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WiK bar musings, from soloing many of these enemies.

Maybe it's just me, but certain bars seem more common in some areas than others.

Threat: Resurrection[edit]

Resurrection loops can be annoyingly difficult to break alone.

White Mantle[edit]

Peacekeeper[edit]

Threat: Snare[edit]

Being snared is frequently death. Not being able to run away is introduces huge survivability problems. Non-melee KDs can also be an issue occasionally.

Horrible Tier[edit]

Very difficult to do anything about, interrupts or not.

  • Mesmer White Mantle Sycophant - Crippling Anguish Crippling Anguish - This bar uses Mantra of Persistence Mantra of Persistence periodically out of combat. In normal mode, it has considerable Fast Casting investment that makes reacting to this really long high degeneration snare pretty much impossible, putting it at the top of the list.
  • Warrior White Mantle Zealot - "You're All Alone!" "You're All Alone!" - Any Zealot that wields a sword will have this skill. It can be cheesed somewhat successfully with a minipet, but remains a big threat. It has "None Shall Pass!" "None Shall Pass!" too, which doesn't help matters.
  • Ranger White Mantle Scout - Strike as One Strike as One - This bar is not normally very threatening, but it can rarely randomly equip a bow (which they seem to always drop?). If you manage to deal with a group and notice that one pulled out a bow and started shooting you and successfully dodge every shot to avoid cripple, you are a better player than I. Without the random bow, this is Low Tier as you have to let him run up and hit you with a scythe...

Moderate Tier[edit]


Low Tier, providing interrupts[edit]

These things are (at least in Normal Mode) not too hard to interrupt. Providing you recognise that they are a threat before they happen.

Low Tier[edit]

Don't stand too close and none of this matters. Or it's not really not very likely to happen to you.

Melee Tier[edit]

These require literal melee attacks to do anything to you.


Non-resurrecting Pets[edit]

Not every pet bar has Comfort Animal. Every single bar that involves a White Tiger can resurrect their pet, but every single Peacekeeper bar except the Peacekeeper Huntsman with Heal as One cannot resurrect their pet. The Heal as One bar is the only Huntsman bar that will wield a spear.

List of Non-weapon droppers[edit]

Peacekeeper Huntsman, Peacekeeper Marksman, Peacekeeper Clairvoyant, Peacekeeper Mentor

White Mantle Adherent, White Mantle Savant, White Mantle Abbot

Bar Distribution[edit]

This is all NM. If I'm not confident of what an enemy is using I simply won't log it. Areas will not be full clears. I'm also not counting boss kills for obvious reasons. I am including "fixed" spawns that always seem to be there, eg the group of four Mentors with "The Power is Yours" in the camp in Nebo Terrace. Not only do I not do full clears and can't note bars I didn't remember or see use any skills, some groups are just not worth the time for me to actually kill because of crazy amounts of resurrection or multiple copies of the more threatning bars. My WiK state for all of this should be that I have accepted but not completed The Battle for Lion's Arch.

HM solo is I think possible, but I don't know if it's really worth doing given how difficult even NM can be, and there is seemingly no data on green drop rates, though they are certainly abysmal in NM. My guess is somewhere in the region of 1/200 to 1/400 at the moment. I got 11 green weapons and 0 minipets before doing any of this recording. Drop rates are not going to be accurate for most areas: the helper foes seem to be able to take loot if you fail to do enough damage to enemies before they kill them.

The "helper" NPCs are braindead and I really wish you could turn them off. They're REALLY annoying and have got me killed more times than I can remember, and the vast majority of them do nothing except be actively detrimental anyway. Even Nola, the most useful of the bunch, deciding to Death Nova you halts your natural health regeneration (plus it gets stripped).

Black Curtain[edit]

Estimated per map: 28 Mantle, 100 Peacekeeper

The Black Curtain (Weapons: 1)
Knight x31 Zealot x19 Scout x17 Seeker x33 Abbot x6 Priest x30 Fanatic x0 Ritualist x12
Crippling Slashx8 Steady Stancex12 "Coward!"x4 Hundred Bladesx7 Evisceratex0 "You're All Alone!"x8 Triple Chopx0 Soldier's Stancex11 Ferocious Strikex5 Strike as Onex0 Practiced Stancex0 Melandru's Shotx12 Incendiary Arrowsx18 Oath Shotx0 Glass Arrowsx15 Escapex0 Trapper's Focusx0 Boon Signetx0 Mantra of Recallx6 Restore Conditionx0 Zealous Benedictionx0 Word of Healingx7 Healing Burstx12 Healer's Boonx11 Ray of Judgmentx0 Icy Veinsx0 Pain of Disenchantmentx0 Lingering Cursex0 Tainted Fleshx0 Discordx8 Animate Flesh Golemx0 Spoil Victorx0 Weaken Kneesx4
Sycophant x30 Adherent x4 Savant x5 Enforcer x2 Ritualist x25 Champion x33 Devotee x5
Crippling Anguishx6 Energy Surgex8 Extend Conditionsx7 Word of Healingx9 Hex Eater Vortexx0 Psychic Instabilityx0 Water Tridentx0 Sandstormx0 Unsteady Groundx4 Shatterstonex0 Glyph of Renewalx0 Ride the Lightningx0 Savannah Heatx5 Invoke Lightningx0 Temple Strikex0 Dark Apostasyx0 Shattering Assaultx2 Beguiling Hazex0 Punishing Shotx0 Preservationx4 Weapon of Remedyx0 Jagged Bonesx0 Spirit's Strengthx13 Signet of Spiritsx8 Signet of Ghostly Mightx0 Song of Restorationx5 Stunning Strikex11 Cautery Signetx17 Soldier's Furyx0 Grenth's Graspx0 Reaper's Sweepx0 Wounding Strikex0 Zealous Vowx5
Enforcer x137 Goon x0 Huntsman x29 Marksman x152 Divine x150 Grim x99 Charming x87 Firebrand x143 Silent x20 Clairvoyant x0 Mentor x0 Sibyl x43
Earth Shakerx137 Backbreakerx0 Forceful Blowx0 Dwarven Battle Stancex0 Soldier's Stancex0 Battle Ragex0 Cleavex0 Evisceratex0 Heal as Onex11 Rampage as Onex13 Enraged Lungex5 Magebane Shotx17 Burning Arrowx10 Barragex125 Expert's Dexterityx0 Blessed Lightx24 Shield of Deflectionx49 Light of Deliverancex43 Word of Healingx34 Ravenous Gazex0 Order of Apostasyx0 Aura of the Lichx99 Power Leechx26 Shared Burdenx26 Energy Drainx24 Keystone Signetx11 Elemental Attunementx0 Searing Flamesx0 Master of Magicx0 Mind Blastx143 Conjure Lightningx0 Seeping Woundx7 Assault Enchantmentsx11 Fevered Dreamsx2 Ritual Lordx0 Destructive was Glaivex0 Caretaker's Chargex0 Spirit Light Weaponx0 Cruel Spearx0 "The Power Is Yours!"x0 Soldier's Furyx0 Wounding Strikex0 Ebon Dust Aurax20 Avatar of Grenthx11 Onslaughtx12
Total Kills: 1112 Mantle Kills: 252 Peacekeeper Kills: 860 Mantle Weapon Kills: 237 Peacekeeper Weapon Kills: 679 Mantle Weapons: 0 Peacekeeper Weapons: 1

