Spring 2016 Test Realm

Spring is here in the Spiral, bringing much more than flowers! The Test Realm is open (not at this precise moment, though.) This small, yet amazing update adds more quality to the game. Remember, you must have a membership or have made a purchase of $6 or more to have access to the Test Realm. Read on to learn more about what's new in the Test Realm, it's schedule, and new data.

Daily Assignments

If you play Wizard101 on a daily basis, you can now earn great rewards. Just visit Aegon Statz in Ravenwood to get a certain task. When you complete the task, simply turn it in to earn your reward. If you're unable to complete the task, you can pick up where you left off. Every day you complete the task, you earn a better reward tier. Eventually, after day 15, you will return down to day 1 rewards.

The Daily Assignment Rewards Screen

Skeleton Key Bosses

As revealed by KingsIsle and Fansites alike, the 3 hinted creatures are indeed Skeleton Key Bosses. You can read my post here.

• Ra: Rank 4 Boss, Located in the Krokotopian Library, use a Wooden Skeleton Key
• Ixcax Cursed Wing: Rank 13 Boss, Located in the Black Sun Pyramid, Azteca,  use a Stone Skeleton Key
• Omen Stribog: Rank 17 Boss, Located in the River of Frozen Tears, Polaris, use a Gold Skeleton Key

Spells

Life wizards, rejoice! Now there is a Level 84 Star School Aura that boosts your damage! Make sure you completed the Level 84 quest to unlock the trainer. The Star School trainer is located in Azteca.

Wizards Level 100 and up now have access to train some higher rank off-school spells from the Arcanum Scholars. 

• Zander: Nature's Wrath, Forest Lord
• Baba Yaga: Orthrus
• Qismah Shasa: Death Trap, Skeletal Dragon
• Jaki Whisperwind: Power Nova
• Tarrak Hadfield: Ice Trap, Frost Giant
• Ignus Ferric: Fire Dragon
• Ione Virga: Triton, Storm Lord

Fishing in Zafaria

Fish have entered Baobab! You can now fish all over Zafaria, and work towards your Prodigious Level 20 fishing badge. There are brand new fish species protected by the pesky Sentinels. The Zafarian chests are known to drop excellent items, such as never before seen wands and promotional wands.

Gear Vault

Much like the Seed Vault, the gear vault is like a second bank. You can fit 100 items! That's more than a Free-to-Play member's backpack space. Easily the most innovative part of the update, the gear vault is both available in the Crown Shop AND as recipe from Toshio in Moo Shu. 

You can put hats, robes, boots, wands, athames, rings, and amulets in the bank. You may only place two vaults in a house, one inside and the other outside. 

Crafting

When the Test Realm goes live, every time you complete a crafting quest, you will receive an additional crafting slot. This will not happen until test goes live. Recipes that are involved in crafting quests have had the cool down timer reduced to 20 minutes. 

Test Realm Schedule

Please note that it the schedule is subject to change.

ON

Thursday Morning, March 17th

OFF

Friday Afternoon, March 18th

ON

Monday Morning, March 21st

OFF

Thursday Afternoon, March 24th

ON

Monday Morning, March 28th

OFF

Friday Afternoon, April 1st

Miscellaneous Twitter Data

This is data collected from Twitter. Each was reported with accompanying proof. I will update this regularly.

• Zafarian chests are dropping:
• New wands that look amazing!
• Promotional Wands (reportedly caught in Elephant Graveyard)
• Spider furniture (Incredibly Rare!)
• KIFreeGames/FreeKI Games Furniture Items
• Omen Stribog dropped Wings Mount?

What do you think about this Test Realm?

New Road Warrior's Hoard Pack

Wizard101 just won't stop with the new content! First Polaris, then the Witch's Hoard Pack, and now a new pack! This truly unique and interesting pack comes packed with some amazing first-of-its-kind items. 

• Road Warrior's Chopper Mount (+50% Speed Boost making it the FASTEST mount available)
• Road Hog Pet
• Road Warrior's Biker Gear
• Legend Skull Weapon
• Khyrsalis & Azteca Housing Guests
• Numerous Furniture
• More!

