Ghost Palace is a hidden palace somewhere in the Dimensional Gap near Dali. A princess has disappeared during a monster attack and a Royal Guard needs your help finding her. The instance is set in the haunted palace (1@spa) and involves clearing cursed soldiers, navigating rooms filled with emotional-themed monsters (Broken Promise, Floating Sorrow, Unfulfilled Love), and facing the final boss who corrupted everything.
💡Base Level 120 required. The Unpleasant Royal Guard in Dali 2 handles the instance creation. Only the party leader can create it, and the party leader must be Level 120+. Cooldown is 1 day.
Requirements
| What | Details |
|---|---|
| Base Level | 120 minimum (party leader) |
| Party | Must be in a party; leader must be 120+ |
| Pre-quest | Talk to the Unpleasant Royal Guard in Dali 2; accept the mission |
| Cooldown | 1 day (quest 1261 PLAYTIME) |
Talk to the Unpleasant Royal Guard in Dali 2 to create the instance.
The guard is stationed in Dali 2. He is grumpy and does not hide it, but he needs help. Talk to him, accept the mission to find the princess, and he creates the Ghost Palace instance (instance_create "Ghost Palace"). All party members then select "Enter" from the same Royal Guard NPC.
Zone 1: clear the gate area of Cursed Soldiers.
You appear at (42/196) inside the palace entrance. The first zone has Cursed Soldiers (monster 2948) and Cursed Gatekeepers (monster 2949) blocking the main gate. Kill all of them to open the inner gate and trigger the King's first dialogue.
Four waves spawn in this area:
- Gate checkpoint 1: 1 Cursed Soldier + 1 Cursed Gatekeeper
- Gate checkpoint 2: more Soldiers and Gatekeepers
- Gate checkpoint 3: final wave before the gate opens
Zone 2: the throne hall -- fight emotion-themed creatures.
The throne hall area is where the story gets strange. The palace is haunted by the emotional remnants of those who died in it. You fight:
| Enemy | Notes |
|---|---|
| Broken Promise (2950) | Dark element; spawns in the throne room approach |
| Floating Sorrow (2951) | Ghost element; ranged attacker |
| Unfulfilled Love (2952) | Ghost element; slower but hits hard |
Kill all the emotional creatures in the throne room sections. The King shouts accusations at you during the fight (he thinks you are the enemy). Ignore his dialogue and clear the mobs.
Zone 3: the inner palace -- Regretful Memories and the final approach.
The inner palace area has more layers of cursed creatures:
- Regretful Memory (2953)
- Tarnished Oath (2954)
- Wasted Friendship (2955)
These spawn across a large floor area. Clear them all. The King continues his angry announcements. After this zone is clear the path to the final boss opens.
Final boss: defeat the creature that corrupted the palace.
The identity of the final boss is revealed through the palace's story as you progress through the zones. After all creature waves are cleared, the boss spawns at the center of the final chamber.
Gray Shard -- 1 per smaller milestone, 2 on full clear900,000 base EXP / 500,000 job EXP on completionA random item from the Ghost Palace loot table on final clearNotes
- No pre-quest beyond talking to the guard. Unlike other instances there is no long chain. Just talk to the Royal Guard and go.
- The King is hostile throughout. He thinks you caused the monster invasion. The script has him accusing you the whole time. It is part of the story, not a bug.
- Gray Shards are used for Ghost Palace equipment enchanting and crafting.
- Three distinct zones. Each zone has different enemy types with different elemental weaknesses. Bring a Priest for the Ghost-element rooms.