The Crimson Masquerade

The Crimson Masquerade is a 7-day bonus boss Campaign. Most of the 20 Missions have three stages, though some have two.

Campaign Properties Edit

The theme of Crimson Masquerade is Refreshing Brew spam. A few of the enemies will often use a modified Refreshing Brew skill that affects one enemy. Starting at Mission 3, some enemies will be tinted red and have increased stats and starting at Mission 8, some will have special skills.

Enemies with special skills:

• Evil Acolyte: Ray of Enfeeblement, single-target Refreshing Brew
• Ghoul: Fearsome Visage
• Vile Priest: Confuse, Healing Circle
• Covenant Guardian: Inspiration
• Undead Warlord: Shield Tactics
• Necromancer: Inflict Wounds that deals line damage
• Corrupted Inquisitor: Energy Drain (Necromancer Soul Skill), Avenge, single-target Refreshing Brew
• Vile Assassin: AoE Curse
• Vampire Thrall: Shadow Slash, Vampiric Touch (replaces its original skill set)
• Dark Fanatic: Vicious Strike (replaces Slash)
• Covenant Assassin: Regen every action, Vicious Strike (replaces Twin Strike)
• Vampire: Demon Shout, Vital Strike
• Lesser Lich: Disenchant (removes buffs from one party member), Fireball, Warcry
• Covenant Witch: Fireball, Hex, AoE Frost Bolt, single-target Refreshing Brew
• Shikar, Vampire Lord: Fear, AoE Demonfire, AoE Curse, regen every action (passive), Mass Dispel (soul)
• Ghoul (Mission 20): AoE Howl, Warcry, Bloodbath, regenerates health whenever damaged (passive), resets cooldowns of all active skills whenever damaged (passive)
• Covenant Guardian (Mission 20): Threaten, Warrior's Challenge, AoE Taunt, Overload, Block, Righteous Call
• Evil Acolyte (Mission 20): Spirit Rage, Haste, Crushing Fist
• Lesser Lich (Mission 20): Brood of Zaluss, Overload, Cloud of Weakness, Endless Pain, Wave of Death
• Necromancer (Mission 20): Healing Circle, Brood of Zaluss, Ball of Darkness, Acid Bolt
• Shikar, Vampire Lord (Mission 20): Curse, Fear, Demonfire, Overload, Summon Demon, Smite, immune to stuns (passive), Mass Dispel (soul)

Rewards Edit

Mission	Difficulty	Rewards
1	Normal	2 × Catacombs Map, 1 × Ticket
	Hard	2 × Portal Stone
	Extreme	74 × Food, 200 × Gold
2	Normal	1 × Portal Stone
	Hard	150 × Food
	Extreme	5 × Gems, 75 × Skill Points (SP)
3	Normal	75 × Food
	Hard	2 × Ticket
	Extreme	1 × Common Battle Chest
4	Normal	250 × Gold
	Hard	150 × Training Points (TP), 50 × Artisan Points (AP)
	Extreme	5 × Mystical Essence, 75 × Artisan Points (AP), 100 × Food
5	Normal	2 × Ticket
	Hard	400 × Training Points (TP), 1100 × Gold
	Extreme	1 × Key, 110 × Skill Points (SP), 120 × Food
6	Normal	140 × Food
	Hard	1200 × Gold
	Extreme	1 × Catacombs Map, 1 × Golden Portal Stone
7	Normal	9 × Mystical Essence
	Hard	2500 × Gold
	Extreme	280 × Food
8	Normal	1600 × Gold
	Hard	1 × Common Battle Chest, 160 × Food
	Extreme	4 × Catacombs Map, 1 × Golden Portal Stone
9	Normal	550 × Training Points (TP)
	Hard	3300 × Gold
	Extreme	1 × Catacombs Map, 1 Crystal Hammer (Lvl. 30)
10	Normal	220 × Food
	Hard	180 × Skill Points (SP), 770 × Training Points (TP)
	Extreme	7 × Portal Stone
11	Normal	2500 × Gold
	Hard	2 × Adamantine Bar, 150 × Artisan Points (AP)
	Extreme	1 × Catacombs Map, 5 × Ancient Skill Scroll, 1 × Ticket, 2500 × Training Points (TP)
12	Normal	1 ×  Rare Weapon Booster (Lvl. 30)
	Hard	1 ×  Super Rare Weapon Booster (Lvl. 35)
	Extreme	1 ×  Epic Weapon Booster (Lvl. 40)
13	Normal	7 × Gems
	Hard	300 × Food
	Extreme	8500 × Gold
14	Normal	300 × Food
	Hard	200 × Skill Points (SP), 1050 × Training Points (TP)
	Extreme	10 × Catacombs Map, 5 × Arcane Shards
15	Normal	330 × Food
	Hard	1 × Epic Battle Chest
	Extreme	1 ×  Epic Weapon Booster (Lvl. 45), 1 × Void Cores
16	Normal	1500 × Training Points (TP)
	Hard	1 × Ticket, 625 × Artisan Points (AP)
	Extreme	30 × Gems, 1 × Golden Portal Stone
17	Normal	15 × Gems, 50 × Guild Marks
	Hard	1 Goblin, 1 Goblin Magus, 1 Goblin Trickster, all lv. 65; 7 × Ticket
	Extreme	2 ×  Epic Weapon Booster (Lvl. 48)
18	Normal	2 × Catacombs Map, 60 × Steel Bars
	Hard	400 × Food
	Extreme	1 ×  Super Rare Monster Booster (Lvl. 50), 2 × Celestial Orb, 5500 × Gold
19	Normal	15 × Gems, 1 × Void Cores
	Hard	1 ×  Epic Armor Booster (Lvl. 54), 1 ×  Epic Defense Booster (Lvl. 54), 1 ×  Epic Monster Booster (Lvl. 54), 1 ×  Epic Weapon Booster (Lvl. 54), 2 × Void Cores
	Extreme	75 × Gems; 2 × Epic Battle Chest; 4 × Key; 1x Shikar, Vampire Lord lv. 55
20	Normal	10 × Gems, 20 × Mystical Essence, 2 × Celestial Orb, 5000 × Gold
	Hard	1 ×  Uncommon Rage Potion , 20 × Gems, 40 × Mystical Essence, 4 × Celestial Orb, 10K × Gold
	Extreme	1 ×  Rare Rage Potion ; 30 × Gems; 2 × Common Battle Chest; 1x Shikar, Vampire Lord lv. 71; 2 × Void Cores

