Shadow of the Mad King (achievements)
Shadow of the Mad King is a holiday achievement category for the Shadow of the Mad King release that celebrates Halloween in Tyria. Each achievement in this category can only be completed once per account. As such, this category may have already been completed for subsequent years.
It contains the achievements related to Magister Tassi's investigation of the Mad King's past and the acquisition of the Mad Memoires backpieces.
Shadow of the Mad King (Festivals) | Total achievements: 26 | 165 |
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10 | |
Kill 150 of Palawa Joko's minions.
Additional notes on this achievement available below.[1] |
10 | 1 |
50 | 2 | |
100 | 2 | |
150 | 5 | |
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5 | |
Eat more than the recommended intake of candy corn.
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150 | 5 |
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5 | |
Debrief Brigadier General Kernel on your accomplishments.Long-term fixes are a specialty of the Lunatic Court.
Additional notes on this achievement available below.[2] |
1 | 5 |
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10 | |
Report back to Magister Tassi in Lion's Arch to disclose the truth behind events in the Mad Realm.
Additional notes on this achievement available below.[3] |
1 | 10 |
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5 | |
Survive Mad King Thorn's tricks in the Ascent to Madness mission or participate in his games of Mad King Says in Lion's Arch. Successfully playing Mad King Says awards extra progress.
Additional notes on this achievement available below.[4] |
100 Points Earned | 5 |
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2 | |
Complete Court Duty achievements in the Shadow of the Mad King category to acquire clues about the latest incident in the Mad Realm.
Additional notes on this achievement available below.[5] |
5 Clues Collected | 2 |
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5 | |
Complete mount races in the Mad King's Labyrinth or Mad King's Raceway. Faster times and top-three finishes award extra progress.
Additional notes on this achievement available below.[6] |
100 Points Earned | 5 |
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5 | |
Open chests in the Mad King's Clock Tower jumping puzzle. Chests higher up the tower award extra progress.
Additional notes on this achievement available below.[7] |
100 Points Earned | 5 |
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1 | |
Visit the Mad King's Labyrinth for some...festive fun. Then follow up on developments observed in the Mad Realm.
Additional notes on this achievement available below.[8] |
4 Clues Collected | 1 |
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5 | |
Complete haunted door events in the Mad King's Labyrinth. Boss events award extra progress.
Additional notes on this achievement available below.[9] |
100 Points Earned | 5 |
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3 | |
Track down the members of the Lunatic Court's expedition force and question them to piece together the true story of their quest.
Additional notes on this achievement available below.[10] |
5 Testimonies Collected | 3 |
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5 | |
Tithe 5 gold commissioning services for the Mad King's Labyrinth.
Additional notes on this achievement available below.[11] |
1 | 1 |
5 | 4 | |
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10 | |
Complete a lap of the Roll into Madness race event or time trial in Mad King's Raceway within the extreme challenge time.
Additional notes on this achievement available below.[12] |
1 Completed | 10 |
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3 | |
Receive a boon from an old occupant of the Mad King's Labyrinth.
Additional notes on this achievement available below.[13] |
1 | 3 |
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5 | |
Complete a lap of any race event or time trial in the Mad King's Raceway within the challenge time.
Additional notes on this achievement available below.[14] |
1 Completed | 5 |
Mad Maleficence | 5 | |
Track down trophies of the eternal feud between Mad King Thorn and Palawa Joko during Halloween, when the Mad Realm draws near.Old grudges never die.
Additional notes on this achievement available below.[15] |
1 Item Collected | 1 |
13 Items Collected | 4 | |
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10 | |
Track down firsthand accounts of Mad King Thorn's rule during Halloween, when the Mad Realm draws near.
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1 Item Collected | 0 |
7 Items Collected | 10 | |
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20 | |
Track down firsthand accounts of Mad King Thorn's afterlife during Halloween, when the Mad Realm draws near.
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1 Item Collected | 0 |
7 Items Collected | 20 | |
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1 | |
Speak with Magister Tassi in Lion's Arch about researching the Mad King's life and death.
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1 Completed | 1 |
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5 | |
Track down firsthand accounts of Mad King Thorn's childhood during Halloween, when the Mad Realm draws near.
