Domain of Anguish

"Doa" redirects here. For the Prophecies title, see Defender of Ascalon.

This is an explorable area entry. For information on the outpost, see Gate of Anguish. For information on the mission, see The Ebony Citadel of Mallyx.

Spoiler alert: The following text contains spoilers relating to the story of Guild Wars Nightfall.

Domain of Anguish
Campaign	Nightfall
Region	Realm of Torment
Type	Explorable area
Exit(s)	Gate of Anguish
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Reward trophy in the Hall of Monuments

The Domain of Anguish is a special explorable area in Guild Wars Nightfall. It consists of four other explorable areas - The Foundry of Failed Creations, City of Torc'qua, Stygian Veil and Ravenheart Gloom. A player will be able to enter the Domain of Anguish after defeating Abaddon. The Seer of Truth at Chantry of Secrets grants access.

The only elite mission in Nightfall takes place here.

Containing valuable items, this area is regularly visited by players, though new players often get killed in a few seconds. Monsters in this area are very strong and capable of demolishing every team not prepared for the dangers that await them.

Only in the Domain of Anguish can players obtain tormented weapons and primeval hero armor.

While on first sight Anguish doesn't contain an Elite Mission, it can only be unlocked by completing a quest first. The quest, Mallyx the Unyielding, brings players through every corner of Anguish and ultimately brings the player to The Ebony Citadel of Mallyx which is the true Elite Mission.

Initially, each of the four sections are sealed off from each other; once each section is completed, the entrance to the next counterclockwise section opens. All four sections need not be completed at the same time (although doing so incrementally increases the reward from the chest upon completion of each section). The quest log will be updated to reflect completion of a section and the player can then enter another section directly from the Gate of Anguish outpost at any later time.

Getting there

After the completion of the Nightfall campaign, talk to the Seer of Truth in the Chantry of Secrets to be teleported to the Gate of Anguish outpost. After visiting once, the outpost can be reached via map-travel from the Realm of Torment.

Foes

The foes that are found here range from level 24 to 32 (depending on whether it is normal mode or hard mode). Groups of foes are often very diverse, containing almost every profession. This makes it difficult to rely on certain builds and often teams are forced to create a balanced team. However, players are more and more exploring the weaknesses of the elite area and some can farm certain regions solo.

Unique items

The Domain of Anguish is home to several unique items, which are listed below.

City of Torc'qua

• Shaunur's Scepter
• The Bloodspear
• Turep's Spear

Ravenheart Gloom

• Aegis of Terror (strength)
• //// Shadow Staff (unique)
• Scythe of Corruption
• Menzes' Ambition
• Menzes' Influence

Stygian Veil

• Stygian Recurve Bow
• Stygian Wand
• Stygian Daggers
• Stygian Scepter
• Stygian Spear
• Stygian Defender (command)
• Stygian Aegis (motivation)
• Stygian Scythe
• Menzes' Ambition
• Menzes' Influence

The Foundry of Failed Creations

• Aegis of Aaaaarrrrrrggghhh (tactics)
• //// Ghostly Staff (unique)
• Nihil's Daggers

Notes

• Since March 31st, 2008, players no longer need the quest to spawn the end bosses of each area.
• Heroes are permitted in the Domain, but henchmen are not.

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