Black Curtain Hypotheses[edit]

  • Firebrands are only Mind Blast
  • Marksmen are only Barrage except for the two popups by Cursed Lands
  • Mentors, Goons, Clairvoyants do not spawn
  • Silent spawn only in the two popups by Cursed Lands
  • Enforcers are only Earth Shaker. Greves the Overbearing's little event may spawn three with Forceful Blow
  • Grim are only Aura of the Lich

D'Alessio Seaboard[edit]

Expected spawns per map: 160 Mantle.

D'Alessio Seaboard (Weapons: 6)
Knight x124 Zealot x98 Scout x119 Seeker x138 Abbot x56 Priest x59 Fanatic x79 Ritualist x51
Crippling Slashx17 Steady Stancex47 "Coward!"x32 Hundred Bladesx28 Evisceratex23 "You're All Alone!"x26 Triple Chopx21 Soldier's Stancex28 Ferocious Strikex24 Strike as Onex21 Practiced Stancex40 Melandru's Shotx34 Incendiary Arrowsx36 Oath Shotx38 Glass Arrowsx33 Escapex31 Trapper's Focusx0 Boon Signetx13 Mantra of Recallx15 Restore Conditionx19 Zealous Benedictionx9 Word of Healingx20 Healing Burstx11 Healer's Boonx18 Ray of Judgmentx10 Icy Veinsx19 Pain of Disenchantmentx17 Lingering Cursex22 Tainted Fleshx21 Discordx10 Animate Flesh Golemx8 Spoil Victorx12 Weaken Kneesx21
Sycophant x129 Adherent x75 Savant x69 Enforcer x106 Ritualist x89 Champion x116 Devotee x93
Crippling Anguishx23 Energy Surgex25 Extend Conditionsx18 Word of Healingx16 Hex Eater Vortexx15 Psychic Instabilityx32 Water Tridentx12 Sandstormx24 Unsteady Groundx16 Shatterstonex23 Glyph of Renewalx23 Ride the Lightningx13 Savannah Heatx13 Invoke Lightningx20 Temple Strikex21 Dark Apostasyx14 Shattering Assaultx28 Beguiling Hazex26 Punishing Shotx17 Preservationx6 Weapon of Remedyx19 Jagged Bonesx19 Spirit's Strengthx12 Signet of Spiritsx13 Signet of Ghostly Mightx20 Song of Restorationx11 Stunning Strikex40 Cautery Signetx25 Soldier's Furyx40 Grenth's Graspx26 Reaper's Sweepx20 Wounding Strikex23 Zealous Vowx24
Total Kills: 1401 Mantle Kills: 1401 Peacekeeper Kills: 0 Mantle Weapon Kills: 1201 Peacekeeper Weapon Kills: 0 Mantle Weapons: 6 Peacekeeper Weapons: 0

Divinity Coast[edit]

This area kinda sucks. The groups are very large (mostly 6 foes), almost like it's 8p balanced due to access from ToA... but then Black Curtain is super easy? They also overlap quite a lot. Anyway, this area seems to produce a large amount of problematic resurrection chains (We Shall Return + Vengeance or Mantle garbage like three copies of Signet of Return, both with monks). Or maybe it's the really long walk back from resurrection that somehow feels worse than the other mission map explorables thanks to Loose Magic and spawning an extra compass or so away.

I split this in half, because doing the whole area at once is probably not something I want to do in the future, and the east/west split is mostly (but not entirely) between Peacekeepers and Mantle.

