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47 endgame uniques across Zones 18–23.

Zones 18 through 23 each have a secondary enemy — a harder alternate fight gated behind an elemental resistance — with its own drop pool, completely separate from that zone's primary-enemy uniques. Zones 21-23 double the resistance requirement (60, not 30) for a real second wall past Elementbound. Zone 21's primary enemy also drops 7 more on its own. Every piece beats its same-tier +3 enhanced crafted equivalent on raw ATK/DEF.

All of them are fixed-stat: they cannot be upgraded or socketed. Gem sockets remain crafted gear's advantage — these trade that flexibility for stats and effects crafted gear can't get. Seven of them form Elementbound, and all seven Zone 21 primary-enemy pieces form Juggernaut's Resolve.

How the secondary enemies work

A secondary enemy has the same recommended ATK/DEF as its zone's primary enemy, but demands a set amount of resistance of its element — 30 in Zones 18-20, doubled to 60 in Zones 21-23. Meet it and the fight performs identically to the primary enemy. Fall short and its elemental attacks turn your defences against you, scaling smoothly with how far under you are:

All three are at full strength at zero resistance and fade to nothing as you approach the threshold. This is deliberately harsh on high-DEF builds: DEF normally does triple duty (mitigation, dodge, and the HP comparison that decides a drawn fight), so a penalty that only touched damage was nearly invisible to a well-geared player. Even a heavily overgeared character will lose most fights at zero resistance — and it is never a guaranteed loss, so you can still chip at an enemy while you gear up.

Cinderthrone Warlord

Zone 18 · Exec Spire

Requires 30 fire resist

Drops 8 uniques · gems tier 1–17

Frostveil Ancient

Zone 19 · Eternal Arcology

Requires 30 frost resist

Drops 7 uniques · gems tier 1–17

Stormforged Astral

Zone 20 · Orbital Lift

Requires 30 lightning resist

Drops 8 uniques · gems tier 1–17

Emberclad Juggernaut

Zone 21 · Gravity Well

Requires 60 fire resist

Drops 8 uniques · gems tier 1–17

Rimewrought Sentinel

Zone 22 · Cryo Vaults

Requires 60 frost resist

Drops 8 uniques · gems tier 1–17

Duskstorm Herald

Zone 23 · Blackout Docks

Requires 60 lightning resist

Drops 8 uniques · gems tier 1–17

Slagborn Titan

Zone 24 · Exo Badlands

Requires 75 fire resist

Drops 7 uniques · gems tier 1–17

Skyrime Roc

Zone 25 · Skyline

Requires 75 frost resist

Drops 7 uniques · gems tier 1–17

Thunderdeep Wyrm

Zone 26 · Thermite Foundry

Requires 75 lightning resist

Drops 7 uniques · gems tier 1–17

Pyrelich Sovereign

Zone 27 · Ghost Server Farm

Requires 90 fire resist

Drops 7 uniques · gems tier 1–17

Stilltime Revenant

Zone 28 · Tachyon Loop

Requires 90 frost resist

Drops 7 uniques · gems tier 1–17

Arcforge Colossus

Zone 29 · Megastructure Core

Requires 90 lightning resist

Drops 7 uniques · gems tier 1–17

Voidflame Seraph

Zone 30 · Darkfiber Sanctum

Requires 105 fire resist

Drops 7 uniques · gems tier 1–17

Abyssal Leviathan

Zone 31 · Drowned City

Requires 105 frost resist

Drops 7 uniques · gems tier 1–17

Stormash Tyrant

Zone 32 · Fallout Zone

Requires 105 lightning resist

Drops 7 uniques · gems tier 1–17

Magmavein Behemoth

Zone 33 · Absolute Zero

Requires 120 fire resist

Drops 7 uniques · gems tier 1–17

Primordial Frostmaw

Zone 34 · Genesis Spire

Requires 120 frost resist

Drops 7 uniques · gems tier 1–17

Available to everyone — no level or beta gate beyond each item's own equip requirement and the zone itself.

Zone 18 — Cinderthrone Warlord

1 in 20,000 per win, boosted by Item Find %, one of 8 pieces. ⬥ = Elementbound piece.

