Guide to Slayer achievements

Guide

Bandit

• Level 2-3 bandits can be found between the Village of Shaemoor and Dalin's Pumping Station in Queensdale.
• Bandithaunt Caverns, a cave in the west of Queensdale, has level 5 bandits.
• Bar Curtis Ranch, south of Vale Waypoint in Queensdale, has level 10 bandits.
• Beggar's Burrow, east of the cemetery, in Queensdale, has a room full of quick spawning bandits.

Bat

• Owl's Abattoir in Snowden Drifts near Owl Lodge, has level 19 bats with very fast spawn.
• A graveyard just East of the Village of Shaemoor in Queensdale (southeast of the entrance to Divinity's Reach) has many level 1 bats. However, these bats only spawn at night.

Centaur

• Scaver Plateau in Queensdale contains level 8 centaurs.
• Earthworks Bluff in Kessex Hills contains level 16 events to kill centaurs.
• The Champion Modniir Ulgoth world boss events in Harathi Hinterlands are sometimes run by organized zergs, and are a good way to advance this achievement.
• Centaurs can also be farmed (preferably by high level characters) in the northeast of all three WvW borderlands, and can be very profitable when considering the events that occur there.

Devourer

• Devourer's Mouth area in the north of Plains of Ashford has 6-10 level 3 devourers.
• East of Ascalon Catacombs, and south of The Viewing Hill, the level 10-11 devourers are more spread out, but spawn quickly.
• Onager Bivouac, a cave on the west side of Fireheart Rise, has over a dozen level 66 carrion Devourers in a very small area.
• Raptor Prowl, in Dry Top, is crawling with level 80 Arid Devourers.

Drake

• Level 4-5 river drakes can be found in the river surrounding Shaemoor Garrison in Queensdale.
• Many level 4 rock drakes are located at Lake Feritas in the north of Plains of Ashford.
• From Taigan Waypoint in the south of the snowy part of Wayfarer Foothills, follow the road north, stopping on the bridge just past Victor's Point. There are level 7 skelk on this upper level and below, as well as level 7 drakes and barracuda at the bottom of the waterfall and throughout the lake.
• Level 60 Salamander drakes can be found at Fellmyst Falls in Iron Marches. Salamander Hatchlings also count toward this achievement.
• Level 3 Ice Drakes can be found at Grawlenfjord Waypoint in Wayfarer Foothills.

Dredge

• Molensk, in southwestern Wayfarer Foothills, is full of level 5 dredge.
• The southern quarter of Dredgehaunt Cliffs has very few enemies other than dredge, from level 45-50.
• Sorrow's Embrace (SE) dungeon, level 60, and the Underground Facility Fractal both contain primarily dredge opponents.
• Molevekian Delve in Eternal Battlegrounds map.

Elemental

• Wildflame Caverns in southwest Metrica Province is stuffed to bursting with level 2 embers (fire elementals)
• Level 3 earth elementals spawn very quickly at Western Divinity Dam
• The Grekvelnn Burrows in Wayfarer Foothills have some level 4 ice elementals.
• Legendary Imbued Shaman in the Volcanic Fractal spawns plenty of elementals in higher fractal levels.

Ettin

• Level 10 ettins can be found in Pinion Trail in western Queensdale, and in the cave just north of Phinney Ridge Waypoint (head northwest into the valley and then northeast into the cave, which is designated by a brown oval directly north of the waypoint]
• Giant's Passage and Isgarren's View in southeastern Kessex Hills

Fish

• The level 10 yellow (non-aggressive) Tuna and Jellyfish south of Titan's Staircase Waypoint count towards this achievement, but the Thundershrimp do not. There are also many krait available for krait slayer.
• From Taigan Waypoint in the south of the snowy part of Wayfarer Foothills, follow the road north, stopping on the bridge just past Victor's Point. There are level 7 skelk on this upper level and below, as well as level 7 drakes and barracuda at the bottom of the waterfall and throughout the lake.
• There's a small lake in Dredgehaunt Cliffs near Wyrmblood Waypoint that's packed with barracuda with a fast spawn rate. Plus there's an associated event to spice things up!