West: 21 Mantle, 86 Peacekeeper

East: 110 Mantle, 12 Peacekeeper


Divinity Coast West
Knight x4 Zealot x3 Scout x1 Seeker x0 Abbot x2 Priest x3 Fanatic x9 Ritualist x2
Crippling Slashx2 Steady Stancex1 "Coward!"x1 Hundred Bladesx0 Evisceratex1 "You're All Alone!"x0 Triple Chopx0 Soldier's Stancex2 Ferocious Strikex0 Strike as Onex0 Practiced Stancex1 Melandru's Shotx0 Incendiary Arrowsx0 Oath Shotx0 Glass Arrowsx0 Escapex0 Trapper's Focusx0 Boon Signetx0 Mantra of Recallx0 Restore Conditionx2 Zealous Benedictionx0 Word of Healingx0 Healing Burstx0 Healer's Boonx2 Ray of Judgmentx1 Icy Veinsx4 Pain of Disenchantmentx3 Lingering Cursex0 Tainted Fleshx2 Discordx1 Animate Flesh Golemx0 Spoil Victorx0 Weaken Kneesx1
Sycophant x9 Adherent x7 Savant x6 Enforcer x0 Ritualist x4 Champion x4 Devotee x2
Crippling Anguishx1 Energy Surgex2 Extend Conditionsx2 Word of Healingx0 Hex Eater Vortexx1 Psychic Instabilityx3 Water Tridentx3 Sandstormx2 Unsteady Groundx2 Shatterstonex0 Glyph of Renewalx1 Ride the Lightningx0 Savannah Heatx4 Invoke Lightningx1 Temple Strikex0 Dark Apostasyx0 Shattering Assaultx0 Beguiling Hazex0 Punishing Shotx0 Preservationx0 Weapon of Remedyx1 Jagged Bonesx2 Spirit's Strengthx0 Signet of Spiritsx0 Signet of Ghostly Mightx1 Song of Restorationx0 Stunning Strikex2 Cautery Signetx0 Soldier's Furyx2 Grenth's Graspx0 Reaper's Sweepx1 Wounding Strikex1 Zealous Vowx0
Enforcer x30 Goon x22 Huntsman x8 Marksman x23 Divine x31 Grim x22 Charming x14 Firebrand x31 Silent x25 Clairvoyant x29 Mentor x22 Sibyl x11
Earth Shakerx7 Backbreakerx7 Forceful Blowx8 Dwarven Battle Stancex8 Soldier's Stancex6 Battle Ragex7 Cleavex5 Evisceratex4 Heal as Onex2 Rampage as Onex6 Enraged Lungex0 Magebane Shotx9 Burning Arrowx4 Barragex7 Expert's Dexterityx3 Blessed Lightx7 Shield of Deflectionx7 Light of Deliverancex9 Word of Healingx8 Ravenous Gazex8 Order of Apostasyx5 Aura of the Lichx9 Power Leechx4 Shared Burdenx4 Energy Drainx3 Keystone Signetx3 Elemental Attunementx5 Searing Flamesx15 Master of Magicx4 Mind Blastx7 Conjure Lightningx10 Seeping Woundx4 Assault Enchantmentsx6 Fevered Dreamsx5 Ritual Lordx5 Destructive was Glaivex4 Caretaker's Chargex6 Spirit Light Weaponx14 Cruel Spearx5 "The Power Is Yours!"x11 Soldier's Furyx6 Wounding Strikex0 Ebon Dust Aurax4 Avatar of Grenthx1 Onslaughtx6
Total Kills: 324 Mantle Kills: 56 Peacekeeper Kills: 268 Mantle Weapon Kills: 41 Peacekeeper Weapon Kills: 186 Mantle Weapons: 0 Peacekeeper Weapons: 0


Divinity Coast East
Knight x40 Zealot x13 Scout x18 Seeker x19 Abbot x3 Priest x9 Fanatic x10 Ritualist x12
Crippling Slashx17 Steady Stancex8 "Coward!"x8 Hundred Bladesx7 Evisceratex4 "You're All Alone!"x1 Triple Chopx2 Soldier's Stancex6 Ferocious Strikex4 Strike as Onex3 Practiced Stancex4 Melandru's Shotx7 Incendiary Arrowsx3 Oath Shotx3 Glass Arrowsx8 Escapex5 Trapper's Focusx0 Boon Signetx1 Mantra of Recallx0 Restore Conditionx0 Zealous Benedictionx2 Word of Healingx3 Healing Burstx2 Healer's Boonx2 Ray of Judgmentx2 Icy Veinsx1 Pain of Disenchantmentx2 Lingering Cursex5 Tainted Fleshx2 Discordx3 Animate Flesh Golemx3 Spoil Victorx4 Weaken Kneesx2
Sycophant x15 Adherent x14 Savant x10 Enforcer x13 Ritualist x11 Champion x24 Devotee x14
Crippling Anguishx2 Energy Surgex4 Extend Conditionsx3 Word of Healingx0 Hex Eater Vortexx1 Psychic Instabilityx5 Water Tridentx3 Sandstormx4 Unsteady Groundx4 Shatterstonex3 Glyph of Renewalx6 Ride the Lightningx2 Savannah Heatx1 Invoke Lightningx1 Temple Strikex3 Dark Apostasyx2 Shattering Assaultx1 Beguiling Hazex5 Punishing Shotx2 Preservationx3 Weapon of Remedyx2 Jagged Bonesx1 Spirit's Strengthx2 Signet of Spiritsx1 Signet of Ghostly Mightx2 Song of Restorationx4 Stunning Strikex7 Cautery Signetx7 Soldier's Furyx6 Grenth's Graspx2 Reaper's Sweepx4 Wounding Strikex6 Zealous Vowx2
Enforcer x0 Goon x0 Huntsman x0 Marksman x2 Divine x4 Grim x7 Charming x4 Firebrand x0 Silent x2 Clairvoyant x0 Mentor x2 Sibyl x0
Earth Shakerx0 Backbreakerx0 Forceful Blowx0 Dwarven Battle Stancex0 Soldier's Stancex0 Battle Ragex0 Cleavex0 Evisceratex0 Heal as Onex0 Rampage as Onex0 Enraged Lungex0 Magebane Shotx2 Burning Arrowx0 Barragex0 Expert's Dexterityx0 Blessed Lightx1 Shield of Deflectionx1 Light of Deliverancex0 Word of Healingx2 Ravenous Gazex2 Order of Apostasyx2 Aura of the Lichx3 Power Leechx2 Shared Burdenx0 Energy Drainx0 Keystone Signetx2 Elemental Attunementx0 Searing Flamesx0 Master of Magicx0 Mind Blastx0 Conjure Lightningx0 Seeping Woundx2 Assault Enchantmentsx0 Fevered Dreamsx0 Ritual Lordx0 Destructive was Glaivex0 Caretaker's Chargex0 Spirit Light Weaponx0 Cruel Spearx1 "The Power Is Yours!"x1 Soldier's Furyx0 Wounding Strikex0 Ebon Dust Aurax0 Avatar of Grenthx0 Onslaughtx0
Total Kills: 246 Mantle Kills: 225 Peacekeeper Kills: 21 Mantle Weapon Kills: 198 Peacekeeper Weapon Kills: 17 Mantle Weapons: 0 Peacekeeper Weapons: 0