Where the Witch's Hoard Pack lacked, this pack exceeds! The stats on the gear are fairly good and are clearly geared towards a specific school. The wand even has a JEWEL SLOT. The pack includes treasure card minions that are No PvP. It also includes some good jewels worth checking out.

The furniture in this pack seems to have a few things from a few different worlds. The worlds of focus appear to be Khyrsalis, Azteca, Avalon, Marleybone, and Grizzleheim. The furniture includes "House Guests." which are moving NPC-like items, just like in the Witch's Hoard Pack.

I just about died when I saw that you could get these classic Grizzleheim shields: Austrilund Shield, Hrundle Fjord Shield, and Northguard Shield.

Most of the furniture is auctionable.

Overall, this pack is pretty cool! It seems to offer something for everyone. In my sole opinion, the design seems to move away from wizardry. It is, however, a good-looking pack. Good luck on drops!

Check out this amazing guide from Stars of the Spiral here.

Three New Teasers

Within the first week of March, Wizard101 released three new teasers! Some were exclusively sent to fansites, others were posted directly to the public. As soon as they were released, wizards instantly began theorizing. But at this point, everyone  has come to a general consensus that each is a Skeleton Key Boss.

A Mysterious Omen

This first teaser was revealed in the March Newsletter. It appears to be in Polaris. Accompanying the boss is three Shadow Minions. Most wizards agree that this boss is meant for Prodigious, Exalted, and possibly Promethean wizards. It is very possible that this boss will drop (a) new spell(s), whether it be trained, treasure car, jewel, or item card.

Ra and Krokopatra

This second teaser was sent  to official fansites, Ra, Krokopatra, and two Krokotopians will be joining this battle. Apparently Krokopatra is related to Malistaire because they never seem to die. They thing I don't understand is why we fight Ra. According to Alhazred, Ra was once a great "flesh" wizard, known as the "Balancer." His studies turned him to a magical being of pure magic and light. So if wizards are summoning him to deal justice to enemies, why is he (in theory) corrupt or now evil? 

This battle may be aimed at lower level wizards. He could also drop a new spell, probably being a Balance spell. 

Aztecosaurs in the Black Sun Pyramid 

Credit to Frostcaller for the image (couldn't paste in the Vine) 

The third and final teaser was posted publicly. An Aztecosaur has taken up residence in the Black Sun Pyramid in Azteca. This is probably an upper level boss, which means that mid-level wizards may not be getting anything new soon. Because this boss is in a known location, it confirms that it and the others are a Skeleton Key Bosses. This boss could also drop some new spells. But I think the real question is: Aren't they supposed to be dead?

So if these are Skeleton Key Bosses, I think I know which type of key each is.

Wooden Skeleton Key: Ra & Krokopatra

Stone Skeleton Key: Aztecosaurs in the Black Sun Pyramid

Gold Skeleton Key: A Mysterious Omen

Looking for a Skeleton Key? Check out Swordroll's Wizard101 Skeleton Keys Guide for all your Skeleton Key needs. Find out where keys are dropped, how to use them, and where to use them! Plus learn tips, tricks, and other helpful information. Whether you are stocking up for these possible bosses or for a known one, Swordroll's guide has it all!

Do you think these bosses are Skeleton Key bosses? What do you think will be dropped?

Aquila Housing Items Guide

Aquila is a super cool world/dungeon zone. It's a shame there isn't a housing vendor or furniture pack. The best we wizards can do is visit Aquila and search for some hidden items. Some of the items are auctionable and sell for a good amount of gold. Please look closely at each map to locate the green arrow, which indicates the exact location of each item.

Garden of Hesperides

Olympian Herb

                         

The Olympian Herb can be found near Khalkos Coppersmith opposite to the Mount Olympus dungeon. 

Mount Olympus

Banner of Apollo

The Banner of Apollo can be found in the Sun Room where you defeat Apollo Bright One. It is located near the entrance to the room.

Grand Statue of Zeus

The Grand Statue of Zeus can be found directly in front of the Sky Balcony, when you defeat the guards on your way to Ares. It is so big and massive that you can't miss it.

