The Ruptured Heart

This article is about an explorable area. This name is also used for a Zaishen vanquish quest. For the mission, see Ruins of Morah.

The Ruptured Heart
Campaign	Nightfall
Region	The Desolation
Type	Explorable area
Exit(s)	Crystal Overlook Poisoned Outcrops Ruins of Morah The Alkali Pan The Mouth of Torment The Shattered Ravines
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The Ruptured Heart is the area of the Desolation where Abaddon was defeated in ancient times and banished to the Realm of Torment. The weakened boundary between the world of Tyria and the Realm of Torment has cracked and twisted the terrain, undermining the old city of Morah, and creating ravines that travel outwards into other parts of the Desolation. At the center of this ruined landscape is the crater formed when Abaddon was cast out of Tyria.

Getting there

Completion of the Ruins of Morah mission will have your party ending up in the Gate of Torment. From there, entering the Vortex will bring your party to the Mouth of Torment. Exit that outpost via one of its two exits to arrive in this area.

Alternatively, travel north from the Ruins of Morah outpost. Take note that you may not be able to fully explore this area (see next section).

Exits

Note: The paths out of the circular center are unavailable until completion of the Ruins of Morah mission

• Crystal Overlook (west)
• Poisoned Outcrops (northeast)
• Ruins of Morah (south)
• The Alkali Pan (southwest)
• The Mouth of Torment (two exits into it at the circular center)
• The Shattered Ravines (east)

Shrines

Resurrection shrines with bounties

• Ghostly Priest → Margonite Battle
  • At the southwestern entrance of the Mouth of Torment.
• Ghostly Priest → Monolith Hunt
  • At the exit into Ruins of Morah.
• Ghostly Scout → Giant Hunt
  • At the exit into Crystal Overlook.
  • At the exit into the Alkali Pan.
  • Near the northwestern corner.
• Ghostly Scout → Undead Hunt
  • At the exit into the Poisoned Outcrops.
  • At the exit into the Shattered Ravines.
  • At the northeastern entrance of the Mouth of Torment.

Resurrection shrines with a statue

• Avatar of Dwayna
  • At the exit into Ruins of Morah.
  • Near the northwestern corner.
• Champion of Balthazar
  • At the exit into the Poisoned Outcrops.
  • At the southwestern entrance of the Mouth of Torment.
• Lyssa's Muse
  • At the northeastern entrance of the Mouth of Torment.
  • Near the northern edge, close to the Buried Treasure.
• Melandru's Watcher
  • At the exit into the Alkali Pan.
  • At the exit into the Shattered Ravines.
• Voice of Grenth
  • At the exit into Crystal Overlook.

Quests available

• Charen
  • Vanishing Spirits
  • A Tasty Morsel
• Ganji
  • Pilgrimage
• Jehner
  • The Growing Threat

NPCs

These quests affect the spawns in this area:

• A Tasty Morsel
• Horde of Darkness
• Pilgrimage

Allies

• 20 Charen
• 20 Ghostly Priest
• 10 Ghostly Scout
• 20 Jehner
• 20 Allura
• 20 Charmamani (collector for 5 Giant Tusks)

Foes

Charmable animals

• 5 Hyena (a few in the central circular area)

Demons (Margonites)

• 24 (26) Margonite Executioner
• 24 (26) Margonite Cleric
• 24 (26) Margonite Seer
• 24 (26) Margonite Sorcerer
• 24 (26) Margonite Ascendant
• 24 (26) Margonite Reaper
• 24 (26) Margonite Bowmaster
• 24 (26) Horde of Darkness (not after Horde of Darkness)

Demons (Torment creatures)

• 28 (30) Blade of Corruption
• 28 (30) Arm of Insanity
• 28 (30) Shadow of Fear
• 28 (30) Scythe of Chaos

Elementals

• 24 (26) Shambling Mesa
• 24 (26) Sandstorm Crag

Elementals (Undead)

• 24 (26) Carven Effigy

Giants

• 24 (26) Nomad Giant
• 24 (26) Sadistic Giant

Monoliths

• 22 (26) Graven Monolith

Mummies (Undead)

• 24 (26) Awakened Blademaster
• 24 (26) Awakened Gray Giant
• 24 (26) Awakened Acolyte
• 24 (26) Awakened Defiler
• 24 (26) Awakened Thought Leech
• 24 (26) Awakened Cavalier
• 24 (26) Awakened Dune Carver

Wurms

• 28 (30) Desert Wurm

Bosses

Demons (Margonites)

• 28 (30) Rual, Stealer of Hope → Energy Drain (Rual's Focus)
• 28 (30) Tureksin the Delegator → "The Power Is Yours!" (Tureksin's Spear)

Giants

• 28 (30) Rendabi Deatheater → Scavenger's Focus (Deatheater Longbow)

Mummies (Undead)

• 28 (30) Hamlen the Fallen → Signet of Judgment (Hamlen's Artifact)
• 28 (30) Yoannh the Rebuilder → Judgment Strike, Heroic Refrain and Vow of Revolution (only appears if a team member has a Proof of Triumph in their inventory)

Interactive objects

• Buried Treasure lies at the northern part of the map. You'll need a Junundu to get to it.
• Wurm Spoor
• Ancient Elonian Chest
• Bleached Bones

Notes

The Guild Wars 2 Wiki has an article on The Ruptured Heart.

Bug.After completing the quest Pilgrimage, Allura still continues to spawn at the Bleached Bones. However, right after you trigger her spawn, she will die (or unspawn).

• The resurrection shrine with the statue of Lyssa in the middle of the northern sandy area does not have a bounty NPC.
• If you are entering from the northeastern exit of the Mouth of Torment, there are two of either Shambling Mesas or Sandstorm Crags extremely close to where your party starts from. A fight could take place immediately after you load.
• Complete exploration of this area contributes approximately 2.4% to the Elonian Cartographer title track (with possibly another .1% from scraping the Mouth of Torment).
• Vanquisher runs of this area without active quests require defeating around 240 foes. Including quest influences, it has been reported to range from 236 to 243 foes.
  • The central circular area has several closely placed groups of Undead and Margonites. Watching their patrol routes and careful pulling is recommended.
  • The sandy area to the north can be cleared inside a Junundu wurm, although it is mostly sparsely populated.

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