Steel Graves

**Steel Graves** is a combat lab of the Starry Forest League. It's used to test abilities of SoulForcers and SoulWorkers.

You may remember your first visit to it when we checked your capabilities and you learned your first steps with SoulForce. At that time it wasn't fully prepared to work with such powerful guys like you, SoulWorkers, but it was fixed since then.

## Overview

SoulWorkers can use Steel Graves only five times per day and can enter only alone without friends. Entrances located in most of major cities: Candus City, Grace City and Ruin Fortress. It's a place to make your stronger and allow you to test YOUR skills, not your team. This is the same reason you can't use consumables or revive after your health reaches zero.

We divided training programs on 15 chapters, 5 phases each. You can choose which chapter to start from, but you always begin at phase 1. To get access to the next chapter you need to clear all phases of previous one at least once.

You get reward for completing each phase - Akasha cards, crafting materials, etc.. In phase 5 of chapters 5, 10 and 15 you can get blueprints for special Steel Graves sets of equipment - Grave Guardian Mk ones. They go for lvls 35, 45 and 55 respectively.

## Tips and Hints

* As you can't use potions on the training grounds your main way to restore health will be health boxes which drop from defeated enemies
* All drops from enemies are buffs, which doesn't stack if they are the same type. So if you have two health boxes near each other - don't be in a hurry to pick them both.
* When you see the phase result screen it's not an end yet. Yup, window will block your view, but you can still move around. Use this to pick more healing if you need it. Also, if you press Alt you will be able to use your skills (healing included). Press Alt again to be able to hit button and continue to the next phase.
* As you're trying to test your skills alone against crowds of enemies it's important to use skills which doesn't ask for a lot of time to cast.
* Running from enemies, never allowing them to circle around you is a good tactic. But running too much can give you another problems. In phases where enemies appear in waves after set amount of time it's better to go offensive and eliminate as many enemies as you can before new ones appear.
* Akasha cards with healing effect will be very useful here.
* There is a special item which can reset number of attempts for today so you will be able to enter the dungeon more times.
* If you can, try to go for all Hidden quests. Each HQ gives you three boxes and they have materials for the same Steel Graves gear sets.
* Running Chapters 1, 6 and 11 is the fastest way to get materials, chapters 5, 10, 15 is a must if you hunt for blueprints. Don't bother with jewelry set - it's too random, so use if you're lucky, but don't waste time to grind it.

## Guide

### Chapter 1

Phase 1 and 2 are simple one vs crowd brawls. Phase 3 has 4 simulation monitors. You need to press them to male enemies appear. Each monitor will call forth up to 15 enemies. It's possible for them to call even boss-class enemies, so be careful. You can try to use several monitors at once to spice things up or play it normally killing enemies from each summon separately.

Phase 4 can be a problem for any new SoulWorker. You will face three wolf-type Bosses among with a lot of small fries. Wolves are pretty quick and can chew any slow SoulWorker easily. White wolf also leave puddles of oil on the ground. If you step in it you will become slower for some time. As Bosses appear not at the same time but with a short pause between each other consider to go offensive and try if not kill, but at least hurt first of them as hard as you will manage.

Phase 5 also has several Bosses and wolves among them.

### Chapter 2

Phase 2 will be full of mines. If you step too close to any of them they will detonate hurting both you and enemies. Avoid them or better use them to eliminate the enemies. You can run near mines so you will get out of range before they hit even once, but your pursuers will get a full hit. At the same if you get hit once or twice it's not a problem as mines kill enemies and you can easily pick some health boxes.

Phase 3 has 4 poison traps which release poison at random order. This poison is very powerful. Even with good gear you can easily lose half of your health if you breath it. Again you can try to use it against enemies or play it safe at the middle of the area.

### Chapter 5

First phase has several enemy Bosses type: Gnomique. It's kind of small clowns who release a lot of balls in AoE around them. As there is a lot of this type of the enemies around at the same time dodging all bombs will require the best skills out there. Good thing that this attack has limited distance and clown spend several seconds curled to charge it, so getting out of range in time is a much easier option.

### Chapter 7

Phase 4 has a lot of fat monsters with a lot of health. Just run away from them until all of them appear. Then use the device. It will hit everyone in the room for 90% hp including you, so it will be easier to kill all enemies, but don't forget to heal yourself. And be sure you have all your health before you start the device! Phase has two waves of enemies, so you will need to use device twice.

### Chapter 10

During phase 3 you will be severely debuffed every 30 secs. You need to hit one of the green boxes in the corners to drop this debuff quickly. Don't forget about it while killing enemies.

### Chapter 13

In phase 4 floor will be covered by energy field which will drain your health. Jump on floating platforms to avoid it. 3th, 5th and 9th platforms will detonate when you step on them, so try to dodge. There is a switch to turn off energy field on 10th platform. If you have air dash you can try to jump on 10th platform from 1st or 2nd ones.

### Chapter 15

Phase 3 has a safe place from all lasers - go to the end of the map and stand there. Green box has movement buff which will be useful in next phase.

Phase 4 is again about floating platforms. 3th, 5th and 9th platforms are partly invisible. 1st, 4th, 7th and 8th have bombs on them. You can try to air dash from 1st or 2nd ones.

Phase 5 being last stage of the training facility is a challenge. Enemies has a lot of HP, so it'll take a lot of time to kill them. It's possible to speed things up with using explosion circles, but be very careful as they hit you hard too.

## Reference

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Steam Steel Graves Guide by MadLane
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Basics About Steel Grave by Ice