Maguuma has won the vote! Ā Iāll be playing a sylvari for most maps, as requested, though I will play an asura for Metrica Province and Rata Sum.
First up will be Caledon Forest!
Click a section of map to zoom in. Videos and more information past the jump.
4. Pig Iron Quarry - 10AP. You can get up on the island and start climbing the scaffolding around here. Note there is a basic chest (#6) and diving goggles (#5) on the way up to the top, before the jump across the water. [video]
Treasure Hunter - 10AP and Enchanted Treasure Chest awarded when completed. Requires unlocking 39 unique trophy and equipment items.
8. Flame Legion Carving - The masterwork version for 931 karma from Corva Sharpclaw (heart vendor) is required.Ā
25. Burning Forest Crest - Bring aĀ Superior Rune of ScavengingĀ to the hero point at this location and charge it. [video]
Grawl Archaeological Study - 3AP andĀ Grawl Supply SackĀ awarded when completed. Requires unlocking all Godskull weapons in your wardrobe. The collection itself is unlocked by looting and using aĀ Grawl PawĀ rarely dropped by any grawl in the game.Ā
Note: Youāll need 3 Large Skulls per weapon andĀ need to be level 275 in the respective crafting professions to make these. If you donāt want to craft the weapons yourself, you can buy them off the trading post from others.
13. All of the huntsman Godskull weapon recipes are sold by the Wupwup Chief (heart vendor) for 154 karma.
15. All of the artificer Godskull weapon recipes are sold by the Tarstar Chief (heart vendor) for 154 karma.
18. All of the weaponsmith Godskull weapon recipes are sold by the Nrocroc Chief (heart vendor) for 154 karma.
26. Style Guide - Hidden from the collection page until one of the items needed is acquired. 3AP and Wylennās Manual of Style awarded on completion. 14 specific literary themed items need to be collected.
Ash Legion Covert Demolition Field Guide FM-29B Ā - The masterwork version for 1,015 karma from Sava Quicksnarl (heart vendor) is required.
Behind the Mask - 10AP. Ā When attacking the skritt burglar in an Ascalon map, there is a chance you will be transformed into a raccoon temporarily and will receive this achievement.
7. Sitting out in the open here in the Forge Plains.
10. Supposedly a skritt burglar chest can spawn around the spider caves here, though I havenāt seen it.
19. In the camp on the right side of Onager Bivouac.
22. On the hill here in the Toughstone.
23. On the hill here in Switchback Canyons.
5. Dive Master - 18AP total and 1 Central Tyria mastery point. Requires finding 38 specific pairs of diving goggles, using them, then successfully landing in the water below.Ā
The only pair of goggles on this map are near the top before the water jump during Pig Iron Quarry (#4). Theyāre next to some wooden wheels suspended in the air. [video]
27. Rebelās Seclusion - 10AP. This is the entrance to Rebelās Seclusion. To get the achievement, you must reach the Splendid Chest on a hill in the southwest corner. Note there is a basic chest along the way (#28). This is under the Explorer achievement tab and is not a jumping puzzle. The respawn rate of enemies is high, so you may want to bring a friend when at level. [video]
29. Vexaās Lab - 10AP. There is a cave where the lava is flowing (above the vista) that has panels leading to the labās entrance portal. Youāll have to wait for them to light up. This is a minidungeon and the achievement is under the Explorer tab. There is a boss fight at the end so you may want to bring a friend. For those working on Cultivated Vine, see #30 as well. [video]
6. When climbing the island for Pig Iron Quarry (#4) but before reaching the diving goggles (#5), there will be a friendly grawl priest hanging out on one of the cliffs. The basic chest is near him. [video]
9. Thereās a basic chest in a cave here guarded by spiders. [video]
16. Thereās a basic chest guarded by some harpies back here. [video]
28. Along the way to the Splendid Chest for Rebelās Seclusion (#27), there are some bandits guarding a basic chest tucked in a corner by a ruined wall. [video]
General drops: Since this is an Ascalon map, verdant herbs have a chance to drop chili peppers, sage leaves, and dill sprigs. Ascalon is the only region that can drop these. In addition, Fireheart Rise is one of two maps in the game with butternut squash, cayenne pepper, and raspberry nodes.
