Wizard101: New Skeleton Key Boss Guide

The Wizard101 Test Realm is live, and it has brought a number of goodies along with it! Among them are three new bosses in special sigils that require Skeleton Keys. Each has new and exciting drops to be had!

All Skeleton Key Bosses:

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Aphrodite Two Bellosh Billy the Cutter Bunferatu

Captain Hockins In'Zhizor Ixcax Cursedwing Lambent Fire

Omen Stribog Ra Sapoti Simon the Sayer

Takanobu Temple Phantom Verboten Mimic Skeleton Key Rooms

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In This Guide: Aphrodite Two | Lambent Fire | Takanobu

New Sigils, New Bosses, New Loot

It's all-around new items in Wizard where Skeleton Keys are concerned! These new sigils have a unique design and are created to allow only your specific team to enter a particular key boss room. This way, you can make sure you're got everyone you want before spending a key, without any need to go through a dungeon.

With these new bosses comes a new type of loot drop in the realm of skeleton keys - spells. Each new boss has one spell drop. To learn more about those, click HERE.

Prerequisite Reading

In order to make the best use of this guide, make sure you've read the original, which talks more in-depth about keys, HERE.

Takanobu - Cave of Solitude, Mooshu

Exact Location: Cave of Solitude, as pictured on the map
This room requires a Wooden Key. This is a boss room.

Access to this room does not require any any battles. Enter the sigil with the people you want to go with, then use a key to enter the boss room. The sigil ensures that no one you don't want uses up your key spot.

Takanobu the Masterless, Storm, 5600 health; Bladeless Ronin, Balance, 2781 health

Boss Cheats:

• Kiai! The boss will interrupt to cast a +50% damage Stormblade.
• No! I disarm you! When a player casts a blade, the boss will interrupt to cast Disarm on the player. Note that he will only remove the first of tri-blades.
• This wind is an omen! The boss will interrupt at the beginning of some rounds to cast a Storm damage bubble (Darkwind).
• My Katana dances around your shield! When a player casts a Storm Shield (including in a double shield or Elemental Shield spell), the boss will interrupt to cast a Storm Prism on that player.

First Minion Cheats:

• We must stay centered! When a player attacks any enemy with a Balance school spell, the third minion will interrupt to cast a Balance dispel on the player.

Second Minion Cheats:

• Guard against the elements! When a player attacks any enemy with an Elemental school spell (Fire, Storm, Ice), the second minion will interrupt to cast an Elemental Diffuse (tri-dispel) on the player.

Third Minion Cheats:

• Spirits, guard us! When a player attacks any enemy with a Spirit school spell (Myth, Life, Death), the third minion will interrupt to cast a Spirit Diffuse (tri-dispel) on the player.

Potential Rewards:
Spell: Catch of the Day
Jewels: Flawed PIP Opal +3%, Blemished Health Opal +40, Blemished Accurate Peridot +5%, Chipped PIP Opal +2%, Kraken Amethyst
Gold: 113-133
Pet Snacks: Golden Squash, Fire Cracker, Golden Peanut, Large Fish
Furniture: Wooden Skeleton Key, MooShu Haunted Theme, MooShu War Theme, Maelstrom Snap Dragon, MooShu Plague Theme, MooShu Combat Theme
Reagents: Copper, Nickel
Treasure Cards: ?
Gear: Footgear of Takanobu's Wrath, Takanobu's Shoes of Fright, Light-As-Air Hat, Takanobu's Conical of Fright, Takanobu's Kimono of Sparks, Boots of Niceties, Benign Cap, Concordant Headwraps, Robe of the Chipper, Athame of the Lotus, Sprightly Garments, Takanobu's Boots of Sparks, Takanobu's Sedge of Sparks, Shoes of Song, Sprightly Slippers, Takanobu's Conical of Wrath, Shoes of Struggling

Most Notable Drop(s):

Lambent Fire - Crystal Caves, Avalon

Exact Location: Crystal Caves, as pictured on the map

This room requires a Stone Key. This is a boss room.

Access to this room does not require any any battles. Enter the sigil with the people you want to go with, then use a key to enter the boss room. The sigil ensures that no one you don't want uses up your key spot. 