Kessex Peak[edit]

Expected spawns per map: 40 Mantle, 60 Peacekeepers

The Peacekeepers look like they might use the same spawning logic as in The Black Curtain.

Kessex Peak (Weapons: 3)
Knight x24 Zealot x18 Scout x37 Seeker x16 Abbot x0 Priest x26 Fanatic x21 Ritualist x21
Crippling Slashx12 Steady Stancex1 "Coward!"x0 Hundred Bladesx11 Evisceratex2 "You're All Alone!"x1 Triple Chopx0 Soldier's Stancex15 Ferocious Strikex14 Strike as Onex14 Practiced Stancex9 Melandru's Shotx0 Incendiary Arrowsx4 Oath Shotx0 Glass Arrowsx12 Escapex0 Trapper's Focusx0 Boon Signetx0 Mantra of Recallx0 Restore Conditionx0 Zealous Benedictionx0 Word of Healingx11 Healing Burstx10 Healer's Boonx5 Ray of Judgmentx0 Icy Veinsx21 Pain of Disenchantmentx0 Lingering Cursex0 Tainted Fleshx0 Discordx16 Animate Flesh Golemx5 Spoil Victorx0 Weaken Kneesx0
Sycophant x22 Adherent x12 Savant x18 Enforcer x18 Ritualist x23 Champion x7 Devotee x5
Crippling Anguishx2 Energy Surgex3 Extend Conditionsx2 Word of Healingx13 Hex Eater Vortexx1 Psychic Instabilityx1 Water Tridentx3 Sandstormx2 Unsteady Groundx5 Shatterstonex2 Glyph of Renewalx10 Ride the Lightningx4 Savannah Heatx3 Invoke Lightningx1 Temple Strikex6 Dark Apostasyx4 Shattering Assaultx4 Beguiling Hazex4 Punishing Shotx0 Preservationx23 Weapon of Remedyx0 Jagged Bonesx0 Spirit's Strengthx0 Signet of Spiritsx0 Signet of Ghostly Mightx0 Song of Restorationx2 Stunning Strikex5 Cautery Signetx0 Soldier's Furyx0 Grenth's Graspx5 Reaper's Sweepx0 Wounding Strikex0 Zealous Vowx0
Enforcer x43 Goon x0 Huntsman x67 Marksman x59 Divine x72 Grim x38 Charming x30 Firebrand x51 Silent x14 Clairvoyant x0 Mentor x0 Sibyl x24
Earth Shakerx43 Backbreakerx0 Forceful Blowx0 Dwarven Battle Stancex0 Soldier's Stancex0 Battle Ragex0 Cleavex0 Evisceratex0 Heal as Onex28 Rampage as Onex20 Enraged Lungex19 Magebane Shotx2 Burning Arrowx7 Barragex50 Expert's Dexterityx0 Blessed Lightx16 Shield of Deflectionx21 Light of Deliverancex17 Word of Healingx18 Ravenous Gazex0 Order of Apostasyx0 Aura of the Lichx38 Power Leechx9 Shared Burdenx5 Energy Drainx8 Keystone Signetx8 Elemental Attunementx0 Searing Flamesx0 Master of Magicx0 Mind Blastx51 Conjure Lightningx4 Seeping Woundx2 Assault Enchantmentsx4 Fevered Dreamsx4 Ritual Lordx0 Destructive was Glaivex0 Caretaker's Chargex0 Spirit Light Weaponx0 Cruel Spearx0 "The Power Is Yours!"x0 Soldier's Furyx0 Wounding Strikex0 Ebon Dust Aurax7 Avatar of Grenthx9 Onslaughtx8
Total Kills: 666 Mantle Kills: 268 Peacekeeper Kills: 398 Mantle Weapon Kills: 238 Peacekeeper Weapon Kills: 272 Mantle Weapons: 2 Peacekeeper Weapons: 1

Cursed Lands[edit]

Expected spawns per map: 5 Mantle (Barthimus the Provident's group only), 35 Peacekeeper

