Online:Crypt of Hearts I

Group Dungeon
Discoverable	Yes
Completion	Objective
Dungeon	Yes
# of Zones	1
Zone
	Westmark Moor, Rivenspire
Location
	Southeast of Sanguine Barrows
Instanced Dungeon
Min Level	22
Group Size	4
Bosses	3
Mini-Bosses	3
Veteran Speed Run Target	20 mins
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	This place's forbidding black towers are visible for leagues, even through Rivenspire's drifting mists. Yet the local inhabitants never mention it, behaving as if it doesn't even exist. But the Crypt of Hearts is no illusion or mirage—it is solid and all too real.

The Crypt of Hearts

The Crypt of Hearts I is a group dungeon found in Rivenspire.

Formerly a school teaching Destruction magic, sword fighting, alchemy, and possibly even Daedric summoning, the crypt is now home to some of the tortured souls of its teachers and of its students. In this version, Alanwe needs you to piece together her soul, which is currently contained in three phylacteries scattered throughout the Crypt.

You can learn about its location from Eraegaer the Kill-Happy in Marbruk, Ilmindil the Incendiary in Shornhelm, or Roaring Ramavel in Stormhold.

The final boss, Ilambris-Athor, has a chance to drop the Thirsting Girdle antiquity lead for the Bloodlord's Embrace.

Related QuestsEdit

Crypt of Hearts Objective: Explore the Crypt of Hearts. / You braved the dangers of the Crypt of Hearts.
- Lover's Torment: Free a cursed soul from her torment.
Pledge: Crypt of Hearts I: Prove you are truly Undaunted by clearing the Crypt of Hearts I.
Crypt of Hearts Pledge: Explore the Crypt of Hearts and return Undaunted. (disabled since Patch 2.6.4)

CharactersEdit

Crypt of Hearts I
Alanwe Anconath Faindor Rulanir

EnemiesEdit

Normal EnemiesEdit

LayoutEdit

The first chamber is a natural cavern augmented with Daedric-style architecture. Skeletons and zombies can be fought on an island in the middle of the partially flooded room. A tombstone sits in the middle of this formation. More undead and a Zombie Plague-bearer lie in the hallway ahead. You'll fall into a pit to enter a room filled with bookshelves, ghosts and skeletons. The Mage Master and his minions reside here.

The hallway ahead contains more zombies, including a Zombie Stalker. Three Zombie Plague-bearers stalk the hall ahead of this group. Archmaster Siniel lies ahead. There's a tombstone on the south side of this room. The next hallway contains yet more zombies. If you turn right at the T-shaped split in the path, you may find a chest sitting against the wall by the sealed door. You'll need to head south to progress further into the dungeon.

The southern path leads you to a cave system. A chest can spawn amid the very first group of undead within these caves, which consists of a Wraith, a Skeletal Archer, and three Skeletal Warriors. Ghosts patrol the caves. Another group of undead works to excavate more tunnels off to the side, and the way into the next room is guarded by more skeletons. The next boss, Death's Leviathan, resides within a large chamber with no ceiling. A heavy sack can spawn near one of the sarcophagi along the eastern wall. A heavy sack and a chest can spawn in the room behind the boss, to the west. There's a tombstone in this room, as well.

Bone Colossi begin appearing as elite enemies in the halls south of Death's Leviathan. One guards the hall heading west, and one guards the room off to the south and east, where Uulkar Bonehand, a lich mini boss, resides. A tombstone sits between two iron crosses at the eastern end of this room.

Three Skeletal Runecasters and four Banekin guard the entrance to the next chamber, which lies at the end of the western hall. The next miniboss is Dogas the Berserker. He is standing in the middle of the room, surrounded by four Skeletal Warriors and four Banekin. The last boss lies at the end of the hallway, on a pavilion overlooking a Coldharbour chasm.

The exit lies to the west. A heavy sack can spawn beside the Daedric candelabra on the right facing the tunnel. The lever at the end of the tunnel opens the way back into the first chamber. From here, you can exit the dungeon through the way you came without needing to teleport.

