GW2. Mistburned Barrens. A complete achievement guide for the Mistburned Barrens map in Janthir Wilds. Guild Wars 2.
Mistburned Barrens Mastery
This is the meta-achievement for Mistburned Barrens, for which you need to complete 17 eligible achievements. The main rewards are 10AP and a Salmon of Knowledge Backpiece
Map Achievements
Mistburned Barrens Surveys
Mistburned Barrens is a map containing many events organized into three lanes. Each one of these sections will feature a “Survey” which is a state of the map where a chain of events can occur.
Each Survey has 2 chains of events but North has 1 chain with 3 ending alternatives. You can check the Survey status at the Alliance Staging Ground – [&BFAPAAA=] by looking at the event UI at the top right of the screen. If none is active, a timer will show for the next one.
This means you will see different events each time you run a Survey until the cycle repeats.
The achievements in this guide will be in the same order as the chain of events.
Survey: Into the Valley of Agony (North)
A Cappella – 0AP (Hidden)
You will earn this achievement at any point when you fully die to spectral agony in the valley.
Down in the Valley – 5AP
During any of the Jade Construct events, pick up and throw a total of 200 Coalesced Mist Energy to earn this achievement. This will take a while to complete.
With the Feline Reflexes mastery on Warclaw, you can pick up the energy and throw at the Jade Construct while performing mid-air jumps because the orbs will restore your endurance. Make sure to have a comfortable keybind for the special skill.
Boom! – 1AP – 1MP
You will earn this achievement by completing the first chain of events: Overload the Jade Construct
During this event, fight alongside the NPCs on the sides, defeat enemies, and throw the energy they drop toward the Jade Construct in the middle of the valley. Once the Construct’s health is full, excess energy will make it overload and succeed the event.
Radioactive – 0AP (Hidden)
This achievement can be done during the same event. Once the Jade Construct overloads, jump down and die to the explosion.
We Are the Champions – 1AP – 1MP
You will earn this achievement by completing the second chain of events: Keep the Jade Construct alive
For this event, you simply need to keep throwing energy at the Jade Construct to keep it alive until the enemy Titanspawn is defeated. Players can also help using Skyscale Fireball to speed up the damage.
Silence the Screaming – 1AP – 1MP
You will earn this achievement by completing the third chain of events: Defeat Yagon
During this event, you need to defeat Yagon and the Jade Construct. The fight is straightforward but be aware of the Agony Flood attack that can wipe out the entire group. When a massive orange circle shows in the ground, mount up on your Warclaw and use the updraft, then head to the NPC and wait inside the circle for protection until the attack passes.
Survey: Wraith’s Pass (Central)
Search and Destroy – 1AP
Complete the event “Escort the Kodan Wildstalker” to earn this achievement. Assist the Kodan and use your Warclaw to track the scent of the beast, then defeat it. You can track the scent by using the Sniff skill.
Pro Scavenger – 1AP
Complete the “Escort the Kodan Wildstalker” event without the wildstalker being downed.
NOTE: This event is separated from the cycle.
Flawless Crafter – 0AP (Hidden)
For this achievement, you need to complete the event while crafting bows without missing any curve in the mini-game.
To craft a bow, you need to grab some string and wood. Then go to the workbench and complete the mini-game by pressing the key with the different icon. After that, finish the bow using the string you collected earlier by pressing skill 1. Return the finished bow to Curious Remedy.
Respectable Researcher – 1AP – 1MP
Complete the research event by defeating enemies and once they become friendly, use the special skill to equip the bundle provided, use Skill 1 to tranquilize the creatures, then Skill 2 to analyze them.
Be Free, Little Bot – 0AP (Hidden)
For this achievement, program a golem by interacting with it and completing the mini-game by repeating the color pattern they show you. After that, the golem will follow you. Instead of leading the golem to the NPC, walk out of the area.
