Ruins of Despair
10 mobs, levels 15–24
Levels15–24
Mobs10
Quests2
Books dropped0
Alchemy caches
D
Specialization
From mob passives: defence skew, attack strength, weaknesses and resistances to weapons and elements. A tag is set when a noticeable share of the zone's mobs has it.
For fighters
M.Def is higher than P.Def — weapons work better. 2 of 10 mobs
Weak to Holy
This damage type hits them harder. 4 of 10 mobs
Weak to Wind
This damage type hits them harder. 4 of 10 mobs
Weak to bows
This damage type hits them harder. 4 of 10 mobs
Location map

Alchemy caches
The tier is tied to the monster's level, not to the map: one zone drops different things off different packs.
| Cache | Tier | From monsters |
|---|---|---|
| Ashen Reagent Cache | D | lvl 20-39 |
Quests here
The goals of these quests are in this zone. “Goals here” means how many are here, not across the whole world.
| Levels | Quest | Reward | Goals here |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15–26 | Grim Collector | 4 | |
| 18–85 | Path to a Shillien Oracle | Orb of AbyssWeapon Upgrade Coupon NG to D-grade | 4 |
Monsters
| Lvl | Monster | Race | Drop | Spoil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Shield Skeleton | Undead | 7 | 2 |
| 16 | Skeleton Infantryman | Undead | 7 | 3 |
| 17 | Ruin Imp | Fairy | 9 | 3 |
| 18 | Scavenger Bat | Beast | 8 | 3 |
| 19 | Zombie Soldier | Undead | 8 | 3 |
| 20 | Ruin Bat | Beast | 11 | 3 |
| 21 | Ruin Imp Elder | Fairy | 14 | 4 |
| 22 | Zombie Warrior | Undead | 19 | 4 |
| 23 | Veelan Bugbear | Humanoid | 15 | 5 |
| 24 | Veelan Bugbear Warrior | Humanoid | 21 | 2 |
Raid bosses
| Lvl | Boss | Respawn | Drop |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Ikuntai | 6 ± 2 h | 12 |
| 25 | Zombie Lord Crowl | 6 ± 2 h | 13 |