Veteran Wind Rider

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Veteran Wind Riders are stronger versions of regular Wind Riders.

Locations[edit]

Ascalon
Crystal Desert
Heart of Maguuma
Maguuma Jungle

Story involvement[edit]

Personal story[edit]

Combat abilities[edit]

Type 1[edit]

Abilities
  • Confusion
  • Summons
Skills
  • Eye Beam - Ranged auto-attack that hits twice, inflicting confusion for 1 second with each hit.
  • Shoot - High-damage projectile attack that knocks down for 2 seconds.
  • Gracefully swirls upward, summoning a Breeze Rider. 1 second cast time. The summoned raided is also a Type 1 (bleeds, swiftness)

Type 2[edit]

Can be found in Gauntlet Gulch (Mount Maelstrom; level 67), Damos Isle (Sandswept Isles; level 80), and Maguuma Shallows (Auric Basin; level 80).

Abilities
  • Steals Boons
  • Blowout
  • Summons
Skills
  • Tentacle Slash - The Rider hits you with its tentacle, dealing a small amount of damage and stealing a boon.
  • Eye Beam - Charges beams from tentacles, deals medium amount of damage in 6 hits, causes Vulnerability.png Vulnerability
  • Shoot - The Rider charges up and swings the tentacles upwards, knocking back the target, dealing moderate amount of damage.
  • Gracefully swirls upward, summoning a Breeze Rider. 1 second cast time. The summoned raider is also a Type 2 (steals boons, quickness)
Stolen skills

Drops[edit]

Name Type Rarity Quantity Creature level
Powerful Venom Sac.png Powerful Venom Sac Crafting material Rare 1 80
Potent Venom Sac.png Potent Venom Sac Crafting material Fine 1 63-80
Full Venom Sac.png Full Venom Sac Crafting material Fine 1 63
Tiny Venom Sac.png Tiny Venom Sac Crafting material Fine 1 6
Glob of Globby Gloop.png Glob of Globby Gloop Trophy Junk 1-2 63-80

Notes[edit]

The Breeze Riders summoned by Veteran Wind Riders drop loot, unlike most summoned creatures.

See also[edit]

Associated items