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Depths of Darkhollow

EverQuest: Depths of Darkhollow (also known as DoDH) is the tenth expansion pack for EverQuest, released in September 2005. It features monster missions, spirit shrouds, evolving items, new missions, new creatures, new zones, new items and more. While certain aspects of this expansion can be enjoyed by characters of all levels, the new zones and missions are intended primarily for characters of level 45 and higher.

Available

What becomes available with this expansion opening up?

• Luclin AA should be autogranted if you opt in.
• Monster Missions
• Spirit Shrouds
• Evolving Items

Zones

• A list of Depths of Darkhollow zones may be found here.
• The expansion added the following zones:
• Corathus Creep (45th-65th level; entered through Nektulos Forest)
• Undershore (55th-70th level; entered through Corathus Creep or Guild Hall,Druid portal)
• Stoneroot Falls (65th-75th level; entered through Undershore )
• Ruins of Illsalin (70th-75th level; entered through Undershore )
• The Hive (70th-80th level; entered through Stoneroot Falls )
• Dreadspire Keep (70th-80th level; entered The Hive)

New Spells

• Level 68 Spell
• Bard - Spell: Creeping Dreams - Viral Mez
• Beastlord - Spell: Bestial Empathy - High Powered Swarm Pet
• Berserker - Skill: Cry Havoc - Group increased chance to melee crit
• Cleric - Spell: Death's Regret - Undead Nuke/Snare Proc
• Druid - Spell: Skin of the Reptile Defensive proc heal/hot
• Enchanter - Spell: Echoing Madness - Viral Mez
• Magician - Spell: Burning Aura - Defensive Processing Nuke
• Monk - Skill: Fists of Wu - Group increase double attack
• Necromancer - Spell: Call of Blood - Nuke that can increase future dots power
• Paladin - Spell: Last Rites - Undead nuke that procs a snare + AC debuff
• Ranger - Spell: Hail of Arrows - Frontal Arc Arrow Damage Attack
• Rogue - Skill: Thiefs Eyes - Group Increase Accuracy
• Shadowknight - Spell: Fickle Shadows - Nuke that can increase future dots power
• Shaman - Spell: Lingering Sloth - Defensive proc Slow
• Warrior - Skill: Commanding Voice - Group Increase Dodge
• Wizard - Spell: Clinging Frost - Nuke that can proc a snare

• Level 69 Spell
• Bard - Skill: Dance of a Thousand Blades - Melee dps disc
• Beastlord - Skill: Empathic Fury - Melee dps disc
• Berserker - None
• Cleric - Spell: Chromastrike - Chromatic Nuke
• Druid - Spell: Spore Spiral Chromatic Root/Small Knock back
• Enchanter - Spell: Colored Chaos - Chromatic Nuke
• Magician - Spell: Fickle Fire - Nuke that has a chance to make additional nukes more powerful
• Monk - None
• Necromancer - Spell: Corath Venom splurt style dot
• Paladin - Spell: Silent Piety - self buff to resist 10% of spells
• Ranger - Skill: Warder's Wrath - Melee dps disc
• Rogue - None
• Shadowknight - Spell: Touch of Draygun Lifetap that adds an agro mod + small HP buff.
• Shaman - Spell: Breath of Antraygus - Frontal cone ae
• Warrior - None
• Wizard - Spell: Mana Weave - Nuke that has a chance to make additional nukes more powerful

• Level 70 Spell
• Bard - None
• Beastlord - None
• Berserker - None
• Cleric - Spell: Desperate Renewal new heal line pretty useful
• Druid - Spell: Dawnstrike - Nuke that has a chance to make additional nukes more powerful
• Enchanter - Spell: Mana Flare Short term buff enchanters will have to cast on caster dps for burns - every Nuke casts an additional nuke
• Magician - Spell: Raging Servant super powered swarm pet
• Monk - None
• Necromancer - Spell: Dread Pyre A dot
• Paladin - None
• Ranger - None
• Rogue - None
• Shadowknight - None
• Shaman - Spell: Hungry Plague Disease slow
• Warrior - None
• Wizard - Spell: Ether Flame - High powered Nuke

Shadowspine Runes

• Basically the same thing as OoW muramite runes. You hand them to Brother Hidden Path in Underehore. Click here for quest details

Progression Keys

• Dreadspire Key - Required to zone in
• Demi-plane Key - Required to raid Demi
• Vule key - Required to raid Vule

Monster Missions

• Click here for a list - warning not all on that list are in era

Raid Augments for Cultural Armor

• The Last Blood begin dropping in Demi. These fit in slot 12 of your cultural armor if you chose this route.
• A list of Last Blood Augments
• Container for combine - Ambleshift's Amazing Automated Amalgamation
• Lesser Quality Last Bloods
• Chronal Stone
• Bazu Seal

Class Specific Demi Items

• Bard - Flautist's Sorrow
• Bard - Gold-Plated Lyre of the Suitor
• Bard - Oddtune, the Chaotic Minstrel
• Beastlord - Anthemion Wardstaff
• Berserker - Shadow Rage Spaulders
• Cleric - Daybreak, Bringer of Light
• Druid - Vermiculated Drape
• Enchanter - Insidious Hooded Cloak
• Magician - Apothic Ring of Evil Elements
• Monk - Amice of the Tranquil
• Necromancer - Blighted Teardrop Necklace
• Paladin - Valorium Belt of Devotion
• Ranger - Thorny Vine Shoulderpads
• Rogue - Woven Shadow Stone
• Shadow Knight - Umbra Plate Faceguard
• Shaman - Rune-Etched Vampire Fang
• Warrior - Indicolite Twin-Buckled Girdle
• Wizard - Carmine Loop of Loathing

Group Quests of Note

• The Depths of Darkhollow - Clicky all resist mask
• Slipgear Charm Aug

Group Items of Note

• Evolving ItemsThey aren't good but they are fun toys.
• Nogglegrop Fendlebar the Unwilling - Shield from trash in Corathus Creep
• Blade of the Once Bitten - Sword from trash in Corathus Creep
• Oizyn, Ring of the Woebegone - Undershore - ultra rare trash drop
• Shield of Smoke - Undershore - ultra rare trash drop
• Twisted Shank - Undershore - ultra rare trash drop
• Skymaul, Ceremonial Hammer - Stoneroot Falls - ultra rare trash drop
• Withered Wand of Chitin - The Hive - uncommon trash drop
• Small Hammer of Cessation - The Hive - ultra rare drop
• Toy Items
• Shiliskin Trickster Mask All/All Water elemental illusion item - ultra rare trash drop from Elder Longshadow #2 mission
• Undershore Spirit Patch All/All Water elemental illusion item - ultra rare trash drop from Elder Longshadow #3 mission - might be restricted to low level instance
• Witheran Prowler Mask All/All Water elemental illusion item - ultra rare trash drop from Elder Longshadow #4 mission - hard mode only
• Utility Items
• Earring of Diminutiveness - shrink item - ultra rare drop from lvl 68.4 and 68.5 spell missions with from trash
• Stoneroot Starfish - Stoneroot Falls - ultra rare drop - summons throwing weapons infinitely
• Pouch of Curses - Dreadspire Keep - ultra rare drop - summons throwing weapons infinitely
• Totem of the Wurines - Drops ONLY in the low level version (65 and under) of the Elder Longshadow #1 task - casts Divine Barrier
• Feral Guardian Channel - Drops in Elder Longshsdow #5 - casts divine barrier

Spirit Shrouds

• Spirit Shroud Wiki