Altar of Blood

Introduction

 The Altar of Blood is content for 3 player partys zone that has been revamped and improved!

• The Calpheon Ball mentioned that the Altar of Blood would be getting a revamp to make it more engaging
• The Altar of Blood is a mode where three Adventurers come together in a party to defend the relic
• A new difficulty has been added that surpasses the 21st illusion called the 1st Abyssal Illusion
• Higher Illusions will be added as the maximum available AP increases to increase difficulty

Altar of Blood

The Altar of Blood is a game mode for a party of 3 players, you can queue up for using matchmaking. You can access the Altar of Blood by going to Esc -> War - Altar of Blood or by searching for it. 

You can queue up as a solo adventurer or you can queue up as a premade party of 3. At the time of writing this guide there's currently 21 waves available, known as "illusions" which will require different AP / DP requirements. 

If you queue into a party solo, you'll need to meet the listed AP / DP requirements in order to join that specific illusion, in a premade group there's no requirements.

Which illusion you can do together is based on which illusions you've cleared previously, the example given is, if 2 party members have cleared Illusion 5, but one party member has only cleared illusion 2, the group must start on illusion 3.

The game mode is all about defending a central pillar from invading waves of enemies that will attempt to destroy it. Every wave will get harder like a typical survival mode and every third wave will summon a different boss. 

Higher Illusions will be added as the maximum available AP increases. There is no AP limit in the Altar of Blood, so the higher your AP, the faster you will be able to defeat monsters. The 21st Illusion can't currently be entered at 400 AP. 

You must clear the previous stage to progress to the next, the 21st illusion has been capped based on AP so that players try to beat it with teamwork rather than just gear. Partys will have 5 attempts to clear a wave.

If you exhaust all 5 attempts provided upon matching, your party will be automatically moved out of the Altar of Blood. There's no weekly limit on entries though so you can re-apply for matching and enter again at any time. 

Altar of Blood Rewards

You'll be able to earn weekly rewards for the Altar of Blood. In addition to weekly rewards, you can obtain a first-time clear reward once per Family for each stage. 

Clear records do not reset. You can resume your challenge from the highest stage you have previously reached. Based on your weekly records, rewards are sent to the Black Spirit's Safe every Sunday at 00:00 (Once a week per Family).

Rewards are available for each stage, but you will only receive the reward for the highest stage cleared during that week. Higher stages offer better rewards, with more item types, larger quantities, and higher chances.

Example: Even if you clear Stages 10, 15, and 20 in the same week, rewards do not stack. You will only receive the Stage 20 weekly reward.

Altar of Blood Reward Example - Stage 21
Weekly Reward		First Clear Reward
Random Drop	Guaranteed within set quantity	Guaranteed
Gold Bar Box x14 (Contains Gold Bar 1,000G x3-10) *Resplendent Origin of Dark Hunger x4 *Resplendent Essence of Devouring x9 Advice of Valks (+300) x1 Advice of Valks (+250) x1 Advice of Valks (+200) x1	Gold Bar Box x4 (Contains Gold Bar 1,000G x3-10) Resplendent Origin of Dark Hunger x1 Advice of Valks (+100) x1 Trace of Nature x24-29 Sealed Black Magic Crystal x60-65 Caphras Stone x80-85 Ancient Spirit Dust x80-85 Black Stone x120-125	Resplendent Origin of Dark Hunger x1 Resplendent Essence of Devouring x3 Gold Bar Box x3 (Contains Gold Bar 1,000G x3-10) Advice of Valks (+200) x1

Altar of Blood Reward Example - Stage 11
Weekly Reward		First Clear Reward
Random Drop	Guaranteed within set quantity	Guaranteed
Gold Bar Box x4 (Contains Gold Bar 1,000G x3-10) Origin of Dark Hunger x1 Advice of Valks (+170) x1 Advice of Valks (+150) x1	Gold Bar Box x2 (Contains Gold Bar 1,000G x3-10) Origin of Dark Hunger x1 Advice of Valks (+80) x1 Trace of Nature x15-20 Sealed Black Magic Crystal x45-50 Caphras Stone x60-65 Ancient Spirit Dust x60-65 Black Stone x70-75	Resplendent Essence of Devouring x2 Gold Bar Box x1 (Contains Gold Bar 1,000G x3-10) Advice of Valks (+100) x1

