Tower
This article is about towers in WvW. For towers in Edge of the Mists, see Tower (Edge of the Mists). “Towers are worth their weight in gold. Control one of these locations, and you'll control the local roads. A tower also makes for a great base of operations.
- Towers have their own set of walls and a heavy gate protecting the entrance.
- You'll also have to deal with a complement of guards before taking any tower.
- Towers can be upgraded to have pots of oil, cannons, or mortars, so be careful approaching one.
- Towers are good targets for a force that isn't large enough to take on a keep.
Towers are a type of objective in World vs World. Towers are smaller versions of keeps with a single gate and entrance portal and a single wall layer with a few breakable segments. They can be upgraded to have a pot of oil, a cannon and a mortar to help with defense.
Towers can initially stockpile 100 supply, which is delivered to them by supply caravans from nearby resource camps. Upgrades increase this cap; tier 1 upgrades increase it by 25, tier 2 upgrades by 50 and tier 3 upgrades by 75, for a maximum of 700 supply once all upgrades are purchased.
Towers are worth 4 points per 5 minute tick for the holding team.
List of towers
- Mendon's Gap
- Veloka Slope
- Anzalias Pass
- Ogrewatch Cut
- Wildcreek Run
- Aldon's Ledge
- Klovan Gully
- Jerrifer's Slough
- Durios Gulch
- Bravost Escarpment
- Quentin Lake
- Langor Gulch
Objective upgrades
Automatic upgrades
| Tier | Upgrade | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Secured (15 dolyaks) |
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Build Pot of Oil | Fortifies the objective with a pot of burning oil. |
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Build Cannon | Fortifies the objective with a cannon. | |
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Recruit Outfiter | Recruits a general-goods vendor to the objective. | |
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Storage Expansion | Increases the objective's maximum supply hold size by 200. | |
 Reinforced (20 dolyaks) |
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Reinforced Walls | Increases the health and defense values of the objective's walls and gates to reinforced levels. |
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Build Mortar | Fortifies the objective with a mortar. | |
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Recruit Siegemaster | Recruits a siege-weapon vendor to the objective. | |
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Additional Guards | Recruits additional guards to protect the objective. | |
 Fortified (35 dolyaks) |
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Fortified Walls | Increases the health and defense values of the objective's walls and gates to fortified levels. |
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Recruit Patrol | Recruit guards to patrol the objective. | |
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Guard Training | Increases the level of all guards at the objective. | |
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Storage Expansion | Increases the objective's maximum supply hold size by 200. | |
Tactics
| Tier | Tactic | Availability | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 (Hold for 10min) |
 Minor Supply Drop
|
All objectives | |
 Healing Mist
|
All objectives | ||
 (Hold for 15min) |
 Centaur Banner
|
Towers, Keeps, Castle | |
 Turtle Banner
|
Towers, Keeps, Castle | ||
 Dragon Banner
|
Towers, Keeps, Castle | ||
 (Hold for 20min) |
 Emergency Waypoint
|
Towers, Keeps, Castle | |
 Siege Dampener
|
Towers, Keeps, Castle |
Improvements
| Tier | Tactic | Availability | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
(Hold for 10min) |
 Sabotage Depot
|
All objectives | |
 Hardened Gates
|
Towers, Keeps, Castle | ||
(Hold for 15min) |
 Iron Guards
|
Towers, Keeps, Castle | |
 Hardened Siege
|
Towers, Keeps, Castle | ||
(Hold for 20min) |
 Auto Turrets
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Towers, Keeps, Castle | Automatic turrets deployed above the objective's gates. |
 Watchtower
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Towers | A spy balloon is deployed above the tower, which will mark nearby enemies on the map. |
Related achievements
Daily: Daily WvW Tower Capturer — Capture towers for your realm in World versus World. (0
) (Historical)
World vs World: It's Quite Roomy in Here — Capture 2,000 towers. (56
)- World vs World Warclaw: Warclaw Saddle — Capture a tower. (5)
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