Chaos Crystal Cavern

Chaos Crystal Cavern

Map of Chaos Crystal Cavern

Type

Jumping puzzle

Area

Champion's Shield
(Iron Marches)

Image(s)

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Chaos Crystal Cavern is a jumping puzzle in the southwest portion of the Iron Marches west of  Old Piken Ruins Waypoint — in Iron Marches. The area features giant crystals of various sizes, many effects that help or hinder the player, and enemies from all over Tyria.

Getting there

Start at  Old Piken Ruins Waypoint — in Champion's Shield. Travel west from the waypoint to a cliff with some Cliff Bats on it. Jump up this cliff, then walk north to a large hole with roots across the opening; a pair of Diving Goggles will be on the ground beside it. There is a pool of water at the bottom of this hole and rock ledges along the sides of the water. Landing on these ledges can kill the player, so aim toward the middle of the hole before jumping down. Once in the water, swim down through an underwater tunnel. You will arrive in a colorful open cave with the start of the puzzle nearby.

Walkthrough

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When you first enter the cavern, you will find an Injured Inquest Researcher. He says that the only way to leave this cavern is through the portal at the end of the puzzle. To reach this portal, complete the puzzle and get the loot, you have to jump across the rocky pillars that zig-zag through the cave. The jumps are not too difficult, the difficulty comes from two factors: Foes in the cave may attack you and slow you down Random flashes of chaos energy occur on certain pillars throughout the puzzle, applying disorienting effects. The effects from the chaos flashes can change your character´s size, movement speed, and field of vision. They are timed and only occur on specific pillars, so it's possible to avoid them. Some effects are more inconvenient than others: if you don't like what you get, wait on that pillar until the chaos flash applies a less troublesome effect. For example,  Weighed Down is very problematic since it slows you down: consider waiting until the chaos flash applies a different effect like  Lightning Speed or  Snake Sized instead. The final pillar before the exit holds the Grand Chest, and grants you completion of the puzzle as soon as you land on it. Exiting via the Unusual Asura Gate will teleport you out of the puzzle, high above Bloodfin Lake to the north of  Bloodfin Lake Waypoint — Possible effects All effects are removed when you fall into the water.  Ettin Sized — Ettin Sized  Far Sighted — Far Sighted  Lightning Speed — Lightning Speed  Near Sighted — Your perception has been altered. Everything looks so close!  Snake Sized — You feel tiny! Small spaces are no barrier to you.  Weighed Down — Weighed Down Tips Be aware of the foes throughout the puzzle, which may slow you down or even knock you off the pillars. Bring a ranged weapon to deal with them without losing progress. If you get caught by a chaos flash and find it hard to continue in your altered state, logging out and then back in will remove the effect. Using first-person camera might make some effects less disorienting To use first-person camera, enable the "Enable First-Person Camera" camera option and zoom all the way in. Shortcuts There are no complete shortcuts for this puzzle, but there are some options which can shorten it: In the second "row" of pillars, there is a low pillar you can directly jump on from the ground, which saves some time. Near the end (final stretch) is a particularly long crystal spike on the left wall. If you jump on it (via another spike), you can get on top of one of the pillars, skipping a large part.

Reward

• Grand Chest

Notes

• Diving goggles are available next to the entrance to the puzzle.
• An Unusual Asura Gate at the end of the puzzle transports you to high above Bloodfin Lake, just north of  Bloodfin Lake Waypoint — .

Related achievements

• Jumping Puzzles: Chaos Crystal Cavern — Complete the jumping puzzle. (10)
• Daily: Daily Chaos Crystal Cavern Jumping Puzzle — Complete the Chaos Crystal Cavern jumping puzzle in Iron Marches. (0)
• Someone in Need:   A Collective History Vol. 1
• Meteorlogicus I: The Experimental Scepter:   Chaos Storm's Trickery — Experience the trickery of the Chaos Crystal Cavern in Iron Marches.
• HOPE III: Prototype:   Chaos Crystal Charge — Use the Empty Branded Crystal to gain a crystal charge near the chest at the end of the Chaos Crystal Cavern in Iron Marches.
• Quip III: Chaos Gun:   Chaotic Trickery — Collected from the Chaos Crystal Cavern chest in Iron Marches.
• Sunrise III: Dawn:   Chaotic Light — Use the Illuminator to capture the light near the end chest of the Chaos Crystal Cavern jumping puzzle in Iron Marches.
• Vishen Steelshot's Footsteps:   Crystal-Tipped Shell — Found in the chest at the end of Chaos Crystal Cavern jumping puzzle in Iron Marches.

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