Lambent Fire, Fire, 15375 health; Skirker Buster, Fire, 2050 health

Boss Cheats:

• Fire pierces all! After the boss attacks, he will interrupt to cast a Fire Spear on himself.
• The spirits of the past strike you down! When a player casts a school blade (other than Fire and also including tri-blades), the boss will interrupt to cast this on the player.
• The fire hungers! When a player casts a Fireblade (including in a tri-blade), the boss will interrupt to steal it.
• Your edge is mine! When a player casts a universal blade, the boss will interrupt and steal it.
• Your world shall burn! When a player casts a universal trap on the boss, he will interrupt and cast immolate to remove it and attack one enemy.
• Come to the light! When a minion dies, the boss will summon new ones that join the following round.

General Minion Cheats:

• The fire consumes us! Every so often, a minion will cast a natural attack dealing approximately 1,000 damage, then cast immolate on themselves only and die.

First Minion Cheats:

• I give you my strength! The minion will randomly interrupt to cast Dark Pact on the boss.

Second Minion Cheats:

• I give you my health! The minion will randomly interrupt to cast Sacrifice on the boss.

Third Minion Cheats:

• I give myself to curse you! The minion will randomly interrupt to cast a Bad Juju on one enemy.

Potential Rewards:

Spell: Burning Rampage

Jewels: Opaque Damage Opal +9, Plain Damage Opal +8, Opaque Defense Onyx +36

Gold: 331-2132

Pet Snacks: Black Cap Crisps, Spicy Drumstick, Wyrmy Apple, Flaming Soup, Gummy Humongofrog, Asparagus Spears, Goat Cheese, Glowing Taffy, Deepwater Toffee, Cauliflowers, Glowing Star Fruit, Shepherd's Crook Pie, King Banana, Submarine Sandwich, Strawberry Cupcake, Crystal Custard

Furniture: Stone Skeleton Key, Avalon Owl Stained Glass, Venus Fly Trap, MooShu Pet Derby Theme, Dread Keep Throne, Fox Head Statue, Wizard City Pet Derby Theme, Angel Oak, Burning Snap Dragon

Reagents: Cobalt, Mote of Severity

Treasure Cards: Forest Lord

Gear: Cloak of Lambent's Splendor, Lambent's Boots of Afterglow, Chaos Knight's Blazing Helm, Froundling Creepers, Lambent's Cowl of Afterglow, Merciful Armiger's Armor, Jouster's Plate, Ponycorn Blessed Tartan

Most Notable Drop(s):

Aphrodite Two - The Graveyard, Darkmoor

Exact Location: The Graveyard, in Darkmoor

This room requires a Golden Key. This is a boss room.

Access to this room does not require any any battles. Enter the sigil with the people you want to go with, then use a key to enter the boss room. Look immediately to your left when entering the Graveyard

Mix of possible bosses: Life Tendril, Life, 25336 health; Myth Tendril, Myth, 15582 health; Death Tendril, Death, 20118 health

General Cheats:

• I am untouched! My spores will spread over everyone! Like Belloq, you must hit every round. If you do not, this message will appear and the boss will interrupt at the beginning of the following round to cast a damage DoT on all players in addition to these charms: -30% damage, -40% accuracy, -50% healing. DoT spells count the first round they hit, but their damage over time does not count as a hit. The DoT that the boss casts does Shadow damage.
• No! That Stings! This message indicates that you have hit one of the tendrils. You only need to hit one to stop the cheat.

Life Tendril Cheats:

• Seek out the cracks in their foundation! The Life tendril will interrupt and cast a Guidance (+10% accuracy to all friends).
• Tear down blades! When a player across from a Life tendril casts a blade, the tendril will interrupt and cast a Forest Lord.
• Shake it off! When a player casts a DoT on a Life tendril, the tendril will interrupt and cast Triage to remove it.
• Life tendrils have a natural attack that hits the player and places a Life dispel, but this is not a cheat.

