Online:Lair of Maarselok

Group Dungeon
Discoverable	Yes
Completion	Objective
Dungeon	Yes
# of Zones	1
Zone
	Green Hall, Grahtwood
Location
	Neighboring jungles of the Tenmar Forest
Instanced Dungeon
Min Level	45
Group Size	4
Bosses	1
Mini-Bosses	2
Veteran Speed Run Target	35 mins
Loading Screen
	The fertile jungles of this mountain valley have long since swallowed up the Khajiit kingdom that once called it home. But a new, malignant growth is spreading here, and it threatens to consume far more than old ruins.

Entrance to the Lair of Maarselok

The Lair of Maarselok is a group dungeon within the mountain valleys of Tenmar, Grahtwood entered from a lake northeast of the Ossuary of Telacar.

It is part of the Scalebreaker dungeon pack DLC, along with the Moongrave Fane. The Azureblight, a deathly corruption originating from an abandoned Khajiiti temple within the Tenmar Mountain valley, threatens the Elden Tree. When Grahtwood's protectors tried and failed to destroy the Dragon Maarselok at the center of the blight, a second plan is hatched to enlist the help of the forest spirit Selene and her captor, the warlock Carindon. Together in an uneasy truce, and with your help, they must stop Maarselok and his blight before the corruption can spread further.

Backstory Description[edit]

Update 23 Patch Notes

Something deeply wrong is growing in the jungles of Tenmar, a malignant blight with a Dragon at its heart. The armies of Elden Root have tried, and failed, to root it out and now their last desperate hope rests on a precarious truce between the forest spirit, Selene, and her captor, the Warlock Carindon. Can you keep the peace between these bitter enemies long enough to end Maarselok's blight?

Face the Corrupting Influence of a New Dragon in Lair of Maarselok

Deep beneath the border mountains of eastern Grahtwood, the Dragon known as Maarselok wakes with the release of his brethren from the Halls of Colossus. Hungry and vengeful, the terrible beast has ravaged the wilds, and his corrupting power threatens the Elden Root tree if left unchecked … Failing to deal with the monster on their own, the Wood Elves have reached out to an unlikely pair for help: the forest spirit Selene and her captor, the Warlock Carindon. With their help, you and your team must venture into Maarselok's domain and put a stop to his rampages before the blight can spread any further.

Scalebreaker Bundle Details

The corruption of the Dragon, Maarselok, creeps out from his lair, threatening all Grahtwood. Help the forces of Elden Root defend the Green and end the Azure Blight with an unlikely ally: the forest spirit, Selene.

Related Quests[edit]

Lair of Maarselok Objective: Investigate the Lair of Maarselok. / I killed the Dragon, Maarselok, and ended his blight.
- The Azure Blight: Take down an awakened dragon to stop the spread of an unnatural blight.
Pledge: Lair of Maarselok: Prove you are truly Undaunted by conquering Lair of Maarselok.

Characters[edit]

Lair of Maarselok
Allanwen Gadnalon Warlock Carindon Selene Shagrath's Host

Enemies[edit]

Normal Enemies[edit]

Elite Enemies[edit]

Azureblight Corruptor
Azureblight Frostmage
Azureblight Infestor (Champion rank during Azureblight Cancroid encounter)
Azureblight Lurcher (Boss rank during Maarselok's first phase)
Azureblight Vitiate

Minibosses[edit]

Selene, who summons her Claws and Fangs
Azureblight Cancroid, a large mass of Azureblight

Bosses[edit]

Maarselok is fought three separate times throughout the dungeon:

In Flight, sustaining a powerful Azureblight Lurcher
On his Perch, summoning a horde of Azureblighted creatures
In his Roost, on his own face to face

Hard Mode[edit]

Hard Mode is only available in the Veteran version of Lair of Maarselok. When you get to the final boss fight against Maarselok, you have the option to activate the Azureblight Seed, located near the entrance to the plateau. Activating the seed will display the following:

<Try to smash the seed.>

Smashing the seed will make the boss fight more difficult and will cause Selene to become corrupted by the Azureblight, resulting in her fighting against you rather than aiding you as an ally. If your group dies, the seed will need to be activated again to re-enable Hard Mode.

Layout[edit]

Azureblight Summit[edit]

This is Maarselok's perch.

Books[edit]

Maarselok Reconnaissance Log One
Maarselok Reconnaissance Log Two
Maarselok Reconnaissance Log Three
Maarselok Reconnaissance Log Four
No! No! No!
Observations on the Changeling by Warlock Carindon — A guild mage's observations of a captured Changeling
Observations on Tenmar Valley by Warlock Carindon — A guild mage's notes on a spreading disease

Sets[edit]

