Wizard's Vault/Easy objectives

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This article is about the Wizard's Vault guide. For the guide for the historical achievement, see Daily/easy dailies.

A page for an overview of easy dailies and weeklies for Wizard's Vault. The entries are in alphabetical order, ignoring numbers.

You can reach this page from the game by entering /wiki ed, /wiki ezd, /wiki easy dailies, /wiki easy weeklies, /wiki eo, or /wiki easy objectives into the in-game chat box.

Daily

Daily	Waypoint	Notes
Break 1 Enemy's Defiance Bar	Combat Training Waypoint —	Enter the PvP lobby and attack Elite Target Golem - Heavy. Use Siege Turtle, if you have it.
	Aerodrome Waypoint —	Special Forces Training Area - Adjust the golem settings to add a weak defiance bar and spawn/update the golem. Use Siege Turtle, if you have it.
	Chak Hollow Waypoint —	Just south of  Endurance Crash Site — you can find a number of Rolling Devils.
	Northwatch Waypoint —	Arrowhead Hatchlings throughout the Arrowhead Vale area have extremely weak defiance bars. Convenient access if you have the Gilded Hollow guildhall.
Catch 5 Fish	Village Waypoint —	Anywhere in open water in Seitung Province.
	Danika's Respite —	Deep Fishing Hole
Complete 3 Events		Meta events tend to have many events of relatively short length.
		RIBA-farming The Silverwastes lets the player tag many events in a short time.
Complete 1 Event in Cantha	Arborstone Waypoint —	Defeat the Kestrel master, Tsuko Talonedge (80) in Arborstone
Complete 1 Event in the Crystal Desert	Amnoon Waypoint —	Defeat Confessor Opeyemi (80) in Amnoon Southern Outskirts
	Amnoon Waypoint —	Herald Kehnan at  Amnoon Emporium — keeps announcing current events around the city, there are usually several active at any time.
Complete 1 Event in the Horn of Maguuma		Complete any Tier 1 Rift in Skywatch Archipelago or Amnytas
Complete 1 Event in the Heart of Maguuma	Soulkeeper's Airship Waypoint —	Bloodstone Fen events in the Haunted Canyons or rift events in Fragmented Wastes
Complete a Renown Heart	Fields Waypoint —	Help Diah tend her farm (2) is easily completed by tending to Scorched Corn, dancing with cows, and killing a few Plains Wurm Hatchlings.
	Redreave Mill Waypoint —	Help Raintimber Mill (23) is easily completed by picking up a Training Plank and hitting a Training Dummy.
	Amnoon Waypoint —	Give aid to the refugees at Marifa Camp (80) is easily completed by carrying around medical supplies, fresh water or food to refugees in need. Requires Path of Fire expansion.
	Soul's Vendetta Waypoint —	Prepare the Pact camp for battle (80) is easily completed by throwing Branded Shards at Testing Dummies. Requires Living World Season 4, Chapter 4 - A Star to Guide Us.
	Observation Deck Waypoint —	Ready your forces for the assault on Kralkatorrik (80) is easily completed by motivating individual soldiers and then packs of soldiers for additional heart progress. Can be done mounted. Requires Living World Season 4, Chapter 5 - All or Nothing.
	Garden Heights Waypoint —	Help Xunlai Jade test and promote jade tech (80) is easily completed by repeatedly getting on and off a Zip Line. Can also be completed by repeatedly taking a Jade Tech Teleporter. Requires End of Dragons expansion.
	Atholma Waypoint —	Atholma Farms (80) is easily completed only stomping the beetle mounds with a springer mount (lightly hop, don't engage). Can be done mounted. Requires the map Domain of Istan Living World Season 4, Chapter 1 - Daybreak. Coincides nicely with Loot x enemies.
Complete the Spirit Vestibule mini-dungeon in Seitung Province	Village Waypoint —	Before entering the mini-dungeon first obtain at least one stack of  Jade Tech Defensive Overcharge and optionally also  Jade Tech Offensive Overcharge. The constant ticking damage caused by  Encroaching Darkness will cause you to rapidly enter and exit combat causing the two overcharge effects to endlessly grant you  Swiftness,  Might,  Quickness,  Fury,  Alacrity,  Regeneration,  Aegis,  Protection, and  Vigor. Having these boons will greatly trivialize the dungeon, notably  Aegis will also block  Grasping Darkness allowing you to largely ignore the mechanic.
