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The Arena
The Arena is a place to fight for extra experience. Reach it from any Magic Mirror by stating ARENA as your destination — you'll arrive in the centre of the Arena. A desk sits in each corner; walk up to one and the man there asks if you want to fight. Say yes and you're transported back to the centre, now filled with monsters.
In the Arena you won't earn gold or gems for beating monsters, but clearing them all grants an experience bonus on top of the normal experience. The first victory is worth 1,000 experience per party member, increasing by 1,000 for each subsequent victory. To claim it, return to any corner: if you haven't cleared the monsters, the man teleports you back to the centre; if you have, you get the bonus and find yourself in front of the Inn in Fountain Head. You'll also receive a new Award — Arena Wins — tracking each character's victories. Note: you cannot save in the Arena.
At first your random opponents are minor enemies — Goblins, Orc Warriors, Bubble Men, Vampire Bats, Skeletons. But each battle also has one "fixed" enemy, a boss, usually (though not always) stronger than the random foes. After appearing as a boss, that enemy may later show up as a random one. The full boss list is below; for more on each, check the Enemies list.
| Battle # | Boss |
|---|---|
| 1 | Screamer |
| 2 | Oh No Bug |
| 3 | Moose Rat |
| 4 | Wild Fungus |
| 5 | Zombie |
| 6 | Candle Creep |
| 7 | Mad Dwarf |
| 8 | Ninja |
| 9 | Magic Mantis |
| 10 | Ogre |
| 11 | Bugaboo |
| 12 | Phase Head |
| 13 | Giant Spider |
| 14 | Sprite |
| 15 | Dino Beetle |
| 16 | Cobra Fiend |
| 17 | Scorpia |
| 18 | Cryo Spore |
| 19 | Cursed Fool |
| 20 | Mini Dragon |
| 21 | Plasmoid |
| 22 | Carnage Hand |
| 23 | Ghoul |
| 24 | Castle Guard |
| 25 | Phantom |
| 26 | Piranha |
| 27 | Evil Ranger |
| 28 | Shadow Rogue |
| 29 | Tree Golem |
| 30 | Wicked Witch |
| 31 | Iron Wizard |
| 32 | Death Locust |
| 33 | Archer |
| 34 | Mystic Cloud |
| 35 | Barbarian |
| 36 | Cleric of Moo |
| 37 | Fire Lizard |
| 38 | Fire Stalker |
| 39 | Gargoyle |
| 40 | Ghost |
| 41 | Draconi |
| 42 | Sonic Ninja |
| 43 | Evil Eye |
| 44 | Guardian |
| 45 | Paladin |
| 46 | Dark Pegasus |
| 47 | Reaper |
| 48 | Sorcerer |
| 49 | Lich |
| 50 | Spirit Shield |
| 51 | Troll |
| 52 | Major Demon |
| 53 | Dinosaur |
| 54 | ED-409 |
| 55 | Black Knight |
| 56 | Death Agent |
| 57 | Mummy |
| 58 | Priest of Moo |
| 59 | Toxic Worm |
| 60 | Dragon Worm |
| 61 | Cyclops |
| 62 | Major Devil |
| 63 | Green Dragon |
| 64 | Jouster |
| 65 | Wizard |
| 66 | Death Snake |
| 67 | Vampire |
| 68 | Werewolf |
| 69 | Terminator |
| 70 | Great Hydra |
| 71 | Vulture Roc |
| 72 | Kudo Crab |
| 73 | Medusa |
| 74 | Minotaur |
| 75 | Octobeast |
| 76+ | Dragon Lord |