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{{otheruses|the [[zone]]|the [[Dragon Response Mission]]|Dragon Response Mission: Lake Doric}}
{{Location infobox
| levels = 80
| within = Kryta
| location tree = Tyria; Kryta
| type = zone
| connections = [[Harathi Hinterlands]] (E) [[Divinity's Reach]] (W)
| continent id = 1
| region id = 4
| id = 1185
| requires = hot, lws3
}}
[[Lake Doric]] is a [[zone]] available via [[Living World Season 3]] episode [[The Head of the Snake]], to the east of [[Divinity's Reach]]. Along with [[Lake Regent]] to the west of the city, it once formed the [[gw1:Giant's Basin|Giant's Basin]]. Its docks were built using prisoner work crews, and has been used by the [[Seraph]] as a supply route for the war against the [[centaur]]s in [[Harathi Hinterlands]], as well as by the [[bandit]]s to smuggle slaves to the centaurs.

However, the lake has recently been partially drained thanks to the efforts of the bloodstone-crazed [[White Mantle]], whose siege engines resulted in a breach in the dam wall just north of Divinity's Reach.

{{spoilers|Lake Doric was [[Dragon Response Mission: Lake Doric|frozen over]] in 1333 [[Mouvelian calendar|AE]], at the hands of [[Sons of Svanir|Son of Svanir]] [[Bors of the Ice Gavel]] and his [[icebrood]], on orders of [[Jormag]] and their champion [[Ryland Steelcatcher]]. Several villagers were made [[Frozen (lore)|Frozen]] during the attack. The icebrood were repelled by the [[Pact Commander]], [[Pact Marshal]] [[Logan Thackeray]], [[Imperator]] [[Crecia Stoneglow]], [[Rytlock Brimstone]], local Seraph forces and other allies.|[[The Icebrood Saga]]}}

== Getting there ==
* Begin the [[The Head of the Snake]] story step [[Eyes on Lake Doric]] from [[Living World Season 3]] up to the step where Lake Doric is entered.
* From [[Harathi Hinterlands]]: Talk to the villager sitting on a boat in the canyon river between Seraph's Landing Waypoint and [[The Feral Dens]]. Limited by story progression: the map needs to be reached at least once in the story step on that specific character.
* From [[Divinity's Reach]]: The portal is on the northeastern edge of [[Plaza of Lyssa]]. Enterable only if the character has unlocked the map through story before.
* Use a [[Lake Doric Portal Scroll]].
* Use a [[Teleport to Friend]] while having unlocked the area on the account. Note: you do not need to have actually have played the story step, only have purchased the episode.
* While having unlocked the area on the account, enter [[Dragon Response Mission: Lake Doric]] and go to the location of {{waypoint|Doric's Landing Waypoint}} to unlock it.

== Map resources ==
* {{item icon|Unbound Magic}} is found throughout the map and is dropped by various enemies and events.
* {{item icon|Jade Shard}} can be gathered from [[Jade Fragments]] nodes throughout the map and as event rewards.

== Completion rewards ==
* {{exp|8001}}
* {{rewards item|Unbound Magic|qty=100}}
* {{rewards item|Jade Shard|qty=5}}
* 1 piece of [[gear]] of {{rarity|Rare}} or higher [[Item#Rarity|rarity]].
* One of the following:
** {{rewards item|Transmutation Charge (item)|chance=chance}}
** {{rewards item|Black Lion Key|chance=chance}} (rare)

