Tender Valley

Tender Valley

Level

100

Item Level

670

Difficulty

Normal

Party size

Light Party
4 man • 1 1 2

Unsyncing

Not Allowed

Time limit

90 minutes

Duty Finder

Dungeons (Dawntrail)

Roulette

Expert

Tomestones

 80 

Req. quest

It Belongs in a Museum

Entrance

Shaaloani (X:29.0, Y:6.0)

Modes

Explorer

Trust EXP

0

Patch

7.0

“

At the behest of Zeycihan, professor of archeology at the Studium, you are tasked with venturing into a valley swarming with sabotenders. In the furthest reaches of this gorge of succulents lie the remnants of an ancient structure believed to be of Yok Huy origin, but if you are to discover what mysteries dwell within, you must first survive the innumerous needles of the valley's denizens...

— In-game description

Tender Valley is a level 100 dungeon introduced in patch 7.0 with Dawntrail.

Objectives

• Arrive in Spineblossom.
• Defeat the barreltender.
• Arrive at the tremendous tank.
• Defeat Anthracite.
• Arrive at the Altar of the Urn Exulted.
• Defeat the greatest serpent of Tural.

Enemies

• Valley Saguarotender
• Valley Barbmole
• Valley Nopalitender
• Valley Tumbleclaw
• Valley Campeador
• Valley Sabotender
• Valley Cactuar
• Valley Flowertender
• Valley Megamaguey
• Valley Aspis
• Valley Cliffkite
• Valley Digger
• Valley Gedan
• Yok Huy Orb
• Yok Huy Vessel
• Yok Huy Altar
• Yok Huy Attestant

During the last pull in the third area, the Yok Huy Attestant will periodically use Ancient Wrath, tethering the urns on the sides. These will use line AoEs that will be blocked by the stone barriers, similar to the Ronkan Dreamer enemies in The Qitana Ravel.

Bosses

Note that failing any mechanics in these fights will result in the player who failed them receiving a 1 minute stacking Vulnerability Up debuff.

Barreltender

• Barbed Bellow: Party-wide magical damage.
• Heavyweight Needles: Spawns multiple telegraphed conal AoEs, leaving gaps in between. Some gaps will be larger than others. Shortly before the cast resolves, the conal AoEs will expand and cover the smaller gaps, so players should stand in the middle of the largest gaps. This attack also spawns spines at the edges of the arena that will inflict bleeding to anyone who steps in them.
• Tender Drop: Drops multiple cacti on the arena. Most will have spines and a flower on top, while two will be naked.
• Barrel Breaker: Telegraphed radial knockback from the middle. Position to be knocked back towards a naked cactus, because each of the cacti will use a late telegraph point-blank AoE (Needle Storm), with the spiked and flowered cacti AoEs being larger (Needle Superstorm), leaving only some corners safe. Can also preposition near a naked cactus and use knockback resist.
• Succulent Stomp: Gives a random player a stack marker and jumps on them, dealing split physical damage.
• Prickly Left or Prickly Right: An initial half-room cleave telegraph in the direction of the cast that expands into a wide sweep hitting most of the arena except for a conal region directly opposite the name of the cast.
• Tender Fury: Telegraphed physical tankbuster.
• Tender Drop is used again and combined with Heavyweight Needles, so players will need to position in the largest gaps that are close to the naked cacti. The cacti point-blank AoEs will go off after the conal AoEs.

Loot

See also: Epochal Accessories

Treasure Coffers

Treasure Coffer 1 (X:? Y:?)

Name	Type	Item Level	Rarity	Quantity

Treasure Coffer 2 (X:? Y:?)

Name	Type	Item Level	Rarity	Quantity

Treasure Coffer 3 (X:? Y:?)

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Treasure Coffer 4 (X:1? Y:?)

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Achievements

This duty is associated with the following achievements:

Name	Points	Task	Reward	Patch
Mapping the Realm: Tender Valley	10	Discover every location within Tender Valley.	-	7.0

Lore

Zeycihan's Expedition Log 1

“

Though I spoke with some few Hhetsarro in Shaaloani before my expedition, they had precious little to say about the ruins. I did learn, however, of a cautionary tale told to their young─that to enter the valley comes at the risk of great, swelling pain from sabotenders' needles.
A pain I quite acutely feel at this very moment!

— Zeycihan's Expedition Log

Zeycihan's Expedition Log 2

“

I am in awe of the sheer splendor of these ruins. It is clear to me they could not have been made by the ancestors of the Hhetsarro or Tonawawta. From the architecture, I daresay they are of Yok Huy make.

For those who built Zorgor the Boundless, constructing edifices of such magnitude is a feat well within their capabilities. On the other hand, the subtle design of the engravings on the structure and the ingenuity of the aqueduct are unlike anything I have seen in Urqopacha.
Perhaps these discrepancies can be attributed to cultural differences with the Yok Huy who came to these lands.

— Zeycihan's Expedition Log

Zeycihan's Expedition Log 3

“

Are these eerie, stone-like creatures voidsent? Or perhaps golems? Whatever they may be, they demand we leave this place even as they attack us. It is all I can do to scribble down these notes while evading their relentless assault!

As I labor to breathe, a thought occurs to me: they could be mammets created for the purposes of mining resources... Yet, the most logical explanation for their aggression would be that they are a defensive mechanism left behind by the Yok Huy.
Though my guards appear similarly fatigued, we can hardly retire now─not when the promise of a great new discovery lies just before us!

— Zeycihan's Expedition Log

Zeycihan's Expedition Log 4

“

An entity which appears to be─for lack of a better term─a walking chimney guards the doors leading into the ruins. The doors themselves possess a design wholly unfamiliar to me, and I cannot help but feel we are on the verge of discovering something incredible.
Alas, the pain from the needle which pierced my lower back worsens... What's more, the arm of one of my guards is paralyzed, leaving him incapable of lifting his sword. We cannot hope to face that thing in this state. Though my heart breaks, we've no recourse but to withdraw.

— Zeycihan's Expedition Log

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