Environmental hazard
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Environmental hazards are areas that apply damaging effects to players that attempt to cross them, often proving fatal within seconds. The skimmer mount specializes in helping players safely navigate some of such hazards.
Bitter cold[edit]
The bitter cold of Bitterfrost Frontier requires a Thaw Elixir to survive. It slows movement to a walk in addition to dealing damage.
- Effects
- Location
- Shiverpeak Mountains
- Related achievements
A Crack in the Ice: Heart, Moxie, and Many Sweaters — Survive 20 stacks of Bitter Cold. (5
)
Blizzard[edit]
The Fraenir of Jormag summons a massive blizzard around the Jora's Keep at Bjora's Marches for an Icebrood attack.
- Effects
- Locations
- Shiverpeak Mountains
- Related Achievements
Whisper in the Dark: Friendly Breakups — Destroy 20 ice shards trapping allies. (3)
Boiling sea[edit]
Perhaps due to the corrupting influence of the nearby Elder Dragon Primordus, the sulphuric sea water that floods the cavern of Draconis Mons is deadly to swim in. A skimmer will prevent you from taking damage.
- Effects
- Locations
- Ring of Fire
- Related achievements
Flashpoint: Exfoliating — Spend too much time swimming in the boiling sea. (0
)
Branded spikes[edit]
Abuzz with branded electricity, branded spikes can be found within the Dragonbrand in the Crystal Desert. A skimmer can be used to avoid taking damage.
- Effects
Branded Spikes — while not mounted on a skimmer
Branded Spikes — while mounted on a skimmer
- Locations
- Crystal Desert
Brandstorm[edit]
The Brandstorm is a large conduit of energy in the sky above the Dragonbrand, left behind by Kralkatorrik as he swept through eastern Tyria and Elona. Many dangers can be found within, from lightning strikes to flying branded creatures.
Despite raging throughout the entirety of the Dragonbrand, only the storms in certain regions present a hazard to players. While grounded, players will be struck by lightning every few seconds, dealing damage and occasionally burning. The strikes are spaced far enough apart that you will often leave combat just long enough to mount up before being struck again. Being airborne, under cover, or mounted on a skimmer will render you immune to this effect.
The Living World Season 4 story step "Eye of the Brandstorm" also forces players to deal with the hazards of the Brandstorm, but uses mission-specific mechanics instead of the effect described here.
- Effects
Fury of the Brand
Heart of the Brandstorm — a much more deadly variant that quickly kills even while airborne, only found in Dragon's Snare
- Locations
- Crystal Desert
- Domain of Vabbi
- Dragonfall
- Dragon's Snare (Heart of the Brandstorm variant, only prior to Break the Crystal Dragon)
- Melandru's Chalice (Prior to completion of Assist the Mist Wardens in disrupting local Brandstorms)
- Mosswood (Prior to completion of Assist the Mist Wardens in disrupting local Brandstorms)
- Necrotic Coast (Prior to completion of Assist the Olmakhan in disrupting local Brandstorms)
- Scorched Cliffs (Prior to completion of Assist the Crystal Bloom in disrupting local Brandstorms)
- Virulent Wastes (Prior to completion of Assist the Crystal Bloom in disrupting local Brandstorms)
- Wing's Shadow (Prior to completion of Assist the Olmakhan in disrupting local Brandstorms)
- Jahai Bluffs
Fire[edit]
Fire, like lava, deals damage and inflicts 
Burning when touched. Unlike lava, however, these effects cannot be avoided with a skimmer.
- Effects
- Locations
- Crystal Desert
- Jahai Bluffs
- The Desolation
- The Alkali Pan
- Junundu Lookout (standing in one of the giant torches)
- The Alkali Pan
Lava[edit]
Lava is molten rock that can usually be found within the depths of Tyria or spilling from volcanoes. Lava Elementals and Destroyers frequently spawn within. It causes burning, but can be traversed safely with a skimmer.
- Effects
Lava- Fire — only in Grothmar Valley
- Locations
- Ascalon
- Divinity's Reach
- Crown Pavilion (In the Flame Legion sector, only accessible during Festival of the Four Winds)
- Harathi Hinterlands
- Greenflin Plateau (The flames during Extinguish the flames in the village lost to time event during Halloween)
Poison haze[edit]
The Heart of Maguuma is host to deadly poisonous hazes, which can sometimes be found seeping from toxic Mordrem vines. Mastery of Itzel Poison Lore is required to safely enter the haze.
- Effects
- No effects with the mastery unlocked.
Poison Haze — upon entering poison haze without the mastery- Poison Vines — upon entering Mordrem vines without the mastery
- Locations
- Heart of Maguuma
- Auric Basin
- Burnisher Quarry (haze)
- Dragon's Stand
- Broken Altar (haze)
- Southern Barbed Gate (haze)
- Wyvern Scar (haze)
- Tangled Depths
- Chak Stronghold (haze)
- Teku Nuhoch
- Subterranean Lake (haze)
- Verdant Brink
- Coztic Grounds
- Ancient Tree (vines)
- Wyvern Cliffs
- Fumerol Caves (vines)
- Coztic Grounds
Quicksand[edit]
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This article is about the environmental hazard. For other uses, see Quicksand (disambiguation). Quicksand is an especially deadly hazard, as it slows movement, dazes, and drains endurance in addition to dealing damage—so once you fall in, you're unlikely to make it back out. These effects can be avoided with a skimmer.
- Effects
Quicksand — in the Crystal Desert and when mounted on a skimmer anywhere- Quicksand — in Dry Top only, while not mounted on a skimmer
- Locations
- Crystal Desert
- Related achievements
Dry Top: Quicksand Survivor — Survive for a minimum of 15 seconds while standing in the quicksand river around Prosperity. (5)
Radiation[edit]
Polluting the environment with radiation is an Inquest speciality. It will quickly kill the subject.
In the case of Rata Primus in the Sandswept Isles, the introduction of radiation was intentional (the "decontamination protocol") to attempt to quell the Awakened incursion.
- Effects
- Locations
- Maguuma Jungle
- Crucible of Eternity
- Arcanic Reactor (radiation sickness)
- Sandswept Isles
- Calon Islet (radiation poison)
- Invariant Enclave (Underneath the Disrupt the Magnetics Lab heart) (radiation poison)
- Rata Primus (West of Tunnel Access Beta, south fork) (radiation poison)
Sulfurous haze[edit]
The Desolation is infamous for its inhospitable yellow sulfurous haze, which has poisoned the land since Abaddon was cast down by the other gods at the Mouth of Torment. No mortal can survive crossing it without a mount; historically, Junundu were used for this purpose, though today many explorers prefer a skimmer.
- Effects
- Locations
- Crystal Desert