== Locations ==
{| {{STDT|sortable pve locations}}
{{Location table header|showLevel=false}}
|-
| [[Doric's Landing]]
|
: {{map icon|heart}} [[Aid the front-line defense of Doric's Landing]]
: {{map icon|waypoint}} Doric's Landing Waypoint
: {{map icon|point of interest}} [[Defense Headquarters]]
: {{map icon|point of interest}} [[Land Bridge]]
: {{map icon|vista}} Doric's Landing Vista
|-
| [[Doric Lumberyard]]
|
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|-
| [[Eastern Divinity Reservoir]]
|
: {{map icon|point of interest}} [[Divinity's Waterworks]]
|-
| [[Eastern Hunting Grounds]]
|
—
|-
| [[Fort Evennia]]
|
: {{map icon|heart}} [[Disrupt White Mantle forces occupying Fort Evennia]]
: {{map icon|point of interest}} [[Bluster Watershed]]
: {{map icon|point of interest}} [[Fort Evennia (point of interest)|Fort Evennia]]
: {{map icon|vista}} Fort Evennia Vista
|-
| [[Harvest Cascades]]
|
: {{map icon|heart}} [[Help Noran around the Harvest Cascades]]
: {{map icon|waypoint}} Red Leaf Retreat Waypoint
: {{map icon|point of interest}} [[Noran's Homestead]]
: {{map icon|point of interest}} [[Red Leaf Retreat]]
: {{map icon|point of interest}} [[Soren's Rest]]
: {{map icon|vista}} Harvest Cascades Vista
: {{map icon|masteryhot}} [[Lake Doric Insight: Watcher's Hollow]]
: {{map icon|landmark}} [[Noran's Safe Room]]
|-
| [[Lakeside Bazaar]]
|
: {{map icon|waypoint}} Lakeside Bazaar Waypoint
: {{map icon|heart}} [[Help Cin Fursarai around the Lakeside Bazaar]]
: {{map icon|point of interest}} [[Lakeview Villa]]
: {{map icon|point of interest}} [[Temple of the Six]]
: {{map icon|vista}} Lakeside Bazaar Vista
: {{map icon|vista}} Melandru's Flourish Vista
: {{map icon|masteryhot}} [[Lake Doric Insight: Lakeside Bazaar]]
: {{map icon|masteryhot}} [[Lake Doric Insight: Melandru's Flourish]]
: {{map icon|landmark}} [[Melandru's Flourish]]
|-
| [[Mantle's Breach]]
|
|-
| [[Melandru's Refuge]]
|
: {{map icon|masteryhot}} [[Lake Doric Insight: Melandru's Refuge]]
|-
| [[New Loamhurst]]
|
: {{map icon|heart}} [[Restore normalcy in New Loamhurst]]
: {{map icon|point of interest}} [[Fisherman's Ship]]
: {{map icon|point of interest}} [[Loamhurst Clubhouse]]
: {{map icon|vista}} New Loamhurst Vista
|-
| [[Saidra's Haven]]
|
: {{map icon|heart}} [[Help restore life to Saidra's Haven]]
: {{map icon|point of interest}} [[SS Pinkeens]]
For the {{Map icon|mastery icebrood saga}} [[Mastery Insight]], see [[Champions Insight: Lake Doric]]
|-
| [[Watcher's Hollow]]
|
: {{map icon|point of interest}} [[Peach Tree]]
: {{map icon|vista}} Watcher's Hollow Vista
|-
| [[Watchtower Cliffs]]
|
: {{map icon|point of interest}} [[Chieftain's Hollow]]
: {{map icon|point of interest}} [[Fallen Watchtower]]
: {{map icon|vista}} Watchtower Cliffs Vista (north)
: {{map icon|vista}} Doric Lumberyard Vista (south)
|}

== Interactive map ==
{{Interactive map | markers =
{ "coord": [46031, 25668], "name": "Achievement Objective", "text": "[[Champion Crazed Harathi High Sage]]", "icon": "The Head of the Snake.png", "id": "756042CA-BC92-41E4-8809-5778DC732886" },
{ "coord": [45026, 27080], "name": "Unbound Magic Collector • Trades goods for Unbound Magic", "text": "[[Quartermaster Hitchens]]", "icon": "Unbound Magic Collector (map icon).png" },
{ "coord": [45048, 27090], "name": "Reinforce Armor", "text": "[[Repair Anvil]]", "icon": "Reinforce Armor.png" },
{ "coord": [45003, 27673], "name": "Mastery Tutor—Spectral Aid", "text": "[[Exemplar Caulden]]", "icon": "Mastery Tutor HoT (map icon).png" },
}}

== Events ==
{{event timer|lws3-ld}}
Completing any of these events will grant one stack of [[Seraph Morale]].

=== {{event|Lake Doric White Mantle Control}} ===
{{lake doric white mantle cycle}}

;{{event|White Mantle Control: Noran's Homestead}}
* {{event|Intercept the White Mantle supply dolyak before it reaches Noran's Homestead}}
* {{event|Clear out the remaining White Mantle forces around Noran's Homestead}}
* {{event|Defeat Siegemaster Immelhoof}}
* {{event|Defeat Siegemeaster Immelhoof before he reaches the Harvest Cascades}}
* {{event|Defend Noran's Homestead from White Mantle bombardment}}
* {{event|Take control of Noran's Homestead from the White Mantle}}

;{{event|White Mantle Control: Saidra's Haven}}
* {{event|Defeat the White Mantle and save the villager from burning}}
* {{event|Escort the Seraph reinforcements to Saidra's Haven}}
* {{event|Intercept the White Mantle supply dolyak before it reaches Saidra's Haven}}
* {{event|Prevent White Mantle reinforcements from reaching Saidra's Haven}}
* {{event|Protect the SS Pinkeens from the White Mantle looters}}
* {{event|Stop the skritt from looting the SS Pinkeens's supplies}}
* {{event|Defend Saidra's Haven from White Mantle attackers}}
* {{event|Liberate Saidra's Haven from the White Mantle (Control Points)}}
* {{event|Liberate Saidra's Haven from the White Mantle (Justiciar)}}
* {{event|Liberate Saidra's Haven from the White Mantle (Cleanup)}}

