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The Borderlands

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You have travelled to the wild Borderlands. Farms and settlements are rare and travellers are few in this rugged valley. Hostile monsters from the hills lie in wait, ready to attack anyone foolish enough to leave a fortified area.

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DDO Point icon.png Requires access to adventure pack: Keep on the Borderlands

The Borderlands is a heroic level 1 (for character levels 1-3) or epic level 21 (for character levels 20-25) wilderness adventure area introduced with Update 44/Keep on the Borderlands adventure pack.

Map of The Borderlands

Accessing the Area[edit]

You can access the Borderlands in the following ways:

  • Create a new character, complete the grotto, and speak to "Kregan the Gatekeeper" in Korthos Village.
  • Speak to "Kregan the Gatekeeper" in the Gatekeeper's Grove, accessed from The Harbor.

Mysterious Fountains[edit]

There are two mysterious fountains in the Borderlands. Using them provides a random buff or debuff, or a special sixty-minute elemental buff, but only benefits the first person drinking from the fountain. Possible buffs are:

  • Air Affinity - You deal additional air damage and receive 20% less electrical damage.
  • Earth Affinity - You deal additional earth damage and receive 20% less acid damage.
  • Fire Affinity - You deal additional fire damage and receive 20% less fire damage.
  • Water Affinity - You deal additional water damage and receive 20% less cold damage.
  • Slow
  • Haste
  • Bull's Strength - Provides a +4 Enhancement Bonus to Strength
  • Cat's Grace - Provides a +4 Enhancement Bonus to Dexterity

Fountain Locations:

  • One fountain is just east of the monster's camp, due north of the waterfall (southwest end of map).
  • Another fountain is east (and slightly north) of the burned out farmstead, on the hillside across the river.

Quests[edit]

The Keep on the Borderlands story arc is bestowed by Norworth Koln. After completing all of the quests, he will give an end reward for the entire chain.

Quest Level Favor Patron
Watch Your Step  ♦1Normal ●21Epic 6 The Gatekeepers
The Bugbear Bandits  ♦1Normal ●21Epic 6 The Gatekeepers
Violent Delights  ♦1Normal ●21Epic 6 The Gatekeepers
Treasure Hunt  ♦1Normal ●21Epic 6 The Gatekeepers
Obstructing the Orcs  ♦1Normal ●21Epic 6 The Gatekeepers
Caged Beast  ♦1Normal ●21Epic 6 The Gatekeepers
The Hobgoblin Horde  ♦1Normal ●21Epic 9 The Gatekeepers
Total Chaos  ♦2Normal ●22Epic 9 The Gatekeepers
Total of 54 favor possible.

Slayer[edit]

Heroic[edit]

  • Slay 10 creatures near the Keep on the Borderlands: 85 XP = 8.5 xp/kill
  • Slay 25 creatures near the Keep on the Borderlands: 127 XP = 8.47 xp/kill
  • Slay 50 creatures near the Keep on the Borderlands: 205 XP = 8.2 xp/kill
  • Slay 100 creatures near the Keep on the Borderlands: 390 XP = 7.8 xp/kill
  • Slay 200 creatures near the Keep on the Borderlands: 778 XP = 7.78 xp/kill
  • Slay 400 creatures near the Keep on the Borderlands: 1,587 XP = 7.94 xp/kill
  • Slay 750 creatures near the Keep on the Borderlands: 3,821 XP = 10.92 xp/kill
  • Slay 1,500 creatures near the Keep on the Borderlands: 8,941 XP = 11.92 xp/kill

Epic[edit]

  • Slay 10 creatures near the Keep on the Borderlands: 3,052 XP = 305.2 xp/kill
  • Slay 25 creatures near the Keep on the Borderlands: 3,576 XP = 238.4 xp/kill
  • Slay 50 creatures near the Keep on the Borderlands: 4,815 XP = 192.6 xp/kill
  • Slay 100 creatures near the Keep on the Borderlands: 7,020 XP = 140.4 xp/kill
  • Slay 200 creatures near the Keep on the Borderlands: 11,025 XP = 110.25 xp/kill
  • Slay 400 creatures near the Keep on the Borderlands: 18,855 XP = 94.28 xp/kill
  • Slay 750 creatures near the Keep on the Borderlands: 31,185 XP = 89.1 xp/kill
  • Slay 1,500 creatures near the Keep on the Borderlands: 63,990 XP = 85.32 xp/kill

Rare Encounters: The Borderlands[edit]

XP per encounter:  ♦200Normal ●3,600Epic
Bonus XP for solving all encounters:  ♦1,500Normal ●27,000Epic

Farming Rares for Quaal Feather Tokens[edit]

To get a Mount from the Borderlands is easy, even for a low-level character, but takes a little work. You need 15 Quaal Feather Tokens, and they drop only from chests found with Rares in the Borderlands. The map (below) shows an optimal route to hit every location a rare might spawn; no guarantees how many will in a given instance, so it's best to hit all of them.

