Forsaken Thicket

Forsaken Thicket is the first raid to be released in Guild Wars 2. Attempts at bosses within this raid and completing events award Magnetite Shards, the zone's currency.

Getting there[edit]

Using the portal in Lion's Arch Aerodrome. You must join a raid Squad before you can enter the portal.
The portal for entering the raid is located in the far northeast corner of the Verdant Brink map. There is an icon that shows the portal on the game map. The portal can be reached by heading east from Jaka Itzel Waypoint, or north from Shipwreck Peak Waypoint. You must join a raid Squad before you can enter the portal.

Area	Area objectives
Spirit Vale	Abandoned Outpost Bandit's Rest Gorseval's Perch Mysterious Pylons River of Spirits The Skillet
Salvation Pass	Slothasor's Den Burn Pit Prison Camp Dead Man's Gorge Labor Camp Temple of Salvation Salvation Pass vista
Stronghold of the Faithful	Tunnel of Respite Fountain of Cleansing Zealot's Bastion Twisted Castle Temple of Awakening

Spirit Vale, the first wing of Forsaken Thicket, was released on November 17, 2015 during an eponymous release.

Spirit Vale	Vale Guardian (chest) Gorseval the Multifarious (chest) Sabetha the Saboteur (chest)
Salvation Pass	Slothasor (chest) Prison Camp Encounter (chest) Matthias Gabrel (chest)
Stronghold of the Faithful	Siege the Stronghold (chest) Keep Construct (chest) Twisted Castle Xera (chest)