Celestial Challenge
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Celestial Challenge is an activity released as part of the Lunar New Year 2020.
Getting there
Talk to the Celestial Challenge Attendant near Central Plaza or the Crown Pavilion Waypoint — .
Locations and objectives
| Area | Area objectives |
|---|---|
| The Upper City |
|
Events
- Celestial Challenge
- Rat's Challenge: Deliver the celestial tributes! (0)
- Ox's Challenge: Defeat the swarming enemies! (0)
- Tiger's Challenge: Defeat the powerful enemies! (0)
- Rabbit's Challenge: Race to the gates! (0)
- Dragon's Challenge: Jump to the motes! (0)
- Snake's Challenge: Run to the motes! (0)
- Horse's Challenge: Race to the gates! (0)
- Ram's Challenge: Break the targets! (0)
- Monkey's Challenge: Break the targets! (0)
- Rooster's Challenge: Capture the points! (0)
- Dog's Challenge: Capture the points! (0)
- Boar's Challenge: Deliver the celestial tributes! (0)
Walkthrough
- Contributing to rounds will progress the shared event bar.
- Completing a round before the timer expires will grant bonus progress.
- Each round has a maxiumum timer of 3 minutes.
- Races have an additional countdown of 30 seconds before starting.
- The last round may be cut short from player contributions.
| Event | Explanation | Effect | Special Action Key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rat's Challenge: Deliver the celestial tributes! | Gather celestial tributes and bring them to the collection point. | Cleverness of the Rat | Rat Race |
| Ox's Challenge: Defeat the swarming enemies! | Destroy enemies in the area. | Might of the Ox | Ox's March |
| Tiger's Challenge: Defeat the powerful enemies! | Killing 3 champion NPCs finishes the activity before the 3 minute limit. | Bravery of the Tiger | Tiger's Claw |
| Rabbit's Challenge: Race to the gates! | Race through all the gates. | Swiftness of the Rabbit | Rabbit's Leap |
| Dragon's Challenge: Jump to the motes! | Collect motes throughout the area. | Flight of the Dragon | Dragon's Pounce |
| Snake's Challenge: Run to the motes! | Collect motes throughout the area. | Subtlety of the Snake | Snake Tunnel |
| Horse's Challenge: Race to the gates! | Race through all the gates. | Gait of the Horse | Horse's Gallop |
| Ram's Challenge: Break the targets! | Break targets in the area. | Determination of the Ram | Ram's Advance |
| Monkey's Challenge: Break the targets! | Break targets in the area. | Wisdom of the Monkey | Monkey's Firework |
| Rooster's Challenge: Capture the points! | Capture all moving points. They can be captured in any order | Clarity of the Rooster | Rooster's Call |
| Dog's Challenge: Capture the points! | Capture all stationary points. They can be captured in any order | Diligence of the Dog | Dog's Howl |
| Boar's Challenge: Deliver the celestial tributes! | Gather celestial tributes and bring them to the one of three collection points. | Fortitude of the Boar | Boar's Resilience |
Rewards
- Lucky Aura
- A stack is given every round with any amount of contribution.
- The player with the most contribution is awarded an additional stack.
- Chest of the New Year
- Chest of Fortune, consumes stacks of Lucky Aura
NPCs
Allies
Foes
- Celestial Challenger
- Champion Celestial Armored Star
- Champion Celestial Noble Star
- Champion Celestial Swift Star
- Tornado
- Veteran Celestial Challenger
Objects
Related achievements
New Year's Customs: (Annual) Celestial Challenger — Open the final chest of the Celestial Challenge in Divinity's Reach. This achievement can be completed once a year. (0
)
Daily Lunar New Year: Blessing of the Celestials — Open the Chest of the New Year in the Celestial Challenge in Divinity's Reach. (0
)
Lunar New Year: Favored of the Celestials — Earn a medal in each event of the Celestial Challenge. (10
)
Festival Collections: The Goldclaw Holiday Collection — Read hidden books during festival events. (3)
Notes
- Mounts are disabled in the area. However, gliders are allowed.
- Players will be upscaled to level 80 while in the Celestial Challenge if they are not level 80 already.
- Players can exit to Divinity's Reach
- By using the Invitation to Lunar New Year.
- By interacting with the Exit the Celestial Challenge portal at the south end of the area or clicking it's icon on the map.
- By using a waypoint outside the area.
- Volunteering to a different instance will remove all stacks of Lucky Aura as if leaving the map.
- Players need to complete at least 4 challenge events to finish one round of the Celestial Challenge.
- During Dragon's or Rabbit's Challenge players do not take falling damage.
- Defeating foes can contribute to Slayer achievements, seemingly according to the default (non-Celestial) foe type.
- Enemies do not drop loot, but can trigger items like Jade Bot Scavenger Protocols.
- You will be automatically revived when defeated, with the following message: Stay put! You will be revived soon.
Trivia
- It is always day inside the instance.
- The player who contributes the most per challenge will be announced after a challenge is completed. Fireworks will also shoot up from under them.
