Aakman and Hystria Portals Guide

Introduction

Since the update patch on 3rd January 2024, you no longer need to find portals or complete the questlines to unlock direct entry. Now you can simply run to the cave entrances to walk straight into the grind zones with no Black Spirit’s Claw cost.

In some cases it may still be faster to take a portal IF one appears while you are running to the cave entrance.

Aakman/Hystria Cave Entrances

You can enter Aakman and Hystria directly without any cost. Simply run to the cave entrances and walk inside. Remember that you can also use autopathing in the desert if you have an active compass!

Aakman Entrance	Hystria Entrance
Cave entrance can be found near Madun at the Aakman Temple monster zone icon (north of Pilgrim’s Haven)	Cave entrance can be found near Vygun at the Hystria Ruins monster zone icon (in the lower part of the canyon, east of Pilgrim’s Sanctum)

Entering via a Portal

In some cases, you may want to enter the Aakman and Hystria grind spots via a portal

• The Aakman and Hystria Portals spawn in the Valencia Desert and will take you to either Aakman or Hystria.
• The portals are at fixed locations, but it is random which ones will appear at what time.
• The portal locations change every 15 minutes and are different on each channel.

You can distinguist between the Aakman and Hystria portals by their appearance. The Hystria portal has a yellow glow around the inner black hole.

The portal pillars can also be seen from quite a far render distance, so keep your eye out for them when searching portal locations.

 

Portal Locations

You can see all the possible Aakman and Hystria Portal locations on our interactive BDO Map

Direct Entry Quests

You can complete a questline to unlock the ability to enter Aakman and Hystria directly (without finding a portal).

Both of the questlines are quite long and require a lot of running back and forth through the desert. At the end of each one, you must defeat a boss, but it is not difficult and a season character should have no problems.

• After completing the quests, you can enter Aakman and Hystria directly at the cost of Black Spirit’s Claw x1 each time.
• Sage class players can enter completely free because of their “Ator’s Eye” passive skill but still have to complete the quest to unlock it.

 

To make the Black Spirit’s Claw, you will need to use Yaz’s Combinables Pouch to combine Black Spirit’s Claw Piece x3.

With the claw in your inventory, go to Atosa at the Aakman node and use the chat option to hand over the claw and teleport.

Aakman Questline

The first quest is obtained from Atosa at the Aakman Node and is called “Chaotic Aakman Temple“.

You can also find the questline in your Quest Log (O) > Suggested > [Combat][Lv. 60] How to Get to Aakman Sans Ancient Teleporter

Quest Requirements:

• Level 60 or higher
• Completed the Valencia Story Questline

 

Next, you must find the Akumsa NPC, he is not inside Aakman Temple and can be found at the ruined entrance which is north of Pilgrim’s Haven.

 

 

Then, go to Shakatu to complete the next quest and collect the quest “Atlasia’s Grave”. You then need to go to Basilisk’s Den and interact with the various statues.

 

 

 

Choose the “light a fire” option to complete the quest and then go back up to the grave to hand it in.

 

 

After going back to Shakatu again, collect the quest “Thorough Investigation of the Ruins”, then go to Cadry Ruins.

Go back to Shakatu again and take the quest “Ceremony to Honor Atlasia”. This quest will take you to Bashim Base.

Interact with the brazier next to the altar and use the bottom option to insert 1 silver. Then go to Waragon Nest to interact with the other altar.

 

 

Now you will need to go back into the desert to Crescent Shrine.

 

 

 

Go back to Akumsa after interacting with the altar at Crescent Shrine. Hand over the 3 items to complete the quest.

Afterward, collect the quest “Atosa’s Attachment” from your Black Spirit, then go to the Aakman node manager Atosa to obtain the Boss Summon Scroll.

 

 

To use the summon scroll, you must go to the basement of Valencia Castle.

 

Go through the cave entrance on the east side of Valencia castle, then use the summon scroll in your inventory to summon the boss.

 

After killing the boss you can return to Atosa at the Aakman node to complete the questline.

 

Hystria Questline

The first quest is obtained from Sameh at Ibellab Oasis and is called “Rumors at Ibellab Oasis“.

You can also find the questline in your Quest Log (O) > Suggested > [Combat][Lv. 60] How to Get to Hystria Ruins Sans Ancient Teleporter

Quest Requirements:

• Level 60 or higher
• Completed the Valencia Story Questline

 

After picking up the quest, speak to Eugene the Stable Keeper who is located just behind Sameh. Next, go to the quest location just northeast of Ibellab Oasis and use the Shabby Shovel in your inventory.

This will summon a Laytenn at the location. Complete the quest then talk to your Black Spirit to take the next quest “Risen Ancient Weapon”.

 

There will be monsters in the north and south of the Laytenn which you must kill to complete the quest. Talk to the Laytenn to complete, then get the quest “Hystria’s Nightmare” from your Black Spirit.

Now you need to go to the Aakman node to the south of the desert and find Atosa.

Next you will be sent to Hasrah Ancient Ruins and then Scarlet Sand Chamber (Kutum Spawn location).

Go back to the Laytenn in the desert, located north of Ibellab Oasis. You will get a boss scroll in your inventory, which you must summon in the desert canyon located east of the Pilgrim’s: Purity node.

 

The boss will spawn with a shield, making it much tankier and harder to kill. Move the boss over to the large destroyed Laytenn in the room and wait near it until a second small Laytenn spawns that will deactivate the shield for you.

Go back to Atosa afterward to finish the quest line. You will have now unlocked the chat option to teleport to Hystria directly.