More Than a Little Bit – 5AP – 1MP
For this achievement, you need to complete the event with more than 1 minute remaining on the timer. The way the timer works is not clear, when a wave of enemies attacks each golem, the timer will appear, and once the enemies are defeated the timer will disappear until a new wave comes.
The key to success in this achievement is to split players evenly on each circle and stay there defeating the waves of enemies quickly. When the champion appears, stay in your circle since the boss will jump between the areas.
Survey: The Blood Phenom’s Corridor (South)
Into the Corridor – 1AP
For this achievement, complete the escort event and defend Ciana until she reaches the Bloodstone Corridor.
NOTE: The event “Escort Priory Scholar Ciana to the southern ruins” is part of both chains in this Survey.
Scan and Soothe – 1AP
Interact with the dolyak to get a rifle and use it to protect the scanners. Use skill 1 for a single target attack, and skill 2 for AoE when surrounded. The achievement is awarded when the event is completed.
Restless No More – 1AP
Defeat all the ghosts and the champion spirit in the Whispering Caverns. Completing the event will award the achievement. Use the NPC shield bubble when available during the fight against the champion to protect yourself from the big AoE attack.
Hollow Shards – 1AP
Use skill 2 of your Warclaw to locate the diminished bloodstone shards, pick them up, and return them to Priory Scholar Ciana. You will earn the achievement once the event is completed.
Thousandfold Mercy – 1AP
To earn this achievement, defend Ciana and defeat the champion Jade Construct.
Demise of the Blood Phenom – 1AP – 1MP
Defeat the bloodstone elemental to stop Manikaz from completing his plan. During the fight when the large rotating circles spawn, pick up the smaller red orbs to obtain the Sanguine Ward effect and protect you from deadly damage. The achievement is awarded when the event is completed.
Extra Achievements
Mistburned Barrens Renown Mastery -5AP – 1MP (Time-Gated)
For this achievement, you need to complete the Renown Heart on Mistburned Barrens a total of 14 times. This is time-gated so it will take at least 14 days to finish. The progress is account-wide, other characters won’t count.
Missing Scout – 3AP – 1MP
Complete the steps to investigate the missing scouts. This achievement will require you to complete the Search and Rescue adventure. Start at Alliance Staging Ground – [&BFAPAAA=] and talk with Ocean Bloom and Blinding Sunrise.
Now head to Hidden Sacrarium and interact with Quiet Lagoon. You must complete the adventure and find all the lost scouts. Check the adventure video on how to get the adventure Gold Medal and “A Job for Warclaws” achievement at the same time.
At the end of the adventure, interact with the Strange Box located east of the Vista. The achievement will be completed while you are teleported to a strange location.
From this point, you can continue with the Mursaat’s Game collection. Check below on this guide for more information on that.
Adventures
Search-and-Rescue Challenge: Gold – 3AP
A Job for Warclaws – 1AP
Head to the Hidden Sacrarium and talk to Quiet Lagoon to start the adventure. You need to locate and interact with a total of 12 scouts in the area. You can use any mount but it is recommended to use the Warclaw with Feline Reflexes mastery to obtain “A Job for Warclaws” achievement at the same time (you cannot dismount from your Warclaw for this). Check the video below to see how it is done.
Search-and-Rescue Challenge: Silver – 1AP – 1MP
Complete the adventure with at least 8 scouts found.
Search-and-Rescue Challenge: Bronze – 1AP
Complete the adventure with at least 4 scouts found.
Hazardous Research: Gold – 3AP
Head to the Garden of the Unseen and talk to Researcher Vixx to start the adventure. You need to collect samples from the Bloodstone Piles and toss them at Vixx using the special skill button. Make sure to have a comfortable keybind for this. You will obtain the Gold medal by completing the adventure with all 16 samples returned.
You can use any mount but it is recommended to use the Warclaw to gain altitude with the updrafts. Check the video below to see how it is done.
Hazardous Research: Silver – 1AP – 1MP
Complete the adventure with at least 8 samples returned.