Atlantea

Atlantea Grand Monument

The Atlantea Grand Monument can be found right when you walk in to Atlantea, near Hermes. 

Atlantean Arch

     

The Atlantean Arch can be found to the left in Akheilo's Sanctum.

Nine Fathoms Pedestal

The Nine Fathoms Pedestal can be found to the far back right in Teles' Sanctum.

Tartarus

Underworld Brazier

The Underworld Brazier can be found near the broken statue by the River of Spirits. Be careful of the Bronze Hoplites as they can easily pull you into battle.

Ember Stone of Tartarus

The Ember Stone of Tartarus can also be found near the River of Spirits.

Hades the Unseen Mural

 The Hades the Unseen Mural can be found in the place where you battle Hades, I decided to use a picture over the map because it's a lot more accurate. 

I hope you enjoyed this guide! Good luck on getting these items.

Frostcaller's Polar Bear Party

Frostcaller throws amazing parties. Edward Lifegem threw an amazing party earlier this year. But what happens when two amazing party-throwers team up? Frostcaller held an amazing International Polar Bear Day party in his Polarian Shipwreck with the help of Edward! So many wizards showed up, even a few "famous" wizards! 

Paige Moonshade, Frostcaller (Hidden by a random wizard) and I

Paige Moonshade came and was flocked by MANY wizards! Her outfit was so cool! Unfortunately my Polar Bear is in the way... oops. I tried to get a picture with Edward Wintergem, but he ran off to never be found again...

We were able to get a group picture... Look how many Polar Bears there were! This was a super fun picture to take.

My outfit changed often.... haha

Some amazing duelists from around the spiral battled their hearts out! There was some amazing battles going down. I personally enjoyed the viking statues.

Frostcaller's house was amazing! It was so gorgeous both inside and out! Going inside the house felt like going to a ball! 

I had an amazing time at Frostcaller's and Edward Lifegem's party! Amazing job planning and carrying out the party. Thank you for being amazing Community Leaders and giving everyone a fun time!

Don't forget the upcoming Easter Bunny Run held by Edward Lifegem, especially if you missed this! It's gonna be super fun!

What was your favorite part of the party? Share below!

Thanks again Frostcaller and Edward Lifegem!
~ Cheyenne Caster, Nordic Champion & Vaden the Polar Bear

Worlds of the Spiral

This post was requested a while back, so I decided to finally do it!

There are many worlds in the Spiral. They are so very different from each other. Some are crazy hot, others are freakishly cold. Regardless, each world is unique and has an amazing story. Check out these brief descriptions of both the storyline worlds and side worlds.

1st Arc Main Worlds

Wizard City
The very first world our wizards quest in. This world is Renaissance themed. It is centered around Bartleby, the world tree. Home to Ravenwood School of Magical Arts and threatened by Lord Nightshade. You can access Aquila and Darkmoor from this world.

Krokotopia
The second world of the storyline. This world is Ancient Egyptian themed and is home to the Manders and the Kroks. Explored by the Royal Marleybonian Expeditionary Force and threatened by Krokopatra. You can access Kembaalung and The Upper Zigazag from this world.

Marleybone
The third world of the storyline. This world is Victorian English themed and is home to Cats, Dogs, Rats, Golems, and other creatures of the night. Home to Big Ben and Barkingham Palace and threatened by Dr. Von Katzenstein.

Moo Shu
The fourth world of the storyline. This world is a blend of Chinese, Japanese, and Indian cultures. Home to Samoorai and Ninja Pigs. Threatened by the Jade Oni.

Dragonspyre
The fifth world of the storyline. This world is a Byzantine themed world. The world was once a thriving military world and home to the esteemed Dragonspyre Academy, a rival school to Ravenwood. Home to dragons and ghosts of the past. Malistaire Drake was finally caught and defeated in this world.

1st Arc Side Worlds

Grizzleheim
A side world given access to at Level 20. This Nordic themed world is a trading post in the spiral. Home to Viking Bears, Wolves and Ravens. This world is threatened by The Coven and the Everwinter.

