Dungeon

Dungeon locations in Guild Wars 2.

Your Herald An Introduction Greetings, We have not met, but I have long been a follower of your exploits. I am a collector of tales of great daring and heroism, and your name has come up increasingly in the stories that have been reported to me. I've spoken with your mentor, and the suggestion was made that I contact you and add your stories to my collection. Your mentor was a member of an adventuring group known as Destiny's Edge. They were legendary heroes, but went their separate ways about five years ago, for reasons I have yet to discover - none have chosen to share that story with me. If you discover the nature of their separation, I would be most appreciative. Thank you for your help in this, and I will get in contact with you in the future, and hope to keep you in touch with the whereabouts of your mentor and the other members of Destiny's Edge. —Through this I will remain, Your Herald

Dungeons are optional party-based PvE instances, each with their own story. There are currently nine dungeons. All dungeons have two modes: a story mode, which focuses on the story of the Destiny's Edge group; and an explorable mode, a more difficult mode which requires more co-ordination to play through and is unlocked after completing story mode. Each mode allows for groups of up to five players; content does not scale depending on the number of players in the party so the difficulty remains constant. Characters are dynamically leveled up or down to the level appropriate for the relevant story or explorable mode of each dungeon.

A waypoint can be found outside the start of each dungeon in the open world, as well as an NPC giving basic information. More waypoints will appear inside the dungeon as players progress, which may be used for quick travel or revival if all party members are out of combat. Additionally, dungeons retain a basic level of persistence during the instance: creatures do not respawn, and characters may join or rejoin a party in progress within a dungeon.

Players will be notified via mail by their "Herald" as they reach the suggested level for each dungeon, as well as another notification about the dungeon's explorable mode once they complete the dungeon's story mode.

Shortly after the game launched, ArenaNet stopped working on dungeons, and the plethora of bugs, exploits, and map breaks that plagued them still exist today. Dungeon development was discontinued in favor of Fractals of the Mist, a special type of dungeon that consists of an array of mini-dungeons called fractals: smaller instances taking place in the Mists exploring notable events of the past and future and featuring four levels of difficulty.

Map icons

- Dungeon entrance

- Contested dungeon entrance

Story mode

Story mode is available to all players that meet the level required for the dungeon. Story mode focuses on filling players on the story of Destiny's Edge, told through cut scenes and cinematic dialogue. One or two members of Destiny's Edge join the party to guide them through a largely linear dungeon story. This mode is relatively straightforward for a pick-up-group to complete. Personal storylines and dungeon story modes are parallel: the dungeon story mode does not affect a player's progression of their personal story nor the outcome of the story, but still occurs at the same time storywise. The storylines converge just for the last mission which takes place in The Ruined City of Arah. Completing the story mode of a dungeon for the first time will result in a letter in your mailbox, along with a headpiece reward and 50 . Story mode completion is character-based, not account-based, and so must be redone for each new character.

Rewards

Story mode does not reward the dungeon currency (Tales of Dungeon Delving), but it does reward some coin:

Please note that the coin rewards may be affected by gold find, and these numbers may be inadvertently inflated.

Dungeon	Path	Coin reward	Token reward
Ascalonian Catacombs	Story	13  50	0
Caudecus's Manor	Story	21  13	0
Twilight Arbor	Story	19  83	0
Sorrow's Embrace	Story	23  8	0
Citadel of Flame	Story	26	0
Honor of the Waves	Story	26	0
Crucible of Eternity	Story	26	0

Explorable mode

Dungeon Vendor

Explorable mode is available for characters that have completed story mode on that character and meet the level requirement. Only the player that opens the dungeon instance needs to meet these requirements. Explorable mode deals with the aftermath of the events in story mode. The explorable dungeon story is told with fewer cutscenes and little cinematic dialogue, and the player party is no longer joined by members of Destiny's Edge but by other local NPC. The player is presented with at least three different paths to play through for each dungeon. The party votes on the option they will take through the dungeon and the majority determines which path they take. This mode requires significantly more coordination between team members and so is far more difficult than story mode.

