DEV Blog 10 - Corruption of Light



Date Posted: 20th March 2017

Greetings, Riders! Its BK again, the lead designer for the Riders of Icarus development team at WeMade. I am excited to announce the Corruption of Light update! Riders can look forward to a level cap of 55, 2 new areas to explore, and more unique mounts to tame. Take a look, Riders!

Ellora Sanctuary and Windhome Canyon

Welcome to Ellora Sanctuary, a beautiful, mystical and lush land, home to the Light Elves who inhabit and protect it under the blessing of Daleroth the World Tree. After the War of Light, the Light Elves made it their mission to guard the Demonic Stone under Ellora's command. The opposing forces, known as the Chaos Elves, raided Ellora Sanctuary to obtain the Demonic Stone.



The Dragon Knights of Hakanas are helping the Light Elves, but are in a state of chaos due to the powerful attacks of the enemies. In order to save the awakened Princess Lania, the Demonic Stone must be kept out of the Chaos Elves clutches. It is the Rider’s duty to recover it!



New Dungeon Forgotten Shrine

The Forgotten Shrine is a new dungeon in Windhome Canyon available to level 54 Riders. In the Forgotten Shrine, Riders will battle Yorminsul from the Chaos Legion, who has occupied the shrine with the goal of obtaining the Demonic Stone. Before the sanctuary is dominated by the Chaos Elves, Riders must defeat Yorminsul and safely recover the Demonic Stone.



Be careful of the dungeon bosses’ power! Yorminsul transforms into the Exalted of Chaos and becomes stronger. His combat pattern changes abruptly, therefore Riders must always be on their best guard.Yorminsul uses the "Seeds of Disorder" skill and attacks party members with his powerful hypnosis or summons shadows to raise the pressure of battle.More than ever, the cooperation of party members is extremely important!



In the Forgotten Shrine, Riders will come across a magnificent, giant armored bear by the name of 'Zaminus'. Zaminus possesses quick movement speed and is useful for ground battle. This familiar raises all attack stats making it a highly desired mount to tame. The mark recipe drop is very rare and can be obtained from raid bosses and dungeons.

New Field Bosses

'Prion Roa' and 'Lenazar' were formally Light Elves. However, they became influenced by chaos and transformed into Chaos Elves. These new Field Bosses are skillful at using the power of chaos and it will be difficult to take them down.

Riders can fight Prion Roa in Ellora Sanctuary. We recommend that Riders assemble a 10-member team to engage in battle. Prion Roa uses the 'Seduce' skill and immobilizes all nearby enemies for 7 seconds, therefore Riders must quickly avoid it. Prion Roa also summons gigantic Dyraths, therefore, it's best to quickly deal tons of damage on her to make the battle easier.



Riders will also face Lenanzar, the field boss of Windhome Canyon. Lenanzar uses the 'Large Thunderbolt' skill that drops around 20 thunderbolts, and generally uses AoE thunder and fire skills. To minimize the amount of damage received from wide-area attacks, Riders must be sure to stick to the roles of their classes to defeat Lenanzar; we recommend a fast mount to evade him.



New Mounts

The three most eye-popping familiars of Ellora Sanctuary and Windhome Canyon are Dredrum, Bruniche and Torkai.

Dredrum

Dredrum's large size, overwhelming appearance and effect of raising Max Health and Overall Defense makes it optimal for Tanker style classes.



Bruniche

The lovable and mystical Bruniche possesses the effect of raising Magic Attack and Magic Critical Damage, making it a popular choice for Magic style classes.



Torkai

Torkai is a unique and beautiful Legendary mount with impressive abilities. Among the familiars introduced, Torkai possesses the fastest movement speed, the best effects, and attributes. We believe this familiar will be coveted by many Riders, and seeing that it's the best familiar, taming it won't be easy!



Lair of Ma'art

Many Riders from the community have asked us if there are plans to expand and add familiars from higher-level areas to the Lair of Ienos. Essentially Lair of Ma'art is an expansion of the "Lair of Ienos" that focuses on tamable familiars from Tritael Rift, Cloying Wastes and Exarahn Badlands. Lair of Ma'art can be entered by Riders over level 49, and the entry pass can be obtained through daily quests.



Unlike the Lair of Ienos, a special legendary familiar named Magma Beast is tamable in the Lair of Ma'art. This familiar possesses a unique appearance. The recipe can be obtained through the lair's boss, Ma'art, at a low chance.



This is only a brief introduction to the Corruption of Light update coming up on March 22nd. We hope our Riders will enjoy exploring these new areas, battling new foes, and more importantly taming new familiars! Riders can still register for a FREE Sanctuary Archon Pack, including an Enjani mount and more! See you in the skies of Hakanas, brave Riders!