The Battle Isles

The Battle Isles
Continent	The Battle Isles
Town	Great Temple of Balthazar
Neighbor(s)	None
Campaign	Core
Images
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Interactive map of the Battle Isles
An unexplored map of the Battle Isles

The Battle Isles are an archipelago and the home of the Zaishen Order, and a sacred place for those who practice the art of war. It is located in the Clashing Sea.

All "high level" PvP arenas for Prophecies, Factions, and Nightfall are located within the Battle Isles. This is the place where players from all three chapters can meet, team up, and compete against each other.

Getting there

PvP characters are created directly in the Great Temple of Balthazar, the only town on these islands, and they cannot leave the Battle Isles, except to go to Fort Aspenwood, the Jade Quarry or Alliance Battles outposts.

Prior to unlocking a port town, the only Battle Isles locations roleplaying characters can access are Embark Beach and guild halls.

Towns and outposts

• Great Temple of Balthazar (port town)
• Guild hall (only available if the player is member of a guild that has purchased a hall)
• Zaishen Menagerie
• Embark Beach

Mission outposts

• Zaishen Challenge (unlocked for the account after completing The Team Trials)
• Zaishen Elite (unlocked for the account after winning against at least 5 [out of 6] different NPC teams in the Zaishen Challenge)

Arena outposts

• Codex Arena
• Heroes' Ascent
• Random Arenas (unlocked for the account after talking to the Canthan Ferry Captain)

Removed or inaccessible outposts

• Hero Battles
• Team Arenas
• Xunlai Market

Challenge Missions

• Zaishen Challenge
• Zaishen Elite

Arenas

• Training Arena (talk to the Master of Paths near the Great Temple of Balthazar exit in Isle of the Nameless to be transported there)
• Codex Arena
• Heroes' Ascent
• Random Arenas

Explorable areas

• Isle of the Nameless
• Isle of the Nameless (PvP)
• Zaishen Menagerie Grounds

Landmarks

• Forbidden Path

The Guild Wars 2 Wiki has an article on The Battle Isles.

Trivia

• For Prophecies players, the "low level" Ascalon Arena and Shiverpeak Arena remained open when the Battle Isles became accessible, but the Competition Arena (at Lion's Arch), the Team Arenas (at Droknar's Forge) and the Tomb of the Primeval Kings (arena outpost) were closed down.

Anomaly.Although the Battle Isles are inhabited by the Zaishen who are descended from Cantha, the icons on the world map are from the Tyrian continent.

Anomaly.If Hard Mode is active when traveling here, a message will say it is disabled because you do not meet the requirements.

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