
The five quest types



Quests are a big part of the player-versus-environment side of Cabal Online: they hand out items and experience points as you hunt across Nevareth. The official game guide of 2010 sorted them into five groups.
| Type | What it is |
|---|---|
| Hidden quest | The simplest kind. Close to field quests but with little link to the main story; rewards are basic items and a fair amount of EXP. |
| Scenario quest | Tells the story of the game world step by step. |
| Field quest | Similar to hidden quests, but they prepare the way for a dungeon quest. |
| Dungeon quest | Harder than field quests and often tied to them; some are needed for rank-up tests. |
| Rank-up quest | Raises your battle style (class) rank by one and gives extra rewards. |
Rank-up quests and their rewards
A rank-up (class rank) quest comes every ten character levels. Finishing one raises your battle style level by one, increases its stats and unlocks new features. The table below follows the official 2010 list, which was the same for the six original classes apart from the names of their battle modes; it is shortened.
| Level | Main reward |
|---|---|
| 10 | Combo start skill |
| 20 | Aura mode skill |
| 30 | Battle Mode 1 |
| 40 | Right to create a guild, Amulet of Bless +1, buffs last 50% longer |
| 50 | Battle Mode 2 and a new skill |
| 80 | Buffs last 100% longer, Summon Astral Bike skill |
| 100 | Warehouse extension |
| 150 | Buffs last 200% longer, up to 9 buffs at once |
| 170 | The same buff skill can be active 3 times |
Finding quests
NPCs show a marker above their heads that changes with the state of a quest: before it starts, while it is in progress and when it can be handed in. When a new quest becomes available a New Quest icon appears, and clicking the icon shows a short description of the task.
Quest capsules
Some quests come from capsules dropped in fields and dungeons. The fan wiki splits them in two: the Minesta Training Book chapters, which reward Stain Clones used to craft Battle Mode 3 skill books, and normal capsule quests that pay EXP. Both tables are shortened.
| Training Book chapter | Level | Task | Stain Clones |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Basics of Patience | 130 | 145 Ectoflowers or 145 Mushids in Mutant Forest | 1 |
| 4. Basics of Battle | 130 | Defeat Balrog in Volcanic Citadel | 1 |
| 12. The Strategies of Battle | 145 | Defeat MF-03 Drei Frame in Maquinas Outpost | 5 |
| 25. Hero's Challenge | 155 | Defeat Attractive Opidia in Hazardous Valley (Easy) | 1 |
| 28. Fighter's Oath | 130 | Defeat Nualle in Panic Cave (Premium) | 5 |
| Normal capsule quest | Level | Dungeon | EXP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grudge of Red Land | 35-50 | Weakened Lake in Dusk | 2,300 |
| The Occupation of Mechanical Civilization | 48-60 | Weakened Ruina Station | 24,883 |
| Bloody Soul | 78+ | Lake in Dusk | 469,632 |
| The Longing of Chill | 95+ | Tower of the Dead B1F | 800,643 |
The story chain and the nation quest
At level 52 a character can take the quest for choosing a nation and join either Capella or Procyon, which opens the Nation War. The fan wiki's Nation Quest page lists the long scenario chain behind it: you first clear the first five quests of your starting area, then follow these story arcs in order.
| Story arc | Quests |
|---|---|
| The Truth About The Research Group | 10 |
| The Sage Tower | 1 |
| The Book of Apocalypse: Part 1 | 5 |
| The Secret Organization: Parts 1 and 2 | 7 + 7 |
| The Book of Apocalypse: Parts 2 and 3 | 5 + 10 |
| The Sword of the Guardian | 18 |
| The War | 7 |
| The Missing King | 20 |
| Cabal Vs. Cabal | 27 |
| War Clouds | 5 |
The last quest of the chain is called The Tower of Sages, Divide, matching the split of Nevareth into two nations told in The Story of Nevareth. For the nations themselves see Nations; for repeatable tasks see Daily Quests.
Sources
- Cabal Online Europe (official, archived 2010): Quest
- Cabal Wiki (fandom): Capsule Quests
- Cabal Wiki (fandom): Nation Quest
- Wikipedia: Cabal Online
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