Kyanite Corridor

Kyanite Corridor
Associated Sector Mining Site S Delve Type Regular Level 1 Rank Requirement None Rooms 10

The Kyanite Corridor is a regular Delve associated with the Mining Site S and containing many of its creatures as enemies. It was released on September 24, 2021.

Strategy

Electro-Fire Loop

The Electro-Fire Loop is a looping strategy similar in concept to the Vitrevern Loop for Laboratory Depths. In this case, it uses a mix of two elements to cover the majority of creature weaknesses found in the delve, and relies heavily on healing. Vitreverns are recommended due to their low rarity, though Lightcatchers and Rambleblossoms do more base damage overall. Zooming Cometchasers also have a Fire attack, but their secondary attack is Solar, which is resisted by both Kreekiki and Vullux, the latter of which is the Delve's boss.

• Tagalong: Any personality with a Fire-element attack (Recommended: Vitrevern, Lightcatcher, Rambleblossom)
• Equipment: Electro-Arc Rifle + Mining Gear
  • Add-On: Any + Any Electric resist
    • Ideally, Electric + Blue resist, which is not currently known to exist. If no Electric resist Scrap is available, favor a Blue resist, then Earth or Air.
• Ammo: Arthrophobia

During battle, Search whenever the option comes up (Rocky Ground only needs to be searched once and Tunnelled Walls can be ignored if desired), and use only the weapon's normal attack. Ammo is only required for the 5% chance of Rock Kernel Bunch being a Trilopede trap, however they are weak to fire and will often die when you Search anyway.

During Examining turns, focus solely on healing. Rock Kernel Bunch is recommended if there, as it heals 20 HP 95% of the time. Orange Mushroom is also useful at the mid-range of HP, but only heals 12 as opposed to the Food Cube Snack's 15, so if low on HP it's recommended to use a Snack instead. If at full or near-full HP, feel free to pick a different option, but focus should be primarily on maintaining HP.

When reaching the boss, Search whenever possible (if Fungus Patch) or once (Rocky Ground) and use the normal weapon attack. Rapid Fire can do anywhere from over double weapon damage to slightly below it, so it's a gamble to use and isn't entirely required. Bad luck with Search results and Examining points can end a loop prematurely.

Fulminifer Item Grind

This strategy relies on and makes use of the Fulminifer's two elemental attacks, both of which are strong against several enemies in the Delve, with only the Tunnelwyrm not being weak against either. This strategy relies less on healing than other loop strategies due to the high damage the Fulminifer can do. This strategy has currently only been tested with an account that has 200 max HP, but should work in the same concept with lower-level players. This strategy can be used to farm general items through both the Tagalong and the Examine points, specific items through Examine points, or Scrap.

• Tagalong: Any personality Fulminifer
• Equipment: Electro-Arc Rifle/Igniter 1K/Gauged Gale/Frosty Biter + Mining Gear
  • Add-On: Any + Any Electric resist
    • Ideally, Electric + Blue resist, which is not currently known to exist. If no Electric resist Scrap is available, favor a Blue resist, then Earth or Air.
• Ammo: Arthrophobia (Only if weapon is Electro-Arc Rifle)

Electro-Arc Rifle is the most tested weapon with this setup and will likely give the best results, as the boss is weak against it. However, more non-boss enemies (including random encounter Gemstealers) are weak to the Igniter 1K instead, and the boss is not one of them. However, neither weapon is effective against random encounter Tunnelwyrms, which are weak against the Gauged Gale and Frosty Biter-- weaknesses which no other creature in the Delve shares. Ultimately it's up to the player which weapon they wish to use, and adjust their play accordingly.

Attention should primarily be on farming items for a significant portion of the Delve. During battle, fight as normal; search Rocky Ground once and Fungus Patch whenever the option is up. Fulminifer tagalongs that are not Stoic or Valiant will attack less, but generally heal the player or find items more. If the player wishes to use a weapon to take down the Tunnelwyrms more easily, it's recommended to slightly shift the setup so that the Tagalong is Stoic or Valiant; otherwise, any personality will do.

During Examining turns, if you have a comfortable amount of HP (generally over half), turns can be spent looking for the desired item. With lower HP, attention should start to shift to healing, but confident players with enough max HP can still farm items until HP reaches around 50, at which point all priorities should shift to healing. It's recommended to heal until you have more than half HP, and then switch to farming again.

The boss can be handled as in the Electro-Fire loop. This strategy is impacted less severely by bad luck than a standard loop, and even new players should have decent success if they have the correct setup.