Cursed Lands
Knight x0 Zealot x1 Scout x0 Seeker x2 Abbot x1 Priest x0 Fanatic x0 Ritualist x1
Crippling Slashx0 Steady Stancex0 "Coward!"x0 Hundred Bladesx0 Evisceratex0 "You're All Alone!"x1 Triple Chopx0 Soldier's Stancex0 Ferocious Strikex0 Strike as Onex0 Practiced Stancex0 Melandru's Shotx0 Incendiary Arrowsx1 Oath Shotx0 Glass Arrowsx1 Escapex0 Trapper's Focusx0 Boon Signetx0 Mantra of Recallx1 Restore Conditionx0 Zealous Benedictionx0 Word of Healingx0 Healing Burstx0 Healer's Boonx0 Ray of Judgmentx0 Icy Veinsx0 Pain of Disenchantmentx0 Lingering Cursex0 Tainted Fleshx0 Discordx0 Animate Flesh Golemx0 Spoil Victorx0 Weaken Kneesx1
Sycophant x2 Adherent x0 Savant x0 Enforcer x1 Ritualist x2 Champion x2 Devotee x2
Crippling Anguishx0 Energy Surgex1 Extend Conditionsx1 Word of Healingx0 Hex Eater Vortexx0 Psychic Instabilityx0 Water Tridentx0 Sandstormx0 Unsteady Groundx0 Shatterstonex0 Glyph of Renewalx0 Ride the Lightningx0 Savannah Heatx0 Invoke Lightningx0 Temple Strikex0 Dark Apostasyx0 Shattering Assaultx1 Beguiling Hazex0 Punishing Shotx0 Preservationx0 Weapon of Remedyx0 Jagged Bonesx0 Spirit's Strengthx1 Signet of Spiritsx1 Signet of Ghostly Mightx0 Song of Restorationx0 Stunning Strikex2 Cautery Signetx0 Soldier's Furyx0 Grenth's Graspx0 Reaper's Sweepx0 Wounding Strikex0 Zealous Vowx2
Enforcer x6 Goon x2 Huntsman x0 Marksman x6 Divine x20 Grim x11 Charming x10 Firebrand x12 Silent x6 Clairvoyant x7 Mentor x5 Sibyl x10
Earth Shakerx0 Backbreakerx2 Forceful Blowx3 Dwarven Battle Stancex1 Soldier's Stancex1 Battle Ragex0 Cleavex0 Evisceratex1 Heal as Onex0 Rampage as Onex0 Enraged Lungex0 Magebane Shotx2 Burning Arrowx3 Barragex1 Expert's Dexterityx0 Blessed Lightx1 Shield of Deflectionx7 Light of Deliverancex4 Word of Healingx8 Ravenous Gazex4 Order of Apostasyx5 Aura of the Lichx2 Power Leechx3 Shared Burdenx4 Energy Drainx1 Keystone Signetx2 Elemental Attunementx1 Searing Flamesx2 Master of Magicx3 Mind Blastx6 Conjure Lightningx1 Seeping Woundx1 Assault Enchantmentsx2 Fevered Dreamsx2 Ritual Lordx4 Destructive was Glaivex0 Caretaker's Chargex0 Spirit Light Weaponx3 Cruel Spearx3 "The Power Is Yours!"x1 Soldier's Furyx1 Wounding Strikex0 Ebon Dust Aurax0 Avatar of Grenthx5 Onslaughtx5
Total Kills: 109 Mantle Kills: 14 Peacekeeper Kills: 95 Mantle Weapon Kills: 13 Peacekeeper Weapon Kills: 77 Mantle Weapons: 0 Peacekeeper Weapons: 0

Nebo Terrace[edit]

Estimated per map: 15 Mantle, 72 Peacekeeper

Peacekeeper Enforcers/Goons will be underreported because the static spawns are easy to blow up before you can properly ID them all.

Nebo Terrace
Knight x33 Zealot x7 Scout x4 Seeker x11 Abbot x0 Priest x9 Fanatic x0 Ritualist x0
Crippling Slashx10 Steady Stancex14 "Coward!"x0 Hundred Bladesx9 Evisceratex0 "You're All Alone!"x0 Triple Chopx0 Soldier's Stancex7 Ferocious Strikex1 Strike as Onex0 Practiced Stancex0 Melandru's Shotx3 Incendiary Arrowsx4 Oath Shotx0 Glass Arrowsx7 Escapex0 Trapper's Focusx0 Boon Signetx0 Mantra of Recallx0 Restore Conditionx0 Zealous Benedictionx0 Word of Healingx6 Healing Burstx2 Healer's Boonx1 Ray of Judgmentx0 Icy Veinsx0 Pain of Disenchantmentx0 Lingering Cursex0 Tainted Fleshx0 Discordx0 Animate Flesh Golemx0 Spoil Victorx0 Weaken Kneesx0
Sycophant x16 Adherent x6 Savant x10 Enforcer x0 Ritualist x16 Champion x14 Devotee x6
Crippling Anguishx6 Energy Surgex2 Extend Conditionsx6 Word of Healingx2 Hex Eater Vortexx0 Psychic Instabilityx0 Water Tridentx0 Sandstormx0 Unsteady Groundx6 Shatterstonex0 Glyph of Renewalx4 Ride the Lightningx1 Savannah Heatx0 Invoke Lightningx5 Temple Strikex0 Dark Apostasyx0 Shattering Assaultx0 Beguiling Hazex0 Punishing Shotx0 Preservationx4 Weapon of Remedyx0 Jagged Bonesx0 Spirit's Strengthx6 Signet of Spiritsx6 Signet of Ghostly Mightx0 Song of Restorationx1 Stunning Strikex6 Cautery Signetx7 Soldier's Furyx0 Grenth's Graspx3 Reaper's Sweepx0 Wounding Strikex1 Zealous Vowx2
Enforcer x35 Goon x83 Huntsman x4 Marksman x38 Divine x21 Grim x25 Charming x35 Firebrand x34 Silent x54 Clairvoyant x42 Mentor x64 Sibyl x22
Earth Shakerx12 Backbreakerx3 Forceful Blowx10 Dwarven Battle Stancex10 Soldier's Stancex20 Battle Ragex22 Cleavex20 Evisceratex21 Heal as Onex2 Rampage as Onex0 Enraged Lungex2 Magebane Shotx12 Burning Arrowx12 Barragex14 Expert's Dexterityx0 Blessed Lightx5 Shield of Deflectionx4 Light of Deliverancex8 Word of Healingx4 Ravenous Gazex7 Order of Apostasyx10 Aura of the Lichx8 Power Leechx8 Shared Burdenx9 Energy Drainx13 Keystone Signetx5 Elemental Attunementx9 Searing Flamesx11 Master of Magicx3 Mind Blastx11 Conjure Lightningx11 Seeping Woundx9 Assault Enchantmentsx16 Fevered Dreamsx18 Ritual Lordx9 Destructive was Glaivex16 Caretaker's Chargex11 Spirit Light Weaponx6 Cruel Spearx5 "The Power Is Yours!"x49 Soldier's Furyx10 Wounding Strikex0 Ebon Dust Aurax8 Avatar of Grenthx6 Onslaughtx8
Total Kills: 589 Mantle Kills: 132 Peacekeeper Kills: 457 Mantle Weapon Kills: 116 Peacekeeper Weapon Kills: 309 Mantle Weapons: 0 Peacekeeper Weapons: 0

