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Faceworm's Nest

Guide

Faceworm's Nest is a time attack instance with five stages. Your party follows Chaos and Iris through the forest and kills four Dark Faceworms and then the Faceworm Queen. Each boss leaves a treasure chest with a Gigant Snake Skin #20717 cape. The faster you open the chest after the stage starts, the better the refine and enchants on the cape.

How to enter

  • Where: the Dimensional Gap, /navi dali 80/60.
  • Level: Base Level 140 or higher.
  • Party: You need a party, even if you go alone. The party leader talks to the Magic Scholar (dali 80/60) and picks "Reserve Faceworm's Nest". Then everyone enters through the Interdimensional Device next to him (/navi dali 72/55).
  • Cooldown: Entering starts a daily cooldown that resets at 04:00 server time ("Faceworm's Nest after-effects"). After it ends, talk to the Magic Scholar or the device once to clear it.
  • The Old Sign at /navi dali 83/67 shows the server's best clear time and the size of the party that set it.

Stage 1: The forest path

The party leader talks to Chaos. After a short conversation the time attack starts and Faceworm #2528 spawn along the forest path. There are (number of players in the instance + 1) × 11 of them in total, and the announcer counts down how many are left.

When fewer than 3 Faceworms remain, the rest disappear and a Dark Faceworm #2530 spawns in the east, near 145/74.

Dark Faceworm mechanics

All four Dark Faceworms share the same basics:

  • HP scales with the party: 5,200,000 minus 200,000 for each player fewer than 13 who is in the instance, with a minimum of 1,500,000. A solo player faces 2,800,000 HP.
  • Stage 1: Eggs. The boss lays 2 or 4 Faceworm Egg #2540 around itself. It lays 4 when it is low on HP. After 12 seconds it absorbs every egg still standing and heals, and more eggs heal it for much more. Break eggs as soon as they appear.
  • Stage 2: Water Balls. Invisible helpers spawn around the boss and cast Water Ball. They disappear after 20 seconds.
  • Stage 3: Venom Bugs. The boss fills a square around itself with Venom Bug #2531, which self-destruct, and heals a random amount each time.
  • Stage 4: Venom Fog. Invisible helpers cast Venom Fog around the boss for 30 seconds at a time. The whole stage 4 area also has extra venom fog spots until the boss dies.

When a Dark Faceworm dies, a treasure chest appears and a portal opens to the next area.

Stages 2 to 4

Stage Start Boss spawns near
2 Leader talks to Chaos after taking the portal at 149/92 161/272 (south of the hill)
3 Leader talks to Chaos after the portal at 139/100 278/308 (narrow canyon in the north-east)
4 Walk into the area just past the portal at 248/185 214/108 (west)

Each stage first spawns a new wave of (players + 1) × 11 Faceworms, and the boss appears when fewer than 3 remain.

Stage 5: Faceworm Queen

Take the portal at 204/122 and walk to the large puddle. After a cutscene with Chaos, the Faceworm Queen #2529 crawls out of the nest at 213/153.

  • HP: 52,000,000 minus 2,000,000 for each player fewer than 13 in the instance, with a minimum of 15,000,000. A solo player faces 28,000,000 HP.
  • Element changes: About every 25 seconds she may shed her skin and change form: Yellow Faceworm Queen #2535 (wind), Green Faceworm Queen #2533 (earth), Blue Faceworm Queen #2534 (water) or back to normal. Watch the announcement and switch to the right element.
  • Adds: Depending on her remaining HP, she uses the same tricks as the Dark Faceworms: eggs that heal her (up to 1,000,000 per player for 4 eggs), Water Ball helpers, Venom Bug grids that also heal her, and Venom Fog. Below 10,000,000 HP she combines two of these at once.
  • Stay near the nest: Keep her inside the nest area (roughly 190–230 / 135–175). If she leaves it you get a warning, and then she turns into the Red Faceworm Queen #2532 for 15 seconds.
  • Burst damage triggers rage: If the party deals more than (players + 7) × 400,000 damage within one cycle (about 20 seconds), she recovers 80% of that damage and turns into the Red Faceworm Queen with higher attack.
  • Chaos helps: While she has more than 7,000,000 HP, Chaos sometimes shouts "Lure it to the north/south/east/west!" and appears at that edge of the nest for 15 seconds. Pull the Queen next to him and step on his spot. He hits her for up to (players + 7) × 250,000 damage. His hit cannot take her below 5,000,000 HP.

