Achievement

The achievements interface in the game.

Achievements are a system in the game to help gauge what a player has accomplished in the game. They are awarded for completing various tasks spanning all game types; PvE, PvP, and WvW. Completing an achievement may reward the player with achievement points (), a mastery point, an item, and/or a title. Players also get achievement rewards for obtaining enough achievement points for the tier. These rewards include coin, laurels, gems, weapon and armor skins, account bonuses, achievement chests. Achievements are organized into achievement categories, which are organized into logical groups to aid in navigation.

Progression, achievement points, and titles are shared across all characters on an account. Most items rewarded from achievements are account bound. Upon obtaining an achievement, the player will be notified with a popup in the lower right corner of the UI stating the name, tier, description, and achievement points gained. Many achievements have multiple tiers and a notification will appear upon completing each tier. For these tiered achievements, the menu shows progression along the current tier, not the overall progression.

While most achievements are standard and require completing certain tasks in the game, others have special purposes or requirements. Meta achievements act as an umbrella achievement for the achievement category, requiring other achievements in the category to be completed. Other achievements serve as an umbrella achievement for certain achievements in the category, such as Learn to Kite. A few achievements are repeatable, granting achievement points every time the progress bar is filled at which time its progress is reset. Some achievements have prerequisites and will not progress until all tiers of the prerequisite achievement have been completed.

In the game, players in the same guild or party may view each other's total achievement points, but with the exception of wearing a title, only the player can see their individual achievements obtained. Outside the game, players may compare their accumulated achievement points with others on the leaderboards here: NA / EU.

Achievement rewards

Primary article: Achievement rewards

Once you reach enough achievement points, you will be granted achievement rewards, including an achievement chest, permanent account bonuses, laurels, coins, gems, and unlockable reward skins. Achievement rewards are awarded for every multiple of 500 achievement points, except for the first reward which is awarded for 100 points.

Players are also awarded a title at every 5,000 achievement point interval.

Summary

The summary provides information on log-in rewards, unlocked rewards, account bonuses, recently completed achievement, and nearly completed achievements. Unlocked skins can be copied an unlimited number of times on any character.

Watch list

Up to 20 achievements can be added to a watch list and will be displayed in the Achievements UI panel. An achievement can be added or removed by toggling the eye in the bottom right corner of each achievement on and off. The Watch List can be sorted by Tier Completion, Total Completion, or the list can be customized by dragging the achievements in the Watch List tab. Up to a maximum of 6 achievements are displayed on the achievements UI. If there are more than 6 achievements on the watch list, the top six will be displayed. Achievements that have been completed are removed from the watchlist automatically.

Having any achievements on the watch list will override the default watch list. By default, Daily Achievements for open world, PvP or WvW are displayed, depending on where you are in the game. Once the Daily Completionist meta-achievement is completed nothing is displayed by default, except while in Fractals of the Mists or LS3 zones like Bloodstone Fen where achievements from the corresponding daily categories are displayed until they are all completed.

The watch list is useful for tracking a group of related achievements, especially Living World achievement categories.

Categories

Achievement categories are organized in logical groups:

