Although each quest lacks explicit objectives and text, they lead to 'Easter Egg' secret areas with secret bosses and items. They are intended to be discovered through following cryptic clues left for the player. The base Grim Dawn game, as well as the Ashes of Malmouth and Forgotten Gods Expansions, each have a secret quest. Personal Leaderboard – Keep track of your performance in the Crucible with a personal leaderboard that stores your scores based upon the monsters defeated, the game difficulty and a score multiplier earned by defeating waves of enemies before the bonus timer expires.Faction Quests Order of Death's Vigil.

As you progress through the event, randomized Mutators will become active, amplifying your foes (or you) in one way while weakening them in another.

Endure Cruel Mutators – Deadly minions are just the beginning in the Crucible’s arsenal.

Forge Powerful Defenses – Spend Tributes and Iron Bits to bolster the arena with defenses that aid you in battle.

Earn the Favor of the Celestials – Spend hard-earned Tributes to activate powerful arena-wide buffs which empower you and your allies in battle against the Crucible’s fiends.

Cash out your reward and claim your prize, or push farther for even greater wealth but know that failure also means less treasure.

Vast Wealth Awaits – The more enemies you defeat, the more treasure and Tributes await you at the end.

Owners of the Ashes of Malmouth expansion can contend with an additional 20 challenging waves, bringing the total to 170! The farther you go, the more challenging the combinations become, with the possibility of encountering multiple bosses at once! Progress through the first 100 waves to unlock additional difficulties, which present an even greater challenge but also more reward. Conquer 150 Unique Waves – Wage tireless battle against 150 unique waves of Grim Dawn’s monster menagerie.Each arena features a different layout with varied defensive positions. Multiple Arenas – Battle across six deadly arenas (with four additional arenas included with Grim Dawn's expansions) filled with Grim Dawn’s most vicious beasts and monstrosities.The Crucible is an alternate game mode available to all Main Campaign characters, starting at level 1. Will you survive where others have fallen? Or will the arena’s monstrosities, traps, and dark magic get the best of you? But he is not a cruel master: endure his trials and be rewarded with vast wealth fail, and know only his scorn.Ĭountless combatants have fallen prey to the Crucible’s brutal machinations. There you will engage in magnificent combat for the amusement of the Crucible’s mysterious overlord, Lokarr. Enter the Crucible, a harsh battleground filled with waves of Grim Dawn’s deadliest fiends. About This Content About this ContentThe Crucible DLC introduces a challenging new arena gameplay mode to the Action RPG Grim Dawn.

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