GW2. A complete guide for the Work Hard for Now achievement to unlock the Wizard’s Portal Tome. Guild Wars 2.
“Work Hard for Now” Achievement
You can find this collection under Side Stories in the hero panel. The rewards are 15 AP, the title “Shiniest Shiny”, and the . This tome is a teleportation gizmo that allows you to store up to 34 of the previous portal tomes, and can be used to travel to various locations around Tyria.
Requirements:
- For this collection, you will need a Springer mount with High Vault mastery or the Warclaw with Feline Reflexes mastery. If you have the Skyscale mount, completing it will be easier.
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you don’t have any other Teleportation Gizmo unlocked in your account, the Wizard’s Portal Tome will have no use for you. This is just a quality-of-life item that condenses older Portal Scrolls and Tomes into one.
- Miryna’s Guide to Memory Essences (Incomplete)
- Travel to [&BDMEAAA=] in Lion’s Arch or to [&BGEPAAA=] in Bava Nisos and speak to Astral Ward Medic Miryna to start the quest.
- Next, you will need to travel to numerous locations all over Tyria and interact with “Shiny Objects” to earn progress on this achievement.
- Memory Essence: Blazeridge Steppes
- Guardian Stone Waypoint – [&BP8BAAA=]
- Memory Essence: Bloodtide Coast
- Jelako Waypoint –[&BK8BAAA=]
- Memory Essence: Brisban Wildlands
- Seraph Observers Waypoint – [&BGIAAAA=]
- Memory of Essence: Caledon Forest
- Sperrins Waypoint – [&BDkBAAA=]
- Memory of Essence: Cursed Shore
- Verdance Waypoint – [&BBsDAAA=]
- Memory of Essence: Diessa Plateau
- Nolan Waypoint – [&BN4AAAA=]
- Memory of Essence: Dredgehaunt Cliffs
- Grey Road Waypoint – [&BFoCAAA=]
- Memory of Essence: Dry Top
- Prosperity Waypoint – [&BHoHAAA=]
- Memory of Essence: Fields of Ruin
- Fangfury Watch Waypoint – [&BEwBAAA=]
- Memory of Essence: Fireheart Rise
- Simurgh Waypoint – [&BCUCAAA=]
- Memory of Essence: Frostgorge Sound
- Slough of Despond Waypoint – [&BHwCAAA=]
- Memory of Essence: Gendarran Fields
- Broadhollow Waypoint – [&BOEAAAA=]
- Memory of Essence: Harathi Hinterlands
- Wynchona Rally Point Waypoint – [&BKgAAAA=]
- Memory of Essence: Iron Marches
- Gladefall Waypoint – [&BO4BAAA=]
- Memory of Essence: Kessex Hills
- Greyhoof Camp Waypoint – [&BBYAAAA=]
- Memory of Essence: Lornar Pass
- False River Waypoint – [&BDEHAAA=]
- Memory of Essence: Malchor’s Leap
- Wren Waypoint – [&BKwCAAA=]
- Memory of Essence: Metrica Province
- Akk Wilds Waypoint – [&BEIAAAA=]
- Memory of Essence: Mount Maelstorm
- Crucible of Eternity Waypoint – [&BEIFAAA=]
- Memory of Essence: Plains of Ashford
- Ascalon City Waypoint – [&BIcBAAA=]
- Memory of Essence: Queensdale
- Phinney Waypoint – [&BPMAAAA=]
- Memory of Essence: Snowden Drifts
- Owl Waypoint – [&BMEAAAA=]
- Memory of Essence: Southsun Cove
- Owain’s Refuge Waypoint – [&BNgGAAA=]
- Memory of Essence: Sparkfly Fen
- Splintered Coast Waypoint – [&BNABAAA=] or Caer Brier Waypoint – [&BLMDAAA=]
- Memory of Essence: Straits of Devastation
- Waywarde Waypoint – [&BPgCAAA=]
- Memory of Essence: The Silverwastes
- Camp Resolve Waypoint – [&BH8HAAA=]
- Memory of Essence: Timberline Falls
- Valance Tutory Waypoint – [&BEwCAAA=]
- Memory of Essence: Wayfarer Foothills
- Horncall Waypoint – [&BHQBAAA=]
- Miryna’s Guide to Memory Essences (Complete)
- Return to Astral Ward Medic Miryna. You can find this NPC south of [&BDMEAAA=] in Lion’s Arch or north of [&BGEPAAA=] in Bava Nisos.
