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Last updated 6/30/2009.
4/13/10: I was requested to repost this guide. I don't have time to update this; if anyone is willing to I'd gladly give lots of credit.
What is a Dungeon Pass?
A dungon pass is an object you can offer on the various altars across Erinn to enter a different difficulty of that specific dungeon. The ranking of difficulty goes like this:
Beginner < Normal (No pass) < Basic < Intermediate < Advanced
What is this guide?
This guide is a community effort to detail the best and most efficient way to get any pass you desire. For now, I'll start off by posting what I know, but, thread viewers, please help me by correcting or adding alternative ways to acquire different passes to make this guide something to benefit the entire community.
What does this guide offer that a Mabinogi Wiki does not?
The various Mabinogi Wikipedias often only list the monsters that drop the passes and nothing more. For many, it may seem that simply running the Normal version of that dungeon is the best way to get a pass, but in most cases, that is wrong. Our combined experience as a community can create a guide that will benefit unaware and future players alike. Maybe you will even learn something, too.
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Alby Beginner: Acquire a pass for free from Trefor.
Alby Normal: Drop anything on the altar.
Alby Basic: White Spiders in Tir's graveyard or Alby Normal, or simply Alby Normal endchest.
Alby Intermediate for 1: Ogre Warriors in Barri Normal Boss Room, or alternatively Alby Basic and Intermediate endchests.
Alby Intermediate for 2: Werewolves at Fiodh Normal or Albey Silver Gem (requires housing coupons), or Giant Red/White/Black Spider at Alby Int for 4's Boss Room.
Alby Intermediate for 4: Gorgons and Lycanthropes at Alby Int for 2's Boss Room, or Giant Red/White/Black Spider at Alby Int for 4's Boss Room. Pass Route for Arrow Revolver Page 8: Fiodh Normal/Albey Silver Gem -> Alby Int for 2 -> Alby Int for 4
Alby Advanced for 1: Alby Adv for 3 and 8 in the Endchest. Only way.
Alby Advanced for 3: The easiest way to get one is to simply find a friend who has a pass, but for your own: Spider Soldier in Alby Adv for 8, or Ciar Adv for 8's Endchest.
Alby Advanced for 8: The easiest way to get one is to simply find a friend who has a pass, but for your own: Ciar Adv for 8's Endchest, Spider Solders and Beetle Wolves in Alby Advanced for 3 and 8.
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Barri Normal: Drop anything on the altar.
Barri Basic: Light Gargoyles in Albey Silver though this requires house return coupons, Ogre Warriors at Barri Normal's Boss Room, Sickle Laghodessas from Ciar Basic/Int, White Snakes from Fiodh Normal and Ciar Basic/Int.
Barri Advanced for 3 and 8: Ogre Warriors at Barri Normal's Boss Room.
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Ciar Beginner: Acquire a pass for free from Ranald.
Ciar Normal: Drop anything on the altar.
Ciar Basic: Find a random party going on Ciar Basic, and kill the Sickle Laghodessas and Brown Snakes inside to get your own.
Ciar Intermediate for 1: Goblin Archers inside Ciar Normal.
Ciar Intermediate for 2: Goblin Archers inside Ciar Normal.
Ciar Intermediate for 4: Goblin Archers inside Ciar Normal. Sometimes random parties in the lobby will run this pass as well.
Ciar Advanced for 2: The easiest way to get one is to simply find a friend who has a pass, but for your own: Endchests in Ciar Normal and Ciar Int for 1 and 2.
Ciar Advanced for 3: The easiest way to get one is to simply find a friend who has a pass, but for your own: Endchests in Ciar Normal.
Ciar Advanced for 8: The easiest way to get one is to simply find a friend who has a pass, but for your own: Endchests in Ciar Int for 4 and Ciar Normal.
Ciar Boss Rush: Endchests of any version of Ciar. Friends and people in the lobby may also have a pass they can sell/give to you.
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Fiodh Normal: Drop anything on the altar.
Fiodh Intermediate for 1: Giant Worms in TNN are the best but require housing coupons. Alternatives include Ogre Warriors at Barri Normal's Boss Room, and Sickle Laghodessas and the Dark Green Golem at Ciar Basic.
Fiodh Intermediate for 2: Hope for it from the Endchest at Fiodh Int for 1. Also drops from the Red Succubus at Rabbie Basic and Nightmare Humanoid in Albey Red Gem and Baol Final.
Fiodh Intermediate for 4: Argus in Baol Final. Pass Route for Fireball Page 10: Giant Worm/Ciar Basic/Barri Normal -> Fiodh Int for 1 -> Many tries -> Fiodh Int for 4.