North Kryta Province[edit]

Expected spawns per map: 5 mantle (Sarnia's group only), ~25 Peacekeepers (depends a bit on whether Insatiable Vakar's popups decide to spawn or not)

North Kryta Province
Knight x1 Zealot x0 Scout x0 Seeker x1 Abbot x0 Priest x2 Fanatic x0 Ritualist x2
Crippling Slashx0 Steady Stancex0 "Coward!"x1 Hundred Bladesx0 Evisceratex0 "You're All Alone!"x0 Triple Chopx0 Soldier's Stancex0 Ferocious Strikex0 Strike as Onex0 Practiced Stancex0 Melandru's Shotx0 Incendiary Arrowsx0 Oath Shotx0 Glass Arrowsx1 Escapex0 Trapper's Focusx0 Boon Signetx0 Mantra of Recallx0 Restore Conditionx0 Zealous Benedictionx0 Word of Healingx1 Healing Burstx0 Healer's Boonx0 Ray of Judgmentx1 Icy Veinsx0 Pain of Disenchantmentx0 Lingering Cursex0 Tainted Fleshx0 Discordx0 Animate Flesh Golemx2 Spoil Victorx0 Weaken Kneesx0
Sycophant x2 Adherent x0 Savant x1 Enforcer x0 Ritualist x0 Champion x1 Devotee x0
Crippling Anguishx1 Energy Surgex0 Extend Conditionsx0 Word of Healingx0 Hex Eater Vortexx1 Psychic Instabilityx0 Water Tridentx0 Sandstormx0 Unsteady Groundx0 Shatterstonex0 Glyph of Renewalx0 Ride the Lightningx1 Savannah Heatx0 Invoke Lightningx0 Temple Strikex0 Dark Apostasyx0 Shattering Assaultx0 Beguiling Hazex0 Punishing Shotx0 Preservationx0 Weapon of Remedyx0 Jagged Bonesx0 Spirit's Strengthx0 Signet of Spiritsx0 Signet of Ghostly Mightx0 Song of Restorationx0 Stunning Strikex1 Cautery Signetx0 Soldier's Furyx0 Grenth's Graspx0 Reaper's Sweepx0 Wounding Strikex0 Zealous Vowx0
Enforcer x1 Goon x5 Huntsman x0 Marksman x1 Divine x6 Grim x1 Charming x2 Firebrand x9 Silent x2 Clairvoyant x6 Mentor x5 Sibyl x0
Earth Shakerx0 Backbreakerx0 Forceful Blowx1 Dwarven Battle Stancex0 Soldier's Stancex1 Battle Ragex2 Cleavex1 Evisceratex1 Heal as Onex0 Rampage as Onex0 Enraged Lungex0 Magebane Shotx0 Burning Arrowx1 Barragex0 Expert's Dexterityx0 Blessed Lightx1 Shield of Deflectionx2 Light of Deliverancex2 Word of Healingx1 Ravenous Gazex0 Order of Apostasyx1 Aura of the Lichx0 Power Leechx0 Shared Burdenx2 Energy Drainx0 Keystone Signetx0 Elemental Attunementx1 Searing Flamesx2 Master of Magicx2 Mind Blastx4 Conjure Lightningx1 Seeping Woundx0 Assault Enchantmentsx0 Fevered Dreamsx1 Ritual Lordx1 Destructive was Glaivex1 Caretaker's Chargex3 Spirit Light Weaponx1 Cruel Spearx0 "The Power Is Yours!"x3 Soldier's Furyx2 Wounding Strikex0 Ebon Dust Aurax0 Avatar of Grenthx0 Onslaughtx0
Total Kills: 48 Mantle Kills: 10 Peacekeeper Kills: 38 Mantle Weapon Kills: 9 Peacekeeper Weapon Kills: 26 Mantle Weapons: 0 Peacekeeper Weapons: 0

Riverside Province[edit]

Estimated foes per map: 255 Mantle. More than I ever want to do solo in a single sitting, especially with a very long respawn walk for mistakes.

The start of the map can be a little rough. The southeastern part of the area contains a lot of small patrols of two Mantle which are very easy. The temple and the western half have some quite large groups that can be rather difficult and debatably not worth the time to bang your head against.

