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{{otheruses|the NPC in [[Mythwright Gambit]]|the NPC in [[The Key of Ahdashim]]|Qadim the Peerless}}
{{spoiler|''[[Mythwright Gambit]]'' and ''[[The Key of Ahdashim]]''}}
{{NPC infobox
| name = Qadim
| location = Mythwright Gambit; The Key of Ahdashim
| race = Djinn
| level = 80
| rank = Legendary
| requires = pof
| gallery1 = Qadim (war gavels).jpg
| gallery1-text = Qadim dual wielding his [[Qadim's War Gavel|War Gavels]]
}}
{{quotation|[[Mythwright Gambit|Qadim]]|The djinn will rise, with me as their one true ruler—he who can craft life from the dregs of this world!}}
[[Qadim]] is a fire [[djinn]] rival of [[Zommoros]] and a collector of exotic specimens. He is the third and final boss as well as the main antagonist in the [[Mythwright Gambit]] and [[The Key of Ahdashim]] [[raid]]s. Many of his specimens have escaped him and can now be found in [[Jahai Bluffs]], where the [[Order of Shadows]] has placed a [[bounty]] on them.

== Biography ==
=== Early years ===
As a fire [[djinn]], Qadim viewed himself superior to what he considered to be lesser races and advocated djinn supremacy. He collected various living beings from all around [[Tyria (world)|Tyria]] as curiosities to add to his menagerie within his lamp although it is not known if he did so for his own amusement or with the intention to show them off to someone. Qadim's collection did not grow old while in captivity for unknown reasons, thus denying them release via death.<ref>[[Zommoros's Journal]]</ref> Qadim and his water djinn rival [[Zommoros]] competed against one another by making many wagers over the centuries with Qadim winning all of them. Losing one particular wager against Qadim forced Zommoros out of [[Elona]].<ref>[[Zommoros#Mythwright Gambit 2|Zommoros]]</ref>

=== [[Mythwright Gambit]] ===
In 1331 <small>[[Mouvelian calendar|AE]]</small>, Qadim learned of the existence of Zommoros's [[Mystic Forge]] and the [[Mythwright Cauldron]] within it via unknown means. Wishing to investigate it further and claim it for his own, the fire djinn challenged Zommoros to another wager in which their respective hand-picked champions would fight in three encounters. If Qadim's champions won, the fire djinn would get the Mystic Forge for himself; if Zommoros's champions won, however, the water djinn's debts to Qadim would be cleared. Zommoros accepted the wager and lured in would-be tourists whom he bound with a contract to fight in his name as raiders. To add even more stakes to the wager, Zommoros suggested that he would relinquish his ownership of the raiders to Qadim if he was defeated while Qadim would have to pay Zommoros everything the water djinn owed him if Zommoros won instead. Qadim accepted the added stakes, believing that he would win effortlessly.

However, Zommoros's chosen raiders surprised Qadim by defeating the fire djinn's three champions ranging from the menacing [[Conjured Amalgamate]] to the skilled [[largos]] twins [[Kenut]] and [[Nikare]]. The victorious water djinn confronted Qadim and demanded that his debt be cleared and that he also be paid what he had owed the fire djinn in return. Angered at being bested and realizing what the true power within the Mystic Forge was, Qadim revealed his plan to not only add Zommoros to his menagerie of exotic specimens but also take over the Mythwright Cauldron and use its power to create living, legendary creatures. Horrified, Zommoros revealed that he had deliberately built the Mystic Forge to conceal and protect the Mythwright Cauldron from falling into the wrong hands and warned Qadim not to attempt creating life with it as it could result in twisted horrors emerging.

Ignoring djinn laws and the water djinn's warning, Qadim breached the Mythwright Cauldron where Zommoros and the raiders confronted him in battle. Using his magic, Qadim imprisoned Zommoros in his lamp where the water djinn remained until the raiders broke him free. Upon escaping the fire djinn's lamp, Zommoros aided the raiders in their fight against Qadim with his magic and learned that the fire djinn's ultimate plan was to unleash the horrors created with the Cauldron to wipe out the "unworthy" races from the face of Tyria and become the supreme ruler of all djinn. Disgusted, Zommoros called Qadim mad for succumbing to lust for power.

After a fierce battle, Zommoros and the raiders prevailed over Qadim who fell into the Mythwright Cauldron. However, they witnessed the fire djinn emerging in a shadowy form soon after and gleefully fleeing from the realm while Qadim's lamp lost its power. Zommoros speculated that exposure to the Cauldron's magic had changed Qadim in unexpected ways although he could not say how.