Note about Fiodh: Because all intermediate versions of Fiodh drop in Fiodh normal's endchest, one alternative and effective way to find Fiodh Int for 4 is to spam Fiodh Normals with 8 man parties to maximize the chance of finding a pass in the endchests.
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Karu Normal: Drop anything on the altar.
Karu Monster Part: Parts drop from their Dubious-titled Monster counterpart in Karu Normal.
1st Floor = Pot Belly Spiders
2nd Floor = Stone Hound
3rd Floor = Stone Bison
4th Floor = Stone Zombie
5th Floor = Stone Imp.
Karu Shining Monster: Collect every glowing monster part of one monster from the glowing boss in Karu Monster Part, and transform it into a Shining Statue with the appropriate Exploration Quest on Rano's Exploration Quest Board. "Making a Glowing Spider Statue" Quest requires current Exploration level 12.
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Longa Normal: Drop anything on the altar.
Longa Emerald/Amethyst/Topaz: Guardian of Ruins in Longa Normal's Boss Room.
Longa Mysterious: Amethyst/Emerald/Topaz Golems in their corresponding dungeon and boss room. Recommended to take at least 20 arrows for boss just in case, however, it depends on the strength of your strongest archer.
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Maiz Normal: Drop anything on the altar.
Maiz Gargoyle Glove/Boot/Pauldron: Drop the item on the altar.
Maiz Glowing Gargoyle Statue: Collect a glowing Gargoyle Glove, Boot, and Pauldron from the Bossrooms of the corresponding part, and transform it into a Glowing Gargoyle Statue using an Exploration Quest from Rano's Exploration Board. The quest requires a current Exploration level of ?
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Math Normal: Drop anything on the altar.
Math Advanced for 2: Red Kobold Archer in Math Advanced for 8.
Math Advanced for 3: Endchest in Math Normal, and Skeleton Hellhounds in Math Advanced.
Math Advanced for 8: Kobold in Math Normal.
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Par Ruins Normal: Drop anything on the altar.
Par Ruins Snow Crystal: From the endchests in Par Ruins Normal.
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Peaca Normal: Drop anything on the altar while in a party of four or more.
Peaca Basic: Skeleton Laghodessa and Full Metal Regular/Red/Metal Skeletons in Rabbie Advanced, and Pirate Red Skeleton (with and without hook), Captain Skeleton, and Captain Red Skeleton in Rundal Advanced.
Also drops at Sen mag Castle's endchest. Does anyone know if this way is more effective?
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Rabbie Normal: Drop anything on the altar.
Rabbie Basic: Ogre Warriors in Barri Normal's Boss Room is honestly the fastest way, though Skeletons, Black Succubus, and the Endchest in Rabbie Normal drop it too. Sen Mag Castle's Endchest supposedly also drops it, but can anyone confirm?
Rabbie Advanced for 2, 3, and 8: Endchests in Rabbie Basic and Normal. Again, finding a friend who has this pass is the easiest way. Pass Route for Ice Spear Page 2: Barri Normal -> Rabbie Basic -> Rabbie Advanced
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Rundal Normal: Drop anything on the altar.
Rundal Basic: Endchests in Rundal Normal. Need more info
Rundal Special ~ Siren: Friends! usually have spare passes, since they don't expire. Fishing in Emain Macha as well as Knolls and Sahagins in Rundal Basic drop this as well.
Rundal Advanced for 2, 3, and 8: Endchests in Rundal Normal. Need more info
Rundal Boss Rush: Endchests of any version of Rundal. Friends and people in the lobby may also have a pass they can sell/give to you.
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Miscellaneous Tips and Reminders
Pass Route for Arrow Revolver Page 8: Fiodh Normal/Albey Silver Gem -> Alby Int for 2 -> Alby Int for 4, drops from Giant Red Spider at Boss Room.
Pass Route for Ice Spear Page 2: Barri Normal -> Rabbie Basic -> Rabbie Advanced, drops from Yellow Succubus at Boss. Does not appear in Rabbie Advanced for 8 when more than 4 people are in the dungeon and party when Boss Room is opened.
Pass Route for Fireball Page 10: Giant Worm/Ciar Basic/Barri Normal -> Fiodh Int for 1 -> Many tries -> Fiodh Int for 4, drops from the Giant Imps at Boss Room.
OR Fiodh Normal (With 8 people, spam endchests) -> Fiodh Int for 4 (Thanks Trigger)
Pass Route for Exploration Page 3: Karu Normal -> Karu Monster Part -> Repeat until you get all the glowing parts from Karu Monster Part Boss -> Karu Glowing Statue, drops from the Giant Glowing Pot-Belly Spider at Boss Room.
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PLEASE POST HERE IF YOU KNOW BETTER WAYS OR THERE IS AN ERROR. Thank you.
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