
- Simulation ends in: 5:00
- Holo Branded Hydra
- Defeat the holographic minions!
- Holographic minions defeated: x
- Bonus round ends in: 1:00
- Defeat holograms to earn inspiration.
- Defeat the Mordrem Vinetooth
- Holo Mordrem Vinetooth
- Simulation ends in: 5:00
- Holo Mordrem Vinetooth
- Defeat the holographic minions!
- Holographic minions defeated: x
- Bonus round ends in: 1:00
- Defeat holograms to earn inspiration.
- Defeat the Eye of Zhaitan
- Holo Eye of Zhaitan
- Simulation ends in: 5:00
- Holo Eye of Zhaitan
- Defeat the holographic minions!
- Holographic minions defeated: x
- Bonus round ends in: 1:00
- Defeat holograms to earn inspiration.
- Defeat the Saltspray Dragon
- Holo Saltspray Dragon
- Simulation ends in: 5:00
- Holo Saltspray Dragon
- Victory!
- This round of battles has concluded! Please gather your belongings and exit the arena.
Historical[edit]
- Intermission
- Take a short rest.
- Time remaining: 1:00
Rewards[edit]
- Each Champion Hologram defeated rewards
Dragon Coffer (1), up to 25 per account per day.
Walkthrough[edit]
Each Champion Hologram is preceded by a bonus round of endlessly respawning waves of holographic minions. Each five minions defeated grants the entire party 1 stack of 
Bonus Inspiration. Players should work together to kill enemies efficiently with area of effect attacks, along with means of grouping enemies, such as Spectral Grasp.
The Holo Ice Beast will occasionally target a random player character and charge towards them. Getting hit by this attack will cause the character to be flung over the Hologram, while also taking tremendous amounts of damage.
The Megadestroyer has two main attacks to worry about. The first is a massive punch with a long windup. Getting hit will result in large loss of health, and a knockback. The second is telegraphed by the Megadestroyer standing still, and lava geysers spawning under each player character. The geysers will launch player characters high into the air when it spawns, and deal pulsing damage for a short duration. This second attack can be cut short by breaking the Megadestroyer's defiance.
The main threat of this fight are the lingering area of effect fields left behind by the Hydra's attacks. Its charging attack — which will always be its opening attack — leaves a trail of purple flame, while the Branded meteors it summons will also leave behind purple rings. Both of these fields deal significant damage each second, as well as apply conditions. At 75% and 25%, a Veteran Holo Branded Hydra Head will spawn. While mostly harmless, these heads can also create lingering area of effect damage fields.
At the beginning of the fight, and every 60s thereafter, the Vinetooth will knock down one player character, while activating its defiance bar. If its defiance is not broken in time, the Vinetooth will gain a stack of 
Soul Consumption, increasing its damage output. Hence, it is necessary to have some crowd control for this fight (approximately 600 points worth). Beyond this, the Vinetooth has some well-telegraphed attacks that should be avoided, where possible.
One of the Eye's main attacks is projectile-based, meaning that groups that can equip some projectile reflecting skills, such as Wall of Reflection will fare much better than those that don't. Further, the Eye will occasionally channel a long block (indicated by a bright blue glow in front of it). Each attack blocked grants it stacking 
Protection, 
Might, and 
Resolution. Either stop attacking during its blocks, or use boon strips, such as Corrupt Boon.
NPCs[edit]
Allies[edit]
Services[edit]
Foes[edit]
Round One:
Round Two:
Round Three:
- Branded Charr
- Branded Devourer
- Branded Minotaur
- Holo Branded Devourer Hatchling
- Holo Branded Hydra
- Veteran Holo Branded Hydra Head
Round Four:
Round Five:
Round Six:
- Mix of enemies from all the previous rounds
- Holo Saltspray Dragon
Objects[edit]
Dialogue[edit]
- Start the arena event (one of the following)
- Halstein (Dragon Arena): Get ready to fight!
- Halstein (Dragon Arena): Let the battle commence!
