Online:Blessed Crucible

Group Dungeon
Discoverable	Yes
Completion	Objective
Dungeon	Yes
# of Zones	1
Zone
	Smokefrost Peaks,The Rift
Location
	South ofFullhelm Fort
Instanced Dungeon
Min Level	32
Group Size	4
Bosses	3
Mini-Bosses	3
Veteran Speed Run Target	20 mins
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	Warriors from all over Tamriel whisper about the Blessed Crucible, the hidden arena in the mountains of Skyrim where the mighty contend for fame, wealth, and the fabled Brimstone Crown.

The Blessed Crucible

TheBlessed Crucibleis agroup dungeonfound inthe Rift.

This dungeon takes place in a vastdaedric ruinrepurposed as a gladiatorial arena. In it, you must helpTalres Vorenpay off his debts by winning the tournament and becoming the Champion of the Crucible. You can learn about its location fromVlesyl the Skin-StealerinRawl'kha,Sluz the Beryl-ChestedinEvermore,orKailstig the AxeinRiften.

Aletteris located on the top bunk of one of the beds to the right of the entrance to the Gladiators' Quarters. There is a chest to the left of this room's exit.

Several books are located on the plaques of statues in the chamber preceding the Lava Queen's arena, which tell of the Crucible's ten champions:Aleris the Shroud,Crow Bringer,Hagrof the Righteous,The Thousand Arrows,Lucius the Stalwart,Whitebear,Ferian Darkstorm,Felhorn,Sanarel the GreatandThe Lava Queen.The tale ofJosef the Intolerantis located in the previous room.

Related Quests[edit]

Blessed Crucible Objective:Test your mettle in the Blessed Crucible. / You are now Champion of the Blessed Crucible.
- Fires of Battle:Compete in a fiery arena to claim the Brimstone Crown.
Pledge: Blessed Crucible:Prove you are truly Undaunted by clearingBlessed Crucible.
Blessed Crucible Pledge:Explore theBlessed Crucibleand return Undaunted.(disabled sincePatch 2.6.4)

Enemies[edit]

Normal Enemies[edit]

Mini Boss es[edit]

Grunt the Clever,agiant
Teranya the Faceless,a Crucibleassassin
Captain Thoran,a Crucible magetime bomb mage

Bosses[edit]

The Pack, fourwerewolves:Dynus Aralas,Kayd at-Sal,NusanaandSnagg gro-Mashul
The Beast Masterand her creatures:
- Incineration Beetles,four magically corruptedshalks
- Stinger,a massivegiant scorpion
- The Troll King,a massive armoredtroll
The Lava Queen,the current Champion of the Crucible

Books[edit]

Champions[edit]

Ten statues of the previous champions and plaques describing their achievements can be found in the room before the final Boss.

Aleris the Shroud— A record of the first champion of the Blessed Crucible
Crow Bringer— A record of the second Champion of the Blessed Crucible
Hagrof the Righteous— A record of the third Champion of the Blessed Crucible
The Thousand Arrows— A record of the fourth Champion of the Blessed Crucible
Lucius the Stalwart— A record of the fifth Champion of the Blessed Crucible
Whitebear— A record of the sixth Champion of the Blessed Crucible
Ferian Darkstorm— A record of the seventh Champion of the Blessed Crucible
Felhorn— A record of the eighth Champion of the Blessed Crucible
Sanarel the Great— A record of the ninth Champion of the Blessed Crucible
The Lava Queen— A record of the tenth Champion of the Blessed Crucible

Other[edit]

Clan of the White Bear— A set of guidelines followed by the White Bear clan
Josef the IntolerantbyIlitha— The tale of a prejudiced gladiator
Wish Me Good FortunebyGilres

Sets[edit]

Set Name	Bonuses	Location(s)	Set Type
Nikulas' Heavy Armor	2 items:Adds 34-1487Armor 3 items:Adds 34-1487 Armor 4 items:Adds28-1206 MaximumHealth 5 items:When youBlock,you gain a stack of Nikulas' Resolve for 5 seconds, up to once every half second. After 8 stacks you consume Nikulas' Resolve and deflect the next direct damaging attack made against you within 5 seconds, avoiding it completely.	Blessed Crucible	Heavy Armor
Noble Duelist's Silks	2 items:Adds3-129StaminaRecovery 3 items:Adds 3-129WeaponandSpell Damage 4 items:Adds 3-129WeaponandSpell Damage 5 items:When you deal damage with aLightorHeavy Attackin melee range, you increase the damage of your Light and Heavy Attacks against monsters by 49-2110 for 15 seconds. This effect can occur once every 12 seconds.	Blessed Crucible	Light Armor
Sword Dancer	2 items:Adds 15-657Critical Chance 3 items:Adds25-1096 MaximumStamina 4 items:Adds 3-129WeaponandSpell Damage 5 items:Adds 13-600WeaponandSpell Damageto yourDual Wieldabilities.	Blessed Crucible	Medium Armor
The Troll King	1 item:Adds 4%HealingDone 2 items:When you heal yourself or an ally, if they are still below50%Health,theirHealthRecoveryis increased by 21-925 for 10 seconds.	Blessed Crucible	Monster Helm Sets

Achievements[edit]

There are sevenachievementsassociated with this dungeon:

Achievement		Points	Description
Normal
	Blessed Crucible Vanquisher	10	Defeatthe Pack,the Beast Master,andthe Lava Queenat theBlessed Crucible.
Veteran
	Blessed Crucible Conqueror	15	Complete VeteranBlessed Crucibleby defeatingGrunt the Clever,the Pack,Teranya the Faceless,Troll King,Captain Thoran,andLava Queen.
	Coronation by Fire	50	Defeatthe Lava Queenin VeteranBlessed Crucible,after invoking the Scroll of Glorious Battle.
	Veteran Durzog Slayer	10	Defeat 150Durzogsin VeteranBlessed Crucible.
	Veteran Gladiator Slayer	10	Defeat 500Gladiatorsin VeteranBlessed Crucible.
	Blessed Crucible Survivor	50	DefeatGrunt the Clever,the Pack,Teranya the Faceless,the Troll King,Captain Thoran,andthe Lava Queenin VeteranBlessed Crucible,without suffering a group member death.
	Blessed Crucible Assassin	50	Defeat every Boss in VeteranBlessed Cruciblewithin twenty minutes of starting the dungeon. Timer starts when any group member cross the first bridge over lava.

Notes[edit]

Despite being dungeon Boss es, the members of the Pack are not immune to crowd control. Use this to your advantage during the fight.
Before dungeon scaling was introduced in Update 5, Blessed Crucible was designed for levels 40–43.
When you exit this dungeon at the end, you'll wind up inStonefallsinstead ofThe Rift.