Category	Count	Total	Total	Description
Daily
Daily	13	10 per day 15,000 total		Various small feats in PvE, WvW and PvP; resets and changes each day. The 15,000 point cap is shared with the historical and festival Daily and Monthly achievements.
Daily Fractals	15	0		Completing fractals in Fractals of the Mists; resets and changes each day.
Daily Bloodstone Fen	4	0		Small tasks in Bloodstone Fen; resets each day.
Daily Ember Bay	3	0		Small tasks in Ember Bay; resets and changes each day.
Daily Bitterfrost Frontier	4	0		Small tasks in Bitterfrost Frontier; resets each day.
Daily Lake Doric	5	0		Small tasks in Lake Doric; resets each day.
Daily Draconis Mons	4	0		Small tasks in Draconis Mons; resets and changes each day.
Daily Siren's Landing	4	0		Small tasks in Siren's Landing; resets and changes each day.
Story Journal
Gates of Maguuma	11	38	2	Completing story instances and challenges in Gates of Maguuma.
Entanglement	11	50	2	Completing story instances and challenges in Entanglement.
The Dragon's Reach, Part 1	8	65	2	Completing story instances and challenges in The Dragon's Reach: Part 1.
The Dragon's Reach, Part 2	11	105	2	Completing story instances and challenges in The Dragon's Reach: Part 2.
Echoes of the Past	9	75	2	Completing story instances and challenges in Echoes of the Past.
Tangled Paths	8	50	2	Completing story instances and challenges in Tangled Paths.
Seeds of Truth	8	80	2	Completing story instances and challenges in Seeds of Truth.
Point of No Return	10	85	2	Completing story instances and challenges in Point of No Return.
Heart of Thorns: Act 1	20	75	6	Completing story instances and challenges in the Verdant Brink arc of Heart of Thorns.
Heart of Thorns: Act 2	15	60	5	Completing story instances and challenges in the Auric Basin arc of Heart of Thorns.
Heart of Thorns: Act 3	14	60	5	Completing story instances and challenges in the Tangled Depths arc of Heart of Thorns.
Heart of Thorns: Act 4	9	40	3	Completing story instances and challenges in the Dragon's Stand arc of Heart of Thorns.
Out of the Shadows	28	73	6	Completing story instances and challenges in the release Out of the Shadows and the zone Bloodstone Fen.
Rising Flames	32	142	7	Completing story instances and challenges in the release Rising Flames and the zone Ember Bay.
A Crack in the Ice	25	83	5	Completing story instances and challenges in the release A Crack in the Ice and the zone Bitterfrost Frontier.
The Head of the Snake	41	97	9	Completing story instances and challenges in the release The Head of the Snake and the zone Lake Doric.
Flashpoint	37	125	8	Completing story instances and challenges in the release Flashpoint and the zone Draconis Mons.
One Path Ends	44	123	13	Completing story instances and challenges in the release One Path Ends and the zone Siren's Landing.
Path of Fire: Act 1	3	3		Completing story instances and challenges in the first act of Path of Fire.
General
Dungeons	11	335		Completing dungeons in Tyria.
Twilight Arbor Aetherpath	18	100		Completing challenges in the Aetherpath of Twilight Arbor.
The Silverwastes	31	229	7	Completing challenges in The Silverwastes.
Dry Top	20	114	1	Completing challenges in Dry Top.
Slayer	39	624		Killing creatures of specific species and groups.
Hero	33	375	11	Completing personal and dungeon stories, maps and events, gaining experience without dying and opening birthday gifts.
Tradesman	24	904		Crafting, salvaging, gathering, applying upgrades, changing skins and collecting coin.
Explorer	43	465	2	Exploring Tyria, completing mini-dungeons, getting transformed by Skritt Burglars and collecting legendary weapons.
Fashion	7	142	1	Equipping cultural armors and collecting skins in the wardrobe.
Weapon Master	20	209		Killing enemies with specific weapons and dealing high damage in a single hit.
Community	10	177		Consuming alcohol or food, using combos, reviving and playing Costume Brawl.
Hall of Monuments	11	550		Guild Wars accomplishments recorded in the Hall of Monuments.
Jumping Puzzles	44	440	1	Completing specific jumping puzzles.
Mastery Insights	9	9	9	Communing with Central Tyria Mastery Insights throughout the Central Tyria.
The Shatterer	12	110		Fighting The Shatterer.
Triple Trouble	12	135	2	Fighting Amber, Cobalt and Crimson Great Jungle Wurm.
Tequatl	11	116	2	Fighting Tequatl the Sunless.
Bosses	12	115	4	Defeating powerful monsters.
Path of Fire
Crystal Oasis	15	62	7	Completing challenges in Crystal Oasis.
Heart of Thorns
Verdant Brink	42	157	20	Completing challenges in Verdant Brink.
Auric Basin	35	145	20	Completing challenges in Auric Basin.
