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== Overview ==
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Introduced with [[The Lord of the Rings Online: Before the Shadow|Before the Shadow]], '''Delvings''' are a way to optionally increase the difficulty of certain [[Missions]] and [[World Instance]]s in order to earn rewards and gear roughly equivalent to tier 3 [[raids]]. Delvings can be run with one or two people, the same as regular missions, and are currently only available to characters at their server's [[Level Cap]] ({{Level Cap}} on non-Legendary servers, {{Level Cap|server=Treebeard}} on Treebeard, and {{Level Cap|server=Angmar}} on Angmar + Mordor). Access to the missions that have Delvings enabled previously required the Before the Shadow expansion, however that expansion is now enabled for all players at no cost.<br>
* As of [[Update 35 - Wednesday March 22, 2023|Update 35]], [[The Library at Tham Mírdain]] and [[The School at Tham Mírdain]] also have Delvings enabled.
* As of [[Update 36 - Wednesday May 31, 2023|Update 36]], The [[Annúminas]] instances [[Glinghant]], [[Haudh Valandil]], and the [[Great Barrow]]s instances [[Sambrog]], [[Great Barrow: Thadúr|Thadúr]] and [[Great Barrow: The Maze|The Maze]] also have Delvings enabled.
* As of [[Update 38.0.1 Wednesday November 15, 2023|Update 38]], the minimum level to run Delvings on non-Legendary servers was raised to 150 due to the level cap increase.
* As of [[Update 38.1 - Wednesday December 6, 2023|Update 38.1]], Delvings are enabled in most [[Umbar]] [[Missions#Umbar Missions|missions]].
* As of [[Update 39 - Wednesday March 13, 2024|Update 39]], most of the [[Missions#War_of_Three_Peaks_Missions|missions]] available in the [[Elderslade]] are now available as Delvings. Also Epic Malices have been added to Delvings.
* As of [[Update 42 - Wednesday November 6, 2024|Update 42]], most of the new [[Missions#Ikorbân_Valley_Missions|missions]] in the [[Valley of Ikorbân]] are available as Delvings.

=== Starting Out ===
At level cap, a letter will be sent with a [[item:Unnerving Zircon|strange gem]] attached. This gem will start a [[Quest:What Lies Within...|quest]] that directs you to a mission-giver. Any of the mission-givers in [[Swanfleet]] or [[Cardolan]] advance this quest. You will be given a {{Reward|Delving Zircon}}, used to change the difficulty of a Delving to tiers 1, 2, or 3.

=== Advancing Tiers ===
[[File:Delving Stone.jpg|200px|thumb|Delving Stone at the start of a Mission.]]
There are twelve tiers of Delvings available, each more difficult than the last. To activate a Delving in a mission, locate the [[Delving Stone]] near the entrance to the mission and interact with it. Choose the quest that corresponds to your desired Delving tier and accept it. Ten of these delving quests can be completed each day, no matter the tier. Once you have accepted the quest, interact with the Delving Stone again to place the correct Delving gem in the stone and activate the Delving. Complete the mission as normal, and ''do not'' leave the instance until you have located the Scout and the Delving quest has advanced to Objective 4: Speak with the mission giver. Leaving the instance at any point before this will fail the Delving quest and reset the mission to base difficulty.

Successfully completing and turning in a Delving quest will reward a Delving gem, one of the same tier and, on tiers 3, 6, and 9, one for the next tier. Leaving the instance early will fail the Delving quest and you will have to try again.

Skipping ahead through tiers is possible. Higher tier Delving gems can be bartered from a [[Delving Quartermaster]] for bags of coins purchased from the Delving Quartermaster.

== Tiers ==
Delving tiers become progressively more difficult. Higher tiers inflict passive [[Hope and Dread|Dread]], have more dangerous Malices active (see below), and give mobs more powerful bonuses through Delving Strength, up to a maximum of +1000% at tier 12.