ItemSlotRequiresStats
Deepvein LodestonetrinketLv 61 any skillXP +24/task · Mining Level +2 · +10% 2x gather chance · Fire Resist +6
Emberheart AnvilstonetrinketLv 61 any skillXP +24/task · Smithing Level +2 · Fire Resist +6 · 10% Bonus Enhance
Cindersteel Warblade⬥weaponCombat 61ATK +134 • DEF +8 · Fire Resist +8
Warlord's Bulwark⬥shieldCombat 61ATK +12 • DEF +43 · Fire Resist +10
Cinderthrone Striders⬥bootsLv 61 any skillDEF +32 · +16% 2x gather chance · Fire Resist +8
Ashforge GauntletsglovesLv 61 any skillDEF +30 · Smithing Level +4 · Fire Resist +6 · 8% Bonus Enhance
Throne-Ash SignetringLv 61 any skillATK +26 • DEF +19 · XP +20/task · +36% 2x gather chance · Fire Resist +8
Gilt Fiberbinder's GlovesglovesLv 61 any skillDEF +30 · Tailoring Level +4 · Fire Resist +6 · 8% Bonus Enhance

Zone 19 — Frostveil Ancient

1 in 20,000 per win, boosted by Item Find %, one of 7 pieces. ⬥ = Elementbound piece.

ItemSlotRequiresStats
Rimebloom SatcheltrinketLv 65 any skillXP +25/task · Gathering Level +2 · +10% 2x gather chance · Frost Resist +6
Frostveil SpireweaponCombat 65ATK +141 · XP +16/task · Frost Resist +8
Hoarfrost Mantle⬥chestLv 65 any skillDEF +55 · +14% gold find · Frost Resist +10
Rimeguard Legplates⬥legsLv 65 any skillDEF +42 · +14% item find · Frost Resist +10
Ancient's Reagent CoiltrinketLv 65 any skillXP +20/task · Alchemy Level +2 · Frost Resist +6 · 10% Bonus Brew
Veilbound TorcamuletLv 65 any skillATK +27 • DEF +20 · XP +20/task · +16% item find · Frost Resist +8
Lapidary GlovesglovesLv 65 any skillDEF +31 · Jewelcrafting Level +4 · +14% item find · Frost Resist +6

Zone 20 — Stormforged Astral

1 in 20,000 per win, boosted by Item Find %, one of 8 pieces. ⬥ = Elementbound piece.

ItemSlotRequiresStats
Stormwoven GrimoiretrinketLv 69 any skillXP +26/task · Spellcrafting Level +2 · Lightning Resist +6 · 10% Bonus Enchant
Astral LoupetrinketLv 69 any skillXP +26/task · Jewelcrafting Level +2 · +7% item find · Lightning Resist +6
Stormforged CleaverweaponCombat 69ATK +149 · +6 Warfare · Lightning Resist +8
Astral AegisshieldCombat 69ATK +12 • DEF +47 · Lightning Resist +10
Stormforged Visor⬥helmetLv 69 any skillDEF +34 · XP +18/task · Lightning Resist +10
Runewright's Grips⬥glovesLv 69 any skillDEF +31 · Spellcrafting Level +4 · +14% item find · Lightning Resist +8 · 10% Bonus Enchant
Stormcore PendantamuletLv 69 any skillATK +29 • DEF +22 · XP +22/task · +18% gold find · Lightning Resist +8
Prospector's GauntletsglovesLv 69 any skillDEF +31 · Mining Level +4 · +12% 2x gather chance · Lightning Resist +6

Zone 21 — Emberclad Juggernaut

1 in 50,000 per win, boosted by Item Find %, one of 8 pieces. ⬥ = Elementbound piece.

ItemSlotRequiresStats
Cinderthread SpindletrinketLv 72 any skillXP +28/task · Tailoring Level +2 · +7% item find · Fire Resist +7
Sagewalker's GlovesglovesLv 72 any skillDEF +33 · Gathering Level +4 · +12% 2x gather chance · Fire Resist +6
Aegis of the VanguardshieldCombat 73ATK +14 • DEF +54 · All Resists +10
Bulwark of FortunesshieldLv 73 any skillDEF +50 · +18% gold find · +15% item find
Band of the UnyieldingringLv 70 any skillATK +54 • DEF +39 · All Resists +12
Pendant of the WandereramuletLv 70 any skillXP +39/task · +79% 2x gather chance · +15% gold find
Crown of the UnbrokenhelmetLv 72 any skillDEF +44 · All Resists +8
Warplate of EmberschestLv 71 any skillDEF +66 · Fire Resist +12

Zone 22 — Rimewrought Sentinel

1 in 50,000 per win, boosted by Item Find %, one of 8 pieces. ⬥ = Elementbound piece.

