Marsh Drake

This article is about the non-charmable animal. For the pet version, see Juvenile Marsh Drake.

Marsh Drake

Race

Drake

Level

7-80

Locations

• Kryta
  (Tyria)
  
• Maguuma Jungle
  (Tyria)
  
• The Mists

Marsh Drakes are a type of drake found in swampy areas throughout Tyria. They have developed the ability to spit out clouds of venom due to their consumption of toxic marsh insects.

Locations

Crystal Desert

• Domain of Kourna (80)
  • Corsair Landing
  • Ntouka Pond

Kryta

• Queensdale
  • Scaver Plateau (7)
  • Queen's Forest (8-9)

• Harathi Hinterlands
  • Faun's Gap (35)
  • Wynchona Woods (37)
  • Arca Lake (37-38)

• Bloodtide Coast
  • Archen Foreland (45-46)
  • Remanda Saltmarsh (47-48)

Maguuma Jungle

• Metrica Province
  • Fisher's Beach Bend (8)
  • Akk Wilds (8-9)
  • Michoan Marsh (10)
  • Thaumanova Reactor (15)

• Caledon Forest
  • Wychmire Swamp (14)

• Brisban Wildlands
  • Koga Ruins (24)

• Sparkfly Fen
  • Saltflood Mire (55-56)
  • Fort Cadence (56)
  • Astrozintli Forelands (56)
  • Leeshore Gauntlet (60)
  • Thundertroll Swamp (62-63)

• Mount Maelstrom
  • The Stychs (66-67)

Ruins of Orr

• Straits of Devastation
  • Sea of Elon (72)

The Mists

• Eternal Battlegrounds
  • Aldon's Ledge
  • Jerrifer's Slough

• Fractals of the Mists
  • Swampland Fractal

Story involvement

Personal story

• Chapter 1: Experiments Gone Wrong
  • Readings on the Rise

• Chapter 1: Following the Dream
  • Beneath a Cold Moon

• Chapter 5: Helping Hands
  • Champion's Sacrifice

Heart involvement

Help the Lionguard keep drakes at bay (45)

Combat abilities

Abilities

• Breathes Poison

Skills

•   Bite — Basic melee attack. Bites at the target.
• Poison Cloud — Spits out a glob of poison that inflicts  Poisoned (5s). When it hits the ground, an AoE field of poison is created, lingering for 10 seconds.  Poisoned (5s) is applied by the field after 5 seconds.

Skills (underwater)

• Bite — Basic melee attack. The drake snaps at its target.
• Tail Whip — Basic melee attack. The drake swings its tail around to slap the target with it.

Stolen skills (land)

•   Exploding Venom Sack
•   Throw Gunk
•   Throw Scale
•   Tooth Stab

Stolen skills (underwater)

•   Eat Egg
•   Throw Gunk
•   Throw Scale
•   Tooth Stab

Drops

Name	Type	Rarity	Quantity	Creature level
Tiny Scale	Crafting material	CFine	1	13-15
Small Scale	Crafting material	CFine	1	35
Scale	Crafting material	CFine	1	45
Smooth Scale	Crafting material	CFine	1	56-63
Large Scale	Crafting material	CFine	1	67-80
Armored Scale	Crafting material	ERare	1	80
Tiny Claw	Crafting material	CFine	1	13-15
Small Claw	Crafting material	CFine	1	35
Claw	Crafting material	CFine	1	45
Sharp Claw	Crafting material	CFine	1	56-63
Large Claw	Crafting material	CFine	1	67-80
Vicious Claw	Crafting material	ERare	1	80
Frayed Hide	Trophy, Salvage item	BBasic	1	60
Filthy Hide	Trophy, Salvage item	BBasic	1	72
Salvageable Hide	Salvage item	BBasic	1	80
Egg	Crafting material	BBasic	1	7-80
Slab of Red Meat	Crafting material	CFine	1	7-80
Cut of Quality Red Meat	Crafting material	ERare	1	7-80

References

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Marsh Drake

Marsh Drake Hatchling • Marsh Drake • Veteran Marsh Drake • Champion Marsh Drake