:{{:Delving Strength|mode=imlink}}

{| class="altRowsPad"
! Delving Tier
! Gem Required
! [[Hope and Dread|Dread]]
! Active Malices
! Delving Strength (Morale)
! Delving Strength (Damage)
! colspan=2 | Rewards
|-
| [[Quest:Tier 01: Delving Zircon|Tier 1]] || {{Reward|Delving Zircon}} || +0 || 1 || +20% || +120% || {{Reward|Tier 1 Delving Chest}} || {{Reward|Delving Writ|10}}
|-
| [[Quest:Tier 02: Delving Zircon|Tier 2]] || {{Reward|Delving Zircon}} || +1 || 1, 2 || +40% || +140% || {{Reward|Tier 2 Delving Chest}} || {{Reward|Delving Writ|10}}
|-
| [[Quest:Tier 03: Delving Zircon|Tier 3]] || {{Reward|Delving Zircon}} || +2 || 1, 2, 3 || +60% || +160% || {{Reward|Tier 3 Delving Chest}} || {{Reward|Delving Writ|10}}
|-
| [[Quest:Tier 04: Delving Garnet|Tier 4]] || {{Reward|Delving Garnet}} || +2 || 1, 2, 3, 4 || +100% || +200% || {{Reward|Tier 4 Delving Chest}} || {{Reward|Delving Writ|20}}
|-
| [[Quest:Tier 05: Delving Garnet|Tier 5]] || {{Reward|Delving Garnet}} || +3 || 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 || +120% || +225% || {{Reward|Tier 5 Delving Chest}} || {{Reward|Delving Writ|20}}
|-
| [[Quest:Tier 06: Delving Garnet|Tier 6]] || {{Reward|Delving Garnet}} || +3 || 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 || +140% || +250% || {{Reward|Tier 6 Delving Chest}} || {{Reward|Delving Writ|20}}
|-
| [[Quest:Tier 07: Delving Emerald|Tier 7]] || {{Reward|Delving Emerald}} || +4 || 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 || +180% || +300% || {{Reward|Tier 7 Delving Chest}} || {{Reward|Delving Writ|30}}
|-
| [[Quest:Tier 08: Delving Emerald|Tier 8]] || {{Reward|Delving Emerald}} || +4 || 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 || +250% || +450% || {{Reward|Tier 8 Delving Chest}} || {{Reward|Delving Writ|30}}
|-
| [[Quest:Tier 09: Delving Emerald|Tier 9]] || {{Reward|Delving Emerald}} || +5 || 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 || +320% || +600% || {{Reward|Tier 9 Delving Chest}} || {{Reward|Delving Writ|30}}
|- 
| [[Quest:Tier 10: Delving Amethyst|Tier 10]] || {{Reward|Delving Amethyst}} || +5 || 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 || +390% || +800% || {{Reward|Tier 10 Delving Chest}} || {{Reward|Delving Writ|40}} 
|- 
| [[Quest:Tier 11: Delving Amethyst|Tier 11]] || {{Reward|Delving Amethyst}} || +6 || 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 || +450% || +900% || {{Reward|Tier 11 Delving Chest}} || {{Reward|Delving Writ|45}}
|- 
| [[Quest:Tier 12: Delving Amethyst|Tier 12]] || {{Reward|Delving Amethyst}} || +6 || 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, <!-- no 11 --> 12 || +500% || +1000% || {{Reward|Tier 12 Delving Chest}} || {{Reward|Delving Writ|50}}
|}

== Malices ==
Malices are various buffs and extra mechanics present in Delvings, which are organized by type. There will be a maximum of five Malices present in most Delvings, limited by one per type. Tier 10 has six active Malices, and tier 12 has seven. Malices will rotate daily, consisting of six different sets, denoted with numbers.