ItemSlotRequiresStats
Rimebark CharmtrinketLv 73 any skillXP +38/task · Woodcutting Level +2 · +12% 2x gather chance · Frost Resist +8
Rimewrought GreatbladeweaponCombat 73ATK +163 · +8 Warfare · Frost Resist +12
Glacial BulwarkshieldCombat 74ATK +16 • DEF +61 · Frost Resist +14
Sentinel's Frosted PlatechestLv 74 any skillDEF +72 · +12% item find · Frost Resist +14
Coronet of the Rime CourthelmetLv 74 any skillDEF +49 · All Resists +12
Frostforge GauntletsglovesLv 76 any skillDEF +36 · XP +24/task · Construction Level +4 · +18% item find · Frost Resist +8
Band of the Unbroken FrostringLv 71 any skillATK +56 • DEF +41 · All Resists +12
Wanderer's Frozen PendantamuletLv 71 any skillXP +41/task · +82% 2x gather chance · +20% gold find

Zone 23 — Duskstorm Herald

1 in 50,000 per win, boosted by Item Find %, one of 8 pieces. ⬥ = Elementbound piece.

ItemSlotRequiresStats
Stormset Plumb LinetrinketLv 76 any skillXP +43/task · Construction Level +2 · Lightning Resist +8 · 10% Bonus Build
Herald's HalberdweaponCombat 75ATK +157 · +13% item find · Lightning Resist +12
Herald's HauberkchestLv 75 any skillDEF +56 • HP +43 · Lightning Resist +12
Herald's CrownhelmetLv 75 any skillDEF +40 · XP +16/task · Lightning Resist +10
Herald's CuisseslegsLv 75 any skillDEF +50 · Fire Resist +6 · Frost Resist +6 · Lightning Resist +18
Herald's SabatonsbootsLv 75 any skillDEF +47 • HP +23 · Lightning Resist +10
Herald's TorcamuletLv 73 any skillXP +43/task · +86% 2x gather chance · Lightning Resist +12
Herald's SignetringLv 74 any skillATK +43 • DEF +28 · XP +43/task · +17% item find · Lightning Resist +12

Zone 24 — Slagborn Titan

1 in 50,000 per win, boosted by Item Find %, one of 7 pieces. ⬥ = Elementbound piece.

ItemSlotRequiresStats
Slagborn GreatbladeweaponCombat 77ATK +154 · +13% item find · Fire Resist +15
Slagborn WarplatechestLv 77 any skillDEF +53 • HP +40 · Fire Resist +13
Slagborn HelmhelmetLv 77 any skillDEF +37 · XP +15/task · Fire Resist +9
Slagborn GreaveslegsLv 77 any skillDEF +48 · Fire Resist +18 · Frost Resist +6 · Lightning Resist +6
Slagborn StridersbootsLv 77 any skillDEF +48 • HP +10 · Fire Resist +10
Slagborn ChokeramuletLv 76 any skillATK +44 • DEF +28 · XP +44/task · +18% item find · Fire Resist +15
Slagborn BandringLv 75 any skillXP +39/task · +62% 2x gather chance · +18% item find · Fire Resist +15

Zone 25 — Skyrime Roc

1 in 50,000 per win, boosted by Item Find %, one of 7 pieces. ⬥ = Elementbound piece.

ItemSlotRequiresStats
Skyrime WarpikeweaponCombat 79ATK +151 • HP +35 · XP +18/task · Frost Resist +15
Skyrime CuirasschestLv 79 any skillDEF +72 • HP +16 · Frost Resist +14
Skyrime CowlhelmetLv 79 any skillDEF +43 · +11% item find · Frost Resist +10
Skyrime LegplateslegsLv 79 any skillDEF +52 • HP +40 · Frost Resist +13
Skyrime TreadsbootsLv 79 any skillDEF +42 · XP +18/task · Frost Resist +11
Skyrime PendantamuletLv 77 any skillXP +47/task · +94% 2x gather chance · Frost Resist +15
Skyrime LoopringLv 78 any skillATK +46 • DEF +30 · XP +46/task · +19% item find · Frost Resist +15

Zone 26 — Thunderdeep Wyrm

1 in 50,000 per win, boosted by Item Find %, one of 7 pieces. ⬥ = Elementbound piece.