Complete The Long Way Around mini-dungeon in Straits of Devastation	Vesper Bell Waypoint —
Complete the Vexa's Lab mini-dungeon in Fireheart Rise	Breaktooth's Waypoint —
Craft 10 Items		Combine Essences of Luck as an Artificer.
		Refine basic materials, such as Mithril Ore into Mithril Ingot.
		The ingredients for Loaf of Bread can be purchased entirely from merchants — for a total of 1  60  and 14  (via 25 Packets of Yeast from Yeast in Bulk for 35 ) — and crafted with a Chef.
		The ingredients for Bowl of Apple Sauce can be purchased entirely from merchants — for a total of 1  60  and 14  (via 25 Apples from Apples in Bulk for 35 ) — and crafted with a Chef.
Craft 3 Masterwork Items		Combine Essence of Luck as an Artificer.
Create 1 Item with the Mystic Forge	Trader's Forum Waypoint —	Buy 1 each of the four cheapest dyes on the Trading Post and combine them in the Mystic Forge.
	Trader's Forum Waypoint —	Combine 4 Medallions in the Mystic Forge.
Defeat 10 enemies in Cantha
Defeat 10 enemies in the Crystal Desert
Defeat 10 enemies in the Horn of Maguuma
Defeat 10 enemies in the Heart of Maguuma	Shipwreck Peak Waypoint —	There are many Pocket Raptors in Dry Step Mesas.
Defeat 10 enemies while under a nourishment effect		You must be under the effect of any food. The objective only counts if you are the one making the killing blow, so killing ambient creatures is highly recommended.  Malnourished effect also counts.
	Phinney Waypoint —	You can find plenty of ambient creatures at  Deathroot Shack — (east of the waypoint).
	Combat Training Waypoint —	Enter the PvP lobby and destroy target golems.
	Fort Marriner Waypoint —	Enter the Urban Battleground Fractal and directly to the right of the entrance is a field with waves of 1-hp veteran enemies.
Defeat 10 enemies with an Enhancement Effect		You must be under the effect of any Utility item. The objective only counts if you are the one making the killing blow, so killing ambient creatures is highly recommended. Same methods as above Nourishment objective.  Diminished effect also counts.
Defeat 25 Enemies	Westwatch Waypoint —	Pocket Raptors can be found in large numbers just south of the WP.
Defeat 5 Veteran Enemies	Ogduk Waypoint —	Kill Veteran Krait Treasure Hunters at  Whispering Falls — (or any other Master Diver location).
	Falias Thorp Waypoint —	Inside the Tears of Itlaocol mini dungeon to the south-west of the WP, you can find around 20 Veteran Hyleks.
	Temple of Kormir Waypoint —	There are several Veteran Fire Hydras in the canyon beneath the bridge that connects the  Temple of Kormir — and the  Village of Kweli — .
	Lutgardis Plaza Waypoint —	There are a number of Veteran Kappa Pest in the river surrounding the waypoint.
		Enter the Urban Battleground Fractal and directly to the right of the entrance is a field with waves of 1-hp veteran enemies.
Defeat 1 Elite Enemy	Combat Training Waypoint —	Enter the PvP lobby and attack Elite Target Golem - Heavy.
	Ascalonian Catacombs Waypoint —	Enter the Ascalonian Catacombs dungeon and in the first room after the cutscene, there is an elite enemy that can be defeated easily.
		Complete any Tier 1 Rift, the last enemy will be an Elite Enemy.
	Lutgardis Plaza Waypoint —	There is an Elite enemy guarding the Lab District Terrace Hero Point.
	Brigantine Waypoint —	There are three Elite pirates on the ships at  Slade's Bay — .
Dodge 3 Enemy Attacks Using a Dodge Roll		Be in combat, and use dodge 3 times (you don't have to actually evade an attack for it to count). Note that you can enter "combat" easily by taking a small amount of fall damage, such as by dismounting a skyscale midair.
