Dragon Response Mission: Bloodtide Coast

Dragon Response Mission: Bloodtide Coast

Map of Dragon Response Mission: Bloodtide Coast

Levels

80

Type

Dragon Response Mission

Zone

Bloodtide Coast
(Kryta)

API

1387, 1394

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Dragon Response Mission: Bloodtide Coast is a Dragon Response Mission set in Bloodtide Coast.

Objectives

Frozen Tides at Stormbluff

• Allied forces are evacuating innocents and preparing defenses.
  • Maintain defenses at the Archen Shoreline bulwark to protect Lion's Arch.
    • Quaggans evacuated: x/10
    • Supplies delivered: x/10
    • Icebrood killed x/20
    • Time remaining: 5:00
• Allied forces are defending Stormbluff Isle from the icebrood.
  • Defend Stormbluff Isle from the icebrood assault.
    • Woodpiles Delivered to Lighthouse Generator
    • 
    • Icebrood waves defeated: x/5
• Allied forces are engaging a Frost Legion leader on the ice!
  • Defeat the Frost Legion Tribune on Sorrowful Sound.
    • Tribune Splitwall
    • 
    • Corrupted Ice (summon by boss)
    • 
• Jormag's forces are retreating from the area!
  Completion time: xx:xx

Ally Support

• If the Peacemakers were asked for aid
  • Faction Aid: Asura
    • Use asuran power suits to defeat enemies.
• If The Wardens were asked for aid
  • Faction Aid: Sylvari
    • Use fern hounds to defeat enemies.
• If the Exalted were asked for aid
  • Faction Aid: Exalted
    • Use suits of enchanted armor to crush enemies.
• If the Tengu were asked for aid
  • Faction Aid: Tengu
    • Use tengu longbows to pin down enemies and keep them at bay.
• If the Olmakhan were asked for aid
  • Faction Aid: Olmakhan
    • Defend Olmakhan sandshifters while they perform effigy summoning rituals.
• If the Skritt were asked for aid
  • Faction Aid: Skritt
    • Herd distracted skritt together into an inteligent hive mind, and then plant the mines they construct.
      Skrit organized: 0/5
• If the Flame Legion were asked for aid
  • Faction Aid: Flame Legion
    • Defend Flame Legion shamans while they preform effigy summoning rituals.

Locations

Area	Area objectives
Archen Foreland	Pact Emergency Waypoint Broken Beacon
Stormbluff Isle	Stormbluff Beacon
Sorrowful Sound	Vonooroovah Aquanarium Hydropost Champions Insight: Bloodtide Coast

Rewards

• One bouncy chest on first daily completion:
  • Scrap of Icebrood Saga Mastery (2)
  • Tyrian Defense Seal (10)
  • 1,000 

• Depending on the amount of challenges completed, one of these rank chests (only one rank chest is received for each completed mission):
  • Bronze Rank Chest (0/3 challenges)
  • Silver Rank Chest (1/3 challenges)
  • Gold Rank Chest (2-3/3 challenges)

The rank chests above are the main acquisition source for the following rare reward:

• Volcanic Stormcaller Weapon Box

Walkthrough

Allied Factions

After the initial event, you will be accompanied by one of the Allied factions. They can be either selected by talking to Meradh near the entrance and paying the fee, or they will be randomly assigned. Many of the NPCs are very weak and die easily, however, some of them have useful utilities.

•  Ally Support: Asura: Provides access to a fighting golem that you can control.
•  Ally Support: Sylvari: Speaking to the Kennelmaster grants a special skill summoning a Sylvan Hound.
•  Ally Support: Exalted: Provides access to an Enchanted Armor that you can control.
•  Ally Support: Tengu: Speaking to Master Marksman will give you Tengu Bow to use.
•  Ally Support: Olmakhan: Olmakhan arrives to help by summoning Olmakhan Sand Effigy.
•  Ally Support: Skritt: Herd Skritt to get their help. Getting access to their mines.
•  Ally Support: Flame Legion: Flame Legion arrives to help by summoning Flame Legion Effigy.

