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Portals are magical teleportation objects or facilities which can be found throughout Tyria. Portals can have many different forms, shapes and sizes. Some portals can be used by players, while others are only traversable by NPCs.

Skills[edit]

These weapon and utility skills allow teleportation by creating a portal between two locations:

Objects[edit]

Can be used by the player[edit]

Open world portals
  • Portal (zone) — an environment mechanic that links one Zone to another.
  • Asura gate — method of transportation similar in functionality to an open world portal
  • Mysterious Portal — temporary gateways in Mount Maelstrom that give access to the hidden area Dierdre's Steps and the Hidden Garden, appearing after each of the events Event boss (tango icon).png Defeat the Keepers of Earth (63), Event boss (tango icon).png Defeat the Keeper of Light (65), Event boss (tango icon).png Defeat the Keeper of Waves (68), and Event boss (tango icon).png Defeat the Keeper of Winds (68).
  • Portal (Domain of Kourna) — an object used to quickly travel from Allied Encampment to Eastern Front in Domain of Kourna.
  • Portal (The Darklands) — an object in The Desolation that allows access to the Chantry of Shadows while it is under siege by the Forged.
  • Portal (Snowden Drifts) — an object in Snowden Drifts that allows players to exit a cave after Event boss (tango icon).png Slay the evil Raven shaman, Vilnia Shadowsong, and her helper (25).
  • Kasmeer's Portal (Grothmar Valley) — an object created by Lady Kasmeer Meade in Tribune's Trench to travel to The Wardowns after Event shield (tango icon).png Help the cubs defeat Kasmeer's illusions! (80).
  • Portal to the Beacon of AgesAziure's secret portal submerged in the ruins under Lake Adorea in Plains of Ashford, south of Waypoint (map icon).png Adorea Waypoint. Appears after unlocking the hidden achievement Skies of Tyria.png Wayfinder Guided Home by interacting with the Mysterious Book at the location.
  • Astral Ward Portal — objects created by the Astral Ward for fast travel to, from, and around areas within the Horn of Maguuma, and in other locations where they are involved. One can be found in the homestead instance in Hearth's Glow to The Wizard's Tower.
    • Astral Ward Rift — found inside the Southern Wizard's Tower story instance during the Tower of Secrets step of the Secrets of the Obscure story.
    • Portal to the Wizards's Tower — two appear in Skywatch Archipelago for fast travel up to the Point of interest (map icon).png Wizard's Tower South Gate of Southern Wizard's Tower after completion of the Unlocking the Wizard's Tower meta event.
    • Portal to Droknar's Light — appears in front of the Point of interest (map icon).png Wizard's Tower South Gate of Southern Wizard's Tower for fast travel back to Droknar's Light after completion of the Unlocking the Wizard's Tower meta event.
    • Inquest Portal.png Portals to Celestial's Eastern Platform, Southern Platform, Western Platform — three objects that appear in Bastion of the Natural for fast travel to Bastion of the Celestial during The Defense of Amnytas meta event.
    • Inquest Portal.png Unnamed object (The Defense of Amnytas) — three connected pairs appear around Bastion of the Celestial and The World Spire for fast travel between the platforms and the spire during The Defense of Amnytas meta event.
    • Portal to Wizard's Tower — an object in the Astral Ward Moon Camp Covert in Lowland Shore for fast travel to The Wizard's Tower.
    • Portal to Decima — an object at Point of interest (map icon).png Greer's Lab in Blightbringer's Court for fast travel to Point of interest (map icon).png Decima's Stormfield in Stormsinger's Court during the Balrior Peak chapter of the Janthir Wilds story.
Portals within playable instances
Portals related to Festival instances

Can only be used by NPCs[edit]

Items[edit]

These items allow teleportation by creating a portal between two locations:

Teleportation devices allow instant travel to a specific location.