Ancient Sands Complete Guide
World 2 unlocks at Level 20 after beating Grasslands Heroic. This guide covers everything.
Unlock Requirements
- Level 20 minimum
- Beat Grasslands (World 1) on Heroic
- Recommended: Epic weapon
New Features
8 New Weapons
- Tomb Hammer (Rare) - High knockback
- Desert Scimitar (Epic) - Fast, sand DOT
- Scorpion Tail (Epic) - Poison stacks
- Plus 5 more unique drops
New Enemy Types
Scorpions
- Fast melee, poison sting
- Drop: Scorpion Tail
Sand Golems
- Tanky, ground slam AOE
- Drop: Gold Ore
Desert Nomads
- Ranged, fire bombs
- Drop: Fire Essence
Mummies (Elite)
- High HP, curse debuff
- Drop: Rare blueprints
Desert Guardian Boss
Stats: 50K HP (Normal) / 150K (Heroic)
Phase 1 (100-50% HP):
- Sand Wave: Dodge sideways
- Summon Scorpions: Kill adds
- Ground Pound: Dash away
Phase 2 (50-0% HP):
- Sandstorm: Arena DOT
- Rage Mode: Faster attacks
- Sand Tornado: One-shot (Nightmare)
Rewards:
- 500-1000 Gold
- Guardian Core
- Epic blueprint (20%)
- Diamonds (Heroic: 10%)
Farming Routes
Gold Ore Farm
Time: 15 min | Yield: 20-30 Gold Ore
- Mine all gold nodes (5 spots)
- Kill Sand Golems
- Open Sand Chests
- Server hop repeat
Fire Essence Farm
Time: 20 min | Yield: 10-15 Essence
- Hunt Desert Nomads (40% drop)
- Open Oasis Chests (guaranteed 1-2)
- Kill boss for 3-5 essence
New Mechanics
Heat Meter
- Builds to 100% = DOT damage
- Cool down at Oasis points
Sandstorms (Random)
- Reduced visibility
- Extra elite mobs
- Higher chest spawns