When she dies, the final chest appears. Talk to Chaos (step near 212/156) and then use the Dimensional Device to leave.

Rewards

Stage chests (Dark Faceworms): Each chest drops one Gigant Snake Skin #20717. It is either the unslotted cape or the slotted version Gigant Snake Skin [1] #20718. The slotted chance grows with each stage: 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%.

  • The timer for each chest starts when that stage starts. Open it within 2 minutes for the best result: refine +2 to +6. Each 15 seconds after that lowers the range, down to +0 to +4.
  • It can also roll up to three random stat enchants (STR/AGI/VIT/INT/DEX/LUK +1 to +5, plus a rare Special stat enchant). Faster clears raise the chance of getting enchants.

Final chest (Faceworm Queen): Drops two capes, each with a 60% chance to be slotted.

  • Open it within 4 minutes 30 seconds of the Queen's stage starting for refine +4 to +11. Each 15 seconds later lowers the range, down to +1 to +8.
  • Enchants can go up to +7 per stat.
  • Opening it records your clear time on the Old Sign. If you beat the record, it is announced to the whole server.

Merchant Prince's Boxes: When the final chest is opened, each of 27 hidden boxes around the map has a 50% chance to appear. Each box drops:

Instance Points: 20–40 when you leave through the Dimensional Device. This counts toward the daily 1,200 point cap.

Payon side quests

Four NPCs in Payon take the quest items from the boxes. Each turn-in gives 70,000 Base EXP and 55,000 Job EXP. Each NPC can be done once a day (resets at 04:00 server time), and you need Base Level 140.

NPC Location Takes
An Old Woman (Jeum-sun) /navi payon 157/54 Old Ring #6650
Exotic Merchant (Sergio) /navi payon 161/54 Old Photo Album #6652
Strong Looking Man (Dol-Seoi) /navi payon 161/50 Old Pill #6653
A dreary man (Keaton) /navi payon 139/68 Rusty Bracalet #6651

Tip

  • Stepping near a Suspicious Mound spawns 1–3 Faceworm Larva #2541.
  • Hidden toxic spots on the path to stages 2 and 3 release 25–50 Venom Bugs.
  • Greatest General #1277, Beetle King #1494 and Savage #1166 roam the whole map.
  • Clear quickly but carefully. The chest timers keep running while you fight trash.

Overview

  • Entrance: Magic Scholar at dali 80/60 (/navi dali 80/60) or Interdimensional Device at dali 72/55 (/navi dali 72/55)
  • Requirements: Level 140+, time limit 1h
  • Entry: Repeatable, resets daily at 04:00.
  • Who can enter: Party (create a party first)

Bosses

Drop chances include Miracle's drop rates.

Red Faceworm Queen #2532

MVP · Level 155 · 50,000,000 HP · Insect · Fire 1 · Large · Full monster entry

Item Chance
Mystical Card Album #12246 50% MVP reward
Old Purple Box #617 50% (×2) MVP reward
Broken Horn #6649 100%
Faceworm Queen Leg [2] #13090 5%
Flame Heart #994 100%
Faceworm Queen Card #27164 0.5%
Faceworm Queen #2529