	Combat Training Waypoint —	Get in combat with the running Target Golem - Heavy and dodge.
	Monastery Waypoint —	Training Grounds (Seitung Province) - The quickest way is to hit Trainer Raji and dodge out of her arena. You can also do the proper dodge training by dodging Trainer Stone Fist's attacks.
	Aerodrome Waypoint —	Special Forces Training Area - Turn on the pulsing arena damage and dodge around. Get hit first to get in combat.
Harvest 10 Resources with a Harvesting Sickle		Upgraded guild hall or home instance are the most convenient options.
	Beetletun Waypoint —	There is a lettuce farm south of the waypoint with 8 nodes and usually some additional gathering nodes slightly more south.
Gather 15 Resources with a Logging Axe		Upgraded guild hall or home instance are the most convenient options.
	Pagga's Waypoint —	There is a cluster of 5 Cypress Sapling by the Melandru statue near  Rayhan Bayt — .
Gather 15 Resources with a Mining Pick		Upgraded guild hall or home instance are the most convenient options.
	Criterion Waypoint —	There are lots of Platinum Ore (node) and some Rich Platinum Veins around  Rata Pten — .
Gather 25 Crafting Resources		Upgraded guild hall or home instance are the most convenient options.
Loot 10 Defeated Enemies		Season 4 maps with Karmic Retribution unlocked on the account will guarantee a loot drop on almost every mob kill.
	Archen Foreland Waypoint —	At  Broken Beacon — , Ghostly Pirates drop a heirloom.
	Hillstead Waypoint —	Help the grub farmers at Skrittsburgh Hillstead (whether or not the heart has been done) the grubs have a 100% drop rate for grub meat.
Loot the Chest of Vasburg Riches in the Vasburg Armory mini-dungeon.	Jade Gate Waypoint —	Complete the mini-dungeon. See article for details.
Participate in 1 Kryptis Rift Event		Complete one Rift event (any tier).
Participate in an Activity	Gate Hub Plaza Waypoint —	Go west and slightly south and talk to Activity Lead Cassi. You only need to be present at the end of a round to qualify for participation.
		Timed festival activities, such as Lunatic Inquisition or the Mad King's Clock Tower (non explorable), count for this daily.
Perform 3 Combo Skills in Combat	Combat Training Waypoint —	Enter the PvP lobby and use combo skills on the golems.
	Monastery Waypoint —	Training Grounds (Seitung Province) - Attack Trainer Raji in the Instructor-Assisted Combo Field.
	Aerodrome Waypoint —	Special Forces Training Area - Summon a training kitty golem and use combo skills on the golem.
		Fall damage counts as entering combat, so characters with self-comboing skills (e.g. a Tempest's Overload Fire) can activate it immediately after falling from a short height.
Salvage 10 Items		Purchase 10 Piece of Common Unidentified Gear on Trading Post, identify and salvage.
		To minimize costs: Purchase 10 of the cheapest dye on the Trading Post and salvage with Crude Salvage Kit.
Identify 10 Pieces of Unidentified Gear		Purchase 10 Piece of Common Unidentified Gear on Trading Post and identify. Note that being in certain instances (like those for Strikes for example) can cause identifying gear not to contribute to this.
View a Vista in Cantha	Village Waypoint —	Southwest on the large balcony.
View a Vista in the Crystal Desert	Amnoon Waypoint —	South, much quicker to reach with springer or skyscale.
	Temple of Kormir Waypoint —	West on the scaffolding.
	Use Spearmarshal's Plea go to Griffon Sanctuary.	North west
	Pact Command Waypoint —	In Dragonfall, on the cliff South West. Requires Springer or Skyscale and Living World Season 4, Chapter 6 - War Eternal.
View a Vista in the Heart of Maguuma	Jaka Itzel Waypoint —	Walk up the branch to the south west and click the Vista. There's no need to get on top of the Vista itself.
View a Vista in the Horn of Maguuma	Droknar's Light Waypoint —	Use springer or skyscale to reach the vista above the waypoint.
