In Depth review about Varmundt Depth 1 and 2 dungeons with the Depth Keeper himself

Introduction

The announcement for Varmundt Depth 1 and 2 Dungeons

Ello,

You must be here because you have seen the announcement something like these :

Announcement for Varmundt Depth 1 Run

My name is Depth, Johnny Depth. I am a full support cardinal that sometimes host a run for Vardmundt Depth 1 and 2 dungeons and I will tell you how to go to the deep of Depth 1 and 2 Dungeons.

Here I will guide you how to enter the Vardmundt Depth 1 and 2 Dungeons.

Overview of Vardmundt Depth 1 and Depth 2 Dungeons

• Only join the Vardmundt Depth 1 Party when an announcement for recruitment Depth 1 is on, do not wait in front of Biosphere Grass for a party to be organized.
• Vardmundt Depth 1 and 2 Dungeons are considered end game dungeons, therefor unless your gears progression can deal around 5 Billion damages, you will need a party to farm inside those dungeons.
• Varmundt Depth 1 dungeon is a good map for levelling for level 250 until 275, but if you are not well geared, you will be having a hard time dealing with monsters inside the dungeon
• Sometimes, every now and then, an announcement for Depth 1 party is up, usually for those players need to level from 250 and to gain Vardmundt Depth 1 Reputation
• There are some equipments than can only be crafted using materials from Depth 1 Dungeon, but you will need enough reputation to craft and enchant
• When you have reached 2,000 Reputation from Depth 1 Dungeon, you will be guided to enter Vardmundt Depth 2 Dungeon (which located outside Varmundt Mansion)
• Varmundt Depth 2 Dungeon will also have the same Reputation System to Craft and Enchant equipments (Time Dimension Weapons and TIme Dimension Rune Crowns) - you can learn more in
• The map where players usually gather before entering Depth 2 Dungeon is called Checkmate or Chess Board (because it represents layout of a Chess Board).
• Vardmundt Depth 2 Dungeon is a good place for farming Time Dimension Magic Runes, which sell the average price about 3 Millions zeny per piece by the time guide was written.
• Party for Depth 2 Dungeon is formed to gain Reputation needed to craft and enchant Time Dimension Weapons and Rune Crowns with help from other players that can do 1-2 shot to kill the monsters
• NPC for crafting Time Gap Weapon (Kkat) is located deep within Depth 2 Dungeon. Only players with end game gears can survive waves of Depth 2 monsters. the workaround is by joining a Depth 2 Party to craft the Time Gap Weapon.

Prerequisites to Enter Vardmundt Depth 1 Dungeon with a Party

Before anything else, you should read about Varmundt Depth 1 dungeon here and Varmundt Depth 2 dungeon here.

Vardmundt Depth 1 and 2 dungeons considered as End Game Dungeons where Depth 1 (we use Depth 1 for Varmundt Depth 1 Dungeon and Depth 2 for Varmundt Depth 2 Dungeon) is an early end game dungeon and Depth 2 will be late end game dungeon. Therefor if your character is not prepared for Depth 1 Dungeon's mechanic, you will need a party to enter the dungeon.

To enter Depth 1 Dungeon. you will need to have these prerequisites :

