Dragon Response Mission
“Dragon minion incursions have thrown once-peaceful lands into chaos, and there's no predicting where the next attack will erupt.
Each chapter of The Icebrood Saga: Champions introduces new Dragon Response Missions, which can be tackled solo or in a group of up to five players. In these encounters, you'll head to invasion points to shore up defenses and protect the area from rampaging dragon minions. Work together with allied reinforcements to neutralize powerful dragon champions—the ultimate threat at the heart of the assaults.
Dragon Response Missions (DRM) are party-based instances for level 80 characters that were released with the episode Champions of The Icebrood Saga. They are accessed via the Ancient Gate in the Eye of the North. The latter serves as a lobby and has vendors accepting Tyrian Defense Seals, a currency earned in the Dragon Response Missions and Dragonstorm.
The missions contain story from Episode 5 of The Icebrood Saga, "Champions". Like story instances, Dragon Response Missions can be completed by a party of 1 to 5, and their difficulty scales to accommodate the number of players. Only the Champions episode of The Icebrood Saga must be unlocked in order to access and start the instances, and it is not required to own the previous Episodes. Completion of the story chapters is also not required as DRM are unlocked immediately upon purchase.
Mechanics[edit]
Dragon Response Missions allow both private and public instances, and are structured to have a pre-event, middle progression part, and the end boss encounter. They scale significantly based on the number of players present, meaning they are much more suited for solo play than most other similar instanced content.
Getting started[edit]
Public instances use automated matchmaking that lets players join during a pre-event. After its pre-event is done, the instance is locked and from that point functions similarly to a private instance (see below). A help from a random allied faction will be assigned at this point.
Private instances require a pre-organized party and function similarly to story or home instances, which means:
- Players can only use the LFG tool prior to starting the instance as party member slots are locked upon entering.
- Before starting, it is important to have all party members to be in the same Eye of the North instance. Players that are in a different instance will not get any invitation from the instance initiator.
- Only initiating player can cancel the mission start as they are technically considered to be the instance owner. This is useful to prevent starting the instance prior to all members accepting mission invitation.
- Other party members, non-initiators, can only accept or reject the mission invitation. If non-initiators reject, they will be left behind in the Eye of the North, while any accepting member will be launched into the mission instance. Players who joined the party later similarly will be unable to enter the mission.
- If a player was disconnected, they will be unable to rejoin the ongoing mission. The only way to let a such player in is for the entire group to leave the instance and restart it from the Eye of the North.
Private instances allow activating challenges for achievements (Champions category) and extra rewards by speaking with .png){kind=small}
Veadh at the start. Players can also enlist the support of a specific allied faction from .png){kind=small}
Meradh at the cost of 10 
Tyrian Defense Seals.
General mission structure[edit]
During the preparation phase, there are up to three tasks, one of which is always defeating a certain number of enemies in the area. Other tasks vary from building defenses and other structures to arming allies, running supplies, putting out fires, or saving locals by talking to them.
- Saving locals is done by talking to them, which will make them follow you until you reach their drop-off zone. Until you drop them off they will not count for progressing that task. These NPCs cannot be killed and will follow you on any mount.
- Progressing any task will contribute to the stability progress bar. Any task completed will grant a
Morale Boost for the rest of the mission. - Once the stability progress bar fills up, the mission is immediately progressed towards the middle part.
For the middle part, complete the task given, usually either a defense event of a certain area from 5 waves of enemies, escorting the NPCs to the boss location, or a combination of both.
The final part of each mission is a boss fight. Each boss has its own mechanics – see individual mission pages for details. 
Potion of Destroyer Slaying and 
Potion of Ice Brood Slaying are usable and provide their bonuses inside the corresponding Dragon Response Missions.
Achievements and challenges[edit]
Completing the mission with a challenge activated and an eligible Allied Faction either randomised or recruited from Meradh awards progress to the mission's respective 
Tide Turner achievement. Some available factions will not be part of the achievement.
- Note: Meradh will only be available at the beginning of a private instance. Public instances will have an allied faction randomly assigned, but challenges are not available.
- If you do not recruit a specific allied faction for 10 Tyrian Defense Seals, you will be randomly assigned an allied faction to help you.
Challenges may be selected from Veadh while the preparation pre-event is ongoing, and will activate as soon as the phase completes.
- Recalling Vigil Strike Teams adds a timer of around 18 minutes after completing the initial tasks, with the mission failing if it reaches zero.
- Recalling Order of Whispers Infiltrators gives all non-boss enemies the
Challenging effect, which buffs their health and damage. They also gain 
Swiftness for 15 seconds upon spawning and are buffed with 
Fury and 20 stacks of 
Might for 20 seconds every 10 seconds, and are granted 
Aegis and 3 stacks of 
Stability for 10 seconds upon entering combat with them. - Recalling Priory Enchanters gives Dragon Champions (boss enemies) the Challenging effect, which buffs their health and damage.
- Activating all 3 challenges and completing the mission awards progress for the respective Top Dragon Responder achievement.