MVP · Level 155 · 50,000,000 HP · Insect · Poison 4 · Large · Full monster entry

Item Chance
Mystical Card Album #12246 50% MVP reward
Old Purple Box #617 50% (×2) MVP reward
Broken Horn #6649 100%
Faceworm Queen Leg [2] #13090 5%
Yggdrasil Berry #607 100%
Faceworm Queen Card #27164 0.5%
Yellow Faceworm Queen #2535

MVP · Level 155 · 50,000,000 HP · Insect · Wind 1 · Large · Full monster entry

Item Chance
Mystical Card Album #12246 50% MVP reward
Old Purple Box #617 50% (×2) MVP reward
Broken Horn #6649 100%
Faceworm Queen Leg [2] #13090 5%
Rough Wind #996 100%
Faceworm Queen Card #27164 0.5%
Green Faceworm Queen #2533

MVP · Level 155 · 50,000,000 HP · Insect · Earth 1 · Large · Full monster entry

Item Chance
Mystical Card Album #12246 50% MVP reward
Old Purple Box #617 50% (×2) MVP reward
Broken Horn #6649 100%
Faceworm Queen Leg [2] #13090 5%
Great Nature #997 100%
Faceworm Queen Card #27164 0.5%
Blue Faceworm Queen #2534

MVP · Level 155 · 50,000,000 HP · Insect · Water 1 · Large · Full monster entry

Item Chance
Mystical Card Album #12246 50% MVP reward
Old Purple Box #617 50% (×2) MVP reward
Broken Horn #6649 100%
Faceworm Queen Leg [2] #13090 5%
Mystic Frozen #995 100%
Faceworm Queen Card #27164 0.5%
Dark Faceworm #2530

Boss · Level 144 · 5,000,000 HP · Insect · Poison 2 · Large · Full monster entry

Item Chance
Faceworm Leg [1] #13089 10%
Old Scroll #22507 10%
Dark Faceworm Card #27165 0.5%
Venom Bug #2531

Boss · Level 140 · 10,000 HP · Insect · Poison 1 · Small · Full monster entry

Item Chance
Fluorescent Liquid #7326 100%
Sticky Mucus #938 100%

Monsters

Monster Level HP Race Element
Faceworm #2528 140 482,427 Insect Poison 1
Faceworm Larva #2541 145 260,380 Insect Poison 2
Greatest General #1277 55 1,405 Formless Fire 2
Beetle King #1494 55 1,487 Insect Earth 1
Savage #1166 59 2,158 Brute Earth 2

Rewards and quest items

Items the instance NPCs hand out, including quest items used along the way.

Item Amount
Gigant Snake Skin [1] #20718 1
Gigant Snake Skin #20717 1
Garnet #718 1
Old Scroll #22507 1
Amethyst #719 1
Old Ring #6650 1
Aquamarine #720 1
Rusty Bracalet #6651 1
Emerald #721 1
Old Photo Album #6652 1
Pearl #722 1
Old Pill #6653 1
Sardonyx #725 1
Sapphire #726 1
Opal #727 1
Old Crown #6648 1
Gold Bullion #7228 1
Silver Bullion #7229 1

Exchange and crafting

NPCs outside the instance that take what you bring back from it.

NPC Takes Gives
An Old Woman
payon 157/54		 Old Ring #6650 Upgrades or quest use
A dreary man
payon 139/68		 Rusty Bracalet #6651 Upgrades or quest use
Exotic Merchant
payon 161/54		 Old Photo Album #6652 Upgrades or quest use
Strong Looking Man
payon 161/50		 Old Pill #6653 Upgrades or quest use
Meteurengut
aldebaran 44/53		 Sapphire #726 Upgrades or quest use
Replication Expert Paltu
ecl_in01 67/39		 Sapphire #726 Costume Frog Cap #19548, Costume Centimental Flower #19552, Costume Magestic Goat #19549, Costume Blush #19550, Costume Valkyrie Helm #19546, Costume Deviruchi Cap #19547, Costume Assassin Mask #19553, Costume Elven Ears #19551 and 2 more