Zone

Cave of Despair

What is in Cave of Despair

Cave of Despair contains 18 mob types, 136 map locations, 17 current NPCs, 20 connected quests, 3 shops, 3 crafting types, 3 graveyards, and 1 zone-wide drop.

Cave of Despair map

Explore mob and NPC locations, graveyards, and the zone entrance.

Mob locations and areaCurrent NPCGraveyard respawnZone entry

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Nearby locations for the same mob merge into one shaded area with a centered forward-facing portrait where room permits. A dot appears only when a portrait cannot fit. With a mouse, hover either the marker or its shaded area for details; keyboard users can focus the marker. Select either one to open the related page. Tombstone pins mark graveyard respawns, while green marks the zone entrance. Use the controls to zoom or fit the whole map, and drag empty map space with a mouse. On a touch screen, pinch to zoom, use two fingers to move the embedded map, or tap a marker directly. The full-size map supports one-finger dragging. The directory below provides larger targets.

Accessible marker links (18 mobs, 17 NPCs)

Mobs in Cave of Despair

Current mob types and their released locations in this zone.

Gold Chest3 spawn locations Gold Vein8 spawn locations Iron Chest2 spawn locations Iron Vein7 spawn locations Silver Chest2 spawn locations Silver Vein8 spawn locations Evil Bat17 spawn locations Undead Guard1 spawn location

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Ogre Miner14 spawn locations Lost Skele16 spawn locations Fallen Skele14 spawn locations Small Molten Slime10 spawn locations Molten Slime8 spawn locations Destroyling22 spawn locations Destroyer of Faith1 spawn location Destroyer of Hope1 spawn location Destroyer of Mind1 spawn location Destroyer of Will1 spawn location

NPCs in Cave of Despair

NPCs in this zone and their player interactions.

Dwarf Gem CrafterCurrent NPC Flagbearer ArthurCurrent NPC Forgotten WastelandCurrent NPC Forgotten Wasteland TeleportCurrent NPC Gooey Magma TailorCurrent NPC Mirabella Cove TeleportCurrent NPC Obsidian Brotherhood Faction ShopCurrent NPC Shopkeep DeanCurrent NPC

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Sir BorsCurrent NPC Sir GalahadCurrent NPC Sir GarethCurrent NPC Sir KayCurrent NPC Sir PercivalCurrent NPC Sir PercivalCurrent NPC Sir TristanCurrent NPC Skill Trainer BonesCurrent NPC T1 WeaponsmithCurrent NPC

Quests connected to Cave of Despair

Quests that start here or involve an NPC in this zone.

30 Reasons WhyConnected to this zone Blazing BlingConnected to this zone Bring Gareth GooConnected to this zone Deep In DespairConnected to this zone Deliver Findings to Sir KayConnected to this zone Deliver Research to Sir TristanConnected to this zone Deliver Shattered DespairiteConnected to this zone Deliver the ChronicleConnected to this zone

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Faction XP sources

Factions whose released mobs award faction XP in this zone. A mob’s faction label alone is not treated as an XP source.

Faction	Rewarding mobs and XP
Miner Collective	Gold Chest (+10 XP), Gold Vein (+15 XP), Iron Chest (+10 XP), Iron Vein (+10 XP), Ogre Miner (+25 XP), Silver Chest (+10 XP), Silver Vein (+10 XP)
New World Order	Undead Guard (+20 XP)
Obsidian Brotherhood	Destroyer of Faith (+100 XP), Destroyer of Hope (+100 XP), Destroyer of Mind (+100 XP), Destroyer of Will (+100 XP), Destroyling (+10 XP), Evil Bat (+10 XP), Fallen Skele (+10 XP), Lost Skele (+10 XP), Molten Slime (+20 XP), Small Molten Slime (+15 XP)

Shops and vendors

Shops and vendors available in this zone.

Despairing Dean'sShopkeep Dean · 5 stocked items Obsidian Brotherhood Faction ShopObsidian Brotherhood Faction Shop · 8 stocked items Trainer Bone's Skill ShopSkill Trainer Bones · 4 stocked items

Crafting stations

Reachable crafting types connected to enabled station NPCs in this released zone.

Crafting type	Station NPCs	Recipes
Dwarf Gem	Dwarf Gem Crafter	8
Gooey Magma	Gooey Magma Tailor	6
Tier 1 Weapon	T1 Weaponsmith	8

Zone-wide drops

These independent drop rolls apply to every mob spawn in the zone. Spawn-specific and universal rolls are listed on the related mob and item pages.

Read the drop rates and group loot guide for how zone rolls combine with spawn and global rolls.

Item	Zone roll	Exact solo probability
Magma Heart Implant	0.8%	0.800002%

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