Flame Legion

• Level 4-5 flame legion can be found in the cave east of Lake Feritas in the Plains of Ashford.
• Citadel of Flame (CoF) dungeon contains level 70-75 flame legion
• The Echoslab Arches area in Iron Marches is loaded with Flame Legion and is tied to a Renown Heart.

Ghost

Note that gravelings also count toward the Ghost Slayer achievement.

• The Plains of Ashford zone is peppered with ghosts ranging from level 1-15, especially Devast District (level 10) and along the ruins of Ascalon City (in the north of the zone; levels 12-14).
• Ascalon Catacombs (AC) dungeon contains level 30-35 ghosts and gravelings.

Giant

• The Town of Nageling in Diessa Plateau has a group event to kill a champion giant
• The Hidden Ourobon in Harathi Hinterlands also holds a group event to kill a champion giant
• Brisban Wildlands, Toxal Bog - Help U.N.I.T. find and destroy the Inquest event spawns a number of non-champion giants when it begins, depending on the number of players present:
  • 1 player = 1 giant
  • 2-3 players = 2 giants
  • 4+ players = 3 giants

Grawl

• Level 3-4 grawl can be found outside and inside the cave east of Grawlenfjord Waypoint in Wayfarer Foothills.
• The ravine at Despond Precipice in Frostgorge Sound has many level 80 grawl that, although tougher, drop better loot.

Griffon

• Griffonfall in southeast Snowden Drifts contains level 19-20 griffons with a fast respawn rate.
• Fuller Cistern in southeast Fireheart Rise has level 60 griffons that drop nice loot.

Harpy

• Altar's Windings in western Queensdale has a nest of level 11 harpies. The chest in the matriarch's nest there can be looted once per day, per character.
• There is a den of level 12 harpies in The Toppled Wall area of Plains of Ashford, just north of the Ascalon Catacombs.
• In the Uncategorized Fractal most of the mobs are harpies.
• Northeast of the Town of Nageling (just southeast of the Moorwatch Tower) there's an outcrop filled with Young Harpies which spawn very quickly. Also (in the same area) an event Defend Mad Mardine's cows will spawn every 10 minutes or so, also filled with Young Harpies

Hylek

• Level 3 hylek reside at Durotl Grounds, near Loch Waypoint in southern Metrica Province.
• Level 11 hylek can be found in Cuatl Morass, in eastern Metrica Province.
• Darkrait Inlet in Eternal Battlegrounds map.
• There's a small Hylek village SE of Kraitbane Haven Waypoint in the NE section Caledon Forest with a fast respawn rate.

Indiscriminate

• Ambient (white name) creatures can be found almost everywhere in the game, particularly near outposts and inhabited areas.
• A large number of ambient creatures in a small area can be found in the north camp of any WvW borderland.
• There is a sewer found in a Personal Story Mission in Lion's Arch (one before Battle at Claw Island). There is an endless supply of rats that run past at about 1 per second.

Imp

• Willowalk Groves in Caledon Forest has two level 12 dynamic events that spawns fire imps.
• Level 33 ice imps are part of the heart east of Rocklair in Lornar's Pass.
• Dulfy states: "These guys are present everywhere and yet nowhere. Imps are often summoned by Svanir or Flame Shamans and in most cases those summoned Imps count toward the achievement. I personally killed most Imps farming CoF path 1 (on acolyte part)...[If] you really wanna speed it up [visit the valley between Simurgh Timberland and Amduat Point...]"

Inquest

• Inquest agents are plentiful throughout Metrica Province, but lowest level (3 and 4) inquest are most plentiful in The Funhouse and in the water at Jeztar Falls.
• Level 13 inquest are found near Walla's frequent dynamic event in Muridian Uplands in Metrica Province. Clearing this area each day after completing the Fire Elemental world boss event is a simple way to advance the slayer deed.
• The Inquest Golem Mark II world boss events in Mount Maelstrom is frequently run by organized zergs, and are a good way to advance this achievement.
• Crucible of Eternity (CoE) dungeon and the Infinite Coil Reactor lab, where the dungeon is located, are populated with inquest.

