March 27, 2015 November 12, 2023

Takanobu The Masterless

Cave of Solitude Skeleton Key Boss

The Summer 2022 update began a massive change in Wizard101’s skeleton key bosses. Wooden and stone keys are being phased out and gold keys will be the primary way to unlock all the new key bosses. Gold keys will mainly be found through events and as drops from existing key bosses. The update has introduced 10 new key bosses. Four of these are brand new, while the other six are old key bosses revamped with a higher difficulty. In this article we will cover Takanobu the Masterless, now back and stronger then ever!

Boss Location

Takanobu can be found in the Cave Of Solitude in Mooshu. Simply take the blue teleporter and the sigil can be found after a short walk down the path.

Key Type

One major change to this boss is that it will now require a gold skeleton key rather than a wooden key.

Know your Enemy!

After passing through the skeleton key gate, you will run into Takanobu and his Bladeless Ronin minions. Here are the basics:

Tier 4 – Levels 110+ – Takanobu is Rank 20 and has 11,300 health. The minions are Rank 19 and have 5,620 health.
Tier 3 – Levels 51-109 – Takanobu is Rank 14 and has 7,530 health. The minions are Rank 13 and have 3,750 health.
Tier 2 – Levels 46-50 – Takanobu is Rank 9 and has 4,480 health. The minions are Rank 8 and have 2,225 health.
Tier 1 – Levels 1-45 – Takanobu is Rank 6 and has 4,480 health. The minions are Rank 6 and have 2,225 health.

Takanobu the Masterless

Rank 20 Boss

Classification: Pig

Masteries

11,300

165%

70%

31%

100%

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Spells

Takanobu The Masterless

Rank 14 Boss

Classification: Pig

Masteries

7,530

115%

70%

23%

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100%

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Spells

Takanobu The Masterless

Rank 9 Boss

Classification: Pig

Masteries

4,480

60%

70%

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Spells

Takanobu The Masterless

Rank 6 Boss

Classification: Pig

Masteries

4,480

60%

70%

0%

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Spells

Cheats

“No! I disarm you.” If a wizard casts a blade, Takanobu will cast Disarm removing the blade

“My katana dances around your shield.” If a storm shield is cast, Takanobu will place a storm prism on the wizard

“KIAI!” If Takanobu has 5 pips at the start of a turn, he will cast Supercharge.

“This wind is an omen!” If Takanobu has 6 pips at the start of a turn, he will cast Darkwind.

“We must stay centered!” If a balance attack is cast, the minion in the first position (dagger) will cast a balance dispel on the wizard

“Guard against the elements!” If an elemental attack (fire, storm, ice) is cast, the minion in the second position (key) will cast elemental defuse on the wizard.

“Spirits, guard us!” If a spirit hit (death, life, myth) is cast, the minion in the third position (jewel) will cast spirit defuse on the wizard.

Strategy

Once you know the cheats, the strategy for this fight is fairly straightforward. Since blades will be disarmed, using some traps such as Feints will be very useful. This fight could easily be done in 1-2 turns by spamming some feints on the boss for your hitter to utilize.

Drops

As of the Summer 2023 update, Takanobu no longer drops the Catch of the Day spell. However, he now drops Catch of the Day spellements instead.

As well as this, spellements from the Ninja’s Spellemental Pack can be obtained from this battle. The battle will drop around 16 spellements including Ninja Pigs, Samoorai, and Goat Monk. Interested in upgrading your guild house? The Azoth treasure card can also be found here.