Online:March of Sacrifices

Group Dungeon
Discoverable	Yes
Completion	Objective
Dungeon	Yes
# of Zones	1
Quest Chain
	Drowned Coast, Greenshade
Location
	The Hunting Grounds (entrance southwest of Serpent's Grotto)
Instanced Dungeon
Min Level	45
Group Size	4
Bosses	5
Veteran Speed Run Target	30 mins
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	For an Oblivion realm, Lord Hircine's plane of The Hunting Grounds, a vast wilderness of forest, meadow, and mountain, is almost familiar to those Tamrielic mortals who find their way there. Almost familiar, but not quite.

Entrance to March of Sacrifices

The March of Sacrifices is a dungeon shaped around the theme of Hircine's Great Hunt.

It is part of the Wolfhunter DLC, along with Moon Hunter Keep.

The entrance can be found at a Hircine statue southwest of Serpent's Grotto in Greenshade. Spectral animals such as deer and herons can be found within.

The following item sets will drop in the dungeon: Hanu's Compassion, Blood Moon, Haven of Ursus, and Balorgh.

Backstory Description[edit]

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The March of Sacrifices is a section of the Hunting Grounds where mortals compete in teams for a boon from Hircine. It's a deep ravine surrounded by impassable mountains, and populated with the most ferocious creatures of Hircine's realm. The hunt quarry is a massive and powerful indrik imbued with special powers from the Daedric Prince himself. If a mortal manages to fell the beast and retrieve its glowing red heart, they may petition Hircine for a boon. This hunt is open to any mortal, but is rarely undertaken by any who are not a follower of Hircine. The competition is bloody, but for the foolish and incredibly desperate, Hircine's game is a tantalizing opportunity to win a favor from the Prince.

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Hircine's realm, known as the Hunting Grounds, is a world locked in a perpetual contest between predator and prey. Filled with wild creatures both fantastic and mundane in addition to monstrous lycanthropes, it is a mystical wilderness as beautiful as it is dangerous … Father to all of Tamriel's lycanthropes, the souls of those who accept Hircine's "blessing" spend eternity stalking the Hunting Grounds. However, on occasion, the Daedric Prince hosts a Great Hunt, giving mortals a rare opportunity to enter the March of Sacrifices and stalk a powerful creature of his choosing. In this case, it is the Great Indrik called Tarcyr. While the hunt is dangerous, the rewards for success more than match the risks, as Hircine promises a boon to any who bring him the Indrik's heart … The Great Hunt and all its dangers and rewards calls to you. Will you enter the March of Sacrifices, stalk the Great Indrik, outwit your fellow hunters, and win Hircine's favor? Should you fail, you'll be doomed to roam the Hunting Grounds as prey forevermore!

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In the realm of the Hunting Grounds, compete with fierce Hircine worshipers in the March of Sacrifices to win the favor of the Daedric Prince. Victory in the hunt will reward great prizes, but more importantly, there are mortal souls at stake!

Related Quests[edit]

March of Sacrifices Objective: Investigate March of Sacrifices. / You've triumphed over Hircine's Great Hunt.
- The Great Hunt: Conquer the March of Sacrifices and emerge victorious in the Great Hunt.
Pledge: March of Sacrifices: Prove you are truly Undaunted by clearing the March of Sacrifices.

Characters[edit]

March of Sacrifices
Dreyen Gilvani Hanu Harik Bearfang Hircine Balorgh Dagrund the Bulky Foral Gaedil Lorhiel Maveld Bearfang Ronela Giroux

Enemies[edit]

Normal Enemies[edit]

Elite Enemies[edit]

Autumn Lurcher (Regular rank during Aghaedh boss fight)
Blaze Lurcher (Regular rank during Aghaedh boss fight)
Bloodscent Thundermaul
Budding Lurcher (Regular rank during Aghaedh boss fight)
Frost Lurcher (Regular rank during Aghaedh boss fight)
Golden Indrik
Sea Lurcher
Wispmother

Bosses[edit]

Wyress Rangifer, Wyress Strigidae, Wyress Ursus, a trio of Glenmoril Wyrd witches
Aghaedh of the Solstice, a season-mastering spriggan
Dagrund the Bulky, a Nord werebear clan leader
Tarcyr, an indrik serving as Hircine's hare
Balorgh, an Orc werewolf behemoth

The Great Indrik Hunt[edit]

A Mysterious Basket

Throughout the dungeon are three hidden Golden Indriks who, if defeated, will each grant the group a unique boon. These boons offer bonuses that can help overcome the mechanics of later boss battles.