11. Butternut squash - 8 nodes behind the grawl camp. Must be reached from above through the truffle caves nearby. [video]
12. Horseradish Root in Bulk - Sold by the Wupwup Chief (heart vendor) for 112 karma. Thereās only one other vendor in the game that sells these.Ā
17. Peaches in bulk - Sold by the Nrocroc Chief (heart vendor) for 154 karma. They are the only peach vendor in the game.
Steam weapons (fine or masterwork). These are only in Ascalon.
Flame weapons (rare). These are only in Ascalon.
Karma armors - Armor pieces sold by heart vendors on this map are part of the following three sets: PrimitiveĀ (L), BuccaneerĀ (M), Dark TemplarĀ (H).
1. Legs - Sold by Legionnaire Kress Rustmaw in Sati Passage.
3. Helm - Sold by Legionnaire Neverburn in Pig Iron Mine. Note:Ā The medium helm is part of the Stalker set instead of the Buccaneer set.Ā
14. Gloves - Sold by the Tarstar Chief in Apostate Wastes.
20. Coat - Sold by Enduring Protector in Highland Thaw.
21. Shoulders - Sold by Tactician Lyan in Icespearās Shelf.
24. Boots - Sold by Brencis Quickblood in Liberation Dell.
2. Fire Elemental Powder - Sold by Jhalles Coalgrip (merchant) for 1s4c, this item summons a fire elemental to fight for you for 5 minutes (cooldown 30 minutes). Jhalles is only available afterĀ Defeat the monstrous tar elementalĀ until she resets her event chain. Not needed, just for fun.
30.Ā Mawdrey/Mawdrey II - Ascended backpiece with selectable stats and item that eats Bloodstone Dust which requires a long scavenger hunt to make. You must have access to certain Living World Season 2 episodes to actually complete this.
Pile of Crackling Ley Line DustĀ - For those working towardsĀ the Cultivated Vine step, bring the Pile of Ley Line DustĀ from Recalibrating the WaypointsĀ to the end of Vexaās Lab (#29) and charge it at theĀ Waypoint Research MaterialĀ in the back left corner of the boss room (where you climb up after falling into the shark moat). [video]
Complete map episode list:
Note my videos are casual and involve a lot of meandering and talking to myself. If thatās not your thing, you may want to skip these.
Part 1 - Southwest (includes Pig Iron Quarry)
Part 2 - Southeast (mostly Apostate Wastes)
Part 3 - Northeast and some northwest
Part 4 - Northwest, Vexaās Lab, and Rebelās Seclusion
In case you missed it,Ā Iron Marches went up last night!
Iāve also added a contact/guild information page to the site.
Additionally, would you guys like to see the new legendary collections added to the maps?
Click a section of map to zoom in. Videos and more information past the jump.
Ā° Denotes the Heart of Thorns expansion is required.
NOTE: There are no skritt burglar chest locations on this map! Ā
7. Chaos Crystal Cavern - 10AP. Climb the cliffs then jump down the hole here to enter the puzzle. Note the diving googles (see also #6 in Other Achievements) at the hole before you leap. [video]
2. Treasure Hunter - 10AP and Enchanted Treasure Chest awarded when completed. Requires unlocking 39 unique trophy and equipment items.
Dog Tags - Only the 791 karma masterwork version from Kennelmaster Warsnout (heart vendor) is needed.
14. Koutalophile - Unlocked by purchasing the Collectible Spoon Box. 3AP, 1 Central Tyria mastery point, and aĀ Bag of Mentorās Supplies awarded when completed. Requires collecting 21 specific spoon items.Ā
Ogre Gruel Spoon - Sold by Naknar (heart vendor). Ā Both the fine version for 448 karma and the masterwork version for 896 karma are needed. This vendor also sells bulk ingredients (see #14 in Ingredients).
Ā° 16. Wild Abandon - Unlocked by receiving the Berserker's Torch for starting the warriorās berserker specialization line. 3AP and the torch Wild Abandon awarded after completing/collecting 14 goals/items.
Everburning Coal - Drops from the chest after defeating Drakin Cinderspire duringĀ Defeat the fire shaman and his minions. The item is an account bound exotic level 80 accessory.Ā
Dive Master - 18AP total and 1 Central Tyria mastery point. Requires finding 38 specific pairs of diving goggles, using them, then successfully landing in the water below.
3. On the ground past the yellow bush. Go Southwest from the heart at #2 to get here. [video]
6. On the edge of the hole leading into Chaos Crystal Cavern. Put them on before you jump down into the puzzle. [video]
Mordrem Problems - 5AP. Complete the 5 different Mordrem events on the map. Donāt be surprised if youāre having difficulty by yourself, so bring a friend or find a player or two. Mordrem hurt.
