Cursed Shore

Cursed Shore

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Map of Cursed Shore

Levels

80

Type

Zone

Region

Ruins of Orr

Connects to

Malchor's Leap (NE)

Pets

None

API

62

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The gateway to Arah, the now-ruined city of the Human Gods, this realm is the home of the Elder Undead Dragon's most powerful minions.

— In-game description

The Cursed Shore is the western shore of the Ruins of Orr. It contains the Orrian temples of Grenth and Melandru, as well as the entrance to The Ruined City of Arah.

Getting there

• In Malchor's Leap: Go south from  Doric's Waypoint — go over Follower's Bridge into the Portal.
• Enter The Ruined City of Arah dungeon via the Dungeon Transportation NPC in Lion's Arch, and then exit the dungeon using the portal.

Map completed

Tyrian Explorers Society Courageous Work Exploring the Cursed Shore Greetings, traveler, The Tyrian Explorers Society has been made aware of your accomplishments upon the Cursed Shore. We're impressed! Not many can boast of having explored the far reaches of Orr. Congratulations on having survived this challenging territory. We wish you luck in your future explorations. —Tyrian Explorers Society

Locations

Area	Effective level	Area objectives
Azabe Qabar, the Royal Tombs	80	Reliquary Vault Inscribed Casket Azabe Qabar Vista
Cathedral of Silence	80	Murdered Dreams Waypoint Altar of Murdered Dreams Buried Archives Statue of Grenth Temple of Grenth Buried Archives
Cathedral of Verdance	80	Verdance Waypoint Altar of the Withered Heart Statue of Melandru Temple of Melandru
Compass Plaza	80	Anchorage Waypoint Meddler's Waypoint Augur's Torch Meddler's Summit Shank Anchorage Telmat Knoll Fortuna Dirgecaller Compass Plaza Vista
Craven Blight	80	Jofast's Waypoint Jofast's Camp Village of Ewan Thorn Dock Plaque of Ewan
Desmina's Hallows	80	Death's Anthem The Wreck of the Saehrimnir Sharn's Free Camp Orrian Spectral Hammer Pixi Grounded
Fields of Gold	80	Penitent Waypoint Village Sayix Statue of Balthazar Explorer Brothmirr Rockslide Fields of Gold Vista
Graven Cay	80	Death's Gaze Torch Harbinger Torch Harbinger Torch Statue of Melandru
Harrowed Sea	80	The Wreck of the Golden Vanity Captain's Log
Mausollus Sea	80	Shipwreck Rock Waypoint Mysterious Egg
Noose Road	80	Shelter's Gate Waypoint Gallow's Hang Shelter's Gate Gallow's Hang
Penitent Path	80	— Penitent Camp
Promenade of the Gods	80	—
Pursuit Pass	80	Caer Shadowfain Waypoint Pursuit Pass Waypoint Bitter Mountain Caer Shadowfain
The Artesian Waters	80	Forgotten Stream
The Narthex	80	Arah Waypoint Gates of Arah The Ruined City of Arah
The Shipyard	80	Pristine Chest The Shipyard Vista
Winterknell Isle	80	Bakkir Sarayi Winterknell Labyrinth Orrian Spectral Sword
Winterknell Shore	80	Gavbeorn's Waypoint R&D Waypoint Cachistic R&D Gavbeorn's Landing Seachange Tidepools Strange Ring Structures Winterknell Shore Vista

