This guide provides an overview of the Ascalonian Catacombs dungeon located in Plains of Ashford.

Ascalonian Catacombs Overview

Level	30/35
Waypoint	Ascolonian Catacombs Waypoint [&BIYBAAA=]
Rewards	Up to 26 silver + 50 silver & 60 tokens (per path)
Potion	None/Extended Potion of Ghost Slaying

Common Path

• From the start of the dungeon make your way forward, avoiding traps and disposing of the Graveling Breeder that spawns
• Proceed through the open door to the Priory camp
• Talk to the NPC and select a path
• (Optional) Destroy the Graveling Burrow at the bottom of the spiral stairs
• Continue straight through the crypt area and jump onto the left portion of the lower wall, taking care to avoid nearby traps
• (Optional) Destroy the flame shooting Gargoyles (4) on the walls of the next room
• After jumping down from the wall, the Spider Queen will spawn once enough of the smaller spiders have been defeated
  • The SQ uses powerful poison AOE attacks so your party may want to engage her at range to avoid the poison
• Defeat the Gravelings in the next hallway and avoid the spike traps
  • It is recommended that you engage the Gravelings at the hallway entrance, prioritizing the Elites, before navigating through the traps
• Head left after the hallway and make your way to the platform in the middle to fight Lieutenant Kholer
  • You may want to stack against a nearby column and pull Kholer to your location
  • The main attack to watch out for is his powerful pull attack which is preceded by his sword swing animation. This attack can be negated by reflections, blocks, or stability
• (Random) The Cave Troll boss may randomly spawn at various points in the dungeon
  • His main attacks are fear, lightning projectiles and AOE stomp

 

Path 1 – Hodgins’s Plan

• From Kholer head South down the tunnel with the flame-throwing gargoyle heads
  • You can jump onto the gargoyle’s heads and make your way down that way to minimize damage
• After entering the next room you must defend Hodgins while destroying graveling burrows that appear on each side of the room
  • You may want to break up into 2 teams in order to cover all of the burrows
• Take the newly available waypoint that leads to the room where the first scepter is located
  • Simply go up the stairs and traverse the wooden planks until you reach a stone coffin
• Waypoint back to the center of the map where Kholer was defeated and head West across the bridge
• At the next room turn right (North) and continue up to the second floor tunnel
• Continue forward, sticking to the left wall in order to prevent oozes from spawning
• Have 1-2 people stay behind with Hodgins while the others enter the large chamber to recover the remaining scepter pieces
• Talk to Hodgins after the scepter pieces have been recovered to spawn a new waypoint where your party can regroup
• Head South back towards the entrance you initially came through and then turn West to enter the graveling tunnels
  • You can fight your way through the tunnels, but running through the next part is recommended
  • Run straight ahead and turn right at the first dead end followed by an immediate left
  • Continue running straight as you exit the narrow corridors and take the middle of the three paths to the left
  • Run all the way to the alcove against the far North wall if you need to lose aggro
• Finally you must defeat the Howling King boss located in the adjacent area
  • His main attacks are a sonic cone (preceded by rearing back) and a laser that causes confusion (preceded by arm flailing and swaying in a circle)

 

Path 2 – Detha’s Plan

• From Kholer head East through the tunnel and then turn right (South)
• Either fight your way through the mobs or continue running all the way to the “room of pits” by turning left as you approach the southern wall
• Position 1 player at each group of chains (3 players total, with the players on the sides moving between 2 of the 5 chains) to activate the spike traps where the gravelings will be, and 2 players in the spike traps to kite the gravelings into the traps and to prevent them from reaching the chain area
  • Eventually a Graveling Breeder will spawn and the event will be completed once it is defeated
• Waypoint back to the center area where Kholer was defeated and head North to the final area
  • This is another situation where you can either fight your way through or simply run until you get to the large chamber
• Defend the NPC from mobs while she repairs the 3 cannons
• After the cannons are repaired the Ghost Eater boss will spawn
  • The Ghost Eater starts with a shield that makes it invulnerable and will spawn oozes if hit with specialized rifles that are nearby
  • The canon traps must be charged by lifting and pulling oozes close to the traps with the rifles
  • You can charge 1-3 traps at a time and they will release when the Ghost Eater approaches them
  • Successfully drawing the Ghost Eater into a charged trap removes its ghost shield allowing you to attack

 

Path 3 – Tzark’s Plan

• From Kholer head East through the tunnel and continue running East to the large room with Asuran Beacons
  • You can fight your way to this room or simply run to it and de-aggro any straggling mobs
• Defend the beacons by quickly destroying the graveling burrows that continuously spawn around the room
• Head North through a small room and continue running until you get to the Hall of Champions
• Destroy all 5 of the large burrows spread throughout this large room as you proceed North
• Waypoint to the room located West of the Hall of Champions and make your through the graveling tunnels as described in Path 1
• The final boss is located in the same area as Path 1
  • Colossus Rumblus will cause a deadly “cave-in” that is preceded by him getting on all fours and flailing his arms
  • To avoid this attack you can stay near the Warmaster for protection
  • Other attacks include launches and earthquakes