Preview - The Elite Zodias Campaign! New AP's! New Rewards!

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The time has come, Legends. You've prepared. You've geared up. You've honed your skills. Now--the Elite maps of the Zodias region are here to challenge you anew.

Elite maps will go live at the start of season 25, Friday 4/1 at 10:00 am CDT. (Not our usual new content launch day of Thursday at 1:30pm!)

Highlights:
+ Earn more Zodias faction points per kill.
+ 9 New Achievements!
+ Rare mini-bosses.
+ Timed LB's.
+ New vanities to collect!

New Maps and Mini-Bosses



Visit the new Elite Zodias maps by selecting the Elite button on your World Map and entering the Zodias zone. Some bosses, will look familiar, but keep your eyes peeled for 4 new rare mini-bosses: Rigel the Blue Starfish, Midas the Gold Skeleton, Enki the giant red-breasted Merman, and Kroton the Cyber Merman!

Faction Points and Achievements

Your hard work will not go unrewarded. Each kill in an Elite Zodias zone will grant you 20% more Zodias faction points.

In addition, there are 9 new achievements to collect for defeating Elite bosses, enemies, and the new rare mini-bosses!



+ Zealous Zodias Zealot - Defeat 1,000 Boss Enemies in the Elite Zodias Zones - Grants 150 APs and Recipe: Arcane Waves Vanity Armor
+ Ekenta Enslaver - Kill Elite Ekenta 1,000 times - Grants 200 APs and Recipe: Arcane Waves Vanity Weapon Core
+ Mecharydon Massacre - Kill Elite Mecharydon 1,000 times - Grants 200 APs and Recipe: Arcane Waves Vanity Weapon Structure
+ Rhabkor Ravager - Kill Elite Rhabkor 1,000 times - Grants 200 APs and Recipe: Arcane Waves Vanity Weapon
+ Pale Blue Dot - Kill the ultra-rare Blue Starfish mini-boss - Grants 250 APs
+ Assimilate! - Kill the ultra-rare Cyborg Merman mini-boss - Grants 250 APs
+ Golden Touch - Kill the ultra-rare Captain Golden Bones mini-boss - Grants 250 APs
+ Finding Ariel - Kill the ultra-rare red merman mini-boss - Grants 250 APs
+ Zinger Zodias Zapper - Defeat 10,000 Enemies in the Elite Zodias Zones - Grants 100 APs and Recipe: Arcane Waves Vanity Helmet

New Vanity Recipes and Components

The recipes for the new Arcane Waves vanity armor and helm are earned by completing the Zealous Zodias Zealot (1,000 Bosses) and Zinger Zodias Zapper (10,000 Enemies) achievements.



You'll collect the recipes for the matching Arcane Waves weapons for earning the Elite Rahabkor AP.



Crafting components for these are earned with the Elite Ekenta and Elite Mecharydon AP's. To complete them, you'll need:

+ Recipe: Arcane Waves Vanity Weapon
+ Arcane Waves Vanity Weapon Core
+ Arcane Waves Vanity Weapon Structure
+ 100,000 Gold

Leaderboards

There are three 'speed run' leaderboards to compete for this Elite season!

Monthly Speed Run Leaderboards



Elite Ekenta, Elite Mecharydon and Elite Rahabkor and award badges that you can wear for the duration of Season 25!

Other Changes Worth Mentioning

• The difficulty of Elite Zodias is slightly higher than that of current 'standard' Zodias maps.
• Difficulty of 'normal' Zodias maps will be reduced (to stats approximate to the campaign's original release) when Elite Zodias goes live.
• Gold loot from normal and Elite Zodias maps will be significantly higher than other campaigns in Arlor.
• The gold loot in the Deep Marsh will be significantly reduced to fit how easy it has become in today's Arlor.
• A "Locked Zodias Crate" can be looted from Elite Zodias bosses.
• The "Massive Locked Zodias Crate" can be looted from Elite Ekenta, Elite Mecharydon and Elite Rahabkor.
• Locked Zodias Crates contains Mythic Level 81 Equipment, Zodias Faction, Arcanite and Mythic Pet Eggs, Gold, Platinum, Elixirs, and standard equipment.
• Chance for equipment loot from Elite Bosses is comparatively higher than the drop rates in the 'normal' Zodias campaign.
• Elite Zodias bosses have a chance to drop Fathoms currency for use at the Zodias vendor.

Good luck Legends! We'll see you online on Friday 4/1 at 10:00 am CDT for the launch of the new Elites!!