¶ The Shattered Grove
The Shattered Grove, a level 106 instance in Chronicles of Arcadia, stands as a fractured remnant of reality where time has lost its order and the world’s code collapsed upon itself. Located southeast of Embergrove, near the hidden portal to a broken mirror of Millim, The Shattered Grove serves as a focal point of temporal instability and fractured existence.
¶ Entry Requirements
To access The Shattered Grove, you must complete a series of five quests, with one being a prerequisite tied to the Millim main questline. The first quest requires completion of “Earning a Place” (428390) from the Millim storyline.
Required quests:
- The Withered Bloom (428547)
- Echoes in Stone (428548)
- Rooted Whispers (428549)
- Containment Fails (428550)
- The Grove Breaches (428551)
¶ Location
The Shattered Grove is situated southeast of Embergrove. A concealed magic portal hidden behind trees leads inside. Crossing it reveals a broken reflection of Millim, where familiar structures appear distorted and fractured by unstable time.
¶ Dungeon Details
¶ Realms
The Shattered Grove has one difficulty mode, but features five different Realms. Each Realm applies unique effects to players or monsters, altering the way encounters unfold. You may select a Realm by interacting with the crystal inside the instance.
Available Realms:
- Realm 21384: All combat speeds are reduced by 15%.
- Realm 4: Continuous drain of class resources and HP.
- Realm 58676234: Hallucinations appear, spawning hostile mobs on random players.
- Realm 9125: Weapon Corruption effects are disabled.
- Realm NULL: Multiple buffs enhance monsters throughout the instance.
Running different Realms allows you to vary gameplay and avoid repetitive runs.
¶ Bosses
The Shattered Grove features four boss encounters. The first, second, and final bosses are always the same, while the third boss is randomly selected, making each run unique.
Available bosses:
- Vhalrik: A knight erased from all timelines, his form flickering between past and present as corrupted shadows trail behind him.
- Veltharion: A fractured sovereign unbound by time, whose presence distorts memory and space itself.
- Eloria: Once bound to Skaldrin through Thalyss’ ritual, her form was torn apart by grief when the Rift shattered their bond.
- Skaldrin: A warrior left behind when Eloria was torn away, his grief shifting between rage and despair.
- Eryndor: The final boss and the living manifestation of the Rift, a fracture that should never have existed.
¶ Corruption System
All armor and weapons obtained from The Shattered Grove are connected to the Corruption System.
You can shuffle item stats in the same manner as Orkham equipment, allowing further customization and optimization of gear.