Askalion Hills

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Askalion Hills

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Askalion Hills map.jpg
Map of Askalion Hills

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Askalion Hills is the area that surrounds the eastern Keep within the Blue Borderlands.

Locations and objectives[edit]

Waypoints
Waypoint (map icon).png Askalion Hills Waypoint — (has to be built)
Waypoint (map icon).png Askalion Hills Emergency Waypoint — (at tactivators)
Waypoint (map icon).png Askalion Hills Emergency Waypoint — (south of lord room)
Waypoint (map icon).png Askalion Hills Emergency Waypoint — (southwest)
Points of Interest
Point of interest (map icon).png Askalion Bastion
Vistas
Vista (map icon).png Askalion Bastion Vista —

NPCs[edit]

Allies[edit]

Services[edit]

Pets[edit]

Foes[edit]

Ambient creatures
Animals
Canines
Dolyaks
Drakes
Felines
Griffons
Minotaurs
Moas
Raptors
Skelk
Wurms

Objective upgrades[edit]

Automatic upgrades[edit]

Tier Upgrade Description
Secured.png
Secured
(20 dolyaks)
Burning Oil Mastery.png Build Pots of Oil Fortifies the objective with pots of burning oil.
Build Cannons.png Build Cannons Fortifies the objective with cannons.
Hire More Guards.png Additional Guards Recruits additional guards to protect the objective.
Supply Capacity.png Storage Expansion Increases the objective's maximum supply hold size by 200.
Reinforced.png
Reinforced
(40 dolyaks)
Reinforce Walls.png Reinforced Walls Increases the health and defense values of the objective's walls and gates to reinforced levels.
Mortar Mastery.png Build Mortars Fortifies the objective with mortars.
Hire Siegemaster.png Recruit Services Recruits a siege-weapon vendor, a banker, and an armor repairer to the objective.
Hire Patrol.png Recruit Patrols Recruit guards to patrol the objective.
Fortified.png
Fortified
(80 dolyaks)
Fortify Tower.png Fortified Walls Increases the health and defense values of the objective's walls and gates to fortified levels.
Build Waypoint.png Build Waypoint Fortifies the objective with a waypoint.
Raise Guard Level.png Guard Training Increases the level of all guards at the objective.
Supply Capacity.png Storage Expansion Increases the objective's maximum supply hold size by 250.

Tactics[edit]

Tier Tactic Availability Description
WvW Objective Guild Tier 1.png
(Hold for 10min)
Supply Drop.pngMinor Supply Drop All objectives Activate this Tactic to have 200 supply deposited at the objective.
Healing Mist (WvW).png Healing Mist All objectives Activate this tactic to temporarily summon machines that will heal allies at the objective.
WvW Objective Guild Tier 2.png
(Hold for 30min)
Centaur Banner.png Centaur Banner Towers, Keeps, Castle Summon a Centaur Banner at your objective. This banner provides the wielder access to powerful offensive skills, as well as a break bar.
Turtle Banner.png Turtle Banner Towers, Keeps, Castle Summon a Turtle Banner at your objective. This banner provides the wielder access to powerful defensive skills, as well as a break bar.
Dragon Banner.png Dragon Banner Towers, Keeps, Castle Summon a Dragon Banner at your objective. This banner provides the wielder access to powerful offensive skills, as well as a break bar.
WvW Objective Guild Tier 3.png
(Hold for 60min)
Emergency Waypoint.pngEmergency Waypoint Towers, Keeps, Castle Activate this tactic to temporarily create a uncontestable waypoint at the objective.
Siege Dampener.pngSiege Dampener Towers, Keeps, Castle Activate this tactic to temporarily make all walls and gates take reduced siege damage.

Improvements[edit]

Tier Tactic Availability Description
WvW Objective Guild Tier 1.png
(Hold for 10min)
Sabotage Depot.pngSabotage Depot All objectives Deploy bombs at the supply depot that will explode if the objective is captured by an enemy team. The explosion will destroy all remaining supply at the objective.
Hardened Gates.pngHardened Gates Towers, Keeps, Castle Greatly reduces nonsiege weapon damage to gates. Hardened Gates
WvW Objective Guild Tier 2.png
(Hold for 30min)
Iron Guards.pngIron Guards All objectives Guards gain Iron Hide, reducing incoming damage by 50%.
Hardened Siege.pngHardened Siege Towers, Keeps, Castle Greatly reduces non-siege weapon damage to cannons, mortars, and oil pots.
WvW Objective Guild Tier 3.png
(Hold for 60min)
Auto Turrets.pngAuto Turrets Towers, Keeps, Castle Automatic turrets deployed above the objective's gates.
Presence of the Keep.pngPresence of the Keep Keeps Allied players gain double the effectiveness of the keep's objective aura while within the perimeter of the keep.

Objects[edit]

Destructible
Walls and Gates

There are two outer gates (red), two inner gates (blue), as well as an outer wall (green) and an inner wall (yellow).

Interactive
Other

Crafting resources[edit]

Resource nodes[edit]

Plant resource (map icon).png Berry Synthesizer
Plant resource (map icon).png Herb Synthesizer
Plant resource (map icon).png Vegetable Synthesizer
Wood resource (map icon).png Lumber Synthesizer