Dark Rift Guide

Introduction

To unlock Dark Rifts, you must have at least 1 character that is level 56 or higher.

Once the Dark Rift is unlocked, monsters will randomly spawn in designated areas and can be defeated for various rewards including rare accessories up to DUO enhancement.

Dark Rift monsters can only be seen and defeated by you. Your party members and any other players cannot see the monster.

There are a total of 6 different Dark Rift bosses (+3 from Dark Rift Events) that can spawn
Each boss has a different difficulty level (Normal, Difficult, Very Difficult) which determines the rewards you gain when defeating them
All 6 Dark Rift bosses can spawn at the same time, one of each boss.
Dark rift bosses do not despawn and will remain on the map until you defeat them.
When a Dark Rift boss spawns, you will get a notification from your Black Spirit. This is shown in the bottom right corner of your screen.
When the boss first spawns, it is level 5, and will lose 1 level every 24 hours that it remains undefeated, lowering the AP and DP of the boss. Therefore, you can leave the boss on the map to make the boss easier to defeat. The level does not affect your rewards.
After defeating the boss, it will respawn again within the next 7 days.

Dark Rifts cannot be defeated during a Conquest/Node War, so you will need to move to a different channel to challenge the boss during this time.
While attacking a Dark Rift boss, other players will not be able to see you and cannot engage in PVP.
Death penalties do not apply if you die to your Dark Rift Boss, and the boss HP does not reset.

How to find your Dark Rift bosses

Access the Dark Rift boss window by clicking the monster icon in the bottom left of your screen, or by going to ESC menu > Adventure > Dark Rift.

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Here you can see your available bosses, their current level, and their rewards.

Click the arrow to find their location.

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You can also see your Dark Rift spawns on the world map (M), and can hover over them to view additional information.

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Once you have arrived at the boss location, the boss will appear and can be defeated.

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Dark Rift Bosses

Dark Rift Bosses
Muskan
	Difficulty: Normal Spawn location: Serendia Rewards: Box of the Desperate Dead
Red Nose
	Difficulty: Normal Spawn location: Balenos or Serendia Rewards: Box of the Desperate Dead
Dim Tree Spirit
	Difficulty: Difficult Spawn location: Calpheon Rewards: Box of the Distorted Dead
Ferrid
	Difficulty: Difficult Spawn location: Mediah – Omar Lava Cave Rewards: Box of the Distorted Dead
Dastard Bheg
	Difficulty: Very Difficult Spawn location: Serendia or Balenos Rewards: Box of the Silent Dead
Ahib Griffon
	Difficulty: Very Difficult Spawn location: Kamasylvia – Narvan Steppe Rewards: Box of the Silent Dead

Rewards

After defeating a monster from the Dark Rift, you can collect the rewards by looting the boss.

All bosses drop x2 of a certain reward box depending on their difficulty (Normal, Difficult, Very Difficult), as well as extra rewards and a chance of rare loot.

