Locations

A location is a general term used in this wiki to refer to a particular area, place, or spot in a map.

There are essentially two types of locations: persistent and instanced. Persistent locations are always present and accessible by all logged-in players. Instanced locations are game areas where a player would play through it alone (or with party members). Once an instanced area is started, no other player may enter into that instance.

Location classification and hierarchy:

• Region
  • Explorable zone
    • Area
      • Waypoint
      • Point of Interest
      • Instance (Instanced locations)
      • Mini-dungeon
      • Dungeon
        • Area
          • Waypoint
          • Point of Interest
  • City
    • Area
      • Waypoint
      • Point of interest
      • Instance (Instanced locations)

Region	Explorable zones	Cities	Dungeons
Ascalon	Plains of Ashford (1-15) Diessa Plateau (15-25) Fields of Ruin (30-40) Blazeridge Steppes (40-50) Iron Marches (50-60) Fireheart Rise (60-70)	Black Citadel	Ascalonian Catacombs (30, 35) Citadel of Flame (70, 75)
Kryta	Queensdale (1-17) Kessex Hills (15-25) Gendarran Fields (25-35) Harathi Hinterlands (35-45) Bloodtide Coast (45-55)	Divinity's Reach Lion's Arch	Caudecus's Manor (40, 45) Fractals of the Mists (80)
Maguuma Jungle	Caledon Forest (1-15) Metrica Province (1-15) Brisban Wildlands (15-25) Sparkfly Fen (55-65) Mount Maelstrom (60-70)	The Grove Rata Sum	Twilight Arbor (50, 55) Crucible of Eternity (78, 80)
Ruins of Orr	Straits of Devastation (70-75) Malchor's Leap (75-80) Cursed Shore (80)	—	The Ruined City of Arah (80)
Shiverpeak Mountains	Wayfarer Foothills (1-15) Snowden Drifts (15-25) Lornar's Pass (25-40) Dredgehaunt Cliffs (40-50) Timberline Falls (50-60) Frostgorge Sound (70-80)	Hoelbrak	Honor of the Waves (76, 80) Sorrow's Embrace (60, 65)
Sea of Sorrows	Southsun Cove (80)	—	—
The Mists	Blue Borderlands Green Borderlands Red Borderlands Eternal Battlegrounds Heart of the Mists	—	—

Notes

• The regional explorer achievements (e.g., Krytan Explorer) require uncovering all Areas in the region.

See also

• Guild Wars 2 Wiki:Location formatting