Pirate Invasion! Event

The **Pirate Invasion! Event** was an event that ran from 19 August, 2023 to 4 September, 2023. It featured a new, temporary event zone The Blackthorn (complete with 10 new maps, 6 bosses, 4 quests, and 2 helm skins), a new combat scaling mechanic, and a new *Mythical* item quality.

## The Blackthorn

Captain Pitt's ship, that was boarded and stolen by the fearsome pirate Captain Blackthorn and his crew. It docked in the Pirate Harbor, a new area located off the western shore of Shores of Renewal. You must be at least level 20 to board.

## Combat Scaling

A new combat scaling feature was introduced with this event. All monsters in the Blackthorn (excluding Pirate Harbor) will have their HP, damage, armor, and experience scale with your power level. This means that players of vastly different levels and solds may group together and get appropriate experience for their level.

The HP, damage, and armor of a monster is only reflected to your game. You will deal damage and take damage as if it were on an equivalent level to you, while your party members will experience the same. Experience share will be equally split between all party members, regardless of level or sold, and the experience reward will be similiar to monsters of the scaled level.

## Mythical Quality

A new item quality level has been added with this event, *Mythical*. It can be seen on the quest reward,  Pirate's Enchanted Ring.

A second Mythical quality item was made available as an ultra-rare drop from the rare spawning boss creature,  Barnacle Bob:  Pirate's Enchanted Eyepatch.

This quality is considered to be a higher tier than *Legendary*, but it is reserved for special items. Mythical items have the unique property of giving stats and scaling those stats to your current level. These stats are updated when the item is equipped.

## Event Walkthrough

### Pirate's Enchanted Ring

The [20] Pirate Invasion! quest line can be started from Diver Derek on the western coast of Shores of Renewal. It requires you to complete several quests given by Snorkeler Sam, who is being held captive on the Blackthorn, and rewards the mythical quality  Pirate's Enchanted Ring.

* Sam's Seafood Spectacle
	+ Kill:  Guy Firey
	+ Kill:  Prep Cook (50)
	+ Item:  Pirates' Quarters Key

* Sleeping With Scoundrels
	+ Kill:  Sleepy Pirate,  Watchdog (200)
	+ Kill:  Longbeard
	+ Item:  Pillow Stuffing (20)
	+ Item:  Longbeard's Needle
		- Rewards:  Light Bandana Skin
* Yer A Pirate!
	+ Kill:  Bloodfang
* A Dreadful Deck, A Dreadful Day
	+ Kill:  Captain's Guard (200)
	+ Kill:  Captain Blackthorn
	+ Item:  Cell Key

### Pirate Hat Skin

The  Pirate Hat Skin is a reward from the quest Pitiful Pitt, who can be found deep in the Hidden Cells, and requires you to do the following:

* Kill:  Grace Goldenheart
	+ Found in the boss room on level 1 of the Hidden Cells.
* Kill:  Finny Fishhook
	+ Found in the boss room on level 2 of the Hidden Cells.
* Kill:  Bonepicker
	+ Found in the boss room on level 3 of the Hidden Cells.
* Kill:  Cutthroat (150)
* Kill:  Corsair (150)
	+ Both found on the main floor of the Blackthorn.
* Item:  Ripped Piece of Hat
	+ Dropped by Grace Goldenheart.
* Item:  Ripped Piece of Hat
	+ Dropped by Finny Fishhook.
* Item:  Ripped Piece of Hat
	+ Dropped by Bonepicker.
* Item:  Scrap of Fine Material (5)
	+ Dropped by Cutthroat and Corsair.

The directions for navigating the Hidden Cells are as follows:

1. Enter the Blackthorn.
2. Travel up along the left wall until you reach and enter a staircase.
3. Travel up, then left, and then head to the bottom left corner of the Savage Galley.
4. Travel down, then left to the bottom left corner of the Prep Station.
5. Enter the hole with a ladder in the center of the cell.
6. Hidden Cells (level 1) - travel up to the three cells with ladder holes.
	1. Left takes you to Hidden Cells level 2.
	2. Center takes you to  Grace Goldenheart.
	3. Right takes you to Pitt's Cell.
7. Hidden Cells (level 2)
	1. Left takes you to Pitt's Cell.
	2. Center takes you to Hidden Cells level 3.
	3. Right takes you to  Finny Fishhook.
8. Hidden Cells (level 3)
	1. Left takes you to  Bonepicker.
	2. Center takes you back to the Forgotten Cell.
	3. Right takes you to Pitt's Cell.