Guild Wars 2 / Map Achievements
Verdant Brink is is the first major zone players enter in the Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns expansion pack that was released on 23 October 2015.
Achievements
Jungle Totem Hunter
Diarmid Dropper
Equitable Elector
Excellent Judge of Character
Grassy Troll
Egg Run
Lord of the Jungle
Wartime Sommelier
Father of Wyverns
Froglicker
Mother of Wyverns
Sky Stalker
Tetrad Trouncer
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Jungle Totem Hunter (1AP 1MP)
Discover all the lost Itzel totems in Verdant Brink.
Prerequisite: Totems of the Itzel
Ancient Itzel Totem 1
South of Jaka Itzel Waypoint [&BOAHAAA=]Ancient Itzel Totem 2
West of Shipwreck Peak Waypoint [&BMAHAAA=]Ancient Itzel Totem 3
Northeast of Pact Encampment Waypoint [&BAgIAAA=]Ancient Itzel Totem 4
Northwest of Pact Encampment Waypoint [&BAgIAAA=]Ancient Itzel Totem 5
West of Pact Encampment Waypoint [&BAgIAAA=]Ancient Itzel Totem 6
North of Coztic GroundsAncient Itzel Totem 7
Northeast of Treacherous Path Waypoint [&BBwIAAA=]Ancient Itzel Totem 8
Northeast of Faren's Flyer Waypoint [&BO8HAAA=]Ancient Itzel Totem 9
West of Mellaggan's Valor Waypoint [&BNUHAAA=]Ancient Itzel Totem 10
South of The Doomteeth
Diarmid Dropper (5AP)
Defeat Blighted Diarmid.
Blighted Diarmid spawns 3 times;
[Group Event] Defend the Corps cavern outpost
[Group Event] Defend the Ordnance Corps airship
[Group Event] Plant bombs to destroy the Blighting Tree
Just kill her once for the achievement.
Equitable Elector (5AP)
Participate in the election of all 3 potential Pact leaders.
This event occurs in Pact Encampment outpost. In the 3rd event of the chain, you will have to elect 1 of the 3 NPCs that you escorted to the camp to become the leader. Only one NPC can become the leader per event chain. You will need to coordinate with other players to ensure that the NPCs you need for the achievement wins. You have to do this 3 separate times.
[Event] Encourage the Pact encampment defenders to pick a leader
Outpost: Pact Encampment is located in the middle of the map. When day time begins, do the nine chain events there. The events are:
1. Clear the Pact Camp of Mordrem
2a. Escort the ship's doctor to safety
2b. Escort the chief engineer to safety
2c. Escort the master-at-arms to safety
Once the three escort missions are complete, the rest of the event chain will continue.
3. Encourage the Pact encampment defenders to pick a leader
The order of these three events changes based on the outcome of the election. Each event chain converges back for these next events, and follow the same order regardless of elected leader
4a. Safeguard survivors attempting to reach the Pact encampment
4b. Help calibrate the Mordrem early warning system
4c. Recover cannon components from the wreckage
5. Rescue the captive sylvari from vigilantes
6. Question sylvari refugees and determine where their loyalties lie
7. Destroy tendrils and their source
Excellent Judge of Character (5AP)
Pardon an innocent sylvari held in the Pact Encampment.
Port to Pact Encampment Waypoint, go down the ramp & head north. There's an area where the sylvari captives are held. Talk To the NPC there and get a backpack that tests whether they are telling the truth or not. Two bars will appear around your character. If the green bar is higher than the red bar, pick the innocent option and you will get this achievement.
[Event] Question sylvari refugees and determine where their loyalties lie
Outpost: Pact Encampment is located in the middle of the map. When day time begins, do the nine chain events there. The events are:
1. Clear the Pact Camp of Mordrem
2a. Escort the ship's doctor to safety
2b. Escort the chief engineer to safety
2c. Escort the master-at-arms to safety
Once the three escort missions are complete, the rest of the event chain will continue.
3. Encourage the Pact encampment defenders to pick a leader
The order of these three events changes based on the outcome of the election.
4a. Safeguard survivors attempting to reach the Pact encampment
4b. Help calibrate the Mordrem early warning system
4c. Recover cannon components from the wreckage
Each event chain converges back for these next events, and follow the same order regardless of elected leader
5. Rescue the captive sylvari from vigilantes
6. Question sylvari refugees and determine where their loyalties lie
7. Destroy tendrils and their source
Grassy Troll (5AP)
Land 100 damaging shots with a Pale Reaver sniper rifle.
During event #1, #2 or #4, use the sniper rifles to snipe on the Mordrem below. Event #1 and #2 takes place on the little hill just south of Shipwreck Peak Waypoint [&BMAHAAA=]. Event #4 takes place just west of Shrouded Ruins.
