World Boss Portal Device
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“Double-click to bring up the Portal Device interface. Allows the monitoring of major threats across Tyria, toggling of alerts, and portal travel to join threat response forces.
— In-game description
The World Boss Portal Device will teleport level 80 characters to the nearest waypoint for an active, imminent, or approaching threat. Threats include only scheduled Core Tyria World Bosses.
Acquisition[edit]
| Vendor | Area | Zone | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gem Store | — | — | 400 
|
Text[edit]
- Warning! Several major threats have been detected across Tyria. Your assistance is requested at one of the following locations. Selecting a threat will teleport you there.
- [If notifications are off]
- Enable world boss notifications in chat.
- Notifications have been enabled. (You will receive an alert in chat when a world boss becomes an Imminent Threat.)
- Return
- Put the device away.
- [If notifications are on]
- Disable world boss notifications in chat.
- Notifications have been disabled. (You will no longer receive world boss alerts in chat.)
- Return
- Put the device away.
- What does this item do?
- This device tracks large threats that occur throughout Tyria, and it can teleport you to them.
- What kind of "threats" are we talking about here?
- These are incredibly powerful creatures that typically require very large groups of adventurers to successfully take down.
- Return
- Put the device away.
- Can you explain the threat levels to me?
- Active Threats are threats that have already begun.
- Imminent Threats begin in less than 10 minutes.
- Approaching Threats begin in less than 25 minutes.
- Return
- Put the device away.
- Return
- Put the device away.
- Active threat: [Lists the boss name (Map location).]
- Imminent Threat: [Lists the boss name (Map location).]
- Approaching Threat: [Lists the boss name (Map location).]
- You can't travel right now.
- Return
- Put the device away.
Notes[edit]
- Can be used indefinitely.
- Cannot be used in combat or when defeated.
- If you are already in a zone with an upcoming threat, it will not teleport you to a closer waypoint within that zone.
- Active threats are only available for five minutes.
- Does not consume any coin, in contrast to using a waypoint to get to the same location.
Gem Store history[edit]
| Gem Store History | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Start date | End date | Discount | Notes |
| September 11, 2018 | Available | - |
|
| December 31, 2018 | January 03, 2019 | 30% | |
| May 03, 2019 | May 10, 2019 | 20% | |
| July 16, 2019 | July 23, 2019 | 20% | |
| December 02, 2019 | December 02, 2019 | 20% | |