Word of the clash between Zommoros and Qadim spread to [[Jahai Bluffs]] in Elona where the [[Order of Shadows]] placed [[Bounty|bounties]] on dangerous specimens which had appeared in the region after escaping from Qadim's menagerie.<ref>[[Kodonur Temple#Ambient dialogue|Kodonur Temple ambient dialogue]]</ref><ref>[[Order of Shadows Agent]]</ref>

=== [[The Key of Ahdashim]] ===
{{main|Qadim the Peerless}}
Sometime after Qadim's escape from the Mystic Forge, he had grown in power due to his exposure to the Mythwright Cauldron's magic. Zommoros eventually received word that Qadim had entered the city of Ahdashim. All of Zommoros's attempts to communicate with the city were blocked, however, and he grew worried about his rival's intentions.

The water djinn decided to contact the raiders, who had helped him defeat Qadim before, via a letter. He urged them to investigate Ahdashim and keep it safe in his stead and to seek out the Key of Ahdashim and the four djinn cardinals for more information. Unbeknownst to Zommoros, however, the now former fire djinn had slain the cardinals of [[Water Cardinal|Water]] and [[Fire Cardinal|Fire]] and corrupted the others, as well as dismantled the Key in order to gain access to the magic within the [[Well of Ahdashim]] so Qadim could gain control over all the djinn.

The raiders eventually managed to reassemble the Key of Ahdashim and defeated both the corrupted cardinals and the transformed Qadim the Peerless. Unlike his first defeat at the hands of the raiders, Qadim the Peerless' form was shown erupting into magic, presumably defeated for good. Instead of granting elemental magic to four cardinals like before or taking all the magic into herself, the Key decided to spread magic to all the surviving djinn throughout the [[Tyria (world)|world]] as she had come to realize that no djinn should lord over others lest they be corrupted like Qadim and the cardinals had been.

== Location ==
;[[Crystal Desert]]
* [[Mythwright Gambit]]
** [[Mystic Forge Acquisition Piles]]
** [[Fountain Room]]
** [[Mythwright Cauldron]]
*** [[Heart of the Cauldron]]
* [[The Key of Ahdashim]] (as [[Qadim the Peerless]])
** [[Sovereign's Stadium]]
*** [[Well of Ahdashim]]

== Combat abilities ==
;Abilities
* Collector of Exotic Specimens

;Effects
{{defiance}} <br>{{chain}}'''[[Stun (Qadim)|Stun]]''' — {{skill description|Stun (Qadim)}}
* {{effect|Fiery Surge}} — {{effect description|Fiery Surge}}
** One stack is applied each time Qadim absorbs a [[Lava Elemental]].
* {{effect|Flame Armor}} — {{effect description|Flame Armor}}
* {{effect|Parry (effect)}} <small>(when defiance bar is unlocked)</small> — {{effect description|Parry (effect)}}
* {{effect|Enraged (Qadim)}} — {{effect description| Enraged (Qadim)}}

;Skills
* '''[[Big Hit]]''' — {{skill description|Big Hit}}
** {{chain}} '''[[Fire Wave]]''' — {{skill description|Fire Wave}}
* '''[[Burning Crucible]]''' — {{skill description|Burning Crucible}}
* '''[[Djinn's Gaze]]''' <small>(if no player on Qadim's platform)</small> — {{skill description|Djinn's Gaze}}
* '''[[Fire Dance]]''' — {{skill description|Fire Dance}}
* '''[[Fireball (Qadim)|Fireball]]''' — {{skill description|Fireball (Qadim)}}
* '''[[Flaming Cascade]]''' — {{skill description|Flaming Cascade}}
* '''[[Flame Slash]]''' <small>(variant 1)</small> — {{skill description|Flame Slash}}
* '''[[Flame Slash (sword)|Flame Slash]]''' <small>(variant 2)</small> — {{skill description|Flame Slash (sword)}}
* '''[[Flame Wave (Qadim)|Flame Wave]]''' — {{skill description|Flame Wave (Qadim)}}
* '''[[Inferno (Qadim)|Inferno]]''' — {{skill description|Inferno (Qadim)}}
* '''[[Meteor (Qadim)|Meteor]]''' — {{skill description|Meteor (Qadim)}}
* '''[[Riposte (Qadim)|Riposte]]''' <small>(if defiance bar not broken)</small> — {{skill description|Riposte (Qadim)}}
* '''[[Rising Heat]]''' — Repeatedly falling into the cauldron will inflict increased damage with each fall.
* '''[[Sea of Flame]]''' <small>(variant 1)</small> — {{skill description|Sea of Flame}}
* '''[[Sea of Flame (platform)|Sea of Flame]]''' <small>(variant 2)</small> — {{skill description|Sea of Flame (platform)}}
* '''[[Sundered Platform]]''' — {{skill description|Sundered Platform}}
* '''[[Swap (Qadim)|Swap]]''' — {{skill description|Swap (Qadim)}}
** Qadim teleports foes between two columns of flame.
** Can be evaded.
** Cannot be blocked.
** Ignores invulnerability.