In order to find a Golden Indrik, you first need to find three mysterious plants or items dotted around the dungeon. When near the item, you will hear a low, pulsing chime. Activating the mysterious item will spawn a Hunting Wisp. Follow the wisp and it will take you to an opening, which leads to a stealth section. Continue following the wisp and activate the synergy to reveal a Golden Indrik. Once it is defeated, your group will gain the boon. This can be completed after defeating the dungeon's final boss.

Boon of Ferocity[edit]

The first item will be a "Mysterious Brush" found near the village area after the Wyress Sisters or a "Mysterious Backpack" or "Mysterious Basket" within one of the houses, which glows with a blue light. Its Indrik will grant the Boon of Ferocity:

Weapon Damage and Spell Damage increased by 275
As a Werewolf your Weapon Damage and Spell Damage is increased by 375

Boon of Prowling[edit]

Follow the Hunting Wisp

The second is "Mysterious Mushroom" and is found in the wispmother forest area, after Aghaedh of the Solstice. Its Indrik will grant the Boon of Prowling:

Ignore the Movement Speed penalty while in Crouch
Decreases the time it takes to Crouch by 50%
Movement while in stealth no longer costs Stamina
Werewolves gain immunity to Indrik's teleportation magic and can interact with Hunting Wisps.

Boon of Hardiness[edit]

The third is "Mysterious Dirt" and is found shortly after Tarcyr, but before the final boss. Its Indrik will grant the Boon of Hardiness:

Maximum Health increased by 2500 and reduces your damage taken by 5%
While in Werewolf form, Maximum Health increased by 4000 and reduces your damage taken by 10%

Boss Mechanics[edit]

Wyress Sisters[edit]

The first boss of this dungeon is a group of three sisters. The primary mechanic in this fight is keeping the three sisters apart from each other and adopting a divide-and-conquer approach. Each sister is surrounded by a colored aura that grants them a unique buff. However the aura also acts as an AoE, meaning the sisters can grant each other their buffs if they are in close proximity.

Wyress Rangifer (Healer)

Wyress Rangifer serves as the healer of the group and is surrounded by a yellow aura. Her AoE buff grants increased healing to her nearby sisters.

She may also use a healing beam that tethers to her sisters and a ground AoE healing effect.

Wyress Strigidae (Archer)

Wyress Strigidae is the archer of the group and is surrounded by a blue aura. Her AoE aura debuffs players with the Silence effect, which blocks magic abilities, ultimates and synergies. Her arsenal includes a channeled Snipe attack which inflicts massive damage unless it is interrupted or blocked. She may also occasionally teleport strike a random player.

Wyress Ursus (Sword and Shield)

Wyress Ursus serves as the tank of the group and is surrounded by a green aura. Her AoE buff grants increased resistances to her nearby sisters. Her arsenal includes a channeled heavy attack which inflicts massive damage unless it is interrupted or blocked. She may also occasionally charge at a player, knocking them back and doing moderate damage to them.

When one sister is killed, an animal aspect of them will spawn with her aura still in effect. The animal aspects will gravitate towards their closest living sister and grant that sister the buff.

Aghaedh of the Solstice[edit]

Aghaedh of the Solstice

The second boss is a large Spriggan with four smaller Spriggans, named Sapling of Seasons, surrounding it. The Saplings have different colored AoEs associated with them, which each have different effects:

The Green and Blue AoEs will slow you down
The Orange and Red AoEs inflict magical damage

In addition, a few Stranglers will spawn on the outskirts and use their spit attack which inflicts damage and applies a snare that gradually increase with every hit.

The primary mechanic in this fight is when Aghaedh summons four Lurchers - each in a color matching a Sapling's AoE. When a Lurcher is killed they drop a colored orb of light that must to be picked up with the Synergy buttons. All four Lurchers must be killed and each player in the group must pick up their own orb. If the Lurchers are not killed before Aghaedh begins her next phase, they will be enraged and increase their damage.

The boss will enter a phase where she begin channeling her Wild Shot ability. To avoid being killed from this powerful ability, each player must stand in the Sapling's AoE that matches the color they picked up. This will repeat until Aghaedh has been defeated.

