EQ:Hotzones

Hot zones were introduced on April 28, 2004 and tend to change two or three times per year with no set time period. These zones offer an experience bonus higher than that of regular zones. Some of the latest sets also have extra loot added; this loot is obtainable even after the zones are no longer "hot."

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Tenatively the next set of Hot Zones
Current Hotzones (February 28, 2008) and Items added
October 30, 2007 to February 27, 2008
April 18, 2007 to October 30, 2007
December 5, 2006 to April 18, 2007
June 13, 2006 to December 5, 2006

Tenatively the next set of Hot Zones

To be implemented sometime after Living Legacy:

Level 20 Lake of Ill Omen
Level 25 The Feerrot
Level 30 Frontier Mountains
Level 35 Timorous Deep
Level 40 Lower Guk
Level 45 Wakening Lands
Level 50 Colbalt Scar
Level 55 Blackfeather Roost
Level 60 Plane of Storms
Level 65 Sunderock Springs
Level 70 Riftseeker's Sanctum

Current Hotzones (February 28, 2008) and Items added

Level 20 North/South Ro

Level 25 Solusek's Eye

Augment -- Corrupted Emerald Amulet
Melee Item -- Warforged Emerald Hoop
Caster Item -- Flamewrought Emerald Band

Level 30 Blightfire Moors

Augment -- Corrupted Opal Amulet
Melee Item -- Havoc Loop
Caster Item -- Loop of the Ravaged

Level 35 Stone Hive

Augment -- Corrupted Sapphire Amulet
Melee Item -- Carnage Cloak
Caster Item -- Drape of the Fray

Level 40 Dulak's Harbor

Augment -- Corrupted Citrine Amulet
Melee Item -- Skirmisher's Shoulderguards
Caster Item -- Epaulettes of the Onslaught

Level 45 Skyshrine

Augment -- Corrupted Ruby Amulet
Melee Item -- Circlet of the Struggle
Caster Item -- Manaforge Ringlet

Level 50 Akheva Ruins

Level 55 Crypt of Nadox

Augment -- Corrupted Peridot Amulet
Melee Item -- Zraxthril's Studded Earring
Caster Item -- Ringlet of the Fallen Spirit

Level 60 Riwwi, Coliseum of Games

Level 65 Torden, Bastion of Thunder

Augment -- Corrupted Blue Diamond Amulet
Melee Item -- Pauldrons of the Eternal Storm
Caster Item -- Blessing of Agnarr

Level 70 Ruins of Illsa

Augment -- Corrupted Netherstone Amulet
Melee Item -- Armistice Girdle
Caster Item -- Sash of Strife

Thanks to VWDiesel for the information in this thread here

October 30, 2007 to February 27, 2008

Here's a complete list of all the hotzone drops for the last set of hotzones. These are actually mini-quests that start whenever you loot an item. They revolve around Aiden Silverwing, who is in PoK near the Guild Hall zone-in.

The general idea is that he gives you a Silverwing Lockbox, in which you combine the Random Drop from one zone with the Shard Combine, which drops from the next higher hotzone. So, for each hotzone, VWDiesel has listed the random drop, the augmentation, the shard combine (which drops in the next higher hotzone), and the melee and caster items that result once you combine the shard and the random drop.

The last hotzone, Halls of Honor, randomly drops the melee or caster item, with no shard to combine. When you've completed all these quests for each hotzone, there is a final item you can make if you combine each of the hotzone melee or caster items in the Silverwing Lockbox. Those are listed at the bottom under "Final Combine".

Level 20 Castle Mistmoore

Augment -- Polished Crysolite
Random Drop -- Silverwing Loop

Level 25 Permafrost Keep

Augment -- Chunk of Amorphous Granite
Random -- Silverwing Circlet
Shard -- Glinting Shard, When combined with the Silverwing Loop makes

Melee Item -- Shiny Loop of the Silverwing
Caster Item -- Glinting Loop of the Silverwing

Level 30 Trakanon's Teeth

Augment -- Dull Diamondine
Random -- Silverwing Choker
Shard -- Radiant Shard, when combined with the Silverwing Circlet makes

Melee Item -- Shimmering Circlet of the Silverwing
Caster Item -- Radiant Band of the Silverwing

Level 35 Warsliks Wood

Augment -- Polished Anthracite
Random -- Silverwing Emblem
Shard -- Fiery Shard, when combined with the Silverwing Choker makes

Melee Item -- Blazing Choker of the Silverwing
Caster Item -- Scintillating Lavaliere of the Silverwing

Level 40 Dawnshroud Peaks

Augment -- Glinting Sunstone
Random -- Silverwing Shoulderpads
Shard -- Gleaming Shard, when combined with the Silverwing Emblem makes

