The Highblock Halls is the ninth location in Minecraft Dungeons. It grants access to the secret mission Underhalls, which is possible to find at the end of the starting hallway below some stairs. It is unlocked after the hero beats Fiery Forge and Desert Temple.
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The Highblock Castle is the abode of the Arch-Illager. This mission takes place in the main halls of the formidable Highblock Keep, acting as a final refuge for the Arch-Illager. The halls are full of Arch-Illager statues riding dragons, fine furnishings, and decorative windows. There are symbols of the diminutive despot, the Arch-Illager's reign of terror hanging from the walls.
The keep is highly protected by the Arch-Illager's royal guard, who are strong and loyal. The castle is full of all variants of Illager except geomancers, iceologers, mountaineers, and illusioners. They range from lowly pillagers and vindicators to the heavily armored royal guards. There are also wraiths that lie around in the hall causing infernos with their soul fire.
Highblock Keep is filled to the brim with plush rugs, luxurious chandeliers, and all manners of delicious food as the illagers are having a party. This gives the heroes an opportunity to spoil the illager's plans. Somewhere in the middle of the mission, the heroes find a small open-air courtyard crawling with zombies, skeletons, creepers, and spiders. The enchantsmith can be found and rescued close to the gold gate. The key golem is needed in order to unlock the gate that leads back into the halls. There is a well on one side of the courtyard which has a shortcut to the area but always spawns an evoker miniboss that leads to where the hero destroys the buffet.
After entering the halls, there are vindicator chefs near the buffet tables. Destroying one of the several buffet tables prevents the Illagers from regaining their strength. Other than that, the heroes are also rewarded with a cascade of Emeralds each time they destroy one. Once the heroes arrive at the grand throne, the Arch-Illager appears, and the heroes try to confront him. But the Arch-Illager decides he's not ready for a confrontation from the heroes, so he summons more mobs with a snap, then flees.
After the hero defeats all the waves, a hallway behind the grand throne appears and leads onward into the Obsidian Pinnacle, where the hero continues to pursue the Arch-Illager.
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Appearance[]
The Highblock Halls is a large castle built by the Arch-Illager's army upon a lone mountain covered in storm clouds. Within its interior, many of the hallways are seen decorated with suits of armor, banners, various fancy furniture, and other adornments such as chandeliers and rugs. The castle also contains a library, a large courtyard area full of undead mobs and some market stalls. There is also a dining room and kitchen where vindicator chefs cook meals, and a large throne room where the Arch-Illager resides with a large door leading directly to the roof of the castle. Illagers patrol the entire castle, and statues can be seen throughout the level. Shields are hung up on some walls, with swords sometimes crossing them. It is one of the few places where royal guards can naturally spawn.
Objectives[]
Crash the party
- Reach the throne room
- Destroy the buffet (4)
- Destroy the buffet (8)
- Destroy the buffet (4)
- Reach the throne room
- Confront the Arch-illager
- Defeat the guards
- Pursue the Arch-illager
Mobs[]
Native[]
| Mob | Difficulty | |||
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| Ancient Hunt | Default | Adventure | Apocalypse | |
| Passive | ||||
| Diamond Key Golem | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Key Golem | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Piggy Bank | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Non-attackable | ||||
| Enchantsmith | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hostile | ||||
| Creeper | No | Outside[note 1] | Outside[note 1] | Outside[note 1] |
| Enchanter | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pillager | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Royal Guard | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Skeleton | Yes | Outside[note 1] | Outside[note 1] | Outside[note 1] |
| Slime | No | Outside[note 1] | Outside[note 1] | Outside[note 1] |
| Spider | No | Outside[note 1] | Outside[note 1] | Outside[note 1] |
| Vex | No | Summoned[note 2] | Summoned[note 2] | Summoned[note 2] |
| Vindicator | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Vindicator Chef | No | In kitchen[note 3] | In kitchen[note 3] | In kitchen[note 3] |
| Watchling | No | Summoned, DLC[note 4] | Summoned, DLC[note 4] | Summoned, DLC[note 4] |
| Wraith | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Zombie | No | Outside[note 1] | Outside[note 1] | Outside[note 1] |
| Powerful | ||||
| Enderman | No | No | No | Sometimes |
| Endersent | No | DLC[note 5] | DLC[note 5] | DLC[note 5] |
| Evoker | No | Yes[note 6] | Sometimes[note 6] | Sometimes[note 6] |
| Raid Captain | No | Yes[note 7] | Yes[note 7] | Yes[note 7] |
| Redstone Golem | No | No | Sometimes | Sometimes |
| Skeleton Horseman | No | No | No | Sometimes[note 8] |
| Special | ||||
| Barrage | Yes | No | No | No |
| Ravenous Eye | No | DLC | DLC | DLC |
| Vigilant Scoundrel | Yes | No | No | No |
| Ambient | ||||
| Pig | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Only appears outside and in the underground well
- ↑ a b c Summoned by evoker
- ↑ a b c Spawns only in the kitchen
- ↑ a b c Summoned by endersent and by the ravenous eye
- ↑ a b c Spawns during play throughs after the ravenous eye is defeated
- ↑ a b c Summons evoker fangs
- ↑ a b c Spawns only if the mission have already been completed once
- ↑ Skeleton horses spawn as its mount
Items[]
| Item | Difficulty | ||
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| Default | Adventure | Apocalypse | |
| Armor | |||
| Guard's Armor | No | No | Yes |
| Soul Robe | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Artifacts | |||
| Death Cap Mushroom | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Fireworks Arrow | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Light Feather | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Love Medallion | No | Yes | Yes |
| Melee Gear | |||
| Axe | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mace | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Rapier | Daily Trials Only | Daily Trials Only | Daily Trials Only |
| Ranged Gear | |||
| Power Bow | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Rapid Crossbow | No | Yes | Yes |
| Scatter Crossbow | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Achievements[]
| Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) | Gamerscore earned | Trophy type (PS) |
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| High and Dry | Complete Desert Temple, Fiery Forge and Highblock Halls. | — | 80G | Gold |
History[]
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| November 11, 2021 | Vindicator chefs were featured in a twitter post defending an illager party.[1] | ||||
Trivia[]
- Highblock halls is an indoor part of a set of missions known as "Highblock Castle". It was originally known as the "Highblock Keep".
- The shortcut leading to the buffet tables is similar to the slimy sewers, a cut mission where the hero infiltrates the castle through its sewer system.
Gallery[]
A zoomed out image of one of the procedurally generated maps.
A bird's eye view of Highblock Halls.
Buffet tables.
Ducks within Archie's bathtub.
![A bathtub within Archie's hidden personal chambers.[2]](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/5/5a/Highblock_bathtub.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20211111163801)
References[]
- ↑ "What do you call a hero who crashes an illager party and smashes all their food? Leave your best puns below, and we’ll pick our three farcical favorites!" – @dungeonsgame on X, November 11, 2021
- ↑ "After a long day of pursuing Archie and the Orb, what a better way to relax than a nice bath? Have you found this new cozy spot in Dungeons yet? ;)#MinecraftDungeons" – @PremsterL on X, August 5, 2021