Crocabulia's Lair

Quests linked to Crocabulia's Lair

Two quests, level 110 and 120, are validated on Crocabulia: accept them before entering, as a fight won without the quest in progress doesn't count. For Legendary Smith, stay in the dungeon after the victory: you still need to talk to Crocabulia.

For later

During events

• Merry Kwismas level 111, repeatable
  Defeating Crocabulia in a single fight is part of the quest, which gives a Kwismas Cavern Key. Harry Kwismas, [4,0].
• Tiwaapi Simulation level 20, repeatable
  The Tiwabbit can designate Crocabulia as the guardian to defeat. Tiwaapi, Incarnam, [-1,-3].

The Crocabulia's Broken Horn, dropped by the boss, is also required by A Time for Secrets (level 200).

The 5 rooms of Crocabulia's Lair

Five fights. All the monsters can summon a shell at the start of a turn, and the Dragmatic triggers an eruption around him at the end of his turn: these two effects make up the whole difficulty of the dungeon, detailed in the boss section. For each room: the scenery, then the tactical view with the starting cells (blue: you, red: the monsters). Tap an image to enlarge it.

Room 1

Room 2

Room 3

Room 4

Room 5 — Crocabulia

Beat Crocabulia

The four-step strategy against Crocabulia

The four shells

At the start of each turn, a monster has a one in four chance of summoning a shell, if none has appeared in 4 turns. Each has 1,400 HP and 8 MP, and strengthens the monsters at the start of its turn, Crocabulia twice as much: the Brute gives final damage, the Protector a shield, the Healer healing, the Swift MP.

When finished off, it explodes in a radius of 8: the Brute reduces your final damage, the Protector increases the damage you take, the Healer makes you unhealable, the Swift removes 4 MP. The earlier it dies, the harder and longer the explosion hits. Its Passe Khal state, from 4 to 1, shows its remaining turns.

The Dragmatic's eruption

The Dragmatic starts each turn with a Magmatic Pressure of 3, which drops by 1 with each spell cast. At the end of its turn, it triggers a Fire eruption in a radius of 2 cells: the more spells it has cast, the weaker it is, down to doing nothing at 0. Don't stay in melee with it when it has played little.

The monsters of Crocabulia's Lair

Five level 112 Protective Dreggons, not very dangerous: order matters less than speed, so aim first for the ones you kill fastest. None has a fleeing AI, and all of them can summon a shell. Resistances in red are their weaknesses.

In which order to kill the monsters

1. Dragostess, then Dragandrop — they move your characters: pulling and MP removal for one, swaps and teleportation for the other.
2. Dragmatic — his glyphs and eruption make the ground dangerous around him.
3. Dragnarok, then Dragnnoyed — the first protects his allies with a shield, the second pushes back and hits from afar.

Preparing your run through Crocabulia's Lair

A medium-difficulty dungeon for teams of level 110 to 120. You come here for the quests, for the Ochre Dofus with a Soul Stone for Big Souls (captures up to level 150), and for the Crocabulia Skins.

How to enter Crocabulia's Lair

The entrance is in the Dreggons' Sanctuary, at [-2,25] ; the nearest zaap is the one at Scaraleaf Plain [-1,24]. To go down into the sanctuary, enter the Kanojedo and talk to Ziho at [-4,24]. You then need a Key to Crocabulia's Lair (consumed), the key ring, or the automatic group finder.

Crafting the Key to Crocabulia's Lair

It is crafted by a handyman. The four skins and horns in the recipe drop from the dungeon's Dreggons, at 31%, like the Bloody Meat. Perch, Pandkin Seed and Malt complete the recipe.

Ingredient	Quantity	Level
Dragostess Skin	2	120
Dragnarok Hide	2	120
Dragnnoyed Horn	2	120
Dragandrop Hide	2	120
Bloody Meat	2	120
Perch	2	120
Pandkin Seed	2	120
Malt	2	120

Which team to bring against Crocabulia

Damage above all. No mechanic to work around: a team that kills fast shortens the fight and limits the number of shells. Ranged damage also helps against the Breath, in a line.

MP and range removal. MP removal hinders Dragostess, Dragnarok and Dragandrop, without solving everything. Keep something that can kill a shell from more than 8 cells away, so you never suffer its explosion.

The five achievements of Crocabulia's Lair

Each achievement gives 7,160,000 XP and 2 Crocabulia Skin, Duo doubles the XP. Versatile and Statue mostly call for attention, and Duo works with any pair that hits.

Achievements	Condition	Points	XP
Crocabulia (Duo)	Defeat Crocabulia in her dungeon while completing the “Duo” challenge.	20	14 320 000
Crocabulia's Lair	Defeat Crocabulia in this boss's dungeon.	10	7 160 000
Crocabulia (Statue)	Defeat Crocabulia in her dungeon while completing the “Statue” challenge.	10	7 160 000
Crocabulia (Special)	Defeat Crocabulia in her dungeon while completing the “By Breaking a Few Eggs” challenge.	10	7 160 000
Crocabulia (Versatile)	Defeat Crocabulia in her dungeon while completing the “Versatile” challenge.	10	7 160 000

Versatile

Never use the same action twice in a single turn. Nothing in the fight can make you fail: it all comes down to your vigilance. Beware of spells you recast by reflex, such as Boozer and Karcham for the Pandawa, or Portal and Flexible Portal for the Eliotrope.