Events

• [Group Event] Defeat the champion (80)
• [Group Event] Defeat the champion (80)
• Crush the veteran Risen spider and free Scholar Zeez (80)
• Defeat the Risen wizard (80)
• Help Crusader Talesin escort his veteran packheart to Penitent Camp (80)
• Rid the Pact camp of tar elementals (80)
• Defend Gavbeorn's Landing from invading Risen (80)
• Help Rakkan collect Risen fish oil glands for Merla (80)
  • Accompany Rakkan as he tests Merla's undead camouflage potion (80)
    • Destroy the Risen broodmother to free Rakkan (80)
• Help Explorer Laci find an Orrian power orb in the wreck of the Golden Vanity (80)
  • Defend Explorer Laci as she harvests all the arcane energy from the Orrian power orb (80)
• Escort Explorer Loana to the Reliquary Vault in the Royal Tombs (80)
  • [Group Event] Protect Explorer Loana and defeat the Risen King (80)
    • Defend Explorer Loana while she searches the tombs for Orrian artifacts (80)
• Defend Priory Scholar Zepa as she searches the village of Ewan for ancient artifacts (80)
  • Slay the veteran Risen chicken that's chasing Priory Scholar Zepa (80)
• Protect Historian Fia on her search for gorillas (80)
  • Kill the angry Risen gorilla to save Fia and Jasper (80)
• Help Agent Scrybe search the ruins for Orrian artifacts (80)
  • Destroy the Risen Wizard and her attendants to learn her secrets (80)
• Defend Pact Tactician Megill from the Risen (80)
  • Burn the scattered Pact corpses to honor the fallen (80)
    • Escort Tactician Megill to safe ground (80)
• Escort Sharn the Vindictive to retrieve a giant Risen pearl (80)
• Help Arcanist Xanf set up his spectral disruptor (80)
  • Defend the spectral disruptor to prevent the spectral weapons from reforming (80)
• Defend Explorer Plinx as he repairs his hazmat suit (80)
  • Help Explorer Plinx reach the chopper signal location (80)
    • Help Explorer Plinx clear Risen from the chopper landing zone (80)
      • Defend Explorer Plinx as he carries supplies to Caer Shadowfain (80)
        • [Group Event] Defeat the Risen abomination wandering outside the walls of Caer Shadowfain (80)
• Defeat the ancient Risen warriors in Balthazar's arena (80)
  • [Group Event] Defeat the Champion of the Gladiators (80)
• [Group Event] Defeat the Risen pirate Captain Rotbeard (80)
• [Group Event] Kill the champion Risen megalodon that shipwrecked Camelia (80)
• Defeat the Risen Giant Clam and fend off attacking undead (80)
• [Group Event] Kill the Risen broodmother (80)
• [Group Event] Defeat the crazed Risen groundskeeper (80)
• Enrage Risen and lure them to fight Halla Corpseflayer (80)
• [Group Event] Defeat the ooze king (80)

Meta Events

• Pact Operation Southern Advancement
  • Escort Tactician Almonia and her force to secure a new camp (80)
    • Protect the technicians as they rebuild Penitent Camp (80)
      • Defend Penitent Camp from Risen (80)
  • Help Scholar Blix clear the tunnel (80)
    • Secure Shelter's Gate before the Risen arrive (80)
      • Defend the Pact camp at Shelter's Gate (80)
      • Escort Warmaster Jofast and her caravan to retake her camp (80)
        • Secure Warmaster Jofast's Camp (80)
        • Defend Jofast's Camp against Risen attacks (80)
  • Help Lightbringer Palfinier reach Meddler's Summit (80)

• Temple of Melandru
  • Reclaim Gavbeorn's Landing from the Risen (80)
  • Defend Gavbeorn's Landing from invading Risen (80)
    • Escort Magister Izzmek to the site of the first signal beacon (80)
      • Escort Magister Izzmek to the site of the second signal beacon (80)
        • Defend the beacon until Pact reinforcements can arrive (80)
          • [Group Event] Escort the Pact forces to the Temple of Melandru (80)
            • [Group Event] Destroy the Risen Priest of Melandru (80)
              • [Group Event] Defend the Pact interrupter device while it charges to cleanse the temple (80)
                • [Group Event] Defend the Pact interrupter from Risen attacks (80)

• Temple of Grenth
  • Help the Pact strike team make their way to Death's Gaze Torch (80)
    • Protect Tactician Footi as she sets up her cannon (80)
      • See Keeper Jonez Deadrun safely to Death's Gaze Torch (80)
      • Secure Death's Gaze Torch while Explorer Ambrose completes his ritual (80)
        • Ensure that Keeper Jonez Deadrun reaches the Cathedral of Silence (80)
          • [Group Event] Use portals to fight shades, slay the Risen Priest of Grenth, and protect Keeper Jonez Deadrun (80)
            • [Group Event] Cover Keeper Jonez Deadrun as he performs the cleansing ritual (80)
              • [Group Event] Stop the Risen Priest of Grenth from retaking the Cathedral of Silence (80)
        • Defend the Pact lightning cannon (80)

• Gates of Arah
  • Get Warmaster Chan to Shank Anchorage before the troops' morale breaks (80)
  • [Group Event] Secure the Pact staging area at Shank Anchorage (80)
    • [Group Event] Hold the Pact position at Shank Anchorage against Risen attack (80)
      • Collect scrap metal to help Ballistician Dexa build her siege weapon (80)
      • Help Crusader Angaria signal reinforcements for the assault on Arah (80)
      • Escort Scholar Didi to the signal flare site to summon her golem prototype for the assault on Arah (80)
        • [Group Event] Help the Pact seize the steps of the Promenade of the Gods (80)
          • [Group Event] Help the Pact capture the hall of the Promenade of the Gods (80)
            • [Group Event] Defeat the Risen High Wizard and secure the Promenade of the Gods (80)
              • [Group Event] Ensure that the Pact holds the Gates of Arah (80)
  • Aid the Pact soldiers around the airship wreck (80)
    • See the Pact crash survivors safely to Meddler's Summit (80)

