Secret Medicine for Transformation Quest Guide
(Redirected from Busted Dagger Quest Guide)
At a glance
| Level | 80 or higher |
|---|---|
| Start | Chief Tatamo in Leafre, then Moira at Cave of Life - Entrance |
| Also | Mos in Leafre (makes Cornian's Dagger and dragon weapons) |
| Repeat | Once; the medicine can be made again every hour |
| Rewards | 400,000 EXP (Moira's Whereabouts), 1,800,000 EXP (the medicine) |
Secret Medicine for Transformation is Moira's quest at the entrance of the Cave of Life: she can make a medicine that turns you into a dragon so you can pass Horntail's gatekeeper. Players were stuck on one ingredient, Cornian's Dagger, because no monster drops it: Mos makes it from a Busted Dagger.
Walkthrough
- Moira's Whereabouts (level 80): Chief Tatamo sends you to find Moira at the Cave of Life - Entrance. 400,000 EXP.
- Accept Secret Medicine for Transformation and collect:
- 10 Tough Dragon Skin: Red Wyvern, Blue Wyvern and Dark Wyvern in Leafre (6% each), rarely Drakes (0.7%)
- 1 Cornian's Marrow: Green Cornian or Dark Cornian (about 5%)
- 1 Manon's Cry: Manon (level 105) in Leafre, every time
- 1 Skull Shoulder Pad: Dark Cornian (60%). It drops whether or not the quest is active.
- 1 Cornian's Dagger: see below
- Bring everything to Moira for 1,800,000 EXP.
- Making the Secret Medicine for Transformation (level 80) lets you have the medicine made again once an hour, for 909,946 EXP. It asks for a fresh set of the same-named ingredients: 10 Tough Dragon Skin, 1 Cornian's Marrow, 1 Manon's Cry, 1 Skull Shoulder Pad and 1 Cornian's Dagger. Leftover ingredients from the first quest do not count for the repeat. The repeat's skin, marrow and cry are separate items that drop only while the repeat is active, from the same monsters at the same rates (Wyverns 6%, Cornians 5%, Manon every time).
Cornian's Dagger
- Cornian's Dagger never drops from any monster. Mos, the weapon smith in Leafre, makes it.
- Get a Busted Dagger:
- Green Cornian: 6%, only while "Secret Medicine for Transformation" (the first quest) is active.
- Dark Cornian: 0.7%, any time (no quest needed).
- For the hourly repeat, Green Cornians do not drop the Busted Dagger. It has to come from Dark Cornians, or from a spare you kept from earlier.
- Bring the Busted Dagger, 1 Steel Plate, 1 Mithril Plate and 25,000 Vesos to Mos.
- Talk to Mos and pick "Make Cornian's Dagger". This option is only in his menu while "Secret Medicine for Transformation" or "Making the Secret Medicine for Transformation" is in progress. He asks Yes or No and lists the materials and fee, so say Yes. Bring me a couple of resources and I will make you an almost identical piece of Cornian's Dagger.— Mos
- If he refuses, look at his message:
- "Check your inventory for a free slot first." Make room in your inventory.
- "If you cannot pay it, then begone." You do not have enough Vesos.
- A message about "without the correct items" means a material is missing.
Mos's dragon weapons
Mos can add "a dragon's power" to a weapon of about level 100. Every recipe needs the base weapon from the table below, 20 Dragon Spirit, 25 Dragon Scale, the crystals listed and 120,000 Vesos.
Mos's menu has one option for each class (Warrior, Bowman, Magician, Thief and Pirate), the same five options "with a Stimulator", and one called "What's a stimulator?".
| Class | Dragon weapon (type, level) | Base weapon | Crystals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warrior | Dragon Carabella (Lv 110 one-handed sword) | Sparta | 8 Power Crystal |
| Warrior | Dragon Axe (Lv 110 one-handed axe) | Tomahawk | 8 Power Crystal |
| Warrior | Dragon Mace (Lv 110 one-handed blunt weapon) | Battle Hammer | 8 Power Crystal |
| Warrior | Dragon Claymore (Lv 110 two-handed sword) | The Beheader | 8 Power Crystal |
| Warrior | Dragon Battle Axe (Lv 110 two-handed axe) | Tavar | 8 Power Crystal |
| Warrior | Dragon Flame (Lv 110 two-handed blunt weapon) | Golden Smith Hammer | 8 Power Crystal |
| Warrior | Dragon Faltizan (Lv 110 spear) | Pinaka | 8 Power Crystal |
| Warrior | Dragon Chelbird (Lv 110 polearm) | Zedbug | 8 Power Crystal |
| Bowman | Dragon Shiner Bow (Lv 110 bow) | White Nisrock | 3 Power Crystal, 5 DEX Crystal |
| Bowman | Dragon Shiner Cross (Lv 110 crossbow) | White Neschere | 5 Power Crystal, 3 DEX Crystal |
| Magician | Dragon Wand (Lv 108 wand) | Dimon Wand | 6 Wisdom Crystal, 2 LUK Crystal |
| Magician | Dragon Staff (Lv 110 staff) | Blue Marine | 6 Wisdom Crystal, 2 LUK Crystal |
| Thief | Dragon Kanzir (Lv 110 STR dagger) | Gold Double Knife | 5 Power Crystal, 3 DEX Crystal |
| Thief | Dragon Kreda (Lv 110 LUK dagger) | Blood Dagger | 3 DEX Crystal, 5 LUK Crystal |
| Thief | Dragon Green Sleve (Lv 110 claw) | Red Craven | 2 DEX Crystal, 6 LUK Crystal |
| Pirate | Dragon Slash Claw (Lv 110 knuckle) | King Cent | 5 Power Crystal, 3 DEX Crystal |
| Pirate | Dragonfire Revolver (Lv 110 gun) | Concerto | 3 Power Crystal, 5 DEX Crystal |
In Mos's menu the first weapon is spelled "Dragon Carbella". The item itself is the Dragon Carabella.
Without a Stimulator, the weapon comes out with its normal stats.
With a Stimulator, Mos also takes the matching Forging or Production Stimulator for that weapon type, such as One-Handed Sword Forging Stimulator, a Staff Production Stimulator or a Gun Production Stimulator. The weapon then gets random stats "as though it had dropped from a monster", so it can be better, unchanged or below average. There is a 10% chance of getting no weapon at all.
Warning With a Stimulator, everything (the base weapon, the materials, the stimulator and the 120,000 Vesos) is used up even when no weapon comes out.
You need a free Equip slot before he starts.
Common problems
- Mos has no option for the dagger. Moira's medicine quest, either the first time or the hourly repeat, must be in progress.
- Green Cornians stopped dropping the Busted Dagger. They only drop it during the first medicine quest. On the repeat, hunt Dark Cornians (0.7%).
- Your old ingredients do not count for the repeat. The repeat uses its own skin, marrow and cry, so collect a new set.
- Mos took everything and gave nothing. That is the 10% Stimulator failure. Plain crafts never fail.