Death Tendril Cheats:

• Find their weak points! The Death tendril will interrupt and cast a Feint (75%/20%) on one enemy.
• Terrify the vermin! When a player across from a Death tendril casts a blade, the tendril will interrupt and cast a Scarecrow.
• Death tendrils have a natural attack that hits the player and places a Death dispel, but this is not a cheat.

Myth Tendril Cheats:

• Stun the strongest! The Myth tendril will interrupt and cast a stun on one enemy.
• Shake the Earth! When a player across from a Myth tendril casts a blade, the tendril will interrupt and cast an Earthquake.
• Steal their strength! When a player casts a DoT on a Myth tendril, the tendril will interrupt and cast a Shift to move the DoT to the person who cast it.
• Myth tendrils have a natural attack that hits the player and places a Myth dispel, but this is not a cheat.

Potential Rewards:

Spell: Sacred Charge

Jewels: Polished Critical Ruby +12, Cracked Energy Opal +1, Polished Defense Hematite +44

Gold: 52-593

Pet Snacks: ?

Furniture: Gold Skeleton Key, Saw Palmetto, Deadly Fly Trap, Silver Trumpet Vine, Ninja Fig, Sugar Khrystal

Reagents: Grendleweed, Blood Moss, Lava Lily, Kelp

Treasure Cards: Brilliant Beams, Pest Bomb, Baby Sunbird, Bee Swarm

Gear: Aphrodite's Poisonvine Ring, Aphrodite's Stinging Nettle, Aphrodite's Ring of Cunning, Aphrodite's Barb of Vexing, Aphrodite's Tanglevine Staff, Aphrodite's Bedlam Band

Most Notable Drop(s):

Check out other Aphrodite drops in this guide - Darkmoor Gear Drop Guide | Wizard101

Hope you learned something! Thanks for reading and see you in the Spiral! Thanks to the following individuals for contributions: JaredJamesTheWizard

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The Upper Halls Room requires a Gold Key. This is a boss room.

Access to this room requires completing one battle, three if you cannot manage to sneak around the gargoyles in the Upper Halls, Darkmoor, or or none if you activate the trigger on the first two battles and have the others run past, then use Dungeon Recall and pass yourself.

Exact room location: Complete the first boss battle (and two mob battles if you can't go around), then look along the staircase going up. You can't miss it.

Bunferatu, Death, 29500 health; mix of possible minions: Scarlet Wampire, Death, 7415 health; Darkmoor Squire, Death, 7415 health

Battle notes: This boss does cheat. The first round, he will interrupt and cast Doom and Gloom, which you cannot replace. At the end of every other round (round 2, 4, 6, 8, and so on), he will use a Dark Pact and blade combo, removing your Feints and traps. Every third round (3, 6, 9, 12, and so on), he will use Call of Khrulhu. If you intend to take more than three rounds, be prepared to replace traps. High death resistance is a must. The Squires have Virulent Plague (-40% damage charm to all enemies), so keep wand hits or Cleanse Charm handy. Note that the Wampires have a Vampire/Frankenstein combo spell that does damage and beguiles you for a round or two, which can really hurt your plans to kill quickly. And killing quickly is essential to winning the battle.

My recommendation is to place blades on your hammer on rounds one and two. At the end of round two, he will use his blade combo including Dark Pact. On round three, you will need to survive one Call of Khrulhu. During this round, place many Feints - regular, potent, item, TC, pet, whatever. On round four, place your final traps and/or blades and hit before the Pact at the end of the round. It is not essential to kill the minions in this time frame, but getting rid of Bunferatu is a huge help by removing the blade cheat, so at least place your Feints to take him out.

Potential Rewards:
Gold: 243-1685
Pet Snacks: Cornbread Fruit, Granny Snow Apple, Boom Stroganoff
Furniture: Gold Skeleton Key, Red Waves Wallpaper
Reagents: Golden Pearl, Black Lotus, Bronze Gear, Red Mandrake
Treasure Cards: Sleet Storm, Hex, Punishment
Gear: Beguiled Gargoyle pet, Depths of Darkmoor cover, Herald of Darkmoor's Shoes, Brimstone Gear of Darkmoor

Most Notable Drop(s):