4.Ā Stop Mordrem from spreading corrupted tendrils in the Iron MarchesĀ - A veteran Mordrem wolf will spawn around the dot marked and patrol up and down the road on the marked path. When killed, smaller wolves and some tendrils will spawn. This will happen a couple times. Just keep killing wolves until itās over. Note the wolves in this event have retaliation so things will hurt a lot if you arenāt careful. [video]
9. Defeat the Gravelash and its cluster of tendrilsĀ - This event must be completed in 10 minutes or it will fail. The tendrils need to be killed first so Gravelash can be damaged. There are flamethrowers in a barrel in the event area that can be used to damage everything. [video]
10.Ā Defeat the Mordrem championĀ - This is the only event specifically marked for groups and must be completed in 10 minutes or it will fail. The champion thrasher spawns at the dot and patrols along the marked route. There are two additional achievements, Toxicity Trampler and Bottoms Up, that involve this event. See those achievements below for details. [video]
11. Coat yourself in Mordrem spores to baffle Mordrem defenses and gather samples from the vine chambersĀ - This event has a 10 minute timer before it fails. In order to get the spore buff, a thrasher must be killed and a ring will appear that you must step in. The buff lasts 30 seconds and will allow you to gather one spore from a vine chamber before disappearing. The NPC that collects the spores is hiding in the large vine structure. [video]
13. Rescue the captured workersĀ - You have 20 minutes to free 10 workers trapped in vine chambers before the event fails. [video]
10. Toxicity Trampler - 5AP. Defeat the champion during āDefeat the Mordrem championā without being poisoned. [video]
There are two attacks that can poison:Ā
One attack can only be used by the thrasher at range. The thrasher will sink the root part of its body into the ground and vines will repeatedly appear under the player to hurt and poison them.Ā
The second is a melee range attack where the thrasher will occasionally drop a pool of poison below it. A red circle will appear first to warn you, giving you a chance to dodge.Ā
Tips:
Stick to melee range if youāre going for Bottoms Up at the same time.Ā
The melee attack tends to be easier to dodge. As a bonus, he canāt use the ranged vine attack on you when youāre up close.
Drinking a dropped nectar used for Bottoms Up will negate the next poison attack.
Dying and waypointing back seems to reset whether you were poisoned or not. Otherwise, Iām not sure how we got credit for this in the video.
10. Bottoms Up - 5AP. Drink 15 nectars dropped by the champion during āDefeat the Mordrem championā. This can be done over multiple fights (took us three). Fight in melee range so that heās more likely to drop these. Four nectars will drop at a time and will appear with gears over them so theyāre hard to miss. After using them, the gear icon will disappear. Donāt worry, other players will still have a few seconds to use them before they disappear. Drinking a nectar will give you a buff that will negate the championās next poison attack. [video]
1. In a cave behind the waterfall here, guarded by a veteran troll. [video]
5. In a cave guarded by a veteran Flame Legion lava shaman. This is on the same level as the nearby vista. [video]
12. Hiding in the seaweed in the same underwater cave as the Spentlung point of interest. [video]
General drops: Since this is an Ascalon map, mature herbs have a chance to drop chili peppers,Ā sage leaves, and dill sprigs. Ascalon is the only region that can drop these.
8. Pears in Bulk - 112 karma from Braxa Scalehunter (heart vendor). She is the only pear vendor in the game.
14. Chickpeas in Bulk - 112 karma from Naknar (heart vendor). He is the only chickpea vendor in the game. This vendor also sells items for Koutalophile (see #14 in Collections).
15. Sugar Pumpkin farm - 8 nodes spread out a bit here.
General drops
Fine armor: Magician (L), Swindler (M), Worn ScaleĀ (H)
Weāre looking to try and claim our Guild Hall. If anyone is willing to help out right now send a message to ludmila.8541. Maps will be back this week.
Your guides are amazing! I've already linked them to several people and have had nothing but excited responses from people! Thank you soooo much for these! The color coding is brilliant and makes it easy to locate where things are and doing everything map by map is so much easier than sitting on the wiki page for an achieve and waypointing around all of Tyria trying to figure out where on the map the things are. I appreciate all the work you've put into this!
