GW2. A complete achievement guide of the Living World Season 1 Episode 5 “The Battle for Lion’s Arch”
The Battle For Lion’s Arch
Battle for Lion’s Arch Mastery
This is the meta achievement for which you need to complete 18 eligible achievements. The rewards are 15AP, a Lion Captain’s Mantle box, a Lion Captain’s Cape and an exotic Breachmaker Drive Loop Ring.
NOTE: If you are looking only for the eligible achievements for this mastery achievement and not interested in getting them all, I will mark them on this guide with a Star ⭐ next to its name.
Besides the collection, this exotic trinket can be used to obtain an exclusive skin through the Mystic Forge with the following recipe:
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- 5
- 5
- 10
NOTE: If you destroyed the trinket you can buy a new copy from Sarettokk at The Undermarket – [&BCgEAAA=] in Lion’s Arch
This Is My City! (Old Mastery)
This is the meta achievement for which you need to complete 15 eligible achievements. The rewards for this are 25AP and a Liberator of Lion’s Arch Chest.
Story Completion Achievements
The Twisted Marionette – 1AP ⭐
Complete the story chapter The Twisted Marionette.
Connecting the Pieces – 1AP ⭐
Complete the story chapter Connecting the Pieces.
Escape from Lion’s Arch – 1AP ⭐
Complete the story chapter Escape from Lion’s Arch.
The Battle for Lion’s Arch – 1AP ⭐
Complete the story chapter The Battle for Lion’s Arch.
One Step Closer… – 1AP
Defeat Scarlet’s Prime Hologram aboard the Breachmaker.
Battle on the Breachmaker – 1AP ⭐
Complete the story chapter Battle on the Breachmaker.
In a Cage Made of Steel and Lunacy – 1AP
Defeat Scarlet on the Breachmaker.
Scarlet’s End – 1AP ⭐
Complete the story chapter Scarlet’s End.
After the Battle – 1AP ⭐
Complete the story chapter After the Battle.
Dawn of the Next Journey – 1AP ⭐
Complete the story chapter Dawn of the Next Journey.
Story Instance Achievements
Investigative Study 5 – 1AP ⭐
Story Instances: Scarlet’s Secret Lair – The Aether Escape – North Evacuation Camp – The Dead End: Celebration – Lion’s Arch: Honored Guests
Find and read sources of information on Scarlet’s scheme and its fallout during the episode “The Battle for Lion’s Arch”
NOTE: Some may not appear until the instance is cleared.
- Notes on the Marionette (Scarlet’s Secret Lair)
- Victory Speech (Scarlet’s Secret Lair)
- Omadd’s Diary (Scarlet’s Secret Lair)
- Fancy Letter (The Aether Escape)
- Letter Home (North Evacuation Camp)
- Lieutenant Goldclaw’s Resignation Letter (North Evacuation Camp)
- Letter from Dad (The Dead End: Celebration) available after Belinda leaves.
- Dancing with Death (Lion’s Arch: Honored Guests)
- Crinkled Letter (Lion’s Arch: Honored Guests)
Investigative Record 3 – 1AP ⭐
Story Instances: The Evacuation of Lion’s Arch – Scarlet’s End
Find and listen to hidden logs from the source of the madness.
- Recording 1 (The Evacuation of Lion’s Arch)
- Recording 2 (Scarlet’s End)
Speed over Size – 3AP ⭐
Story Instance: The Twisted Marionette
Complete one of the Twisted Marionette’s platform encounters without being hit by the marionette’s attacks. The easiest way to obtain this achievement is on the first platform, you need to avoid the marionette heel attack which is a big orange circle in the center, stay on the edge behind the champion (you need to attack him from behind anyway) and you will be mostly safe the entire fight. If you fail by getting hit you can still earn the achievement on the next platforms but the marionette attacks will be more complicated, so in this case I suggest you restart the instance to get it on the first one.
All Bets Are Still Off – 5AP ⭐
Story Instance: Escape from Lion’s Arch
Find all 7 of Tigg’s lost racing moas and rally them to escape Lion’s Arch. Once you complete the main objectives of the instance, you can stay and take your time without worrying about the miasma. There are 7 moas to find and you can check below all the locations.
