The following charms are required for the quest:

      * Azure Ring of Hope
      * Blade of the Tides
      * Blessed Hammer
      * Chaotic Shadow
      * Cold Bronze Chest
      * Consecrated Soil
      * Dawns Melody
      * Deflagration (at least 3)
      * Fiery Embrace
      * Fury of the Elements
      * Fury of the Seas
      * Gloves of the Martyr
      * Hand of Salamath (obtained on the quest)
      * Iris of Cerpathos
      * Kyud's Unstable Staff
      * Maddening Darkness
      * Nightmare
      * Nightmare Blade
      * Obstination
      * Poisonous Fog
      * Pure Heart
      * Purifying Flame
      * Restore Faith
      * Shard of the Godblade (obtained on the quest)
      * Shield of the Whale
      * Soul Flame
      * Terrine's Wide Helm or Helm of Narrow Vision, or a combination of both.


Step 1.1:

- Buy a [Ymar's Dresser] in Windscar.
- Beat Lair of the Artificer Fight 4 to get an [Artificer's Strongbox].
- Gather in Inachis to find Ymar’s Furniture Shop and get your first 20 points of Archaeological Adventurer.

Step 1.2:

- Buy or find a Fake Philosopher's Stone.
- Beat River's Edge to get a [Captain's Necklace].
- Use the Strongbox to craft the [Emerald-Eyed Nave] in Ymar's Furniture shop.
- Use the Nave (requires the Necklace for usage) to obtain [Artificer’s Access Key: Level 1].
- Use the Access Key to open the Strongbox to get [Artificer’s Note 1], [Artificer’s Note 2], [Artificer’s Note 3].
- Gather in Lumina to discover The Corridor of Obfuscation (shop) and get your next 20 points of AA.

Step 1.3:

- Use the Fake Philosopher's Stone in the Corridor of Obfuscation shop to craft [Eyeless Nave].
- Use the Eyeless Nave (again requres the Necklace) to obtain [Artificer’s Access Key: Level 2].
- Use the new Access Key to open the Strongbox even further and get [Artificer’s Note 4], [Artificer’s Note 5], [Artificer’s Journal 1], [Artificer’s Journal 2], and [Artificer’s Journal 3].
- Run Cursed Forest until you get a [Small Spider Egg].
- Go to Skyrift and gather to discover Artificer’s Island: Spider Gate and get 5 more points of AA.

Step 1.4:

- Beat Spider Gate and obtain [Scrap Metal] (grey junk item?)
- Gloom Knell is key, lots of Banes (Poisonous Fog, Contagion, Ghyzochrome Enabler, etc)
- Gather with an [Unhatched Chimera Egg] to discover Artificer’s Island: Chimera Gate and get 5 more AA points.

Step 1.5:

- Beat Chimera Gate to obtain [Scrap Metal] and [Clockwork Positioning System]
- This fight sucks. You need to identify the mystery auras and then strike the right balance of crap vendor charms based on rune type.
- Travel to Triland and gather with the [Clockwork Positioning System] to discover Seylin’s Terraforming Site and get more AA points.

Step 1.6:

- Beat Seylin's Terraforming Site to receive a [Petrified Dragon Egg]
- Another stupid rune-counting fight with no regard for actual charm effects. The Dragon hurts himself for each Rune you've played or discarded, so just stack your deck with dual-rune charms of the appropriate type and pad with self-Spirit to accelerate his emo cutting.
- Take the [Petrified Dragon Egg] back to Skyrift and gather to discover Artificer's Island: Stone Dragon Gate and earn 5 more AA points.

Step 1.7:

- Beat Dragon gate to receive [Sapphire-Eye Nave]
- This one sucks less than the others, but meh. Identify the right runes, and pad with Aura Reducers.
- Alternatively, DKs can use a long Blightwood deck.
- Use the [Sapphire-Eye Nave] (again requres the Necklace) to obtain [Artificer's Access Key: Level 3]
- Use the new Access Key to open the Strongbox even further and get [Artificer’s Note 6], [Artificer’s Note 7], [Artificer’s Journal 8], [Artificer’s Journal 4], [Artificer's Journal 5], and [Artificer’s Journal 6].
- Beat Glowing Cave in Eclis with Kyud's Unstable Staff in your deck to get an [Amber-Eye Nave] and another 20 AA Points.

Step 1.8:

- Use the new Nave (still requires the Necklace) to obtain [Artificer's Access Key: Level 4]
- Use the new Key (still requires the Strongobx) to obtain [Artificer’s Note 9], [Artificer’s Note 10], [Artificer’s Journal 11], [Artificer’s Journal 7], [Artificer's Journal 8], [Artificer’s Journal 9], and [Councilor's Signet Ring].
- The Signet Ring has a usage requirement of Ancient Languages R1, and the reward is 5 of each Pebble, a charm: [Hand of Salamath] (you can get 4 more later in the quest), an [Activated Signet Ring], and the last 20 points of AA R1. (100/100)


Step 1.9-ish: (can be completed early)

- Beat Rooftop Rush to obtain [Guild Missive]
- Emote the word "hire" to bot player Kenley to obtain [Ace of Pens]
- Gather in Eclis to discover Kenley's Club (shop)
- The books you can buy give you clues for AA R2, but since this list is spoiling it all for you, you don't actually need them.


