Dungeons (Rev. 353)

Dungeons consist of a network of rooms, containing various types of monsters based on the theme of the dungeon. The last room will contain one or more boss enemies, which may drop special items. These items may be considered as inferior, or extremely useful.

To reach a dungeon, it is necessary to kill certain enemies, which will randomly or systematically open the entrance to that dungeon. Any player can enter to fight the monsters inside, usually by clicking “Enter” or using the interact key when standing on an entrance.

Some dungeons have a multi-stage layout with portals connecting different stages. Details of these are described on the individual dungeon pages.

All portals stay open for 30 seconds before vanishing, except for the Locked Wine Cellar Portal which will remain for two minutes if not opened. An unlocked Wine Cellar portal remains open indefinitely.

Passing through the exit portal of most dungeons results in a completion statistic being counted on that player’s character. The Tunnel Rat fame bonus is awarded to characters that have completed all the requisite Tunnel Rat dungeons. These are indicated in the tables below. Not every dungeon tracks a completion stat - the dungeons that have no functioning counter are indicated with NC. Some dungeons have no completion/exit portal, these are indicated by NP.

Most dungeons have a player limit of 65 players. Attempting to enter a full dungeon will only result in a “Dungeon is full” message appearing in the chat. The exceptions to this limit are:

• The four Alien Wormhole dungeons, which have a limit of 25 players
• Heroic Dungeons, which have a limit of 15 players
• All Oryx’s Castle areas, which have a limit equal to the Realm player limit (85 players). This excludes mini dungeons, which have the normal limit of 65 players.
• Santa’s Workshop, which is only accessible in the player’s Vault and by definition, has a limit of 1 player

Realm Dungeons

Unless stated otherwise, none of the enemies in this section are guaranteed to drop their respective dungeon.

Name	Portal	Key	Dropped		TR
Pirate Cave				1	Y
Forest Maze				1	N
Spider Den				1	Y
Snake Pit				1	Y
Forbidden Jungle				2	Y
The Hive				2	N
Magic Woods				2	N
Sprite World				2	Y
Candyland Hunting Grounds			Guaranteed drop	3	N
Cave of a Thousand Treasures				3	N
Undead Lair				3	Y
Abyss of Demons				4	Y
Manor of the Immortals				4	Y
Puppet Master’s Theatre				4	N
Toxic Sewers				4	N
Cursed Library				4	N
Haunted Cemetery				4	N
The Machine				4	N
The Inner Workings			(Drops under certain circumstances; see page for solution)	0	N
Mad Lab				5	N
Parasite Chambers			Guaranteed drop	5	N

Realm Event Dungeons

These dungeons drop from enemies which can spawn up to once per realm. With a few exceptions, they are generally more difficult than Realm Dungeons and include some of the hardest dungeons in the game. All of the dungeons listed below drop at a guaranteed rate.

Note that the enemies listed under “dropped” do not include seasonal reskins, which can be found here.

Name	Portal	Key	Dropped		TR
Beachzone				1	NP
Davy Jones’ Locker				4	N
Mountain Temple				4	N
Lair of Draconis				5	N
Deadwater Docks				5	N
Woodland Labyrinth				5	N
The Crawling Depths				5	N
Ocean Trench				5	Y
Ice Cave				5	N
Tomb of the Ancients				5	Y
Fungal Cavern				5	N
Crystal Cavern				5	N
The Nest				5	N
The Shatters				5	N
Lost Halls				5	N
Cultist Hideout		None	(portal opens after being defeated)	5	N
The Void		None	Must use Vial of Pure Darkness to open	5	N

Wormholes

Wormholes are portals to four alien worlds. None of these are required for the Tunnel Rat fame bonus.

Once the Alien UFO is defeated, Commander Calbrik orders his soldiers to retreat and leave a malfunctioning wormhole generator behind. Several wormholes subsequently appear across the realm, and are visible on the minimap as colored dots. Each wormhole is guarded by a small party of enemies from the dungeon.

Wormhole keys can only be used in the Vault and Guild Hall.

Name	Portal	Key		TR
Malogia			5	NC
Untaris			5	NC
Forax			5	NC
Katalund			5	NC

Oryx’s Castle

Two minutes after the realm closes, all players within the realm (not in dungeons) will be transported to Oryx’s Castle, which consists of multiple areas. None of these are required for the Tunnel Rat fame bonus.

Name	Portal	Dropped		TR
Oryx’s Castle	No portal	Automatically transported into it 2 minutes after realm closes	4	NC
Oryx’s Chamber		Guaranteed drop	5	NC
Wine Cellar		Locked portal is a guaranteed drop Must be opened with a Wine Cellar Incantation	5	NC
Court of Oryx		Guaranteed drop	-	NC

Mini Dungeons

Mini dungeons are accessible from Court of Oryx by defeating Janus the Doorwarden in Oryx Castle. None are required for the Tunnel Rat fame bonus.

Name	Portal	Key		TR
Lair of Shaitan			5	N
Puppet Master’s Encore			5	N
Cnidarian Reef			5	N
Secluded Thicket			5	N

Heroic Dungeons

These dungeons are a more difficult version of the boss room of their non-heroic counterparts, although they do provide better rewards in compensation. All heroic dungeons do not allow pets. None of these are required for the Tunnel Rat fame bonus.

Both heroic dungeons used to have a chance of dropping from the bosses of the respective non-heroic dungeon (Septavius the Ghost God and Archdemon Malphas) but they currently do not drop, meaning they are only accessible from keys. However, the keys are not currently sold in the Nexus. These dungeons are typically only accessible during special events.

Name	Portal	Key	Dropped		TR
Heroic Undead Lair			None	5	NC
Heroic Abyss of Demons			None	5	NC

Special Event Dungeons

Special Event Dungeons are dungeons whose portals will drop from enemies and keys obtainable only during seasonal events. The exception is Belladonna’s Garden, whose key is always available for purchase in the Nexus.

None of these dungeons are required for Tunnel Rat.

Name	Portal	Key	Dropped		Available	TR
Battle for the Nexus			None	5	Sep 2013; Occasional mystery boxes	N
Belladonna’s Garden			None	4	Player Appreciation Event Feb 2014; Valentine’s Day since 2017	N
Ice Tomb				5	Christmas/Winter Events since 2016	NC
Rainbow Road			Guaranteed drop	1	St. Patrick’s Day Events since 2017	NP
Santa’s Workshop			None	1	Christmas (Oryxmas) Events since 2017	NC
Mad God Mayhem			Guaranteed drop	N/A	Month of the Mad God Events since 2018	NC

Other Dungeons

These dungeons are neither dropped by enemies nor opened by keys. None are required for Tunnel Rat.

Name	Portal	Found		TR
Tutorial		Spawn point for new players, and also can be accessed directly by /tutorial command	0	NC
Oryx’s Kitchen		The third stage of the tutorial, can be accessed indirectly via /tutorial or /nexustutorial commands	0	NC
The Arena		Northwest area of Nexus, accessed by paying a fame or gold cost	Rises each wave	NP

History

• Dungeons were added to the game in Build 74, representing the largest addition of content to the game since the extra Classes were first introduced.
• When the first dungeons were added, monsters dropped Dungeon Keys, which were then used to open the portal. This was changed in build 110, with the exception of the Beach Bum.
• Since build 111, Keys are available in the Nexus for Realm Gold.
• Prior to Release X.32.7.0, most dungeons had a loosely enforced player limit of 85 players. It was easy to bypass this limit if many players entered a portal at once, because the player counter took several seconds to update.