Thank you so much! This wouldnāt be possible if it werenāt for resources like the wiki because the game is huge! No one person is likely to find everything on their own (zaydesithon already found several things I missed when he started helping with the note taking as of Blazeridge). But even with the wiki, it can often mean digging through 10 or 20 or even 50 pages just to find everything Iād want to know about a map and sometimes there are things youāll still miss without paying attention like the legion shields, the ooOoo spear, the easy way of unlocking Chalice of the Gods or DragonspineĀ skinsā¦ So I decided to make the guide I wish I had while mapping.
If things ever calm down (I have all the core maps to do and HoT is so close) Iād like to revisit the color coding system. With the numbers, itās easy to do quick crtl+f search on the page but my colorblind significant other pointed out different shaped markers would be preferable to different colors. I also need to revisit the font I use on the site because s and 5 look really similar and that causes issues when youāre constantly abbreviating prices with s for silver. Ease and accessibility is my goal here.
Including Iron Marches, which is currently being worked on, there are only two Ascalon maps left to be marked up for achievement and collection guides. Ā
So the big question is, where do you want the Map Completionist to go next?
Shiverpeaks? Kryta? Maguuma (not the Wastes)? Orr?Ā
The GW2 Map Completionist now has guides for the first five Ascalon maps available! These guides are focused around collection and achievement hunting, with some extras thrown in. Videos are also linked for further information or puzzle solutions. New maps go up every week or so.Ā
The guides are relatively easy to update so any new changes to the game will be added. Or if you find something is missing from a map, let me know!
Itās still small but if you find these guides useful, give this post a reblog and tell your friends and guild mates! :)
Long map is long. Click a section of map to zoom in. Videos and more information past the jump.
NOTE: There are no skritt burglar chest locations on this map!
5. Behem Gauntlet - 10AP. Entrance is at the back of the spider cave. [video]
15. Crazeās Folly - Entrance is in the tunnel to the right when entering from where the heart vendor is. The stairs at the back of the tunnel is the start. There is a bonus basic chest in the cave with all the trolls near the end of the puzzle. Donāt confuse this chest with the Grand Chest which is the actual end of the puzzle. [video]
6. Style Guide - Hidden from the collection page until one of the items needed is acquired. 3AP and Wylennās Manual of Style awarded on completion. 14 specific literary themed items need to be collected.
Scriptures of Dwayna - 364 karma from Historian Jinell (heart vendor).
9. Ogre Expert - 3AP andĀ Ogre Sharpening KitĀ awarded on completion. Requires unlocking allĀ ogre weapons in your wardrobe. The collection itself is unlocked by looting and using anĀ Ogre ToothĀ which can randomly drop from any ogre.
Recipe: Chieftan's Mace - Purchased from Ogre Villager Grunte for 1s44c. Allows a weaponsmith to craft the Chieftan's Mace which shares a skin with the Ogre Bludgeoner. All ogre weapons can be crafted (or purchased off the TP) without having to hunt down recipes like this. This is just an alternative that can be crafted sooner (level 175 with steel instead of 275 with darksteel). Grunte is only available as a merchant after completing the eventsĀ Help Gork Thundermaker defeat Ponponi ShinyteethĀ orĀ Defend Gork Thundermaker against Ponponi Shinyteeth. [video]
18. Treasure Hunter - 10AP and Enchanted Treasure Chest awarded when completed. Requires unlocking 39 unique trophy and equipment items.
Breath of Kralkatorrik - Potential drop from the Dragon Chest after defeating the Shatterer (check a boss timer for spawn times). Only the exotic version counts for the collection. Players can sell the item on the TP.
17. Shattered - 10AP. Destroy 5 crystals trapping players during the Shatterer fight. With updates since the megaserver system was introduced, this can be frustrating and will require some planning. Thankfully you do not have to get all 5 in one fight. (As of 1/26/16 all information regarding the Shatterer fight is out of date. We will update this section as soon as we can play through the new content and achievements.)
How the attack/crystals work:
This attack works on players, minions, pets, clones, ect.
The tell for this attack is when the Shatterer raises his right hand. After a moment of channeling, a handful of players will become encased in purple crystal. [video]
The crystals count as structures and are unaffected by conditions. Power damage is most important when breaking them. A long time ago these were broken in one hit but that is no longer the case.
Players & AI closer to the Shatterer are more likely to get trapped.
The crystals that trap players are not the same as the ones the Shatterer uses later in the fight to heal himself.