Step 2.1:

- Take a [Fleeting Dream] and the [Activated Signet Ring] to Zeal and gather to find Straits of the Lost and get your first 20 points of AA R2.

Step 2.2

- Make a 15-charm shortdeck of nothing but Restore Faith, Dawn's Melody, and Obstination. Auto-win. Bask in the stupidity. Also, you get an [Engraved Signal Shutter].
- Take a [Phoenix Ash] to Eversweep and gather to find The Sheltering Jetty and get 20 more points of AA R2.

Step 2.3

- Shortdeck The Sheltering Jetty with Pure Heart, Consecrated Soil, and Poisonous Fog to get an [Unplaced Gravestone]
- Gather again in Eversweep with a [Sheypar Family Relic] to find Empty Grave of Sheypar and get 20 more points of AA R2.

Step 2.4

- Shortdeck Empty Grave of Sheypar with Nightmare, Purifying Flame, and either Terrine's Wide Helm or Helm of Narrow Vision (both work) to get a [Terracotta Shield]
- Gather one last time in Eversweep with a [Typhoon Catalyst] to discover Kaoline Quarry and get 20 more points of AA R2. (80/180)

Step 2.5

- Shortdeck Kaoline Quarry with Cold Bronze Chest, Gloves of the Martyr, and Fury of the Seas to get [Bark Tablet]
- Go to Skyrift and buy a [Tellium Bell], then gather to find Iced Glade and 20 more AA points. (100/180)
- Buy a [Spring Water], too. You'll need it later.

Step 2.6

- Shortdeck Iced Glade with Blessed Hammer, Fiery Embrace, and Iris of Cerpathos to get [Nhyle's Voice Orb].
- Blow a few hundred AP getting a [Timid Light] from Seasoned Vita Condenser in Skyrift and take it to Wildhowl and gather to find The Brooding Grotto and 25 more AA points.

Step 2.7

- Shortdeck The Brooding Grotto with Blade of the Tides, Shield of the Whale, and Maddening Darkness to get [Salamath's Voice Orb]
- Gather again in Wildhowl to find The Grand Hillcrest and 25 more AA points.

Step 2.8

- Shortdeck The Grand Hillcrest with Azure Ring of Hope, Soul Flame, and Fury of the Elements to get [Bag of Treasures], a usable item that counts towards your daily item limit.
- The [Bag of Treasures] is a decoy and full of junk. Instead...
- Gather one last time in Wildhowl to find The Godblade and get the last 30 AA points, +2 to every stat, and +25 HP.

Step 3.1

- Beat The Godblade with a Shifting/FotE deck to receive the charm [Shard of the Godblade]

Step 3.2

- Beat Kysin Keep F1 with a shortdeck consiting of Hand of Salamath and Shard of the Godblade and a few junk charms. Even Dusty Gyrometer works. Get another [Hand of Salamath] and 25 points of AA R3.

Step 3.3

- Beat KK F2 with Cleanse, Fire+Melee charms, Melee+WP charms, and some additional WP to earn a [Berserker Pixie] charm and 25 more points of AA R3.
- Deflagration will kill your allies and trigger the drop of [Burning Soul Crystal], which will unlock Kysin Cache: Lair of Lyngus in Draka, and can be used to craft [Slash and Burn] or [Fervor's Flames] there.

Step 3.4

- Beat F3 with self-Stun and mixed rune (think Greydam) damage to earn a [Cascade Effect] charm and 25 more AA points.
- Playing Chaotic Shadow will trigger the drop of a [Nullification Gem], which will unlock Kysin Cache: Catacombs of Ashes in Inachis, and can be used to craft [Kysin Coruscating Daggers] or [Lightning Bugs] there.

Step 3.5

- Shortdeck KK F4 with a Nightmare Blade and two Debuff-rune charms. As long as the Nightmare Blade comes out second, you auto-win and get 25 more AA points and a [Poisoner's Pride].
- Playing Nightmare Blade will trigger the drop of a [Dreaming Soul Crystal] which will unlock Kysin Cache: Cave of the First Crossing in Triland, and can be used to craft [Kysin Guardian Blade] or [Kysin Frozen Estoc] there.

Step 3.6

- Tank/Cleanse the ever-living fuck out of KK F5 and play Kyud's Unstable Staffs (triggers a massive combo) to earn [Strength in Humility] and a [Chronicler's Soul Gem] which is the other crafting agent required for all the charms in the Kysin Caches.
- Kyud's Unstable Staff triggers the drop of the [Anachronistic Soul Gem], which unlocks Kysin Cache: Kyud's Future Workshop in Night Tear, and can be used to craft [Kysin Stalwart Defender] or [Bolts from the Blue] there.

Step 3.7

- Use the key drops from the KK fights to unlock the Kysin Caches in Inachis, Draka, Night Tear, and Triland to earn 25 AA R3 points each.