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|DungeonName=Grimm's Grotto
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|ShortHand=RankedDungeon
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|Rumor=''The Grotto is a place where more seasoned adventurers tend to mess about with swords and sorcery. It's absolutely infested with all sorts of nasty nasties which seem a fair bit tougher than the average dungeon monster.''
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|SpecialRules=Grimm's Grotto uses a different monster placement algorithm than other dungeons. While most dungeons will weight the placement of low-level monsters towards the player's start location and high-level monsters away from it, Grimm's Grotto places them randomly. This means it has a significantly higher probability of creating unwinnable layouts than any other dungeon. According to the developers, this is an intentional throwback to the alpha.
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|Difficulty=Hard
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|MonsterStats=140%
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|Region=South
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|Monsters=All unlocked monsters
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|Boss={{boss|Random boss}}
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|Quests={{q|Halflings, Ho!}}
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|Unlock=Complete {{q|Unlikely Heroes}}
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The Grotto is the hardest of the completely random dungeons in the game.  The boss and monster populations are randomly generated, and everything has vastly increased combat strength.  Grimm's Grotto is the closest dungeon equivalent to [[Alpha:Dungeon#Ranked|ranked mode]] from the alpha.  Since it only has a single boss that is chosen randomly, its difficulty is going to be very random.
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== Quests ==
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{{:Halflings, Ho!}}
  
Grimm's Grotto uses a different monster placement algorithm than other dungeons.  While most dungeons will weight the placement of low-level monsters towards the player's start location and high-level monsters away from it, Grimm's Grotto places them randomly.  This means it has a significantly higher probability of creating unwinnable layouts than any other dungeon.  According to the developers, this is an intentional throwback to the alpha.
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== Bosses ==
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{{:Random Boss}}
  
 
== Strategy ==
 
== Strategy ==
 
Due to the randomized boss, it is difficult to approach Grimm's Grotto with an overly-specialized strategy.  Instead, it is better to prepare yourself to deal with a wide variety of different bosses.  Your most important goal is to find ways to navigate around monsters that are blocking your path to avoid getting cut off.  The {{s|ENDISWAL}}, {{s|WEYTWUT}} and {{s|PISORF}} glyphs all work very well for this purpose. There are also some preparations that can increase your chances against being stuck between monsters that are too powerful: the {{i|Bear Mace}} or the {{i|Slaying Wand}} from the [[Blacksmith]]; the {{i|Transmutation Seal}} from the [[Alchemist]]; or arguably the best one, the {{i|Titan Guitar}} in case you have it lockered or available via your backpack. Alternatively, you may prepare {{g|Jehora Jeheyu}} or {{g|Binlor Ironshield}} for their free glyphs, though consider that especially Jehora's preparation penalty can be significant.
 
Due to the randomized boss, it is difficult to approach Grimm's Grotto with an overly-specialized strategy.  Instead, it is better to prepare yourself to deal with a wide variety of different bosses.  Your most important goal is to find ways to navigate around monsters that are blocking your path to avoid getting cut off.  The {{s|ENDISWAL}}, {{s|WEYTWUT}} and {{s|PISORF}} glyphs all work very well for this purpose. There are also some preparations that can increase your chances against being stuck between monsters that are too powerful: the {{i|Bear Mace}} or the {{i|Slaying Wand}} from the [[Blacksmith]]; the {{i|Transmutation Seal}} from the [[Alchemist]]; or arguably the best one, the {{i|Titan Guitar}} in case you have it lockered or available via your backpack. Alternatively, you may prepare {{g|Jehora Jeheyu}} or {{g|Binlor Ironshield}} for their free glyphs, though consider that especially Jehora's preparation penalty can be significant.
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Latest revision as of 09:19, 31 October 2016

The Grotto is a place where more seasoned adventurers tend to mess about with swords and sorcery. It's absolutely infested with all sorts of nasty nasties which seem a fair bit tougher than the average dungeon monster.
Grimm's Grotto
Region South
Difficulty Hard
Monster Stats 140%
Population All unlocked monsters
Bosses Boss: Random boss Random boss]]
Suggested Classes Any
Quests Quest: Halflings, Ho! Halflings, Ho!
Unlock Complete Quest: Unlikely Heroes Unlikely Heroes
Grimm's Grotto Map

The Grotto is a place where more seasoned adventurers tend to mess about with swords and sorcery. It's absolutely infested with all sorts of nasty nasties which seem a fair bit tougher than the average dungeon monster.

Special Rules

Grimm's Grotto uses a different monster placement algorithm than other dungeons. While most dungeons will weight the placement of low-level monsters towards the player's start location and high-level monsters away from it, Grimm's Grotto places them randomly. This means it has a significantly higher probability of creating unwinnable layouts than any other dungeon. According to the developers, this is an intentional throwback to the alpha.

Quests

Quest: Halflings, Ho! Halflings, Ho!

Defeat Dungeon: Grimm's Grotto Grimm's Grotto with Class: Wizard Halfling Wizard, Class: Sorcerer Halfling Sorcerer, and Class: Bloodmage Halfling Bloodmage

Reward: Item: Witchalok Pendant Witchalok Pendant  

Bosses

Strategy

Due to the randomized boss, it is difficult to approach Grimm's Grotto with an overly-specialized strategy. Instead, it is better to prepare yourself to deal with a wide variety of different bosses. Your most important goal is to find ways to navigate around monsters that are blocking your path to avoid getting cut off. The Glyph: ENDISWAL ENDISWAL, Glyph: WEYTWUT WEYTWUT and Glyph: PISORF PISORF glyphs all work very well for this purpose. There are also some preparations that can increase your chances against being stuck between monsters that are too powerful: the Item: Bear Mace Bear Mace or the Item: Slaying Wand Slaying Wand from the Blacksmith; the Item: Transmutation Seal Transmutation Seal from the Alchemist; or arguably the best one, the Item: Titan Guitar Titan Guitar in case you have it lockered or available via your backpack. Alternatively, you may prepare God: Jehora Jeheyu Jehora Jeheyu or God: Binlor Ironshield Binlor Ironshield for their free glyphs, though consider that especially Jehora's preparation penalty can be significant.