Completing a dungeon in explorable mode awards coin, experience, and dungeon currency (Tales of Dungeon Delving). This currency can be used at a Dungeon Merchant to buy weapons, armor, runes, and other items. Each dungeon has its own unique weapon and armor set modeled according to the theme of the dungeon. These items are no more powerful than items which can be gained doing other activities in-game; the exotic sets are equal to the level 80 exotic crafted sets.

Rewards

Completing an explorable path rewards 20 Tales of Dungeon Delving, 26 , 20 Empyreal Fragments, experience equal to 70% of the character's level, and karma.

Completing an explorable path for the first time each day rewards an additional bonus chest which contains:

Dungeon	Path	Coin reward	Token reward
Ascalonian Catacombs	Path 1 - Hodgins	50	80
	Path 2 - Detha	50	80
	Path 3 - Tzark	50	80
Caudecus's Manor	Path 1 - Asura	35	80
	Path 2 - Seraph	35	80
	Path 3 - Butler	35	80
Twilight Arbor	Path 1 - Leurent (Up)	35	80
	Path 2 - Vevina (Forward)	35	80
	Path 3 - Aetherpath	66	80
Sorrow's Embrace	Path 1 - Fergg	35	80
	Path 2 - Rasolov	35	80
	Path 3 - Koptev	35	80
Citadel of Flame	Path 1 - Ferrah	35	80
	Path 2 - Magg	35	80
	Path 3 - Rhiannon	35	80
Honor of the Waves	Path 1 - Butcher	35	80
	Path 2 - Plunderer	35	80
	Path 3 - Zealot	35	80
Crucible of Eternity	Path 1 - Submarine	35	80
	Path 2 - Teleporter	35	80
	Path 3 - Front door	35	80
The Ruined City of Arah	Path 1 - Jotun	1	80
	Path 2 - Mursaat	1  5	80
	Path 3 - Forgotten	50	80
	Path 4 - Seer	1	80

Mini-dungeons

Mini-dungeons are persistent open world dungeons. Jumping puzzles are included in the definition of a mini-dungeon. Some mini-dungeons become available only after an event chain is completed.

List of dungeons

Characters are dynamically leveled up or down to the level appropriate for the relevant story or explorable mode, except for Fractals of the Mists, for which characters are always boosted to level 80. A nearby waypoint increases accessibility. Dungeon instructors at the entrance may explain the basics of each dungeon.

Dungeon	Story Level	Explorable Level	Location	Waypoint	Foe types	Day or Night	Suitable utility items
Ascalonian Catacombs	30	35	Phasmatis Corridor Plains of Ashford	Ascalonian Catacombs Waypoint —	Ghosts	Night (22:00)	Extended Potion of Ghost Slaying3
Caudecus's Manor	40	45	Shire of Beetletun Queensdale	Beetletun Waypoint —	Bandits	Day (07:00)	Powerful Potion of Outlaw Slaying
Twilight Arbor	50	Nightmare Court paths: 55 Aetherblade path: 80	Wychmire Swamp Caledon Forest	Twilight Arbor Waypoint —	Nightmare Court, Aetherblades	Night (22:00)	Powerful Potion of Nightmare Court Slaying   Powerful Potion of Slaying Scarlet's Armies
Sorrow's Embrace	60	65	Tribulation Rift Dredgehaunt Cliffs	Tribulation Waypoint —	Dredge, Inquest	Night (22:00)	Powerful Potion of Dredge Slaying   Powerful Potion of Inquest Slaying
Citadel of Flame	70	75	The Baelfire Fireheart Rise	The Citadel of Flame Waypoint —	Flame Legion, Elementals	Night (22:00)	Powerful Potion of Flame Legion Slaying
Honor of the Waves	76	80	Watchful Fjord Frostgorge Sound	Honor of the Waves Waypoint —	Icebrood, Sons of Svanir	Day (07:00)	Powerful Potion of Ice Brood Slaying   Powerful Potion of Sons of Svanir Slaying
Crucible of Eternity	78	80	Infinite Coil Reactor Mount Maelstrom	Crucible of Eternity Waypoint —	Destroyers, Icebrood, Inquest, Risen, Outlaw	Story: Day (12:00) Explorable: Night (22:00)	Powerful Potion of Undead Slaying   Powerful Potion of Inquest Slaying
The Ruined City of Arah	NA	80	The Narthex Cursed Shore	Arah Waypoint —	Risen	Day (07:00)	Powerful Potion of Undead Slaying
Fractals of the Mists	NA	80	Fort Marriner Lion's Arch	Fort Marriner Waypoint —	Varies with the fractal	Varies	Powerful Potion of Dredge Slaying   Powerful Potion of Elemental Slaying   Powerful Potion of Grawl Slaying   Powerful Potion of Krait Slaying   Powerful Potion of Inquest Slaying   Powerful Potion of Outlaw Slaying   Powerful Potion of Slaying Scarlet's Armies   Powerful Potion of Sons of Svanir Slaying