Riverside Province (Weapons: 7)
Knight x271 Zealot x248 Scout x260 Seeker x251 Abbot x117 Priest x124 Fanatic x148 Ritualist x131
Crippling Slashx59 Steady Stancex77 "Coward!"x70 Hundred Bladesx65 Evisceratex51 "You're All Alone!"x59 Triple Chopx73 Soldier's Stancex65 Ferocious Strikex42 Strike as Onex58 Practiced Stancex76 Melandru's Shotx84 Incendiary Arrowsx75 Oath Shotx65 Glass Arrowsx72 Escapex39 Trapper's Focusx0 Boon Signetx24 Mantra of Recallx29 Restore Conditionx29 Zealous Benedictionx35 Word of Healingx38 Healing Burstx34 Healer's Boonx26 Ray of Judgmentx26 Icy Veinsx44 Pain of Disenchantmentx43 Lingering Cursex27 Tainted Fleshx34 Discordx44 Animate Flesh Golemx32 Spoil Victorx29 Weaken Kneesx26
Sycophant x190 Adherent x144 Savant x170 Enforcer x245 Ritualist x190 Champion x252 Devotee x212
Crippling Anguishx35 Energy Surgex33 Extend Conditionsx31 Word of Healingx21 Hex Eater Vortexx30 Psychic Instabilityx40 Water Tridentx29 Sandstormx37 Unsteady Groundx40 Shatterstonex38 Glyph of Renewalx45 Ride the Lightningx44 Savannah Heatx44 Invoke Lightningx37 Temple Strikex41 Dark Apostasyx42 Shattering Assaultx58 Beguiling Hazex45 Punishing Shotx59 Preservationx23 Weapon of Remedyx31 Jagged Bonesx33 Spirit's Strengthx35 Signet of Spiritsx35 Signet of Ghostly Mightx33 Song of Restorationx34 Stunning Strikex70 Cautery Signetx66 Soldier's Furyx82 Grenth's Graspx51 Reaper's Sweepx45 Wounding Strikex67 Zealous Vowx49
Total Kills: 2953 Mantle Kills: 2953 Peacekeeper Kills: 0 Mantle Weapon Kills: 2522 Peacekeeper Weapon Kills: 0 Mantle Weapons: 7 Peacekeeper Weapons: 0

Watchtower Coast[edit]

Estimated per map: 65 Mantle, 48 Peacekeeper

Watchtower Coast
Knight x88 Zealot x51 Scout x57 Seeker x27 Abbot x0 Priest x55 Fanatic x53 Ritualist x44
Crippling Slashx32 Steady Stancex7 "Coward!"x2 Hundred Bladesx47 Evisceratex2 "You're All Alone!"x6 Triple Chopx4 Soldier's Stancex39 Ferocious Strikex22 Strike as Onex22 Practiced Stancex13 Melandru's Shotx0 Incendiary Arrowsx11 Oath Shotx0 Glass Arrowsx12 Escapex0 Trapper's Focusx4 Boon Signetx0 Mantra of Recallx0 Restore Conditionx0 Zealous Benedictionx0 Word of Healingx22 Healing Burstx18 Healer's Boonx0 Ray of Judgmentx15 Icy Veinsx53 Pain of Disenchantmentx0 Lingering Cursex0 Tainted Fleshx0 Discordx38 Animate Flesh Golemx6 Spoil Victorx0 Weaken Kneesx0
Sycophant x24 Adherent x25 Savant x14 Enforcer x9 Ritualist x25 Champion x19 Devotee x5
Crippling Anguishx1 Energy Surgex1 Extend Conditionsx1 Word of Healingx15 Hex Eater Vortexx3 Psychic Instabilityx3 Water Tridentx18 Sandstormx2 Unsteady Groundx3 Shatterstonex2 Glyph of Renewalx10 Ride the Lightningx2 Savannah Heatx1 Invoke Lightningx1 Temple Strikex0 Dark Apostasyx0 Shattering Assaultx7 Beguiling Hazex0 Punishing Shotx2 Preservationx23 Weapon of Remedyx0 Jagged Bonesx0 Spirit's Strengthx0 Signet of Spiritsx2 Signet of Ghostly Mightx0 Song of Restorationx14 Stunning Strikex5 Cautery Signetx0 Soldier's Furyx0 Grenth's Graspx5 Reaper's Sweepx0 Wounding Strikex0 Zealous Vowx0
Enforcer x88 Goon x0 Huntsman x9 Marksman x38 Divine x62 Grim x27 Charming x56 Firebrand x0 Silent x19 Clairvoyant x11 Mentor x9 Sibyl x25
Earth Shakerx20 Backbreakerx25 Forceful Blowx29 Dwarven Battle Stancex14 Soldier's Stancex0 Battle Ragex0 Cleavex0 Evisceratex0 Heal as Onex3 Rampage as Onex5 Enraged Lungex1 Magebane Shotx8 Burning Arrowx12 Barragex18 Expert's Dexterityx0 Blessed Lightx0 Shield of Deflectionx33 Light of Deliverancex15 Word of Healingx14 Ravenous Gazex0 Order of Apostasyx12 Aura of the Lichx15 Power Leechx6 Shared Burdenx12 Energy Drainx21 Keystone Signetx17 Elemental Attunementx0 Searing Flamesx0 Master of Magicx0 Mind Blastx0 Conjure Lightningx3 Seeping Woundx6 Assault Enchantmentsx6 Fevered Dreamsx4 Ritual Lordx1 Destructive was Glaivex2 Caretaker's Chargex2 Spirit Light Weaponx6 Cruel Spearx0 "The Power Is Yours!"x0 Soldier's Furyx9 Wounding Strikex0 Ebon Dust Aurax9 Avatar of Grenthx11 Onslaughtx5
Total Kills: 840 Mantle Kills: 496 Peacekeeper Kills: 344 Mantle Weapon Kills: 457 Peacekeeper Weapon Kills: 277 Mantle Weapons: 0 Peacekeeper Weapons: 0

Areas in General[edit]

WiK areas and greens I've seen in them (I am NOT saying that any of these are better/worse in drop rates than the others because I have not run them at all equally!)

These are bonus drops. One regular enemy can drop normal loot, Confessor's Orders, AND a green weapon all at the same time.

