The Desolation is a large and treacherous map in the Crystal Desert of Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire. As the central base of the Lich Palawa Joko, the terrain here is harsh and unforgiving, and you'll need the help of your Mounts if you want to traverse it.
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To upgrade your mounts, you'll need to use Mastery Points, which can be gained from Mastery Insights hidden around the map. There are a total of eight Mastery Insights to find in the Desolation, so let's take a look at the location of each, and how to get to them.
To reach all of these Mastery Insights, you'll need to make use of each of the four basic mounts: the Raptor, Springer, Skimmer, and Jackal. Additionally, a few of these Insights will require upgraded mount abilities, like the Jackal Shifting Sands ability.
To get to theArena of Vayu Mastery Insight, start at The Scourgeway Waypoint, and head south along the Awakened bridge until you reach the Zayan Gate Point of Interest. Then, turn to the left and use your Springer to jump up the rocks onto the landing above. Continue ascending the rocks, facing north, until you can't go higher. Then, glide towards the Mastery Insight, being careful to defeat or avoid the Air Djinn and elementals that guard it.
Starting from the Sand Jackal Run Waypoint, get on your Skimmer and travel northeast through the sulfur until you reach a Forged Camp. At the north of the camp, you can jump up the rocks on your Springer. Continue jumping until you see Fleshreaver enemies, then go straight ahead to find the Mastery Insight.
To get this Mastery Insight, you'll need the Jackal mount unlocked with the Shifting Sands ability. Start from the Sand Jackal Run
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