Tangled Depths	44	139	27	Completing challenges in Tangled Depths.
Dragon's Stand	29	83	23	Completing challenges in Dragon's Stand.
Mastery Insights	22	22	22	Communing with Maguuma Mastery Insights throughout the Heart of Maguuma.
Specializations	23	185		Unlocking and mastering of revenant's core and every profession's Heart of Thorns elite specializations.
Side Stories
Conservation of Magic	16	75	1	Completing events to collect overflowing ley energy.
Justice of the Blade	9	111	1	Completing events concerning bandit activity in Kryta.
Anomalous Occurrences	9	82		Completing achievements related to magic anomalies.
Transfer Chaser	7	40	1	Locating sensors to track a disturbance in magic's flow.
Knight of the Thorn	5	60		Completing the restoration of Caladbolg.
Competitive
Battle of Champion's Dusk	6	52		Playing the Battle of Champion's Dusk map in structured PvP.
Battle of Kyhlo	6	52		Playing the Battle of Kyhlo map in structured PvP.
Eternal Coliseum	6	52		Playing the Eternal Coliseum map in structured PvP.
Forest of Niflhel	6	52		Playing the Forest of Niflhel map in structured PvP.
Legacy of Foefire	6	52		Playing the Legacy of the Foefire map in structured PvP.
Revenge of the Capricorn	6	52		Playing the Revenge of the Capricorn map in structured PvP.
Skyhammer	6	52		Playing the Skyhammer map in structured PvP.
Spirit Watch	6	52		Playing the Spirit Watch map in structured PvP.
Temple of the Silent Storm	6	52		Playing the Temple of the Silent Storm map in structured PvP.
Year of the Ascension Part I	22	88		Participating in structured PvP ranked arena during PvP League seasons.
Year of the Ascension Part II	22	104		Participating in structured PvP ranked arena during PvP League seasons after completing Part I.
Year of the Ascension Part III	22	129		Participating in structured PvP ranked arena during PvP League seasons after completing Part II.
Year of the Ascension Part IV	22	156		Participating in structured PvP ranked arena during PvP League seasons after completing Part III.
PvP Conqueror	40	1,746		Killing other players, winning matches and tournaments, and scoring points in structured PvP.
World vs World	16	809		Killing enemy invaders, spending supply, and capturing and defending objectives in World versus World.
Edge of the Mists	20	214		Capturing and utilizing objectives, destroying and repairing bridges, diving, and killing Aetherblades in Edge of the Mists.
Sanctum Sprint	4	150		Playing Sanctum Sprint.
Crab Toss	4	142		Playing Crab Toss.
Keg Brawl	9	254		Playing Keg Brawl.
Southsun Survival	5	175		Playing Southsun Survival.
Belcher's Bluff	7	80		Playing Belcher's Bluff.
Fractals of the Mists
Fractals of the Mists	51	290	14	Completing fractals and certain challenges in Fractals of the Mists.
Nightmare Fractal	9	35	1	Completing challenges in the Nightmare Fractal.
Shattered Observatory Fractal	10	35	1	Completing challenges in the Shattered Observatory Fractal.
Raids
Spirit Vale	21	91	4	Completing challenges in the Spirit Vale wing of Forsaken Thicket.
Salvation Pass	9	107	6	Completing challenges in the Salvation Pass wing of Forsaken Thicket.
Stronghold of the Faithful	11	107	4	Completing challenges in the Stronghold of the Faithful wing of Forsaken Thicket.
Bastion of the Penitent	11	155	4	Completing challenges in the Bastion of the Penitent.
Collections
Basic Collections	70	348	1	Using various consumables and collecting miniatures, sets of equipment and other items.
Rare Collections	25	413	5	Collecting special sets of equipment or other items.
Specialization Collections	15	45		Collecting various items for equipment based around elite specializations and revenants.
Legendary Weapons	81	228		Collecting various items for crafting precursor weapons and gifts for legendary weapons.
Legendary Backpacks	4	24		Collecting various items for crafting legendary backpacks.
Legendary Armor	2	18		Collecting various items for crafting legendary armor.
Legendary Trinkets	8	31		Collecting various items for crafting legendary trinkets.
Black Lion Collections	42	126		Unlocking weapon sets from the Black Lion Trading Company.
Historical
Retired Achievements	11	236		No longer obtainable achievements, previously available in the General or Competitive achievement groups.
Fractals of the Mists	2	10		No longer obtainable achievements, previously available in the Fractals of the Mists achievement category.
Shadow of the Mad King (2012)	8	116		Participating in the Halloween events of Shadow of the Mad King in 2012.
Blood and Madness (2013)	13	107		Participating in the Halloween events of Blood and Madness in 2013.
