Hero challenge

Hero challenges are map tasks that reward the character with hero points, which can then be spent on training new skills and traits. The feature becomes available at level 11 as part of level rewards, also unlocking it for the rest of the account.

Mechanics[edit]

There are several types of hero challenges:

Combat: Defeat a single NPC (usually an initially friendly one, who offers the sparring challenge).
Group combat: Defeat a high ranking NPC and several weaker enemies. Some hero challenges in the expansion zones, especially in the Heart of Thorns, are intended for groups due to their high difficulty. It is recommended to use map chat or Looking For Group tool to find other players.
Consumable item: An NPC or an interactive object will grant an item that can be consumed to receive a hero point. It is impossible to gain more than the one intended hero point from an item challenge by obtaining multiple items (for example, Cuatl Tonic), as consuming additional copies will not produce any effect.
Communing: Channeling interaction with an object at the places of power, areas of magical, spiritual or historical significance. Places of power are frequently guarded by a powerful enemy or multiple enemies, which do not have to be defeated, but can interfere and interrupt the lengthy channeling process. Can often be simplified by using Stealth.
Dialogue: During a conversation with an NPC, choose the correct answers from a given selection.
Minigame: Complete a mini-game challenge, such as Deputy Crackshot's hero challenge.

Rewards[edit]

Completing a hero challenge in Central Tyria zones grants a single hero point, while challenges in expansion regions (Heart of Maguuma, Crystal Desert, Cantha, and Castora) grant ten points.

Repeating a hero challenge will not grant additional hero points, but combat challenges in expansion zones will reward a bonus chest once per day.

Notarized Scrolls[edit]

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Double-click to complete one random Hero Challenge from <Region>.

— In-game description

Notarized Scrolls will complete a random incomplete hero challenge in the associated region. They are bought with Testimonies of Heroics or PvP League Tickets, and will give a reimbursement if consumed with all hero challenges in the region already completed.

Notarized Scroll	Region	Gives	Heroics Notary	Eimall	League Vendor	Reimbursed currency
Notarized Scroll of Central Tyrian Heroics	Central Tyria	1 hero point	1 Testimony of Jade Heroics	1 Testimony of Desert Heroics	1	1 Proof of Heroics
Notarized Scroll of Maguuma Heroics	Heart of Maguuma	10 hero points	10 Testimony of Jade Heroics	10 Testimony of Desert Heroics	5	10 Proof of Heroics
Notarized Scroll of Desert Heroics	Crystal Desert	10 hero points	10 Testimony of Jade Heroics	10 Testimony of Desert Heroics	5	10 Testimony of Desert Heroics
Notarized Scroll of Jade Heroics	Cantha	10 hero points	10 Testimony of Jade Heroics	10 Testimony of Desert Heroics	5	10 Testimony of Jade Heroics
Notarized Scroll of Castoran Heroics	Castora	10 hero points	10 Testimony of Castoran Heroics	— (not offered)	5	10 Testimony of Castoran Heroics

Black Lion Hero Point Scrolls (purchased from the Gem Store) provide a similar functionality.

List of hero challenges[edit]

Core

Heart of Thorns

List of hero challenges in the Heart of Maguuma

Path of Fire

List of hero challenges in the Crystal Desert

End of Dragons

List of hero challenges in Cantha

Visions of Eternity

List of hero challenges in Castora

World versus World

List of hero challenges in World vs World

Map icons[edit]

Campaign	Incomplete	Incomplete today	Complete	Hero Points awarded
Central Tyria				1
Heart of Maguuma, Crystal Desert, Cantha, Castora				10

Icons with the infinite symbol in the bottom right corner can be repeated – these are usually combat hero challenges – but will not grant you additional hero points.
- Repeatable challenges in the expansion maps may not provide a cleared status for the day if the mini boss was killed while the map is loading the textures. This can be fixed by switching to a different character and finishing the challenge.

Notes[edit]

There are no hero challenges in Horn of Maguuma and Janthir as their respective expansions, Secrets of the Obscure and Janthir Wilds, did not contain new elite specializations.

Anomaly:

In the text boxes for the various hero challenges throughout the map, the icons to start the "communing" ones are inconsistent and may be any of the following: a green check mark, a green arrow, or sometimes the crossed swords icon indicating the beginning of a fight with that particular NPC.

Trivia[edit]

Before June 23rd 2015, hero challenges were called skill challenges, which had a light blue chevron icon.
At one point during the development, there were hero challenges in major cities such as Rata Sum.
There were 183 hero challenges during the first Beta Weekend Event, 176 during the second, 187 during the third, and 199 hero challenges during the August 2nd stress test.
- As of the August 9th Stress Test there were 201 hero challenges.
- As of the August 15th Stress Test there were 203 hero challenges.
- As of launch day, 28th August 2012, there were 202 hero challenges.