Krait Obelisk Shard

This article is about the world objects. For other uses, see Krait Obelisk Shard (disambiguation).

Krait Obelisk Shard

Location

Kryta
(Tyria)
Maguuma Jungle
(Tyria)
Ruins of Orr
(Tyria)
Shiverpeak Mountains
(Tyria)
The Mists

Interact

Yes

Destructible

No

A Krait Obelisk Shard is a piece of an ancient Krait Obelisk. They are housed within the Deeps of krait across Tyria.

Locations

Kryta

• Kessex Hills
  • Viathan's Arm (2)
    • South of the Togatl Grounds
    • By the Krait's Larder
  • Viathan Lake (2)
    • South of the Lair of the Seawitch
    • Southwest of the Viathan Waypoint

• Gendarran Fields
  • Lake Bounty ― Far south of the Stonefish Beach
  • Lake Gendarr ― Southeast of the Jackdaw's Reef
  • Lionbridge Expanse ― South of the Bad Omen Beach
  • Witherflank River ― By the Northfields Vista

• Bloodtide Coast
  • Flooded Castavall ― North of the Castavall Waypoint
  • Mournful Depths ― Far southeast of the Mournful Waypoint, northwest of The Shattered Keep
  • Sanguine Bay ― South of the Laughing Gull Waypoint
  • Sorrowful Sound ― West of the Sorrowful Waypoint

Maguuma Jungle

• Caledon Forest
  • Quetzal Bay ― East of the Slaver's Deeps
  • Ventry Bay ― By the Stormwreck Deeps

• Sparkfly Fen
  • Leeshore Gauntlet (2)
    • Northeast of the Wreck of the Argent Warrior
    • North of the Brooloonu Waypoint
  • Ocean's Gullet ― Far west of the Mire Waypoint
  • Splintered Coast ― By the Wrathwave Deeps

• Metrica Province
  • Fisher's Beach Bend

• Mount Maelstrom
  • The Mire Sea (2)
    • North of the Restless Deeps
    • Southeast of the Restless Deeps Vista
  • Treacherous Depths ― By the Treacherous Vents
  • Whitland Flats ― West of the Old Sledge Site Waypoint

Shiverpeak Mountains

• Timberline Falls
  • Nonmoa Lake (2)
    • Northeast of the Sipedon Deeps
    • Southwest of the Sipedon Deeps

Ruins of Orr

• Straits of Devastation
  • Terzetto Bay
    • Stygian Deeps

• Malchor's Leap
  • Whisper Bay
    • Arcadian Deeps

The Mists

• Fractals of the Mists
  • Aquatic Ruins Fractal

Dialogue

This shard of an obelisk thrums with a resonant energy. Its pulsations may carry some magical significance.

(If you have a Krait Focusing Crystal in your inventory with Kraitkin III: Venom unlocked)

Use your Krait Focusing Crystal to commune with the animus.

Leave.

Historical dialogue

This shard of an obelisk thrums with a resonant energy. Its pulsations may carry some magical significance.

(If the Krait Obelisk Shard Transcriber has not been used previously)

Use the device to transcribe the shard's energy.

Leave.

(If the Krait Obelisk Shard Transcriber has been used previously)

You've gained all you can from the krait obelisk shard.

(If your character is under level 10)

You are not strong enough to commune with the obelisk shard. (Required level: 10)

Related achievements

• Tower of Nightmares: Toxic Krait Historian — Visit 24 krait obelisk shards around the world. (10)
• Tower of Nightmares daily: Toxic Krait Historian — Visit a krait obelisk shard. (1) (Historical)
• Legendary Weapons: Kraitkin III: Venom — The krait are the monsters of the deep—vile, violent, and totally evil. Their slave-raiding parties roam the beaches, and their towers rise from the depths of the sea. Battle these malevolent masters of the ocean in your journey to craft the legendary precursor Venom. (3)

Interactive map

Note: The following map represents the locations of the Krait Obelisk Shards needed to complete the Toxic Krait Historian achievement. For more detailed guide, see Toxic Krait Historian.

See also

• Krait Altar
• Krait Place of Power

Notes

• Most obelisk shards are related to achievements. The visibility of some obelisk shards in the open world is dependent on the current progress towards completing the associated achievement. Already visited obelisk shards tend to disappear after reloading the map.