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Arena:
Blackrose Prison
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Zone
Murkmire
Location
South of Dead-Water Village
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When Imperial Potentate Versidue-Shaie wanted a distant dungeon to house the most feared criminal and political prisoners of the Second Empire, he ordered a penal institution built on the coast of Black Marsh; it was named Blackrose Prison after the ancient city a day's march to the north.
Blackrose Prison

Blackrose Prison is a group-based arena in Murkmire.

The Blackrose Prison yard

Related Quests[edit]

Characters[edit]

Blackrose Prison
Erilthel Quest Giver
Seeks-the-Dark
Blackguard Assassin
Blackguard Warrior

Walkthrough[edit]

Blackrose Prison has both a Normal and a Veteran Mode, which can be accessed by changing your group settings before entering the prison. Each round takes places in a different section of the prison, and is itself split up into several rounds of enemy waves before a final boss fight. At the end of each round, you will receive a chest containing loot.

Round 1: Derelict Prison Yard[edit]

Derelict Prison Yard
Enemies
Bosses

Round 2: Hall of Beasts[edit]

Hall of Beasts
Enemies
Bosses

Round 3: Vampire's Pen[edit]

Vampire's Pen
Enemies
Bosses

Round 4: Mess Hall of Misery[edit]

Mess Hall of Misery
Enemies
Bosses

Round 5: Drakeeh's Cage[edit]

Drakeeh's Cage
Drakeeh's Cage
Enemies
Bosses

Sets[edit]

  • Normal weapons can drop from the last boss of the Arena on normal difficulty.
  • The Perfected versions of the weapons only drop in Veteran Mode or can be awarded to players who successfully rank on the weekly Arena leaderboard.
Set Name Bonuses Set Type
Gallant Charge

2 items: Reduces the cost of Shield Charge by 25% and reduces the cost of your next non-Shield Charge One Handed and Shield ability cast within 3 seconds by 100%.

Weapon
Perfected Gallant Charge

2 perfected items: Adds 27-1190 Armor
2 items: Reduces the cost of Shield Charge by 25% and reduces the cost of your next non-Shield Charge One Handed and Shield ability cast within 3 seconds by 100%.

Weapon
Mender's Ward

2 items: Steadfast Ward applies Major Vitality to your target for 4 seconds, increasing their healing received and damage shield strength by 12%.

Weapon
Perfected Mender's Ward

2 perfected items: Adds 2-103 Magicka Recovery
2 items: Steadfast Ward applies Major Vitality to your target for 4 seconds, increasing their healing received and damage shield strength by 12%.

Weapon
Radial Uppercut

2 items: Uppercut deals 45% of its damage to all enemies near your primary target.

Weapon
Perfected Radial Uppercut

2 perfected items: Adds 27-1190 Offensive Penetration
2 items: Uppercut deals 45% of its damage to all enemies near your primary target.

Weapon
Spectral Cloak

2 items: Activating Blade Cloak while in combat allows you to gain Spectral Cloak whenever Blade Cloak deals damage for 2 seconds, reducing your damage taken and increasing your damage done by 6%.

Weapon
Perfected Spectral Cloak

2 perfected items: Adds 2-103 Stamina Recovery
2 items: Activating Blade Cloak while in combat allows you to gain Spectral Cloak whenever Blade Cloak deals damage for 2 seconds, reducing your damage taken and increasing your damage done by 6%.

Weapon
Virulent Shot

2 items: Scatter Shot applies a damage over time effect that deals 65% of your initial attack as Poison Damage every 2 seconds for 4 seconds. The duration increases if you are farther away from your target to a maximum of 12 seconds.

Weapon
Perfected Virulent Shot

2 perfected items: Adds 12-526 Critical Chance
2 items: Scatter Shot applies a damage over time effect that deals 65% of your initial attack as Poison Damage every 2 seconds for 4 seconds. The duration increases if you are farther away from your target to a maximum of 12 seconds.

Weapon
Wild Impulse

2 items: Reduce the cost of Impulse by 10%. Impulse places lingering elemental damage on your targets, dealing 605 Flame, 605 Shock, and 605 Frost Damage over 8 seconds. Each element ticks once over the duration and its damage scales off the higher of your Weapon and Spell Damage.

