Sunjiang District (mission)

Objectives
This mission requires the completion of the quest Battle in the Sewers, obtained from Emperor's Hand in the Raisu Pavilion.

Prevent Shiro from summoning his spirit army!
 * Locate Shiro in the sewers.
 * ADDED: Destroy the spirit rifts to remove Shiro's protective shield. X spirit rifts remaining.
 * Master Togo must survive
 * Mhenlo must survive
 * ADDED: Defeat Shiro's constructs.

Walkthrough
The main objective of this mission is to destroy the four spirit rifts that Shiro has opened to summon an army of Shiro'ken. Each of these rifts is guarded by a Spirit of Portals, which must be destroyed to close the rift. Shiro'ken will periodically spawn from the rift while it is open (a different class at each one), so you should focus on destroying the Spirit as quickly as possible. The ritualist skills Consume Soul and Gaze of Fury can be used on the Spirits, destroying them instantly, or after a 30 second delay with Signet of Creation. The mesmer skills Unnatural Signet and Spiritual Pain are also very useful against the Spirits.

At the beginning of the mission, you will be given the Spear of Archemorus and the Urn of Saint Viktor; they function in exactly the same way as when you first used them in Boreas Seabed and Arborstone. You can complete the mission without bringing either of them along, though they obviously do help. The high damage from a fully charged Spear of Archemorus is especially helpful against the Spirits, as they have increased resistance to both physical and elemental damage compared to normal spirits.

A bridge will come down and the mission will start, there will be two groups of Afflicted followed by an area with large metal vents. These are called flame fissures and they will cause burning and cripple to anyone who passes over them. At the end of that area will be the first spirit rift, spawning Shiro'ken Assassins.

After destroying the rift, you can proceed left or right. If you proceed right, you will come to a high ledge from which you can see Shiro suspended inside a spirit rift himself; he cannot be targeted or damaged. Past this area there will be a few groups of Afflicted with a path splitting to the north and to the east. To the east will be the second spirit rift, spawning Shiro'ken Rangers and surrounded by a couple groups of Afflicted. Careful aggro is necessary here to deal with the multiple groups, and the area is dotted with stalagmite spikes that cause bleeding and crippling. Taking each group individually makes the fight easier.

Continuing north on the main path, you will come to the third spirit rift atop a small hill (which looks like a gargantuan kappa shell), this time spawning Shiro'ken Necromancers. The hill is surrounded with poisoned water, and there is a group of Afflicted which patrols through the area.

The fourth and final spirit rift is to the west, past a few more groups of Afflicted. Shiro'ken Warriors will spawn from the rift, and the plates in this area cause the dazed condition, so casters should be careful.

After the fourth rift is closed, a cutscene will play, after which you will be in the central area (where Shiro was) facing four Shiro'ken bosses. Immediately after the cutscene ends, you should move back into the left corner so that you can pull one or two bosses at a time. The mission is complete when all four have been destroyed.

NPCs

 * 20 Brother Mhenlo
 * 20 Master Togo

Monsters

 * Afflicted
 * 24 Afflicted Warrior
 * 24 Afflicted Ranger
 * 24 Afflicted Monk
 * 24 Afflicted Necromancer
 * 24 Afflicted Mesmer
 * 24 Afflicted Elementalist
 * 24 Afflicted Assassin
 * 24 Afflicted Ritualist
 * Shiro'ken
 * 28 Shiro'ken Warrior
 * 28 Shiro'ken Ranger
 * 28 Shiro'ken Necromancer
 * 28 Shiro'ken Assassin
 * Spirits
 * 24 Spirit of Portals

Bosses (Elite Skill Captures)
After the cutscene you will have to kill 4 boss Constructs, random spawn. The Constructs each use an elite skill. However, the mission will end immediately after the death of the last boss killed:


 * 24 Warrior's Construct &rarr; (Hundred Blades)
 * 24 Ranger's Construct &rarr; (Equinox)
 * 24 Monk's Construct &rarr; (Life Sheath)
 * 24 Necromancer's Construct &rarr; (Soul Bind)
 * 24 Mesmer's Construct &rarr; (Psychic Distraction)
 * 24 Elemental's Construct &rarr; (Mirror of Ice)
 * 24 Assassin's Construct &rarr; (Temple Strike)
 * 24 Ritualist's Construct &rarr; (Soul Twisting)

A better way to capture their skills is find them in their alternate locations. The first six bosses can be found in Sunjiang District (Explorable) after completion of the mission (before completion, they will be in the area sectioned off). The Assassin's Construct can be found in Silent Surf and the Ritualist's Construct can be found in Morostav Trail. Still, if you wish to capture during the final fight, make sure your party does not kill the boss you want to cap from last.

Follow-up

 * Upon completion of the mission players will find themselves in: Maatu Keep
 * To continue the storyline, take on the following Primary Quests from Jamei: Journey to Cavalon or Journey to House zu Heltzer

Bugs

 * There is an error in the text displayed during the cutscene. Master Togo says "us" but the text reads "up".
 * At the end of the mission, it is stated that both the Spear of Archemorus and the Urn of Saint Viktor were destroyed, when in fact, they both can be seen if a player is holding the items, or is dropped on the floor near the cutscene area, within camera view.
 * Sometimes Spear of Archemorus may duplicate itself.