1. Character level is at minimum level of 250.
2. Purchased Skip Ticket episode 17.1 and 17.2 (these tickets can be bought from Temporal Tina in Main Office (main_office 94, 59) ), because you need to access Varmundt Biosphere A dungeon entrance warp from warper.
3. At least you wear Glacier Armor sets (glacier armor, glacier shoes, glacier garment), because you need a decent defensive equipment to survive inside the dungeon.
4. If you are a class that have no movement boost skill (e.g Mado Gear Meister's Acceleration, Biolo's Cart Boost, Sura's Slide and that Soul Ascetic sprint skill ^^ ), make sure you bring at least 1 ea of Guyak Pudding Guyak Pudding, because 1 (one) run will depend on the time of Guyak Pudding consumed (30 minutes).
5. Beside 1 ea of Guyak Pudding, you will also need these consumables for 30 minutes run :
   • 1 ea of The One Potion (50035) - obtainable from Vending Machine at Eden Office
   • 1 ea of [Bound] Life Insurance (12265) - obtainable from Vending Machine at Eden Office
   • plenty of [Bound] Token of Sigfrieds (6316) - this item will automatically revive your character when killed during the run, I usually bring 20 tokens (it will cost you 100 Eden Coins ). The Token is available only at Vending Machine inside Eden Office (the same Vending Machine you get the One Potion and Life Insurance)
   • at least 15 ea of Yggdrasil Berries (607) - can be farm in Lasagna Dungeon 2 and/or 3
   • at least 2 ea of [Bound] Kafra Card (23177) - sometimes you forgot some items, this will come in handy when you are inside any dungeons
   • 20 of each this elemental potions - Fireproof Potion (12118) and Thunderproof Potion (12121)
   • if your level below 275, I recommend to bring at least 1 ea of any type of Battle Manual ( [Bound] Battle Manual (12263) from Eden Office's Vending Machine or Core Battle Manual (100351) or Combat Manual (100352). Use the Battle Manual only when you are submitting quest (or we call it 'Turning In' ) for the first time during the run

When all prerequisites have been met, you are ready to journey inside Depth 1 dungeon even when you do not have proper gears to kill the monsters inside.

Prerequisites to Enter Vardmundt Depth 2 Dungeon with a Party

To enter Depth 2 Dungeon. you will only need to have 2,000 Reputation from Depth 1 Dungeon, then you can enter the Portal to Chess Board / Checkmate.

The Party

Varmundt Depth 1 Dungeon Party

When you see announcement in #LFG channel about recruiting members for Depth 1 run, then you can join the party as long prerequisites on point 1.2 have been met.

You can join the Depth 1 run by using either these methods below :

• Go to Vardmundt Mansion Biosphere A Dungeon, then ask the Party Leader to invite you (they usually standing in front of entrance to Biosphere Grass)
• Party Agency, use Ctrl + Z to bring Party Agency window and look for the Depth 1 run party leader name and click its name, you will notify the Party Leader to invite you in their party

After joined the party using Party Agency, you still need to go to Varmundt Mansion Biosphere A Dungeon (using warper) and rendezvous with the rest of the party.

The party for Depth 1 run usually consists of :

• A Carrier - this is a player or 2 players that can 1-shot kill the monsters inside Depth 1, the rest of the party will only need to follow them and revive themselves when killed by monster
• A Lurer - when there are no Carrier, a Lurer task is to draw as many monsters to the party and have the hitters to kill the monsters. This Lurer should be a player with a very high HP because they need to survive hits from monsters while being lured (Biolo's Illusion Doping skill is a good skill to gather monsters).
• Several hitters - what is a party without hitters? Hitters task are simple, to kill all monsters gathered/lured by Lurer so the quest can be done and submitted to Daily Quest NPC.
• Supporters - these Supporters are not Supporters in a Soccer game, but players with supporting skills that can buff hitters and lurer, e.g. Full Support Cardinal, Summoner Doram.

Varmundt Depth 2 Dungeon Party

Composition for Depth 2 Dungeon Party is more simpler, due most players usually well-geared and can do 1-2 shots to kill the monsters inside the Dungeons. Supportive characters usually a full support cardinal and/or Summoner Type Dorams.

Since this dungeon is the source for Time Dimension Magic Rune (1001556), most well-geared doing solo to farm in here, parties are for gaining reputation only or when some players are bored farming solo and looking for another excitement.

