Strongboxes are hidden caches located around maps in Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns. These boxes will reward you with one mastery point the first time you open one, making them quite valuable as you explore and gain mastery experience. Within Verdant Brink, you can find five strongboxes located around the map.
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In this guide, we are going to take a look at every strongbox location in Verdant Brink, as well as how to get there. But before that, let's go over some general details and start with the basics: what do you need to find these items?
To find these strongboxes, you just need to unlock the ability to use drafts while gliding and use bouncing mushrooms. Both of these masteries will unlock as you progress through the Heart of Thorns story, so this should be a piece of cake. First, let's take a look at the Faren's Flyer strongbox.
You can get to each of these strongboxes without a mount. However, it may be a bit easier to reach them if you already have mounts unlocked
This strongbox is perched high above the trees and can be found on the wooden deck of a crashed airship. To get to Faren's Flyer strongbox, start your journey from Mallaggan's Valor Waypoint.
From here, you will want to head east on the platform until you come to a small updraft vent. Jump in here and glide up to the wrecked ship, taking a second vent to boost you higher in the air. Once you land, you can run straight to the vista; in the map portion of the image above, you can see the path from the Waypoint leading to the vista.
At the vista, turn southwest until you are facing a wooden deck. You will not be able to see it right away from your current position, but you will be able to see where it is
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