Nagafen's Lair

Classic Era (added 1999-2000)

Nagafen's Lair (informally called Sol B) is a large set of caverns that lie deep in the Lavastorm Mountains. Buried deep inside these caves is the lair of the Fire Giants, who are the personal servants of the mighty dragon, Lord Nagafen. The caverns leading to the dragon are infested with all manner of bats and insects, as well as kobolds that have taken up residence in the entrance to them.

Level of Monsters: 40-55 Types of Monsters: Greater Kobolds, Greater Kobold Shamans, Solusek Kobolds, Solusek Kobold Shamans, Sonic Bats, Lava Beetles, Lava Duct Crawlers, Lava Guardians, Imp Protector, Fire Giants, Fire Giant Magi, Fire Giant Warrior, Fire Giant Wizards Notable NPCs: death beetle, Efreeti Lord Djarn, guano harvester, King Tranix, kobold champion, kobold noble, kobold priest, Lord Nagafen, Midghh the Dark, Magi Rokyl, noxious spider, Solusek kobold king, stone spider, Targin the Rock, Warlord Skarlon, Zordak Ragefire Unique Items: Black Chitin Leggings Black Chitin Leggings MAGIC ITEM Slot: LEGS AC: 7 HP: +10 MANA: +10 WT: 7.5 Size: LARGE Class: ALL Race: ALL except IKS , Bladestopper Bladestopper MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: SECONDARY Charges: 10 AC: 25 STA: +15 HP: +50 Effect: Rune IV (Any Slot, Casting Time: Instant) WT: 7.3 Size: MEDIUM Class: WAR CLR PAL RNG SHD BRD ROG SHM Race: ALL , Brown Chitin Protector Brown Chitin Protector MAGIC ITEM Slot: CHEST AC: 12 DEX: +9 STA: +9 AGI: +9 WT: 10.0 Size: LARGE Class: DRU Race: HUM ELF HEF HFL , Carnal Pauldrons Carnal Pauldrons MAGIC ITEM NO DROP Slot: SHOULDERS AC: 9 DEX: +7 MANA: +15 WT: 4.5 Size: SMALL Class: WAR CLR PAL SHD BRD Race: ALL , Cloak of Shadows Cloak of Shadows MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: BACK AC: 12 DEX: +13 SV DISEASE: +10 WT: 0.0 Size: LARGE Class: ALL Race: ALL , Code of Zan Fi Code of Zan Fi MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY STR: +2 WT: 1.0 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL , Crown of King Tranix Crown of King Tranix MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: HEAD AC: 13 CHA: +15 SV MAGIC: +20 Effect: Serpent Sight (Worn) WT: 1.0 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL , Crystalline Orb Crystalline Orb MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY Charges: 5 Effect: Eye of Zomm (Any Slot, Casting Time: Instant) WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL , Death Scarab Gland Death Scarab Gland MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Charges: 1 Effect: Burrowing Scarab (Any Slot, Casting Time: Instant) WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL , Djarns Amethyst Ring Djarns Amethyst Ring MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: FINGER AGI: +9 HP: +80 WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL , Fleshripper Fleshripper MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP Slot: PRIMARY Skill: 2H Slashing Atk Delay: 42 DMG: 20 Effect: Word of Shadow (Combat, Casting Time: Instant) at Level 35 WT: 11.0 Size: LARGE Class: WAR SHD Race: ALL , Golden Chitin Bracer Golden Chitin Bracer MAGIC ITEM Slot: WRIST AC: 5 INT: +5 AGI: +5 WT: 3.0 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL except IKS , Golden Efreeti Boots Golden Efreeti Boots MAGIC ITEM Slot: FEET AC: 5 WIS: +9 INT: +9 WT: 2.5 Size: MEDIUM Class: ALL Race: HUM BAR ERU ELF HIE DEF HEF DWF TRL OGR HFL GNM , Green Silken Drape Green Silken Drape MAGIC ITEM Slot: CHEST AC: 8 DEX: +9 STA: +9 INT: +3 SV POISON: +15 WT: 3.5 Size: MEDIUM Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC Race: HUM ERU HIE DEF GNM IKS , Large Soiled Bag Large Soiled Bag LORE ITEM WT: 1.0 Weight Reduction: 100% Capacity: 10 Size Capacity: SMALL , Mithril Breastplate Mithril Breastplate MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: CHEST AC: 17 AGI: +15 HP: +30 WT: 10.0 Size: LARGE Class: WAR CLR PAL RNG SHD BRD ROG Race: ALL except IKS , Mithril Greaves Mithril Greaves MAGIC ITEM Slot: LEGS AC: 10 STR: +7 SV MAGIC: +5 WT: 3.7 Size: SMALL Class: WAR PAL RNG SHD BRD ROG Race: ALL except IKS , Mithril Vambraces Mithril Vambraces MAGIC ITEM Slot: ARMS AC: 10 STR: +7 SV MAGIC: +5 WT: 3.7 Size: SMALL Class: WAR PAL RNG SHD BRD ROG Race: ALL except IKS , Painbringer Painbringer MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY Skill: 1H Slashing Atk Delay: 23 DMG: 7 Effect: Word of Pain (Combat, Casting Time: Instant) at Level 35 WT: 2.0 Size: MEDIUM Class: WAR Race: ALL , Petrified Erudite Heart Amulet Petrified Erudite Heart Amulet MAGIC ITEM Slot: NECK AC: 2 INT: +5 MANA: +15 WT: 0.2 Size: SMALL Class: BRD NEC WIZ MAG ENC Race: ALL , Polished Mithril Mask Polished Mithril Mask MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP Slot: FACE AC: 5 WIS: +7 INT: +7 WT: 0.8 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL , Polished Mithril Torque Polished Mithril Torque MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP Slot: NECK AC: 7 WIS: +13 INT: +13 WT: 4.0 Size: SMALL Class: WAR PAL RNG SHD MNK BRD ROG Race: ALL , Razing Sword of Skarlon Razing Sword of Skarlon MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP Slot: PRIMARY Skill: 2H Slashing Atk Delay: 40 DMG: 25 Effect: Serpent Sight (Worn) WT: 9.5 Size: LARGE Class: WAR PAL SHD Race: ALL , Rokyls Channelling Crystal Rokyls Channelling Crystal MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: SECONDARY AC: 10 HP: +50 MANA: +50 WT: 0.2 Size: TINY Class: BRD NEC WIZ MAG ENC Race: ALL , Runed Mithril Bracer Runed Mithril Bracer MAGIC ITEM Slot: WRIST AC: 4 STR: +3 WIS: +5 WT: 2.3 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL except IKS , Shield of the Slain Unicorn Shield of the Slain Unicorn MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: SECONDARY Skill: Piercing Atk Delay: 40 DMG: 10 AC: 9 WT: 5.0 Size: MEDIUM Class: WAR Race: ALL , Staff of Writhing Staff of Writhing MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: PRIMARY Skill: 1H Blunt Atk Delay: 33 DMG: 9 CHA: -9 Effect: Chaotic Feedback (Combat, Casting Time: Instant) at Level 28 WT: 6.5 Size: LARGE Class: BRD NEC WIZ MAG ENC Race: ALL Adjacent Zones: Lavastorm Mountains, Solusek's Eye (Sol A) Name in /who: soldungb Zone Spawn Timer: 22:00 Succor/Evacuate: -424, -263 (Zone line to Lavastorm) ZEM Value: 80 86 (115%)