Insect

• An almost-continuous dynamic quest in The Verdence requires players to kill the fast-spawning level 2 fireflies.
• Level 8 wasps have overtaken the lumbermill found in Queen's Forest in Queensdale.
• The Luminates Plant Renown Heart in Metrica Province, particularly around the [| C.L.E.A.N. Station and vista], is easy to visit daily after doing the Fire Elemental world boss. The level 13 giant mosquitoes respawn quickly because they're needed for the heart. Please note that the tiny sparkflies are Ambient creatures and will count towards Indiscriminate slayer instead.

Jotun

• Level 4 jotun reside on the hills of Kresdor Kenning in Wayfarer Foothills.
• Haivoissen Kenning in western Wayfarer Foothills is full of level 7 jotun; the surrounding area has many jotun and minotaurs, making the two achievements sync nicely.

Krait

• There are many level 10 krait south of Titan's Staircase Waypoint, as well as yellow (non-aggro) Tuna and Jellyfish that count toward the Fish slayer achievement.
• Krait are scattered throughout the Splintered Coast in Sparkfly Fen; the slayer deed can be advanced while waiting on Tequatl's arrival.

Minotaur

• The Osenfold Shear in Wayfarer Foothills is sprinkled with level 7-8 minotaurs from Osenfold Waypoint to Zelechor Hot Springs waypoint. There are also many jotun, so the achievements sync well.
• There is also a minotaur event in the Borealis Forest area of Wayfarer Foothills.

Nightmare

• Nightmare Court opponents (and dynamic events to kill them) can be found all along the west side of Caledon Forest, particularly Caer Astorea (level 9), Hemlock Coil (level 11), and between Falias Thorp and Twilight Arbor (level 13-14).
• The foes in Twilight Arbor (TA) dungeon are mainly Nightmare Court, except for the Aetherpath.

Ogre

• The lowest level ogres (14) can be found in Cadem Forest in the Plains of Ashford. They often have devourers and raptors as pets, which makes the achievements sync nicely.
• The Champion Foulbear Chieftain world boss events in Hunter's Gorge are frequently run by organized zergs, and are a good way to advance this achievement.
• Orgath Uplands in Eternal Battlegrounds map.

Ooze

• The heart quest at Dr. Bleent's Encampment ensures that level 8 oozes are always available, but watch out for the champion.
• The Demongrub Pits jumping puzzle in the southeast of Queensdale is crawling with level 16 oozes. The chest room's re-spawn rate for the oozes is quick fast.

Pirate

• Brigantine Isles in the center of Gendarran Fields is thick with level 30-33 Jackdaw pirates; there are more on the eastern shore of the lake, at Almuten Estates.
• Level 36-38 pirates occupy False Lake in Lornar's Pass, running dynamic events constantly.

Plant

• There are half a dozen level 14-15 veteran mosshearts around the Wychmire Waypoint in Wychmire Swamp.
• Similarly, level 28-30 veteran oakhearts are sparsely scattered between Lionbridge Expanse and Traveler's Dale.

Raptor

• Level 6 jungle raptor hatchlings swarm throughout Obscura Incline in Metrica Province.
• There are level 11 eagle raptors northeast of Krytan Freeholds in Queensdale.
• South of Brackwater Village in Sparkfly Fen, level 64 black raptors wander on the hills.

Shell

Ambient crabs count toward this achievement as well as actual foe crabs such as hermit crabs; grinding goes much faster in locations that have both types.

• In Gendarran Fields just east of the Applenook Hamlet Waypoint on the shores of Lake Bounty there are tons of Freshwater Crabs. Also plenty of Fruit Bats in the orchards above. Nearby Lake Gendarr offers tons more Freshwater Crabs.
• At the north end of Fisher's Beach Bend in Metrica Province, there are level 8 hermit crabs and many ambient crabs. Don't forget about the SW end of the beach as there are many of both crabs too.
• Over in Caledon Forest, west and southwest of Mabon Market, and around towards Sandycove Beach, the beach is so full of level 9 hermit crabs that it is impossible to kill them fast enough to run out.

