Ascension

Ascension means achieving legendary heroic status by earning the blessings of the Gods of Tyria. After the Shining Blade were driven to the brink of extinction by the White Mantle, Vizier Khilbron suggests that your only hope of defeating the White Mantle is to achieve ascension. Only then would you be ready to face their hidden masters, the Unseen Ones. You arrive at The Amnoon Oasis in the Crystal Desert with the goal of ascending. Ascension carries a reward of 50,000 XP.

Ascension requires the completion of the three missions in the desert followed by a confrontation before the Gods at the hall of Ascension within the Mesa outside Augury Rock with a dark image of your character called the Doppelganger. For directions on how to complete Ascension see the Ascension guide.

After completing Ascension, you will then be teleported to the Dragon's Lair to meet with Glint and receive valuable advice on your adventure. Completing the Dragon's Lair (Mission) takes you back to fight the White Mantle in the Southern Shiverpeaks.

Ascension has 3 major benefits:


 * You can access the Realms of the Gods.
 * You can change your secondary profession.
 * If you own Guild Wars Factions, your character can travel to Cantha.