Wysteria
A side world given access to at Level 20. This beautiful world is home to another esteemed magical school, Pigswick Academy, which is another major rival to Ravenwood. Inhabited by sneaky Pigs and Goblins. This world is threatened by a Vine.

Aquila
A side world given access to at Level 30. This Ancient Greek themed world is home to the Immortals. Wizards participate in The Immortal Games, the ultimate test of skills. Home to the glorious gods and their bird legion. Aquila's greatest threat is YOU!

Wintertusk
A side world given access to at Level 40. This world is the icy expansion to Grizzleheim. Also home to Bears, Wolves, and Ravens. This world is home to Grandmother Raven, the narrator of your story. Threatened by The Coven, The Four Sons of Ymir, and The Everwinter.

2nd Arc Main Worlds

Celestia
The sixth world of the storyline. This Atlantis themed world was once a powerful empire capable of harnessing the power of Astral Magic. Home of Crabs, Sharks, and other sea creatures. Threatened by Mithraya and.

Zafaria
The seventh world of the storyline. This African themed world is heavily influenced by folklore. Home to Lions, Zebras, Elephants, and Apes. This world is threatened by corrupt ghosts and the Starburt Spiders.

Avalon
The eighth world of the storyline. This Medieval themed world is full of magical forests and knights. The home world of Headmaster Merle Ambrose was led by King Artorius. Inhabited by Goblins, Knights, and other Fairy Tale Creatures. Threatened by the White Dragon.

Azteca
The ninth world of the storyline. This Mayan and Aztecan themed world is doomed by Xibalba, a comet that appeared in the sky. Azteca is filled with pyramids, ruins, and beautiful scenery. Home to Aztecosaurs and Parrots. This world is threatened by the corrupted souls of Morganthe, including Malistaire the Undying.

Khrysalis
The tenth and final world of the 2nd Arc storyline. This insect themed world is a fragment lost in time. Inhabited by Scorpions, Centipedes, and other insects, this world is the final fight between the Council of Light and Morganthe, the Shadow Queen.

3rd Arc Main Worlds

Polaris
The eleventh world of the storyline. This cold, Russian themed world is under a harsh tyranny. The pengouins, a rebel group, seeks overthrow the empress. This world is home to Penguins, Polar Bears, and Walruses. This world is threatened by Rasputin.

Mirage
The twelfth world of the storyline. This dry, Arabian themed world is being torn apart by factions. The worlds is home to Cats.

I will update this list when more worlds or expansions are added!

Love Letters from Malistaire Drake

Malistaire Drake has a well-known reputation for being evil and borderline insane. But way before his campaign to awaken the Dragon Titan, Malistaire Drake was just your average Death student with a love worth dying for. Check out these letters he wrote to the love of his life, Sylvia. Maybe your opinion will change... a little.

25 years ago...

My Dearest Sylvia,
   It has been so long since I've seen you. I cannot simply bear your absence! Your beauty astounds me, Sylvia! My life is complete with you! Please privilege me with your presence on Friday! I would love to take you to my favorite restaurant in Marleybone. 

With Love,

Malistaire

My lovely Malistaire,

It has been too long since I've seen you! Oh, Mali! Your words give me so much happiness. I would love to accompany you in Marleybone. I have never met a Death wizard as happy and respectful as you! You have become the a huge part of me.

Until Friday,
Sylvia

20 years ago...

My Dear, 

   Today I saw the sunrise. Today I watched a flower in bloom. These things were beautiful, yet their beauty met no match to yours. There is nothing in this world that I love more than you. 

Love,

Malistaire

Sweet Malistaire,

No one, not a single person, has ever amazed me so much as you. Your words leave me with great joy! You have succeeded where I have failed. You complete me like death and life going hand in hand.

Sylvia

10 years ago...

Sylvia,

You were the greatest thing that ever happened to me. You were the reason I got up every day. You put the smile on my face. You showed me that life had more meaning than inevitable death. And now the one thing that held so much meaning in my life has been torn away from me. I know you'll never read this...

Your loving husband,

Malistaire