Please Follow Me to the Exit Again – 5AP ⭐
Story Instance: Escape from Lion’s Arch
Find and rescue all 6 hidden evacuees. Once you complete the main objectives of the instance, you can stay and take your time without worrying about the miasma. There are 5 NPC to find and the 6th can be any of the racing moas, check all the locations below.
No More Tricks, Scarlet – 5AP
Story Instance: Battle on the Breachmaker
Prerequisite: One Step Closer…
Defeat Scarlet’s Prime Hologram without being hit by lasers or their lingering scorch marks. This achievement is the hardest one to get, especially because there are many different kinds of lasers that can hit you. The most obvious are the ones with the huge orange circle AoE which persists on the ground for a few seconds. But things get way more complicated on the last phase when all the smaller holograms spawn, each one of them can hit you, and they will also explode on death. On top of all these attacks there are some orbital strikes which you need to dodge before impact.
A ranged build will be the best option since your path can be blocked by the lingering scorch marks.
You can do this achievement and the next one together. If you need to see more check the video below.
In Tune – 5AP
Story Instance: Battle on the Breachmaker
Prerequisite: One Step Closer…
While fighting Scarlet’s Prime Hologram, never hit a hologram without the respective attunement. For the main Prime Hologram you need to get the “white” color which you get by getting all the other three (blue – red – green). Each color buff has an individual duration and you need to pay attention if you are about to lose it and STOP attacking or you will fail. Disable auto attack or stow weapon for this, and try to avoid any kind of pets as they seem to count as your attack as well. You can burst the Prime Hologram to the split phase (25%) with one “white” duration if you have enough damage and avoid complications.
At 25% the boss splits into three holograms. You need to be patient to get the proper color for each hologram, just wait until more fields appear. After these 3 you don’t need to worry anymore about the colors and just finish the small holograms to complete the fight.
Nowhere to Hide – 5AP
Story Instance: Scarlet’s End
Defeat Scarlet before she can activate her personal shield. For this achievement you need to rush to Scarlet and quickly stomp her.
You will need a secure way to stomp depending on your class, for example as a Thief you can Shadowstep while in the stomp animation, or Mesmer, Engineer and Elementalist can use invulnerability (Distortion – Elixir S – Mist Form). Warriors can use the Battle Standard to stomp from range.
Letting Kasmeer take the focus of Scarlet before going in at the perfect timing can also work.
There are multiple ways to get this done.
I’ve Lived Things – 5AP ⭐
Story Instance: Honored Guests
Hear Taimi’s summary of Scarlet’s War during the episode “The Battle for Lion’s Arch”. After completing the instance, talk with Taimi and read the entire dialogue.
Battle for Lion’s Arch Instance Achievements
Lions Rampant – 3AP ⭐
Complete a total of 10 events during the Battle for Lion’s Arch.
Lions Rampant 2 – 3AP ⭐
Prerequisite: Lions Rampant
Complete a total of 10 events during the Battle for Lion’s Arch.
The People’s Champion – 3AP ⭐
Defeat a total of 20 champion enemies in the public Battle for Lion’s Arch mission.
Commanding Heights – 5AP
Meet up with Lionguard Turma at Diverse Ledges. Head to southwest and from the waypoint take the path through the wooden planks to reach and interact with Turma.
He’ll Never Live This Down – 5AP
Locate Peter the Lost during the retaking of Lion’s Arch. This NPC can be hard to find as he will change location every 2 minutes, below you can check the map with all the known possible locations.
Keep your Distance – 5AP
Defeat the Aetherblade Admiral without being hit by her teleport attack. During the fight you need to avoid getting hit by the “laser shot” that the boss will use to teleport and do a kick attack. Staying at maximum range will be safer to get the achievement.
No Free Lunch – 5AP
Defeat the Champion Toxic Spider without allowing her to reach a cocoon. The spider will only shoot the web to players who are far away, so if everybody stays in melee range there are no risks. However, if you or any ally get caught in a cocoon, you can still destroy it before the spider reaches it.