- Proof of Eternal Skritt Friendship
- Western Ward Waypoint – [&BC4EAAA=]
- Speak to Gharr Loreclaw and go through all the dialogue.
Video Guide
Credit to MuklukYoutube for the video.Best Friends Forever – 0AP (Hidden)
After completing the collection for “Work Hard for Now” go inside the Mythwright Gambit raid instance (Wing 6) and find Krrsol and Gharr Leadclaw near the zone entrance. Getting near them will give you the achievement and the title “Best Friends Forever”.
NOTE: You can open and join the instance by creating a “raid squad”.
The Wizard’s Portal Tome
This portal tome is a condensed version of the portal tomes you have already unlocked for your account. It allows you to travel to all the locations the other portals do, but all in one, saving you a lot of inventory space.
You can check what Teleportation Gizmos you have unlocked under the collection called “Teleportation Gizmos Collector”.
Teleportation Gizmos Collector
This collection is located under “rare collections” in the hero panel and consists of unlocking 35 Teleportation Gizmos for your account. Completing this collection will reward you with 25 AP and the title “Well Traveled.”
The Teleportation Gizmos you need to unlock to complete this collection are:
- Wizard’s Portal Tome – Achievement Work Hard Now
- Black Citadel Portal Scroll – Mystic Forge Recipe
- Divinity’s Reach Portal Scroll – Mystic Forge Recipe
- Hoelbrak Portal Scroll – Mystic Forge Recipe
- Lion’s Arch Portal Scroll – Mystic Forge Recipe
- Rata Sum Portal Scroll – Mystic Forge Recipe
- The Grove Portal Scroll – Mystic Forge Recipe
- Ebonhawke Portal Scroll – Mystic Forge Recipe
- Fractal Gate Portal Scroll – Purchased
- Lion’s Pride – Lion’s Memory Collection
- Bloodstone Fen Portal Scroll – Purchased from the unbound magic vendor in Bloodstone Fen
- Ember Bay Portal Scroll – Purchased from the unbound magic vendor in Ember Bay
- Bitterfrost Frontier Portal Scroll – Purchased from the unbound magic vendor in Bitterfrost Frontier
- Lake Doric Portal Scroll – Purchased from the unbound magic vendor in Lake Doric
- Draconis Mons Portal Scroll – Purchased from the unbound magic vendor in Draconis Mons
- Siren’s Landing Portal Scroll – Purchased from the unbound magic vendor in Siren’s Landing
- Exalted Portal Stone – Completing the story step Precocious Aurene
- Spearmarshal’s Plea – Interact with the Remains of the Last Spearmarshal in Yahnur Plateau within the Domain of Vabbi after completing the Path of Fire story. Obtained as part of the Griffon Mount quest
- Istan Portal Scroll – Purchased from the Volatile Magic Collector in the Domain of Istan
- Sandswept Isles Portal Scroll – Purchased from the Volatile Magic Collector in Sandswept Isles
- Domain of Kourna Portal Scroll – Purchased from the Volatile Magic Collector in the Domain of Kourna
- Jahai Bluffs Portal Scroll – Purchased from the Volatile Magic Collector in Jahai Bluffs
- Sun’s Refuge Portal Scroll – Poster Child achievement. A Star to Guide Us Guide
- Thunderhead Peaks Teleportation Scroll – Purchased from the Volatile Magic Collector in Thunderhead Peaks
- Dragonfall Portal Scroll – Purchased from the Volatile Magic Collector in Dragonfall
- Icebrood Saga Portal Tome – Purchased in Drizzelwood Coast, Bjora Marches, or the Eye of the North
- Grothmar Valley Portal Scroll – Purchased in Grothmar Valley
- Bjora Marches Portal Scroll – Purchased in Bjora Marches
- Drizzlewood Coast Portal Scroll – Purchased in Drizzlewood Coast
- Arborstone Portal Scroll – Completing the story step Fallout from End of Dragons
- Wizard’s Tower Teleportation Scroll – Secrets Obscured achievement
- Hall of Monuments Portal Stone – Purchased in Lion’s Arch
- Baby Book – Collection Chuka and Champawat IV: Baby Book
- Mists Vault Access Key – Mists Vault: Visitor’s Pass achievement
- Invitation to the Party – Festival Frequenter achievement
Wizard’s Portal Tome Guide – Work Hard for Now