The attack will miss if the Shatterer is affected by blindness and no one will be trapped! This is a huge issue in zergs/large groups because the Shatterer is blinded almost constantly.
Tips for actually getting it:
Donāt blind the Shatterer. DONāT DO IT, MAN.
If you have friends or guild mates who are looking to do this achievement, team up. Even if itās only 2 or 3 of you, itāll help.
Show up to a map 5-10 minutes after the designated start time for the pre-events (earlier during off-peak hours, later during peak). Youāre aiming to get into an instance with as few players as possible.
Alternatively, keep an eye on the LFG tool for people with āLate Shattererā groups and taxi to their map. These are usually very low population maps in need of help, perfect for this achievement.
Be prepared to do the pre-events yourself! There are two of them. One is an escort, the other is a gather and turn in. Even coming into a map late, youāll still have ~20 minutes to finish them and lure the Shatterer out.
If youāre really dedicated, you can collect the 50 seige weapon scraps during other pre-events when running on a populated map and save them in your inventory to turn in on your low population map.
Youāll still want at least 7-10 players at the fight since this is the minimum for a relatively safe win and most people wonāt stick around if they feel they canāt get their rewards. If needed, try posting in the LFG tool yourself to taxi more people into your map.
Donāt worry about people dodging the attack. In my experience, even at 7-10 players most people are too lazy to actually dodge during the fight (or donāt know the tell) and will just stand where the zerg normally does and get crystallized. Itās hilarious when they all blow up and get downed because you canāt free them all in time.
Hang back (or dodge during the animation) so you donāt get crystallized yourself, of course.
2. Between the tents here at Drake Hollow, guarded by a group of normal separatists and one veteran. [video]
11. Once inside the InGenium Research Facility, go through the left corridor and the chest is behind boxes on the left side of the room. [video]
13. To reach the chest, there is a staircase to the west on the south side of the wall that starts the climb. Keep making your way up and east until a purple plant sticking out the wall is present. Jump down to the platform with the plant and keep going east. The chest is guarded by a veteran Ascalonian captain who can knock you off the platform. [video]
General drops: Since this is an Ascalon map, young herbs have a chance to drop chili peppers, sage leaves, or dill sprigs. Ascalon is the only region that can drop these.
Kale nodes appear on this map. *As far as I can tell, this map is one of only two maps in the game with kale nodes, the other being Fields of Ruin*
7. Limes in Bulk - 77 karma from Shelp. Shelp is the only lime vendor in the game.
10. Cabbage farm - 8 nodes next to Gorkās prison.
General drops
Fine armor: Magician (L), Swindler (M), Worn Scale(H)
Steam weapons (fine or masterwork). These are only in Ascalon.
Flame weapons (rare). These are only in Ascalon.
Karma armors - Most heart vendors on this map will carry pieces of the Stately (L)Ā and Heavy Plate (H) sets. The medium armor is split between the Rogue (helm, chest) and Duelist (legs, gloves, boots) sets.
1. Legs - Sold by Kai Clashscorn for 378 or 749 karma.
3. Gloves - Sold by Sentinel Erria Riptongue for 252 or 497 karma.
4. Chest - Sold by Engineer Burlage Firestoker for 420 or 840 karma.
12. Helm - Sold by Sentinel Scout Liharn for 371 or 735 karma.
14. Boots - Sold by Fina Duskmaker for 301 or 602 karma. The light armor is Dry Bones instead.
8. Recipe: 10 Slot Ogre Bag - Level 100 tailoring recipe for a 10 slot bag that uses 5 bolts of wool and 3 piles of shimmering dust instead of 10 bolts of wool like the default tailoring bag. Can be purchased from Glubb for 1s44c. Glubb is only available ifĀ Help Rupek and Porgar deliver water to their villageĀ has been successfully completed. [video]
16. Jar of Harpy Pheromones - Purchased from Wark for 88c each. When used, a jar will appear in the playerās hands and can be thrown that, when hit, will put hearts over the heads of allies for 3 minutes and will summon birds to attack foes for 5 seconds. Iāve listed this mostly for fun, though the item is also needed for both the Quip and Meteorlogicus legendary collections.Ā Wark will only sell the item afterĀ Rescue Wark from the infatuated harpy matriarchĀ is completed. [video]
Complete map episode list:
Note my videos are casual and involve a lot of meandering and talking to myself. If thatās not your thing, you may want to skip these.Ā zaydesithon joined me in filming most of these.
