Veteran Wind Rider

Veteran Wind Rider

Race

Wind Rider

Level

6, 23-24, 36, 45, 61, 63, 67, 80

Rank

Veteran

Location

Ogham Wilds
(Caledon Forest)
The Gallowfields
(Brisban Wildlands)
Unbroken Expanse
(Blazeridge Steppes)
Pockmark Roughs
(Blazeridge Steppes)
Buloh Crossing
(Fireheart Rise)
Havoc Steppes
(Fireheart Rise)
Bard's Valley
(Mount Maelstrom)
Broken Arrow River
(Mount Maelstrom)
Gauntlet Gulch
(Mount Maelstrom)
Maguuma Shallows
(Auric Basin)
Omiramba Sand Sea
(Crystal Oasis)
Skyward Reach
(Elon Riverlands)
Helcoid Seeps
(The Desolation)
Poisoned Outcrops
(The Desolation)
Damos Isle
(Sandswept Isles)

Image(s)

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Veteran Wind Riders are stronger versions of regular Wind Riders.

Locations

Ascalon

• Fields of Ruin
  • Belag Crossroads (36)

• Blazeridge Steppes
  • Unbroken Expanse (45)
  • Pockmark Roughs (45)

• Fireheart Rise
  • Buloh Crossing (63)
  • Havoc Steppes (63)

Crystal Desert

• Crystal Oasis
  • Omiramba Sand Sea (80)
    • Retreat of the Resolute

• Elon Riverlands
  • Skyward Reach (80)
    • Heroes' Overlook

• Sandswept Isles
  • Damos Isle (80)

• The Desolation (80)
  • Helcoid Seeps
  • Poisoned Outcrops

Heart of Maguuma

• Auric Basin
  • Maguuma Shallows (80)
    • Font of Maguuma

Maguuma Jungle

• Caledon Forest
  • Ogham Wilds (6)

• Brisban Wildlands
  • Highwayman's Vale (23)
  • Gotala Cascade (23)
  • The Gallowfields (24)

• Mount Maelstrom
  • Bard's Valley (61)
  • Broken Arrow River (63)
  • Gauntlet Gulch (67)

Story involvement

Personal story

• Chapter 3: Justice for Riannoc
  • The Blossom of Youth

Combat abilities

Type 1

Found in the following locations:

Ascalon

• Fields of Ruin
  • Belag Crossroads (36)

• Blazeridge Steppes
  • Unbroken Expanse (45)
  • Pockmark Roughs (45)

• Fireheart Rise
  • Buloh Crossing (63)
  • Havoc Steppes (63)

Crystal Desert

• Crystal Oasis
  • Omiramba Sand Sea (80)
    • Retreat of the Resolute

• Elon Riverlands
  • Skyward Reach (80)
    • Heroes' Overlook

• The Desolation (80)
  • Helcoid Seeps
  • Poisoned Outcrops

Maguuma Jungle

• Caledon Forest
  • Ogham Wilds (6)

• Brisban Wildlands
  • Highwayman's Vale (23)
  • Gotala Cascade (23)
  • The Gallowfields (24)

• Mount Maelstrom
  • Bard's Valley (61)
  • Broken Arrow River (63)

Abilities

• Confusion
• Summons

Skills

• Eye Beam - Ranged auto-attack that hits twice, inflicting confusion for 1 second with each hit.
• Shoot - High-damage projectile attack that knocks down for 2 seconds.
• Gracefully swirls upward, summoning a Breeze Rider. 1 second cast time. The summoned raided is also a Type 1 (bleeds, swiftness)

Type 2

Can be found in Gauntlet Gulch (Mount Maelstrom; level 67), Damos Isle (Sandswept Isles; level 80), and Maguuma Shallows (Auric Basin; level 80).

Abilities

• Steals Boons
• Blowout
• Summons

Skills

• Tentacle Slash - The Rider hits you with its tentacle, dealing a small amount of damage and stealing a boon.
• Eye Beam - Charges beams from tentacles, deals medium amount of damage in 6 hits, causes  Vulnerability
• Shoot - The Rider charges up and swings the tentacles upwards, knocking back the target, dealing moderate amount of damage.
• Gracefully swirls upward, summoning a Breeze Rider. 1 second cast time. The summoned raider is also a Type 2 (steals boons, quickness)

Stolen skills

•   Blinding Tuft
•   Bone Crack
•   Throw Gunk
•   Tooth Stab

Drops

• Random weapon or piece of armor with CFine rarity or above.

Name	Type	Rarity	Quantity	Creature level
Powerful Venom Sac	Crafting material	ERare	1	80
Potent Venom Sac	Crafting material	CFine	1	63-80
Full Venom Sac	Crafting material	CFine	1	63
Tiny Venom Sac	Crafting material	CFine	1	6
Glob of Globby Gloop	Trophy	AJunk	1-2	63-80

Notes

Anomaly:

The Breeze Riders summoned by Veteran Wind Riders drop loot, unlike most summoned creatures.

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Wind Rider

Breeze Rider • Wind Rider (NPC) • Veteran Wind Rider • Champion Wind Rider