Guild Wars 2

So after figuring out the Golem event I started to wonder what other lesser known events had their chests updated.

*Plains of Ashford~?
*Queensdale~Shadow Behemoth
*Caledon Forest~Great Jugle Wurm
*Metrica Province~Fire elemental
*Wayfarer Foothills~Maw
*Diessa Plateau~Rhendak the Crazed
*Kessex Hills~?
*Brisban Wildlands~?
*Snowden Drifts~?
*Gendarran Fields~?
*Lornar’s Pass~?
*Fields of Ruin~Foulbear Chieftain
*Harathi Hinterlands~Ulgoth the Mondir
*Blazeridge Steppes~Shatterer
*Dredgehaunt Cliffs~Dredge Comissioner
*Bloodtide Coast~Taida Covington
*Iron Marches~Branded Devourer Queen, Fire Shaman (linked to fire ele in metrica)
*Timberline Falls~?
*Sparkfly Fen~Tequatl
*Fireheart Rise~?
*Mount Maelstrom~Golem Mark II
*Straits of Devastation~Temple of Balth, Eye of Zhaitan
*Frostgorge Sound~Claw
*Malchor’s Leap~Temple of Lyssa, Temple of Dwayna
*Cursed Shore~Temple of Grenth, Temple of Melandru, Captain Rotbeard, High Wizard

I wonder if each map got an update? If so I’d love to find out all of them for the sake of variety. Does anyone know any chests that were updated that are not so well known? I’m going to continue to test events, but would appreciate any all info ya’ll would be willing to share.

God, if that is the case… you could spend your entire day just trying to get to events!!

Diessa Plateau has the Flame Temple Tombs. It’s guarded by Champion Rhendak, but if you lure him away and are quick enough, you can loot it before he dies. You can also solo him with some patience and movement.

Cursed shore also has the chest near Rotbeard.

Iron Marches has the flame shaman, but his chest seems to also be linked the the fire elemental in Metrica.

Fields of Ruin has the Foulbearer Ogre Chieftain, but that chain has been bugging a bit lately.

I can confirm that the battle for the vault in Ashford has NOT updated its chest.

now that there’s going to be a daily associated with these world bosses, an updated list of ones that grant a daily chest would be nice!

There’s a hidden boss that you can access through the pit in the middle of Thaumanova, which seems to also have a chest with a guaranteed rare. You have to create an item to unlock the energy field around the pit, and the process is detailed on this wiki page: http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Matrix_cube_key

So basically the Fire Elemental is really a double-chest, because defeating it unlocks a second boss with another guaranteed rare. I’m seeing more people hang around after the fire ele dies, hoping someone has the key, but often nobody has it, so I hope this helps people to understand how to make one

BTW, the rotbeard chest rewards are pretty much the same as all the other meta event/dragon rewards.

So if you don’t have the time to wait out on bosses, go farm that chest.

I know one guy who has 10 alts and he farms it like mad.

Yesterday I got 3 rares so the loot is pretty good. Always guaranteed at least 2 rare items

Plains of Ashford has world event chain too, not event in vault, but ascalonian commanders. It also has champion flame shaman event but i havent done it latley so i cant say if chest is updated.

Elentari.9156:

There’s a hidden boss that you can access through the pit in the middle of Thaumanova, which seems to also have a chest with a guaranteed rare. You have to create an item to unlock the energy field around the pit, and the process is detailed on this wiki page: http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Matrix_cube_key

So basically the Fire Elemental is really a double-chest, because defeating it unlocks a second boss with another guaranteed rare. I’m seeing more people hang around after the fire ele dies, hoping someone has the key, but often nobody has it, so I hope this helps people to understand how to make one

I have not been getting rares from that chest. I’ve done it a few times since the chest changes.

ElenaDragon.8401:

I have not been getting rares from that chest. I’ve done it a few times since the chest changes.

Really? I did it for the first time last night and got a rare out of it. I figured, given my history of terrible luck with RNG, that it meant a guaranteed rare. One of my guildies also agreed with me that it was a guaranteed rare, from his experience. I definitely haven’t personally tested this extensively though.

It’s possible I am mistaken. Or maybe you were both lucky. In any case, I’ll still do the event any time someone has a key… it’s very quick and at least you get some loot.

I did it twice more today and got 1 rare and 1 bupkis. My guildie is definitely very lucky (grr). I guess it’s not such a high probability that you should go out of your way to farm the keys, but if you’re there waiting for the fire ele to spawn, it’s probably worth making the keys while you wait. The one I have the most trouble with is the ice room jumping puzzle, all those mobs and turrets that chill and knockback are pretty mean But I’m terribad at platforming so if I can do it, it means it’s pretty easy!

I just did it again myself. I got two blues and a green. I’m level 80.

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Chest

The Steam Ogre in Metrica Province does give an achievement though, so I recommend hunting him down at least once.

Harathi Hinterlands has a champion giant in a cave on the east side of the map. Skullcrusher or something is it’s name. He spawns a chest too. I guess most people forgotten him since nowadays people craft to 80.

Harathi Hinterlands~Ulgoth the Mondir

I did this today on an alt and got a rare, has this one been tested to be an upgraded chest?

I found this link aswell with other chest that might be upgraded http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Valuable_Chest
(not all have been tested thoroughly )

I did the Flame Temple Tombs with my norn guardian alt recently and didn’t have much problem, though I had the help of a thief. We took out Rhendak in about 10 min; we found out his health resets if you leave the room he’s in. I got two rares from the chest though, which kinda made it worthwhile I guess. The thief did as well, I believe.

Vol.5241:

BTW, the rotbeard chest rewards are pretty much the same as all the other meta event/dragon rewards.

So if you don’t have the time to wait out on bosses, go farm that chest.

I know one guy who has 10 alts and he farms it like mad.

Yesterday I got 3 rares so the loot is pretty good. Always guaranteed at least 2 rare items

Has anyone gone for this chest after the patch? I went there just now and I can’t see the loot chest where it used to be. Maybe they changed it so the chest only spawns if you spawn Rotbeard and kill him?

Elentari.9156:

Vol.5241:

BTW, the rotbeard chest rewards are pretty much the same as all the other meta event/dragon rewards.

So if you don’t have the time to wait out on bosses, go farm that chest.

I know one guy who has 10 alts and he farms it like mad.

Yesterday I got 3 rares so the loot is pretty good. Always guaranteed at least 2 rare items

Has anyone gone for this chest after the patch? I went there just now and I can’t see the loot chest where it used to be. Maybe they changed it so the chest only spawns if you spawn Rotbeard and kill him?

You are correct. I haven’t tried it myself yet, but I heard that it will only spawn when you kill Rotbeard. And even if you kill him, the chest rewards have been nerfed.

Vol.5241:

Elentari.9156:

Vol.5241:

BTW, the rotbeard chest rewards are pretty much the same as all the other meta event/dragon rewards.

So if you don’t have the time to wait out on bosses, go farm that chest.

I know one guy who has 10 alts and he farms it like mad.

Yesterday I got 3 rares so the loot is pretty good. Always guaranteed at least 2 rare items

Has anyone gone for this chest after the patch? I went there just now and I can’t see the loot chest where it used to be. Maybe they changed it so the chest only spawns if you spawn Rotbeard and kill him?

You are correct. I haven’t tried it myself yet, but I heard that it will only spawn when you kill Rotbeard. And even if you kill him, the chest rewards have been nerfed.

Aw We shouldn’t have made a list of chest events before the patch, we gave Anet their own hitlist

so no daily rare popup chest from rotbeard now?

No, Rotbeard don’t spawn “daily” chest, while normal chest still has a chance to give rare.