ItemSlotRequiresStats
Thunderdeep CleaverweaponCombat 81ATK +171 • HP +36 · Lightning Resist +15
Thunderdeep VestmentchestLv 81 any skillDEF +55 · +15% item find · Lightning Resist +14
Thunderdeep VisorhelmetLv 81 any skillDEF +41 • HP +31 · Lightning Resist +10
Thunderdeep CuisseslegsLv 81 any skillDEF +49 · XP +21/task · Lightning Resist +12
Thunderdeep SabatonsbootsLv 81 any skillDEF +43 · Fire Resist +5 · Frost Resist +5 · Lightning Resist +15
Thunderdeep TorcamuletLv 80 any skillATK +48 • DEF +32 · XP +48/task · +19% item find · Lightning Resist +15
Thunderdeep SignetringLv 79 any skillXP +43/task · +67% 2x gather chance · +19% item find · Lightning Resist +15

Zone 27 — Pyrelich Sovereign

1 in 50,000 per win, boosted by Item Find %, one of 7 pieces. ⬥ = Elementbound piece.

ItemSlotRequiresStats
Pyrelich GlaiveweaponCombat 83ATK +186 • HP +37 · Fire Resist +18
Pyrelich HauberkchestLv 83 any skillDEF +63 · +18% item find · Fire Resist +16
Pyrelich CrownhelmetLv 83 any skillDEF +48 • HP +37 · Fire Resist +12
Pyrelich GreaveslegsLv 83 any skillDEF +58 · XP +24/task · Fire Resist +15
Pyrelich StridersbootsLv 83 any skillDEF +51 · Fire Resist +18 · Frost Resist +6 · Lightning Resist +6
Pyrelich ChokeramuletLv 81 any skillXP +50/task · +101% 2x gather chance · Fire Resist +18
Pyrelich BandringLv 82 any skillATK +49 • DEF +32 · XP +49/task · +20% item find · Fire Resist +18

Zone 28 — Stilltime Revenant

1 in 50,000 per win, boosted by Item Find %, one of 7 pieces. ⬥ = Elementbound piece.

ItemSlotRequiresStats
Stilltime LongswordweaponCombat 85ATK +185 · +15% item find · Frost Resist +18
Stilltime WarplatechestLv 85 any skillDEF +63 • HP +49 · Frost Resist +16
Stilltime HelmhelmetLv 85 any skillDEF +46 · XP +19/task · Frost Resist +12
Stilltime LegplateslegsLv 85 any skillDEF +58 · Fire Resist +8 · Frost Resist +21 · Lightning Resist +8
Stilltime TreadsbootsLv 85 any skillDEF +49 · +23% 2x gather chance · Frost Resist +12
Stilltime PendantamuletLv 84 any skillATK +53 • DEF +34 · XP +52/task · +20% item find · Frost Resist +18
Stilltime LoopringLv 83 any skillXP +46/task · +73% 2x gather chance · +20% item find · Frost Resist +18

Zone 29 — Arcforge Colossus

1 in 50,000 per win, boosted by Item Find %, one of 7 pieces. ⬥ = Elementbound piece.

ItemSlotRequiresStats
Arcforge HalberdweaponCombat 87ATK +194 • HP +40 · Lightning Resist +18
Arcforge CuirasschestLv 87 any skillDEF +64 · XP +27/task · Lightning Resist +16
Arcforge CowlhelmetLv 87 any skillDEF +48 · Fire Resist +6 · Frost Resist +6 · Lightning Resist +18
Arcforge CuisseslegsLv 87 any skillDEF +73 • HP +17 · Lightning Resist +14
Arcforge SabatonsbootsLv 87 any skillDEF +58 • HP +19 · Lightning Resist +12
Arcforge TorcamuletLv 86 any skillATK +53 • DEF +36 · XP +53/task · +21% item find · Lightning Resist +18
Arcforge SignetringLv 85 any skillXP +48/task · +75% 2x gather chance · +21% item find · Lightning Resist +18

Zone 30 — Voidflame Seraph

1 in 50,000 per win, boosted by Item Find %, one of 7 pieces. ⬥ = Elementbound piece.