;{{event|White Mantle Control: New Loamhurst}}
* {{event|Assist in the restoration of New Loamhurst by finding seafood and other goods for the people of the village}}
* {{event|Escort the Seraph Reinforcements to New Loamhurst}}
* {{event|Intercept the White Mantle supply dolyak before it reaches New Loamhurst}}
* {{event|Rescue Seraph soldiers and gather valuables around the village to return to Sergeant Sterling}}
* {{event|Defend New Loamhurst from White Mantle attackers}}
* {{event|Liberate New Loamhurst from the White Mantle (Control Points)}}
* {{event|Liberate New Loamhurst from the White Mantle (Cleanup)}}
* {{event|Stop the Reinforcements}}

;Other Events
* {{event|Bolster defenses along the land bridge}}
* {{event|Defeat the Cave Spider}}
* {{event|Defeat the White Mantle attacking Seraph troops}}
* {{event|Destroy the Jade Cannon}}
* {{event|Escort the quaggan refugees to their destinations}}
* {{event|Escort the Priest from Lakeside Bazaar to the Temple of the Six}}
** {{event|Defend the Temple of the Six and its worshippers from the White Mantle}}
* {{event|Investigate the rising paranormal activity in the Harvest Cascades}}
* {{event|Solve the mysterious happenings frightening Seraph lumber workers}}
* {{event|Defeat the massive earth elemental and stop the Harathi High Sage}}
* {{event|Destroy the bloodstone bomb and mauler}}
* {{event|Help the Watchknight Defeat the Jade Construct!}}

== Map bonus rewards ==
{{map bonus reward}}

== Crafting resources ==
;Resource nodes
: {{gathering node|Jade Fragments}}
: {{gathering node|Mithril Ore (node)}}
: {{gathering node|Orichalcum Ore (node)}}
: {{gathering node|Rich Mithril Vein}}
: {{gathering node|Rich Orichalcum Vein}}
: {{gathering node|Ancient Sapling}}
: {{gathering node|Baoba Sapling}}
: {{gathering node|Lotus}}
: {{gathering node|Sawgill Mushrooms}}
: {{gathering node|Verdant Herbs}}

;Recipes
: {{chef}} [[Recipe: Saffron Mussels]] from {{vendor|heart}}[[Elder Vern]] at [[New Loamhurst]]
: {{chef}} [[Recipe: Lake Doric Mussels]] from {{vendor|heart}}[[Elder Vern]] at [[New Loamhurst]]

== Related achievements ==
* {{Achievement|Home Sweet Homestead: Lake Doric}}

== Notes ==
* Since Lake Doric was released as part of [[Living World Season 3]], experience earned here will go towards ''Heart of Maguuma'' [[Mastery|masteries]].
* The zone's [[renown heart]]s have their progress [[Server reset#Daily reset|reset daily]].
* Upon [[gliding]] within a ley-line, characters will gain access to the gliding skills first introduced in [[Bloodstone Fen]]. These skills are kept until the character touches the ground.
{{bug|When the last area needed for [[world completion]] is discovered, a completion for the original unreleased Lake Doric map may also be received, with a reward of one [[Transmutation Charge]] or [[Black Lion Key]] and 8,001 [[Experience|experience points]]. This has been observed when completing multiple maps.}}
* A Mastery Insight belonging to a [[Dragon Response Mission]] in Saidra's Haven can be seen on the map for this zone. It is not possible to commune with the mastery outside of the Dragon Response Mission.
* Portal to [[Harathi Hinterlands]] zone works only in one direction. There is no portal on the other side. There is instead a Seraph soldier disguised as a villager who can be spoken to to return.

== Trivia ==
* During initial development of ''Guild Wars 2'', a playable zone, internally known as "Valley_Reach", was planned for this location but it was scrapped very early. <ref name = LakeDoricLeakReddit>[https://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/5oao34/lake_doric_north_of_divinitys_reach_accidentally/dciio66/?utm_content=permalink&utm_medium=front&utm_source=reddit&utm_name=Guildwars2 Comment by Linsey Murdock], Reddit</ref>
* Prior to the zone's re-release during Living World Season 3, some players in the Chinese version of the game were given a bugged [[Divinity's Reach Portal Scroll]] which transported them to the incomplete Lake Doric map instead of Divinity's Reach.<ref name=LakeDoricLeakReddit/>
* Named after [[King Doric]].

== References ==
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