Borderlands Farming Route (from DDO Forums)
(From experience, an average run nets about 3-5 tokens each, or about 3-5 runs (maybe 1.5-2 hours, more or less, depending?), but each run can vary greatly. Don't be frustrated if you get fewer, and don't crow too much if you get lucky.)

From the gates of the Keep (central west), start south, following the red route - there's a large rock that you'll run to the left of (to the Mudman), and then go uphill, and continue from there.

When you get to the Harpy (Podarge) in the northeast, the fastest option is to use Dimension Door to get back to the Keep gate and start the green route from there; you can't recall if you want to hang on to the crests (see next). Without Dimension Door, you have to run - start southwest across the river and the valley, then up the far side and follow the ridgeline west. From there, it's about the same to Grublub (to use the 3 crests) or the Hermit/Beekeeper, and then finish the green route and recall, reset, and repeat as necessary to get your 15 Tokens.

If you want one guaranteed chest, be sure to search for the 3 crests as you go: Spider crest (in the Spider valley), Snake crest (in the Lizardman camp), and Bat crest (around the Broken Tower on the hill. There is no Rare at the broken tower, but these three crests guarantee Grublub and its chest.

Tips:
  • While nearing the locations, you can use "Select next item" (default Q or ← Backspace) to check for a chest before you get there. If none, you don't have to run all the way, saving time. (However be aware, "Q" won't always find objects behind obstacles, especially some walls. Try to be in line of sight of the chest spawn location.)
  • Crest's spawn location can vary however (about 3 spots per crest); that being said it will always be close to the shown position on the wiki-map.
  • The encounters in these wilds scale with party size; solo will encounter pairs of monsters, while a full party may encounter 4-6 at a time. If you can solo alone, don't believe you can go off and solo in a full party; four wolves or blights easily can get lucky and trip and kill a lone Level 2 character before you get a chance to fight back.
  • Watch out for Dungeon Alert! It's easy to aggro monsters that you don't see to the side of your route, but that see you run by and then give chase. Stopping to open a chest and have a dozen or more mobs catch up with you is only funny once. Spamming Tab , to "select next target", can alert you to nearby enemies as you run.
  • There is no need to stray from the path to go hunting Slayers. By the time you find your 15 tokens, you'll kill well over 200 monsters, and possibly hit the 400 mark.
  • For these reasons, it's safer/faster to stay with the group. If you want a higher slayer count, maybe come back (on your new horse!) and solo while you finish the Explorer locations.
  • Near the route, there's a shrine (that you may have to clear first) southwest of the Lizardman camp and a little further left/west of the red route than shown, but if you can wait until the shrine in the southeast, that's about halfway through the route and does not require any detour. There are several others, but not near the route shown.
  • If you're short on platinum, you can come close to filling a full pack tab (20 slots) in a single loop, and can then sell this for maybe 500-750 plat back at the Keep's open-air tavern (southwest corner), where you can also recharge any spell points, clickies or boosts before the next run.

Explorer[edit]

XP per discovery:  ♦100Normal ●1,800Epic
Bonus XP for finding all discoveries:  ♦500Normal ●9,000Epic

Lore[edit]