ItemSlotRequiresStats
Voidflame GreatbladeweaponCombat 89ATK +185 • HP +41 · XP +22/task · Fire Resist +21
Voidflame VestmentchestLv 89 any skillDEF +86 • HP +32 · Fire Resist +18
Voidflame VisorhelmetLv 89 any skillDEF +53 · +15% item find · Fire Resist +13
Voidflame GreaveslegsLv 89 any skillDEF +67 • HP +52 · Fire Resist +17
Voidflame StridersbootsLv 89 any skillDEF +55 • HP +42 · Fire Resist +14
Voidflame ChokeramuletLv 88 any skillATK +55 • DEF +36 · XP +55/task · +22% item find · Fire Resist +21
Voidflame BandringLv 87 any skillXP +50/task · +77% 2x gather chance · +22% item find · Fire Resist +21

Zone 31 — Abyssal Leviathan

1 in 50,000 per win, boosted by Item Find %, one of 7 pieces. ⬥ = Elementbound piece.

ItemSlotRequiresStats
Leviathan WarpikeweaponCombat 91ATK +206 • HP +42 · Frost Resist +21
Leviathan HauberkchestLv 91 any skillDEF +70 · +19% item find · Frost Resist +17
Leviathan CrownhelmetLv 91 any skillDEF +51 • HP +39 · Frost Resist +12
Leviathan LegplateslegsLv 91 any skillDEF +62 · XP +26/task · Frost Resist +16
Leviathan TreadsbootsLv 91 any skillDEF +51 · XP +22/task · Frost Resist +13
Leviathan PendantamuletLv 89 any skillATK +80 • DEF +58 • HP +56 · Frost Resist +21
Leviathan LoopringLv 89 any skillXP +58/task · +116% 2x gather chance · Frost Resist +21

Zone 32 — Stormash Tyrant

1 in 50,000 per win, boosted by Item Find %, one of 7 pieces. ⬥ = Elementbound piece.

ItemSlotRequiresStats
Stormash CleaverweaponCombat 93ATK +218 • HP +43 · Lightning Resist +21
Stormash WarplatechestLv 93 any skillDEF +74 · +21% item find · Lightning Resist +19
Stormash HelmhelmetLv 93 any skillDEF +55 • HP +42 · Lightning Resist +13
Stormash CuisseslegsLv 93 any skillDEF +66 · XP +28/task · Lightning Resist +17
Stormash SabatonsbootsLv 93 any skillDEF +56 · XP +23/task · Lightning Resist +14
Stormash TorcamuletLv 92 any skillATK +59 • DEF +39 · XP +59/task · +23% item find · Lightning Resist +21
Stormash SignetringLv 91 any skillXP +53/task · +83% 2x gather chance · +23% item find · Lightning Resist +21

Zone 33 — Magmavein Behemoth

1 in 50,000 per win, boosted by Item Find %, one of 7 pieces. ⬥ = Elementbound piece.

ItemSlotRequiresStats
Magmavein GlaiveweaponCombat 95ATK +229 • HP +44 · Fire Resist +24
Magmavein CuirasschestLv 95 any skillDEF +80 · +22% item find · Fire Resist +20
Magmavein CowlhelmetLv 95 any skillDEF +60 • HP +46 · Fire Resist +15
Magmavein GreaveslegsLv 95 any skillDEF +73 · XP +31/task · Fire Resist +18
Magmavein StridersbootsLv 95 any skillDEF +61 · XP +26/task · Fire Resist +15
Magmavein ChokeramuletLv 93 any skillXP +55/task · +85% 2x gather chance · +24% item find · Fire Resist +23
Magmavein BandringLv 93 any skillATK +84 • DEF +62 • HP +59 · Fire Resist +24

Zone 34 — Primordial Frostmaw

1 in 50,000 per win, boosted by Item Find %, one of 7 pieces. ⬥ = Elementbound piece.

ItemSlotRequiresStats
Frostmaw LongswordweaponCombat 97ATK +209 · XP +57/task · Frost Resist +24
Frostmaw VestmentchestLv 97 any skillDEF +89 · Fire Resist +12 · Frost Resist +31 · Lightning Resist +12
Frostmaw VisorhelmetLv 97 any skillDEF +65 • HP +52 · Frost Resist +16
Frostmaw LegplateslegsLv 97 any skillDEF +78 · +22% item find · Frost Resist +20
Frostmaw TreadsbootsLv 97 any skillDEF +69 • HP +50 · Frost Resist +17
Frostmaw PendantamuletLv 96 any skillATK +63 • DEF +41 · XP +63/task · +24% item find · Frost Resist +24
Frostmaw LoopringLv 95 any skillXP +57/task · +88% 2x gather chance · +24% item find · Frost Resist +24

Zone 21 — Gravite (Juggernauts), primary enemy

1 in 50,000 per win, boosted by Item Find %, one of 7 pieces. All 6 tagged pieces belong to Juggernaut's Resolve. Separate from Zone 21's own secondary enemy (Emberclad Juggernaut) above, which has its own drop pool.

