Bakonawa is a giant sea serpent in Port Malaya legend who rises from the lake to swallow the moon. In this instance you descend by rope to the lake below Ma Scene and fight Bakonawa through three phases. Each phase has a strict per-phase time limit. If you run out of time on any phase, Bakonawa dives back into the lake and you fail the run.
💡This instance is part of the Port Malaya quest chain. You must complete the "Bakonawa Extermination" quest prerequisites (malaya_bakona1 at 7 and malaya_bakona2 at 15) before Taho will let you descend. Base Level 140 required.
Requirements
| What | Details |
|---|---|
| Base Level | 140 minimum |
| Party | Must be in a party (leader creates the instance) |
| Pre-quest | Bakonawa Extermination quest chain (malaya_bakona1 = 7, malaya_bakona2 = 15) |
| Cooldown | Reset via quest 12278 (PLAYTIME check) |
| Time Limit | 2 hours total instance time |
Talk to Taho at Ma Scene to descend to the lake.
Taho stands near the cliff in Ma Scene. He holds the rope you need to descend. The party leader selects "Please weave a rope" to create the instance. After creation, all members select "Now I will go down" to enter.
Phase 1 -- Bait and kill Bakonawa (10 minutes).
Inside the lake (1@ma_b), talk to the Taho NPC at (62/52) and select "Let's do it!" to drop Albopal into the lake. This calls Bakonawa to the surface.
You have 10 minutes to kill Bakonawa (Level 156, HP 3,351,884) before the timer runs out. Bakonawa periodically summons his Puppets (Bakonawa's Will) every few minutes. Kill the Puppets if they appear to avoid being overwhelmed.
âš ï¸At the 9.5-minute mark Taho starts warning you. At exactly 10 minutes if Bakonawa is still alive, he escapes back into the lake. Talk to Taho#Fail to trigger Phase 1 again -- the timer resets and you can try again without remaking the instance.Phase 2 -- Destroy the caldrons and gongs (5 minutes).
After Bakonawa dies in Phase 1 he dives back under the water to swallow the moon. Taho announces that you must make noise to stop him. Four objects appear around the lake:
- 2x Caldron (monster 2328) at (95/98) and (60/98)
- 2x Gong (monster 2328) at (97/104) and (58/104)
You have 5 minutes to destroy all four noise makers. Meanwhile, an Enraged Bakonawa (monster 2321) swims around the lake during this phase -- ignore it. Kill the caldrons and gongs only.
During this phase Bakonawa's Puppet waves also spawn periodically. Focus the four objects first.
Phase 3 -- Kill the enraged Bakonawa (10 minutes).
After the caldrons and gongs are destroyed, Bakonawa (Level 156, HP 3,351,884) erupts from the lake for the final fight. He is the same stat line as Phase 1 but spawns continuous Bakonawa's Puppet waves every 2 minutes.
Kill Enraged Bakonawa within 10 minutes to complete the instance. Puppet waves grow larger over time (10 puppets at 2 min, 15 at 3 min, and so on up to 50).
After the kill: open the treasure box and collect rewards from Taho.
When Enraged Bakonawa dies, Taho announces a Bakonawa Treasure Box (monster 2335) spawns on the lake floor. Interact with it to loot it, then walk back to Taho at (62/52) to collect your quest reward.
Ancient Grudge -- 7 per clear (VIP) or 5 (non-VIP)100,000 job EXPNotes
- Phase timers are unforgiving. Practice Phase 1 first -- getting comfortable with the 10-minute window before tackling harder phases.
- Taho#Fail allows retries on Phase 1. If the first kill attempt fails you can redo Phase 1 without remaking the whole instance.
- Puppet waves are dangerous. Do not let them stack. Kill Bakonawa's Will mobs whenever they appear.
- Ancient Grudge is a Port Malaya crafting material used for enchanting and Malaya equipment recipes.
- The treasure box is a monster. You interact with it like an NPC to get the loot from it.