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Kill 100 players in the Courtyard of the Ancients.

Tips: The Courtyard of the Ancients is located between the Gate of the Yellow Moon and the Chamber of Ancient Relics. 

Battles within the Courtyard of Ancients can often be lengthy compared to other areas of the map so this achievement may be obtained without a player even attempting to achieve it.  Likely, you will not achieve this in a single match but it may not take very many.

You can gain this achievement whether you are playing on the attacking team or the defending team.  When the attacking team has breached the Gate of the Yellow Moon but has not yet reached the Titan Relic, most players will be in this area battling.  The longer the battle in this area lasts, the most kills you will acquire. 

Keep in mind that you do not have to get the killing blow on a player to get credit for this achievement, you just have to be in the Courtyard of Ancients as enemy players are killed.


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Kill 10 players in the Courtyard of the Ancients in a single battle.

Tips:  Similar to the achievement, "Ancient Courtyard Protector," players have to get kills within the Courtyard of the Ancients.   With this achievement, you will need 10 kills within one battle.

The Courtyard of the Ancients is the area between the Gate of the Yellow Moon and the Chamber of Ancient Relics.  If the attacking team breaches the Gate of the Yellow Moon and the defensive team is prepared, a battle may ensue in the Courtyard of the Ancients.  If the battle carries on for long enough, or there are enough players fighting and enemy players dying, this achievement should be  obtained rather easily. 

Remember that you do not have to get the killing blow on an enemy player for it to count towards this achievement.  You simply have to be battling in the Courtyard of the Ancients when enemy players are killed.  Although you don't have to personally kill the enemy players, if you are specifically trying to obtain this achievement you can seek out enemy players within the area and attack them or help your teammates attack them as opposed to running seaforium or driving tanks.


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Destroy 5 vehicles using a turret in a single battle.

Tips: Only players on the defensive team can use turrets.  There are two turrets located at each gate, one on either side.  At the beginning of the round, the defensive team will jump down from the Southern Graveyard and run to either the Gate of the Green Emerald or the Gate of the Blue Sapphire.  Attempt to be one of the first players at the gate by jumping directly off (your health will be restored) and heading towards a gate.

Once you arrive at one of the gates, you will notice a small set of stairs on either side of the gate.  Each of these sets of stair leads to a turret.  It doesn't really matter which one you choose as you still do not know at this point where the enemy will choose to attack from.  Get off of your mount to get in to the turret.

Once you are controlling the turret, you will notice you have one attack ability.  You can practice shooting it to see what it does and how far it can go.  You will notice that it is not a single target shot but rather an aoe.  It can hit both players and vehicles so if you are shooting at a vehicle with players nearby, they will take damage as well.

With a defending player in each of the turrets at one particular gate, a demolisher taking damage from them will likely be destroyed before it reaches the gate.  If defending players are attacking the vehicle as well, it will be destroyed that much faster.

Once the attacking players have broken through the gate or there is no one attacking your gate, move to a different turret where the enemy is attacking.  You do not have to use the same turret for all 5 vehicles.

Remember that for moving vehicles, you may want to aim your shot slightly in front of hem as it takes time for it to travel and may miss if you are aiming directly at it.


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Destroy 100 vehicles using a turret.

Tips:  This achievement is similar to "Artillery Expert" except that this achievement requires that you destroy 100 vehicles and they do not all have to be destroyed in the same match.  You can track your progress of how many you have destroyed by clicking on the specific achievement in your achievement menu.

If you are focusing on obtaining this achievement, you may want to use as many turrets as possible in each match you play until you have destroyed 100 vehicles. 

Always start a defensive round with trying to get one of the turrets near the beach, whether you choose one at the Gate of the Green Emerald or the Gate of the Blue Sapphire.  Once you see that either of these gates has been destroyed, move to a turret at either the Gate of the Red Sun or the Gate of the Purple Amethyst.  Once one of these gates is destroyed, move to a turret at the Gate of the Yellow Moon.

Remember that for moving vehicles, you may want to aim your shot slightly in front of hem as it takes time for it to travel and may miss if you are aiming directly at it.


