Astral Ward

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Join the Astral Ward in fighting off the Kryptis forces as they crawl into Tyria through rifts in reality, laying siege to Amnytas above. As you progress through the ranks, you'll take on increasingly deadly prey—in new and existing maps—and unlock new rewards for your efforts along the way.

— Official site

The Astral Ward is a secret organization silently protecting the world of Tyria from various threats, with the most recent focus being the Kryptis.^[1] The mastery of the same name specializes in accessing recipes and upgrades for Rift Hunting to stop the Kryptis threat.

Related masteries[edit]

Complete the The Missing Facet chapter on at least one character to unlock.
Alternatively, entering Amnytas through the portal in The Wizard's Tower also unlocks this mastery track.

Mastery	XP required	Points	Description
Astral Amenities	508,000	2	Learn to channel the energies of the Wizard's Tower to rest and relax.
Astral Craft	1,016,000	3	Gain access to purchasing Astral Ward armor and the recipes to craft common and uncommon Kryptis Motivations for use in rift hunting.
Emotion Control	1,524,000	4	Gain access to purchasing the recipe to craft rare Kryptis Motivations for use in rift hunting.
Rift Mastery	2,159,000	5	Learn to extract greater amounts of Kryptis essence from rifts.
Obsidian Armor Crafting	2,540,000	6	Gain access to final crafting recipes for legendary armor.
Wayfinder Mastery	3,302,000	7	Train this mastery to gain bonus effects: • Add new services to the Wizard's Tower to upgrade Obsidian armor or to exchange various map currencies and materials. • Open arcane chests with ease. • Provide some protections against Eparch in the Citadel of Zakiros. • Loot a daily coffer from the Into the Spider's Lair meta-event that contains particularly rare items.
Total	11,049,000	27

Bastion Leaders[edit]

Isgarren, operator of the Bastion of Knowledge.
Mabon, operator of the Bastion of Strength.
Lyhr, operator of the Bastion of Balance.
Dagda, operator of the Bastion of the Celestial. She took over the role from her departed mentor, Waiting Sorrow.
Zizel, current representative of the Bastion of the Natural. Originally operated by the departed Vass.
Head Experimenter Rhianwyn, current representative of the Bastion of the Obscure. Originally operated by the departed Akeem.

History[edit]

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The Astral Ward was established in 604 AE by Isgarren, with Taryn as the first Warden, the Astral Ward's leader.^[2]

Members of the Astral Ward have dog tags with codes and the engraving of the symbol of the specific Bastion they are loyal to, with some members not being sworn to any.^[3]

Members[edit]

See also: Category:Astral Ward

Former Wardens

Taryn, the first Warden
Zeak
Levente, the previous Warden

Notes[edit]

The mastery has synergy with the Heart of the Obscure Research mastery.^[4]
Recipes for the legendary Obsidian armor are available through this mastery.^[5]