	Use Wizard's Tower Teleportation Scroll	Use skyscale to reach the vista to the east.

Weekly

Weekly	Waypoint	Notes
Complete 1 Fractal in the Fractal of the Mists		Whichever Tier 1 one you can quickly find a group for in LFG.
Complete 10 Events		Meta events tend to have many events of relatively short length.
		RIBA-farming The Silverwastes lets the player tag many events in a short time.
	Frozen Sea Waypoint —	Complete the Trial of the Elders mini-dungeon at  Sanctuary of Ione — .
Complete 3 Bounty Missions in Desert Highlands		Avoid bounties taken from the board at Temple of Kormir, as they may not count.[verification requested]
Complete 3 Group Events	Camp Resolve Waypoint —	The Silverwastes contains many group events on very short cooldowns that can be easily soloed such as capturing or defending the RIBA fortresses.
Complete 7 Rift Hunts
Complete Meta Event: Kaineng Blackout
Complete Meta Event: King of the Jungle
Complete Meta Event: Maws of Torment
Complete Meta Event: The Gang War of Echovald
Complete Meta Event: The Battle for the Jade Sea
Complete Meta Event: The Jade Crisis
Complete any Strike Mission		Icebrood Saga strike missions are usually considered the easiest, but they require Path of Fire. Core accounts can access Old Lion's Court in Lion's Arch.
Complete the Antre of Adjournment Jumping Puzzle	Valley of Lyss Waypoint —
Complete the Branded Mine Jumping Puzzle	Helliot Mine Waypoint —
Complete the Chaos Crystal Cavern Jumping Puzzle	Old Piken Ruins Waypoint —
Complete the Dark Reverie Jumping Puzzle	Spiral Waypoint —
Complete the Fawcett's Bounty Jumping Puzzle	Arcallion Waypoint —
Complete the Grendich Gamble Jumping Puzzle	Blasted Moors Waypoint —
Complete the Professor Portmatt's Lab Jumping Puzzle	Sorrowful Waypoint —
Complete the Retrospective Runaround Jumping Puzzle.	Drydock Grotto Waypoint —	Getting all 9 stacks of  Milestone completes the objective.
Complete the Skipping Stones Jumping Puzzle	Lion Point Waypoint —	Head west from waypoint on skimmer over water, stay to right side of large island. From small patch of land to northwest of island, use skyscale/springer and bond of faith to get onto north side of island. Quick run clockwise around island and over bridge to the end of the jumping puzzle.
Complete the Shattered Ice Ruins Jumping Puzzle	Ice Floe Waypoint —	You can skip the jumping puzzle by going south and scaling the large ice wall with a Skyscale, Springer, or an upgraded Jade Bot Glide Booster.
Complete the Spekk's Laboratory Jumping Puzzle	Gleaner's Cove Waypoint —
Complete the Weyandt's Revenge Jumping Puzzle	Farshore Waypoint —
Complete the Highest Gear Jumping Puzzle	Westwatch Waypoint —
Defeat 1 Legendary-Rank Enemy	Various Locations	While World bosses are generally Epic or Champ and not Legendary rank, almost all of them trigger this achievement with the exception of: Modnir Champion, Golem Mark II, and Tequatl. Explorable mode dungeons often feature Legendary rank NPCs as bosses, as are many Fractal bosses. Some meta event final bosses are legendary, eg Chak Gerent. Path of Fire Bounties are Legendary as labeled on the bounty board.
	Eye of the North Waypoint —	The final boss of Strike Mission: Shiverpeaks Pass counts as a Legendary enemy. Requires Path of Fire expansion.
Defeat 10 Champion-Rank Enemies	Various Locations (see link)	Participate in one of the Defeat the invading Awakened events (every hour on the half-hour).
	Fractals of the Mists	A very slow to beat but very easy Champion can be spawned within the fractal lobby. Just talk to Fractal Instability Trainer Golem at the instability testing platform far back left from the entry portal and make sure the rank of spawned golems is set to Champion. Then spawn up to 4 idle Champion Mark I Golems. But be warned they have a lot of HP and take time to beat.
