Mini-dungeon

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Like jumping puzzles, mini dungeons are scattered throughout Tyria. Find them to complete the Explorer achievement.

— Level 47 rewards.

Mini-dungeons are small dungeon-like areas in open world zones that typically have an associated achievement. As a generalization, there are typically two types of mini-dungeons, with either puzzle solving or combat required to reach the end.

List of mini-dungeons

Mini-dungeon	Zone	Nearest waypoint	Achievement category	Glider	Mount
Ascalon
Font of Rhand	Diessa Plateau	Incendio Waypoint —	01	1	1
Rebel's Seclusion	Fireheart Rise	Breaktooth's Waypoint —	Explorer	1	1
Vexa's Lab	Fireheart Rise	Breaktooth's Waypoint —	Explorer	0	0
Cantha
Vasburg Armory	The Echovald Wilds	Jade Gate Waypoint —	The Echovald Wilds	1	0
Valdhertz Crypts	The Echovald Wilds	Mori Village Waypoint —	The Echovald Wilds	1	0
Spirit Vestibule	Seitung Province	Village Waypoint —	Seitung Province	0	0
Trial of the Elders	Dragon's End	Frozen Sea Waypoint —	Dragon's End	0	0
Crystal Desert
Sanctum of Nabkha	Crystal Oasis	Temple of Kormir Waypoint —	0	1	1
Rune-Locked Doors	Desert Highlands	Derelict Delve Waypoint —	Desert Highlands	1	1
Lair of Zommoros	Domain of Vabbi	Cragged Vale Waypoint —	01	1	1
Dispersed Energy	Domain of Vabbi	Market Ruins Waypoint —	Domain of Vabbi	1	1
Kryta
Provernic Crypt	Gendarran Fields	Provern Shore Waypoint —	0	1	1
Goff's Loot	Kessex Hills	Gap Waypoint —	Explorer	1	1
Not All Who Wander Are Lost	Lake Doric	Lakeside Bazaar Waypoint —	The Head of the Snake	1	1
Noran's Safe Room	Lake Doric	Red Leaf Retreat Waypoint —	The Head of the Snake	1	1
Bad Neighborhood	Queensdale	Ojon's Lumbermill Waypoint —	Explorer	1	1
Maguuma Jungle
Don't Touch the Shiny	Caledon Forest	Mabon Waypoint —	Explorer	1	1
Tears of Itlaocol	Caledon Forest	Falias Thorp Waypoint —	Explorer	1	1
Old Oola Lab	Metrica Province	Cuatl Waypoint —	0	1	1
Ruins of Orr
Grounded	Cursed Shore	Shipwreck Rock Waypoint —	Explorer	1	1
Forgotten Stream	Cursed Shore	Verdance Waypoint —	Explorer	1	1
Ship of Sorrows	Straits of Devastation	Royal Forum Waypoint —	Explorer	0	0
The Long Way Around	Straits of Devastation	Vesper Bell Waypoint —	Explorer	0	1
Shiverpeak Mountains
Forsaken Fortune	Dredgehaunt Cliffs	Wyrmblood Waypoint —	Explorer	1	1
Magellan's Memento	Frostgorge Sound	Arundon Waypoint —	Explorer	1	1
Windy Cave Treasure	Lornar's Pass	Mistriven Waypoint —	Explorer	1	1
Dwarven Room Raider	Thunderhead Peaks	History's End Waypoint —	All or Nothing	1	1

1 While there is no achievement for completing the mini-dungeon, various collections require the location in some way in order to be completed.

See also

• Explorer achievements
• Jumping puzzle