Ashes of Creation Harbinger System Full Guide

The Harbinger system marks the dramatic return of the Ancients to Verra. These massive crashed vessels, scattered across the world thousands of years ago during the Apocalypse, are now awakening and spilling corruption everywhere. If you enjoy high-stakes open-world PvPvE with incredible rewards, this is the content you've been waiting for.

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What Exactly Is a Harbinger?

Harbingers are colossal rock-like structures that carried the Ancients (and their lords) from their dying world to Verra. Three currently exist on the Alpha-2 map:

Each Harbinger permanently surrounds itself with a lawless (full-loot PvP) zone the moment you step inside the influence radius.

Event Structure: Three Main Phases + Bonus Round

Rewards Worth Fighting For

Monsters inside the lawless zone drop:

• Corrupted gathering materials (lumber, ore, stone, etc.)

• Corrupted Excoria – upgrade reagent that “tars" normal gatherables into corrupted versions

• Purification reagents – turn corrupted materials into any normal gatherable of matching rarity

Bosses and elite packs also drop some of the current best gear in Alpha-2.

Inside the Narthexes: Pocket Dungeons & Blood Horde Chests

Each Harbinger contains three separate Narthexes (small instanced-like dungeons). Highlights:

• Extremely high mob density → perfect for fast farming

• One Blood Horde Chest per Narthex guarded by a 3–4★ boss

• Chest requires a 60-second channel

• The moment you start channeling you receive the Blood Mark (1-hour global non-combatant flag removal)

• Only one player can loot the chest — perfect setup for betrayal or enemy raid ambush

• Teleporters inside connect all three Narthexes for quick PvP hopping

• After 3 hours the entrances seal and lethal corruption gas fills the dungeons — get out or die

Why This Event Feels So Fresh

Intrepid is deliberately pushing the “dynamic, risky, player-driven" philosophy:

• Permanent lawless zone creates natural PvP hotspots

• Splitting your raid across three Narthexes is efficient but dangerous

• Blood Mark mechanic extends the fight beyond the event area

• Future plans include massive proper dungeons underneath each Harbinger (accessible via the same teleporters)

FAQs About the Harbinger System

Is the Harbinger event on a timer or always active?

Once the server reaches a certain progression threshold, all three Harbingers become permanently active. No daily reset — they're always there waiting.

Can a single guild lock down a Harbinger?

Technically yes, but the lawless zone and split Narthexes make it extremely hard. Expect constant contested farming and boss attempts.

What happens if I die with the Blood Mark active?

Normal death penalties apply plus full loot for corrupters. If you have the Blood Mark, you stay attackable anywhere for the full hour.

Are the Ancient Lords killable right now on Alpha-2?

As of the December 2025 PTR, organized raids are getting very close but no confirmed clean kill with full mechanics yet. Expect hotfixes and tuning before (and after) the 11 December live push.

Will there be more Harbingers later?

Intrepid has hinted at additional crashed vessels being discovered as the story progresses, especially during future chapters of the Ancients arc.

Is the loot from Blood Horde Chests BoP or tradeable?

Everything is fully tradeable. This is why guilds are already forming escort groups for the lucky channeler.

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