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Forbidden Scrolls
Find the Forbidden Scrolls of Morbane.
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How to unlock the Forbidden Scrolls achievement in Vampire Survivors - Definitive Guide
redjarman
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This relic is dropped by the Sketamari boss in the Bone Zone stage. Sketamari is a giant rolling ball of bones found south of the spawn. The map will show it as a question mark, and it slowly rolls on a set path left and right. As it moves, any enemy it runs into will be absorbed into it, and it will grow larger and gain health. It does have a size cap, but it is absolutely enormous, taking up multiple screens worth of space. All enemies absorbed into it will not drop experience gems or chests. It is immune to freezing and instant kill effects.
Before going down to fight it, grind some levels until you get decently strong, preferably with some cooldown down and damage up. The gimmick of Bone Zone is that enemies' health and speed increase bit by bit every minute, so you're gonna want to try to stay ahead of the curve so you don't get overwhelmed. Sketamari doesn't start absorbing enemies and growing until you get close to it, so spend 4 or 5 minutes preparing near the spawn.
Once you feel decently strong, head on down to fight. Try to stay ahead of it so you can kill enemies before it rolls into them. You probably won't stop them all but the ones behind it will get absorbed at a slower rate. With enough power, it can be killed in just a couple minutes. The larger it gets, the less likely you are to kill it, as it will just keep healing as it rolls over more and more enemies, so once it seems like it's absorbing more than you're stopping, you might want to just restart.
Before going down to fight it, grind some levels until you get decently strong, preferably with some cooldown down and damage up. The gimmick of Bone Zone is that enemies' health and speed increase bit by bit every minute, so you're gonna want to try to stay ahead of the curve so you don't get overwhelmed. Sketamari doesn't start absorbing enemies and growing until you get close to it, so spend 4 or 5 minutes preparing near the spawn.
Once you feel decently strong, head on down to fight. Try to stay ahead of it so you can kill enemies before it rolls into them. You probably won't stop them all but the ones behind it will get absorbed at a slower rate. With enough power, it can be killed in just a couple minutes. The larger it gets, the less likely you are to kill it, as it will just keep healing as it rolls over more and more enemies, so once it seems like it's absorbing more than you're stopping, you might want to just restart.
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I personally went down to the boss once I started the level using Death character,, ensuring I stayed in front of him when he rolls either left/right. Allows you to kill some enemies before he absorbs them, and gain XP. I had King Bible (evo), Whip, Lightning (evo), Santa water and magic wand. Was able to kill the boss in 16 mins!
Helpful guide anyway as I didn't know what to expect! +1
Helpful guide anyway as I didn't know what to expect! +1
By Rubber Ducksss on 30 Jun 2023 19:56
I thought this was going to go on for ages but it wasn't that bad, 10 minutes maybe and I could have done far better in terms of the weapons I used.
By Calex dEUS on 15 Nov 2022 16:31
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The Forbidden Scrolls of Morbane are located in the Bone Zone. Unlike the other relics, this one is obtained by killing an optional boss in that level. South of spawn, you'll see a '?' on the map. The '?' represents Sketamari, a weird ball of bones that constantly moves east and west. It absorbs all enemies that bump into it, getting larger and stronger. The trick is to beat it before it gets unmanageable.
I used Red Death, as they start with Death Spiral, the evolved Axe. I used the Silent Old Sanctuary Arcana, which increases your damage for every empty weapon slot you have. Spend a few minutes close to spawn, so you can level up a few times. Try and get Spinach, Tome, and Wand, though just two of the three should be sufficient.
Once you feel comfortable in your damage output, head down to the '?' Try to stay in front of the boss while you burn him down. It'll get larger as it absorbs enemies, but it should go down within five minutes or so. If it grows to an unmanageable size, you will need to restart and try to buff up your damage for the next run.
The achievement will unlock once you reach the time limit, or exhaust your revives.
I used Red Death, as they start with Death Spiral, the evolved Axe. I used the Silent Old Sanctuary Arcana, which increases your damage for every empty weapon slot you have. Spend a few minutes close to spawn, so you can level up a few times. Try and get Spinach, Tome, and Wand, though just two of the three should be sufficient.
Once you feel comfortable in your damage output, head down to the '?' Try to stay in front of the boss while you burn him down. It'll get larger as it absorbs enemies, but it should go down within five minutes or so. If it grows to an unmanageable size, you will need to restart and try to buff up your damage for the next run.
The achievement will unlock once you reach the time limit, or exhaust your revives.
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Silent Old Sanctuary Arcana is a great tip! Following this exact guide, I had Sketamari killed by the 7th minute.
By Woggo on 03 Nov 2022 02:48
Great solution. Killed it on 7:04 with only the evolved axe and low level magic wand.
By neeker75 on 18 Nov 2022 09:48
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From the start of The Bone Zone and after finding the Yellow Sign, head south/down following the large ? icon on the map screen (doesn't display on the UI/HUD). Then defeat the boss at the location. It will absorb other enemies, so try to prevent them from getting near it. I played as Ambrojoe with Magic Wand, King Bible, Santa Water, and Garlic (shown below) while circling around the boss to keep the area around it clear. Plan to start looking for the boss 5-10 minutes into the stage after you have farmed XP near the start.
Reroll and Banish help to narrow down level-up choices early on to seed your loadout. Once the boss is defeated and the scrolls collected, you will have access to the Secret menu.
Reroll and Banish help to narrow down level-up choices early on to seed your loadout. Once the boss is defeated and the scrolls collected, you will have access to the Secret menu.