Weapon
Perfected Wild Impulse

2 perfected items: Adds 27-1190 Offensive Penetration
2 items: Reduce the cost of Impulse by 10%. Impulse places lingering elemental damage on your targets, dealing 605 Flame, 605 Shock, and 605 Frost Damage over 8 seconds. Each element ticks once over the duration and its damage scales off the higher of your Weapon and Spell Damage.

Weapon

Books[edit]

Achievements[edit]

There are 16 Achievements associated with this arena:

Achievement Points Description Reward
ON-icon-quest-Book 01.png Honor Guard Style Master 50 Learn every chapter in the Honor Guard style book, occasionally found as rewards for completing Blackrose Prison.
Normal
ON-icon-achievement-Blackrose Prison Vanquisher.png Blackrose Prison Vanquisher 15 Defeat Battlemage Ennodius, Tames-the-Beast, Lady Minara, and Drakeeh the Unchained in Blackrose Prison. Title: Blackrose Condemner
Apricot OutrageApricot Outrage
ON-icon-achievement-Cleansing the Damned.png Cleansing the Damned 10 Have a single group member successfully absorb at least three of Drakeeh's targets during his Spirit Ignition ability and cleanse themselves without dying.
ON-icon-achievement-Meteor Mayhem.png Meteor Mayhem 10 Use Battlemage Ennodius' Meteor ability to stun all four atronachs simultaneously in the first arena of Blackrose Prison.
ON-icon-achievement-Rise of the Fallen.png Rise of the Fallen 10 Use a Sigil of Resurrection in any arena to revive three other group members at once in Blackrose Prison.
Veteran
ON-icon-achievement-A Thrilling Trifecta.png A Thrilling Trifecta 10 Defeat Battlemage Ennodius, Lady Minara, and Tames-the-Beast within 20 seconds of each other in Veteran Blackrose Prison.
ON-icon-achievement-Blackrose Buccaneer.png Blackrose Buccaneer 50 Defeat Battlemage Ennodius, Tames-the-Beast, Lady Minara, and Drakeeh the Unchained in Veteran Blackrose Prison in under 40 minutes without dying. The timer starts when the first arena begins.
ON-icon-achievement-Blackrose Prison Conqueror.png Blackrose Prison Conqueror 50 Defeat Battlemage Ennodius, Tames-the-Beast, Lady Minara, and Drakeeh the Unchained in Veteran Blackrose Prison. Title: Blackrose Executioner
Skin: Marshmist Palescale
ON-icon-achievement-Faster than Flames.png Faster than Flames 10 Defeat Battlemage Ennodius without group members taking flame damage while her Flame Spouts ability is active in Veteran Blackrose Prison.
ON-icon-achievement-Gauntlet Gallop.png Gauntlet Gallop 50 Defeat Battlemage Ennodius, Tames-the-Beast, Lady Minara, and Drakeeh the Unchained in Veteran Blackrose Prison in under 30 minutes. The timer starts when the first arena begins.
ON-icon-achievement-God of the Gauntlet.png God of the Gauntlet 50 Defeat Battlemage Ennodius, Tames-the-Beast, Lady Minara, and Drakeeh the Unchained in Veteran Blackrose Prison in under 40 minutes without dying and without activating Sigils during combat. The timer starts when the first arena begins. Title: The Unchained
ON-icon-achievement-Rarely Rooted.png Rarely Rooted 10 Defeat Tames-the-Beast without a group member becoming trapped by the Crushing Roots ability in Veteran Blackrose Prison.
ON-icon-achievement-God of the Gauntlet.png Sigil Stingy 50 Defeat Battlemage Ennodius, Tames-the-Beast, Lady Minara, and Drakeeh the Unchained in Veteran Blackrose Prison without using Sigils during combat.
ON-icon-achievement-Skeletal Summoning.png Skeletal Summoning 10 Defeat Lady Minara after three Bone Colossi are summoned within 30 seconds of the round beginning in Veteran Blackrose Prison.
ON-icon-achievement-Spirits Sundered.png Spirits Sundered 10 Defeat Drakeeh the Unchained while always ensuring he absorbs at least 2 spirits before casting Spirit Scream in Veteran Blackrose Prison.
ON-icon-achievement-Unchained and Undying.png Unchained and Undying 50 Defeat Battlemage Ennodius, Tames-the-Beast, Lady Minara, and Drakeeh the Unchained in Veteran Blackrose Prison without dying.