	Fractals of the Mists	Enter scale 2 Uncategorized Fractal and get past the first jumping part guarded by Harpy Hunters. Once you reach the cell room, destroy the Power Generator to release and fight Champion Rabbit, Veteran Bandit Saboteur, Champion Flame Legion Fire Shaman and Champion Ettin. For experienced solo players, they are no big challenge and are easy kills for groups.
	Fractals of the Mists	If you have at least 145 Agony Resistance and if you or someone in your group can activate the Nightmare Fractal Challenge Mode, you can enter scale 97 Nightmare Fractal and fight the up to 3 Champions Red Static Assault Knight, Green Synergetic Assault Knight and Blue Dynamic Assault Knight that spawn as a pre-event before the first boss MAMA. They are easy and fast to beat champions and especially as a group should not be a big deal for most groups. If you or your group struggles against the second and third Champion spawning simultaneously after the first, Red Static Assault Knight, is beaten, leave and reenter the fractal to fight against the first one again.
	Frozen Sea Waypoint —	Replay the third story checkpoint for End of Dragons, Chapter 14 - The Only One. Two champions immediately spawn at the start, with additional pairs of champions spawning as players progress. Players are also overpowered due to  Aurene Empowerment. Take the lower Zip Line by the  Font of Elders — then glide/fly down towards the replay star at  Xunlai Jade Museum — .
Defeat 100 Awakened or Risen	Bonestrand Waypoint —	Bonestrand Garrison — has plenty of Awakened in easily soloable density, with some Veterans outside of the walls. You can spawn more pairs of Awakened by interacting with Vizier's Propaganda posters.
	Apizmic Grounds Waypoint —	Replay Living World Season 4, Chapter 3 - Be My Guest. 50 Awakened spawn as you make your way across the bridge after talking to Braham. Once Canach has blown open the gate, leave the mission and replay to reach 100. The replay star is located in Domain of Kourna, near the Help stabilize the front line Renown Heart, southwest of  Apizmic Grounds Waypoint — .
	Allied Encampment Waypoint —	Go south-east to Front Line, between  Allied Encampment Waypoint — and  Gandara Main Approach — . The entire field is full of Awakened spawns with decent density, along with allies that will assist you. Some events along the thorn wall provide additional spawn waves.
		Replay Living World Season 4, Chapter 1 - The First City. Lots of Awakened Inquest spawn halfway through the mission. The replay star is located in Domain of Istan, in a cave by the shore.
Defeat 100 Enemies While under a Nourishment Effect	Phinney Waypoint —	You must be under the effect of any food. The objective only counts if you are the one making the killing blow, so killing ambient creatures is highly recommended. You can find plenty at  Deathroot Shack — (east of the waypoint). Pocket Raptors are also a very good creature to farm. A few can be found in Westwatch Patch.
Defeat 100 Enemies While under an Enhancement Effect
Defeat 100 Forged or Flame Legion	Vehjin Palace Waypoint —	The Vehjin Mines are full of fast respawning, weak Forged Prowlers and Forged Soldiers.
		The second step of Beast of War has a field of infinitely spawning forged that can be farmed.
	Fractals of the Mists	Level 15 Thaumanova Reactor Fractal has a field of infinitely spawning Flame Legion.
Defeat 100 Mordrem or Nightmare Court		Many events in the Heart of Maguuma and The Silverwastes involve Mordrem.
	Mellaggan's Valor Waypoint —	Most of the time  The Corpse Grove — is teeming with Mordrem and Jungle Tendrils, which also count for this objective.
	Order of Whispers Camp Waypoint —	Travel southeast on the surface layer towards  Gnarled Roots — . Southeast of the POI there is a cave entrance with a stream containing several Mordrem Maggot foes. They have a short respawn time, are easy to kill, and split into two twice when defeated, crediting a total of 7 kills each.
	Watchful Source Waypoint —	There are plenty of Nightmare Court mobs south at  Joy's End — and north  Beldame's Rise — .
	Town of Cathal Waypoint —	There are plenty of Nightmare Court mobs south at  Hemlock Coil — .
	Twilight Arbor Waypoint — [&BEEFAAA=]	There are plenty of Nightmare Court mobs north at  Banshee's Keen — .
