Dragon Racing

Hello and welcome to Dragon Racing! These races will put your newly acquired Dragonriding skills to the test. Races can be found in all zones, and finishing them will earn you a Bronze, Silver, or Gold1.1.

Before You Start Dragon Racing

We recommend that you obtain all of the Glyphs before you begin Dragon Racing to fully upgrade your talent tree. This will make the races much easier to complete and is required for any advanced race.

We have a dedicated guides for Glyphs and Talents which can be found below.Dragonriding Glyphs and LocationsDragonriding Talents

We also recommend that you disable enemy nameplates (Default Keybind: V) during races, as you will occasionally fly through areas with a high concentration of hostile targets, and having your screen filled with nameplates will make the races unnecessarily difficult.

Finally we need to talk about Thrill of the Skies. This is how most of your Vigor is generated during Dragon Racing. Maintaining the buff is essential for completing races as fast as possible.

• Thrill of the Skies is triggered by moving at a high speed on your Drake.
• Flying upwards will cause you to lose speed and lose the buff. This can be negated by using Surge Forward or Skyward Ascent.

How to Unlock Dragon Racing

Normal races are automatically unlocked, and each zone will have a quest to complete each race. These quests are retroactive, so if you finish the races before picking up the quest, they will be marked as completed in the quests when you pick them up.

You start these quests in the waking shores with The Waking Shores Tour and after completing this quest you will be taken to the next zone.

• The Waking Shores Tour
• The Ohn’ahran Plains Tour
• The Azure Span Tour
• The Thaldraszus Tour

After completing all four zone quests you will unlock advanced races and a new set of quests for advanced races.

• The Waking Shores Advanced Tour
• The Ohn’ahran Plains Advanced Tour
• The Azure Span Advanced Tour
• The Thaldraszus Advanced Tour

How to Find and Start Dragon Races

Every Dragon Race has a Bronze Timekeeper at the location. Talk to them to start the race.

To locate other races in the zone, speak with the Bronze Timekeeper Assistant, who will mark your map with the race you choose. Alternatively, each zone’s page has a map that shows the locations of each race.

Difference Between Normal and Advanced Races

Normal races will have few obstacles, a lot of wind boosts, and some Vigor nodes.

In advanced races, there are fewer wind boosts, but more Vigor nodes are placed in the races to compensate. Many races include obstacles, and the timers are more difficult to beat.

Dragon Racing Courses in Each Zone

Basic and Advanced, as well as some tips and methods to help you win every race! The Waking Shores Dragon Races Ohn’ahran Plains Dragon Races The Azure Span Dragon Races Thaldraszus Dragon Races

Things to be Aware of Whilst Dragon Racing

While participating in a Dragon Race, you will notice checkpoint rings that you must fly through, as well as both positive and negative effects. In the sections that follow, we will go over each of these and what they do:

Checkpoint Rings

While in a Dragonrace, you will only see two checkpoint rings at a time. To help you plan turns and ability usage, a Yellow checkpoint ring indicates your next checkpoint, while a faded Blue checkpoint ring indicates the checkpoint after your current one.

There will also be arrows leading you in the direction of these checkpoints. These represent your direct route to the checkpoint and are not indicative of the route you should follow.

Vigor Nodes

Green Vigor orbs will appear throughout races (and more frequently on advanced races). When you fly through them, you gain 1 Vigor.

Wind Boosts

Small clusters of wind can be seen in standard races (and certain advanced races). Flying through them will provide you with a significant speed boost.

Obstacles

There are two kinds of obstacles; flying into either will have a negative impact on you and, more importantly, your race timer!

Stun Orbs will debuff you with Zapped if you fly into it. Zapped will stun you for 2 seconds and remove all momentum. If you have the Ohn’ahra’s Gusts talent you can Surge Forward through these and not be stunned for 1 second.

Elemental Orbs will debuff you with Flames if you fly into them. Flames will slow you for 2 seconds and remove momentum. If you have the Ohn’ahra’s Gusts talent you can Surge Forward through these and not be slowed for 1 second.

Rewards from Dragon Racing

There are many achievements from doing Dragon Racing. Some of these achievements have rewards which are listed below:

Achievement	Criteria	Reward
Waking Shores: Gold	Obtain gold in all normal races in The Waking Shores.	Renewed Proto-Drake: Red Hair
Ohn’ahran Plains: Gold	Obtain gold in all normal races in Ohn’ahran Plains.	Windborne Velocidrake: Red Hair
Azure Span: Gold	Obtain gold in all normal races in The Azure Span.	Highland Drake: Brown Hair
Thaldraszus: Gold	Obtain gold in all normal races in Thaldraszus.	Cliffside Wylderdrake: Blonde Hair
Waking Shores Advanced: Bronze	Complete all advanced races in The Waking Shores.	Renewed Proto-Drake: Gold and Red Armor
Ohn’ahran Plains Advanced: Bronze	Complete all advanced races in Ohn’ahran Plains.	Windborne Velocidrake: Gold and Red Armor
Azure Span Advanced: Bronze	Complete all advanced races in The Azure Span.	Highland Drake: Gold and Red Armor
Thaldraszus Advanced: Bronze	Complete all advanced races in Thaldraszus.	Cliffside Wylderdrake: Gold and Orange Armor
Dragon Racing Completionist	Complete all races in the Dragon Isles.	Spiked Crimson Spaulders
Dragon Racing Completionist: Silver	Obtain silver in all races in the Dragon Isles.	Bronze Racing Enthusiast
Dragon Racing Completionist: Gold	Obtain gold in all races in the Dragon Isles.	“Isles Racer” title