User:Kazerniel/Hero Challenges

A list of easy / soloable hero challenges with notes to myself :)

I try to sort them by difficulty within each map.

Heart of Thorns

Based on "A soloable HP Guide for getting all your specs unlocked!"

It assumes you completed every Heart of Thorns mastery.

In total: 200

Verdant Brink

Easiest approach with low level character is via the Lost Precipice guild hall.

Hero challenge	Location	Notes
Cliffside Ruins	Broken Bluffs	Commune, unguarded.
Nuhoch Alchemical Energy	Stonetwist Paths	Commune, unguarded.
Abyssal Depths	Thistlevine Ravine	Commune, unguarded.
Pact Airship Wreckage	Canopy over Noble Crash Site	Commune, unguarded.
Ancient Fighting Pit	Shrouded Ruins	Commune guarded by Mordrem, can be approached without combat with Springer and gliding.
Ancient Tree	Coztic Grounds	Commune. Land carefully on the edge to avoid getting attacked by nearby Coztic. (Won't work on low level characters due to increased aggro range.)
Nightthistle Blossom	Creeping Crevasse	Fight one veteran and four regular Mordrem.
In total: 70

Auric Basin

Easiest approach with low level character is via the Gilded Hollow guild hall.

Hero challenge	Location	Notes
Exalted Overlook	Tarir, the Forgotten City	Commune, unguarded.
Toxin-Cured Hog	Westwatch Patch	You need to survive 1 minute of damage over time effect. See the hero point's page for tips.
Burnisher Quarry	Burnisher Quarry	Commune, guarded by a Young Beetle. (Not in aggro range unless character is low lvl.) It can be approached with Springer without running through a gauntlet of Hylek as well.
In total: 30

Tangled Depths

Getting to Tangled Depths might be difficult with low level characters, especially without mounts.

Hero challenge	Location	Notes
Ancient Power Core	Decayed Hive	Commune. The hero point can be approached from  Rata Novus Waypoint — mostly without combat, but to unlock that you need to run through a gauntlet of chak.
Gilded River	Tangled Descent	Commune. Use Stealth Gliding and land carefully to avoid the Mordrem Guard Sharpshooter. (Might not work on low level characters due to increased aggro range.)
Jellyfish Grotto	Deeproot Sink	Commune. The fastest approach (via  Dragon's Passage Waypoint — ) requires running through a gauntlet of Mordrem.
In total: 30

Dragon’s Stand

Getting to Dragon’s Stand might be impossible with low level characters, especially without mounts. Try to join a meta run for unlocked waypoints.

Hero challenge	Location	Notes
Axemaster Hareth's Pod *	Southern Blighting Tower	Commune, mostly unguarded after the start of Against the Mouth of Mordremoth.
Blademaster Diarmid's Pod *	Central Blighting Tower	Commune, mostly unguarded after the start of Against the Mouth of Mordremoth.
Stavemaster Adryn's Pod *	Northern Blighting Tower	Commune, mostly unguarded after the start of Against the Mouth of Mordremoth.
Dragon Overlook *	Dragon's Domain	Commune, unguarded. Only approachable after the completion of the meta event.
Exalted Pylon	Rooted Copse	Commune. To approach you have to run through a gauntlet of ooze, Mordrem and Veteran Saurians. If you do this before the end of Against the Mouth of Mordremoth, you don't have to contend with the Champion Stonehead as well. With a Springer you can climb up on the wall south of the hero point and just glide down without having to encounter any enemies.
Mushroom Grotto	Central Barbed Gate	Commune. To approach you have to glide and run through a gauntlet of Mordrem and mushrooms. If you do this before the end of Against the Mouth of Mordremoth, you don't have to contend with the Champion Mushroom Emperor as well.
Spider Nest	Wyvern Scar	Commune. To approach you have to run through a gauntlet of Veteran Spiders. If you do this before the end of Against the Mouth of Mordremoth, you don't have to contend with the Champion Spider Queen as well. With Springer you can jump up the cliffs to avoid the spiders, drop on top of the hero point, and hopefully not get aggroed until you finish the commune.
In total: 70

* Cannot be cheesed with skyscale.

Path of Fire

It assumes you have access to Raptor and Springer, preferably Griffon too.

