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HOLLOWBORN DOOMKNIGHT (HBDK)
📦 PRE-REQUIREMENTS
Level 100
Rank 10 Evil
Sepulchure's DoomKnight Armour (SDKA)
Necrotic Sword of Doom (NSoD)
Lae's Hardcore Contract + Hollowborn Shadow of Fate:
→ Complete the Classic Hollowborn Paladin guide up to the last quest
You need the Hollowborn Shadow of Fate for Quest 4 of this farm
Sepulchure's Original Helm
→ Go to Gravelyn at /join shadowfall > select Sepulchure's Helm
→ With SDKA in inventory, select Shop and purchase for free
Storyline Completion
→ Complete all quests from /join doomvault > /join doomvaultb
→ Optional (but recommended): /join noxustower > /join lightguardwar
> /join lumafortress (can /goto someone but better to have done it yourself)
⚔️ QUESTS
Complete Lae's quests from /join hollowdeep
1. "A Dark Knight" (repeat until ×125 Dark Fragments)
/join shadowlordpast (Kill Shadow Lord)(Non-Mem)
/join shadowrealm (Kill Shadow Lord)⚠️ To access as non-member: complete "Key to the ShadowLord"
quest from Skully at
/join shadowrealm(top-left > right from starting screen)
Kill enemies at
/join shadowrealmpastThen enter the portal left of Skully
/join shadowrealmpastKill Shadow Warriors, Guardians, and Pure Shadowscythe
/join shadowfallfor 100,000 Gold (quick access: exit left from
/join shadowvoid)/join shadowrealm (Kill Hollowborn Sentinels near end of map)OR complete Kasebel's "Specimens" quest
Kill Shadow Makai, Shadow Living Fire, and Creeping Shadows
Walk top-left from starting screen — next 2 screens left of
portal have all 3 enemy types
2. "A Dark Knight Rises" (repeat until ×15 Doom Fragments)
at
/join tercessuinotlim and trade for ×10(Member) OR kill Fear Feeder at end of
/join creepy(Non-Mem) OR
/join vordredboss > click continue > attack Vordredusing long-range class while cutscene plays · spam Next
OR kill Creature Creation at
/join maul/join shadowlordpast or /join shadowrealm (Kill Shadow Lord)/join lumafortress (Kill Corrupted Luma)Complete story or
/goto someone/join doomvault (Kill Binky)Quick access: Valencia at
/join museum > Artifact Quests> Armour of Awe > To the Crossroads > Armour of Awe
> AQW Hero/Legend > More Details > Cape Boss
⚠️ Binky is very difficult — group strongly recommended
Mechanics: Stuns (5–21s) · Skill Lock (bait with Mana Vamp,
a scroll, or your least useful ability) · Prophetic Vision
(reflects damage back to you — press ESC to avoid)
💡 Get Cape of Awe here if you don't have it
If member, can farm
/join ultracarnax instead3. "A Dark Knight Falls" (complete ×1)
→ Defeat Crag & Bamboozle, Drudgen, or Swindle
→ Requires War-Torn Memorabilia from /join yulgar Armour Shop (100k Gold)
→ ~10M Gold average, also rewards other reagents (recommended)
/join tercessuinotlim→ Trade Unmoulded Fiend Essence · Costs 15M Gold
(Necro) Scroll of
/join epicvordred (Kill Ultra Vordred ~1% drop)⚠️ Obtain ×4 total — you need ×3 more for Quest 4
/join shadowfallfor 1,000,000 Gold
/join doomvaultb (Kill Undead Raxgore)⚠️ Raxgore can lock abilities and uses Counter Attack
→ Target off via X on portrait or press ESC
💡 Get Helm of Awe here if you don't have it
⚠️ Obtain ×13 total — you need ×12 more for Quest 4
4. "A Dark Knight Returns" (complete ×1)
⚠️Must have HSoF, NSoD, SDKA, and SOH in inventory to accept
/join dwarfhold (Kill Chaos Drow — walk left)💡 May already have some in bank from SDKA farm
(Necro) Scroll of
/join epicvordred (~1% drop)Should already have these from Quest 3
/join shadowfall (Braeus' merge shop)Merge ×50 Void Auras + ×50 Bone Dust
(Void Auras from NSoD method · Bone Dust from
/join battleunderb)/join sepulchurebattle (Kill Ultra Sepulchure ~0.5% drop)/join doomvaultb (Kill Undead Raxgore)Should already have these from Quest 3
/join desolich (Kill Desolich — over 8M HP)👥 Group strongly recommended