Detailed walkthrough for Escaping the Ancient Ruins in Paladins, including enemy resistances, item locations, mercenary recruitment (Mouth, Nails), and puzzle solutions.
Walkthrough
- 1The Ancient Ruins Labyrinth is Level 38. Enemies here give significant experience. Many are resistant to Storm but not LStorm, and possibly Fire/Sky. Bury and LStorm are generally effective.
- 2Find the statue of Gabnid. Use Sph cr to open the door with the fire emblem and board the craft.
- 3Head north from the room. At the intersection, the left path leads to an item shop robot (double price), and the right path leads to a save point robot. Note the doors above them for later.
- 4North of the intersection is the mercenary Mouth. Speak to him twice to recruit him.
- 5Head north and up the stairs. Walk around the perimeter to find another set of stairs and a robot named Nails.
- 6To recruit Nails: It cannot be healed by bottles or inns; use its Eng drw (left hand) for healing. Its Msl is like Bombbl (all enemies), and St legs are for single-target damage. It has 3000 HP. If Nails uses Eng drw on a group, it heals based on enemies hit. Nails leaves explosively if defeated. If a Nails robot is unavailable after it leaves, re-enter the screen.
- 7Head up the stairs. In the southwest, find a chest with Psych bm (good for Chezni).
- 8On the east side, find a chest with Sph gown (Midia's third-best armor, casts MGWall).
- 9Go up the stairs, then down another set for a chest with Sph sw (Midia's strongest physical weapon).
- 10Back upstairs, head west for a chest with Flame th (casts FireA, considered junky).
- 11Go up the stairs near the chest. Take the staircases down to previous areas (blocked by pink energy bars) to find chests containing Cosmo cl, Cosmo bt, and Rft sh.
- 12Head upstairs to the next floor, follow the perimeter, and go upstairs again. Find chests with Cosmo mt and Sph ring (Midia's best shield).
- 13Upstairs leads back to the Throne of Immortals with Jo-an. This exit is relevant later.
- 14Return to where Mouth was recruited. If you have Nails, ditch and re-recruit it at its spawn point to restore its HP. Heal and refill bottles at the supply robots.
- 15North of the item vendor robot is a door with a wind emblem. Use Sph ring to open it. Board the craft to proceed to Ancient Ruins under Naskuot.
- 16Ancient Ruins under Naskuot is Level 40. New enemies appear, including Trickart and Facewall.
- 17Head upstairs and grab the chest for Air cd.
- 18Head east. Many robots provide Lennus history. Go north through the door for a chest with Sky cd.
- 19Head west for a chest with Water cd.
- 20Go north through the door and loot a chest with Megabl.
- 21Head east for a chest with Earth cd. If you need a new Nails robot, you can ditch your current one here.
Tips:
- Enemies in the Ancient Ruins give tons of experience, making it a good place to level up.
- Pay attention to enemy resistances: Storm is often resisted, but LStorm is effective. Bury and LStorm are generally good choices.
- The inscription on the statue of Gabnid provides navigation hints.
- The item shop and save point robots are conveniently located near the entrance.
- Nails the robot mercenary has unique healing and combat mechanics; understand them to maximize its utility.
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