In total: 130

Crystal Oasis

Hero challenge	Location	Notes
Veteran Confessor Opeyemi	Amnoon Southern Outskirts	Combat, fairly easy.
Branded Pyramid	Maculate Fringe	Commune, a bit of an easy jumping puzzle. To approach you have to run through a gauntlet of Forged and Branded enemies.
Abandoned Forged Ore	The Sinking Ruins	Annoying combat, bring ranged weapon and cc.
In total: 30

Desert Highlands

Hero challenge	Location	Notes
Veteran Yandra Stonetusk	Auburn Hills	Easy combat.
Veteran Jubua the Wildfire	Fortune's Vale	Fairly easy combat.
Eternal Fire	Tomb of the Primeval Kings	Commune. With a Springer and gliding/Griffon you can avoid most of the Branded thronging in the area.
Glowing Campfire	Lifeblood Ravine	Commune, guarded by one Veteran and several regular Grubs.
Glint's Lair	Prophet's Fall	Commune, guarded by a Veteran Branded Spark. Starting from  Makali Outpost Waypoint — you can use a Springer to climb up the rocks and crystal formations to avoid most of the Branded thronging in the area.
In total: 50

Elon Riverlands

Hero challenge	Location	Notes
Forgotten Shrine	Skyward Reach	Commune, guarded by a Veteran Branded Forgotten Priest and two Branded Devourers. Avoid more enemies by using the Springer to climb up the outer cliffs, then glide down to the commune spot.
Fallen Giant	Elon Flow	Commune. Guarded by a Veteran Matriarch Protector.
In total: 20

The Desolation

Hero challenge	Location	Notes
The Bone Palace	Joko's Domain	Commune, guarded by two Awakened Archers. To get there, you need to climb the cliffs north of the Bone Palace, then fly over there with a Griffon.
Awakened Wanderer	Poisoned Outcrops	Okay combat.
In total: 20

Domain of Vabbi

Hero challenge	Location	Notes
Hunter Glorg	Zagonur Cliffs	Okay combat. Stay under the protective sphere.
In total: 10

End of Dragons

It assumes you have access to all mounts, especially Skyscale.

In total: 190

Seitung Province

Hero challenge	Location	Notes
Bloom of Seitung	Seitung Harbor	Commune, unguarded.
Village Overlook (Shing Jea Monastery)	Shing Jea Monastery	Commune, unguarded.
Source of the Springs	Shinota Shore	Commune, unguarded.
Haiju Hatchery	Shinota Shore	Commune, unguarded.
Veteran Jade Bulwark	Training Grounds	Fairly easy combat.
In total: 50

New Kaineng City

Hero challenge	Location	Notes
Garden Scaffolding	Bori Ward	Commune, unguarded.
Jade Monument	Power Plant	Commune, unguarded.
Sotdae Landing Lookout	Sotdae Landing	Commune, unguarded.
Veteran Purist Necromancer	Grub Lane	Fairly easy combat.
In total: 40

Arborstone

Hero challenge	Location	Notes
Tsuko Talonedge	Arborstone	Fairly easy combat.
In total: 10

The Echovald Wilds

Hero challenge	Location	Notes
Village Overlook (Mori Village)	Mori Village	Commune, unguarded.
Speaker Headquarters	Warden's Folly	Commune, unguarded. Use skyscale to climb up on the outside wall.
Submerged Cathedral	Lake Lutgardis	Commune, unguarded. At the end of the cavern there's a tiny underwater doorway.
House zu Heltzer	Zu Heltzer Historical Site	Commune, occasionally guarded by a Speaker Ritualist.
In total: 40

Dragon's End

Hero challenge	Location	Notes
Quarry Overlook	Xunlai Jade Quarry	Commune, unguarded.
Roaring Waterfall	Archipelagos Rim	Commune, unguarded.
Quarry Platform	Flooded Basin	Commune, unguarded. No combat if you approach it flying.
Hatchery Play Pond	Seafarer's Enclave	Commune, unguarded. There are some enemies nearby, but the NPCs occupy them.
Harvest Temple Main Entrance	Harvest Complex	Commune, unguarded. No combat if you approach it flying.
In total: 50