Set Name	Bonuses	Location(s)	Set Type
Z'en's Redress	2 items: Adds 3-129 Magicka Recovery 3 items: Adds 3-129 Weapon and Spell Damage 4 items: Adds 25-1096 Maximum Magicka 5 items: Your Light Attacks apply the Touch of Z'en on enemies for 20 seconds. Enemies with the Touch of Z'en take an additional 1% more damage for each damage over time effect you've placed on them, up to 5%. Enemies can only be affected by one Touch of Z'en at a time.	Lair of Maarselok	Light Armor
Azureblight Reaper	2 items: Adds 3-129 Weapon and Spell Damage 3 items: Adds 3-129 Weapon and Spell Damage 4 items: Adds 3-129 Weapon and Spell Damage 5 items: When you deal damage with a damage over time effect, you apply a stack of Blight Seed to the target for 5 seconds. At 20 stacks, Blight Seed explodes, dealing 667 Disease damage to the target and nearby enemies, increasing by 150% per additional monster hit, up to 600%. The explosion scales off the higher of your Weapon and Spell Damage and can occur once every 1 second. Enemies can only have one Blight Seed active at a time.	Lair of Maarselok	Medium Armor
Dragon's Defilement	2 items: Adds 25-1096 Maximum Stamina 3 items: Adds 25-1096 Maximum Stamina 4 items: Adds 28-1206 Maximum Health 5 items: Adds 28-1206 Maximum Health 5 items: When you take damage from a melee attack, gain a corrupting aura for 5 seconds that applies Minor Breach to all enemies within 8 meters of you, reducing their Physical and Spell Resistance by 2974. This effect can occur every 5 seconds.	Lair of Maarselok	Heavy Armor
Maarselok	1 item: Adds 25-1096 Maximum Stamina 2 items: When you deal damage with a melee Heavy Attack, you spew a cone of corruption, dealing 1492 Disease damage to enemies over 4 seconds. This damage is increased by 10% for each negative effect the enemies have, up to a maximum of 300%. This effect can occur once every 10 seconds and scales off the higher of your Weapon and Spell Damage.	Lair of Maarselok	Monster Helm Sets

Achievements[edit]

There are 21 achievements associated with this dungeon:

Achievement		Points	Description	Reward
	Scalebreaker Explorer	5	Enter either Moongrave Fane or Lair of Maarselok for the first time.	Outfit Style: Dread-Aurelian Mask
	Stags of Z'en Style Master	50	Learn every chapter in the Stags of Z'en style book, found in the Lair of Maarselok dungeon.
Needed for Lair of Maarselok Challenger
	Lair of Maarselok Challenger	50	Complete the listed achievements for Veteran Lair of Maarselok.	Title: Guardian of the Green
	Lair of Maarselok Conqueror	10	Defeat Selene, Maarselok in flight, the Azureblight Cancroid, Maarselok on his perch, and Maarselok in his roost in Veteran Lair of Maarselok.	Bust: Maarselok (page) Memento: Corruption of Maarselok
	Selene's Savior	50	Defeat Maarselok in his roost after using the Azureblight Seed in Veteran Lair of Maarselok.	Title: Z'en's Redeemer
	Weed Eater	50	Defeat all encounters in addition to Selene, Maarselok in flight, the Azureblight Cancroid, Maarselok on his perch, and Maarselok in his roost within 35 minutes of entering Veteran Lair of Maarselok. Your timer starts on engaging the first group of enemies.
	Undying Endurance	50	Defeat all encounters in addition to Selene, Maarselok in flight, the Azureblight Cancroid, Maarselok on his perch, and Maarselok in his roost in Veteran Lair of Maarselok without suffering a group member death.
Normal
	Scalebreaker Scout	10	Complete both Lair of Maarselok and Moongrave Fane in Normal.	Behold Khunzar-ri's Guile (page)
	Lair of Maarselok Vanquisher	10	Defeat Selene, Maarselok in flight, the Azureblight Cancroid, Maarselok on his perch, and Maarselok in his roost in Lair of Maarselok.	Trophy: Maarselok (page)
	Duck and Weave	10	Defeat Selene without taking damage from her Poison Bolts in Lair of Maarselok.
	Eyes to the Sky	10	Defeat Maarselok in flight without any member of your group being hit by his Blightbreath Strafe in Lair of Maarselok.
	Crop Rotation	5	Defeat the Azureblight Cancroid with a cleansed Seed of Corruption being picked up by every member of the group in Lair of Maarselok.
Veteran
	Scalebreaker Delver	50	Complete Veteran Moongrave Fane Conqueror and Veteran Lair of Maarselok.	Hollowfang Cruor Outfit Style: Dread-Aurelian Pauldrons
	Nature's Wrath	50	Defeat all encounters in addition to Selene, Maarselok in flight, the Azureblight Cancroid, Maarselok on his perch, and Maarselok in his roost after using the Azureblight Seed in Veteran Lair of Maarselok in under 35 minutes without suffering a group member death.
	Azureblight Infected Slayer	10	Defeat 400 Azureblight Infected in Veteran Lair of Maarselok.
	Azureblight Construct Slayer	10	Defeat 50 Azureblight Lurchers or Azureblight Infestors in Veteran Lair of Maarselok.
	Garden Master	10	Defeat the Azureblight Lurcher only while it is enraged by Maarselok's Blightbreath Strafe in Veteran Lair of Maarselok.
	Shagrath's Shield	5	Defeat Maarselok on his perches without any of Shagrath's Host dying in Veteran Lair of Maarselok.
	Friend of the Trees	5	Defeat Maarselok on his perches without defeating any Azureblight Lurchers in Veteran Lair of Maarselok.
	Scourge Purger	5	Defeat Maarselok in his roost while cleansing all of his Scourge Seeds without the current host activating Selene's Cleansing Wards in Veteran Lair of Maarselok.
	Blue Thumbed Botanist	5	Defeat Maarselok while ensuring he gains the benefits of Invigorating Fumes every time he Lunges in Hard Mode Veteran Lair of Maarselok.