Urmaug's Secret

Urmaug's Secret

Map of Urmaug's Secret

Type

Jumping puzzle

Area

Postern Ward
(Lion's Arch)

Image(s)

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Urmaug's Secret is a jumping puzzle in the Postern Ward of Lion's Arch. It is named for Urmaug, the ogre camping by its entrance.

Getting there

From  Guild Bluff Waypoint — , follow the road east along the river towards the waterfall. Cross the bridge that passes behind the waterfall, and at the north end of the bridge, head east into the cave. The entrance to the puzzle itself is just behind Urmaug.

Walkthrough

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Head into the cave to the eastern room, where the floor slopes down and the ceiling opens up into a vertical shaft. Starting from a low rock on the east side of the room, jump from rock to rock in a clockwise spiral, eventually stopping on the tall, thin rock spire in the center of the cave. From the tall thin rock, jump north to the tall pillar there, and jump around a few more rocks clockwise. From here, your goal is to clamber east and then north up the slope, to reach higher into the cave. Jump from ledge to ledge to keep gaining height, and eventually the cave will level out. Follow it north to reach the end of the puzzle and the Splendid Chest. Tips Gliding is allowed within this puzzle, but mounts are not. Shortcuts With a Skyscale and gliding, it's possible to gain enough height outside of the  Mounts Disabled zone to glide to the exit of the puzzle. The exit ledge is north of the waterfall, with a tunnel leading east to reach the chest. Find a position best suited to launch from: the rocks north of  Guild Bluff Waypoint — , across the stream, are good. Fly as high as you can, dismount in mid-air, and then immediately start gliding east towards the ledge. Dismounting may be preferable to Bond of Faith, as the latter can cause you to lose valuable height by delaying your glider deployment. Gliding Booster also works here, which can grant some extra height to ensure you reach the ledge. You can also use a springer with high jump and jump up the south walk of the Guild House to reach the top of the flag pole on the roof, and glide from there. A Gliding Booster 2 is recommended for that.

Reward

• Splendid Chest

Related achievements

• Jumping Puzzles: Urmaug's Secret — Complete the jumping puzzle. (10)

Notes

• In the Battle For Lion's Arch group instance, most of the cave Urmaug's Secret takes place in is blocked off by a rock formation not present in standard Lion's Arch. It is unknown if this is canonically true or if it was simply an obstacle placed by ArenaNet to prevent players from completing the jumping puzzle.
• There are no enemies in this jumping puzzle.

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