Blood and Madness (2014)	14	124		Participating in the Halloween events of Blood and Madness in 2014.
Shadow of the Mad King (2015)	10	64		Participating in the Halloween events of Shadow of the Mad King in 2015.
Shadow of the Mad King (2016)	10	64		Participating in the Halloween events of Shadow of the Mad King in 2016.
The Wondrous Workshop of Toymaker Tixx	15	165		Participating in the Wintersday events of Wintersday: The Wondrous Workshop of Toymaker Tixx in 2012.
A Very Merry Wintersday (2013)	17	194		Participating in the Wintersday events during A Very Merry Wintersday in 2013.
A Very Merry Wintersday (2014)	18	203		Participating in the Wintersday events during A Very Merry Wintersday in 2014.
A Very Merry Wintersday (2015)	22	213		Participating in the Wintersday events during A Very Merry Wintersday in 2015.
A Very Merry Wintersday (2016)	16	188		Participating in the Wintersday events during A Very Merry Wintersday in 2016.
Seasonal Activities	5	25		Playing Dragon Ball during the Lunar New Year in 2015.
Lunar New Year (2016)	7	109		Participating in the festivities of Lunar New Year in 2016.
Lunar New Year (2017)	7	69		Participating in the festivities of Lunar New Year in 2017.
Super Adventure Box	18	112		Completing challenges in World 1 of Super Adventure Box.
Super Adventure Box: Back to School	19	202		Completing challenges in World 2 of Super Adventure Box.
Super Adventure Box: Tribulation Mode	6	260		Completing challenges in Tribulation Mode of Super Adventure Box.
World vs. World Season 1	21	405		Participating in World versus World during World vs. World Season 1.
WvW Spring Tournament 2014	19	300		Participating in World versus World during WvW Spring Tournament 2014.
WvW Fall Tournament 2014	6	9		Participating in World versus World during WvW Fall Tournament 2014.
Flame and Frost	14	147		Participating in the events of Flame and Frost.
Secret of Southsun	35	235		Participating in the events of The Secret of Southsun and Last Stand at Southsun.
Dragon Bash	16	195		Participating in the events of Dragon Bash.
Sky Pirates	21	193		Participating in the events of Sky Pirates of Tyria.
Bazaar of the Four Winds	26	255		Participating in the events of Bazaar of the Four Winds.
Support Ellen Kiel	12	100		Supporting Ellen Kiel during Cutthroat Politics.
Support Evon Gnashblade	12	100		Supporting Evon Gnashblade during Cutthroat Politics.
Queen Jennah's Jubilee	14	174		Participating in the events of Queen's Jubilee.
The Queen's Gauntlet	18	220		Completing fights and using gambits in Queen's Gauntlet during Queen's Jubilee and Festival of the Four Winds.
Clockwork Chaos	16	195		Participating in the events of Clockwork Chaos.
Emissary Vorpp's Field Assistant	6	10		Creating the portal device to Scarlet's Playhouse during Clockwork Chaos.
Boss Week	7	65		Participating in the events of Tequatl Rising.
Twilight Assault	1	25		Completing challenges in the Aetherpath of Twilight Arbor during Twilight Assault.
Tower of Nightmares	12	76		Participating in the events of Tower of Nightmares.
The Nightmares Within	11	68		Participating in the events of The Nightmares Within.
The Nightmare Is Over	12	57		Participating in the aftermath of Tower of Nightmares and The Nightmares Within during A Very Merry Wintersday.
Fractured!	15	95		Completing Fractals of the Mists during Fractured.
Festival of the Four Winds	25	116		Participating in the events of Festival of the Four Winds.
The Origins of Madness	14	135		Participating in the events of The Origins of Madness.
Edge of the Mists	3	40		Participating in the events of The Edge of the Mists.
Escape from Lion's Arch	20	109		Participating in the events of Escape from Lion's Arch.
The Battle for Lion's Arch	17	102		Participating in the events of Battle for Lion's Arch.
Historical (unlisted)
Monthly	4–10	35–100 per month (2068 total)		Repeatable achievements; resets and changes each month.
Daily PvP	4–8	4–8 per day		Repeatable achievements in structured PvP; resets and changes each day.
Monthly PvP	4	7–40 per month (474 total)		Repeatable achievements in structured PvP; resets and changes each month.
Halloween Daily	8	6 per day		Repeatable achievements for Halloween activities; resets and changes each day.
Wintersday Daily	6	6 per day		Repeatable achievements for Wintersday activities; resets each day.
Lunar New Year Dailies	4	4 per day		Repeatable achievements for Lunar New Year activities; resets each day.
Daily Super Adventure Festival	4	0		Repeatable achievements for Super Adventure Box; resets and changes each day.