Part 1 - Twin Sisters Crossing through Behem Gauntlet (area, not puzzle).
Part 2 - Behem Gauntlet (puzzle) through Unbroken Expanse
Fun story. When I was recording the episodes for Blazeridge Steppes, I never hit the record button for episode 2. Whoops. Sorry this one is taking a bit but the videos are finally in editing. May release the text and map early like I did with Diessa Plateau depending on how long the editing takes.
Blazeridge Steppes goes in to filming tomorrow (many thanks to zaydesithon for helping with the notes while I was editing the last map). Ā In case you missed it, theĀ Fields of RuinĀ achievement map went up yesterday.
The first four maps are the usual Map Completionist labeling and the last two are for specific achievements. Click a section of map to zoom in. Videos and more information past the jump.
22. Branded Mine - 10AP. Thereās a small cave entrance here that leads to the puzzle. [video]
Fine Wining - Ā Unlocked using Vintnerās Guide. 3AP and Metabolic Primer awarded when completed. Ā Requires consuming/crafting 9 unique wines.Ā
4. Bottle of Rice Wine - 16c from the same Bartender as the one listed below for Brewmaster. See it for details. This is not a unique wine and is sold by many others.Ā
9. Bottle of Vintage Wine - 64c from Requisitions Officer Penny (merchant). This wine is also sold by Gastronom Plikk who sells the Vintnerās Guide so players are likely to have this purchased already.
4. Brewmaster - Unlocked using Observational Zymology Manual. 3AP and Metabolic Primer awarded when completed. Requires consuming 18 unique ales. Bartender in this building has no visible map icon but can be found on the first floor [video]. He sells many items related to this collection including the manual to unlock it. Full list:
Stein of Ale - 8c
Stein of Darkbrown Ale - 32c
Stein of Amber Ale - 32c
Stein of Hunterās Ale - 16c
Stein of Hearty Ale - 16c
Stein of Golden Ale - 48c
Observational Zymology Manual - 50s
None of these items are unique to this Bartender but this is a decent place to start the collection if youāre in the neighborhood.
8. Style Guide - Hidden from the collection page until one of the items needed is acquired. 3AP andĀ Wylenn's Manual of Style awarded on completion. 14 specific literary themed items need to be collected.
Ebonhawke Cease-Fire Agreement - 301 karma from Vanguard Lieutenant Viles (heart vendor). The fine version is the one needed for the collection, not the masterwork.
11.Ā Treasure Hunter - 10AP and Enchanted Treasure Chest awarded when completed. Requires unlocking 39 unique trophy and equipment items.
Sam - This accessory has a chance to drop from the splendid chest that spawns here after Foulbear Kraal has been captured at the end of the Ogre Wars meta event chain. [video] Only the exotic version counts. This item can be sold by players on the TP (though it is expensive due to the meta event being bugged for so long. Prices have started to come down since the 8/25/15 patch that fixed a lot of issues).Ā
15.Ā Koutalophile - Unlocked by purchasing the Collectible Spoon Box. 3AP, 1 Central Tyria mastery point, and a Bag of Mentorās Supplies awarded when completed. Requires collecting 21 specific spoon items.
Rosko's Campsite's Famous Bean Spoon - 308 karma for the fine version and 616 for the masterwork version sold by Rancher Jenneth (heart vendor). Both versions are required for the collection.
Behind the Mask - 10AP. Ā When attacking the skritt burglar in an Ascalon map, there is a chance you will be transformed into a raccoon temporarily and will receive this achievement.
7. Spawns right behind the tent here. Canāt miss it if itās there. [video]
13. Next to one of the houses here by the grape farm. [video]
16. Against the outside of the fence along the camp.Ā
17. Along the back wall of The Thunder Den. (Dot position may be off)
23. I could not find this in person, so I donāt really know if this is correct. Supposedly itās around one of the branded structures near the Wreckage of Doomspyās Watch.
Speedy Reader - 10AP. Read all 20 books about the founding of Ebonhawke without leaving the map. Books are marked on the Speedy Reader map in numerical order, but it is not necessary to read them in order for the achievement if you donāt want to. Going by the default keybinds, holding crtl to see object names will help. [video]
1-5 are all inside the tavern here. 1 is on the first floor on a table. 2 and 3 are on the second floor in different rooms. 4 and 5 are on the third floor in different rooms.