Outpost: Pale Reaver Rally is located in the Dry Step Mesas/Snared Frontier area. When day time begins, do the six chain events there. The event chain then heads southwest towards Shrouded Ruins. The events are:
Destroy the Mordrem breachers to cut off enemy reinforcements
Plant explosives from the crashed choppers on the colossal vine's weak points
Keep enemies away from Skybreaker while she plants explosives
[Group Event] Destroy the colossal vine
Egg Run (5AP)
Deliver a wyvern egg to Utogi in less than 5 seconds.
The outpost Jaka Itzel is located in the northeastern area of the map. When day time begins, do the nine chain events there. The events are:
Lord of the Jungle (5AP)
Heal or enhance Lord Faren to support his training.
The outpost Jaka Itzel is located in the northeastern area of the map. When day tiDuring the event to Help Faren train to be a swordmaster, give Faren boons and heals when he gets attacked and you will receive the achievement.
[Event] Help Faren train to be a swordsmaster
Outpost: Noble Crash Site is located in the southwestern area of the map. When day time begins, do the nine chain events there. The events are:
Wartime Sommelier (5AP)
Find some wine in the wreckage and serve one of the nobles.
The Bottles of Old Wine appear around the Faren's Flyer Waypoint area. They don’t spawn until you have escorted the nobles to Bongo’s Bungalow so check for these when the outpost is about half way completed. After you grab the wine, hand them to any Noble NPCs standing around.
[Event] Escort rescued nobles to the Pact crash site
Outpost: Noble Crash Site is located in the southwestern area of the map. When day time begins, do the nine chain events there. The events are:
Father of Wyverns (5AP)
Defeat the wyvern patriarch after nightfall in Verdant Brink.
Mastery needed: Up to Updraft Use (Gliding)
Father of Wyverns is a night time achievement and is one of the night time bosses needed for the Sky Commander achievement.
Defeat the Wyvern Patriarch after nightfall in Verdant Brink. He can be reached via the pact chopper that spawns in the last 20 minutes of night fall, near the Pale Reaver Rally Outpost (south of Shipwreck Peak Waypoint). Use ctrl key to look for Wyvern eggs and throw them at the Patriarch to break his shield whenever it is up.
Froglicker (5AP)
Defeat Cotoni and Huetzi after nightfall.
Froglicker is a night time achievement.
Cotoni and Huetzi are 2 of the night time bosses needed for the Sky Commander achievement. You can reach them via the pact chopper near Jaka Itzel Waypoint [&BOAHAAA=] in the last 20 minutes of nightfall.
If one of them reaches around 30% HP, they will teleport up to a pond and heal up. You need to use bouncing mushrooms to go up and break their defiance bar to stop them from healing.
Mother of Wyverns (5AP)
Defeat the wyvern matriarch after nightfall in Verdant Brink.
Mother of Wyverns is a night time achievement and is one of the night time bosses needed for the Sky Commander achievement.
Defeat the Wyvern Matriarch after nightfall in Verdant Brink. She can be reached via the pact chopper that spawns in the last 20 minutes of night fall, near the Pact Encampment Waypoint [&BAgIAAA=]. Make sure to break her defiance bar when it is up to stop her from flying and deal massive damage to her.
Sky Stalker (5AP)
Defeat Axemaster Gwyllion after nightfall in Verdant Brink.
Sky Stalker is a night time achievement and is one of the night time bosses needed for the Sky Commander achievement.
Axemaster Gwyllion can be reached via the pact chopper that spawns near Faren’s Flyer Waypoint [&BO8HAAA=] at Noble Crash Site Outpost in the last 20 minutes of nightfall. You will need players with Nuhoch Stealth Detection to break his defiance bar when he teleports to break him out of stealth and prevent him from instantly downing all the players.
Tetrad Trouncer (5AP)
Defeat the Mordrem Tetrad after nightfall in Verdant Brink.
Mastery needed:
Bouncing Mushroom (Itzel Lore) - to get to the platform where the champs are
Glider Basics, Updraft Use (Gliding) - in case you fall off the platform & need to get back up :P
Tetrad Trouncer is a night time achievement and is one of the night time bosses needed for the Sky Commander achievement.
Mordrem Tetrad can be reached via the pact chopper that spawns near Mellagan’s Valor Waypoint at Noble Crash Site Outpost in the last 20 minutes of nightfall. You will need the Bouncing Mushroom mastery to reach the platform where the bosses are.
Initially, there's only three champions; Stavemaster Anwir, Hammermaster Morthwyl and Blademaster Cadogg but a fourth legendary champion, Spellmaster Macsen, spawns after.