Terrain

Terrain	Effects	Description
Fungus Patch	Heal: 15 HP 5 Earth Damage + enemy Status: Distracted (1 turn)	Lots of mushrooms are growing on top of rocks here.
Rocky Ground	Status: Shielded (Indefinite)	Rough, rugged terrain that must be traversed carefully.
Tunnelled Walls	Item: Iron Ore 10 Damage to enemy	The walls in this area are full of circular holes.

Tagalong Actions

Action	Effect	Context
Attack	Use Basic Attack Tagalong Injured	Combat Combat (Start)
Distracted by Something	Find Item Nothing	Examining
Find Mushroom	Heal (5-15 HP)	Combat
Find Something	Find Item	Combat
Intercept Ambush	5 Damage	Combat (Start)
Looking for Something	Nothing	Combat
Rummage Around Area	Search Reset Find Item	Combat Examining
Stand Guard	Will Intercept Ambush	Examining
Survey Area	Nothing	Examining

Examine Points

Name	Possible Results	Description
Big Rock	Item: Iron Ore Trap: Tunnelwyrm (M) (Bronze, 50 HP)	This is a pretty sizable rock. Maybe there's something behind it.
Dripping Stalactite	Item: Dripwater Trap: Trilopede (Bronze, 45 HP)	If you waited long enough this would eventually form into a column, but you don't have that kind of time.
Green Glowing Patch	Item: Glowing Moss Trap: Kreekiki (M) (Sapphire, 60 HP)	There's a patch of glowing moss growing amongst some crystals.
Kyanite Columns	Item: Kyanite Trap: Gemstealer (F) (Blue, 60 HP)	A large cluster of kyanite columns. It might be possible to break off a small piece.
Mineral Cluster	Item: Mineral Cluster Trap: Vullux (Silver, 50 HP)	A large clump of quartz and kyanite. It might be possible to break off a small piece.
Orange Mushroom	Item: Orange Mushroom Heal: 12 HP	It's a sizable mushroom that's just ripe for the picking.
Rock Kernel Bunch	Item: Rock Kernel Heal: 20 HP Trap: Trilopede (Emerald, 50 HP)	You can see the inside poking out of of one of these craggy, seed-shaped rocks.

Possible Enemies

Species	Image	HP	Spawn Conditions	Additional Notes	Attacks	Weaknesses	Resistances
Gemstealer		60	Trap: Kyanite Columns	--	Swat Gem throw	Fire Solar	Earth Shadow
		55	Randomly	--
Kreekiki		60	Trap: Green Glowing Patch	--	Wing Slap Swoop	Electric Fire	Shadow Solar
Trilopede		45	Trap: Dripping Stalactite	Higher Defense	Weak Shock Strong Shock	Earth Fire	Electric Shadow
		50	Trap: Rock Kernel Bunch	Higher Defense
Tunnelwyrm		55	Randomly	Higher Defense	Burrow strike Bite	Air Ice	Earth Fire
		50	Trap: Big Rock	Higher Defense
Vullux		50	Trap: Mineral Cluster	Higher Defense	Pounce Crystalline Bite	Electric Water	Earth Solar

Boss

Species	Image	HP	Spawn Conditions	Additional Notes	Attacks	Weaknesses	Resistances
Vullux		150	Boss	Room 10	Pounce Crystalline Bite	Electric Water	Earth Solar

Available Items

For information on Scraps available in this Delve, refer to the Scrap table in Item List and search for relevant creatures.

Image	Item	Type	Spawn Conditions	Value (Demand)
	Bismuth	Element	Tagalong	2 (3)
	Cave Frost	Element	Tagalong	4 (6)
	Dried Out Bone	Organism	Tagalong	2 (3)
	Dripwater	Element	Examine: Dripping Stalactite	3 (5)
	Encrusted Gadget	Artefact	Tagalong	10 (15)
	Glowing Moss	Flora	Examine: Green Glowing Patch Tagalong	1 (2)
	Gold Ore	Mineral	Tagalong	5 (8)
	Interesting Rock	Mineral	Tagalong	1 (2)
	Iron Ore	Mineral	Examine: Big Rock	1 (2)
	Kyanite	Mineral	Examine: Kyanite Columns Tagalong	2 (3)
	Mineral Cluster	Mineral	Examine: Mineral Cluster Tagalong	1 (2)
	Orange Mushroom	Flora	Examine: Orange Mushroom	1 (2)
	Quartz	Mineral	Tagalong	1 (2)
	Rock Kernel	Mineral	Examine: Rock Kernel Bunch	3 (5)
	Silver Ore	Mineral	Tagalong	3 (5)
	Strutting Pebble	Organism	Tagalong	4 (6)