Artefact (King Black Dragon)

Lava Maze DungeonEdgevilleLair

Artefact
Release	24 September 2002 (Update)
Members	No
Quest	No
Location	Lava Maze Dungeon
Actions	Enter lair, Uninstanced encounter, Instanced encounter, Join instance, Rejoin last instance, Examine
Examine	This appears to have some connection to the King Black Dragon.
Advanced data
Object ID	1816
Links	MROD1816
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SMW Subobject for EdgevilleExamine: This looks like it was recently unearthed and feels powerfully magical. You wonder what it does.Object ID: 77834Is members only: falseIs variant of: Artefact (King Black Dragon)Location restriction: surfaceRelease date: 9 October 2012Version anchor: EdgevilleActions: Activate, Uninstanced encounter, Instanced encounter, Join instance, Rejoin last instance, ExamineObject name: Artefact

SMW Subobject for LairExamine: This emanates powerful magic. You wonder what it does.Object ID: 1817Is members only: falseIs variant of: Artefact (King Black Dragon)Location restriction: surfaceRelease date: 24 September 2002Version anchor: LairActions: Activate, ExamineObject name: Artefact

SMW Subobject for Lava Maze DungeonExamine: This appears to have some connection to the King Black Dragon.Object ID: 1816Is members only: falseIs variant of: Artefact (King Black Dragon)Location restriction: surfaceRelease date: 24 September 2002Version anchor: Lava Maze DungeonActions: Enter lair, Uninstanced encounter, Instanced encounter, Join instance, Rejoin last instance, ExamineObject name: Artefact

Artefacts are interactive pieces of scenery used for teleportation into the King Black Dragon's Lair, currently found in two locations: set into the Wilderness wall north of the Edgeville Monastery, and in the Lava Maze Dungeon. Activating either one teleports the player to the King Black Dragon's Lair; depending on which artefact the player uses, the teleport will behave differently.

Instance information

Artefact
Boss	King Black Dragon
Access location	Artefact
Instance cost	50,000 (37,500)
Grave location	Next to the artefact inside the non-instanced King Black Dragon lair
Max players for Boss timer	1
Notes
Aggressive poison spiders reside at the Lava Maze artefact. Climbing over the low wall prevents them from attacking.

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The interface to create an instance with the king black dragon

Mechanics

If a player enters the lair from the Lava Maze Dungeon they will be rewarded with a 10% damage boost on the King Black Dragon, showing the message "You have been awarded a 10% damage bonus against the KBD for entering via the Wilderness. This effect will reset when you exit the area." Using the Edgeville artefact will not grant the 10% damage boost.

The artefact in the lair will return the player to the artefact they used to teleport in. There are two main advantages teleporting from Edgeville: players are kept safe from PKers, and there is a bank close by.

On the first days of release, the artefact had a bug where players could teleport from Edgeville to the King Black Dragon's Lair, and then go from the King Black Dragon's Lair to the Lava Maze Dungeon. The player could then teleport back to the lair from the dungeon and obtain the 10% damage boost.

Update history

This information has been compiled as part of the update history project. Some updates may not be included - see here for how to help out!

• ninja 12 July 2021 (Update):
  • The terminology used for the entrances to boss fights is now more consistent and will be labelled either 'instanced encounter' or 'uninstanced encounter'.
    • The term 'custom encounter' has been removed.
    • Messaging has been added to various places informing Ironmen that they may only enter an instanced encounter.
    • Actions changed for the Artefacts at the Lava Mage Dungeon and in Edgeville:
      • Enter encounter -> Uninstanced encounter
      • Custom session -> Instanced encounter

• ninja 26 May 2020 (Update):
  • 'Join' and 'Rejoin last instance' options have been added to the right-click/long-press menus on boss instance entrances.
  • 'Custom encounter' and 'Enter encounter' options have also been added to various bosses.

• patch 9 December 2019 (Update):
  • Changed the warning message at the Edgeville artefact to reflect the updated combat level recommendation for King Black Dragon.

• ninja 16 October 2017 (Update):
  • The artefact at the Edgeville wilderness wall that teleports to the King Black Dragon lair can now be activated on free worlds.

• patch 17 July 2017 (Update):
  • Players can now use the Wilderness artefact (to enter the KBD lair from within the Lava Maze) to start a bossing instance. This change now means that Ironmen accounts can now complete the achievement 'I'm the King of the Wild!'.

• patch 29 September 2014 (Update):
  • The recommended combat level has been updated for the King Black Dragon teleport artefact.

• update 9 October 2012 (Update):
  • The levers to teleport to and from the Lava Maze Dungeon and the King Black Dragon's lair have become "artefacts".
  • An artefact has been added to Edgeville.

• update 24 September 2002 (Update):
  • Added to game.