Map bonus rewards

Primary article: Map bonus reward

Points	Week 1 reward	Week 2 reward	Week 3 reward	Week 4 reward	Week 5 reward	Week 6 reward	Week 7 reward	Week 8 reward
200	1 Vicious Fang Vicious Fang	1 Elaborate Totem Elaborate Totem	1 Armored Scale Armored Scale	1 Vial of Powerful Blood Vial of Powerful Blood	1 Shiny Bauble Shiny Bauble	1 Vicious Claw Vicious Claw	1 Powerful Venom Sac Powerful Venom Sac	1 Ancient Bone Ancient Bone
400	1 Vicious Fang Vicious Fang	1 Elaborate Totem Elaborate Totem	1 Armored Scale Armored Scale	1 Vial of Powerful Blood Vial of Powerful Blood	1 Shiny Bauble Shiny Bauble	1 Vicious Claw Vicious Claw	1 Powerful Venom Sac Powerful Venom Sac	1 Ancient Bone Ancient Bone
600	1 Pile of Putrid Essence Pile of Putrid Essence	1 Corrupted Lodestone Corrupted Lodestone	1 Destroyer Core Destroyer Core	1 Molten Lodestone Molten Lodestone	1 Crystal Lodestone Crystal Lodestone	1 Onyx Core Onyx Core	1 Glacial Lodestone Glacial Lodestone	1 Charged Core Charged Core
800	1 Vicious Fang Vicious Fang	1 Elaborate Totem Elaborate Totem	1 Armored Scale Armored Scale	1 Vial of Powerful Blood Vial of Powerful Blood	1 Shiny Bauble Shiny Bauble	1 Vicious Claw Vicious Claw	1 Powerful Venom Sac Powerful Venom Sac	1 Ancient Bone Ancient Bone
1000	1 Giant Eye Giant Eye	5 Silk Scrap Silk Scrap	1 Pile of Incandescent Dust Pile of Incandescent Dust	1 Obsidian Shard Obsidian Shard	1 Pile of Incandescent Dust Pile of Incandescent Dust	5 Thick Leather Section Thick Leather Section	1 Glob of Ectoplasm Glob of Ectoplasm	1 Giant Eye Giant Eye
1200	1 Vicious Fang Vicious Fang	1 Elaborate Totem Elaborate Totem	1 Armored Scale Armored Scale	1 Vial of Powerful Blood Vial of Powerful Blood	1 Shiny Bauble Shiny Bauble	1 Vicious Claw Vicious Claw	1 Powerful Venom Sac Powerful Venom Sac	1 Ancient Bone Ancient Bone
1400	1 Pile of Vile Essence Pile of Vile Essence	1 Corrupted Core Corrupted Core	1 Destroyer Core Destroyer Core	1 Molten Core Molten Core	1 Crystal Core Crystal Core	1 Onyx Lodestone Onyx Lodestone	1 Glacial Lodestone Glacial Lodestone	1 Charged Lodestone Charged Lodestone
1600	1 Vicious Fang Vicious Fang	1 Elaborate Totem Elaborate Totem	1 Armored Scale Armored Scale	1 Vial of Powerful Blood Vial of Powerful Blood	1 Shiny Bauble Shiny Bauble	1 Vicious Claw Vicious Claw	1 Powerful Venom Sac Powerful Venom Sac	1 Ancient Bone Ancient Bone
1800	1 Vicious Fang Vicious Fang	1 Elaborate Totem Elaborate Totem	1 Armored Scale Armored Scale	1 Vial of Powerful Blood Vial of Powerful Blood	1 Shiny Bauble Shiny Bauble	1 Vicious Claw Vicious Claw	1 Powerful Venom Sac Powerful Venom Sac	1 Ancient Bone Ancient Bone
2000	1 Pile of Vile Essence Pile of Vile Essence	1 Corrupted Lodestone Corrupted Lodestone	1 Destroyer Core Destroyer Core	1 Molten Core Molten Core	1 Crystal Core Crystal Core	1 Onyx Core Onyx Core	1 Glacial Lodestone Glacial Lodestone	1 Charged Lodestone Charged Lodestone
[Further rewards]

Crafting resources

Resource nodes

Mithril Ore

Orichalcum Ore

Cypress Sapling

Orrian Sapling

Black Crocus

Coral

Ghost Pepper

Lotus

Omnomberries

Orrian Truffle

Seaweed

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