The Temple of Uggalepih is an ancient place where it is said that evil deities were once worshipped. Gilgamesh has ordered you to travel there and search out a strange, old hermit.
Note: Having a significant amount of Rancor (Tonberry enmity) can be very harmful as the mission requires you to combat several Tonberries, including Notorious Monsters that can use the ability Everyone's Rancor for a great amount of damage. The rancor can be lowered with the quest Everyone's Grudge located in Norg. Consider completing this before proceeding.
One can avoid gaining rancor by calling for help as well.
Shortcut
If you already have the Den of Rancor Home Point unlocked, you can use it to warp directly to the Den of Rancor, step into the Sacrificial Chamber, and enter the Battlefield for the boss fight.
Any player who has already completed this mission can use the Home Point and open the door for you, allowing you to skip the puzzle entirely. Use the Unity Warp (level 128) to reach the door if you are using this method.
If you don't know anyone who has completed this mission, try using /yell chat in town. It's significantly faster than actually doing it solo.
Walkthrough
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The overall goal of this mission is to reach the Sacrificial Chamber BCNM zone. Before that, your goal is to reach the Den of Rancor.
Note: You will still need an Unlit Lantern, unless somebody opens the Rancor door for you. Anyone with the Home Point warp can easily do this, saving you a lot of time.
Method #3
This is the old-fashioned way, which requires obtaining the Paintbrush of souls.
See the Mini-Quest page for instructions on obtaining the item, then come back to this page and continue below:
Enter the Temple from the main entrance in Yhoator Jungle at (J-11/12).
The Voidwatch warp brings you directly to this entrance.
Make your way to the northwestern exit at (F-5). (Interact with the Survival Guide along the way.)
You will zone out into Yhoator Jungle. Make a left after zoning and enter the Temple again at (H-11).
Navigate to the Temple Guardian at (I-10). If the Guardian is alive, kill it to open the door. If someone else has recently killed it, the door will be open and you can just go through.
Continue to (I-7). The door is on the far side of the room. Whoever has the Paintbrush of souls needs to stand at the empty frame in the middle of the wall. Everyone else wait by the door.
To use the Paintbrush, check the frame and confirm that you wish to continue. You should get a message saying "a new painting begins to appear on the canvas". Wait 30 seconds without moving or entering any commands, and check it again. You should get another message about the Den of Rancor, and the door will open.
The person who is checking the frame cannot be aggro'd or acted on by any mob or player during these 30 seconds, otherwise you'll have to start over.
Head to (E-5) on map 1. Once clear of the bomb mobs there, drop Invisible and trade your Unlit Lantern to the Altar of Rancor. You will receive a Rancor Flame item.
Run to (F-7) and drop down the hole in the northeast corner to land on map 2. Make your way to (E-5) on this new map.
Therefore, a solo player has to take four trips back and forth between the Altar of Rancor and the Lanterns. 2 players must make 2 trips, and 4 players can do it in 1 trip.
Again, you can bypass this by using /yell chat to ask in town for someone who has already done this mission to teleport to the Den of Rancor Home Point located right behind the door and having them open it for you.
Be sure to interact with the Home Point to unlock it as a teleport option, and then walk further to zone into the Sacrificial Chamber.
Examine the door to progress to the boss fight (see below for details.)
The name of the fight is the same as the mission, "The Temple of Uggalepih"
Boss Fight
Inside, gather up and prepare. You will now enter an uncapped BCNM against 3 Tonberry NMs. Buff inside, as they'll wear upon entering the BC.
Once you've cleared the BC, you'll get a cutscene. Afterwards, you'll exit on the other side of the Sacrificial Chamber, that will lead you back out to the Temple.
Uses Astral Flow at some point, summoning an avatar to wreak havoc.
Recommended to battle order of Grav'iton THF → Molyb'iton BLM → Tungs'iton SMN
Grav'iton cannot be slept, and therefore should be defeated first. Silence and Sleep the other two.
Grav'iton can use Everyone's Rancor, which does 10 times the damage of Everyone's Grudge. A tank can very easily be KOed by this if they have significant rancor.
The Summoner will have a pet, but that does not indicate what avatar it will use for Astral Flow. Defeat it quickly to try and avoid Astral Flow. It probably won't KO you if it does use it, but it will cause you some issues. Make sure everyone has full HP before attacking it.
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