Lineage Piece Cid's Castle: Key Farm, Quest & Dungeon Drops
Step 1: Cid’s Quest
Cid stands in Dawnwind Village and charges 150K coins & 600 gems to start. Two objectives:
- Find 2 Crowbars — ground pickups around the village (exact zones).
- Take 5M damage — stand in a low-level mob pack and let them chip you.
Reward: the Stylish Bandit Slayer blade (Uncommon) — required later for the Shadow questline.
Step 2: Key Farm
Completing the quest flips the drop table: Cid’s Keys now drop from Bandits in Dawnwind Village at 0.5%. You can also buy keys from the Tower Shop for 8 Tower Shards each — usually faster once you run Tower daily.
Step 3: The Dungeon
A Cid’s Key opens Cid’s Castle (difficulties up to Extreme). The drop table:
- Shadow Orb — 12%
- Shadow Fragment — 6%
- Black Slime — 5% (from any mob inside the dungeon)
- Atomic Core — 2%
- The Eminence in Shadow title — 2%
- Shadow’s Outfit — 1%
Why It Matters
Cid’s Castle is the Shadow farm: the Shadow weapon purchase needs 100 Black Slime, 6 Shadow Fragments, 12 Shadow Orbs and 2 Atomic Cores — all sourced here — and the Shadow questline itself demands 5 castle clears (Medium/Hard/Extreme) plus 15 more for the Mastery chain later.
Drop table with expected kills
Cid’s Castledungeon
| Drop | Listed rate | Expected kills (1/p) |
|---|---|---|
| Shadow's Outfit (accessory) | 1% | ~100 |
| Atomic Core | 2% | ~50 |
| The Eminence in shadow (title) | 2% | ~50 |
| Black Slime | 5% | ~20 |
| Black Slime (any mob inside the dungeon) | 5% | ~20 |
| Shadow Fragment | 6% | ~17 |
| Shadow Orb | 12% | ~9 |
Shadowboss
| Drop | Listed rate | Expected kills (1/p) |
|---|---|---|
| Shadow's Outfit (accessory) | 1% | ~100 |
| Atomic Core | 2% | ~50 |
| The Eminence in shadow (title) | 2% | ~50 |
| Shadow Fragment | 6% | ~17 |
| Shadow Orb | 12% | ~9 |
Shadowboss
| Drop | Listed rate | Expected kills (1/p) |
|---|---|---|
| Shadow's Outfit (accessory) | 1% | ~100 |
| Atomic Core | 2% | ~50 |
| The Eminence in shadow (title) | 2% | ~50 |
| Shadow Fragment | 6% | ~17 |
| Shadow Orb | 12% | ~9 |
Expected kills = 1 ÷ (rate ÷ 100), rounded up — the average run length for one copy; half of all players need more than that. Source: official Lineage Piece Trello board (export dated 2026-08-24). Rates are the board's listed values; "expected" = 1 / rate, the average number of kills for one drop, not a guarantee.
Sources & uses (from the official board)
Cid's Keyboard card
Where it comes from
- Bandit (Dawnwind Village) — 0.5% (~200 kills each)
- Tower Shop (Monument Isle) — exchange, for 8 Tower Shard
What it is for
- Cid’s Castle — opens this dungeon
Source: official Lineage Piece Trello board (export dated 2026-08-24). Rates are the board's listed values; "expected" = 1 / rate, the average number of kills for one drop, not a guarantee.
Patch history for this page
- Changed in Aizen & Raiden update (2026-05-14) : Cid's Key now only drop from Bandit at Dawnwind Villageboard card
- Changed in Shadow update (2026-05-07) : added — Cid's Castleboard card
Dates are when the update card was created on the official Trello board. Full list on the update log.