The Depth 1 Party Run Mechanic

Preparations

• Set your macro to return a map where there is Storage Box (for me ALT+4 is @go 16 for submitting quests, ALT+3 is @storeall and ALT+5 is @lw to return Biosphere A )
• All party members will gather in front of entrance Biosphere Grass.
• Take all quests from nearby Daily Quest NPC (there is one NPC in Varmundt Mansion Biosphere A )
• Party Leader shall inform how much time needed for preparation (usually 2 minutes)
• When all party members are ready, use Guyak Pudding before entering Biosphere Grass map
• Go inside Portal of Biosphere Grass and teleport you way up to 12 o clock
• If the party leader is a Full Support Cardinal with Convenio skill, he/she will use the skill in front of Depth 1 portal to summon all party members on Biosphere Grass map
• Party Leader will ask if all party member ready to enter Depth 1 and start to use consumables
• Use all consumables except Battle Manual
• Enter the Portal to Depth 1
• Enjoy the ride

The Depth 1 Party Run

During the run, the party shall try to achieve 300 kills for turning in quests, follow the Full Support Cardinal since he/she will cast Mediale Voltum to regen its HP and surrounding players.

When your counter reached 300, quickly use your macro to return to a map where there are Healer, Storage Box and Daily NPC.

Use the Healer to restore you HP/MP/AP then drop all your loots to Storage, submit your quests, get the rewards, take all quests again and use macro @lw to return to Biosphere A to get back into Depth 1 map.

Tips : Put all samples from Depth 1 in your FAV Tab because when you use @storeall you do not want the samples to be put into storage before submitting the quest

When you are back in Depth 1 map, make your way back to the 'pack' (where all party members are gather) through waves of monsters.

And if you are trapped and die, just wait until the pack reach your spot, do not use your Sigfried's Token since you'll be dead again in no time inside the monsters groupies.

Keep on turning quest when the 300 counter is reached and return to Depth 1 map.

Keep your eyes on your shield due there is a monster who will likely strip your shield and armor. If there is a Biolo in your party, ask him/her to cast party Full Chemical Protection to protect your shield and armor.

After the effect of One Potion wears off (30 minutes have passed), the party leader will inform to go to the center of Depth 1 Map where there is a warp to get you to Research Room.

Go there with the 'pack' and click the warp to get into Varmundt Mansion's Research Room.

Turning In Quest and Getting Reputation for Depth 1 Dungeon

Once inside the Research Room, drop all your loots into Storage (usually you will have 100 items in inventory and you cannot accept more items) then talk to nearby Daily Hunts Research Manager for submitting your Depth 1 quests (usually you will get up to 2,000 kills after 30 minutes).

Daily Hunt Research Manager

For every finished quests for Depth 1, you will get a Depth Level 1 Research Document and it cannot be stored in your storage.

Talk to NPC General Manager Alpha (standing near Daily Hunts Research Manager) to exchange your Research Document into Depth 1 Reputation.

For 2 (two) Research Document submitted, you will get 3 (three) Reputation Point for Depth 1.

General Manager Alpha

You can check your reputation by clicking the Yin Yang Icon

Yin Yang

then you can see how many Reputation for Depth 1 you have gained

Varmundt Depth 1 Reputation

Each orb represent of 1,000 Reputation, therefor if you have one orb lit, means you have 1,000 Reputation of Vardmundt Depth Level 1.

I have all 5 (five) orbs on Vardmundt Depth 1 Reputation means 5,000 Reputation.

Keep joining Depth 1 party to gain level and reputation to enter Depth 2 Dungeon.

The Depth 2 Party Run Mechanic

Preparations

• Chess Board / Checkmate map has better NPC compared to Depth 1 Run, because NPC Daily Quest, Crafter, Enchanter and Material Exchange are located in this map
• NPC Kkat is locked inside Depth 2 Dungeon
• All party members will gather in Chess Board / Checkmate map.
• Take all quests from nearby Daily Quest NPC
• A Cardinal should memo warp portal before entering Chess Board / Check mate, because it will comes handy later on for turning in quests
• Party Leader shall inform how much time needed for preparation (usually 2 minutes) and in what timezone should be enter upon clicking Portal to Depth 2 Dungeon (usually 2 o clock since it is near where NPC Kkat)
• When all party members are ready, use Guyak Pudding and all consumables before entering Portal to Depth 2 Dungeon
• Any supporting skills casted before entering the Portal to Depth 2 Dungeon shall be cleared and thus required to recast inside Depth 2 Dungeon
• Click the Portal and choose the timezone informed by Party Leader (do not click and press enter too fast when timezone is not 2 o'clock)
• Wrong selection of timezone will make your character teleported to a timezone where monsters already waiting for you
• Stay close with the 'pack'

