Dust An Elysian Tail

Dust An Elysian Tail

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The Stuff of Legends

The Stuff of Legends

Earn a Four-Star Rating in EVERY Challenge Arena

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How to unlock the The Stuff of Legends achievement in Dust An Elysian Tail - Definitive Guide

In total there are 6 challenge areas which vary in difficulty. Some are easier than others, but they require some patience and practice. I recommend that you do one or two runs through the arenas to learn where everything is, and how to navigate the areas. Once you're ready, you will need to make your way through the arena of choice as quickly as possible. To earn the high scores you will need to make sure you take no damage, hit as many point orbs as possible and finish with a time. If you collect all the orbs but cross the finish line without a time, you won't hit the four star rating.

It's possible to take some damage is illustrated in the video, but as long as you don't keep repeating the same mistake and lose multiple groups of 100 points, you get get away with taking one or two hits. If you do happen to hit a section with fire and end up catching on fire yourself. Use it to your advantage and speed through the rest of the fire traps. You won't take extra damage or lose more point unless you stand around for long periods of time.

I highly recommend that you obtain all the ability upgrades before you attempt these as some of the extra abilities improve your chances of completing with ease.

You can find the areas in the following areas:

Abadis Forest
Archer's Pass
Aurora Village
Cirromon Caverns
The Sorrowing Meadow
The Glade

Challenge Area Map:
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15 Aug 2012 00:54

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By LRD SOTH on 25 May 2014 18:54
Easily done when you max out best gear, and get to level 60.
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By OverkillChaos on 06 Jun 2014 03:37
You really don't need a map to find these challenge areas, just look for the un-explored areas on the map. I've added screenshots of all the locations anyhow though.
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By Fizzmatix on 16 Aug 2012 15:20
Might want to add that the "The Glade" and "Aurora village" are labeled wrong in the video. I just got this achievement. After a fucking hour! Serious raging getting them done. Serious raging. I'm going to have a beer to calm myself down. I love this game so much but these challenges make me fucking sick.
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By Brooklyn Gin on 22 Sep 2012 06:04
Good guide. Although most of the challenge is in memorizing the course (and you can't really write that into someone's memory.)

As for actually learning the course and speeding up your time, I broke the maps down into parts. I tried to figure out the fastest most efficient way to get through each part, would practice the part that way each run-through, and after about 3-5 runs would 4 star the thing every time.

Your biggest time-wasters aside from getting hit will be attacking those orbs. Always find a good way to hit and run. My recommendation is doing the flying dust storm (jump + y) as often as you can, and slide attacks help in some parts as well. This made several seconds of difference for me in a few trials, and ultimately got me the achievement in the end.
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By Killipo on 07 Mar 2013 17:45
I noticed that you get more time on the timers at lower difficulties. I simply couldn't do one of the challenges fast enough on Tough difficulty. You can run a new playthrough on Easy to the Meadow in about 3 hours, I imagine.
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By Redd Five on 23 Jul 2013 20:36
I myself could not see any difference in the times with the different difficulty settings. I went through the entire game on easy mode, just to finish these dratted challenges. I could only complete a single one, no different from Hard difficulty. These challenges really suck, the one thing I hate about this game, and the reason I would never recommend it to completionists.
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By Hyyr on 12 May 2014 23:41
Thanks! The video helped me a lot!

Got it on normal!

I started on tough but I won´t pass near the challenge arenas now that I got it... hehehe..
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By nicolau44 on 13 May 2014 05:49
Great Guide smile
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By GS13 ERGO PROXY on 11 Jun 2014 15:54
Cirelian Trial 4 angry
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By NeverUnlucky#344 on 30 Jun 2014 19:14
Great advice everyone. Trial runs and practice can only make you better
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By Solario32 on 31 Jul 2014 13:01
yeah this achievement made me hate this game, as usual theres always something devs put in a game to make you dislike it, got it done tho
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By IZZY MELI on 31 May 2015 01:47
No, for me at least, difficulty seemed to have no effect on the trials.
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By Hyyr on 27 Oct 2015 13:02
So does difficulty affect this? My normal run didn't save and I really don't want to play a third time.
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By BiGPaPaRu on 11 Jun 2014 02:07
I just spent ages on Cirelian Trial 4 after watching the videos. The problem was I couldn't see how he was doing the 5th to 6th target and kept trying to emulate it. I think he fluked it.

