Taillteann Defensive Battle

For a quick comparison of shadow missions and difficulties, see Category:Shadow Mission Lists.

For other missions, see Category:Shadow Missions.

Description

A display on the right of the screen displays the current wave of each gate.

Defend Taillteann by defeating 9 waves of enemies at each of Tailteann's three gates. Two allied NPCs will assist in guarding each gate.
- Enemies will spawn every 60 seconds, or when all enemies at a gate are defeated.
  - After all 9 waves of a single gate has been cleared, no more enemies will appear at that gate.
The party will be split between the East, West, and South gates, with two players to each gate with a full party.
- If there are currently no enemies at a specific gate, portals will temporarily spawn nearby that will teleport players to the other gates when walked over.
  - These portals will despawn when used while enemies are present at the gate, but can be reactivated by defeating the enemies again.

A successful gate defense blocks further attacks.

A gate can "fall" if certain conditions are met. When this happens, all remaining monsters and NPCs are despawned and a new wave will instantly spawn further into town.
- If either of these conditions are met, a fall will occur:
  - If the two allied NPCs are killed.
  - If three waves of enemies are present at a single gate.
- If any one gate falls three times, the entire mission is failed.
Upon successfully defeating all waves, the reward chest will spawn in the town center.

A portal that will quickly transport a player to another gate. Two will spawn, one to move clockwise, and the other to move counter-clockwise.

At low difficulties, use fast ranged attacks to clear waves quickly. Chain Blade's and Dual Guns' normal attacks, Water Cannon or Chain Casted basic magic are usually sufficient.
- Fusion Bolt can be prepared between waves.
At higher difficulties, powerful AOE skills such as Act 7: Climactic Crash, Windmill, Fireball, Shock and Stampede can clear waves easily.
When running Solo, focus on defeating enemies at each gate quickly and moving on to the next.
- Make use of the portals that spawn to efficiently clear waves and reduce the chance of another gate falling.
Allied NPCs can be healed. However, unless the mission is at risk of failure it is more advisable to focus on clearing waves.
- NPCs and Monsters will not aggro eachother if no one is within a certain range of them.
- If a gate falls, the NPCs will recover their health. Each gate can be allowed to fall twice, keep this in mind.
- Using Ice Mines WILL hurt the NPCs. Avoid using them in this mission.
- Using Dragon Support will NOT hurt the NPCs, so it is safe to use in this mission.
Occasionally, two waves of enemies will appear to spawn at the same time. Both waves contribute to completing the mission, however keep in mind that a third spawn will cause the gate to fall.

Quest Board Location: Taillteann
Party Size: 1~6
Time Limit: None
Mission Details: The monsters have begun their attack of Shadow Taillteann in the Shadow Realm. We cannot allow the allied forces to shed blood in vain. We must occupy Shadow Taillteann.
Info: There are battles going on near the south gate, the west gate, and the east gate. Stall for time until the support unit arrives.
Requirements: See Shadow Missions for more information.

Click to enlarge. The gates that must be defended are marked.

Regular Spawns
- Shadow Archer (Weak)
- Shadow Fighter (Armor)
- Shadow Lancer (Heavy Armor)
- Shadow Warrior

All four of the above monsters spawn together.
Note: Basic version has Shadow Lancer (Light Armor), and Hard version has Shadow Lancer (Light Armor Strong) instead.

Basic

Intermediate

Advanced

Hard

Elite