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Defend the beach without losing any walls.

Tips:  You receive this achievement when you are playing on the defensive team.  To earn the achievement, your team cannot let the attacking team destroy either the Gate of the Blue Sapphire or the Gate of the Green Emerald (the first 2 gates).

To defend the gates, players on the defensive team will want to destroy the vehicles as soon as possible so they cannot damage the wall, as well as watch for players dropping seaforium bombs so that they can be disarmed before they explode.

If you are starting the match as the defensive team, this achievement is fairly difficult to obtain.  That is because the first round is 10 minutes long (unless the attacking team captures the Titan Relic ending the game sooner).  The defending team will have to defend the first 2 gates for 10 full minutes.

If you are the second team to defend and your team captured the Titan Relic during the first round, the second round will be as long as it took your team to capture the Titan Relic.  So, if your team captured it quickly, you will have a much better chance of defending during the second round.  The faster that the first round was won, the easier it is to defend in the second round.

Your team should be evenly spread on either end of the beach.  A couple of players should be close to each gate watching for seaforium droppers.  Seaforium  needs to be disarmed as soon as possible.  Then you can players in the turrets and players on the beach attacking vehicles.  You should focus mainly on destroying the vehicles, rather than PvPing with the enemy.


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Kill 5 players carrying seaforium in a single battle.

Tips:  Players that are carrying seaforium will have a buff so you are able to tell who is carrying it.  You do not need to get the killing blow to get credit towards the achievement, you just need to be close enough when an enemy carrying seaforium is killed. 


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Kill 100 players carrying seaforium.

Tips:  Similar to the Drop it Now! achievement except that you will need to receive credit for 100 players in an unlimited number of battles instead of 5 players within one battle.  As well, you do not need to get the killing blow but just be close enough to an enemy player that is killed while carrying seaforium.


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Plant 5 Seaforium charges which successfully damage a wall in a single battle.

Tips:  There are piles of seaforium located in several areas throughout the battleground.  You can find it on the docks where the attacking team first arrives, at each of the workshops, at the Southern Graveyard resurrection spot and on the western side of the Courtyard of the Ancients.  They look sort of like grey canon balls.

You pick up seaforium by clicking on one.  You will only be able to carry one bomb at any time.  You can bind it to an action bar or be prepared to click on in it your bag.  To arm the bomb or set it down, run up to a gate that is still intact and click on the bomb.  You will have to stay nearby when it explodes for it to count towards your achievement.  As well, you will want to ensure that is it not disarmed by the enemy.  Once it explode, run back and grab another bomb.

You can bomb any of the gates within the battleground.  So, if you are focusing solely on this achievement, you can bombs gates that haven't been destroyed even though your team have broken through the wall on the other side.


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Complete the Strand of the Ancients achievements listed below.

Win a Strand of the Ancients battle without losing any siege vehicles.

Tips:  This achievement is obtained when you are playing on the attacking team.  This is because only the attacking team has access to the vehicles.

The faster the round is when you are attacking, the better your chances are of obtaining this achievement.  The faster you go, the less time there is for the enemy to attack and destroy your vehicles.

When you begin the round on the beach, there are 2 vehicles available on either side.  Likely, the enemy will start to attack them right as the game begins.  You will want to have players in the vehicles as soon as possible, although it's still a good idea to grab seaforium before hopping in a vehicle.

It is usually best to have melee players drive the tanks and two casters should ride as passengers.  Attempt to fill the vehicles (one driver, two passengers).  The drivers should begin to head towards the nearest gates right away.  If one side is overrun by enemy players, you can attempt to cut across and head towards the gate on the opposite side of the beach.  If this happens, make use of your buffs and buff as many people on your team as possible.  Either way, keep your focus on destroying the gates as quickly as possible.

The casters in the vehicles should be using every spell they have that can crowd control or slow down the enemy players and keep them from attacking the vehicles (Polymorph, Hex, Fear, Earthbind Totem, Slow, etc.)   Passengers can also attack players that are chasing after the vehicles.  Players who are not in vehicles should be killing enemy players that are attacking vehicles or running seaforium bombs to help with destroying the gates.  If the enemy is not around, passengers that are carrying seaforium can jump out of the vehicle to plant their seaforium and then jump back in.