Altar of Blood Reward Example - Stage 1
Weekly Reward	First Clear Reward
Guaranteed within set quantity	Guaranteed
Gold Bar Box x1 (Contains Gold Bar 1,000G x3-10) Essence of Devouring x1 Advice of Valks (+50) x1 Advice of Valks (+40) x1 Trace of Nature x10-15 Sealed Black Magic Crystal x15-20 Caphras Stone x25-30 Ancient Spirit Dust x25-30 Black Stone x25-30	Resplendent Essence of Devouring x1 Gold Bar Box x1 (Contains Gold Bar 1,000G x3-10) Advice of Valks (+70) x1 Advice of Valks (+60) x1

There's now a new item, the Resplendent Origin of Dark Hunger, which can be used when your Enhancement Chance is between 300 and 350 to increase it by 1 per item.

To go along with this new item, there's also the Resplendent Essence of Devouring. Use Heating on 4 of them to obtain 1 Resplendent Origin of Dark Hunger.

Item	How to Obtain	Central Market Min Price	Central Market Max Price
Resplendent Origin of Dark Hunger	(1) Guaranteed from weekly rewards for clearing Stage 15 or higher, with an additional chance to obtain more (2) Guaranteed on first clear of Stage 15 or higher	1,500,000,000	6,000,000,000
Resplendent Essence of Devouring	(1) Obtainable from weekly rewards for clearing Stage 15 or higher with a set probability (2) Guaranteed on first clear of Stage 1 or higher	375,000,000	1,500,000,000

Altar of Blood Requirements & Rules

The Altar of Blood consists of 21 stages, from The 1st Illusion to The 21st Illusion. As mentioned, for solo matchmaking, you'll need to meet the minimum AP and DP requirements for each illusion. 

Here are a full list of the AP & DP requirements: 

• Upon entry, the Party Leader selects the stage.
• Once the Party Leader selects a stage and presses Start Game, that stage begins immediately.
• Resurrection is unavailable if you die (Witch/Wizard Resurrection skills and Medical Kits cannot be used).
• All characters resurrect and recover HP upon completing or failing a stage.
• If all three party members die, the stage fails. The Stage will reset. The stage selection UI will then appear.
• Campsites, Maid/Butler, World Map, Quests UI, and Minimap UI are unavailable.
• Combat and Skill EXP cannot be obtained from defeating monsters.
• Item Drop Rate and Item Drop Amount effects do not apply.
• If combat does not start or there is no progression for 10 min after entry, you will be automatically removed from the altar.

Also the Altar of Blood has been added to the Content list when posting a Recruitment Ad in the Find Party/Platoon UI.

New Abyssal Difficulty 

The 1st Abyssal Illusion has become available for Adventurers who have cleared Altar of Blood - The 21st Illusion. In Abyssal Illusion, devices that indicate monster spawn locations or timings in advance have been removed.

Clear the 1st Abyssal Illusion to obtain Bloodstained Spoils - Abyssal Illusion. Open it to receive the following rewards.

Bloodstained Spoils - Abyssal Illusion (Weekly Clear Reward)
Guaranteed	Obtained with a set probability
Resplendent Origin of Dark Hunger Advice of Valks (+100) Trace of Nature x25-30 Sealed Black Magic Crystal x60-65 Caphras Stone x80-85 Ancient Spirit Dust x80-85 Black Stone x125-130 Gold Bar Box x5	Advice of Valks +200/+250/+300 Resplendent Origin of Dark Hunger x5 Resplendent Essence of Devouring x10 Gold Bar Box x15

Are you going to try the new Altar of Blood? Let us know! 

Why not check out some of our other guides while you're here?