Dark Rift Guide

Types of Box of the Dead	Description
Box of the Desperate Dead	The lowest level of Box of the Dead Can be obtained from some bosses of Normal difficulty. Chance to obtain Cron Stones or one of the following accessories up to DUO (II): Laytenn’s Power Stone, Ogre Ring, Eye of the Ruins Ring, Narc Ear Accessory, Valtarra Eclipsed Belt, Orkinrad’s Belt, Basilisk’s Belt, Ring of Crescent Guardian, Centaurus Belt, Ring of Cadry Guardian, Forest Ronaros Ring, Sicil’s Necklace, Serap’s Necklace, Tree Spirit Belt, Ancient Weapon Core, Ancient Guardian’s Seal, Witch’s Earring, Mark of Shadow, Deboreka Ring, Deboreka Earring, Deboreka Necklace, Deboreka Belt Deboreka Accessories can only be obtained at base +0 enhancement (unenhanced)
Box of the Distorted Dead	The middle level of Box of the Dead Can be obtained from some bosses of Difficult difficulty. Chance to obtain Cron Stones or one of the following accessories up to DUO (II): Laytenn’s Power Stone, Ogre Ring, Eye of the Ruins Ring, Narc Ear Accessory, Valtarra Eclipsed Belt, Orkinrad’s Belt, Basilisk’s Belt, Ring of Crescent Guardian, Centaurus Belt, Ring of Cadry Guardian, Forest Ronaros Ring, Sicil’s Necklace, Serap’s Necklace, Deboreka Ring, Deboreka Earring, Deboreka Necklace, Deboreka Belt Deboreka Accessories can only be obtained at base +0 enhancement (unenhanced)
Box of the Silent Dead	A high level of Box of the Dead Can be obtained from some bosses of Very Difficult difficulty. Chance to obtain Cron Stones or one of the following accessories up to DUO (II): Laytenn’s Power Stone, Ogre Ring, Eye of the Ruins Ring, Narc Ear Accessory, Valtarra Eclipsed Belt, Orkinrad’s Belt, Basilisk’s Belt, Ring of Crescent Guardian, Deboreka Ring, Deboreka Earring, Deboreka Necklace, Deboreka Belt Deboreka Accessories can only be obtained at base +0 enhancement (unenhanced)

Types of

Box of the Dead

Description

Box of the Desperate Dead

The lowest level of Box of the Dead
Can be obtained from some bosses of Normal difficulty.

Chance to obtain Cron Stones or one of the following accessories up to DUO (II):
- Laytenn’s Power Stone, Ogre Ring, Eye of the Ruins Ring, Narc Ear Accessory, Valtarra Eclipsed Belt, Orkinrad’s Belt, Basilisk’s Belt, Ring of Crescent Guardian, Centaurus Belt, Ring of Cadry Guardian, Forest Ronaros Ring, Sicil’s Necklace, Serap’s Necklace, Tree Spirit Belt, Ancient Weapon Core, Ancient Guardian’s Seal, Witch’s Earring, Mark of Shadow, Deboreka Ring, Deboreka Earring, Deboreka Necklace, Deboreka Belt
- Deboreka Accessories can only be obtained at base +0 enhancement (unenhanced)

Box of the Distorted Dead

The middle level of Box of the Dead
Can be obtained from some bosses of Difficult difficulty.

Chance to obtain Cron Stones or one of the following accessories up to DUO (II):
- Laytenn’s Power Stone, Ogre Ring, Eye of the Ruins Ring, Narc Ear Accessory, Valtarra Eclipsed Belt, Orkinrad’s Belt, Basilisk’s Belt, Ring of Crescent Guardian, Centaurus Belt, Ring of Cadry Guardian, Forest Ronaros Ring, Sicil’s Necklace, Serap’s Necklace, Deboreka Ring, Deboreka Earring, Deboreka Necklace, Deboreka Belt
- Deboreka Accessories can only be obtained at base +0 enhancement (unenhanced)

Box of the Silent Dead

A high level of Box of the Dead
Can be obtained from some bosses of Very Difficult difficulty.

Chance to obtain Cron Stones or one of the following accessories up to DUO (II):
- Laytenn’s Power Stone, Ogre Ring, Eye of the Ruins Ring, Narc Ear Accessory, Valtarra Eclipsed Belt, Orkinrad’s Belt, Basilisk’s Belt, Ring of Crescent Guardian, Deboreka Ring, Deboreka Earring, Deboreka Necklace, Deboreka Belt
- Deboreka Accessories can only be obtained at base +0 enhancement (unenhanced)