Defeat 100 Void Enemies or Sons of Svanir		Many events in Dragon's End involve Void enemies, while Sons of Svanir are plentiful in the Shiverpeaks.
	Frozen Sea Waypoint —	Complete the Trial of the Elders mini-dungeon at  Sanctuary of Ione — . (20-30 per full completion)
	Frozen Sea Waypoint —	Replay the third story checkpoint for End of Dragons, Chapter 14 - The Only One. 12 enemies spawn at the start, with non-champions spawning infinitely until capped out (max 10 non-champions). Additional waves of enemies as players progress further. Players are also overpowered due to  Aurene Empowerment and the instance is easily restartable. Take the lower Zip Line by the  Font of Elders — then glide/fly down towards the replay star at  Xunlai Jade Museum — .
	Arborstone Waypoint —	Killing mobs in Strike Mission: Harvest Temple count towards this objective. (30-50 per completion)
	Highpeaks Waypoint —	There are multiple quickly respawning groups of Sons of Svanir directly west of the waypoint, in the triangle formed by the waypoint, the Claw Watch PoI and the Ridgepost Sentry PoI.
Defeat 100 Jade Mechs or Inquest		Many events in New Kaineng City including during the meta, Kaineng Blackout, and especially during the first north lab event in  Nahpui Lab —
		The Echovald Wilds involve Jade Mechs. They often accompany Jade Brotherhood groups. The Assault on Fort Aspenwood events that start near  Aspenwood Research Facility — and that general area, as well as the area underneath  Aoi's Perch — .
	Kestrel's Vow Waypoint —	Jade Mech Habitation Zone 03 in Skywatch Archipelago has lots of enemies and events to spawn more waves.
		Enter the Mistlock Observatory and talk to the Fractal Instability Trainer to spawn Inquest golems (up to 12 at a time).
Defeat 100 Kryptis or Bandits
Defeat 50 Veteran-Rank Enemies		Enter the Urban Battleground Fractal and directly to the right of the entrance is a field with waves of 1-hp veteran enemies.
Defeat the Claw of Jormag World Boss	Earthshake Waypoint —	Use Event timers to see when the boss is active.
Defeat the Fire Elemental World Boss	Muridian Waypoint —	Use Event timers to see when the boss is active.
Defeat the Great Jungle Wurm World Boss		Use Event timers to see when the boss is active.
Defeat the Inquest Golem Mark II World Boss		Use Event timers to see when the boss is active.
Defeat the Megadestroyer World Boss	Maelstrom's Waypoint —	Use Event timers to see when the boss is active.
Defeat the Shadow Behemoth world boss	Swamplost Haven Waypoint —	Use Event timers to see when the boss is active.
Defeat the Shatterer World Boss	Lowland Burns Waypoint —	Use Event timers to see when the boss is active.
Defeat the Svanir Shaman Chief World Boss	Vendrake's Homestead Waypoint —	Use Event timers to see when the boss is active.
Gather 100 Crafting Resources by Mining, Logging, Fishing or Harvesting Resource Nodes		Upgraded guild hall or home instance are the most convenient options. Node Farms provide open world alternatives.
Identify 100 Pieces of Unidentified Gear		Purchase 100 Piece of Common Unidentified Gear on Trading Post and identify. Start a stack in one of your invisible bags; salvage when needed.
Salvage 50 items		Purchase 50 cheap salvageable items, such as Piece of Common Unidentified Gear or Salvageable Hide, from the Trading Post and salvage them. Other options can be found on the Salvage item page, mainly in the Tier 6 column. For Unidentified gear you may want to keep a stack in an invisible bag for you to identify and salvage when needed.

Bugs

Bugs:

• Identifying gear in instanced content (story instances, fractals, etc.) will not count for the objectives.
• The "Defeat X enemies while under a nourishment/enhancement effect" and "Defeat x enemies" objectives only count kills where you make the killing blow.^{[verification requested]}
• Despite combat hero challenges (Core Tyria) displaying as events, they do not count for the event completion objectives.
• Crafting items rarer than Masterwork also counts towards the "Craft 3 Masterwork Items" objective.