Melee Item -- Gleaming Signet of the Silverwing
Caster Item -- Lustrous Insignia of the Silverwing

Level 45 Velketor's Labyrinth

Augment -- Frozen Spider Eye
Random -- Silverwing Cloak
Shard -- Shimmering Shard, when combined with the Silverwing Shoulderpads makes

Melee Item -- Shimmering Pauldrons of the Silverwing
Caster Item -- Radiant Shouderpads of the Silverwing

Level 50 The Deep

Augment -- Coagulated Darkness
Random -- Silverwing Faceguard
Shard -- Pearlescent Shard, when combined with the Silverwing Cloak makes

Melee Item -- Shimmerthread Cloak of the Silverwing
Caster Item -- Pearlthread Drape of the Silverwing

Level 55 Temple of Droga

Augment -- Fossilized Bone Shard
Random -- Silverwing Belt
Shard -- Polished Shard, when combined with the Silverwing Faceguard makes

Melee Item -- Polished Mask of the Silverwing
Caster Item -- Lustrous Visage of the Silverwing

Level 60 Nobles' Causeway

Augment -- Cracked Gem of Lucidity
Random -- Silverwing Band
Shard -- Scintillating Shard, when combined with the Silverwing belt makes

Melee Item -- Studded Girdle of the Silverwing
Caster Item -- Scintillating Sash of the Silverwing

Level 65 Halls of Honor

Augment -- Crest of Valor
Melee Item -- Gleaming Hoop of the Silverwing
Caster Item -- Glowing Hoop of the Silverwing
Shard Combine -- Glowing Shard, when combined with the Silverwing band makes

Melee Item -- Polished Band of the Silverwing
Caster Item -- Jewelled Band of the Silverwing

Final Combine, Combine all 9 items to get

Melee Item -- Auroral Crest of the Silverwing
Caster Item -- Luminescent Crest of the Silverwing

Thanks again to VWDiesel for the information.

April 18, 2007 to October 30, 2007

The hotzones all have special augs from specific mobs (click through to see which can drop them):

Level 20: Netherbian Lair

Augment -- Blood Red Stone of Loss

Level 25: Crypt of Dalnir

Augment -- Polished Green Softstone

Level 30: Crystal Caverns

Augment -- Blue Flecked Rock

Level 35: Iceclad Ocean

Augment -- Brittle Yellow Stone

Level 40: The Scarlet Desert

Augment -- Bluegreen Rock

Level 45: The Burning Woods

Augment -- Spotted Lava Rock

Level 50: Dranik's Scar

Augment -- Golden Shardstone

Level 55: Acrylia Caverns

Augment -- Heart of the Sky

Level 60: Dragon Necropolis

Augment -- Dingy Grey Stone

Level 65: Wall of Slaughter

Augment -- Polished Blue Softstone

All items (except augments) come from quests given by James the Watchmaker. These quests involve getting three gears and a sprocket from each zone that was hot during this time frame, and returning them to him. You do not need to have the quest before you get the turn-in items. Rewards vary by level.

December 5, 2006 to April 18, 2007

These hotzones all have special augs from Unmasked Changelings:

Additionally, each zone has 4 new NPC nameds that drop more level appropriate gear than the rest of the zone. I do not have a complete list of nameds and items, however, there is a nearly complete list here, at EvilGamer in this post.

Level 20: Kurn's Tower

Augment -- Minor Stone of Power

Level 25: Unrest

Augment -- Lesser Stone of Power

Level 30: Tower of Frozen Shadow

Augment -- Stone of Power

Level 35: Lower Guk

Augment -- Greater Stone of Power

Level 40: The Hole

Augment -- Minor Stone of Might

Level 45: Chardok

Augment -- Lesser Stone of Might

Level 50: Old Sebilis

Augment -- Stone of Might

Level 55: Grieg's End

Augment -- Greater Stone of Might

Level 60: Cazic Thule

Augment -- Stone of Greatness

Level 65: Splitpaw Lair

Augment -- Stone of Light

June 13, 2006 to December 5, 2006

These hotzones have minor(by todays standards) loot upgrades added with new mobs, and new global rare drops, however, they do not have any Augments that drop in these zones.

Level 20: Swamp of No Hope

Level 25: The Overthere

Level 30: Timorous Deep

Level 35: Emerald Jungle

Level 40: Dreadlands

Level 45: City of Mist

Level 50: Skyfire

Level 55: Karnor's Castle

Level 60: Veksar

This page was derived in large part from a thread found in one of our eq forums. The original thread can be found here.

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