Depth 2 NPCs

NPCs inside Depth 2 Dungeon :

• 2 o' clock NPC Enchanter - For Enchanting Time Dimension Weapon and Time Dimension Rune Crown (required 750 Reputation Depth 2 to enchant the Weapon and 1,500 Reputation Depth 2 to enchant the Rune Crown)
• 4 o' clock NPC Daily Hunts - take all quests from her
• 8 o' clock NPC Researcher - For Crafting Time Dimension Rune Crown (required 500 Reputation Depth 2 to craft)
• 10 o' clock NPC Crafter - For exchanging materials dropped inside Depth 2 Dungeon

Portal Depth 2

The Depth 2 Party Run

During the run, the objective is to get 450 kills then return to Chess Board / Checkmate to turn in quests, re-take all quests, drop all loots into Storage, get HP/MP/AP restored from NPC Healer and return to designated timezone inside Depth 2.

Depends on Party Leader, the objective might be different. Some players will prefer for turning in every 450 kills, while some party leaders (usually hitters with 1-2 shots kill em all) prefer the 3,000 kills (because the reward is abyss rune box, which contains Time Dimension Magic Rune).

The different between Depth 1 Run is all party members can turning in at same time because the objective is number of kills not numbers of documents in Depth 1.

If there is a carrier within the party that can do 1-2 shots kill em all, the strategy remain the same, to stay close with the carrier, get kill numbers and stay alive.

Even if there is a Full Support Cardinal, the FS Cardinal usually focus on Mediale Voltum and/or buffing the main damage dealers.

Due the toughness level of monsters inside Depth 2, it is recommended to bring more Yggdrasil Berries compared to Depth 1 due the monsters inside Depth 2 will easily kill you and damage your character harder than those monsters in Depth 1 (especially Depth Salamander, its Earthquake will instantly kill your character if not well-geared).

Turning In Quest and Getting Reputation for Depth 2 Dungeon

Turning in quests for Depth 2 Dungeon is more simpler than Depth 1. All party members shall return to Chess Board / Checkmate by using warp portal from a Cardinal or by going to the center of Depth 2 Dungeon when an objective is fullfilled (450 kills or 3,000 kills).

Conclusion

• Vardmundt Depth 1 Dungeon is more suited for players looking for levelling beyond level 250 due the EXP from turning quests are more compared to Abyss Lake 4.
• To enter Vardmundt Depth 2 Dungeon, a 2,000 Reputation Points from Depth 1 is required.
• Try to prepare your consumables during any Depth 1 or 2 runs and do not expect you will get healed or buffs from the Cardinal within your party, since sometimes you only have 1 (one) full support cardinal for 11 party members
• When you have a carrier for Depth 1 and 2 party run with no autolot 100 but doing 1-2 shot kill em all without Cardinal Buff, just stay close to him/her, because you are not prepared for 1-2 shots kill em all and you are grateful to have them in your party.
• Happy partying

Corrections and Suggestions

Feel free to inform me when you find my guide in here is wrong or need another information to be added.

Special Thanks

This goes to

• Muh and Icecold for hosting such a great RO server
• All Staff team of MuhRO (Lumi, Ado, and the rest of GMs, Event Manager Orpheus, Lea and others)
• Mod Teams (AinTz, Mysto and other Mods)
• Master Pablo Job for his never ending help during Depth 1 and 2 runs
• Master AcidMembrane for his slacking gaining Depth 1 Reputation
• Master Gao for his Masterness
• Master Ripley for his carry on Depth 2 runs
• Dove for his livestreams on Twitch
• Other carriers that I forgot and/or cannot mention one by one during Depth 1 and 2 runs
• My Indonesian friends who have been playing Ragnarok Online since 2004 until now

Best Regards,

Johnny Depth

The Varmundt Depths Keeper

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