- Halstein (Dragon Arena): Look out Hoelbrak! I think we have another legend in the making!
- When the Holo Ice Beast spawns (one of the following)
- Halstein (Dragon Arena): It has a heart cold enough to shatter your spine. Try to survive the blizzard of the Ice Beast!
- Halstein (Dragon Arena): Pulled from the iciest depths of the Shiverpeaks, it'll freeze you in your tracks. Beware the infamous Ice Beast!
- When the Holo Megadestroyer spawns (one of the following)
- Halstein (Dragon Arena): It hits like a mountain and burns like a volcano. Steel yourself for the Megadestroyer!
- Halstein (Dragon Arena): Ready yourself for the mountain of molten metal, the Megadestroyer!
- When the Holo Branded Hydra spawns (one of the following)
- Halstein (Dragon Arena): Just when you think it's dead, it fights back three times harder. Can you destroy the Branded Hydra?
- Halstein (Dragon Arena): It's got more heads than you've got hands. Try not to get swallowed by the Branded Hydra!
- When the Holo Mordrem Vinetooth spawns (one of the following)
- Halstein (Dragon Arena): Replicated from the jungle's most fearsome specimens, here comes the stuff of nightmares. The Vinetooth!
- Halstein (Dragon Arena): This hulking plant monster is made out of light but has a heart of pure darkness. Look out for the Vinetooth!
- When the Holo Eye of Zhaitan spawns (one of the following)
- Halstein (Dragon Arena): It's got its eye on you, but don't take that as a compliment. Look out for the evil gaze of the Eye of Zhaitan!
- Halstein (Dragon Arena): This dragon minion is a sight to behold, but don't get distracted, or you'll lose the fight. Beware the Eye of Zhaitan!
- When a champion boss is killed (one of the following)
- Halstein (Dragon Arena): An excellent victory!
- Halstein (Dragon Arena): The skaalds will sing of your victory!
- Halstein (Dragon Arena): Let your victory ring throughout the Shiverpeaks!
- Halstein (Dragon Arena): I almost felt sorry for the monster.
- Halstein (Dragon Arena): Yes! Yes!
- Halstein (Dragon Arena): Do holograms feel pain? I think that one did.
- Halstein (Dragon Arena): You gave that hologram a proper thrashing!
- Halstein (Dragon Arena): That was a bout for the ages!
- Halstein (Dragon Arena): Catch your breath while you can. The next fight is sooner than you think.
- When Intermission event begins
- Halstein (Dragon Arena): Take a moment to reflect. Do you fight on? Or does your legend end here?
- Halstein (Dragon Arena): Use your time wisely.
- When Intermission ends
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- Halstein (Dragon Arena): Fun time's over. Ready your weapons.
- OR
- Halstein (Dragon Arena): Finish up your business. We're about to begin.
- Halstein (Dragon Arena): Need to burn off that zhaitaffy? Go for a few rounds with a hologram!
Related achievements[edit]
Daily Dragon Bash: Arena Gladiator — Defeat a champion boss in the Dragon Bash Arena. (0
)- Daily Dragon Bash: Minion Masher — Vanquish holographic dragon minions. (0)
Dragon Bash: Eye Survived — Defeat an Eye of Zhaitan at difficulty 3 in Dragon Arena (Private). (5)- Dragon Bash: Masters of the Arena — Defeat the first 5 holographic champions in the Dragon Bash Arena. (0)
- Dragon Bash: Saltspray Survived — Defeat a saltspray dragon at difficulty 3 in Dragon Arena (Private). (5)
- Dragon Bash: So Lifelike — Vanquish holographic dragon minions. (15)
- Dragon Bash Feats: Arena Slayer — Defeat the first 5 holographic champions in the Dragon Bash Arena. (5
) - Dragon Bash Feats: (Annual) Masters of the Arena — Defeat all 6 holographic champions in the Dragon Bash Arena. This achievement can be completed once per year. (0)
- Dragon Bash Feats: (Annual) So Lifelike — Vanquish holographic dragon minions. This achievement can be completed once per year. (0)
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