The Silverwastes

This article is about the zone. For the achievement category, see The Silverwastes (achievements).

The Silverwastes

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Map of The Silverwastes

Levels

80

Type

Zone

Region

Maguuma Wastes

Connects to

Brisban Wildlands (E)
Verdant Brink (SW)

Pets

None

API

1015

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The Silverwastes, once known as the Silverwood, is an explorable zone in the Maguuma Wastes. This area marks the first advance of the Pact toward the Elder Dragon Mordremoth and its army of Mordrem. One of its lieutenants, the Mordrem Vinewrath, is trying to take control of the Silverwastes for its master.

The Silverwastes also boasts a large network of underground caverns, which are mostly inhabited by skritt, who are lending their tunnels to the Pact forces to allow them to travel faster around the area. From time to time, they will close due to the presence of bandits who fled Fort Vandal looking for a new place to set up camp.

There was a tribe of Maguuma centaurs located in the Far Silverwastes nearly twenty years prior to Mordremoth's awakening. However, they were wiped out by Caithe, Faolain and individuals who would form the Nightmare Court while they were looking for Wynne.

Getting there

• From Brisban Wildlands - Go northwest from the Fort Vandal point of interest in Vandal's Claim. The portal is in the northern part of the fort.
• From Verdant Brink - Going east from Shipwreck Peak Waypoint.

Navigation

Map of The Silverwastes in Camp Resolve.

The majority of the areas within The Silverwastes are accessed at ground level. Exceptions are noted below:

• Far Silverwastes — Can be accessed via a Skritt Tunnel located in the Northwestern Silverwastes, southeast of the Blue Oasis. This tunnel system is only available for a short period after completing the Drive the bandits out of skritt territory event.
• Quarrel Gully — Accessed during the Retrospective Runaround jumping puzzle, which starts below the Picaroon Scratch point of interest.
• Sharp Valley — Can be accessed by entering a Skritt Tunnel at the southern end of the Central Silverwastes, just below the Sharp Valley plateau.
• Tangled Labyrinth — Accessed via a cave entrance in Sharp Valley after the map meta event is completed.
• The Sealed Cavern — Intended to be unlocked only during the story instance The Mystery Cave, however can also be unfogged with a Springer.
• Vinewrath Tangle — Accessed during the culmination of the map meta event.

Completion rewards

• Enormous Bag of Bandit Crests
• Chance for one of the following:
  • Transmutation Charge
  • Black Lion Chest Key (rare)

Locations

Area	Effective level	Area objectives
Camp Resolve	80	Camp Resolve Waypoint Camp Resolve Fugitive's Claim Camp Resolve Vista
Central Silverwastes	80	Indigo Cave Strange Pillar Indigo Cave Vista
Desperate Passage	80	Fragrant Cactus Desperate Passage Vista
Far Silverwastes	80	Charnel Grounds Charnel Grounds Vista Sacred Stones Outer Refuge (formerly)
Northeastern Silverwastes	80	Drydock Grotto Waypoint Northern Shelf Picaroon Scratch SS Topsy-Turvy Veteran Northern Shelf Elemental Skritt Ledge Northern Shelf Vista Retrospective Runaround Drydock Grotto
Northern Silverwastes	80	Dry Quarry Remnant's Retreat Wailing Sands
Northwestern Silverwastes	80	Blue Oasis Sand Dune Caverns
Quarrel Gully	80
Sharp Valley	80	Hidden Depths Waypoint Outlier's Foundry
Southeastern Silverwastes	80	Red Rock Bastion Wingspan Arch Red Rock Bastion Vista
Southwestern Silverwastes	80	Amber Sandfall Amber Sandfall Vista
Tangled Labyrinth	80	The Labyrinth
The Sealed Cavern	80
Vinewrath Tangle	80	Vinewrath Tangle Fallen Asura

Events

Foothold

• [Group Event] Retake Red Rock Bastion from the Mordrem (80)
  • [Group Event] Defend Red Rock Bastion and protect Warmaster Gritblade from the Mordrem (80)
    • Repair the fort's walls by bringing rubble to the supply officer (80)
  • Escort supplies to Red Rock Bastion (80)
• [Group Event] Retake Amber Sandfall from the Mordrem (80)
  • [Group Event] Defend Amber Sandfall and protect Lightbringer Osa from the Mordrem (80)
    • Repair the fort's walls by bringing rubble to the supply officer (80)
  • Escort supplies to Amber Sandfall (80)
• [Group Event] Retake Indigo Cave from the Mordrem (80)
  • [Group Event] Defend Indigo Cave and protect Magister Wiggs from the Mordrem (80)
    • Repair the fort's walls by bringing rubble to the supply officer (80)
  • Escort supplies to Indigo Cave (80)
• [Group Event] Retake Blue Oasis from the Mordrem (80)
  • [Group Event] Defend Blue Oasis and protect Tactician Mansell from the Mordrem (80)
    • Repair the fort's walls by bringing rubble to the supply officer (80)
  • Escort supplies to Blue Oasis (80)
• Clear out the Mordrem threat (80)

The Breach

• [Group Event] Defeat Mordremoth's champion (80)
• [Group Event] Defeat Mordremoth's champion (80)
• [Group Event] Defeat Mordremoth's champion (80)
• [Group Event] Defeat Mordremoth's champions (80)

Mordrem Vinewrath

• [Group Event] Protect the siege carrier and its ammunition (80)
• [Group Event] Protect the siege carrier and its ammunition (80)
• [Group Event] Protect the siege carrier and its ammunition (80)
• Defeat the Mordrem Vinewrath's champion
• You've lost. Better luck next time!