Area Weapons Minipets
Cursed Lands Firebrand (Mind Blast), Long Arm of the Law (Onslaught) 0
D'Alessio Seaboard The Adjudicator (unknown Seeker), The Holy Avenger (Soldier's Stance), The Hammer of Justice (Hundred Blades), Fanatical Devotion x2 (Soldier's Fury, Stunning Strike), Long Arm of the Law (Reaper's Sweep), Harmony (Priest WoH), The Rapture (Psychic Instability), The Soul Reaper (Spoil Victor), Peace x2 (WoH Priest x2), Promise of the Unseen (Weapon of Remedy), Beacon of the Unseen (SoGM), Righteous Fury (Soldier's Fury) 0
Divinity Coast The Peacekeeper (unknown Goon) 0
Kessex Peak The Rapture (unknown Sycophant), The Holy Avenger (Soldier's Stance), Harmony x2 (LoD, unknown Divine), Law and Order (Dark Apostasy) 0
The Battle for Lion's Arch 0 0
Nebo Terrace Law and Order x2 (unknown PK, Dagger Mastery), The Peacekeeper x3 (Goon w/ healsig, Backbreaker x2), The Holy Avenger (Knight), The Adjudicator x2 (Ferocious Strike, Glass Arrows) 0
Riverside Province Beacon of the Unseen x2 (Spirit's Strength, ???), The Rapture x2 (HEV x2), Law and Order (Beguiling Haze), Righteous Fury (Soldier's Fury), Promise of the Unseen x3 (SoGM, WoR, SoS), Fanatical Devotion (Stunning Strike), The Adjudicator (Ferocious Strike), The Interdictor (Coward), Peace (Ray of Judgement), The Holy Avenger (Cripslash) Dorian x2 (Escape Seeker, Boon Sig Abbot), Isaiah (Weaken Knees)
Scoundrel's Rise 0 0
The Black Curtain Firebrand, Righteous Fury, The Hammer of Justice (You're All Alone), Harmony (Healing Burst) 0
Twin Serpent Lakes 0 0
Watchtower Coast Harmony x2 (unknown Divine, unknown Priest) The Hammer of Justice x2, The Interdictor (unknown Zealot) 0

I suspect The Black Curtain is a good place to farm Peacekeepers because resurrection hell is so rare there:

  • Mentors seemingly do not spawn, which is a pretty big plus because ANet decided instant uninterruptible mass resurrection should be a thing and, when paired with healers, stopping it can be quite problematic
  • Sibyls do not spawn very much, which are another source of resurrection
  • Enforcers seemingly cannot have the Death Pact bar
  • Firebrands (that carry probably the most desirable weapon?) are abundant
  • On the flip side, the map can be awkward, notably the few Mantle groups are big, close together and frequently have problematic compositions

Battle for Lion's Arch[edit]

Spawn order: Heavily work in progress. Probably won't ever get the whole thing straight, though.


A big problem is I think the Healer's Burst Priest that's guaranteed to spawn in the next part. There's cheese: the Jagged Bones ritualist will often stall around the Ebon Falcons, throwing Death Nova on degenerating minions, and the Priest staying healing them, meaning the rest can be killed off on their way to Salma. Of course, the other cheese is to lure Salma away with a vampiric weapon and try to get her stuck on something... that'd probably get a solo clear, but would obviously be useless for farming. This is doable without - I'm not sure what the key is other than killing stuff quicky, but stopping the Jade Armor bonking the NPCs for very long might have something to do with it.

After that, the next big problem comes with the Perfected Aegis group. I think this is doable by killing all the Armors, then balling all the bows/cloaks up, keeping stability down and doing the normal balled up mesmer stuff to them... Though I've yet to actually do that!

I am very unconvinced that greens can drop here. I've now picked up three stacks of Orders here alone - and that ignores more left on the floor when wiping to the Perfected Armor part. This is many, many more than my average explorable area drop rate - so I conclude that I either I am being unlucky, doing something wrong, or they don't drop here. If you assumed that the drop rate of orders in this area is still ~10% and weapons are ~1/400 (seemingly pessimistic), this means (based on 3 stacks of orders) I should have a killcount in Battle for LA of about 7500, and if the drop rate were the same (and static without dependence on any other factors) the odds of me not having seen at least one should therefore be something around 1 in 142 million.

As far as I know, Hearts of the North drops Orders but no greens, which really does make me think that Battle for LA is like those.

Confessor's Orders[edit]

  • 21 in 276 Mantle kills (Riverside Province)
  • 25 in 245 Mantle kills (Riverside Province)
  • 18 in 152 Mantle kills (D'Alessio Seaboard)
  • 23 in 276 Mantle kills (Riverside Province)
  • 13 in 141 Mantle kills (D'Alessio Seaboard)
  • 16 in 143 Mantle kills (D'Alessio Seaboard)
  • 18 in 155 Mantle kills (D'Alessio Seaboard)
  • 19 in 148 Mantle kills (D'Alessio Seaboard)
  • 31 in 279 Mantle kills (Riverside Province)
  • 15 in 165 Mantle kills (D'Alessio Seaboard)
  • 29 in 265 Mantle kills (Riverside Province)

The above comes to 199 in 1980 kills, which supports a ≈10% drop rate.

Drop Rate Estimations[edit]

(See above for Confessor's Orders at ~10%)

I'll probably not update this very often as it's not really changing a whole lot, but in a couple of minutes I whipped up a dumb script that generates a summary:

Mantle dropper kill count: 5032
Total weapon count: 15
Kills per weapon: 335.46666666666664


Peacekeeper dropper kill count: 1843
Total weapon count: 2
Kills per weapon: 921.5


Total dropper kill count: 6875
Total weapon count: 17
Kills per weapon: 404.4117647058824

I don't know of much other data except Péter Kádár's journey farming a mini peacekeeper. Obviously any comparison has issues because:

  1. His methodology is likely way more affected by any antifarm code (kills shortly after zoning, thousands upon thousands of zone entries)
  2. He was killing Peacekeepers, whereas most of my data is for Mantle

But, his droprates for orders were not far off mine (~8%), yet his green weapon drop rate was nearly a quarter of what I'm recording (assuming 3 weapon droppers per run, his is ~1/1146).

Now that I'm using AP to do this instead of a mesmer I don't have the energy regen downtime to count enemy builds individually, but I can still count completed runs, so I started doing that. In any case, it's starting to actually look like Peacekeeper weapon drop rates are about 1/3 to 1/4 of the Mantle ones. Yuck.