You’ve entered the Mystic Forge, bested the fire djinn Qadim, and overcome his challenges—but Zommoros’s rival is still at large. Now, prepare to enter the ancient city of Ahdashim and learn what secrets lie buried by the centuries.

The next Guild Wars 2 raid, the Key of Ahdashim, arrives next week on June 11! Fine-tune your build, make sure your gear can weather the elements, and check out the video above.

Let’s Get Shiny!

Qadim’s machinations are causing ripples outside the Mystic Forge, touching certain world bosses in Central Tyria with condensed ley energy. From June 11 to June 25, defeat these powerful enemies to mine colorful crystal essence. Bring essences to skritt near the Mystic Forge to create shiny weapons—and then consult with the skritt to learn how you can make your shiny weapons even shinier.

Affected World Boss Events

Defeat the shadow behemoth

Kill the Svanir shaman chief to break his control over the ice elemental

Destroy the fire elemental created from chaotic energy fusing with the C.L.E.A.N. 5000’s energy core

Defeat the great jungle wurm

Slay the Shatterer

Defeat Ulgoth the Modniir and his minions

Defeat the Inquest’s golem Mark II

Defeat the Claw of Jormag

Kill Admiral Taidha Covington

Kill the megadestroyer before it blows everyone up

Defeat the Karka Queen threatening the settlements

Defeat Tequatl the Sunless

Triple Trouble

The weapons will always be available through the Key of Ahdashim raid after the event has ended. Happy collecting!