Temple

"Temple" redirects here. For the PvP map, see Temple of the Silent Storm.

Temple is a common term that players give to certain locations in the Ruins of Orr that are well-known for meta events that result in world event chests. Each location is marked on the map by a pale blue temple icon and includes an associated waypoint, Point of Interest, hero challenge, Karma Vendor, and statue. The temples are named after the Human Gods: Balthazar, Lyssa, Dwayna, Melandru and Grenth.

Access to services

Each temple area is affected by status of the local dynamic events. Many waypoints in Orr, including those within the temples, are initially contested, i.e. held by the forces of Zhaitan. This also means all statues of the corresponding god throughout Orr are corrupted by Zhaitan's influence, which can be seen as a green veil in the area near a statue; within the veil, players will suffer from an environmental effect that depends on the affected temple. Players can help the Pact to retake the temple by completing the local meta event; services, including the waypoint, are only available while the allies control the area.

The temples

Map icons

Uncontested Temple — All God's statues in Orr are disabled.

Contested Temple — All God's statues in Orr are active.

Uncontested Statue — Free of Zhaitan's influence, the statue lies dormant.

Contested Statue

List of locations

Each temple's location is noted by the area's scout.

Meta Event	Area	Located in	Scout	Karma Merchant	Corruption effect(s)
Temple of Balthazar	Cathedral of Glorious Victory	Straits of Devastation	Explorer Vorb	Tactician Deathstrider	Balthazar's Rage Firestorms raze the area.
Cathedral of Eternal Radiance	Cathedral of Eternal Radiance	Malchor's Leap	Explorer Sosian	Lightbringer Brutefur	Lyssa's Frustration Chaos storms smite the area.
Cathedral of Zephyrs	Cathedral of Zephyrs	Malchor's Leap	Crusader Yottz	Historian Vermoth	Dwayna's Lament Healing is impaired in the area.
Temple of Melandru	Cathedral of Verdance	Cursed Shore	Explorer Prendes	Lightbringer Surefoot	Melandru's Sorrow Sharp brambles cover the area.
Temple of Grenth	Cathedral of Silence	Cursed Shore	Explorer Annalisa	Keeper Jonez Deadrun	Grenth's Touch The area damages the living's health.

Corruption effects

• Balthazar's Rage: Fireballs rain down from the sky, creating AoE damage in the affected area. Allies hit also suffer 5 seconds of Burning. Risen are unaffected.
• Lyssa's Frustration: The affected area is randomly hit by AoEs, applying Stun and Confusion to all allies.
• Dwayna's Lament: Allies are affected by Dwayna's Lament, reducing their healing power.
• Melandru's Sorrow: The statue emits a Point Blank AoE, damaging every ally within range every second. It deals moderate but rapid damage and inflicts 5 seconds of Cripple and Bleeding (3 stacks) with each pulse. A tangle of vines appear at the affected ally's feet with each pulse. Due to the high rate of damage, healing while downed is nearly impossible, although rallying is available.
• Grenth's Touch: Allies are affected by Grenth's Touch, dealing ongoing damage. Risen are affected by a different version of Grenth's Touch that regenerates their health instead.

Bosses

World Boss	Event	Zone	Unique chest drops
Temples
Risen Priest of Balthazar	[Group Event] Defeat the Risen Priest of Balthazar before it can summon a horde of Risen (75)	Straits of Devastation	Balthazar's Band
Risen Priestess of Lyssa	[Group Event] Kill the Corrupted High Priestess (78)	Malchor's Leap	All Seeing
Statue of Dwayna	[Group Event] Defeat the possessed statue of Dwayna (79)	Malchor's Leap	Dwayna's Embrace, Star of Dwayna
Risen Priest of Grenth	[Group Event] Cover Keeper Jonez Deadrun as he performs the cleansing ritual (80)	Cursed Shore	Signet of Grenth
Legendary Risen Priest of Melandru	[Group Event] Defend the Pact interrupter device while it charges to cleanse the temple (80)	Cursed Shore	Melandru's Bloom, Wisteria

Notes

• Abaddon's temple, the Cathedral of Hidden Depths, is not accessible in the open world and therefore does not include an associated meta event or environmental effect.

See also

• Temple armor