  • Find the Keep on the Borderlands
A mighty Keep stands here on the border between Good and Evil lands. From this isolated base, a brave few strive to stave off the darkness that would otherwise overwhelm the wilds.
  • Find the hermit's hut
A small hermit's hut stands here, surrounded by well-tended beehives. The place looks like it's still inhabited, even though the Caves of Chaos are just over the hill.
  • Find the ruined tower
This was once a great and impressive tower, but it was reduced to rubble in a battle long ago.
  • Find the fairy ring
There's a small ring of mushrooms here. Is the fairy ring a natural phenomenon - or something created by the Fey?
  • Find the neglected grave
You find a grave here in the brush. It's been neglected for many years.
  • Find the standing stones
Enchanted stones stand in a ring. The weathered pillars look like they've been here for a very long time.
  • Look at them from the correct angle and you'll see the logo for Standing Stone Games.
  • Find the burned farmstead
A monster attack has reduced this farmstead to a smoking ruin.
  • Find the Lizardfolk camp
With the Keep under siege, the local Lizardfolk have grown bold. They've built a camp down by the water, right in the center of the valley.
  • Find the spider valley
Dense webs cover the trees in this dark and isolated gorge.
  • Find the evil statue
This newly-built statue gestures menacingly at the Keep down below. The Cult of Evil Chaos has made its arrival known to everyone in the valley.
  • Find the fisherman's shack
A small fisherman's shack stands deserted on the riverbank.
  • Find the massive oak
A massive oak, taller than any of the other trees, dominates this corner of the valley.
  • Find the watermill
The water wheel continues to turn at this mill, even though the owners have long since fled to the safety of the Keep.
  • Find the hunters' lodge
This hunting lodge has been boarded up and abandoned in the face of ceaseless monster attacks.
  • Find the blocked pass
The road leading up into the mountains has been blocked by a recent landslide. The valley has been cut off from outside help.
  • Find the monsters' camp
Monsters have built a small camp atop this hill, giving them a commanding view of the valley below.
  • Find the fiendish altar
You get an uneasy feeling as you approach this ancient altar.
  • Three crests found throughout the Borderlands can be placed here, which will summon Grublub the Rank. The crests appear in random locations within each area listed.
    • Bat crest -- found at the ruined tower
    • Snake crest -- found in the Lizardfolk camp (one location is up the ladder)
    • Spider crest -- found in the spider canyon
Minor bug: One of the locations for the spider crest, a small pile of stones, will give a "spider crest blocked" message if you are standing directly on/near it. You must stand a short distance from it to take it.
  • Find the abandoned picnic
Someone's plans for a nice, quiet picnic on this island came to an unexpected end.
  • Find the ambushed wagon
A smashed wagon stands in the middle of the road, all that remains of an ambushed caravan.

Dungeon Entrances[edit]

  • Find the Caves of Chaos
Small, squalid cave entrances dot the ravine walls. These must be the Caves of Chaos, where the cultists and their monster allies have made their base.

Monsters[edit]

