Sparkfly Swamp

This article is about an explorable area. This name is also used for a Zaishen vanquish quest.

Sparkfly Swamp
Campaign	Eye of the North
Region	Tarnished Coast
Type	Explorable area
Exit(s)	Gadd's Encampment Bloodstone Caves Bogroot Growths
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Sparkfly Swamp is an explorable area west of the Southern Shiverpeaks. It is mechanically considered part of the Tarnished Coast.

Quests available

• Inscription Stone
  • Finding the Bloodstone
• Giriff
  • Giriff's War
• Tekks
  • Tekks's War

NPCs

These quests will affect the spawns in this area:

• Finding Gadd
• Frogstomp
• Give Peace a Chance
• The Cipher of Grenth

Allies

• 20 Aell (collector for 5 Saurian Bones)
• 0 Inscription Stone
• 20 Giriff
• 20 Tekks

Foes

Arachnids

• 24 (26) Venomweaver
• 24 (26) Lifeweaver
• 24 (26) Bloodweaver

Beasts

• 20..23 (26) Cloudtouched Simian
• 20..23 (26) Simian Spiritcaller
• 20, 21, 23 (26) Redhand Simian

Dinosaurs

• 28 (30) Tyrannus
• 24 (26) Angorodon
• 28 (30) Ceratadon
• 24 (26) Raptors
• 26 (30) Ferothrax

Heket

• 20 (26) Agari Amini
• 20 (26) Agari Tlamatini
• 20 (26) Agari Nahualli
• 20 (26) Agari Cuicani

Bosses

Beasts

• 28 (30) Brynn Earthporter → Ebon Dust Aura (Brynn's Scythe)

Dinosaurs

• 28 (30) Mobrin, Lord of the Marsh → Crippling Slash (Mobrin's Blade)

Heket

• 24 (30) Waray Skullflayer → Migraine (The Skullflayer) (not during Frogstomp)

Objects

Chests

• Locked Chest

Signposts

• Agari Lands
• Danger!

Notes

• Saidra's Ashes can be found in the northwest corner of this area.
• Vanquisher runs of this area without active quests require defeating around 332 foes. Including quest influences, it has been reported to range from 310 to 353 foes..
  • Including quest influences, it has been reported to range from 310 to 353.
  • Some Arachnid groups have additional hidden Arachnids that popup when you engage them. Approaching from the North is highly recommended.
  • Beware of overlapping patrols among the dinosaurs and the Heket.
  • If you accept either Giriff's War or Tekks's War, the associated NPC will follow you as an ally and help with the vanquish.
  • If you have not yet obtained Hayda as a hero, she will join as an ally for the vanquish if you have one of the associated quests and approach her location.
  • The quest Finding Gadd will spawn 3 Inscribed Ettin bosses, providing bonus reputation points for defeating them.
• In the northwest area approaching the water is a view of a head carved from a mountain, with a waterfall flowing from its mouth.

Anomaly.The Zaishen Vanquish quest indicates that the Sparkfly Swamp is part of the Southern Shiverpeaks.

Trivia

The Guild Wars 2 Wiki has an article on Sparkfly Fen.

• This area is known as Sparkfly Fen in Guild Wars 2.
• This area is considered to be part of the Tarnished Coast (despite being on the far side of the Sea of Sorrows).

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