List of Dragon Response Missions[edit]
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Daily[edit]
Every four days, during the Champions part of the daily The Icebrood Saga rotation, three Dragon Response Missions, one from each of the first three chapters of the Champions episode, will have achievements counting towards daily progress.
| Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Next time daily starting | |
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| 1 | Brisban Wildlands | Snowden Drifts | Bloodtide Coast | 10 Jun 00:00 UTC+00:00 |
| 2 | Metrica Province | Fields of Ruin | Fireheart Rise | 14 Jun 00:00 UTC+00:00 |
| 3 | Gendarran Fields | Thunderhead Peaks | Caledon Forest | 18 Jun 00:00 UTC+00:00 |
| 4 | Brisban Wildlands | Lake Doric | Fireheart Rise | 22 Jun 00:00 UTC+00:00 |
| 5 | Metrica Province | Snowden Drifts | Caledon Forest | 26 Jun 00:00 UTC+00:00 |
| 6 | Gendarran Fields | Lake Doric | Bloodtide Coast | 30 Jun 00:00 UTC+00:00 |
| 7 | Brisban Wildlands | Fields of Ruin | Caledon Forest | 4 Jul 00:00 UTC+00:00 |
| 8 | Metrica Province | Thunderhead Peaks | Bloodtide Coast | 8 Jul 00:00 UTC+00:00 |
| 9 | Gendarran Fields | Lake Doric | Fireheart Rise | 6 Jun 00:00 UTC+00:00 |
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Rewards[edit]
Completing a mission offers the following rewards:
- One bouncy chest on first daily completion:
Scrap of Icebrood Saga Mastery (guaranteed) (2)
Tyrian Defense Seal (guaranteed) (10)- 1,000
- Depending on the amount of challenges completed, one of these rank chests (only one rank chest is received for each completed mission):
- These chests can be acquired multiple times per day per character.
- Bronze Rank Chest (0/3 challenges)
- Silver Rank Chest (1/3 challenges)
- Gold Rank Chest (2-3/3 challenges)
- These chests can be acquired multiple times per day per character.
Note: challenges can only be completed in private instances by talking to Veadh. You cannot complete challenges in a public instance.
The rank chests above are one of the primary acquisition sources for the following rare rewards:
Berserker's Volcanic Stormcaller Axe
Assassin's Volcanic Stormcaller Dagger
Cleric's Volcanic Stormcaller Focus
Berserker's Volcanic Stormcaller Greatsword
Knight's Volcanic Stormcaller Hammer
Berserker's Volcanic Stormcaller Longbow
Knight's Volcanic Stormcaller Mace
Assassin's Volcanic Stormcaller Pistol
Knight's Volcanic Stormcaller Rifle
Cleric's Volcanic Stormcaller Scepter
Knight's Volcanic Stormcaller Shield
Assassin's Volcanic Stormcaller Short Bow
Cleric's Volcanic Stormcaller Staff
Assassin's Volcanic Stormcaller Sword
Cleric's Volcanic Stormcaller Torch
Berserker's Volcanic Stormcaller Warhorn
Unfinished weapons[edit]
- To craft an unfinished weapon, you need to purchase its recipe from Tactician Erlandson in Eye of the North.
- To create a Crimson Dragon Slayer or an Azure Dragon Slayer from the unfinished weapon, use the unfinished weapon during the final fight and then use the special skill Dragon Forger on the champion while their Defiance bar is broken.
- Crimson weapons require a champion of Primordus and the related unfinished weapon item:
- Azure weapons require a champion of Jormag and the related unfinished weapon item:
- Crimson weapons require a champion of
List of Ally Factions[edit]
| Name | Effect | Event | Advantage | Shining Champion mastery addition |
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| Asura |  Ally Support: Asura
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| Crystal Bloom |
Ally Support: Crystal Bloom
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| Deldrimor Dwarves |
Ally Support: Deldrimor Dwarves
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| Ebon Vanguard |
Ally Support: Ebon Vanguard
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| Exalted | Ally Support: Exalted
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| Flame Legion |
Ally Support: Flame Legion
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| Kodan | Ally Support: Kodan
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| Norn | Ally Support: Norn
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| Olmakhan | Ally Support: Olmakhan
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| Seraph | Ally Support: Seraph
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| Skritt | Ally Support: Skritt
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| Sylvari | Ally Support: Sylvari
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| Tengu | Ally Support: Tengu
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Related achievements[edit]
- Daily Icebrood Saga: Daily Dragon Responder — Complete any Dragon Response Missions. (0
) - Champions: Dragon Response Initiate — Complete 10 Dragon Response Missions. (2)
- Champions: Dragon Response Adept — Complete 20 Dragon Response Missions. (4)
- Champions: Dragon Response Expert — Complete 30 Dragon Response Missions. (6
) - Champions: Dragon Response Master — Complete 40 Dragon Response Missions. (8)
Marshaling the Crystal Bloom: Daily Crystal Bloom Missions — Complete 3 Dragon Response Missions. (0) (Historical)- Marshaling the Ebon Vanguard: Daily Ebon Vanguard Missions — Complete 3 Dragon Response Missions. (0) (Historical)
- Marshaling the Deldrimor Dwarves: Daily Deldrimor Missions — Complete 3 Dragon Response Missions. (0) (Historical)
- Marshaling the Exalted: Daily: Exalted Missions — Complete 3 Dragon Response Missions. (0) (Historical)
- Marshaling the Tengu: Daily: Tengu Missions — Complete 3 Dragon Response Missions. (0) (Historical)
- Marshaling the Olmakhan: Daily: Olmakhan Missions — Complete 3 Dragon Response Missions. (0) (Historical)
- Marshaling the Skritt: Daily: Skritt Missions — Complete 3 Dragon Response Missions. (0) (Historical)
- Marshaling the Kodan: Daily: Kodan Missions — Complete 3 Dragon Response Missions. (0) (Historical)
Notes[edit]
- Prior to the January 14, 2025 game update, there was a 5-minute timer in the preparation phase instead of the stability progress bar, and the numbers of each task in the phase were significantly higher.