Name ( picture ) CR Type Race Slayer
Bird( view
Bird.jpg
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 ♦0.25Normal ♦0.00Epic Normal Animal Bird -
Borderlands Bear( view
Borderlands Bear.jpg
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 ♦1.00Normal ♦22Epic Normal ♠39Epic Elite Animal Bear Borderlands
Borderlands Fire Beetle( view
Borderlands Fire Beetle.jpg
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 ♦1.00Normal ♦21Epic Normal ♠37Epic Elite Vermin Insect Borderlands
Borderlands Needle Blight( view
Borderlands Needle Blight.jpg
 • edit )
 ♦1.00Normal ♦21Epic Normal Plant Needle Blight Borderlands
Borderlands Spider( view
Borderlands Spider.jpg
 • edit )
 ♦1.00Normal ♦21Epic Normal Vermin Spider Borderlands
Borderlands Twig Blight( view
Borderlands Twig Blight.jpg
 • edit )
 ♦1.00Normal ♦21Epic Normal Plant Twig Blight Borderlands
Borderlands Vine Blight( view
Borderlands Vine Blight.jpg
 • edit )
 ♦1.00Normal ♦21Epic Normal Plant Vine Blight Borderlands
Bugbear Chanter( view
Bugbear Chanter.jpg
 • edit )
 ♦1.00Normal ♠4Elite ♦21Epic Normal ♠37Epic Elite Goblinoid Bugbear Borderlands
Bugbear Stalker( view
Bugbear Stalker.jpg
 • edit )
 ♦1.00Normal ♠3Elite ♦21Epic Normal ♥25Epic Hard ♠37Epic Elite Goblinoid Bugbear Borderlands
Commander Armuz( view
Commander Armuz.jpg
 • edit )
 ♦2Normal ♦23Epic Normal Goblinoid Hobgoblin Borderlands
Deer( view
Deer.jpg
 • edit )
 ♦1.00Normal ♦1.00Epic Normal Animal Deer -
Dretch Spawn( view
Dretch Spawn.jpg
 • edit )
 ♦21Epic Normal ♥25Epic Hard ♠37Epic Elite Evil Outsider Demon Borderlands
Fox( view
Fox.jpg
 • edit )
 ♦0.50Normal ♦1.00Epic Normal Animal Fox -
Frog( view
Frog.jpg
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 ♦0.25Normal ♦0.00Epic Normal Animal Frog -
Gnat Swarm( view
Gnat Swarm.jpg
 • edit )
 ♦1.00Normal ♦21Epic Normal Vermin Insect Borderlands
Goblin Hunter( view
Goblin Hunter.jpg
 • edit )
 ♦1.00Normal ♦21Epic Normal ♥25Epic Hard ♠37Epic Elite Goblinoid Goblin Borderlands
Goblin Raider( view
Goblin Raider.jpg
 • edit )
 ♦1.00Normal ♦21Epic Normal ♥25Epic Hard ♠37Epic Elite Goblinoid Goblin Borderlands
Goblin Shaman( view
Goblin Shaman.jpg
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 ♦1.00Normal ♦21Epic Normal ♥25Epic Hard ♠37Epic Elite Goblinoid Goblin Borderlands
Goblin Sneak( view
Goblin Sneak.jpg
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 ♦1.00Normal ♦21Epic Normal ♥25Epic Hard ♠37Epic Elite Goblinoid Goblin Borderlands
Goblin Wolf Rider( view
Goblin Wolf Rider.jpg
 • edit )
 ♦1.00Normal ♦21Epic Normal Goblinoid Goblin Borderlands
Grublub the Rank( view
Grublub the Rank.jpg
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 ♦2Normal ♦23Epic Normal Evil Outsider Demon Borderlands
Hezrou Chaos Spawn( view
Hezrou Chaos Spawn.jpg
 • edit )
 ♦22Epic Normal ♥27Epic Hard ♠39Epic Elite Evil Outsider Demon Borderlands
Hyllas the Bold( view
Hyllas the Bold.jpg
 • edit )
 ♦2Normal ♦23Epic Normal Fey Satyr Borderlands
Irganon( view
Irganon.jpg
 • edit )
 ♦2Normal ♦23Epic Normal Undead Wight Borderlands
Keenbeak( view
Keenbeak.jpg
 • edit )
 ♦2Normal ♦23Epic Normal Magical Beast Griffon Borderlands
Kobold Lookout( view
Kobold Lookout.jpg
 • edit )
 ♦0.50Normal ♥1.00Hard ♦21Epic Normal ♥25Epic Hard ♠37Epic Elite Reptilian Kobold Borderlands
Lemmie the Slicer( view
Lemmie the Slicer.jpg
 • edit )
 ♦2Normal Goblinoid Goblin Borderlands
Lizardfolk Fighter( view
Lizardfolk Fighter.jpg
 • edit )
 ♦1.00Normal ♦21Epic Normal Reptilian Lizardfolk Borderlands
Lizardfolk Mystic( view
Lizardfolk Mystic.jpg
 • edit )
 ♦1.00Normal ♦21Epic Normal Reptilian Lizardfolk Borderlands
Lizardfolk Sniper( view
Lizardfolk Sniper.jpg
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 ♦1.00Normal ♦21Epic Normal Reptilian Lizardfolk Borderlands
Longtalon( view
Longtalon.jpg
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 ♦2Normal ♦23Epic Normal Animal Dinosaur Borderlands
Lurp( view
Lurp.jpg
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 ♦2Normal ♦23Epic Normal Elemental Muckman Borderlands
Makt the Hunter( view
Makt the Hunter.jpg
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 ♦2Normal ♦23Epic Normal Gnoll Gnoll Borderlands
Old Man Crago( view
Old Man Crago.jpg
 • edit )
 ♦2Normal Construct Golem Borderlands
Outlander Archer( view
Outlander Archer.jpg
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 ♦1.00Normal ♠6Elite ♦21Epic Normal ♠37Epic Elite Gnoll Gnoll Borderlands
Outlander Muscle( view
Outlander Muscle.jpg
 • edit )
 ♦1.00Normal ♠6Elite ♦21Epic Normal ♠37Epic Elite Gnoll Gnoll Borderlands
Outlander Spellshot( view
Outlander Spellshot.jpg
 • edit )
 ♦1.00Normal ♠6Elite ♦21Epic Normal ♠37Epic Elite Gnoll Gnoll Borderlands
Pinchy( view
Pinchy.jpg
 • edit )
 ♦2Normal ♦23Epic Normal Vermin Crayfish Borderlands
Plains Wolf( view
Plains Wolf.jpg
 • edit )
 ♦1.00Normal ♦21Epic Normal Animal Wolf Borderlands
Podarge( view
Podarge.jpg
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 ♦2Normal ♦23Epic Normal Monstrous Humanoid Harpy Borderlands
River Crab( view
River Crab.jpg
 • edit )
 ♦1.00Normal ♦21Epic Normal Vermin Crab Borderlands
Scrawny Kobold( view
Scrawny Kobold.jpg
 • edit )
 ♣0.50Solo/Casual ♦0.50Normal ♥1.00Hard ♣21Epic Casual ♦21Epic Normal ♠37Epic Elite Reptilian Kobold Borderlands
Squirrel( view
Squirrel.jpg
 • edit )
 ♦0.25Normal ♦0.00Epic Normal Animal Squirrel -
Torg Skullcrusher( view
Torg Skullcrusher.jpg
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 ♦2Normal ♦24Epic Normal Giant Ogre Borderlands
Treewalker( view
Treewalker.jpg
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 ♦2Normal ♦23Epic Normal Vermin Spider Borderlands
Vassmath Needletooth( view
Vassmath Needletooth.jpg
 • edit )
 ♦2Normal ♦23Epic Normal Reptilian Lizardfolk Borderlands
Wolf Rider( view
Wolf Rider.jpg
 • edit )
 ♦1.00Normal ♦21Epic Normal Animal Wolf Borderlands