Character quotes

When a character completes an achievement they will occasionally shout out one of the following lines, depending on their race and gender.

Race	Gender
	Male	Female
Asura	More accolades. More knowledge for me! Ahh! Recognition.	Another testament to my greatness. It's not showing off if you earned it. More knowledge for me!
Charr	It's easy when you know how. I've attained the awesome.	Achieving; the life for me. I did it! I cover myself in glory.
Human	One more thing for my list of accomplishments. That's how it's done. I achieve things. I'm an achiever.	Another personal victory. Is it just me, or am I amazing? Just one more confirmation of how great I am.
Norn	I'm the master of life! One challenge down. It's my destiny. That's how you do it.	Another proud moment. I am awesome.
Sylvari	Ah, it was nothing. It's all skill! ...And a little luck. I deserve an award.	I earned that. Score one for me. We'll go down in history!

Trivia

• The first time you navigate to the Achievements tab in the Hero window, all recently unlocked achievements will be marked as "NEW". This tag disappears after closing the window, even if you did not view the relevant category.
• There are several inconsistencies across the descriptions:
  • All achievements list the track's current score, but only some indicate the tier's ceiling.
  • Some achievements lack a space before and after the slash (/) sign indicating current and next tier amount to reach, while others have the spaces.
  • Some achievements follow Title Case (ex. X / 5 Types of Enemies) while other use the normal sentence case (ex. X / 50 areas).
  • Other inconsistencies within specific categories are noted in the relevant articles.
• In early beta versions, daily and monthly achievement chests were placed in the game world instead being available to open via interface like they are now.
• If you do not complete an achievement for content that is subsequently removed from game (I.e. Rallying flame achievement from Flame and Frost content) then those missed achievements will not show on your list, so you will be unable to see what you have missed from past stories.
• The June 11, 2013 update added a "((DELETE ME!!))" category to the achievements list which had 8 achievements. This category was deleted from the game in a subsequent update.
• The Achievements panel was revamped in the Bazaar of the Four Winds release.
• The Bar Brawl category was added in Bazaar of the Four Winds and subsequently removed in Queen's Jubilee. The achievements were never obtainable since Bar Brawl activity was never actually added to the game.
• Monthly achievements were removed from the game with the December 16th, 2014 update as part of the new Daily reward system. The rewards given for successfully completing a monthly were replaced by login rewards.
• Miniature Collections - Sets I, II, and III were moved to Basic Collections with the February 24, 2015 update.
• Beta Weekend achievements were available for the second beta weekend of Heart of Thorns as a means to gain mastery points.

External links

• Official achievements leaderboard