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This article is about the feature introduced in the Secrets of the Obscure expansion. For the achievement category, see Rift Hunting (achievements). 
“With the help of the Heart of the Obscure, you’ll find nascent rifts across Tyria. Fully opening a rift will reveal Kryptis invaders who were roaming Tyria while hidden from sight. Defeat enough of them, and a more formidable champion will appear for you to face. Taking down the final Kryptis target will allow you to close the rift and will grant you Kryptis essence: powerful material you can use to craft weapons, armor, legendary armor, and bait to lure out deadlier Kryptis from rifts.
— Official site
Rift Hunting is a feature introduced in the Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure expansion, suitable for both solo and group play. Rifts appear in various parts of the world of Tyria, which can be activated to spawn several groups of enemies and a mini-boss.
Unlocking[edit]
Secret of the Obscure
- Complete the second chapter of the Secrets of the Obscure story, Hell Breaks Loose.
- Unlocking Rift Guidance mastery in the Heart of the Obscure Research mastery track.
Janthir Wilds
- Progress the second chapter of the Janthir Wilds story, Diplomacy and Discovery. [verification requested]
Mechanics[edit]
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Locating and Closing Rifts[edit]
- Rifts appear throughout the world of Tyria:
- Kryptis Mists Rifts can always be found in Skywatch Archipelago, Amnytas, and Inner Nayos.
- Kryptis rifts will open in several other zones on a weekly cycle, which are listed in-game in the
Weekly Rift Hunting achievement category. - Titanspawn Mists Rifts can always be found in Lowland Shore and Janthir Syntri, which are included in Weekly Rift Hunting (Janthir Wilds) achievement.
- Using the Scan for Rift mastery skill in an active map to locate an active rift.
- The default keybind for Activate Mastery Skill is J, and a unique keybind can be set to Scan for Rift in the Control Options menu.
- Using the skill will show particles around your character that flow in the direction of the rift and the associated event will be displayed on the world map.
- If you use the skill in a zone without active rifts, you will be shown a list of active maps.
- Upon interacting with a rift with the Heart of the Obscure, a pre-event will start which requires you to kill lesser minions that begin spawning in the area.
- After the pre-event, a single player will have to interact with the rift again with the Heart of the Obscure or a Rift Motivation to begin the fight with an elite (for Tier 1) or champion (for Tier 2 and 3) enemy.
- The rift can be closed with the Heart of the Obscure after killing the final enemy.
- There is no cooldown for Rift Hunting, so another can be sought out after closing one.
Motivations and Rift Tiers[edit]
- There are 3 tiers of rifts. The first and easiest tier is, by default, intended to be completable by a solo player. Higher tiers are scaled for groups by default.
- One of each tier of rifts exist simultaneously in a single zone instance, all tracked separately. By default only tier 1 rifts are tracked. Use/activate a "Motivation" item in your inventory to grant an effect that changes the tier of rift Scan for Rift will track. Doing this does not spend the motivation item.
- Motivations can be crafted after unlocking the appropriate Astral Ward mastery and buying the recipe, e.g. from Lyhr in The Wizard's Tower. They can also be traded with other players on the Trading Post.
Fine Rift Motivation - Re-toggles tracking tier 1 rifts if another rift tier has been toggled.
Masterwork Rift Motivation - Toggles tracking tier 2 rifts.
Rare Rift Motivation - Toggles tracking tier 3 rifts.
- When you interact with the rift after finishing the pre-event, you can use a motivation of the appropriate tier instead of the Heart of the Obscure, which increases the rewards you'll get for completing the rift. Doing this will spend the motivation item. Applying an available motivation from your inventory is always an option even if another player uses their heart of the obscure to open the rift.
- Spending Fine Rift Motivations on tier 1 rifts is optional; they can be opened without one, but it increases your personal rewards.
- Higher tier rifts require that at least one player spends a motivation item of the given tier in order to open them. Other players then have several seconds during which they can (but don't have to) spend their own motivations as well to increase their rewards from the event.
- Spending
- Players may receive rewards from participating in pre-events and rift closures even if they do not own, or have not started, the Secrets of the Obscure story. However, these players will not be able to open rifts, spawn the elite or champion enemy, or close the rift (since doing so requires access to the Heart of the Obscure).
Related masteries[edit]
- Rift Guidance — The Heart of the Obscure can be used to find small Kryptis rifts.
- Astral Craft — Gain access to purchasing Astral Ward armor and the recipes to craft common and uncommon Kryptis Motivations for use in rift hunting.
- Emotion Control — Gain access to purchasing the recipe to craft rare Kryptis Motivations for use in rift hunting.
- Rift Mastery — Learn to extract greater amounts of Kryptis essence from rifts.
- Convergence Mastery — Grants
Rift Essence Extractor after completing a Convergence.
Events[edit]
Kryptis rifts[edit]
- T1 Rift
TIER 1: Hunt lesser minions to lure out their leader (80)
TIER 1: Halt Kryptis rift invaders to draw out their leader (80) (Inner Nayos only)
- T2 Rift
- [Group Event] TIER 2: Hunt kryptis to lure out their leader (80)
- [Group Event] TIER 2: Lure out the rift target and defeat it (80)
- [Group Event] TIER 2: Halt Kryptis rift invaders to draw out their leader (80) (Inner Nayos only)
- [Group Event] TIER 2: Lure out the rift target and defeat it (80)
- T3 Rift
- [Group Event] TIER 3: Hunt kryptis to lure out their leader (80)
- [Group Event] TIER 3: Lure out the rift target and defeat it (80)
- [Group Event] TIER 3: Halt Kryptis rift invaders to draw out their leader (80) (Inner Nayos only)
- [Group Event] TIER 3: Lure out the rift target and defeat it (80)
Titanspawn rifts[edit]
- T1 Rift
- T2 Rift
- [Group Event] TIER 2: Hunt titanspawn to lure out their leader (80)
- [Group Event] TIER 2: Lure out the rift target and defeat it (80)
- T3 Rift
- [Group Event] TIER 3: Hunt titanspawn to lure out their leader (80)
- [Group Event] TIER 3: Lure out the rift target and defeat it (80)
Rewards[edit]
- Primary article: Rift essence
Gallery[edit]
- Kryptis rift locations
- Rift Map Auric Basin Complete.jpg
- Rift Map Bloodstone Fen complete.jpg
- Rift Map Ember Bay complete.jpg
- Rift Map Fireheart Rise complete.jpg
- Rift Map Frostgorge Sound complete.jpg
- Rift Map Malchor's Leap complete.jpg
- Rift Map Seitung Province complete.jpg
- Titanspawn rift locations
- Promotional material
Related achievements[edit]
Notes[edit]
- Weekly Rift Hunting rotation (Kryptis).
- Players without the Scan for Rift mastery skill can complete and get rewards from rift events started by other players.
- For a summary of the amount of Rift essences rewarded by rifts, see Rift essence#Acquisition.
Trivia[edit]
- Two additional maps and the separate weekly achievement category were added with the Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds expansion.
- Six additional maps were added into the rotation with the Tuesday, 26 September 2023 update.
- Eight additional maps were added into the rotation with the Tuesday, 07 November 2023 update.
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- First Contact: The Kryptis and Rift Hunting, Guildwars2.com
- Rift Hunting, YouTube.com
