The fundamental principles of the Cursed City
The “Cursed City” is a brand new game mode available in Raid Shadow Legends for players level 52 and above.
It features a brand-new map with 101 stages of varying difficulty. Here's a look at the map of the cursed city:
Unlike the “Doom Tower,” here you have the option to choose your own route through the Cursed City of Sintranos, and you can even skip certain stages if you wish. However, it is advisable not to do so, as each stage offers interesting rewards, but we'll talk about that later.
You have one month to explore the Cursed City and face its main boss, Amius Lunar Archon, before a new rotation begins, resetting all your progress. Although the map itself does not undergo any changes, each new rotation will bring changes that will make each new game different from the previous one.
This game mode offers two difficulty levels: Normal and Hard. By default, you start in Hard mode, but you can switch to Normal difficulty and back at any time. It's important to remember that to access any stage of the Cursed City (except for the Eclipse Tower), you'll need Cursed City keys, and you'll receive a fixed amount each day. Although you'll have enough keys to complete both difficulty levels each month, it's generally wise to plan your progress.
Neighborhoods
The Cursed City map is divided into four districts of increasing difficulty, each with 25 stages:
- Cobblemarket (Easy)
- Deadrise (Medium)
- Plagueholme (Medium)
- Soulcross (Difficult)
The Eclipse Tower stands above it all, protected by arcane portals that only open once you have found 3 Eclipse Keys in the City. And although your journey always begins in Cobblemarket, you are free to explore Sintranos at your leisure, choosing your own route through the neighborhoods, taking shortcuts, or tackling all the challenges available.
Types of stages
Each neighborhood offers a fixed number of specific stages: 16 regular stages, 3 awakening stages, 3 boss stages, and 3 double boss stages. Here's how they work:
- Regular stages are made up of three rounds in which you take on teams of enemy champions. You should be familiar with this format, but the City of Doom stages present greater challenges than you might be used to. Pictured below are the icons for the regular stages
- The stages of awakening follow the same basic principle, but you must meet specific awakening level requirements to access them. For example, if you need an awakening level of 5, you can use either one champion with an awakening level of 5, or two champions with awakening levels of 3 and 2. These stages are not mandatory to complete the Cursed City, but they offer interesting rewards and an alternative way to cross Sintranos. The image below shows an example of an icon for the awakening stages.
- The stages of boss showcase the magical reflections of Teleria's most formidable bosss. Don't let your guard down, because whether they're reflections or not, they still pack a punch! Fortunately, the difficulty of these bosss increases depending on the district, so you won't have to face the worst of them until you reach Soul Cross. The image below shows an example of an icon for the boss stages.
- Double steps boss are specific to the Cursed City game mode and, as their name suggests, pit you against a team of two bosss at a time! The difficulty also increases depending on the neighborhood, but even the boss teams in the Cobblestone Market won't be easy to beat. The image below shows an example of an icon for the double boss stages.
Finally, there is the Eclipse Tower, where Amius Archon Lunaire resides. As mentioned earlier, you must find 3 Eclipse Keys to enter. These keys can be found in the boss double stages, their location is random and changes with each rotation. However, there is always one key per district (except for Soul Cross), and you can see it among the stage rewards. Once you have collected the keys, it's time to face Amius and put an end to his madness! That said, it's worth noting that some of the best treasures are found in this last district, in addition to the most difficult challenges.
Stage restrictions
All stages in the “Cursed City” game mode, including the boss stages, have one of several restrictions that must be met in order to access them. These restrictions change with each rotation and depend on the difficulty you have chosen. Here are some examples of these restrictions:
- Rarity: Only champions of a specific rarity can participate in the stage.
- Affinity: Only champions of a specific affinity are allowed in the stage.
- Faction: Only champions belonging to a specific faction or alliance can access the stage.
- Type: Only champions of a specific type are allowed in the stage.
Awakening stages always require a certain number of awakening levels on your team in addition to these random restrictions.
Cursed City quests and rewards
Each rotation will present you with several quests related to the Cursed City. These missions involve various objectives, such as completing a specific number of stages, completing awakening stages, defeating Amius Lunar Archon, and many more.
Normal and difficult mode quests
The quests are the same for both difficulties:
- Complete 25 steps
- Complete 50 steps
- Complete 101 steps
- Complete 6 stages of awakening
- Complete 12 stages of awakening
- and beat Amius Lunar Archonite
Cursed city rewards in Normal mode
Completing the Cursed City quests on normal difficulty will earn you Cursed Candles. With 100 Cursed Candles, you can obtain a Cursed Chest containing 4 rewards as shown in the image below:
Cursed city rewards in difficult mode
When you complete these quests in Hard mode, you unlock a series of exceptional rewards, as shown in the image below, including a brand new Mythic champion., Karnage the Anarchist. By the way, you can find the list of all champions on our page Tier List of champions Raid Shadow Legends
You will then continue to accumulate “Occult Cursed Candles,” which you can use to open Cursed City Chests containing a variety of rewards, as shown in the image below.
However, if you play in Normal mode, you will receive Cursed Candles and will not have access to this unique reward chain. Instead, you will receive Cursed City Chests, which offer a different set of rewards than those in Hard mode.
In addition, the first time you complete a stage of the Cursed City, you will receive various rewards, including Cursed Relics (which you can collect to summon epic and mythic champions), a new enchantment that allows you to create mythic artifacts in the Forge, and Chests containing new equipment sets. It's important to note that these rewards reset at the end of the current rotation and can be obtained again in subsequent games.
New equipment sets
Ensemble Supersonique :
- RES +20
- PV+15%
- VIT +10%
- Turn counter +2% per buff placed by the enemy
- VIT+10%
- Reduces the effects of the 30% Tower reduction
- RES +20
- VIT +12%
- Increases Turn Counter effects by 30%
Ensemble Impitoyable :
- ATQ+10%
- DEG C. +15%
- VIT+5%
- 30% chance to reduce the cooldown of a random skill
- ATQ+15%
- Ignore the DEF of 35%
- VIT+5%
- DEG C. +15%
- 15% chance to gain an extra turn by dealing damage
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