The Darkness

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The Darkness
Classification
Species: Torment creature Profession: Mesmer Level(s): 30 (32), 28

Contents 1 Description 2 Location 3 Skills used 4 Items dropped 5 Notes 6 Trivia

[edit] Description

These are the final bosses of the Ruins of the Tomb of the Primeval Kings. There are three in total. Each of them usually drops a few of the Hall of Heroes unique items, it's not certain whether The Darkness drop 100% unique items.

Two of the Darknesses also appear along with the Greater Darkness in Ravenheart Gloom after the Deathbringer Company quest has been completed.

[edit] Location

• Ruins of the Tomb of the Primeval Kings:
  • Only in the final Hall of Heroes level. (level 30, 32 on Hard Mode)
• Ravenheart Gloom
  • After completing Deathbringer Company (level 28)

[edit] Skills used

• Backfire
• Diversion
• Energy Surge (elite)
• Fingers of Chaos
• Ignorance
• Soothing Images

[edit] Items dropped

Ruins of the Tomb of the Primeval Kings

• Hall of Heroes unique items

Ravenheart Gloom

• Aegis of Terror
• Divine Shadow Staff

[edit] Notes

• Though found commonly in underworld locations these are considered fleshy creatures and are susceptible to conditions such as bleeding, poison, etc.
• Each of these bosses drops up to 3 items.
• Make sure to be ready to pick up those items and have room in your inventory for them. When the last monster is slain a countdown of 30 seconds will start, after which you will be transferred back to the Tomb of the Primeval Kings. If you haven't picked up your drops by then, don't panic, they get put in the unclaimed items box and you can take them out of it once back in Tomb of the Primeval Kings.
• A better tactic is to let one group in the area live, kill the Darknesses, get your drops and clean the area after that. The timer will only start after all the visible groups on the map have been killed.
• These monsters are bosses, so it is possible to use a Signet of Capture to capture Energy Surge for Mesmers.
• The Greater Darkness, and, by extension, the Darknesses are implied to be followers of Menzies.

[edit] Trivia

• These Darknesses are a reference to the Dead Alewives' Dungeons & Dragons skit, as seen when announcing that you are attacking them via Ctrl: "I'm attacking the Darkness!" (see also Ogre-Slaying Knife and Galstaff the Light).