See the following table with possible variants per tier and Malice types:
{| class="altRowsPad"
! width=3%  | Tier 
! width=10% | Malice Type
! width=10% | <span data-rotation="1/6">Variant 1</span>
! width=10% | <span data-rotation="2/6">Variant 2</span>
! width=10% | <span data-rotation="3/6">Variant 3</span>
! width=10% | <span data-rotation="4/6">Variant 4</span>
! width=10% | <span data-rotation="5/6">Variant 5</span>
! width=10% | <span data-rotation="6/6">Variant 6</span>
|-
!height=60px|Tier 1
!class='malice-cell malice-environmental'|Environmental
|class='malice-cell malice-environmental'|{{:Hampering Miasma|mode=imlink}}  
|class='malice-cell malice-environmental'|{{:Fire-storm|mode=imlink}} 
|class='malice-cell malice-environmental'|{{:Diseased Cloud|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-environmental'|{{:Poison Puddles|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-environmental'|{{:Diseased Cloud|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-environmental'|{{:Slime Puddles|mode=imlink}}
|-
!height=60px|Tier 2
!class='malice-cell malice-ondeath'|On Death
|class='malice-cell malice-ondeath'|{{:Atrophy|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-ondeath'|{{:Festering Wound (Effect2)|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-ondeath'|{{:Explosive Devastation|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-player'|{{:Daunting Disease|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-player'|{{:Stab At Thee|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-ondeath'|{{:Instilled Panic|mode=imlink}}
|-
!height=60px|Tier 3
!class='malice-cell malice-monster'|Monster Affecting
|class='malice-cell malice-monster'|{{:Sauron's Touch|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-monster'|{{:For the Warleader|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-monster'|{{:Fear of Death (Effect)|mode=imlink}} 
|class='malice-cell malice-monster'|{{:Variant 4 - Malice 3|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-ondeath'|{{:Health Poultices|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-monster'|{{:Glory in Pain|mode=imlink}}
|-
!height=60px|Tier 4
!class='malice-cell malice-adaptive'|Adaptive & Reactive
|class='malice-cell malice-adaptive'|{{:Clutch of Flies|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-adaptive'|{{:Sauron's Defence|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-adaptive'|{{:Blood Rage High|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-adaptive'|{{:High on Life|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-adaptive'|{{:Thick Hide (Effect)|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-adaptive'|{{:Physical Adaptation: Melee|mode=imlink}}
|-
!height=60px|Tier 5
!class='malice-cell malice-epic'|Epic Monster Skills
|class='malice-cell malice-epic'|{{:A Thousand Cuts|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-epic'|{{:Sauron's Ire|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-epic'|{{:Variant 3 - Malice 5|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-epic'|{{:Sauron's Word|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-epic'|{{:Variant 5 - Malice 5|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-epic'|{{:Sauron's Wrath|mode=imlink}}
|-
!height=60px|Tier 6
!class='malice-cell malice-environmental'|Environmental
|class='malice-cell malice-environmental'|{{:Debilitating Miasma|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-environmental'|{{:Fire-storm|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-environmental'|{{:Diseased Cloud II|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-environmental'|{{:Poison Puddles|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-environmental'|{{:Encroaching Shadow|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-environmental'|{{:Slime Puddles|mode=imlink}}
|-
!height=60px|Tier 7
!class='malice-cell malice-player'|Player Affecting Skills
|class='malice-cell malice-player'|{{:True Face of Fear|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-player'|{{:Creeping Doom|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-player'|{{:Explosive Devastation|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-player'|{{:Virulent Poison (Effect)|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-player'|{{:Lingering Fear|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-ondeath'|{{:Infested!|mode=imlink}}
|-
!height=60px|Tier 8
!class='malice-cell malice-monster'|Monster Affecting
|class='malice-cell malice-monster'|{{:Glass Cannon|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-monster'|{{:Sauron's Shroud|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-monster'|{{:Deadly at Range|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-monster'|{{:Sauron's Lash|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-monster'|{{:Melee Mastery|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-monster'|{{:Tactical Mastery (Effect)|mode=imlink}}
|-
!height=60px|Tier 9
!class='malice-cell malice-adaptive'|Epic
|class='malice-cell malice-adaptive'|{{:Epic Fervour|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-adaptive'|{{:Orc Tunnels|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-adaptive'|{{:Epic Tempest|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-adaptive'|{{:Orc Tunnels|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-adaptive'|{{:Epic Fervour|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-adaptive'|{{:Epic Tempest|mode=imlink}}
|-
!height=60px|Tier 10
!class='malice-cell malice-hotspot'|Cursed Hotspots
|class='malice-cell malice-hotspot'|{{:Twisted Armour|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-hotspot'|{{:Twisted Growth|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-hotspot'|{{:Twisted Flesh|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-hotspot'|{{:Twisted Growth|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-hotspot'|{{:Twisted Armour|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-hotspot'|{{:Twisted Flesh|mode=imlink}}
|-
!height=60px|Tier 11
!class='malice-cell malice-adaptive'|Adaptive & Reactive
|class='malice-cell malice-adaptive'|{{:Clutch of Flies|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-adaptive'|{{:Sauron's Defence|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-adaptive'|{{:Blood Rage High|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-adaptive'|{{:High on Life|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-adaptive'|{{:Sauron's Eye|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-adaptive'|{{:Physical Adaptation: Melee|mode=imlink}}
|-
!height=60px|Tier 12
!class='malice-cell malice-ondeath'|On Death Genesis Effect
|class='malice-cell malice-ondeath'|{{:Variant 1 - Malice 12|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-ondeath'|{{:Pestilent Discharge|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-ondeath'|{{:Variant 3 - Malice 12|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-ondeath'|{{:Variant 4 - Malice 12|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-ondeath'|{{:Pestilent Discharge|mode=imlink}}
|class='malice-cell malice-ondeath'|{{:Variant 6 - Malice 12|mode=imlink}}
|-
|}

With [[Update 35 - Wednesday March 22, 2023|U35]] new Malices were introduced that give you the ability to counter their effects:
*'''Epic Monster Skills''' (Tier 5)
:These are powerful but slow induction enemy Malice skills. Only one attacking enemy will be able to use these skills over the Malice skill's cooldown, that enemy will glow, and you can interrupt its induction. If you don't, the skill will complete!
*'''Cursed Hotspots''' (Tier 10)
:These hotspots are cast by enemies on themselves to heal, do more damage, and get other benefits. You will need to move the enemy from its location to lose the effect.

