Night and the Enemy

Night and the Enemy

Location

Verdant Brink
(Heart of Maguuma)

Event type

Map meta event

Level

80

API

API

Night and the Enemy is a map meta event that occurs in Verdant Brink during the night cycle. It involves securing the various Pact rally points and upgrading them, while fending off Mordrem assaults until morning as well as defeating various bosses that appear at night.

Dynamic events

Ground assault

• Rally stranded troops, gather Pact supplies, and defend Pact rally points against Mordrem advancement.
• Rally stranded troops, gather Pact supplies, and defend Pact rally points against the Mordrem. (Jaka Itzel rally points only)
• Drive the Mordrem out of the primary Pact rally point so that war efforts can continue. (if primary rally point captured)
• Verdant Brink: Security Level One/Two/Three/Maximum

• Jaka Itzel rally points controlled: x
• Noble Crash Site rally points controlled: x
• Ordnance Corps rally points controlled: x
• Pact encampment rally points controlled: x
• Sylvari Pact Rally Points Controlled: x
• Time until daybreak: 45:00

Escort the Pact soldier to the nearest rally point (80)

Kill the rampaging Mordrem (80)

[Group Event] Recapture the rally point from the Mordrem (80)

[Group Event] Retain control of the rally point (80)

Salvage Pact supplies from the wreckage before it collapses (80)

Canopy assault

• The canopy is in an uproar. Pact forces have secured a foothold on the ground and are pushing to control the threat from above.
• There's still trouble on high. Pact forces have secured things on the ground and above here, but are still pushing to control threats in other parts of Verdant Brink's canopy. (if canopy boss defeated)
• Canopy threats neutralized: x/5
• Verdant Brink: Security Level One/Two/Three/Maximum

[Group Event] Kill Axemaster Gwyllion (80)

[Group Event] Kill Cotoni and Huetzi (80)

[Group Event] Kill the tetrad of Mordrem champions (80)

[Group Event] Kill the wyvern matriarch (80)

[Group Event] Kill the Wyvern Patriarch (80)

Event schedule

Previous 2 hoursNext 2 hours

00:00 UTC

Rewards

At the end of the map meta-event, the following rewards will be given out to players on the map, scaling with their participation level.

Participation Percentage	Tier 1	Tier 2	Tier 3	Tier 4
	The Pact is devastated after a punishing nightlong assault by the Mordrem. New chances come at dawn.	The Pact struggled valiantly against a punishing nightlong assault by the Mordrem. New chances come at dawn.	The Pact held firm against a punishing nightlong assault by the Mordrem, and they welcome the light of a new day.	The Pact fought off a punishing nightlong assault by the Mordrem and holds firm in the light of a new day.
≤ 25%	26,670  Pact Crowbar (3)	34,671  Pact Crowbar (3) Bag of Gear	42,672  Pact Crowbar (5) Bag of Gear (2)	53,340  Pact Crowbar (10) Bag of Gear (3)
50%	26,670  Pact Crowbar (3)	34,671  Pact Crowbar (3) Bag of Gear	42,672  Pact Crowbar (5) Bag of Gear (2)	53,340  Pact Crowbar (10) Bag of Gear (3)
75%	?	?	42,672  Pact Crowbar (10) Bag of Gear (3) Bag of Rare Gear	?
≥ 100%	26,670  Pact Crowbar (5) Bag of Gear	34,671  Pact Crowbar (5) Bag of Gear Noxious Seed Pod	42,672  Pact Crowbar (10) Bag of Gear (3) Noxious Seed Pod (3) Bag of Rare Gear	53,340  Pact Crowbar (15) Bag of Gear (5) Noxious Seed Pod (5) Bag of Rare Gear Bladed Armor Box Airship Cargo Strap

• Pact Crowbar (3-15), Bag of Gear (1-5), Noxious Seed Pod (1-5)

Progression rewards

As the map meta-event progresses, there are intermediate rewards being given out to participants:

• Tier 1
  • 13,335 
  • Thorned Cache or Vined Cache
  • Pact Crowbar
• Tier 2
  • 13,335 
  • Thorned Cache or Vined Cache
  • Pact Crowbar
• Tier 3
  • 13,335 
  • Thorned Cache (3) or Vined Cache (3)
  • Noxious Seed Pouch
  • Pact Crowbar (3)

Walkthrough

During the night, events are focused on building up and defending rally points, and later slaying the bosses in the canopy. Maintaining control of rally points around an outpost during the three defense waves which occur during the first half of the night is critical for map meta-event progression. Once the Pact Choppers descend halfway through the night (20:30 left on the timer until daybreak), bosses appear in the canopy, one corresponding to each outpost; see the table below for how to reach them. Along with defense of rally points, killing all the bosses is critical for progressing the map meta-event to tier 4 as these two event types contribute the most to increasing the night-time security level.