Continue to push on to the following gates as quickly as possible while keeping the enemy away from your vehicles.


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Disarm 5 seaforium charges in a single battle.

Tips: To disarm a seaforium bomb, the bomb has to be armed by the enemy.  If a player is killed while carrying seaforium, the seaforium is simply dropped and not armed.  The enemy will be running the the gates to plant/arm the seaforium bombs.

When an enemy plants a seaforium bomb, you will have 10 seconds to disarm it so you will want to stay fairly close to the gate that is being attacked.  If you like, you can stand up by or get in one of the turrets and wait for an enemy to run up to the gate with a bomb before jumping down. 

For the majority of the time your eyes should be on the gate.  Stealthed players can easily walk to the gates undetected and drop bombs.  As soon as you see a bomb, right click on it to disarm.  It takes about 2-3 seconds to disarm the bomb and the enemy may try to interrupt it.  Continue to click on it as you have 10 seconds before it explodes.  

When a gate is destroyed, promptly run to the next one.  If the enemy has destroyed the Gate of the Yellow Moon and you are battling in the Courtyard of the Ancients, stay by the Chamber of Ancient Relics to watch for bombs as opposed to fighting further down the courtyard.  If the enemy reaches this point and the game is going at a moderate speed, the Chamber of Ancient Relics is typically where you will find players dropping seaforium.


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Capture the Titan Relic in under four minutes.

Tips:  Although it is best to have your entire team participating, you can accomplish this achievement fairly easily with just you and maybe one other player or two.

Essentially you will need to jump in a vehicle right away.  You can grab seaforium before you get in the vehicle.  If you are melee, try to drive the vehicle.  if you are a caster, try to be a passenger in a vehicle.  Head directly towards the nearest door and destroy it.  The passenger, if there is one, should be crowd controlling, slowing, or killing any enemy players that are attacking the vehicle.

When the first gate is down, promptly move to the next.  Continue to move south the the Titan Relic.  As long as your vehicle is not destroyed and you continue to move south, this achievement should be easily obtainable.


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Complete 100 victories in Strand of the Ancients.

Tips:  As with any Strand of the Ancients victory, this achievement depends largely on the groups you are placed with or team up with as opposed to you as a single player.  However, how well you play as a player will greatly impact the outcome of the match.

You will likely play well over 100 matches to achieve 100 victories so this achievement will take some time.   If played properly, however, Strand of the Ancient matches can be rather quick.

If you are solely seeking victories in Strand of the Ancients, single queue for this battleground along with one other one to play as you wait.


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Win Strand of the Ancients.

Tips:  This achievement does not depend so much on yourself as much as it does on your team as a whole.  Your teammates each have to play their parts and better than the enemy does.  However, your personal efforts and attempts can greatly help to bring about a positive outcome.  If you queue for Strand of the Ancients, you will probably obtain this achievement in the first few matches or shortly after.

Click Here for strategies and tips on how to win.


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Plant 100 seaforium charges which successfully damage a wall.

Tips:  This achievement is similar to Explosives Expert except that you have to plant 100 seaforium bombs in an unlimited number of Strand of the Ancients instead of 5 within one battle.

Whether to earn the achievement or just win the battle, you should always carry seaforium on you if you're on the attacking team.   To obtain this achievement specifically, just focus solely on running seaforium.  For each gate you will get a maximum of 4 chances to use seaforium on it as each bomb will take away 25% of its life. durability.  If other players are attacking the wall you will have an even smaller number of chances.

You can also attempt to drop seaforium at gates in which nobody is attacking because they've broken down the other gate and have moved on towards the next wall.  For example, if the Gate of the Green Emerald has been destroyed and your team is now attacking the next gate (Gate of the Purple Amethyst), you can attack the Gate of the blue Sapphire if it hasn't been destroyed even though your team has gotten through n the other side.

As well, when a enemy player who is killed drops a seaforium bomb while you are on the defensive team, you can pick this up and drop it against one of your gates to gain credit towards this achievement.


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