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Thanks :-)
By Tier2016 on 10 Oct 2023 17:54
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This can be a tricky one. Its the rolling ball abit to the bottom in The Bone Zone.
There are multiple quick kills. Some for secrets and some for none secrets. Depending on the character you have you can pick that and try some of the tips and tricks this video gives.
I did with Red Death and just dont pick up any other weapons and kept empowering might + speed.
There are multiple quick kills. Some for secrets and some for none secrets. Depending on the character you have you can pick that and try some of the tips and tricks this video gives.
I did with Red Death and just dont pick up any other weapons and kept empowering might + speed.
Necrophage33
This relic is found in the Bone Zone, bonus stage 4. Refer to Boss Rash (5G) if you need any help unlocking bonus stages.
This stage and its relic work different from the others. The stage features enemies that gradually get stronger with each minute that passes. This relic is one of the only one dropped by a boss instead of just lying on the ground to pick up. On your map, you'll be able to see a question mark south of your starting position. This is the location of the boss. It's a ball that rolls around and absorbs enemies (their health especially) that it runs over. Hitting it doesn't give the same indication of damage as with other enemies and bosses, but it's still damaging it. Basically the gimmick and strategy here is that you need to kill it as quickly as possible to prevent it from rolling up so many enemies that its health becomes so high that you can't kill it.
I personally had no problems killing this boss quickly; it died in around 5-6 seconds once I tracked it down. I used Leda for the extra Might (refer to Greatest Jubilee (50G) for how to unlock her), but she's not really necessary. What's extremely helpful is XX - Silent Old Sanctuary. This Arcana gives you +20% Might and -8% cooldown for each empty weapon slot. Therefore, if you just stay with your starting weapon, it's going to do double damage and have half the cooldown time. I started a run, picked that Arcana, leveled up just enough to get the Spinach and Tome to maximize my DPS (I used the extra Skips and Banishes from the above Arcana to help me get what I wanted). I then went down to the question mark (the boss is rolling around, so you might have to chase it down) and then just focused fire on it. If enemies are swarming, take care of them first so the boss doesn't absorb them. I was expecting a more drawn-out fight, but as I said, the boss died in only a few seconds. I went down around the 3-4 minute mark and got there around 5 minutes in, just as a point of reference.
Alternatively, you could turn on Endless Mode, play through a 30-minute run getting six weapons maxed out and their items, plus evolutions, become extremely powerful, and then when the run resets back to the first enemies at 30 minutes, then head down to the boss and beat it then, when you have a huge amount of firepower.
This stage and its relic work different from the others. The stage features enemies that gradually get stronger with each minute that passes. This relic is one of the only one dropped by a boss instead of just lying on the ground to pick up. On your map, you'll be able to see a question mark south of your starting position. This is the location of the boss. It's a ball that rolls around and absorbs enemies (their health especially) that it runs over. Hitting it doesn't give the same indication of damage as with other enemies and bosses, but it's still damaging it. Basically the gimmick and strategy here is that you need to kill it as quickly as possible to prevent it from rolling up so many enemies that its health becomes so high that you can't kill it.
I personally had no problems killing this boss quickly; it died in around 5-6 seconds once I tracked it down. I used Leda for the extra Might (refer to Greatest Jubilee (50G) for how to unlock her), but she's not really necessary. What's extremely helpful is XX - Silent Old Sanctuary. This Arcana gives you +20% Might and -8% cooldown for each empty weapon slot. Therefore, if you just stay with your starting weapon, it's going to do double damage and have half the cooldown time. I started a run, picked that Arcana, leveled up just enough to get the Spinach and Tome to maximize my DPS (I used the extra Skips and Banishes from the above Arcana to help me get what I wanted). I then went down to the question mark (the boss is rolling around, so you might have to chase it down) and then just focused fire on it. If enemies are swarming, take care of them first so the boss doesn't absorb them. I was expecting a more drawn-out fight, but as I said, the boss died in only a few seconds. I went down around the 3-4 minute mark and got there around 5 minutes in, just as a point of reference.
Alternatively, you could turn on Endless Mode, play through a 30-minute run getting six weapons maxed out and their items, plus evolutions, become extremely powerful, and then when the run resets back to the first enemies at 30 minutes, then head down to the boss and beat it then, when you have a huge amount of firepower.
Gabrielalam90
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From the start of The Bone Zone and after finding the Yellow Sign, head south/down following the large ? icon on the map screen (doesn't display on the UI/HUD). Then defeat the boss at the location. It will absorb other enemies, so try to prevent them from getting near it. I played as Ambrojoe with Magic Wand, King Bible, Santa Water, and Garlic (shown below) while circling around the boss to keep the area around it clear. Plan to start looking for the boss 5-10 minutes into the stage after you have farmed XP near the start.
Reroll and Banish help to narrow down level-up choices early on to seed your loadout. Once the boss is defeated and the scrolls collected, you will have access to the Secret menu.
Reroll and Banish help to narrow down level-up choices early on to seed your loadout. Once the boss is defeated and the scrolls collected, you will have access to the Secret menu.
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This guide was translated automatically.
To get this artifact you need to kill the mini-boss on the "Bone zone" map. The mini-boss is a huge ball of bones that rolls horizontally in the southern part of the map, but up to the silver egg. When the ball hits enemies, it absorbs them and becomes larger (even red death after 30 minutes), and its hp (health) also increases. Until you get closer to the ball, it will not grow. I couldn't kill the ball for a long time until I found a video with recommendations. He killed for the "Red Death" without golden eggs.
Video guide (en)
Video guide (en)