Skale

• Level 2-4 brackish skale fill the river from Western Divinity Dam all the way to Shaemoor Garrison in Queensdale.
• At the southeast end of the lake in Ascalon Basin in Plains of Ashford, level 13 skales spawn non-stop for the heart.

Skelk

• From Taigan Waypoint in the south of the snowy part of Wayfarer Foothills, follow the road north, stopping on the bridge just past Victor's Point. There are level 7 skelk on this upper level and below, as well as drakes at the bottom of the waterfall.
• By falling off the pillars in the Shaman's Rookery jumping puzzle in Wayfarer Foothills, you have access to nearly unlimited numbers of level 7 shadow skelk.
• Level 10 skelk can be found north of Ascalon Catacombs in Plains of Ashford.

Skritt

• Level 7 skritt can be found in (and sometimes around) Windloss Delves in Queensdale, a cave SW of Ojon's Lumbermill Waypoint.
• Level 8-9 skritt spawn endlessly in Sunshade Caves in Metrica Province. (One cave entrance is up the hill directly west of Akk Wilds Waypoint.

Son of Svanir

• Level 4 Sons of Svanir are always available at Outcast's Cleft, in the far southwest (forest area) of Wayfarer Foothills.
• Sons of Svanir are the main foe type in Wayfarer Foothills. There is a slightly higher concentration around the road that leads north through the center of the zone, as well as several dynamic events in Solitude Vale that provide waves of them.
• The foes in Honor of the Waves(HotW) Dungeon are mainly Sons of Svanir.
• Level 11: The perfect area for this achievement is in Wurmhowl Spikes to the east of Halvaunt Waypoint in Wayfarer Foothills.

Spider

• Level 6 jungle spiders reside near the skill point west of Caer Astorea in Caledon Forest.
• There are level 10 jungle spiders north of Sperrins Waypoint in Caledon Forest.
• Spider Nest Cavern in Diessa Plateau contains level 21-22 spiders.
• Twilight Arbor (TA) dungeon has two sets of spider foes in Explorable Path 1 (aka up-up or Leurent's Path).

Troll

• Level 3 trolls guard the entrance to Spelunker's Delve jumping puzzle, south of Danador's Kennel in Caledon Forest.
• In Wychmire Swamp, the level 15 heart items (troll food and troll trophy spikes) cause level 15 jungle trolls to spawn.

Wind Rider

• Level 6 breeze riders reside near the skill point west of Caer Astorea in Caledon Forest.
• There are about a dozen level 22 breeze riders between Ulta Metamagicals and Gotala Cascade in Brisban Wildlands.
• Avernan Volatile in Mount Maelstrom has level 65 dynamic event that requires to kill breeze riders. There are some shadow imp nearby as well for imp slayer.

Wurm

Killing a grub counts toward this achievemnt.

• The fields between Jeb's Wheatfield and Eda's Orchard, in Queensdale, are infested with level 3 wurms.
• Also in Queensdale, the cave southwest of Vale Waypoint (lower level - don't go up the ramp) has enough level 9 grubs, and a fast enough spawn rate, for an entire party to farm.
• Level 11 ice wurm hatchlings are found west and southwest of Kevach's Homestead in Wayfarer Foothills, including down in the cave with the skill point there.

Zhaitan's Bane

• Every foe in Orr (that is, Cursed Shore and Malchor's Leap), as well as half the Straits of Devastation, is a minion of Zhaitan.
• The foes in Arah Dungeon are mainly Zhaitan minions.

Notes

• Remember using your alts to get these kills counts too and that way your kills count for more than just the achieve, they count for leveling your alts.
• Also, each dungeon offers at least 1 type of monster to be easily farmed in a couple of runs.
  1. Ascalon: Ghosts
  2. CoE: Inquest
  3. CoF: Flame Legion
  4. TA: Nightmare
  5. Arah: Zhaitan's Army
  6. SE: Dredge
  7. HotW: Son of Svanir