Spiral Knights - Information regarding shadowlair crafting.

Information regarding shadowlair crafting.

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Sun, 01/20/2013 - 10:02

Zebal-Hunter

I know to craft the snarlbolax armor set you have to make your way through the shadow lair where it is at the very end and that you need to have everything you need to craft the item before you get there. But I have a few questions regarding it.

Is a shadow lair key a one time use or after buying it does the buyer get permanent access? Or is the key a one time use and it is go big or go home?

I noticed there is different tiers can be accessed. Currently for me it looks like tier 2 and 3 shadow lair have a lock on them. I assume this means I have to run from the beginning?

Is it possible to beat shadow lair with only tier 4 armor? I can have a group full of knights with 5-star everything, but I wanted my first armor set to be snarbolax. Is the game going to force me to get skolver or vog before I get snarbolax?

Sun, 01/20/2013 - 10:32

Bopp

wiki article "Shadow Lair"

Is a shadow lair key a one time use or after buying it does the buyer get permanent access? Or is the key a one time use and it is go big or go home?

I noticed there is different tiers can be accessed. Currently for me it looks like tier 2 and 3 shadow lair have a lock on them. I assume this means I have to run from the beginning?

This is all covered in the wiki article "Shadow Lair". A single Shadow Key lets an entire party into a Shadow Lair, but only once. You get clearance for a new tier of Shadow Lair by beating a Shadow Lair on the previous tier.

A lot depends on how skilled and well-equipped your party is. If your teammates are experienced in the Shadow Lair, highly skilled, and well-equipped, then they can carry you through even if you have weak equipment and skill. If your teammates are all 5-star, but they've never done Shadow Gloaming Wildwoods and their 5-star gear is not well-suited to Shadow Gloaming Wildwoods (I assume that's the one you're doing), then it will be tough.

Sun, 01/20/2013 - 10:42

Fradow

"Is a shadow lair key a one

"Is a shadow lair key a one time use or after buying it does the buyer get permanent access?"
It's a one time use.

"I noticed there is different tiers can be accessed. Currently for me it looks like tier 2 and 3 shadow lair have a lock on them. I assume this means I have to run from the beginning?"
You have to do Snarby Lair to unlock Tiers 2, then Ice Queen or the Twins to unlock Tiers 3. You only need one person who unlocked to do corresponding Tiers, so if you have someone who already runned one time you can do any one of your choice. Not that it matters if you are after Snarby armor.

"Is it possible to beat shadow lair with only tier 4 armor? I can have a group full of knights with 5-star everything, but I wanted my first armor set to be snarbolax. Is the game going to force me to get skolver or vog before I get snarbolax?"
It is entirely possible, especially if the knights with you are 5* and experienced. Snarby Lair isn't that hard anymore.

Sun, 01/20/2013 - 17:11

Zebal-Hunter

thanks guys. I may just go

thanks guys. I may just go with the skolver even though its looks pale in comparison to the scarby set :(

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