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Strategy Edit

Mission 20 for players below 55 (by LordofKaon, adapted by The Mochinator): Edit

Barbarian

Spellsword -- Witch

Cleric

Enemy targeting order, from first to last: Lesser Lich, Evil Acolyte, Necromancer, Dragon Minion, Covenant Guardian, Ghoul, Shikar

Only the most well-equipped heroes can beat this Mission without Tier 2 gear. All heroes must have 7 stars, and most gear pieces must be enchanted to a decently high level. The run may also require good RNG with respect to crits and dodges. If you have everything you need but still can't beat the stage, you may have to keep trying until you get a lucky run.

Witch needs an immediate Immune potion after the first two hits in order to survive the Crushing Fists while Warding Spirits builds up. (If one of the first two hits kills her, reset immediately.) Revive and Soul potions are also recommended; save them for the final Stage.

Use Barbarian's soul skill to debuff the defense of enemies, and then whittle them down to nothing with the rest of your attacks. Witch's Vile Brew is vital for self-healing and can deal bonus damage, so use it frequently. Always dispel attack bonuses right before Crushing Fists is used; dispelling taunts is also very important. Resurrect whenever needed. When it comes to attacking the Ghouls, make absolutely certain that you use Baleful Glare or Vile Brew immediately after you attack it with a normal skill. This allows you to get two attacks (and the debuff or heal) for the price of only one Ghoul skill cycle.

First Mission 20 strategy for level 55s (by Midge): Edit

Druid

Spellsword -- Barbarian

Cleric

Druid's soul skill should be used for additional and more controllable healing, but be careful about Shikar's Mass Dispel in the final Stage. Use the same enemy targeting order as above. Note that the Ghouls' passives are not triggered by Mass Dispel.

Mission 20 for well-geared level 55s (by LordofKaon): Edit

Spellsword

Warmaster -- Barbarian

Druid

Use all 4 soul skills whenever possible, but prioritize Rapid Regeneration and Shield Tactics. Use the same enemy targeting order as above. Be cautious with Barbarian's Weapon Throw, as you want to make sure it doesn't hit any of the Ghouls unless they are the only enemies left on the field. Leave the middle Dragon Minion alive and take out the flanking Dragon Minions so that you have a target to redirect Weapon Throw to without hitting the Ghouls.

Alternate level 55 strategy (by Beatific): Edit

Spellsword

Pirate -- Barbarian

Cleric

Once again, take advantage of Barbarian's defense debuff and then attack each enemy one at a time. Pirate surprisingly helps a lot by dealing ranged true damage via his soul skill and active skill, as well as providing a bit of extra resistances. Use the same enemy targeting order as above. Revive whenever necessary, and Dispel frequently. It's recommended that you focus Cleric's heals on the backline (especially herself) and simply revive Barbarian instead of using heals on her.

Mission 19 for high level 40s and early level 50s: Edit

Druid

Mystic -- Blackguard

Cleric

Target the red Covenant Witches first. Use Doom to increase the damage they take and then kill them off with Entangle, Soul Rend, and Tendril of Shadow. Activate Rapid Regen if your heroes are half health or below, and Resurrect if anyone dies. On later levels, it's recommended that you bring a revive potion in case your Cleric dies as well as a soul potion in case your soul energy is being drained too much by Resurrects and Rapid Regens. However, they are not required.

This team should work on every stage up to and including 19 Extreme.

The forever strategy (by Valkrysseurs) on Mission 18 (might work for 17 too) for mid level 40 players: Edit

Druid

Warmaster -- Paladin

Cleric

On Mission 18, you can use Cleric/Druid backline with a Warmaster/Paladin frontline.

Must have: Shield of Valor/Commanding Aura/Heavy Bash/Call to arms/Battle Fury on Warmaster; Block/Holy Shield/Avenge on Paladin

Focus mainly on enemies with Refreshing Brew then the ones with Disenchant. The Paladin might kill some enemies with Avenge, but Warmaster will one-shot most of the enemies. Just spam Warmaster's Shield Tactics and use Rapid Regeneration once right before Fireball or as soon as your heroes start to be too low in health.

The strategy is more efficient with Warmaster alone frontline if he is able to withstand the damage (mine was only 6* but worked fine on extreme).