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1 Item Collected | 0 |
7 Items Collected | 5 | |
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5 | |
Open 1000 Trick or Treat bags.Opening a thousand bags and expecting different contents may be madness, but after all, this is a realm of chaos.
Additional notes on this achievement available below.[16] |
50 Bags Opened | 1 |
1000 Bags Opened | 4 | |
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17 | |
Find pumpkins all around Tyria and carve them.Made in the Mad King's own image.
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1 | 1 |
25 | 1 | |
75 | 5 | |
150 | 10 | |
Rivalry of Kings | 5 | |
Report to Brigadier General Kernel on the latest developments in the eternal battle between Mad King Thorn and Palawa Joko.Have a face-to-face conversation with King Palawa Joko in the episode "Long Live the Lich."
Additional notes on this achievement available below.[17] |
1 | 5 |
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10 | |
Kill 150 of the Lunatic Court rebels.Or the non-rebels. Just get in there and we'll sort out the teams later.
Additional notes on this achievement available below.[18] |
10 | 1 |
50 | 2 | |
100 | 2 | |
150 | 5 | |
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5 | |
Complete 30 door events in the Mad King's Labyrinth.
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Completed 30 Door Events | 5 |
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3 | |
Hear out Prince Thorn's thoughts on life in the ever-changing Mad Realm.
Additional notes on this achievement available below.[19] |
1 | 3 |
Notes[edit]
- ^ Ancient Grudge: Some Awakened enemies not count: Awakened Inquest asura in Domain of Kourna, Awakened Olmakhan charr, Branded Awakened, Loyalists. You do not neeed to own Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire, you can kill Awakened enemies during the Defeat the invading Awakened event in core maps.
- Veteran Awakened Defilers continuously summon Awakened Mummies, which count towards the achievement, so they can be farmed by leaving the Defiler alive.
- ^ Close the Floodgates of Death: Added in 2018.
- ^ Court Duty: All's Mad That Ends Mad: Added in 2021.
- ^ Court Duty: Deference to the King: Added in 2021.
- ^ Court Duty: Gathering Evidence: Added in 2021.
- ^ Court Duty: Race to the Precipice: Added in 2021.
- ^ Court Duty: Terror of the Tower: Added in 2021. The first three chests are worth 5 points each, while the final chest is worth 20 points. Or trade 10 Pieces of Candy Corn with Angry Chest per point.
- ^ Court Duty: The King's Guest: Added in 2021.
- ^ Court Duty: Untangling the Labyrinth: Added in 2021.
- ^ Court Duty: Where Lunatics Dare: Added in 2021.
- ^ Courtly Service: Spend a total of 5 gold on any combination of services from the Mad King's Steward.
- ^ Demon of a Drifter: Extreme challenge time is under 1 minute. Added in 2019. During the time trial it is possible to get a time of exactly 1 minute and earn the golden trial reward without earning the achievement.
- ^ Feline of the Labyrinth: Added in 2021.
- ^ Mad Drifter: Added in 2018.
- ^ Mad Maleficence: Added in 2018.
- ^ Mercy of the Mad King: Added in 2019.
- ^ Rivalry of Kings: Only requires the achievement Be My Guest to be completed. Any character on the account can complete Rivalry of Kings. Speak to Veteran Brigadier General Kernel and follow the dialog to complete it. Added in 2018.
- ^ Routing the Rebel Rabble: Killing Rebel Lunatics, as well as some other hostiles within the Mad King's Labyrinth, will count toward the total of 150 needed.
- ^ The Outcast Prince: Added in 2021.
Trivia[edit]
- The achievement "Mad Memories" is the only time in this collection and associated rewards where "Memories" is used instead of the usual "Memoires", which itself may reflect the original French spelling of the English derivative "memoir".
- The achievement Close the Floodgates of Death is a reference to the Guild Wars 1 mission Open the Flood Gates of Death.
- As of 2017, Shut the Doors was the only achievement in this category not required to complete Mad Memorial and receive the Mad Memoires: Complete Ignition backpiece and the "Emissary of the Mad King" title.
- The Lunatic's Fashion achievement was moved to the Fashion category on November 7, 2017, to allow completion throughout the year even when the Halloween festival isn't active.