The boss takes negligible damage from cannons while the Corrupted Ice is down. Cannons should only be manned while the Corrupted Ice is up.

Challenges

Various challenges can be activated by talking to Veadh near the entrance. Once the first event finishes, they cannot be further changed.

Recall the Vigil strike teams. (Adds a timer to mission failure.)

Recall the Order of Whispers infiltrators. (Strengthens enemies.)

Recall the Priory enchanters. (Enemy champions gain strength.)

Pull all forces back. I'll handle it. [All challenges on.]

We need all forces on the field. [All challenges off.]

• The challenge timer is 18 minutes.

Achievements

Champions Insight: Bloodtide Coast	Champions	1  1
Discover this Icebrood Saga Mastery Insight in the Bloodtide Coast Dragon Response Mission, accessed via asura gate in Eye of the North.	1 Mastery Insight	1

• Commune with the object during the mission. Can be done after the events/story is over, but still has to be done inside the instance.

Emergency Dragon Responder: Bloodtide Coast	Champions	1
Complete the Bloodtide Coast Dragon Response Mission.	Completed Bloodtide Coast Dragon Response Mission	1

• Complete the Dragon Response Mission either in Public or Private instance. Automatically gained while playing through Champions story for the first time.

Tide Turner: Bloodtide Coast	Champions	3
During the Dragon Response Mission, aid each recruited faction at least once while a challenge is active. Objectives: 5 objectives in total Exalted Tengu Skritt Olmakhan Flame Legion	1 Recruited Faction Aided with a Challenge Active	0
	3 Recruited Faction Aided with a Challenge Active	1
	5 Recruited Faction Aided with a Challenge Active	2

• Factions can be either selected at the start of a private instance by talking to Meradh, or they are randomly assigned after the timed pre-event ends.

Top Dragon Responder: Bloodtide Coast	Champions	5
Complete 5 Bloodtide Coast Dragon Response Mission with all challenges active.	Completed 1 Bloodtide Coast Dragon Response Mission with All Challenges Active	1
	Completed 3 Bloodtide Coast Dragon Response Mission with All Challenges Active	2
	Completed 5 Bloodtide Coast Dragon Response Mission with All Challenges Active	2

• Complete the mission with all challenges active. They can be activated by talking to Veadh only in Private instances.

Poultry Protector	Champions	0
Protect imperiled poultry endangered in disparate Dragon Response Missions. Objectives: 7 objectives in total Caledon Forest Metrica Province Bloodtide Coast Fields of Ruin Snowden Drifts Gendarran Fields ... Lake Doric	1	0
	7	0

• This achievement can only be done during the timed pre-event. The chickens are labelled as standard Villagers. If you drop the chicken, you cannot pick it up again. Every mission has several chickens in random locations (see the map for possible ones), though for the achievement you need to save only one.

NPCs

Allies

Asura

• Peacemaker Officer
• Tonjja

Charr

• Crecia Stoneglow
• Flame Legion Fire Shaman¹
• Flame Legion Igniter¹
• Flame Legion Smoke Shaman¹
• Malice Swordshadow
• Rox

Constructs

• Flame Legion Effigy¹

Devourers

• Frostbite

Fish

• Humpback Whale

Humans

• Alan Harris
• Bart
• Edrick Flinn
• Jerome Tethers
• Neera Lolly
• Sheriff Alyonna

Norn

• Deputy Stroffnir
• Lionguard Runedar
• Valan Stormspirit

Quaggans

• Grugrugoo
• Poukounah
• Quaggan Hatchling
• Quaggan Villager
• Wuaruakoo

Various

• Lionguard
• Lionguard Captain
• Lionguard Lieutenant
• PM-632z
• Villager

¹ If supported by the Flame Legion

Services

• Anvil [Reinforce Armor]
• Meradh [Factions]
• Veadh [Challenges]

