Sanctum Sprint

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Disambig icon.png This article is about the activity. For the achievement category, see Sanctum Sprint (achievements).

Sanctum Sprint

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Map of Sanctum Sprint

Type
Activity
Region
Maguuma Jungle

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Loading screen

Image(s)

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Sanctum Sprint is an activity located in Labyrinthine Cliffs. The race features the use of the aspect skills and power-ups to disable enemies and protect yourself as you fight to make your way to the top of the mountain.

Getting there[edit]

Mechanics[edit]

Crystals[edit]

Small blue crystals refill 10% of the player's endurance, allowing them to use Light Dash more often. Orange crystal grant 3 seconds of swiftness and vigor. The aspect crystals provide one charge of the augmented aspect skill, which means doubling the height of Leap and the range for Light Dash and Lightning Pull. Using the augmented variants of skills does not affect the cooldown of the standard skill nor does the augmented Light Dash consume endurance.

Power ups[edit]

There are two types of power ups: defensive and offensive. Players will receive Aspect Master or Grounded from defensive power ups and Fake Power-Up, Gale, Lightning Rod, or Blinding Light from offensive power ups. Players in first place will only receive Fake Power-Up and Grounded. Players in the farthest half of the racers can receive Light Travel from defensive upgrades and the stronger versions of Gale, Lightning Rod, or Blinding Light from offensive power ups.

Skills[edit]

# Skill Activation time Recharge time Description
1 Leap (Sanctum Sprint).png Leap Use the aspect of wind to leap extremely high.
1 Redirect Arrow.pngAssisted Leap.png Assisted Leap Use the aspect of wind to leap extremely high.
2 Sun Break.png Light Dash 1 Dash forward at the speed of light.
2 Redirect Arrow.pngLight Dash.png Speed of Light 1 Dash forward at the speed of light.
3 Lightning Pull.png Lightning Pull 5 Use lightning to pull yourself to the target location.
3 Redirect Arrow.pngLightning Pull.png Lightning Pull 0 Use lightning to pull yourself to the target location.
3 Redirect Arrow.pngLightning Pull.png Lightning Tether 1 Use lightning to pull yourself to the target location.
4 Aspect Master (Sanctum Sprint).png Aspect Master Power up all of your movement skills for a short time.
5 Fake Power-Up.png Fake Power-Up 0.5½ Place a fake power-up that launches competitors and and removes their power-ups.
6 Grounded (Sanctum Sprint).png Grounded Learn the next skill you're hit with and gain stability.
7 Gale (Sanctum Sprint).png Gale 0.75¾ Slow down your competitors with a mighty gust of wind. Knocks down airborne competitors.
7 Redirect Arrow.pngTempest (Sanctum Sprint).png Tempest 0.75¾ Slow down your competitors with a mighty gust of wind. Knocks down airborne competitors.
8 Lightning Rod (Sanctum Sprint).png Lightning Rod 0.75¾ Call down bolts of lightning to stun other racers.
8 Redirect Arrow.pngLightning Storm (Sanctum Sprint).png Lightning Storm 0.75¾ Call down bolts of lightning to stun other racers.
9 Blinding Light.png Blinding Light 0.75¾ Blind competitors with the sun's brilliant light.
9 Redirect Arrow.pngSolar Flare (Sanctum Sprint).png Solar Flare 0.75¾ Blind competitors with the sun's brilliant light.
0 Light Travel.png Light Travel 0.25¼ Teleport to the next checkpoint.

Rewards[edit]

The reward is obtainable from a Magnificent Chest at the finish line. You may only claim the reward if you have passed through every checkpoint and have not been sent in by the game to play a practice round. The chest contains:

Normal rewards
Rewards during Festival of the Four Winds

Historical rewards[edit]

During Festival of the Four Winds 2014
During Cutthroat Politics

Related achievements[edit]

Primary article: Sanctum Sprint (achievements)
Historical achievements
Achievements
Crowd Favorite (Historical) Bazaar of the Four Winds 10Achievement points
Complete Sanctum Sprint multiple times. Completed 1 Race 1Achievement points
Completed 5 Races 2Achievement points
Completed 15 Race 2Achievement points
Completed 25 Race 5Achievement points
Crystal Obsessed (Historical) Bazaar of the Four Winds 21Achievement points
In Sanctum Sprint, collect as many crystals as possible. Collected 1 Crystal 1Achievement points
Collected 50 Crystals 5Achievement points
Collected 150 Crystals 5Achievement points
Collected 250 Crystals 5Achievement points
Collected 500 Crystals 5Achievement points
This achievement is repeatable infinitely and does not contribute to a meta achievement.This achievement rewards items. Frequent Sprinter (Historical) Bazaar of the Four Winds 0Achievement points
Run 15 races of Sanctum Sprint.Just one more lap...
Reward: Loot Sack.pngLoot Bag
15 Races Run 0Achievement points
Pickup Completionist (Historical) Bazaar of the Four Winds 9Achievement points
In Sanctum Sprint, use every possible pickup item at least once. Used 1 Unique Item 3Achievement points
Used 3 Unique Items 3Achievement points
Used 7 Unique Items 3Achievement points
Sanctum Sprint (Historical) Bazaar of the Four Winds 1Achievement points
Find and speak with the Sanctum Sprint activity master in Zephyr Sanctum. Arrived 1Achievement points
This achievement rewards a title. Sanctum Sprinter (Historical) Bazaar of the Four Winds 10Achievement points
Place first in Sanctum Sprint.
Title: Sanctum Sprinter
Placed First 10Achievement points
Speedy Sprinter (Historical) Bazaar of the Four Winds 5Achievement points
Place among the top three racers in Sanctum Sprint. Placed 5Achievement points

Notes[edit]

  • The fireworks launchers around the finish and the reward chest are all unlabeled and named "Unknown".
  • The game is supposed to end when everyone has crossed the finish line, but this doesn't work properly if somebody quits the game.
Unlike how other activities provide rewards in Splendid Chests or Chests, Sanctum Sprint provides rewards directly, which can lead to filling up an inventory with extended play.
  • Players must wait for the full timer duration for achievements that count matches played to count, including Daily Activity Participation.
  • Latency can make the 2nd half of the course hard to complete, due to requiring several Lightning Pulls which can overshoot frequently. Players can circumvent these problems using skills 1 and 2 in conjunction to cover the gaps intended for skill 3.

Trivia[edit]

  • There are several Fireworks Launchers around the finish area and players can view the mountain from the four cardinal directions from a vista at the center. The launchers will not fire once upon activation, but work like a bundle which grants you the Fireworks skills.
  • Sanctum Sprint is the spiritual successor to Guild Wars' Rollerbeetle Racing and is also based on the gameplay of the Mario Kart Nintendo video game series.