Time Out

• Find and open nightmare pods within the Tangled Labyrinth (80)
• [Group Event] Defeat the Mordrem champion (80)
• [Group Event] Defeat the Mordrem champion (80)
• [Group Event] Defeat the Mordrem champion (80)
• [Group Event] Defeat the Mordrem champion (80)
• [Group Event] Defeat the Mordrem champion (80)

Other events

• Clear out the Mordrem threat (Far Silverwastes) (80)
• Defeat the legendary skritt burglar to claim your reward (80)
• [Group Event] Donate bandit crests to requisition additional camp services (80)
• Drive beetles out of the hylek camp (80)
• Drive the bandits out of skritt territory (80)
• Escort the salvage crew to Camp Resolve (80)
• Help Solus collect plant material for his oil processors (80)
  • Protect Solus's oil processors (80)
• [Group Event] Kill the alpha beetle (80)
• Kill the drake broodmother (80)
• Stop the skritt burglar before it escapes with the treasure (80)

Crafting resources

Resource nodes

Orichalcum Ore

Rich Mithril Vein

Mithril Ore

Ancient Sapling

Cypress Sapling

Cactus

Mail

A mail will arrive when the player enters the Silverwastes for the first time

Cryptobotanical Society Advanced Gardening <Character name>, Since our rediscovery of the Silverwastes, the Society has been interested in studying the unique physiology of its hardiest...flora. I've sent you an extraction tool that makes the removal of floral organs easier. We're willing to trade you bandit crests in exchange for these Mordrem—er, plant—parts. The fragile nature of floral organs means only the toughest specimens yield viable samples, so the plants must be of considerable strength and stature. I hear there's an underground chamber filled with such creatures in the Silverwastes. Use the extraction device I sent you when you're ready to fight one, and bring me the parts you extract. Happy harvesting! —The Silverwastes Cryptobotanical Society Experimental Mordrem Extraction Device

Notes

Anomalies:

• Rich Mithril Veins operate differently than in other areas. Here, one can be farmed normally (to 8 strikes plus bonuses). However, the next and all following veins produce only 2 strikes. There may be a timer on this effect.
• There may be a limit to the number of Orichalcum nodes and Ancient Saplings one can farm. If the location of a node is noted down for later, it may disappear. This seems to be caused by harvesting another node of the same type elsewhere in the zone. So, the resources are still received, just from a different location.

• This zone was introduced in parts during the releases Echoes of the Past, Tangled Paths, Seeds of Truth and Point of No Return.
• Completing dynamic events while in this zone grants a stacking effect,  Perseverance.
• Detailed notes on defeating bosses: https://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/2tgy37/essential_guide_to_the_silverwastes/

Legendary Enemies

These spawn randomly and are each worth a Mastery Point

• Legendary Mordrem Annihilator
• Legendary Mordrem Executioner
• Legendary Mordrem Tormentor
• Legendary Mordrem Demolisher

Trivia

The Guild Wars Wiki has an article on Silverwood.

• The colors of the four fortresses match the first four available colors of commander tags.

References

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Open-world zones

Ascalon	Black Citadel (C) Plains of Ashford Diessa Plateau Fields of Ruin Blazeridge Steppes Iron Marches Fireheart Rise Grothmar Valley
Cantha	Arborstone (O) Seitung Province New Kaineng City The Echovald Wilds Dragon's End Gyala Delve
Crystal Desert	Crystal Oasis Desert Highlands Elon Riverlands The Desolation Domain of Vabbi Domain of Istan Sandswept Isles Domain of Kourna Jahai Bluffs Dragonfall
Heart of Maguuma	Verdant Brink Auric Basin Tangled Depths Dragon's Stand Heart of Thorns (L) Bloodstone Fen
Horn of Maguuma	The Wizard's Tower (O) Skywatch Archipelago Amnytas Inner Nayos
Janthir	Lowland Shore Janthir Syntri
Kryta	Divinity's Reach (C) Lion's Arch (C) Memory of Old Lion's Arch (O) Lion's Arch Aerodrome (L) Queensdale Kessex Hills Gendarran Fields Harathi Hinterlands Bloodtide Coast Southsun Cove The Tower of Nightmares (PI) The Battle For Lion's Arch (PI) Lake Doric
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Maguuma Wastes	Dry Top The Silverwastes
Ring of Fire	Ember Bay Draconis Mons
Ruins of Orr	Straits of Devastation Malchor's Leap Cursed Shore Siren's Landing
Shiverpeak Mountains	Hoelbrak (C) Eye of the North (O) Wayfarer Foothills Snowden Drifts Lornar's Pass Dredgehaunt Cliffs Timberline Falls Frostgorge Sound The Twisted Marionette (PI) Bitterfrost Frontier Thunderhead Peaks Bjora Marches Drizzlewood Coast Dragonstorm (PI)
The Mists	Mists Rift Convergences (PI)
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