Ember Bay - Guild Wars 2 Guide - IGN (2024)

Ember Bay is a zone in the Ring of Fire Islands. Primordus has made his way to the region, bringing with him a new swarm of Destroyers enhanced with both death and plant magic. In response, the asura have sent research and investigation teams via their gates at Rata Novus. Other denizens of the area include a marooned human carnival troupe, a scratch of pirate skritt, and the jade construct guardians of an ancient mursaat fortress. The zone uses a modified version of renown hearts, which reset daily and can be re-completed for further rewards.

Ember Bay also features Thermal Tubes, which require the new Thermal Propulsion mastery and blasts users to a location a large distance away

Unlike most zones, Ember Bay is not directly connected to neighbouring areas. In order to reach it, players can use one of the two methods:

• Use an Ember Bay Portal Scroll.
• Complete the Rising Flames instance Taimi's Game - the first story step of Episode 2 from Living World Season 3.

Other interesting facts

• This area was first revealed in a sneak peek for Rising Flames, Episode 2 of Living World Season 3.
• This is the only zone that does not have a META event of any kind.
• Ember Bay is treated by in-game mechanics as a Heart of Maguuma region. Experience earned will go towards Heart of Maguuma masteries. This also allows Daily Heart of Maguuma Gatherer achievements to be completed here.
• Completing renown hearts will grant characters the Perseverance effect, stacking up to 5 times.
• This is similar to an effect in The Silverwastes, although with different triggers, benefits and buff durations.
• This area is the first featuring repeatable renown hearts.
• The map completion rewards are only obtained the first time all 5 renown hearts are completed simultaneously.

Vistas

0:09 Infernal Cape
0:50 Bleeding Pulpet
1:59 Basalt Rise
3:10 Fractured Caldera
4:36 Shipwreck Beach
5:10 Osprey Pillars
6:24 Caliph's Steps

Events

• Escort the disillusioned skritt to their new home
  • Protect the skritt from the attacking karka
    • [Group Event] Defeat the champion karka! (80)

• Help the trapped skritt by breaking defiance on the roots holding them
  • [Group Event] Defeat the Molten Dominator

• Defeat the dragon minions before they absorb too much ley-line magic
  • [Group Event] Defeat the coalescence to disperse the ley-line magic (17, 22, 24, 42, 45, 50, 65, 67, 80)
  • [Group Event] Kill the Imbued Destroyer Champion (Ember Bay)

• Feed the sloth plant with full buckets of fresh water and rolling devil fertilizer
  • Escort the sloth feeder to the feeding area
    • [Group Event] Protect the slublings from the sloth queen

• [Group Event] Power up Ahadd's golem by defeating amplified Destroyers and delivering their cores
  • [Group Event] Protect the energy relays to help Smoosh-a-Tron defeat Vermignus

• [Group Event] Defeat jade constructs and destroy other mursaat defenses
  • [Group Event] Defeat the Pyroclastic Jade Construct

• [Group Event] Donate gold to fund Skrilla's treasure hunt
  • Defend Skrilla while she searches for treasure

• Kill the rock drake broodmother (80)
• Collapse the destroyer fissure
• [Group Event] Defeat the rampaging pirate captain
• Collapse the destroyer fissure

Achievements