ItemSlotRequiresStats
Gravemaw Maul⬥weaponCombat 71ATK +157 • DEF +10 · +8 Warfare
Juggernaut's Casque⬥helmetLv 71 any skillDEF +34 · +14% item find · Frost Resist +8
Juggernaut Hauberk⬥chestCombat 72ATK +14 • DEF +62 · +14% gold find
Juggernaut's Grip⬥glovesLv 73 any skillDEF +33 · Smithing Level +4 · +12% item find · 10% Bonus Enhance
Rivetplate Greaves⬥legsLv 71 any skillDEF +46 · +16% gold find · Lightning Resist +8
Gravewalk Sabatons⬥bootsLv 71 any skillDEF +35 · +18% 2x gather chance · Fire Resist +8
Gravitic LoopringLv 70 any skillATK +31 • DEF +23 · XP +32/task · +57% 2x gather chance · +16% item find

Zone 22 — Frostiron (Frostfiends), primary enemy

1 in 50,000 per win, boosted by Item Find %, one of 5 pieces. Not part of any set — regular zone-unique style (fixed-stat, but not the stronger apex tier above). Zone 22's secondary enemy (Rimewrought Sentinel, 60 frost resist) has its own apex-tier drop pool below.

ItemSlotRequiresStats
Frostbound CuisseslegsLv 72 any skillDEF +51 · +16% item find
Frostmarch BootsbootsLv 72 any skillDEF +42 · XP +20/task
Prospector's LoopringLv 70 any skill+79% 2x gather chance · +20% gold find · +17% item find
Ironclad BulwarkchestLv 72 any skillDEF +64
Cryo ReliquarytrinketLv 72 any skillXP +47/task · Frost Resist +12

Elementbound — 7 pieces, any 6 activates

+12 DEF · +12 Fire Resist · +12 Frost Resist · +12 Lightning Resist

The pieces are spread across all three elemental zones, so completing it means fighting every secondary enemy — you cannot farm one zone for it.

This is what makes it worth chasing: a single piece only covers one element, so without the set you would have to regear between zones. Six pieces grant +12 of all three resists at once, and stacked on the pieces' own mixed resists that clears the 30 threshold for all three enemies simultaneously. The set is assembled out of the exact content it neutralizes.

PieceSlotFrom
Cindersteel WarbladeweaponZone 18
Warlord's BulwarkshieldZone 18
Cinderthrone StridersbootsZone 18
Hoarfrost MantlechestZone 19
Rimeguard LegplateslegsZone 19
Stormforged VisorhelmetZone 20
Runewright's GripsglovesZone 20

7 pieces across 7 distinct slots means one slot of choice — you pick which 6 to run.

Juggernaut's Resolve — 6 pieces, any 6 activates

+25 ATK · +12 Warfare · +20% gold find

Every piece comes from Zone 21, so unlike Elementbound this is a single-zone completion goal — one very hard zone instead of three.

It deliberately grants no resistances. Elementbound gets you into the hard content; Juggernaut's Resolve makes you win harder inside it. Its +12 Warfare matches the Conqueror's set's full set bonus, so it doubles as top-tier Zone Control gear while also being real endgame armour.

💎 Secondary enemies also drop gems

Separately from the uniques above, every win against any Zone 18–23 secondary enemy has a 1 in 4,000 chance — scaled by your Item Find % — to drop a raw gem. This uses the exact same pool and weighting as Zone Control: tiers 1 through 17, weighted toward the lower tiers (tier 1 is about 17× as likely as tier 17).

Zone Control keeps a much better rate (1 in 1,000) on that same pool, since it is the less accessible mode and demands a more active playstyle.

"While battling the [enemy], [you] looted a [gem] from the enemy's corpse."