6-7 are inside the building straight across from the stairs. 6 is on the second floor. 7 is hanging out with the Order of Whispers behind the closed door on the first floor.
8 is on a bench.
9 is on a book cart.
10 is on a book cart.
11 is sitting higher up on the scaffolding.
12 is in the rubble near the wall.
13 is having lunch at a picnic table.
14 is in an asuraās house whose entrance is in the back corner here, across from 13.
15Ā is behind bales of hay next to the tree.
16Ā is on the ledge of the tower as you climb up.
17 is hiding among some barrels and crates near the cart here.
18 has decided to make you work for it by hiding in a corner where you have to climb some merchandise stands to reach it.
19 is tucked away in the corner of the building in the shade.
20 is sitting in a posh chair inside the building you can reach by jumping from the tower 16 is at.
Cleaning Up the Neighborhood - 10AP. Tear down all 41 of the Separatist Propaganda posters in Ebonhawke. Posters are marked on the Cleaning Up the Neighborhood map. The posters will respawn at daily reset so be sure to get them all before then. This is easier than it seems, especially while holding down ctrl to see object names. All posters are along the streets in the open and arenāt hiding like the books. [video]
Dive Master - 18AP total and 1 Central Tyria mastery point. Requires finding 38 specific pairs of diving goggles, using them, then successfully landing in the water below. There are two sets of goggles on this map:
6. On the trunk of the tree growing out of the ledge above the lake. [video]
20. On the ground atĀ Tenaebron Waypoint. Hard to miss. [video]
14. This chest spawns after the event Help Legionnaire Raughol move against the harpies is completed. [video]
18. This chest spawns in the mid back of The Thunder Den after Help Legionnaire Boneflayer crush the Renegades is completed. Ā [video]
General drops: Since this is an Ascalon map, young herbs have a chance to drop chili peppers,Ā sage leaves, or dill sprigs. Ascalon is the only region that can drop these.
Kale nodes appear on this map. *As far as I can tell, this map is one of only two maps in the game with kale nodes, the other being Blazeridge Steppes.*
2. Avocados in Bulk - Sold by Fallen Angel Makayla (heart vendor) for 77 karma. She is the only person who sells avocados.
12. Grape farm - Eight nodes. These are out in the open here, though ogres are patrolling the area.
Steam weapons (fine or masterwork). These are only in Ascalon.
Karma armors - Armor pieces sold by heart vendors on this map are part of the following three sets: Dry Bones (L), Duelist (M), Pit Fighter (H)
1. Helm - Sold by Commander Varalyn for 273 or 546 Ā karma.
8. Coat - Sold by Vanguard Lieutenant Viles for 357 or 714 karma.
10. Shoulders - Sold by Legionnaire Crunchbone for 273 or 539 karma.
15. Boots - Sold byĀ Rancher Jenneth for 245 or 490 karma.
19. Legs - Sold by Scout Steeltooth for 707 karma.
21. Gloves - Sold by Krange Lodefinder for 245 or 483 karma.
3. Ebon Vanguard weapons - The three weaponsmith vendors offer these at various levels and prices. All are rare rarity. This is the only place to buy this set.
Tier 1 - Level 40 for 9,800 karmaĀ
Tier 2 - Level 60 for 35,000 karma
Tier 3 - Level 80 for 63,000 karma
5. Recipe: Ascalon Ghost Potion - Sold by Lieutenant Tyler for 224 karma. This teaches an artificer to make Potion of Ascalonian Mages. This tonic changes you into a ghost but, unlike most tonics, doesnāt change your skill bar so you can fight as normal with the effect on. Not necessary for anything, just a fun item.
Complete map episode list:
Note my videos are casual and involve a lot of meandering and talking to myself. If thatās not your thing, you may want to skip these.
Part 1Ā - Stronghold of Ebonhawke (plus how to reach it)
Speedy Reader & Cleaning up the Neighborhood
Part 2 - Blackwing Excavation through Ogre Road to the Siege Plains
Part 3 - Bento Canyon and everything east and south of Gilfarn Plains
Part 4 - Thunderbreak Hills and everything in the northwest branded corner
TheĀ Diessa PlateauĀ post has been completely updated and now includes video links, including a full video of the event chain and mini dungeon for Flame Temple Tombs. Additionally, Iāve updated the maps to include a weapon skin I missed and the location of the Cattlepult for reaching the Blasted Moors vista.
You can see my videos as soon as they go up by subscribing to my YouTube channel.
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