Stonemist Castle

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Stonemist Castle

2Waypoint (map icon).png 4Point of interest (map icon).png 1Hero point.png 1Vista (map icon).png

Stonemist Castle map.jpg
Map of Stonemist Castle

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Stonemist Castle under attack.jpg

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Stonemist Castle dominates the middle of these battlegrounds and has defenses like no other place in the Mists. You'll need plenty of siege weapons and allies if you plan on assaulting this imposing fortress.

  • There are three different gateways leading into the courtyard. Make sure to defend all of them.

Instructor

Stonemist Castle is located in the center of the Eternal Battlegrounds. It provides 12 points towards a world's war score every 5 minutes, greater than a regular keep which produces only 8. It is the largest objective in World versus World and placed in a very good strategic position on the main map. As such, it is a high-value target usually well defended by players and is much harder to take than a regular keep.

Locations and objectives[edit]

Waypoints
Waypoint (map icon).png Stonemist Waypoint — (has to be built)
Waypoint (map icon).png Stonemist Castle Emergency Waypoint —
Points of Interest
Point of interest (map icon).png Great Eastern Gate
Point of interest (map icon).png Great Northern Gate
Point of interest (map icon).png Great Western Gate
Point of interest (map icon).png Stonemist Keep
Hero challenges
Hero point.png Heart of Stone
Vistas
Vista (map icon).png Stonemist Castle Vista —
Just off the central rotunda, take the ramp up to the next level. Run around the central glass ceiling to the steep ramp leading up to the third level. After going up that ramp, run over toward the vista, which is located on the terrace just outside the doors.

NPCs[edit]

Allies[edit]

Services[edit]

Foes[edit]

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 400.
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 400.

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 100 supply deposited at the objective.
Chilling Fog.png Chilling Fog All objectives Activate this Tactic to temporarily summon chill inducers that will chill invaders 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.
Airship Defense.pngAirship Defense Stonemist Castle Activate this tactic to temporarily summon a fleet of airships to protect the castle from invaders.

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.
Cloaking Waters.pngCloaking Waters Stonemist Castle The fountains in the castle's courtyard grant stealth to allies.

Objects[edit]

Locations of inner destructible gates, marked in red
Destructible
Interactive
Other

Crafting resources[edit]

Resource nodes[edit]

Any 4 of the following synthesizers

Mine resource (map icon).png Ore Synthesizer
Wood resource (map icon).png Lumber Synthesizer
Plant resource (map icon).png Berry Synthesizer
Plant resource (map icon).png Herb Synthesizer
Plant resource (map icon).png Vegetable Synthesizer
Plant resource (map icon).png Cloth Synthesizer
Plant resource (map icon).png Leather Synthesizer

Notes[edit]

  • Although labeled as "Stonemist Castle" on the map, the point of interest, the NPCs and the map marker refer to it as a Keep. Similarly, it has four gathering nodes, like keeps.

Gallery[edit]