✨ Ultra-rare: 1 in 240,000 (Zone 20) to 1 in 400,000 (Zone 21+)

A third pool layered on top of the two above, rolled independently on the same secondary-enemy fights — scaled by Item Find %, same as everything else here. About 8–12× rarer than the uniques above, and the rarest single-roll drops in the game. Since October 17, 2026, every drop from Zone 21 up is rarer: uniques 1 in 50,000 (was 20,000), ultra-rares 1 in 400,000 (was 240,000).

Zone 20 — Stormforged Astral · 1 in 240,000

ItemSlotRequiresStats
Pathfinder's CompasstrinketLv 69 any skillXP +22/task · +30% 2x gather chance

Zone 21 — Emberclad Juggernaut · 1 in 400,000

ItemSlotRequiresStats
Merchant's CoffertrinketLv 73 any skill+28% gold find · +19% item find

Zone 22 — Rimewrought Sentinel · 1 in 400,000

ItemSlotRequiresStats
Glacier's Last GasptrinketLv 75 any skill+47% 2x gather chance · +31% item find

Zone 23 — Duskstorm Herald · 1 in 400,000

ItemSlotRequiresStats
Gloamtide LanterntrinketLv 76 any skill+49% 2x gather chance · +32% item find

Zone 24 — Slagborn Titan · 1 in 400,000

ItemSlotRequiresStats
Ember of the Last TitantrinketLv 78 any skillXP +62/task · +33% item find

Zone 25 — Skyrime Roc · 1 in 400,000

ItemSlotRequiresStats
Feather of the High RoosttrinketLv 80 any skillXP +69/task · +52% 2x gather chance

Zone 26 — Thunderdeep Wyrm · 1 in 400,000

ItemSlotRequiresStats
Heart of the CalderatrinketLv 81 any skill+54% 2x gather chance · +36% item find

Zone 27 — Pyrelich Sovereign · 1 in 400,000

ItemSlotRequiresStats
Phylactery of EmberstrinketLv 83 any skillXP +84/task · +37% item find

Zone 28 — Stilltime Revenant · 1 in 400,000

ItemSlotRequiresStats
Unwinding HourglasstrinketLv 85 any skillXP +92/task · +58% 2x gather chance

Zone 29 — Arcforge Colossus · 1 in 400,000

ItemSlotRequiresStats
Anvil of the WorldtrinketLv 87 any skill+59% 2x gather chance · +40% item find

Zone 30 — Voidflame Seraph · 1 in 400,000

ItemSlotRequiresStats
Halo of the Hollow SanctumtrinketLv 89 any skillXP +107/task · +41% item find

Zone 31 — Abyssal Leviathan · 1 in 400,000

ItemSlotRequiresStats
Pearl of the Deep CurrenttrinketLv 90 any skillXP +114/task · +63% 2x gather chance

Zone 32 — Stormash Tyrant · 1 in 400,000

ItemSlotRequiresStats
Cinder of the SpiretrinketLv 92 any skill+65% 2x gather chance · +43% item find

Zone 33 — Magmavein Behemoth · 1 in 400,000

ItemSlotRequiresStats
Shard of the First WintertrinketLv 94 any skillXP +129/task · +44% item find

Zone 34 — Primordial Frostmaw · 1 in 400,000

ItemSlotRequiresStats
Seed of the First WorldtrinketLv 96 any skillXP +137/task · +68% 2x gather chance

What makes these different

Stats crafted gear can't get

Bonus Enhance / Brew / Enchant on armour. Previously only on Grimsby's weapons and shields, which forced crafters to give up a real weapon slot. Now on gloves and a trinket, so it stacks with your actual gear.

Profession levels off the gloves slot. The only other items granting skill levels are the seven world-boss gloves.

Weapons with real DEF. Every crafted weapon in the game is fixed at 0 defence.

Warfare outside the Conqueror's set. Zone-Control-only ATK on regular endgame gear.

Deliberate limits

No sockets, no upgrading. Crafted gear keeps socket flexibility and the Upgrade Orb path — these are fixed-stat sidegrades-plus, not replacements.

No HP. Nothing else in the gear pool grants HP, and adding it here would have created a whole new balance axis running sideways to DEF progression.

They don't carry you. A full set of either still falls short of Zone 21's recommended ATK/DEF on its own — you still need crafted gear, enchants, sockets, and potions to progress.

Mixed level gates. Raw-power pieces need true Combat level; utility and profession pieces accept your best skill instead.