Verdant Brink is the first location that you will come to in Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns. This plant-filled map has nine Mastery Insights; these are locations that you can commune at for one Mastery point. In this guide, we are going to go over how to find each of these nine Insights.
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You will not need to have a mount to find these Insights, however, the process will go by quicker if you use a Springer or Skyscale mount. Overall, you should be able to reach all of these locations with Mastery in gliding and bouncing on mushrooms.
This first Mastery Insight involves a few steps to get to. First, start from the Shrouded Ruins Waypoint and head up the stairs to the right. At the top, you will come to a plateau that has a bouncing mushroom that will bounce you up to a ledge.
Once on the ledge, follow the vines until you come to an island with wyvern enemies. You can run by these enemies northwest until you come to another bouncing mushroom.
This will take you to the airship wreckage, where you can take a plank to the inside.
Now, you will need to complete a jumping puzzle. Follow the metal beams until you reach the top, and you will find the Mastery Insight. If you do not have a Skyscale, but you do have a Springer, you can use this mount inside the airship to bounce onto the metal beams.
This Mastery Insight is tucked away in the Creaking Caverns. To get here, start from the Pact Encampment Waypoint and head south across the bridge. At the fork, take a left going east and then immediately drop down to the ledge below.
Once down on the ledge, you will see the cave opening; enter and follow the path to the back of the cave where you will see two bouncing
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