Hero challenge

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A hero challenge is a task that rewards the character with a hero point upon completion. Hero points then can be spent on unlocking new skills and traits in the Training tab of the Hero panel. Hero challenges are locked for new accounts until a character reaches level 11.

Completing a hero challenge in Central Tyria zones grants a single hero point. Hero challenges in the expansion zones (Heart of Maguuma, Crystal Desert, and Cantha regions) grant ten points. Between hero challenges and level rewards, there are more hero points available in the world than needed to fully train all skills and traits, so completing every hero challenge is not required.

Mechanics[edit]

There are several types of hero challenges:

Combat
Defeat a single NPC (usually an initially friendly one, who offers the sparring challenge).
Group combat
Defeat a high ranking NPC and several weaker enemies. Some hero challenges in the expansion zones, especially in the Heart of Thorns, are intended for groups due to their high difficulty. It is recommended to use map chat or Looking For Group tool to find other players.
Consumable item
An NPC or an interactive object will grant an item that can be consumed to receive a hero point. It is impossible to gain more than the one intended hero point from an item challenge by obtaining multiple items (for example, Cuatl Tonic), as consuming additional copies will not produce any effect.
Communing
Channeling interaction with an object at the places of power, areas of magical, spiritual or historical significance. Places of power are frequently guarded by a powerful enemy or multiple enemies, which do not have to be defeated, but can interfere and interrupt the lengthy channeling process. Can often be simplified by using Stealth.
Dialogue
During a conversation with an NPC, choose the correct answers from a given selection.
Minigame
Complete a mini-game challenge, such as Deputy Crackshot's hero challenge.

Combat challenges in the expansion zones can be repeated daily for rewards, but will not grant additional hero points.

Heroics Notary[edit]

The Heroics Notary in World versus World offers consumable items for Proofs of Heroics, Testimonies of Desert Heroics and Testimonies of Jade Heroics. These items will complete a random incomplete hero challenge in the associated region:

Alternatively, the Black Lion Hero Point Scroll.pngBlack Lion Hero Point Scrolls can be purchased from the Gem Store, granting the same functionality as the Notarized Scrolls.

List of hero challenges[edit]

Core
End of Dragons
Heart of Thorns
Path of Fire
World versus World

Map icons[edit]

Campaign Incomplete Incomplete today Complete Hero Points awarded
Central Tyria Hero Challenge empty (map icon).png Hero Challenge infinite empty (map icon).png Hero Challenge (map icon).png Hero Challenge infinite (map icon).png 1
Heart of Maguuma, Crystal Desert, Cantha Hero Challenge empty (Heart of Thorns map icon).png Hero Challenge infinite empty (Heart of Thorns map icon).png Hero Challenge (Heart of Thorns map icon).png Hero Challenge infinite (Heart of Thorns map icon).png 10
  • Icons with the infinite symbol in the bottom right corner can be repeated – these are usually combat hero challenges – but will not grant you additional hero points.
    • Repeatable challenges in the expansion maps may not provide a cleared status for the day if the mini boss was killed while the map is loading the textures. This can be fixed by switching to a different character and finishing the challenge.

Notes[edit]

In the text boxes for the various hero challenges throughout the map, the icons to start the "communing" ones are inconsistent and may be any of the following: a green check mark, a green arrow, or sometimes the crossed swords icon indicating the beginning of a fight with that particular NPC.

Trivia[edit]

  • Before June 23rd 2015, hero challenges were called skill challenges, which had a light blue chevron icon. Skill challenge.png
  • At one point during the development, there were hero challenges in major cities such as Rata Sum.
  • There were 183 hero challenges during the first Beta Weekend Event, 176 during the second, 187 during the third, and 199 hero challenges during the August 2nd stress test.
    • As of the August 9th Stress Test there were 201 hero challenges.
    • As of the August 15th Stress Test there were 203 hero challenges.
    • As of launch day, 28th August 2012, there were 202 hero challenges.