Hazardous Research: Bronze – 1AP
Complete the adventure with at least 1 sample returned.
Mastery Insights
There are a total of 6 Mastery Insights on this map, check the following guide to see their locations and how to obtain them.
Collections
Reading Between the Lines – 3AP
Find a total of 4 Tattered Journals in Janthir Syntri and Mistburned Barrens.
- Near a fishing spot by Thunder Bay
- On a table at the Alliance Staging Ground
- Somewhere within the Nexus of Moonlight
- Near the sealed gate in the Grand Athenaeum
Scouring the Archive – 1AP – 1MP
Find all the mursaat journal fragments scattered throughout the central region of Mistburned Barrens. Check the pictures below for all the locations.
NOTE: These Journal Fragments will only spawn while the Central Survey is active.
- Read the book in the lower area of the Nexus of Moonlight
- Read the book in the upper area of the Nexus of Moonlight
- Read the book in the library
- Read the book in the library
- Read the book in the library
- Read the book in the awning
- Talk to the kodan assistant Dawndrift (Kodan Wildstalker)
Mursaat’s Game – 3AP (Hidden)
This collection is the continuation of the Missing Scout achievement. To rescue Riven Marl, you need to find and collect some pieces to beat Sybil in their game.
- What’s happening?
- Completed when you return inside the box, at step 12
- The game was rigged from the start. You need help
- Completed when the collection starts
- Maybe Ocean Bloom and Blinding Sunrise have some ideas
- Interact with the Kodans south of Alliance Staging Ground – [&BFAPAAA=]
- Riven Marl learned to whittle during an art class in Harvest Den. It is one of their favorite memories
- Pick up the Rytlock Carving on the top floor inside the Denning Forge. North of Harvest Den Waypoint – [&BK4OAAA=]
- Riven Marl would often while away the hours with a nice, hot bath at their favorite spot in the lowlands
- Pick up the Caithe Carving behind the house. Hot Springs Waypoint – [&BMkOAAA=]
- Riven Marl once Won a bet by climbing to the top of the Cathedral of Blood
- Pick up the Logan Carving at the top of the Cathedral of Blood. South of Sanguine Crater Waypoint – [&BCwPAAA=]
- Riven Marl’s worst scouting experience was soaking in the rain near Dead Lovers Rock
- Pick up the Eir Carving on a rock pillar near the Mastery Insight. Southwest of Dead Lovers Rock – [&BOkOAAA=]
- Riven Marl was scouting Yagon’s Gift during a period when the agony had dissipated
- Pick up the Garm Carving inside the small room in the northeast corner of Yagon’s Gift – [&BEwPAAA=]
- Only accessible after the North Lane is completed
- Riven Marl was part of the group that helped the Priory explore Celsa’s Orchard
- Pick up the Snaff Carving in a small room east of Celsa’s Orchard – [&BFYPAAA=]
- Riven Marl was known to whittle high up above the Alliance Staging Ground
- Pick up the Zojja Carving in a pillar above the Alliance Staging Ground – [&BFAPAAA=]
- Riven Marl was one of the first to volunteer to enter a mursaat mirror
- Go Valravn’s Vigil – [&BE4PAAA=] and use the mirror, then pick up the Mr. Sparkles Carving next to the Mastery Insight
- You’ve got your army. Now win the game and save Riven Marl
- Return to the Strange Box near the vista at the Hidden Sacrarium and beat Sybil in their game
- You’ve beaten the game. Time to see if Riven Marl is okay
- Return to Alliance Staging Ground – [&BFAPAAA=] and talk with Riven Marl to finish the achievement
Mistburned Barrens Achievements Guide
2 Comments
The timer for “More Than a Little Bit” works like this:
As soon as one of the three areas starts to get contested by enemies (the circle turns red), the timer starts. It disappears as soon as they are all blue again. If the timer gets below 1 min, the achievement eligibility is lost.
Thank your for clarification!