With [[Update 39 - Wednesday March 13, 2024|U39]] Epic Malices have been added to Delvings. These are Malices that affect you or the space itself:
*'''Epic Fervour''' (Tier 9)
:Your Fervour and intensity grows with each enemy defeated. For each enemy defeated, gain a stacking damage buff. Buff stacks up to 10 times.
*'''Epic Tempest''' (Tier 9)
:Storm clouds form in the space, spawning every 2 minutes and roiling through the space for 60 seconds. There are 4 possible storms: Storm of Fire, which does fire damage to you and enemies; Storm of Lightning, which does lightning damage to you and enemies, Storm of Healing, which heals you and enemies, and Storm of Protection, which grants an Armour buff to you and enemies.
*'''Orc Tunnels''' (Tier 9)
:Orcs and goblins are digging under your feet! Orc tunnels will pop up in the space every 90 seconds. One tunnel will spawn per player. Destroy the tunnel or it will spawn a random Delving orc or goblin every 30 seconds!

== Rewards ==
Delving quests reward {{Reward|Delving Writ}}s and chests of random rewards. Delving Writs can be used in barters with the [[Delving Quartermaster]]. Delving chests have a chance to drop bundles of crafting materials, equipment that can be worn or disenchanted, character boosts, and more. Higher tier chests are more likely to drop better rewards. Delving chests have a 1 hour expiration delay and are automatically destroyed if they're not opened before the hour is over. There are also several deeds that reward titles, Delving Writs, and [[Virtue Experience]].

=== Barter ===
{{:Delving Quartermaster}}

=== Armour drops ===
Armour obtained from chests:
{{:Uncommon Delver's Armour}}
{{:Rare Delver's Armour}}
{{:Incomparable Delver's Armour}}

=== Possible Chest Content ===
Upon opening delving chests, depending on the completed tier
{{Lootbox | General Items
|Item:Bound Black Steel Key
|Item:Delving Box of Housing Items
|Item:Delving Edhelharn Token
|Item:Delving Legendary Item Experience Accelerator
|Item:Delvings Stat Tome Box
|Item:Delving Tome of Enhanced XP Supply
|Item:Extraordinary Delving Chest
|Item:Journey to the Tracery Archives in Rivendell
|Item:Sea-farer's Flickering Essence Box
|Item:Small Reputation Acceleration Tome
|Item:Unarmoured Training Dummy Stand
|Item:Universal Delving Morale Potion
|Item:Universal Delving Power Potion
}}
{{Lootbox | Barter Items
|Item:Delving Writ 
|Item:Embers of Enchantment
|Item:Figments of Splendour
|Item:Motes of Enchantment
}}
{{Lootbox | Crafting Items
|Item:Delving Box of Clothing Dye
|Item:Delving Box of Crafting Gems
|Item:Delving Box of Crafting Hides
|Item:Delving Box of Crafting Ore
|Item:Delving Box of Crafting Wood
|Item:Delving Scholar's Crafting Box
|Item:Red Sea-stone
|Item:Rare Crafting Component selection box
|Item:Universal Optional Crafting Ingredient
|Item:Universal Solvent
}}
{{Lootbox | Legendary Items
|Item:Decorated Coffer of Ancient Script
|Item:Embellished Coffer of Ancient Script
|Item:Sealed Tracery, Incomparable
|Item:Sealed Tracery, Legendary
|Item:Tracery Token, Incomparable
|Item:Tracery Token, Legendary
}}

== Deeds ==
<categorytree depth="0" hideprefix="always" showcount="on">Delving Deeds</categorytree>

== Quests ==
For more detail, see [[Missions#Before_the_Shadow_Missions|Mission: Before the Shadow Quests]], [[Missions#Umbar_Missions|Mission: Umbar Quests]] or  [[Missions#Umbar_Missions|Mission: War of Three Peaks Quests]]
<categorytree depth="0" hideprefix="always" showcount="on">Mission: Before the Shadow Quests</categorytree>
<categorytree depth="0" hideprefix="always" showcount="on">Mission: Umbar Quests</categorytree>
<categorytree depth="0" hideprefix="always" showcount="on">Mission: War of Three Peaks Quests</categorytree>
<categorytree depth="0" hideprefix="always" showcount="on">Mission: Ikorbân Valley Quests</categorytree>

For more detail, see [[:Category:Delving Quests|Delving Quests]]
{{:Category:Delving Quests}}

== Titles ==
<categorytree depth="0" hideprefix="always" showcount="on">Delving Titles</categorytree>

== See Also ==
* [https://www.lotro.com/guides/lotro-guide-to-delvings-en LOTRO's Guide to Delvings]

[[Category:Delvings|*]]