Talk:Aurora Glade (mission)

Looks nice. Let's take out the Elite section though, not gonna be used, ever, I think. --Karlos 09:38, 3 November 2005 (EST)

Did this mission recently become harder?
A few minutes ago I failed my third attempt to do the bonus of this mission, which I find a little alarming. :) I am under the impression that the speed and order in which the White Mantle captures the thorn pedestals at the end of the mission has recently changed. If my memory serves me right, the Mantle always used to go for the thorn pedestal to the left (east) first, and I usually reached it before them. Now when I entered the area, the Mantle already had the pedestal to the right (south) captured, giving them a head start. --84-175 (talk) 12:48, 19 June 2006 (CDT)


 * The mantle start running for the pedestals at some point, so if you take too long killing the boss after capturing the two altars or something, they might get a good headstart. The mantle always have had one of the pedestals at their control in the start when I have played this, even if I have been as fast as possible. --[[Image:Gem-icon-sm.png]] 14:13, 19 June 2006 (CDT)


 * I always kill all mobs before opening the gate. As for the head start, I might just been mistaken, it's been a while that I played that mission. :) --84-175 (talk) 03:33, 20 June 2006 (CDT)


 * If I'm doing the mission, I do the classic running strategy. Everyone waits at the pedestal from which the crystal spawns. Someone (if you only have two people with running skills, then have someone who can't run) should deliver the crystal to the shrine closest to you. As soon as the crystal respawns in the pedestal, a warrior or ranger grabs it and runs off, and then when it respawns again, same thing. I only bother killing all the mantle when doing the bonus. And boy...most PUGs have no concept of the running tactic, which is perhaps why this mission is so frusturating. Ordin 18:21, 3 September 2006 (CDT)

Perhaps the easiest way to complete the bonus:
Steal the Mantle's crystal! A warrior or other reasonably solid teammate with sprinting skills should not have too much difficulty snatching their crystal and preventing them from tuning any other portals. The snatcher should then run off and hide and NOT drop the crystal until the rest of the team has killed off the Mantle. When snatching the mantle's crystal it is important to time the rush with the crystal's imminent respawn.

Get Around The Gate
I think this is not about the mission. It's more about the location.

Well, it is one of the few "edges of the world." I think we should add it. 75.46.62.36
 * A more detailed description is already in Aurora Glade (Location). I removed it from this article. --Nova 12:56, 4 February 2007 (CST)

Way to do bonus
I found it is pretty easy to do bonus with henchies. All you need is Riposte, Deadly Riposte, and quick adrenaline, such as To The Limit. Just switch your secondary to Warrior. Once you get to the place, grab a crystal and take the closest one. Then grab another crystal and take the one they gained. then run straight for the guy. Put a flag for henchies in the middle of all the guys. After engaging the boss, spam Deadly Riposte and, after enough adrenaline, Riposte. That's it.--24.16.163.73 02:25, 29 November 2006 (CST)
 * You mean heroes, right? I don't think poor Alesia can handle all that by herself. =P &mdash; Rapta  [[image:Rapta_Icon1.gif|19px]] (talk|contribs) 15:47, 4 January 2007 (CST)
 * It's much easier to just run around the Mantle and actually "assassinate" the Demagogue. He's not near any other mobs, as long as you keep it that way he'll die before the Mantle manage to attune all the pedestals. Can't get mission that way, though. Entropy 18:19, 3 February 2007 (CST)
 * ->Rapta: Yes, henchies can do it. What I did was have the Henchies stay in middle to kill all the Mantle while I just ran the crystals to the pedestals. Henchies are actually quite good, considering the White Mantle only send out 4-5 people per run. --Nova 13:16, 4 February 2007 (CST)


 * All right, you can do both attunding and bonus at the same time (without losing the mission), but this cannot be done with an all henchmen group. You need a warrior (prefered) with some running skills. Once the group reach the part to attund the 3 pedestals, get the warrior to run to the pedestal on the right, from there he should be able to see the entrance to get behind the whole mantle army and kill Demagogue. During this time, 2 other players should continue attunding 2 pedestals. Runner 1 take cystal to the closest pedestal. Runner 2 stays at the thorn pedestal and get ready to take the next cystal to the pedestal on the left. Once Runner 2 take cystal to attund, Runner 1 will wait at the thorn pedestal. Once the pedestal on the left is attunded, runner 1 will take crystal to the pedestal on the left and wait until after the mantle have attunded the pedestal. Once the mantle have got it attunded, runner 1 will now attund it. Repeat this step will the groups get the bonus. The warrior who was attacking Demagogue should be done in about 45 sec or less. He should now look at the mantle base. There's a thorn pedestal there, the warrior should take that crystal and run out the same way he came in. HE SHOULD NOT USE THIS CRYSTAL. Once the warrior is out the harm's way, the rest of the group can take as long as they like to attund all 3 pedestals. The mantles will never be able to attund anything as long as the warrior holds their crystal. Gti 19:57, 9 March 2007 (CST)

Hard Mode
This mission is pretty tough in Hard Mode. As your enemies are moving fast than you, it's a good idea for one person to stay at the area where the crytal reappaears, and alternate the carrying of the crystal between two people. Both people really need 33% speed boosts for the mission to be possble, as the level 25 Mantle are very powerful.


 * Hard mode is doable with just 1 runner with a 33% speed boost such as Flame Djinn's Haste on an ele to keep up with crystaling tuning while the rest of the group gradually whittle the white mantle down for the bonus. Reichi Aryon 22:22, 25 May 2007 (CDT)

Using a Warthog corpse
I just took a Necro sub build with the aim of killing a warthog and warping over the gate (thus not spawning most of the Mantle). Unfortunately, after I killed the warthog, Necrotic Traverals gave an "invalid target" message. Did I just get unlucky as to where the animal died, or have ArenaNet fixed this 'sploit? (I did manage to get the bonus just by rushing the guy; my henchies kept the rest of the Mantle busy long enough for me to kill him, and then run off and get another .1% exploration :D) 82.46.19.11 09:31, 4 June 2007 (CDT)