Quetzal Crest

Quetzal Crest
Rarity	Common
Type	Trophy
Value	20
Stackable	Yes
Campaign	Eye of the North
Collector(s)	Jwup
Common salvage	4-5 Feathers

Quetzal Crests are trophies dropped by Tengu in the Tarnished Coast.

Acquisition

• Eye of the North
  • Tarnished Coast
    • Quetzal Stark
    • Quetzal Keen
    • Quetzal Dark
    • Quetzal Sly

Drop and salvage research is ongoing, and can be found here.

Farming

Verdant Cascades

Leave from Umbral Grotto. There are approximately 90 Quetzal in the southwest portion of Verdant Cascades.

Collectors

Jwup

Location: Alcazia Tangle, outside Tarnished Haven
Collecting: 5 Quetzal Crests

Item	Stats	Requirement	Weapon bonuses	Value
Feathered Flatbow	Piercing Damage: 15-28	9 Marksmanship	Damage +15% (while in a Stance)	100
Arrowblade Daggers	Piercing Damage: 7-17	9 Dagger Mastery	Damage +15% (while in a Stance)	100
Aureate Aegis	Armor: 16	9 Motivation	Health +45 (while in a Stance) Inscription: None	100
Tidal Staff	Energy +10 Cold Damage: 11-22	9 Water Magic	Halves skill recharge of spells (Chance: 20%) Energy +5 (while Enchanted)	100
Inscribed Chakram	Energy +12	9 Domination Magic	Health +30 Inscription: None	100
Idol	Energy +12	9 Blood Magic	Health +30 Inscription: None	100
Storm Artifact1	Energy +12	9 Air Magic	Health +30 Inscription: None	100
Divine Symbol	Energy +12	9 Divine Favor	Health +30 Inscription: None	100
Communing Focus	Energy +12	9 Communing	Health +30 Inscription: None	100

^{1: Can be dyed.}

Nicholas the Traveler

Location: Alcazia Tangle (week of next appearance: 10 February 2025)
Collecting: 2 Quetzal Crests

Item	Value
Gift of the Traveler	0

Trivia

The Guild Wars 2 Wiki has an article on Quetzal Crest.

• Nicholas the Traveler collected Quetzal crests to fashion a disguise for Vael for his spying mission on the Quetzal.