Map

Nagafen's Lair 1. "Pool Room" 2. "Window Room" 3. "Circle Room" 4. "Efreeti Room" with Efreeti Lord Djarn who drops Golden Efreeti Boots (Common) and Djarn's Amethyst Ring (Rare) 5. "Noble Room" with kobold noble who drops Staff of Writhing (Common) and Petrified Erudite Heart Amulet(Rare) 6. "King Room" with Solusek kobold king who drops Runed Mithril Bracer (Common) and Fleshripper (Rare) and Targin the Rock who drops Code of Zan Fi (part of "Royals") 7. "Priest Room" with kobold priest who drops Carnal Pauldrons (Common) and Mithril Breastplate (Rare) (part of "Royals") 8. "Champion Room" with kobold champion who drops Shield of the Slain Unicorn (Common) and Painbringer (Rare) (part of "Royals") 9. Block Crusher Trap 10. "Lily Pads" stepping stones across river of lava 11. "Death Beetle Room" with death beetle who drops Black Chitin Leggings (Common) and Death Scarab Gland (Rare) 12. "Nox Corridor" with noxious spider who drops Green Silken Drape (Common) and Golden Chitin Bracer (Rare) 13. "Stone Spider Room" with stone spider who drops Crystalline Orb (Common) and Brown Chitin Protector (Rare) 14. "Collector's Room" with guano harvester (long wander path) who is invisible and drops Large Soiled Bag (Common) and Cloak of Shadows (Rare) 15. Entrance to Fire Giant Castle, note that there are many doors in the castle that are not noted on the map above 16. "Throne Room" with King Tranix who drops Polished Mithril Torque (Common) and Crown of King Tranix (Rare) 17. "Skarlon Room" with Warlord Skarlon who drops Mithril Vambraces (Common), Mithril Greaves (Rare) and Razing Sword of Skarlon (ultra-rare) 18. "Drawbridge Room" with two levers to lower drawbridge at southern edge, bridge raises on its own after a period of time 19. "Nagafen's Lair" with Magus Rokyl who drops Polished Mithril Mask (Common) and Rokyls Channelling Crystal (Rare) and Lord Nagafen (see Raid Encounter page for drops) x. Pit trap into lava Note: the lettered areas above are zone points to the corresponding lettered areas in Solusek's Eye (Sol A)

