Pylon

For other uses, see Pylon (disambiguation).

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Pylon
Release	30 March 2020 (Update)
Members	No
Quest	No
Location	Kharid-et
Actions	• Charge • Check charge • Examine
Examine	An ancient pylon, used to power the shield dome surrounding Kharid-et.
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SMW Subobject for ChargedLocation restriction: surfaceIs members only: falseObject name: PylonExamine: An ancient pylon, used to power the shield dome surrounding Kharid-et.Release date: 30 March 2020Version anchor: ChargedActions: Charge, Check charge, ExamineIs variant of: Pylon

SMW Subobject for UnchargedLocation restriction: surfaceIs members only: falseObject name: PylonExamine: An ancient pylon, used to power the shield dome surrounding Kharid-et.Release date: 30 March 2020Version anchor: UnchargedActions: Charge, Check charge, ExamineIs variant of: Pylon

The pylons are two objects found at the main fortress at the Kharid-et Dig Site.

When fully charged, the pylon provides the Protection of Zaros buff, which gives an additional 10% Archaeology experience, a 5% increase to your mattock's precision, and access to the Shadow Realm. These effects only apply inside the Kharid-et fortress and are lost if the player leaves, although they are reapplied upon re-entry.

While in the Shadow Realm it is possible to claim the reward from the ghost legionaries without needing a ring of visibility. This only applies to the legionaries corresponding to the shadow anchors the player has activated. If the player has not activated any of the shadow anchors then a fully charged pylon will not make the ghost legionaries appear, preventing the player from skipping the activation of the anchors and claiming rewards prematurely.

Excavating at Kharid-et while a pylon is at 100% charge is required to complete the achievement Warm Glow.

Charging

Each pylon battery adds 0.001% to the total charge and the total charge of the pylon is increased by all users in all worlds as a combined effort, including ironman accounts. Each pylon battery awards experience scaled to the player's Archaeology level. A 10% boost to experience is awarded if the player contributes 10-99 pylon batteries, and a 20% boost is given for contributing over 100 batteries at once. A single player cannot contribute more than 1% charge (1000 batteries) to the pylon in a single contribution, regardless of the number of batteries contributed.

Active pylon effects

At 100% charge the pylon becomes active for 30 minutes, granting the following bonuses for the Kharid-et interior:

• A +5% excavation precision
• A boost of +10% experience across the dig site
• An increased chance to obtain tetracompass pieces and complete tomes
• A 1/1,000,000 chance of finding a random piece of the Inquisitor's staff (Inquisitor's staff ornament, Inquisitor's staff rod, or Inquisitor's staff censer) at any excavation hotspot and material cache within Kharid-et. (when the pylon is inactive, such pieces can only be obtained within the praetorium)
• A 10% increased chance of finding a random piece of the Inquisitor's staff within the praetorium (which can award the pieces at all times).
• Access to the local Shadow Realm, allowing players to claim the reward from the ghost legionaries without needing a ring of visibility.

While the pylon is active, it is not possible to receive pylon batteries, although they can still be used on the pylon for experience. Doing so does not extend the duration of the pylon event.

Inquisitor staff pylon effects

The table below indicates how the drop chance for Inquisitor staff pieces are affected by the pylon:

Level	Spot	Drop chance for a random piece		Drop chance for a specific piece
		Pylon inactive	Pylon active	Pylon inactive	Pylon active
Any	Any spot within Kharid-et	N/A	1/1,000,000	N/A	1/3,000,000
107	Ancient magick munitions	1/100,000	1/90,909	1/300,000	1/272,727
114	Praetorian remains	1/75,000	1/68,181	1/225,000	1/204,545
118	War table debris	1/50,000	1/45,454	1/150,000	1/136,363

Update history

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• update 30 March 2020 (Update):
  • Added to game.