Explorable zone

An explorable zone, also simply referred to as a zone or a map, is a type of location. Zones encompass a number of smaller areas; multiple zones form a region.

Exploration

Each zone comes with its own set of activities and objectives. In addition to the dynamic events populated in its borders, five measures of completion are specifically associated with a zone:

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  Skill Challenges often present a puzzle or a Veteran foe to a character, completion of which earns another Skill Point.
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  Renown Hearts ask characters to complete tasks in their environs.
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  Points of Interest mark out special locations to be explored.
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  Waypoints provide instant, safe travel to places previously discovered - for a price.
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  Vistas provide a graphical showcase of given locations in the environment.

Bringing up the world map will show a breakdown of the character's progress for the current zone. Upon map completion, the character receives a reward of some items and crafting materials, experience, and coin. This milestone is also acknowledged by the Tyrian Explorers Society with a letter of recognition.

Explorable zones by level

Every explorable zone has a recommended difficulty range, expressed as the recommended level characters should reach before travelling there. The monsters and the recommended level for renown hearts and dynamic events in an area will be between the given levels. The dynamic level adjustment in the game will put characters at the recommended level for an area if their current level exceeds it. Recommended levels are generally expressed in multiples of 5.

Level	Ascalon	Kryta	Maguuma Jungle		Ruins of Orr		Shiverpeak Mountains	Sea of Sorrows
1	Plains of Ashford	Queensdale	Caledon Forest Metrica Province		—		Wayfarer Foothills	—
5
10
15	Diessa Plateau	Kessex Hills	Brisban Wildlands				Snowden Drifts
20
25	—	Gendarran Fields	—				Lornar's Pass
30	Fields of Ruin
35		Harathi Hinterlands
40	Blazeridge Steppes						Dredgehaunt Cliffs
45		Bloodtide Coast
50	Iron Marches						Timberline Falls
55		—	Sparkfly Fen	—
60	Fireheart Rise			Mount Maelstrom			—
65			—
70	—		—		Straits of Devastation	—	Frostgorge Sound
75						Malchor's Leap
80					Cursed Shore			Southsun Cove

Notes

• The area of Southsun Cove does not currently have a map completion achievement or count towards world completion.

References

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Explorable zones

Ascalon

Plains of Ashford (1-15) • Diessa Plateau (15-25) • Fields of Ruin (30-40)
Blazeridge Steppes (40-50) • Iron Marches (50-60) • Fireheart Rise (60-70)

Kryta

Queensdale (1-17) • Kessex Hills (15-25) • Gendarran Fields (25-35)
Harathi Hinterlands (35-45) • Bloodtide Coast (45-55)

Maguuma Jungle

Caledon Forest (1-15) • Metrica Province (1-15) • Brisban Wildlands (15-25)
Sparkfly Fen (55-65) • Mount Maelstrom (60-70)

Ruins of Orr

Straits of Devastation (70-75) • Malchor's Leap (75-80) • Cursed Shore (80)

Sea of Sorrows

Southsun Cove (80)

Shiverpeak Mountains

Wayfarer Foothills (1-15) • Snowden Drifts (15-25) • Lornar's Pass (25-40)
Dredgehaunt Cliffs (40-50) • Timberline Falls (50-60) • Frostgorge Sound (70-80)