Dagrund the Bulky[edit]

Focus ads and then switch to boss. You will need to alternate throughout the whole fight.

Tarcyr[edit]

The primary mechanic of this fight is a "hunting phase" that is interjected throughout the battle. This phase requires the players to break the stealth mode of the boss so it can be attacked. This phase occurs at the start of the battle and when the boss' health percentage falls to 80%, 55% and finally 20%.

When first entering the arena, a heavy fog will be flowing all around you and the boss will be completely hidden. The group is required to crouch into stealth mode in order to proceed. Failure to enter stealth mode or having your stealth interrupted by one of the roaming phantom indriks will cause you to teleported into the air, resulting in a short fall the inflicts fall damage. Failure to maintain stealth three times in a single hunting phase will result in a fatal drop.

During the hunting phase a friendly wisp will be roaming around the arena. When the wisp lands at a location, it'll emit a green AoE around it. Players must go to that wisp and activate the Synergy prompt. This must be done three times for each phase. The third synergy activation will reveal the boss so that it may be attacked as normal.

Every additional hunting phase will result in more varied threats. Stampeding Indrik, frost AoEs, fire projectiles and a frost AOE that spawns on two random players and sticks on them.

Balorgh[edit]

There are two primary mechanics in this battle. Continually moving the fight between the shallow water and small islands, and overcoming a fog phase where the boss becomes enraged.

During the battle, Balorgh's ground slam that will cause poisonous spores to spawn on the three islands, which causes AoE damage and forces the group to move the fight into the water. Balorgh will later activate his lightning attack that will electrify the water, forcing the fight onto the islands. This back-and-forth positioning will persist throughout the fight.

Later in the battle, the arena will be covered in a dark swirling fog and a random player will receive a special AoE under their feet. This AoE mark makes them the primary target of the now-enraged Balorgh. A blue pillar of light will spawn somewhere in the arena a few seconds after the initial fog appears. The targeted player must kite the boss through the blue pillar of light in order to dissipate the fog and deactivate Balorgh's enraged mode.

During the fog phase, several wolves will spawn. The longer the fog phase lasts, the more wolves will spawn. Of note is that these wolves inflict a powerful and uncleansable snare which can severely slow players down and make it more difficult to reach the blue pillar of light.

Layout[edit]

Bloodscent Pass[edit]

The Wispwood[edit]

Sea Lurchers and Wispmothers reside here.

The Nightlands[edit]

You'll start fighting members of the Moon Hunter Pack here.

Books[edit]

A Boon for the Tribe by Lorhiel, Wood Elf Huntress — The diary of a Wood Elf tracker
An Unusual Hare by Maveld Bearfang — A hunter's thoughts on hunting indriks
Balorgh's Plan by Ronela
Concerning Balorgh by Ronela
Letter to Balorgh by Vykosa
The Glory of the Hunt by Wyress Strigidae
The Huntsman Prince by Hanu of the Zainab Tribe — Details on Hircine
The Indrik's Glade — Writing upon a tablet within the Hunting Grounds

Sets[edit]

Set Name	Bonuses	Location(s)	Set Type
Hanu's Compassion	2 items: Adds 3-129 Magicka Recovery 3 items: Adds 25-1096 Maximum Magicka 4 items: Adds 3-129 Magicka Recovery 5 items: Adds 45-1963 Maximum Magicka 5 items: When you resurrect an ally while in combat, both you and your ally gain Major Heroism for 15 seconds, granting 3 Ultimate every 1.5 seconds.	March of Sacrifices	Light Armor
Blood Moon	2 items: Adds 3-129 Weapon and Spell Damage 3 items: Adds 15-657 Critical Chance 4 items: Adds 15-657 Critical Chance 5 items: When you deal damage with a melee Light Attack, you gain a stack of Blood Scent for 8 seconds. When you gain 5 stacks, you become Frenzied for 5 seconds, increasing your melee Light Attack damage by 47-2050 and attack speed by 50%. This effect can occur every 15 seconds.	March of Sacrifices	Medium Armor
Haven of Ursus	2 items: Adds 28-1206 Maximum Health 3 items: Adds 4% Healing Taken 4 items: Adds 28-1206 Maximum Health 5 items: When you take damage while you are under 50% Health, summon Ursus's spirit for 6 seconds at a random group member. You or a group member can activate a synergy on Ursus to grant a shield that protects up to 6 group members within a 28 meter radius from 13967 damage for 6 seconds. This effect can occur once every 10 seconds.	March of Sacrifices	Heavy Armor
Balorgh	1 item: Adds 3-129 Weapon and Spell Damage 2 items: When you use an Ultimate ability, you gain Weapon and Spell Damage equal to the amount of total Ultimate consumed, and Physical and Spell Penetration equal to 23 times the amount for 12 seconds.	March of Sacrifices	Monster Helm Sets

