Arcanium : Vanguard Dungeon Review

Instance:
Arcanium

Location:
near Leth Nurae (just outside of town).

Level range of Mobs:
2-3 dots, level 7 through 11.

Overview:

1. First off, this dungeon is very close to Leth Nurae, but it’s obscenely far from the nearest altar.  Obviously, you can bind in LN but only usable 1x per hour, so expect to hold up your group for quite a while if anyone takes a fall.
2. There are several quests outside with decent armor rewards (well worth doing), and I had access to all of them at level 9-10.
3. Entering the Arcanium is tricky if you have never seen the hidden door.  When you get to the bottom of the stairs, you will have to left click the walls on your right and one will open.
4. There are 2 main wings of the Arcanium, one leading to a room of ethereal mobs, and the other heading toward a similar room with spiders.  The spider room also has access to a decent sized cave full of tougher spiders, that ultimately leads out to an exit further south on the map.
5. The spider wing has some challenges with adds, since standing around will usually bring extra spawns.  Look for a safe spot, run to it and battle there, rather than just fighting where the mobs are.
6.  The only boss that we encountered was a “mother” spider that was extremely easy, and did not drop anything of significant value.
7. With a healer and a tank, this dungeon is not too difficult for 3 level 9 or 10’s.  Without a healer, it’s very doable with 4.

Final View:
When I say that it took me 15 minutes to run back, that might be an understatement.  But, other than that, this instance was decent.  The quests made nice additions to my gear, although nothing spectacular.  As for mob spawns, this place is impossible to farm out.  Head to the spider room and cave below, you will not have any issues waiting for mobs.

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