Additional Rewards	Description
Black Stone	Guaranteed to obtain at least x8 Black Stones Used to enhance various types of gear
Dawn Black Stone	Guaranteed to obtain x1 Dawn Black Stone from Ferrid, Ahib Griffon, Dim Tree Spirit Chance to obtain x1 Dawn Black Stone from Red Nose, Bheg, Muskan Used to enhance Kharazad Accessories
Memory Fragment	Guaranteed to obtain at least x2 Used to repair the maximum durability of expensive gear
Ancient Spirit Dust	Guaranteed to obtain up to x60 Used to create Caphras Stones
Latent Boss Aura and Concentrated Boss Crystals	Guaranteed to obtain at least x1 of each for the relevant boss. Eg. if you defeat Red Nose you will obtain Latent Red Nose Aura and Concentrated Red Nose CrystalUsed to upgrade Jetina’s Guaranteed PEN Boss gear
Dark Spirit’s Greed	Guaranteed to obtain at least x2 Used to exchange for various rewards (see section below)
Marsh’s/Leesha’s Artifact	Chance to obtain when defeating any Dark Rift boss Can be equipped in your Artifact equipment slot
Remnants of the Rift	Chance to obtain when defeating any Dark Rift boss Required to start the Blackstar Gear quests
Mythical Feather	Chance to obtain when defeating any Dark Rift boss Required material to attempt to awaken Tier 10 Mythical Horses
Shimmering Piece of the Old Moon	Very rare chance to obtain when defeating any Dark Rift boss Can be exchanged for an Old Moon Trade Pass
Rich Merchant’s Ring Piece	Very rare chance to obtain when defeating any Dark Rift boss Used to create the Rich Merchant’s Ring treasure item
Box of the Howling Dead	Rare chance to obtain when defeating any Dark Rift boss Open to obtain Cron Stones or one of the following accessories up to DUO (II): Laytenn’s Power Stone, Ogre Ring, Eye of the Ruins Ring, Valtarra Eclipsed Belt, Basilisk’s Belt, Ring of Crescent Guardian, Deboreka Ring, Deboreka Earring, Deboreka Necklace, Deboreka Belt Deboreka Accessories can only be obtained at base +0 enhancement (unenhanced)

Example Loot

Loot examples are from the June 2024 patch (before Kharazad Accessories patch)

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Obtained from Muskan

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Obtained from Muskan

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Obtained from Red Nose

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Obtained from Dim Tree

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Obtained from Ferrid

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Obtained from Dastard Bheg

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Obtained from Ahib Griffon

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Obtained from Ahib Griffon

Dark Spirit’s Greed Exchange

Dark Spirit’s Greed can be exchanged for various items through the Manage Currency UI.

Click the Manage Currency icon on the top right of the screen (next to your mini-map).
Or open the UI by going to the ESC Menu – Rewards (F3) – Manage Currency Menu

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Dark Spirit’s Greed Exchange List
Dark Spirit’s Greed x2	Kzarka’s Latent Aura x1
Dark Spirit’s Greed x2	Nouver’s Latent Aura x1
Dark Spirit’s Greed x2	Kutum’s Latent Aura x1
Dark Spirit’s Greed x2	Offin Tet’s Light Fragment x1
Dark Spirit’s Greed x3	Karanda’s Latent Aura x1
Dark Spirit’s Greed x10	Item Collection Increase Scroll x1
Dark Spirit’s Greed x15	Supreme Cooking Utensil x1
Dark Spirit’s Greed x15	Supreme Alchemy Tool x1
Dark Spirit’s Greed x20	Advice of Valks(+20) x1
Dark Spirit’s Greed x30	Magic Crystal of Infinity – Experience x1
Dark Spirit’s Greed x40	Krogdalo’s Origin Stone x1
Dark Spirit’s Greed x50	Advice of Valks(+35) x1
Dark Spirit’s Greed x100	Advice of Valks(+50) x1

Event Dark Rift Bosses

During certain events, an extra 3 Dark Rift bosses can spawn.

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Event Dark Rift Bosses
[Event] Titium
	Difficulty: Normal Spawn location: Calpheon Reward: Box of the Desperate Dead
[Event] Skeleton King
	Difficulty: Difficult Spawn location: Drieghan Reward: Box of the Distorted Dead
[Event] Leebur
	Difficulty: Very Difficult Spawn location: Drieghan Reward: Box of the Silent Dead

Depending on the event details, these additional monsters can either drop the regular reward boxes, or a special box called Box of the Enraged Dead