The mission this guide will help you trough is named "Shadow of the beast". The goal of the mission is to find a recon module, by defating a beast boss named Snarbolax. Defating the boss will reward you between 1-4 Frumious Fang tokens that can be used to purchase items from Brinks in the Bazaar distric of Haven.

The mission is located in Gloaming Wildwoods, that is built up of three levels/depths named Terrilous Trail, Roarsterous Ruins, and the boss fight level named Lair of the Snarbolax.

You might also get other tokens in treasure boxes on your trip after the boss. Those tokens can also be exchanged for items, but usually less valuable items.

Let's get started with the prepartion of our knight. The damage issued from the boss is normal damage, while the rest of the beasts use a mix of piercing and normal damage. I do therefor recommend using armour that have high defense against normal damage and piercing damage. You will also meet a few gun puppies in Tier 1 from the construct family.

The beast family are weak too piercing damage and resistant too elemtal damage, while the construct family are oposite of the beast family. It´s therfor a good idea too use weapons that do a lot of piercing damage. Normal damage also works, but piercing damage will allow you to defeat the beasts faster. You should also have some elemental damage ready for the construct family. You might also meet some monsters from the undead family. Undead are weak for elemental damage and resist shadow damage. Cages on the level can contain monsters from other families!

You can study the monsters you will meet in more detail at the Wiki[wiki.spiralknights.com].

You can read more about the different monster families here[wiki.spiralknights.com].

Ok, you should now be ready for the mission! This section will cover the first depth of this mission and some tips, so you can complete this level faster.

You will spawn in something that looks like a dark forrest. The spawn is located in the top of the map. Start the level by following the path that goes further into the forrest, until you reach a closed gate. You will meet some monsters from the beast and undead family on your way. It´s recommended that you take out the member of the undead family first, because that monster can heal other monsters.

Remember to use your shield! You can use it to block damage, evade and push certain enemies away. The evade move can be performed by activating the shield and clicking the shift key while the shield is activated. Pusihing back certain enemies can be performed by standing close to them and then activate the shield. Remember to keep an eye on the shield health!

You should now stand in front of a closed gate. The switch to open the door is located above the gate. Simply follow the path upwards to the swich. Hiting the button will spawn to Wolvers from the beast family. You should now be able to continue into the forrest.

The next thing that meet you is another gate. You will also see the Snarbolax for the first time. The Snarbolax will escape and a few Wolvers will appear. The button will be located in the top right corner from the gate. You will also find some minerals. Don´t forget to bring them with you! You can only carry one mineral at a time.

An arena appears after the gate. You will see the Snarbolax again as he evades. You can start the arena by hiting the button in the middle of the arena. The arena will have three rounds. The first two roundes will be against members of the undead family. The last round will be against three gun puppies from the construct family. All of them are weak to elemental damage. Killing the last gun puppy will open the next gate and allow you to continue your journey. Two health boxes will wait on you after the gate.

The next area you will encounter contains a lot of cages. Every single cage contains a random monster! You have two options with ths cages. You can open them and fight the monsters OR you can avoid them. I choose to fight them, since they will drop crowns and items. You can make the fight easier by shooting at the exsplosives. Some monsters may die of the exsplosion, while others may surive it with max health.

Reahing the end of the are will spawn a pack of wolvers. Fight them and then continue on the path to the right. That path will contain two gun puppies, some minerals and end up in a new arena. This arena will contain 3 rounds and will start by you getting stunned by the Snarbolax. The first round will be against wolvers, the second against gun puppies and wolvers and the final round will be agains lumbers from the construct family and gun puppies.

Finishing the arena will open the last gate in this level and you will once again see the Snarbolax evading. You will also find some reward boxes and the entrace to the next level.

Get ready for the second level! Start by following the path from the spawn. You will meet some monsters from the beast family right after the spawn. You should continue straight forward when you get to the first intersection. Doing so will lead you to a door that requires a key to open.