Thus, during the first half of the night, making sure rally points are defended during the Mordrem assaults (and retaking any which have been overrun by Mordrem) should be the main priority, followed by escorting soldiers, running supplies and killing rampaging Mordrem. When the bosses appear, slaying them should be a first priority. To achieve these goals, it is important that players spread out evenly across the map in small groups. To reach tier 4 night, about tier 2.5 needs to be achieved from the defense events and all the bosses need to be slain.

When under Pact control, each rally point has a supply level which can be filled by bringing Pact Supplies to the rally point and escorting soldiers. Raising the supply level of a rally point allows it to build extra defenses such as barricades and turrets, making the rally point easier to defend. Each Pact Supply that a player deposits increases the supply level by 1/5 of a tier and each escorted Pact soldier raises it by a full level. Completing any Night time event will award the player one stack of  Pact Supplier. This increases experience gained from kills by up to 5%.

Summary

• During the first 25 minutes, secure, protect and upgrade the various rally points around the map.
• After the Pact Choppers drop, rally points that have already been secured will not be attacked again by Mordrem. Rally points that have not been secured can still be recaptured.
• The bosses occur 25 minutes into the map meta. This is indicated by Pact Choppers appearing at secured rally points.

Bosses

• Each boss can be accessed from a different rally point:

Boss	Event	Location	Rally Point access	Closest waypoint
Axemaster Gwyllion	[Group Event] Kill Axemaster Gwyllion (80)	Canopy over Noble Crash Site	Noble Ledges	Faren's Flyer Waypoint —
Cotoni Huetzi	[Group Event] Kill Cotoni and Huetzi (80)	Canopy over Jaka Itzel	Wyvern Cliffs Jaka Itzel	Jaka Itzel Waypoint —
Stavemaster Anwir Hammermaster Morthwyl Blademaster Cadogg Spellmaster Macsen	[Group Event] Kill the tetrad of Mordrem champions (80)	Canopy over Ordnance Corps	Broken Bluffs	Mellaggan's Valor Waypoint —
Wyvern Matriarch	[Group Event] Kill the wyvern matriarch (80)	Canopy over Pact Encampment	Stonetwist Paths	Pact Encampment Waypoint —
Wyvern Patriarch	[Group Event] Kill the Wyvern Patriarch (80)	Canopy over Pale Reaver Rally	Snarled Frontier	Shipwreck Peak Waypoint —

Map meta icons

• Rally Point - Means a Rally Point is currently under the Pact's control
• Primary Rally Point - Means the main Rally Point for that area is currently under the Pact's control (this icon has a gold border around the icon)
• Rally Point contested - Means a Rally Point is currently under attack by Mordrem
• Primary Rally Point contested - Means the main Rally Point for that area is currently under attack by Mordrem
• Rally Point lost - Means a Rally Point is currently overrun by Mordrem that need to be cleared out
• Primary Rally Point lost - Means the main Rally Point for that area is currently overrun by Mordrem that need to be cleared out
• Pact Chopper - Appears 25 minutes into the map meta only at Rally Points under the Pact's control. Used to head to the chopper to fight the bosses up in the Canopy.

Related achievements

• Verdant Brink: Raised the Bar — Participate in raising the security level at night while fully eligible. (5)
  • Eligibility shown by the  Achievement: Raised the Bar effect on the player's bar.
• Verdant Brink: Sky Commander — Defeated all nightfall bosses in Verdant Brink. (10)
• Verdant Brink: Father of Wyverns — Defeat the wyvern patriarch after nightfall in Verdant Brink. (5)
• Verdant Brink: Froglicker — Defeat Cotoni and Huetzi after nightfall. (5)
• Verdant Brink: Mother of Wyverns — Defeat the wyvern matriarch after nightfall in Verdant Brink. (5)
• Verdant Brink: Sky Stalker — Defeat Axemaster Gwyllion after nightfall in Verdant Brink. (5)
• Verdant Brink: Tetrad Trouncer — Defeat the Mordrem tetrad after nightfall in Verdant Brink. (5)
• Magister's Pack: Airship Cargo Strap — Successfully complete the Verdant Brink map meta-event cycle.

Notes

• You must stay in the map until the timer completes its countdown to daytime to receive the meta rewards.
  • Volunteering to a different instance of the map will also forfeit all participation and related rewards, and will often send players to a map with a much lower progress.
• The Airship Cargo Strap will drop only if the player has begun the Magister's Pack collection.

Trivia

• Unlike Auric Basin and Tangled Depths, Verdant Brink's currency is not included with the tier rewards.

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