🌫️ Hazy Forest Instance (Mistwood Maze)
The Hazy Forest is the misty maze beyond the Bifrost Bridge: a string of fenced gardens kept by the forest's whispering gardeners, who would rather you wandered inside forever. Your party has two hours to chop its way from garden to garden, keep the gardeners' pets off its back, and reach the Lost Dragon at the far end.
Added to ConquestRO on October 27, 2026, hand-ported to the server's pre-Renewal rules (see the notes at the bottom).
📍 Location
Use Warper → Instances → Hazy Forest. You land on Bifrost Bridge (bif_fild01 161,334) next to the Laphine Soldier, who guards the Log Tunnel into the maze.
Reference: https://irowiki.org/wiki/Hazy_Forest
👥 Requirements
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| Minimum Level | None at the gate (the Mysterious Young Man inside needs Base Level 98) |
| Recommended Level | 99/70 Trans Class |
| Party | Required (a party of one counts); the leader reserves |
| Time Limit | 2 hours inside |
| Re-entry Cooldown | 2 hours 30 minutes (per character) |
🚪 How to Enter
- Form a party and have the party leader talk to the Laphine Soldier.
- Choose Venture into the Hazy Forest to reserve the maze.
- Everyone in the party talks to the Soldier (or steps into the Log Tunnel beside him) to enter.
🗺️ Walkthrough
- The forest is a chain of gardens named after their keepers (Tom, Tomba, Rem, Remi, Ron, Rover, Mona, Namon, Neoron, Spyder, Tito, Pumba, Tete...). Each one is fenced off by garden trees: chop the tree down and the next gate opens. When the whispers complain that the trees were chopped, you are on the right path.
- Mysterious Trees and bolts block the deeper gates. Listen to the announcements: "The path is about to open. The tight bolts have been removed!" means the way forward just unlocked.
- The gardeners' pets hunt the gardens: Pom Spiders, Angra Mantises, Parus, Little Fatums and Mimings (81k–122k HP each), plus Nydhoggur's Memories, which are harmless shells that summon more of themselves.
- Deep inside stands the Mysterious Young Man (Base Level 98+). He opens the Loki's Muffler / Guardian's Pendant side story: finish it with the Flower Smelling Lady and the Sharp Eyed Man in Mora (46,152 and 48,152) for Loki's Muffler (garment, DEF 3, Agi +1, Soul Breaker and Sonic Blow +5%) and the Guardian's Pendant (accessory, grants Guardian Recall: a warp to Mora).
- The maze ends at the Lost Dragon (MVP, 609k HP). Kill it and the exit opens.
- Pick up a Mysterious Seed along the way: the Mysterious Flower on Bifrost Bridge (38,374) reacts to it and throws you across to the far side of the bridge.
👹 Monsters
| Monster | Level | HP | ATK | DEF / MDEF | Base / Job EXP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lost Dragon (MVP) | 135 | 608,920 | 1,975–2,765 | 30 / 30 | 1.2M / 720k + 600k MVP |
| Pom Spider | 145 | 122,110 | 948–1,327 | 60 / 40 | 122k / 73k |
| Angra Mantis | 144 | 91,720 | 869–1,217 | 50 / 40 | 92k / 55k |
| Parus | 142 | 86,990 | 767–1,074 | 50 / 20 | 87k / 52k |
| Little Fatum | 142 | 85,100 | 663–928 | 30 / 50 | 85k / 51k |
| Miming | 140 | 81,200 | 645–903 | 40 / 40 | 81k / 49k |
| Nydhoggur's Memory | 130 | 10 | — | — | 0 |
🎁 Rewards
- Lost Dragon — Gold Ring 5%, Yggdrasil Berry 2.5%, Yggdrasil Seed 2.5%, Alchemy Glove 0.5%, Ancient Dagger 0.5%, Rosebine 0.5%; MVP drops Old Card Album 50%, Old Purple Box 25%.
- Pom Spider — Mental Stick (Professor staff, Heaven's Drive bonuses), Chrome Sword, Pom Spider Card.
- Angra Mantis — Sura Rampage (Champion knuckle, Chain Crush Combo and Palm Strike +20%), Great Nature, Angra Mantis Card.
- Parus — Mystic Rune, Lope's Clue, Parus Card.
- Little Fatum — Dance Shoes (Clown/Gypsy, Agi +1, ASPD +2%, SP cost −3%), Light Granule, Little Fatum Card.
- Miming — Telekinetic Orb (accessory, Int +3, MATK +3%, SP cost −5%), Gold, Miming Card.
- Every weapon and card drops at the usual 0.01% card rate; equipment that Renewal locked to third jobs is Transcendent-only here.
🃏 Cards and the Card Collection
| Card | Slot | Effect | Collection bonus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pom Spider Card | Weapon | +20% damage to Undead monsters | Damage to Undead +2% |
| Angra Mantis Card | Headgear | Critical damage +2%, thieves +1% per 2 refines | Critical Damage +2% |
| Parus Card | Headgear | Heal +3%, acolytes +1% per 2 refines | Heal Power +2% |
| Little Fatum Card | Weapon | 10% chance to Silence the target with magic | INT +2 |
| Miming Card | Weapon | 3% chance to cast Wide Sleep on attack | DEX +2 |
Hand a card to the Collector (50,000z to deposit, 100,000z to withdraw) and the account keeps the Collection bonus for good. See Card Deposit System.
⚙️ Pre-Renewal notes
- Monster attacks are min–max ranges (×1.4 spread) and Renewal flat defense became percentages; EXP follows the Faceworm / Bio Lab 4F scale (field monsters pay about their HP in base EXP, the Lost Dragon twice its HP plus an MVP bonus).
- No download is needed: the maze, the monsters and every item are official client content.