Named Items[edit]

Last Edited Item Type Enhancements ML Bind Quests
Lenses of Peering
Lenses of Peering.png
(edit)
Goggles  1 Bound to Account on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire The Borderlands, chest (Rare Encounters)
  • Update 46.2
  • 3 years, 10 months, and 7 days
  • LrdSlvrhnd
Mantle of Gentle Descent
Mantle of Gentle Descent.png
(edit)
Cloak  1 Bound to Account on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire The Borderlands, chest (Rare Encounters)
  • Update 46.3
  • 3 years, 9 months, and 14 days
  • Bonulino
Traveler's Bracers
Traveler's Bracers.png
(edit)
Bracers  1 Bound to Account on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire The Borderlands, chest (Rare Encounters)
  • Update 48.2
  • 3 years, 4 months, and 2 days
  • BugTime
Glory's Guard
Glory's Guard.png
(edit)
Large shield  1 Bound to Account on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire The Borderlands, chest (Rare Encounters)
  • Update 48.2
  • 3 years, 4 months, and 2 days
  • BugTime
Helm of Clarity
Helm of Clarity.png
(edit)
Helm  1 Bound to Account on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire The Borderlands, chest (Rare Encounters)
  • Update 48.3.2
  • 3 years, 1 month, and 29 days
  • LrdSlvrhnd
Gloves of the Scoundrel
Gloves of the Scoundrel.png
(edit)
Gloves  1 Bound to Account on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire The Borderlands, chest (Rare Encounters)
  • Update 46.2
  • 3 years, 10 months, and 7 days
  • LrdSlvrhnd
Helm of the Dire Cult
Helm of the Dire Cult.png
(edit)
Helm  21 Bound to Account on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire The Borderlands, chest (Rare Encounters)
  • Update 48.2
  • 3 years, 4 months, and 2 days
  • BugTime
Globe of Incandescence
Globe of Incandescence.png
(edit)
Orb  21 Bound to Account on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire The Borderlands, chest (Rare Encounters)
  • Update 48.4.2
  • 3 years, 1 month, and 3 days
  • Bonulino
Silver Sigil Gloves
Silver Sigil Gloves.png
(edit)
Gloves  21 Bound to Account on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire The Borderlands, chest (Rare Encounters)
Stone Heart Trinket
Stone Heart Trinket.png
(edit)
Trinket  21 Bound to Account on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire The Borderlands, chest (Rare Encounters)
Twisted Metal
Twisted Metal.png
(edit)
Small shield  21 Bound to Account on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire The Borderlands, chest (Rare Encounters)
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Collectables[edit]

10 collectables:

  • 1 Rubble at the base of the waterfall, just south of the blocked pass
  • 1 Adventurer's Pack at the abandoned picnic
  • 1 Adventurer's Pack on a ledge above the waterfall, SE of the monsters' camp
  • 1 Fungus on the rocks beside the river at the bottom of the waterfall, SE of the monsters' camp
  • 1 Adventurer's Pack in the Lizardfolk camp
  • 1 Rubble in the river at the top of the waterfall east of the hunters' lodge
  • 1 Adventurer's Pack at Torg's campsite, east of the hunters' lodge (only if Torg is not there)
  • 2 Fungus at the base of the waterfall in northeast of map
  • 1 Fungus in the fairy ring