You will notice that there will be a blue cube located bellow the gate. Hiting this cube will remove all the unbreakable blocks and allow you to press a button. Two Wolvers will be spawned when you hit the blue cube. Hiting the button opens a gate located bellow the cliff you are standing on. The key to the locked gate is located behind that newly opened door.

Go back to the intersection and go down this time. Follow that path to the gate that you just opened. You will meet some monsters from the Beast family and two gun puppies on your way to the gate. Take the key with you and go back to the locked gate and open it with the key. You will find a button behind the gate. Step on that button to continue.

You will then see the Snarbolax again and you will be put against some wolvers. This arena contains beast bells. Triggering this bell will stun all nearby beasts. That will make it easier to fight them down. The bell will have a cooldown after you use it. You know that the bell is on a cooldown, when it is red and not green. Defeating all the beasts will open some gates in both the left and right direction. You will need two keys to open the gates in front of you. One key is located to the left and one to the right. This guide asumes that you go to the right side first. You will discover some minerals in both directions.

This side contains some spikes that you need to cross in order to get to the key. The best method to get past this spikes is to get your gun ready and then shoot at the exsplosives when the spikes go down. The last spikes will end with an blue cube and some unbreakable cubes. This means that you can not get back the way you came from.

The area you will be in now will contain more cages. There will also be some beasts walking around in the area. You do not have to open the cages, but doing so will earn you more crowns since the monsters drop crowns and other cool stuff. The gate that the key is behind can be opned by pressing the button located bellow the door. Walking in the door will spawn a gunpuppy and some more beasts. You have to hit the blue cube above the key if you don´t want the gun puppy to open cages.

Exit the are trough a gate in the lower left corner. There will also be som health boxes there. You can then walk back to the locked doors. There will be some beasts there waiting for you. The next step after fighting the beast will be to get the key from the left direction.

You will on this side find a button in the lower left corner. This button will open the gate in the upper left corner and spawn three gun puppies. Defeat the turrets and contine trough the gate. You will then get stunned by the Snarbolax (again) and a few dust zombies from the undead family will be spawned. The next step will be to find the button for the two gates. The button is located bellow one of the stones. The location of the button is random from each time you play the level.

Hiting the button will open the two gates. Both gates will have several spikes behind them. The right gate will have spikes that allow you to go upward, while the left gate will have spikes that goes in the oposite direction. You want to use the right gate to go to the key and the left gate to get from the key. The key will be located on a cliff behind the spikes. There should not be any enemies behind the spikes and there will not be any enemies waiting for you at the locked gate.

Open the door and step on the button. You will then meet some spikes and a key. Use your gun to shoot the exsplosives and then quicky shoot the switch to lower the spikes. Certain exsplosives are timed. They will explode after three seconds. The spikes will stay down for a short time, so you will need to quickly pass them.

Hit the blu box and hit the button and get the key. Hiting the button will spawn som wolvers. You will then have to lower the spikes again and use the key to open the door. You will end up in a arena after the gate. You will see the Snarbolax evading again. This arena will also contain three rounds. Two with beasts and onw with beasts and gun puppies.

Finishing this arena will open the last gate in this level and you will be ready for the boss. Collect your rewards boxes and get the final level!

You made it to the boss! This boss is quite simple if you know what to do. The boss is immune to damage unless stunned. That means that you will have to use a beast bell to stun the boss. You know that the boss is stunned when it turns yellow.

The beast bell will be located in the center of the arena. What I use to do is to try to stay close to the bell and evading all his attack with my shield. I then hit the bell when he starts to use his bite attack. Then I use my sword with piercing damage. Do not use a weapon with elemental damage!


Defeating the boss will give you between 1-4 boss tokens. You will also get som reward boxes and the recon mdule at the end of the level.

You have now completed Shadow of the beast! Congratulation! I hope you liked my guide and that it helped you complete this level and maybe even give you some better understanding about spiral knights? If you liked the guide please give it a thumbs up! A lot of time have been used to create this guide. If you didn´t like it then please post a comment explaining what you think should be better.

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