Achievements[edit]

There are 20 achievements associated with this dungeon:

Achievement		Points	Description	Reward
	Wolfhunter Explorer	5	Enter either Moon Hunter Keep or March of Sacrifices for the first time.	Hat: Werewolf Hunter Hat
	Huntsman Style Master	50	Learn every chapter in the Huntsman style book, occasionally found as rewards for completing the March of Sacrifices dungeon.
Needed for March of Sacrifices Challenger
	March of Sacrifices Challenger	50	Complete the listed achievements for Veteran March of Sacrifices.	Personality: Beast
	March of Sacrifices Conqueror	10	Defeat the Wyrd Sisters, Aghaedh of the Solstice, Dagrund the Bulky, Tarcyr, and Balorgh in Veteran March of Sacrifices.	Title: Huntmaster Bust: Balorgh (page)
	Hircine's Champion	50	Defeat Balorgh after desecrating the Moon Hunter Pack's banner and driving him into a murderous rage in Veteran March of Sacrifices.	Title: Hircine's Champion
	Survival of the Fittest	50	Defeat all encounters in addition to the Wyrd Sisters, Aghaedh of the Solstice, Dagrund the Bulky, Tarcyr, and Balorgh in Veteran March of Sacrifices without suffering a group member death.
	Pure Instinct	50	Defeat all encounters in addition to the Wyrd Sisters, Aghaedh of the Solstice, Dagrund the Bulky, Tarcyr, and Balorgh in Veteran March of Sacrifices in under 30 minutes. Timer starts when players jump or teleport into Bloodscent Pass.
Normal
	March of Sacrifices Vanquisher	10	Defeat the Wyrd Sisters, Aghaedh of the Solstice, Dagrund the Bulky, Tarcyr, and Balorgh in March of Sacrifices.	Trophy: Balorgh (page)
	The Great Indrik Hunt	5	Complete all three Golden Indrik Hunts and gain their boons within March of Sacrifices.	Memento: Werewolf Behemoth Sigil
Veteran
	Wolfhunter Delver	50	Complete Veteran Moon Hunter Keep and Veteran March of Sacrifices.	Stalhrim Chrome
	Apex Predator	50	Defeat all encounters in addition to the Wyrd Sisters, Aghaedh of the Solstice, Dagrund the Bulky, Tarcyr, and Balorgh after desecrating the Moon Hunter Pack's Banner in Veteran March of Sacrifices within 30 minutes without suffering a group member death.
	Light on Your Feet	5	Defeat Dagrund the Bulky while always dodging his Upheaval ability in Veteran March of Sacrifices.
	Mist Walker	5	Defeat Tarcyr without the indrik teleporting any group members during its Shrouding Mist ability in Veteran March of Sacrifices.
	Seasonal Slaying	5	Defeat Aghaedh of the Solstice while making sure to defeat all of her Lurchers within their primary season in Veteran March of Sacrifices.
	Trick and Trap	5	Lead Balorgh into Tharas' Trap 10 times in March of Sacrifices.
	Veteran Bloodscent Slayer	10	Defeat 300 Bloodscent Guardians, Bloodscent Archers, Bloodscent Assassins, and Bloodscent Thundermauls in Veteran March of Sacrifices.
	Veteran Wispmother Slayer	10	Defeat 50 Wispmothers in Veteran March of Sacrifices.
	Stalwart Sisterhood	10	Defeat the Wyrd Sisters while preventing them from ever using their auras to augment each other in Veteran March of Sacrifices.
	Element of Surprise	10	Defeat Balorgh while avoiding both Lightning Water and Poison Plants in Veteran March of Sacrifices.
	Perfect Hunt	10	Defeat Balorgh after desecrating the Moon Hunter Pack's banner and without being hit by his Fire Remnant ability for the duration of the encounter in Veteran March of Sacrifices.