What you want to do is get to the 4th target with about 35 seconds. Then, unlike the video, drop down the edge of the flame, rather than wait for the flame to go out. This will give you a couple more seconds to hit the 5th target and then up and over the 6th target. If you do not make it across in that window you will not have enough time to finish the rest. Then make it through as the video suggests.
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By Darth Lordi on 09 Jul 2014 15:00
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Challenge arenas are hidden around the worlds map. There will be a small tutorial with information about them the first time you find one. I suggest you wait until later in the game to make these easier. I found the double jump ability very helpful. The vine climb ability is also required for some of them. Any arenas you've previously found will be marked on your map by a red area.

There are 6 arenas of increasing difficulties. The first couple are very easy. The time limit on the last few are very strict. You'll most likely have to play through the courses a few times and memorize the path to score 4 stars.

Scoring works on a points system. At the end of the arena, your score is tallied. Each arena has a required score for four stars. Killing an enemy scores 100 points, smashing orbs scores 500 points, and your time left adds to your score at the end. Taking damage causes you to lose 100 points.

Abadis Forest Trial #1 - 9000 Points
Aurora Village Trial #2 - 10500 Points
The Glade Trial #3 - 6000 Points
Cirromon Caverns Trial #4 - 8400 Points
The Sorrowing Meadow Trial #5 - 9000 Points
Archers' Pass Trial #6 - 4800 Points

They're easy enough to find, provided with the locations on a map. If you're still having trouble, this locations guide will show you how to get to each arena starting from the world map.
If you're having trouble completing an arena, use this walkthrough.
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17 Aug 2012 19:05

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How do you do the diving sword attack like in the video?
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By GodLike499 on 14 Apr 2018 20:54
To answer my own question, down and Y while in the air
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By GodLike499 on 14 Apr 2018 21:04
If you are struggling a little bit with the Cirelian Trial #6 located in Archer's Pass, I have found the best path to follow:

-> Red
-> Green (2 lamps to destroy)
-> Cyan
-> Red
-> Orange
-> Blue (3 lamps to destroy)
-> Magenta (2 lamps to destroy)
-> Yellow (2 lamps to destroy)
-> Cyan
-> Exit

Of course, you'll have to be the quickest possible if you want to get the 4 stars but it shouldn't take you more than 8/10 tries.

Here a video if you need some help (video is not mine):
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19 Aug 2014 01:09

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great +2 !
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By eeysi on 11 Oct 2014 13:03

Challenge arenas are hidden around the worlds map. There will be a small tutorial with information about them the first time you find one. They're basically time trial obstacle courses. I suggest you wait until later in the game to make these easier. I found the double jump ability very helpful. The vine climb ability is also required for some of them. Any arenas you've previously found will be marked on your map by a red area.

There are 6 arenas of increasing difficulties. The first couple are very easy. The time limit on the last few are very strict. You'll most likely have to play through the courses a few times and memorize the path to score 4 stars.

Scoring works on a points system. At the end of the arena, your score is tallied. Each arena has a required score for four stars. Killing an enemy scores 100 points, smashing orbs scores 500 points, and your time left adds to your score at the end. Taking damage causes you to lose 100 points. Smashing every orb and killing every enemy is usually enough to earn you 3 stars. You'll also have to finish with enough time on the clock to bring push your score into the 4 star threshold. 

They're easy enough to find, provided with the locations on a map. If you're still having trouble, this locations guide will show you how to get to each arena starting from the world map. If you're having trouble completing the arena, use the arenas walkthrough.

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Though not too difficult, some of these challenges may pose to be a bit tough. Tips are Below:

Learn the Arena. If you know what is coming up next, it will improve your time immensely. I recommend doing all these challenges at the end of the game, because some of the enemies in the time trail arenas are more over-powered than you might realize, cutting your time just a split-second too slow. If you happen to find them during the game, do a run through and at the end there are usually some good prizes.

Credit to cakechieveables for the video.

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Video guide of all arenas and their locations:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxI5eBjD7co
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12 Oct 2014 03:31

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I liked this version better) a little simpler
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AN5s...8D05C9&index=1
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By Fear2105 on 30 Apr 2016 01:30