No More Magic; No More Poison – 5AP
Defeat the Champion Toxic Warlock.
Light Show – 5AP
Defeat the Aether Cannoneer without being hit by the Aetherblade Megalaser. You can easily dodge and walk out of it, but the Megalaser is constantly shooting and it will remove the shield of the boss, so the idea is avoid being hit but at same time lure the champion under it. You may be immobilized in the laser by one of the aetherblades, so have a way to get out of that.
Out with a Bang – 5AP
Defeat the Champion Molten Munitions Specialist.
Putting Out the Fire – 5AP
Defeat the Champion Molten Shaman.
Assault Breaker – 4AP ⭐
Participate in defeating the assault knight trio during the Battle for Lion’s Arch a total of 5 times. All three knights need to die together within the time limit, and within 1 minute of each other or they will regenerate.
Bigger, But Not Faster – 5AP
Successfully dodge every assault knight’s Extraction attack. The Extraction attack is a massive orange AoE that you can dodge as soon it dissapears or you can run to the center safe area and avoid the hit.
Six Minutes to Knightfall – 10AP
Defeat all three assault knights within six minutes after the event starts. For this achievement you want to coordinate with your allies and split evenly in 3 groups with good damage and support to efficiently kill them.
Six More Minutes to Knightfall – 10AP ⭐
Defeat all three assault knights within six minutes after the event starts. Same as above you will earn both achievements.
Extra Achievements
Raiders of the Lost Parts II – 15AP ⭐
Find and retrieve Taimi’s golem parts from the Edge of the Mists. During the story step “Connecting the Pieces” you have an optional task in Edge of the Mists to retrieve Taimi’s golem parts. they are located on the bottom part at the center of the map, you will probably find enemies around so be careful and maybe prepare yourself with a WvW Roaming Build.
Build Your Own Backbone – 5AP
Equip or reequip an exotic-quality or higher Spinal Blades back item. For this achievement you need to forge an . This requires Blade Shards, obtained from this episode’s rewards or killing Aetherblades, crafting materials, and a Spinal Blade Blueprint which can be obtained from the Citizen’s Rescue Bags as reward for this episode’s content. You can also buy the Spinal Blades Blueprint Scraps 1-4 on the Trading Post, and forge them into a complete Blueprint. The recipes for the series of backpacks you must upgrade in the Mystic Forge are as follows:
- 1
- 25
- 10
- 50
- 1
- 50
- 10
- 50
- 1
- 100
- 10
- 50
- 1
- 250
- 25
- 25
Seeking Scarlet: Assault Knight Prototypes – 3AP ⭐
Prerequisite: Dawn of the Next Journey
Complete the Assault Knight Prototypes Strike Mission after completing the episode “The Battle for Lion’s Arch.” Check the full guide below:
Escape from Lion’s Arch
Extraction Complete
This is the meta achievement for which you need to complete 15 eligible achievements. The rewards for this are 25AP and a Barrel of Alliance Supplies.
Live on the Edge – 5AP
Enter the Edge of the Mists from anywhere in Tyria. You will earn this achievement as you progress the story. This is a World vs World map accessible from the WvW menu.
Raiders of the Lost Parts – 15AP
Find and retrieve Taimi’s golem parts from the Edge of the Mists. You will earn this achievement and Raiders of the Lost Parts II at the same time.
Delaqua Investigator – 20AP
Help Marjory and Kasmeer investigate Scarlet’s motives. You will earn this achievement as you progress the story.
All Bets Are Off – 5AP
Find all 7 of Tigg’s lost racing moas and rally them to escape Lion’s Arch. You will earn this achievement and All Bets Are Still Off at the same time.
Please Follow Me to the Exit – 5AP
Find and rescue all 6 hidden evacuees. You will earn this achievement and Please Follow Me to the Exit Again at same time.
Breach From the Beach – 2AP
Participate in retaking the southern rally point. Complete the first event at Fort Marriner in The Battle for Lion’s Arch instance.