BooksEdit

Betrayal — A eulogy for a broken man's wife
Love's Eternal Flame — A poem surrounding the mage Anconath
The Deepest Cut — Poem on Rulanir the Blademaster
The Summoner — Poem on Faindor the Prodigy
The Thief God's Treasures by Wafaruz the Veracious Spitter — On Rajhin's Daedric prizes and exploits

SetsEdit

Set Name	Bonuses	Location(s)	Set Type
Shroud of the Lich	2 items: Adds 3-129 Magicka Recovery 3 items: Adds 25-1096 Maximum Magicka 4 items: Adds 3-129 Magicka Recovery 5 items: When you cast an ability that costs resources while under 33% Magicka while in combat, your Magicka Recovery is increased by 25-1106 for 20 seconds. This effect can occur once every 1 minute.	Crypt of Hearts	Light Armor
Leviathan	2 items: Adds 25-1096 Maximum Stamina 3 items: Adds 15-657 Critical Chance 4 items: Adds 15-657 Critical Chance 5 items: Adds 35-1528 Critical Chance	Crypt of Hearts	Medium Armor
Ebon Armory	2 items: Adds 28-1206 Maximum Health 3 items: Adds 28-1206 Maximum Health 4 items: Adds 4% Healing Taken 5 items: Increases Max Health by 23-1000 for you and up to 11 other group members within 28 meters of you. This bonus persists through death.	Crypt of Hearts	Heavy Armor
Ilambris	1 item: Adds 25-1096 Maximum Magicka 2 items: When you deal Flame or Shock Damage, you have a 33% chance to summon a meteor shower that deals 145 Flame damage and 145 Shock damage to all enemies within 4 meters every 1 second for 5 seconds. This effect can occur once every 8 seconds and scales off the higher of your Weapon and Spell Damage.	Crypt of Hearts I	Monster Helm Sets

AchievementsEdit

There are seven achievements associated with this dungeon:

Achievement		Points	Description
Normal
	Crypt of Hearts I Vanquisher	10	Defeat Archmaster Siniel, Death's Leviathan, and the Ilambris Twins in Crypt of Hearts I.
Veteran
	Crypt of Hearts I Conqueror	10	Defeat the Mage Master, Archmaster Siniel, Death's Leviathan, Uulkar Bonehand, Dogas the Berserker, and the Ilambris Twins in Veteran Crypt of Hearts I.
	A Crypt for Two	50	Defeat the Ilambris Twins in Veteran Crypt of Hearts I, after invoking the Scroll of Glorious Battle.
	Veteran Crypt Skeleton Slayer	10	Defeat 400 Skeletons in Veteran Crypt of Hearts I.
	Veteran Crypt Zombie Slayer	10	Defeat 400 Zombies in Veteran Crypt of Hearts I.
	Crypt of Hearts I Survivor	50	Defeat the Mage Master, Archmaster Siniel, Death's Leviathan, Uulkar Bonehand, Dogas the Berserker, and the Ilambris Twins in Veteran Crypt of Hearts I, without suffering a group member death.
	Crypt of Hearts I Assassin	50	Defeat the Mage Master, Archmaster Siniel, Death's Leviathan, Uulkar Bonehand, Dogas the Berserker, and the Ilambris Twins in Veteran Crypt of Hearts I within twenty minutes of starting the dungeon. Timer starts when players engage the first group of undead.

NotesEdit

The Crypt of Hearts appeared in both Arena and Shadowkey.
Before dungeon scaling was introduced in Update 5, Normal Crypt of Hearts was designed for levels 28–31, and Veteran Crypt of Hearts was designed for Veteran Ranks 11–12.
Prior to Update 12, Crypt of Hearts I was only available in Normal mode, and Crypt of Hearts II was only available in Veteran mode. These were named Crypt of Hearts and Veteran Crypt of Hearts respectively.
The Wraithhome player home is located nearby and uses the same architectural style.