Desolation Run

The Desolation is the most hazardous place in Nightfall and most players would say that it is not runnable SOLO without aid from a Junundu Wurm. This however is NOT the case. Starting from Sunspear Sanctuary, players can run to "Gate of Desolation", ,and with proper knowledge, can traverse the sulfur in any area of the Desolation. This allows early access to the Remains of Sahlahja challenge mission as well as early access to the Basalt Grotto which is the back door into Vabbi, followed by easy and pre-access to all the Vabbi outposts and missions. This means that players as low as level 4 can get Vabbian Armor in the Kodash Bazaar. In fact, this run is commonly known as the Vabbi Tour, which is perhaps the most sought after run in Nightfall.

This guide will simply focus on the desolation part the run, as well as Bone Palace, Lair of The Forgotten, Proph runs (through Crystal Overlook), Mouth of Torment, and Ruins of Morah runs. For more information on the Vabbi Tour, see links.

The hardest part of the Vabbi Tour is most definately the desolation part. The key to running the desolation is knowledge of safe spots. For more information about running the desolation, check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7fLY67IOz8 (skip to around 1:10) and/or go to Beacon's Perch and ask about desolation running there. Many runners who chill in Beacon's Perch can run desolation very well.

Sulfurous Wastes
The Sulfurous Wastes can be broken down into two parts, the first part beginning from Gate of Desolation to the middle rez shrine in the zone. The second part starts from the rez shrine to Remains.

First part
There are two routes to complete the first part, an easy but very slow way, and a harder but faster way. The slower way is the left way, and simply requires you to hug near the wall. The harder way requires shadow steps to get down to the haze and correct timings.

The second part is more easier than the first part. Again, there are two ways, easy and hard. The easy way is extremely long (although there is basically no encounters with mobs), so I do not recommend the easy way.

Please see http://guildwars.wikia.com/wiki/Vabbi_Tour for more information about the complete Vabbi Tour guide.