Statue

End each turn on the cell where you started it. More annoying than difficult. Take care over your starting placement: neither behind an obstacle nor out of range, but with an angle of attack on the monsters. None has a fleeing AI, they all come to you. The Breath's glyph will be hard to avoid, but its damage stays reasonable.

Special: By Breaking a Few Eggs

The shells must be finished off before the start of their third turn, without an ally suffering their explosion. Crocabulia plays first and summons the first shell: focus it right away. At Passe Khal state 4 or 3, there is still time; at 2 or 1, it's too late. All your characters must be more than 8 cells away at the final blow. Then kill the monsters and the boss as fast as possible, even if it means repeating the maneuver on the next shell.

Duo

Two characters maximum, fewer than 20 turns. With no specific mechanic, any duo can finish it, ideally two characters that hit hard. Get rid of the Healer and Protector shells, then the monsters and Crocabulia.

Drops and loot of Crocabulia's Lair

Base in-game rates, before Prospecting bonuses.

On Crocabulia

• Crocabulia SkinSkin31 %
• Nougat Rabmarac BarTreat6 %
• Protective Dreggon ToothBone5,24 %
• Crocabulia's Broken HornBone5,24 %
• Fortunawa CookieTreat3,6 %
• Bag of Magical CureContainer3 %
• Bloody CarrionMeat1,57 %
• Al Howin GobtubbyCeremonial pet0,45 %

In addition, 1 rare item at 0.08% each: Kinryu.

On the henchmen of Crocabulia

• Bloody MeatMeat · Dragnnoyed31 %
• Dragnnoyed HornBone · Dragnnoyed31 %
• Dragmatic HornBone · Dragmatic31 %
• Dragnarok HideSkin · Dragnarok31 %
• Dragandrop HideSkin · Dragandrop31 %
• Dragostess SkinSkin · Dragostess31 %
• Protective Dreggon ToothBone · Dragnnoyed5,24 %
• Dragandrop WingWing · Dragandrop5,24 %
• Fortunawa CookieTreat · Dragnnoyed1,2 %
• Bag of Magical CureContainer · Dragnnoyed1 %

Capturing the soul of Crocabulia and the Ochre Dofus

A Soul Stone for Big Souls (captures up to level 150) is needed for Crocabulia, who is level 120. The soul is used for the An Eternal Harvest quest of the Ochre Dofus.

Stone ingredient	Quantity
Superior Soul Splinter	10
Mineral Potion	1

Crocabulia's Lair as a guild Expedition

The Lair exists as a Guild Expedition, with an entirely different mechanic:

• Crocabulia is invulnerable and summons a 55,000-HP shell at the start of each turn, up to 10 range: no point killing it;
• at the start of her turn, Crocabulia blows up all the shells in line or diagonal with her, at infinite range, and a shell within 3 range of another also explodes;
• the explosion kills any character or summon within 3 cells and fully heals the monsters in the area: stay 4 range or more from the shells, and keep them away from the monsters;
• her invulnerability drops once she has herself blown up three shells, not necessarily in the same turn; chain explosions don't count;
• it takes at least 3 turns: kill the monsters accompanying her in the meantime.

Where is Crocabulia's Lair?

In the Dreggons' Sanctuary, at [-2,25], in Amakna. Enter the Kanojedo and talk to Ziho at [-4,24] to go down there; the nearest zaap is the one at Scaraleaf Plain [-1,24].

At what level should you do Crocabulia's Lair?

From level 110, comfortably at 120. The dungeon is rated medium difficulty: its only real constraint is the shells.

Which quest should you do in Crocabulia's Lair?

Dungeons and Yet More Dungeons and Legendary Smith, which are validated on Crocabulia. For the second, talk to Crocabulia without leaving the dungeon after the victory.

Do you have to kill the shells?

Only the Healer and the Protector. Kill them from more than 8 cells away to avoid their explosion, and let the Brute and the Swift die on their own after 4 turns.

Which monster should you target first in Crocabulia's Lair?

The ones you kill fastest, starting with Dragostess and Dragandrop. The Dreggons are not very dangerous, and Crocabulia is saved for last.

Which stone should you use to capture Crocabulia?

A Soul Stone for Big Souls (captures up to level 150). Crocabulia's soul is wanted by the Ochre Dofus quest.

Can Crocabulia's Lair be done with two characters?

Yes, it is even an achievement: Duo, in fewer than 20 turns. Two characters that hit hard are enough, killing the Healer and Protector shells first.

Do you need a key for every run of Crocabulia's Lair?

No, with the key ring or the group finder. Otherwise, the Key to Crocabulia's Lair is crafted with resources dropped by the dungeon's Dreggons.