Dangers

This dungeon is generally regarded as one of the two toughest dungeons in all of Antonica. There are many specific dangers that I will describe below, however there are some general dangers as well. First is that everything in this zone sees through invisibility, which means that corpse retrieval and quickly moving through the dungeon are not really possible. You will need to fight your way through everything you meet in order to move further in the dungeon.

The second general danger has to do with the physical layout of the dungeon. The tunnels themselves are winding and confusing, which makes getting lost or getting trapped in a place you don't want to be, as well as a quick getaway, very dangerous. There are zones to Solusek's Eye nearby when you are hunting kobolds, but the path to them is usually very twisty. There also exists within the zone a great deal of lava. People who fall into the lava here will take quite a bit of damage, and although there is usually a nearby place to exit the lava, you have to live until you reach it. Many longtime hunters have entire suits of protection from fire jewelry that they don when hunting here.

Now for specific dangers. The kobolds are probably the easiest to fight in the dungeon, but that's not saying much. They can hit pretty hard and take a lot of damage, and there are a lot of them in the outer areas, so it's recommended to have a group when taking them on.

The "bats and bugs," as they're called, are much more dangerous. The bats themselves aren't too very tough, but they are nearly impossible to solo because of their powerful stun attack, which takes you out of commission for quite a while. The bugs are more dangerous, as many of them have some evil poison- and disease-based DoTs that can wear you out fast. They also tend to travel in packs and aggro easily.

Deeper still lies the Imp Guardians surrounding the Efreeti. This area is very dangerous to hunt in due to the pathing of the creatures, and has a high learning curve for how to do it safely. There is also basically no way to safely flee the area if you run into trouble (other than evac'ing). This is not an easy place to try and gain experience.

Further yet lies the Fire Giants in their temple. The strategy for clearing out the Fire Giants is long and detailed, and requires a highly skilled team of high level players to take on. None of these creatures can be mesmerized at all or charmed except by very high level enchanters, and they will resist all spells if the spellcaster is out of melee range. Knowing the layout of the area is also important, as you will likely aggro other Fire Giants through the walls of the place. Using someone who can feign pull is essential in this area, and it shouldn't even be attempted without it.

The deepest being in this zone is the mighty Lord Nagafen himself. The dragon lies hidden in the deepest part of the dungeon, and is protected by all of the creatures listed above. Taking on the dragon requires the coordinated efforts of several (the least I've heard of is 4) full groups of characters in order to take out, and even then is not something that it done with ease. Having that full suit of fire protection jewelry is only essential here if you want to live...

Benefits

Having said all of the above, you might be wondering why people would fight here at all. With all of the dangers in this zone, however, come a great deal of both experience and items that are all highly sought after. Before the discovery of the lost continent of Kunark, it was actually difficult to find anything to kill in this zone because it was so crowded. It is now more open for hunters, and you can likely find great experience even during peak times.

There are also several areas within the dungeon where it is relatively safe to hunt creatures without too much danger. Most of these lie near the zones into Solusek's Eye, where it is possibly to pull creatures and, if you are overwhelmed, zone away from them. Mountains of experience can be earned here in a relatively short period of time by a savvy group.

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Traveling To and From

There are multiple entrances into Nagafen's Lair. The main one that people take is from the Lavastorm Mountains. Within the mountains, travel to the large lava pit at the north end, known as Solusek's Eye (not to be confused with the zone Solusek's Eye, which everyone calls Sol A). There are two paths to caves on the southern edge of the lava pit, the one you want is the western one, which will take you to Nagafen's Lair.

There are multiple zones from Solusek's Eye (Sol A) into Nagafen's Lair. These are frequently used as escapes from Nagafen's Lair into Sol A, but be aware that they are also used for the same purpose on the other side, and you may be going from the frying pan into the fire when you appear on the other side...