¹ A partial list of foe types is available for those interested in using appropriate nourishment and/or sigils.

² Only relevant for the purpose of Sigil of the Night.

³ Works against Graveling Hatchlings and Spider Hatchlings too.

Special event dungeons

Characters are scaled to level 80 for these instances which are only available during the relevant special event.

Dungeon	Initial Event / Duration	Location	Availability
Ascent to Madness	Shadow of the Mad King October 28–31, 2012	Grand Piazza Lion's Arch	Seasonal - Halloween
Tixx's Infinirarium	Wintersday: The Wondrous Workshop of Toymaker Tixx December 15, 2012 – January 3, 2013	See Tixx's schedule for 2012; The Crown Pavilion 2013-Present	Seasonal - Wintersday
Super Adventure Box	April Fools' Day April 1–30, 2013	Creator's Commons Rata Sum	Seasonal - Super Adventure Festival
Molten Facility	Flame and Frost April 30 – May 12, 2013	See Entrance	Historical
Canach's Lair	Last Stand at Southsun May 28 – June 11, 2013	Bakestone Cavern Southsun Cove	Historical
Aetherblade Retreat	Sky Pirates of Tyria June 25 – July 9, 2013	Sanctum Harbor Lion's Arch	Historical

Notes

• Once the dungeon instance has been created, all party members in the zone are prompted to join their party in explorable mode if they arrive in the zone where the dungeon entrance exists or if they join the party after it has already entered the dungeon. They also receive the prompt if they travel to a different waypoint within the zone if they rejected the prompt previously.
• It is possible for a character to enter a dungeon in explorable mode without having completed story mode if another player in the party who has completed story mode creates the instance.
• There are a total of 41 different dungeon paths across the nine dungeons in the game, including story and explorable modes.
• The entrances to Citadel of Flame, Crucible of Eternity and The Ruined City of Arah can become contested, preventing parties from beginning either story or exploration mode, though members can enter dungeons in progress.
  • Completing the pertaining event chain for that dungeon will allow access for a given amount of time before needing to be defended or recaptured.
• Dungeons offer a repair anvil, typically near the entrance.
• Each dungeon has its own set time of day, during which its events unfold; they do not follow the game's normal cycle of night and day — some are day and some are night.
• Following the September 2014 Feature Pack, Dungeons no longer have an instance owner. The instance only closes when all players have left the instance.

Trivia

• Upon successfully completing a dungeon path, your character has a chance to shout one of the following lines:

Please note that "?" only denotes that the voice lines for that particular race and gender combination have not been added to the wiki, but are fully implemented and can be heard in game. Any player can contribute to the wiki and help fill this table.

Race	Gender
	Male	Female
Asura	Couldn't have done it without me. Of course we made it, I knew the way through. That was both interesting, and instructive.	?
Charr	What an adventure. That was fun. Let do it again. ?	?
Human	?	?
Norn	The bards will sing of this. My adventure! ?	A worthy challenge. What's next? I'd do that again.
Sylvari	We were amazing! Woo! Now that was fun. Can we go again? They'll sing our names for centuries!	We'll go down in history. Can we do that again? We did it! Yay!

References

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Dungeons

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Instanced PvE content

Party (5 players)

Story • Dungeons • Fractals of the Mists • Dragon Response Missions

Squad (10 players)

Raids • Strike Missions