Fort Marriner Fighter – 5AP
Completely retake Fort Marriner and its surrounding areas. Complete all the events around Fort Marriner in The Battle for Lion’s Arch instance.
Cold Comfort – 2AP
Participate in retaking the eastern rally point. Complete the first event at Priory Foothold in The Battle for Lion’s Arch instance.
Postern Ward Protector – 5AP
Completely retake Postern Ward and its surrounding areas. Complete all events around Postern Ward in The Battle for Lion’s Arch instance.
The Northern Gambit – 2AP
Participate in retaking the northern rally point. Complete the first event at Canal Ward in The Battle for Lion’s Arch instance.
Trader’s Forum Triumphant – 5AP
Completely retake Trader’s Forum and its surrounding areas. Complete all events around Trader’s Forum in The Battle for Lion’s Arch instance.
Three Fronts – 10AP
Capture all 3 rally points and begin retaking Lion’s Arch.
Triple Play – 10AP
Completely retake all 3 attack areas and begin the final push to retake Lion’s Arch.
Aetherblade Broken – 5AP
Complete the Defeat the Elite Aetherblades event in The Battle for Lion’s Arch instance.
Antitoxin – 5AP
Kill the Champion Toxic Wurm Queen in The Battle for Lion’s Arch instance.
Melted and Muted – 5AP
Defeat the Champion Molten Berserker in The Battle for Lion’s Arch instance.
Memories in Your Hand – 5AP
Find lost personal items in the city rubble during the Escape from Lion’s Arch story mission or Battle for Lion’s Arch instance. There are 40 locations but you will only need 30 for the achievement.
Credit to Dulfy for the video.Repeatable Achievements
Group Effort I – 2AP
Participate in retaking a rally point during the Battle for Lion’s Arch.
Group Effort II – 2AP
Participate in clearing an occupied sector during the Battle for Lion’s Arch.
Group Effort III – 2AP
Participate in defeating an enemy champion during the Battle for Lion’s Arch.
Group Effort IV – 2AP
Participate in reclaiming one of the city’s major districts during the Battle for Lion’s Arch.
Group Effort V – 5AP
Participate in defeating Scarlet’s assault knights during the Battle for Lion’s Arch.
When talking with Deputy Turma in Battle for LA, if you have a spinal blades back item in your inventory, you get the conversation option: “My back armor came from Scarlet technology. Maybe this can access the portal.” However, the conversation line does nothing. I’m wondering if there is more to this or a hidden achievement to access the Breachmaker?
Yea that interaction originally used to be the “In a Cage Made of Steel and Lunacy” achievement where you could skip the Prime Hologram fight and go directly to finish Scarlet, but since this rework of the Seaon 1 is different that does nothing currently.
Can’t do anything in Escape from Lion’s Arch due to the constant unblockable ticking damage. Dying repeatedly befroe I can even walk to any of the indicated point,s much less find the things for the collections, and can;t use the WPs either since always “in combat”. These collection are miserable to do and the idea of doing them under these conditions if horrible design and should have been reconsidered before blind reimplementation.
That’s probably because you are getting hit by the miasma, but you can complete the escorts of the mission and after the objectives are complete the miasma will dissapear and you can stay on the instance without any issue.
How many people do you have to rescue for that objective to disappear? I was at around 25 and the miasma still persisted. It was my only objective left to complete.
You don’t need to rescue any citizen, just complete the Evon and his dolyaks escort, then Captain Magnus, then Kasmeer and Marjory, after those 3 you complete the story mission, and you can just stay on the instance without miasma.
Ah thank you, I just did it today 🙂
Do we have too completely remake the backpack if we already have it unlocked in wardrobe ?
If you have it unlocked in wardrobe previously and you don’t get the achievement then yes you will need to make it again, I got the achievement as soon I created it
Hi, how can you do the achievements cold comfort/northem gambit/breach from the beach ? You need a fresh map for them, and each time I enter this instance, the battle has already begun, and these 3 events took place looong time ago…
private instance instead of public