The Ruined City of Arah

The Ruined City of Arah

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Map of The Ruined City of Arah

Levels

80

Type

Dungeon

Region

Ruins of Orr

Connects to

The Narthex

API

112

Loading screen

Image(s)

Loading screen for Victory or Death. Interactive map

“

Arah was once the city of the human gods. Even after the deities quit this sphere, it remained a golden, shining place ... until the folly of man sank it beneath the waves. Yet worse was still to come. The Elder Dragon awoke, and pulled Orr from its watery grave, and raised hordes of undead minions from the twisted wreckage. Now Zhaitan's minions infest this place. We must rise above them if we hope to confront the Elder Dragon.

— Caithe

The Ruined City of Arah (or simply Arah), once called the City of the Gods, was the home of the Six Human Gods and marks where they first arrived on Tyria from the Mists. After the fall of Abaddon, the remaining Five Gods left during the Exodus of the Gods. Afterwards, the Orrians made Arah the capital of Orr and continued to maintain the city in hopes of the gods' eventual return. In the vaults of Arah, Vizier Khilbron retrieved forbidden scrolls that caused The Cataclysm, which sunk Orr.

In 1219 AE, Zhaitan awoke beneath the city, causing the kingdom and the city to rise above the waves. It now resides in the city, making its lair there.

Completing this dungeon or its PvP/WvW track awards  Tales of Dungeon Delving which can be used to purchase the Arah armor and Weapons of the Dragon's Deep from any Dungeon Merchant.

Dungeon modes

Location of The Ruined City of Arah entrance.

• The Ruined City of Arah (explorable)

Historical modes

• The Ruined City of Arah (story) - Replaced by the Personal Story step Victory or Death.

Locations

Area	Area objectives
Arsenal of the Blessed	—
Ascendant's Bounty	—
Corrupted Canals	—
Courts of the Highborn Kings	—
Crypts of the Dreaming Dead	Dreaming Dead Waypoint The Slaughtercrypt
Death in the Sky (only in Victory or Death)	The Glory of Tyria Waypoint (only in Victory or Death; moves) The Humble Waypoint (only in Victory or Death; moves)
Estates of the Favored	Estates Waypoint Highborn Kings Waypoint
Giant's Causeway (only in Victory or Death)	The Humble Waypoint (only in Victory or Death; moves)
Inquest Base Brawn Zeleph	Mursaat Test Bed Zeleph
Nave of Arah	Pact Camp Waypoint (only in Victory or Death) Pact Encampment Waypoint White Bears Pride[sic] Waypoint Pact Encampment Salvage of the "Lady Livia" Salvage of the "Whitebear's Pride"
Reza's Passage	Passage Waypoint
The Divine Piazza	Divine Piazza Waypoint Reza's Waypoint
The Dragontooth Defense (only in Victory or Death)	The Humble Waypoint (Only in Victory or Death; moves) Draconic Battery (Only in Victory or Death)
The Elder Dragon's Lair (only in Victory or Death)	The Glory of Tyria Waypoint (Only in Victory or Death; moves) Zhaitan's Last Stand (only in Victory or Death)
The Ghostlamp Way	—
The Godpath Gardens	The Wreck of the Scorchrazor Zhaitan's Rest
The Grand Basilica	The Altar of Glaust
The Grand Temple of the Pantheon	Pantheon Waypoint The Grand Processional Gate Temple's Guard (doesn't appear on the map)
The Heavencrystal Palace	The Bloodstones' Unmaking
The Rotten Armada	Demon's Shoal Waypoint Rotten Armada Waypoint Demon's Shoal
The Shattered Cleft	Cleft Waypoint Heavencrystal Waypoint
The Shipfall	The Imperial Barge of Orr
The Vaults of the Hidden	Hidden Waypoint Melandru's Dome The Mystic Telescope
The Vaults of Holiness	Ascendant's Bounty Waypoint Highborn Kings Waypoint Vaults of Holiness Waypoint Salvage of the "Riannoc's Dream"

Related achievements

• Dungeons: Dungeon Frequenter — Complete eight dungeon paths for a grand reward! (0)
• Dungeons: Dungeon Master — Complete 8 explorable dungeons. (10)
• Dungeons: Master of Arah — Explored Ruined City of Arah. (20)
• Basic Collections: The Ruined City of Arah Collector — Use tales of dungeon delving from The Ruined City of Arah to unlock all 37 weapon and armor skins in your wardrobe. (3)
• Dungeon Rush: Dungeon Delver: The Ruined City of Arah — Complete any path of the The Ruined City of Arah dungeon. (0)

Notes

• The following Points of Interest appear in explorable mode, but make reference to landmarks that can only be seen in Victory or Death.
  • Salvage of the "Lady Livia"
  • Salvage of the "Whitebear's Pride"
  • Salvage of the "Riannoc's Dream"

Trivia

• Completing explorable paths within this dungeon prior to the June 7th, 2022 game update awarded Shards of Zhaitan.

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