Foes

Icebrood

• Corrupted Griffon
• Elite Svanir Berserker
• Elite Svanir Brute
• Elite Svanir Hunter
• Elite Svanir Mauler
• Elite Svanir Seer
• Frost Legion Bladestorm
• Frost Legion Crusher
• Frost Legion Musketeer
• Frost Legion Shaman
• Icebrood Elemental
• Icebrood Goliath
• Icebrood Kodan
• Icebrood Quaggan
• Icebrood Troll
• Svanir Berserker
• Svanir Brute
• Svanir Mauler
• Svanir Portal
• Tribune Splitwall (boss)
• Veteran Corrupted Griffon
• Veteran Frost Legion Crusher
• Veteran Icebrood Colossus
• Veteran Icebrood Kodan
• Veteran Icebrood Troll
• Veteran Icebrood Wolf
• Veteran Svanir Berserker
• Veteran Svanir Brute
• Veteran Svanir Hunter
• Veteran Svanir Mauler
• Veteran Svanir Seer

Objects

• Cannon
• Corrupted Ice
• Lighthouse Generator
• Siege Weapon Supplies
• Svanir Portal
• Woodpile

Dialogue

Entering the instance

<Character name>: Oh no. Not again.

Rox: Hey, Commander. Lookin' good.

<Character name>: Rox, what the—thank you, you too—what is going on here?

Rox: We were about to start talks when all of a sudden a bunch of soldiers came ripping through from Lion's Arch.

Rox: Sounds like Jormag tried to launch a sneak attack from the south. Lucky us, huh?

<Character name>: Can we expect reinforcements, or is it the four of us and a few Lionguard?

Rox: We sent word to anyone we could get a hold of. Hopefully they show up in time.

<Character name>: I'll take any help we can get. Where are the others?

Rox: On the shoreline—this way!

Entering the instance after it already started

Rox: Hey, Commander! We'll have to save the reunion for later. Jormag's trying to sneak an icebrood army into Lion's Arch!

Moving towards the shoreline

Crecia Stoneglow: We need to fortify our defenses! And why are there so many quaggans everywhere?

Malice Swordshadow: They live here, Crecia.

Rox: C'mon, Commander! Let's pitch in!

Crecia Stoneglow: Keep pushing back! If they get past us into Lion's Arch, it'll be a bloodbath!

Upon finishing the initial morale-booster event

Rox: That's a lot of icebrood. We making a dent at all?

Crecia Stoneglow: We haven't been overrun, so that's good at least.

Malice Swordshadow: And it looks like our reinforcements finally decided to show up.

One of the following:

Rox: Crecia actually managed to get some Exalted reinforcements! Their enchanted armor will help a lot!

Rox: The sylvari! They brought Fern Hounds! And plant turrets, too! Those'll help!

Rox: It's the asura! And they brought some of their power suits to help. Let's get in there and crack some ice!

Rox: It's our sandshifters! Get their backs—they'll summon up effigies we can use to smash the icebrood!

Rox: Never thought I'd say this, but I'm actually relieved to see Flame Legion. C'mon, let's help 'em out!

<Character name>: Right behind you.

After the defense starts

One of the following:

Malice Swordshadow: Commander, we need to make sure our allies are getting the support they need! They can't go this alone!

Crecia Stoneglow: Icebrood attacks are getting worse. We need to work harder—push 'em back!

On the third wave

Crecia Stoneglow: Rox, on behalf of the legions, I'd like to apologize. This isn't how I wanted to reintroduce ourselves.

Rox: I should've known things wouldn't go according to plan. You invited the commander, after all.

Malice Swordshadow: Yes, we should really stop doing that.

<Character name>: I'm right here, Imperator.

Rox: You know the Olmakhan won't shy away from a fight that needs fighting.

Crecia Stoneglow: We do.

Rox: Well, now you're fighting for the future of the charr. And we can't sit that out, no matter what our elders may think.

Malice Swordshadow: Couldn't have said it better myself. Welcome to the good fight.

After finishing defense

Crecia Stoneglow: We need to take out that big one before it reaches the shore.

Near the boss

Crecia Stoneglow: Damn thing's surrounded itself with ice walls! We need a way to blast through 'em! What do we have?

