Discovering Secrets Quest Guide
At a glance
| Level | 10 or higher |
|---|---|
| Start | Charles in the lobby of MV's Lair (entrance map "Entrance to MV's Lair"), through the right-hand door of New Leaf City - Town Center |
| Quests | Discovering Secrets, Demise of a Madman, then Lara's MV's Treasure and A Headache for Treasure Hunters |
| Party | Not required (Charles suggests three friends for the boss) |
| Repeat | Once per character each |
| Rewards | 1,500 Vesos; then 16,000 EXP and 2,500 Vesos; Lara's quests pay items, 2,500 EXP and 3,000 Vesos |
MV's Lair is a short dungeon story in New Leaf City: find seven secret letters, defeat the madman "MV", and optionally loot his treasure room. The reports about it were all about getting the first quest: it is no longer given by Mark, and accepting it is the only way into the first stage.
Getting started
- Go to New Leaf City - Town Center and take the right-hand door into the lobby, "Entrance to MV's Lair".
- Talk to Charles there. He offers Discovering Secrets. Accepting it warps you straight into stage 1, "Initiation". That map has no other entrance.
Different from the original game In the original game this quest was handed out by Mark (the Wizard NPC that stands in ten towns) and could be repeated every hour. In MapleVerse Mark no longer offers it, and Charles in the lobby is the only giver, so the chain is picked up where the story is set.
Stage 1: Initiation
- Break the stone piles in the map. There are seven piles that hold letters (and ten empty decoys). Each letter pile gives one A secret letter every time. Seven piles give the seven letters you need.
- Each pile you break also has a 1-in-7 chance to drop the Map to MV's Lair. You need exactly one. The piles come back after two minutes, so if you break all seven and no map falls, wait and break them again.
- Do not try to fight the sixteen Beef Eaters: they cannot be killed, so walk around them.
- Hand the seven letters and the map to Charles (a second Charles stands in this map). You receive 1,500 Vesos, and the tunnel to MV's room opens.
If you die, leave, or finish the quest, the only way back into stage 1 is to talk to Charles in the lobby: he sends you down again while the quest is open.
The boss: Demise of a Madman
- Accept Demise of a Madman from Charles. It becomes available once Discovering Secrets is done. He warns you to bring friends; the game does not enforce a party.
- Go through the tunnel in stage 1 to "The Lair of MV".
- Break the rock in the room to summon MV, and defeat him.
- Return to Charles for 16,000 EXP and 2,500 Vesos.
After MV dies, a treasure room opens about 10 seconds later for a 10-minute visit (Treasure Dungeon). The treasure chests in it also drop their own items.
Lara's quests (optional)
Lara stands in the lobby. Her two quests both need a Ticket to Treasure Dungeon in your bag; without it she offers nothing. The ticket costs 100 VX in the Cash Shop (Event tab).
- MV's Treasure: bring her MV's Sabre from the treasure chests in the Treasure Dungeon (about half of the chests hold one). She pays one random prize, such as an MV's Hat for STR, DEX, INT or LUK.
- A Headache for Treasure Hunters: defeat 50 Skel Guard Dogs, 30 Mummy Guard Dogs and 10 Angry Guard Dogs in the Treasure Dungeon. Reward 2,500 EXP and 3,000 Vesos.
Common problems
- "Mark does not offer Discovering Secrets in any town."
- Correct. Charles in the lobby offers it.
- "I left MV's Lair and cannot get back to stage 1."
- Talk to Charles in the lobby. Do not accept the quest again; he simply sends you back down.
- "The Map to MV's Lair never dropped."
- The map has a 1-in-7 chance per pile and the piles respawn every two minutes. Keep breaking them. The letters are guaranteed.
- "The tunnel is currently blocked."
- Hand in Discovering Secrets to Charles first. The tunnel opens afterwards.
- "I cannot reach the treasure room."
- It only opens after MV is defeated, for a limited time. There is no direct door.
- "Lara has no quest for me."
- You need the Ticket to Treasure Dungeon.