;Stolen skills
* {{stolen skill|Throw Magnetic Bomb}}

== Rewards ==
* [[Qadim's Chest]]

;Event Rewards
* {{coin|20000}} <small>(doubled with {{effect|Call of the Mists (raid effect)}} active)</small>
* {{exp|200025}}
* {{karma|10000}}
* {{Rewards item|Magnetite Shard|qty=16}}
* {{Rewards item|Qadim's Coffer}}
* {{Rewards item|Compendium of Knowledge|notes=with {{effect|Call of the Mists (raid effect)}} active}}
* 1 random piece of [[equipment]] of {{rarity|Exotic}} [[Item#Rarity|rarity]]
* A chance at the following unique drops (more than one can drop at a time):
** {{Rewards item|Qadim's Assaulter War Gavel|chance=chance}}
** {{Rewards item|Qadim's Defender War Gavel|chance=chance}}
** {{Rewards item|Qadim's Healer War Gavel|chance=chance}}
** {{Rewards item|Qadim's Malicious War Gavel|chance=chance}}
** {{Rewards item|Qadim's Assaulter Pistol|chance=chance}}
** {{Rewards item|Qadim's Defender Pistol|chance=chance}}
** {{Rewards item|Qadim's Healer Pistol|chance=chance}}
** {{Rewards item|Qadim's Malicious Pistol|chance=chance}}
** {{Rewards item|Mini Qadim|chance=chance}}
** {{Rewards item|Brilliant Djinn Doubloon|chance=chance}} (3)

== Dialogue ==
:Well, what are you waiting for? Your [[Conjured Amalgamate|first challenge]] awaits!
:{{dialogue icon|more}} ''But I have no idea what you're talking about!''
::'''Qadim:''' That is hardly my problem. Now, begin the challenge!
:{{dialogue icon|end}} ''I guess we don't have a choice.''

== Stats of encounter relevant enemies ==
{| {{STDT|pve text-right}}
|-
! Enemy
! Health
! [[Challenge Mote|CM]] Health
! Defiance Bar
! Armor
|-
| align="left" | Ancient Invoked Hydra
| 25,238,400
| 27,762,240
| ?
| 2597
|-
| align="left" | Apocalypse Bringer
| 25,238,400
| 27,762,240
| ?
| 2597
|-
| align="left" | [[Qadim]]
| 19,268,760
| 21,195,636
| ?
| 2293
|-
| align="left" | Wyvern Matriarch
| 12,619,200
| 13,881,120
| ?
| 3147
|-
| align="left" | Wyvern Patriarch
| 12,619,200
| 13,881,120
| ?
| 3147
|-
| align="left" | Pyre Guardian
| 315,480
| 347,028
| -
| 2597
|-
| align="left" | Reaper of Flesh
| 315,480
| 315,480
| ?
| ?
|-
| align="left" | Greater Magma Elemental
| 94,378
| 103,816
| -
| ?
|-
| align="left" | Fire Imp
| 63,096
|
| -
| 2293
|-
| align="left" | Qadim's Lamp
| 14,940
| 14,940
| -
| ?
|-
| align="left" | Lava Elemental
| 5,423
| 5,965{{#info:Only on Magma}}
| -
| 3974
|}

== Notes ==
* Qadim has 2293 [[Armor (attribute)|armor]]. Compared to regular [[Raid]] bosses with 2597 [[Armor (attribute)|armor]], this translates to +13.2% [[power]] [[damage]].
* Qadim has a 240 range diameter [[hitbox]].

== Trivia ==
* Qadim is [[Voice actor|voiced]] by [[Sam Riegel]].
* Qadim means 'ancient' in [[w:Arabic|Arabic]].

== Related achievements ==
* {{achievement|Heroes of the Forge}}
* {{achievement|Manipulate the Manipulator}}
* {{achievement|Taking Turns}}
* {{achievement|The Fire Djinn Extinguished}}

== See also ==
;Associated items
* {{item icon|Mini Qadim}}
* {{item icon|Mini Qadim the Peerless}}
* {{item icon|Qadim's Flamebelcher}}
* {{item icon|Qadim's Token}}
* {{item icon|Qadim's War Gavel}}

== References ==
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