Rox: The cannons on that Lionguard ship and a positive attitude.

Malice Swordshadow: Heh. I like this one.

Crecia Stoneglow: Okay, stay on those cannons and blast away what you can!

After taking down the Corrupted Ice wall

Malice Swordshadow: That's the last ice wall down. Let's get back in there!

During boss fight (boss rebuild Corrupted Ice)

Rox: It's making those ice walls again! Let's take 'em out with the cannons!

After defeating Tribune Splitwall

Rox: Everyone all right? Imperators?

Crecia Stoneglow: We're fine. Looks like they're pulling back. Thank you, Rox.

Rox: Like I said, Olmakhan can't sit this out. But there's something else.

Crecia Stoneglow: Oh? What's that?

Rox: Boticca's first thought was this might be another imperator vanity exercise, like Bangar's All-Legion Rally.

Rox: But the more I thought about it, and your moves over the last year... Malice, are you planning to become Khan-Ur?

Malice Swordshadow: I don't want it. Ash politics are the only kind I care about. I like equals to spy on. Makes things interesting.

Optionally talking to Crecia Stoneglow

Crecia Stoneglow: Thank you for helping us, Commander. So much for neutral mediation.

Recruiting the Olmakhan was your idea?

Crecia Stoneglow: It's not really recruiting. I know Olmakhan take a dim view of the Flame Legion. And now they're back in the fold.

Crecia Stoneglow: The last thing I wanted was a rift between us. Flame's changed. The charr changed. I want them to see that.

You have my support. No matter what happens.

Optionally talking to Rox

Rox: Never a dull moment when you're around, Commander. Thanks for helping us out.

How's life with the Olmakhan?

Rox: Simple, y'know? Quiet. Nice. Frostbite loves it, too. Devourers don't usually get to retire.

Rox: Heard about some of the stuff that's happened since Dragonfall. Sometimes I miss it. Most times I don't.

You, uh...talk to Braham since you joined the Olmakhan?

Rox: I heard something about Primordus and the Spirits of the Wild. Figured I'd give him some space.

Rox: I'm proud of him, though. Last time we sent letters was...a year ago? He was changed. Even then.

Do you really think the Olmakhan will forgive the Flame Legion?

Rox: No. But then, that's the old Flame Legion. Everything I've heard about Efram is...not that.

Rox: They're fighting to save this world, and the Olmakhan will do the same. So we'll figure it out.

I'm glad you're happy. Thanks for helping us.

Optionally talking to Malice Swordshadow

Malice Swordshadow: First Primordus tries taking Lion's Arch, then Jormag...

They were lucky you were here to help.

Malice Swordshadow: We all did our part. The reinforcements didn't hurt, either. As always, appreciate the extra paw.

What do you think about the Olmakhan?

Malice Swordshadow: Whatever I had to put up with Bangar or Smodur's crap, I envied their...simplified priorities.

Malice Swordshadow: Can't blame them for sticking their heads in the sand when we were tearing ourselves apart in Drizzlewood.

Malice Swordshadow: But they're here now—that's all I care about. And Rox has always been reliable. I'm glad she's with us.

Rox: Aw.

Hopefully Lion's Arch can relax for a little bit now.

Related achievements

• Daily Icebrood Saga: Daily Bloodtide Coast Dragon Response Mission — Complete the Bloodtide Coast Dragon Response Mission. (0)
• Daily Icebrood Saga: Daily Dragon Responder — Complete any Dragon Response Missions. (0)
• Champions: Dragon Response Initiate — Complete 10 Dragon Response Missions. (2)
• Champions: Dragon Response Adept — Complete 20 Dragon Response Missions. (4)
• Champions: Dragon Response Expert — Complete 30 Dragon Response Missions. (6)

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Chapter 1: Truce

Metrica Province • Brisban Wildlands • Gendarran Fields

Chapter 2: Power

Fields of Ruin • Thunderhead Peaks • Lake Doric • Snowden Drifts

Chapter 3: Balance

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