Veteran Wind Rider

Veteran Wind Rider

Race

Wind Rider

Level

6, 23-24, 36, 45, 61, 63, 67, 80

Rank

Veteran

Locations

• Ogham Wilds
  (Caledon Forest)
  
• The Gallowfields
  (Brisban Wildlands)
  
• Unbroken Expanse
  (Blazeridge Steppes)
  
• Pockmark Roughs
  (Blazeridge Steppes)
  
• Buloh Crossing
  (Fireheart Rise)
  
• Havoc Steppes
  (Fireheart Rise)
  
• Bard's Valley
  (Mount Maelstrom)
  
• Broken Arrow River
  (Mount Maelstrom)
  
• Gauntlet Gulch
  (Mount Maelstrom)
  
• Maguuma Shallows
  (Auric Basin)
  
• Omiramba Sand Sea
  (Crystal Oasis)
  
• Skyward Reach
  (Elon Riverlands)
  
• Helcoid Seeps
  (The Desolation)
  
• Poisoned Outcrops
  (The Desolation)
  
• Damos Isle
  (Sandswept Isles)

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Veteran Wind Riders are stronger versions of regular Wind Riders.

Locations

Ascalon

• Fields of Ruin
  • Belag Crossroads (36)

• Blazeridge Steppes
  • Unbroken Expanse (45)
  • Pockmark Roughs (45)

• Fireheart Rise
  • Buloh Crossing (63)
  • Havoc Steppes (63)

Crystal Desert

• Crystal Oasis
  • Omiramba Sand Sea (80)
    • Retreat of the Resolute

• Elon Riverlands
  • Skyward Reach (80)
    • Heroes' Overlook

• Sandswept Isles
  • Damos Isle (80)

• The Desolation (80)
  • Helcoid Seeps
  • Poisoned Outcrops

Heart of Maguuma

• Auric Basin
  • Maguuma Shallows (80)
    • Font of Maguuma

Maguuma Jungle

• Caledon Forest
  • Ogham Wilds (6)

• Brisban Wildlands
  • Highwayman's Vale (23)
  • Gotala Cascade (23)
  • The Gallowfields (24)

• Mount Maelstrom
  • Bard's Valley (61)
  • Broken Arrow River (63)
  • Gauntlet Gulch (67)

Story involvement

Personal story

• Chapter 3: Justice for Riannoc
  • The Blossom of Youth

Combat abilities

Type 1

Found in the following locations:

Ascalon

• Fields of Ruin
  • Belag Crossroads (36)

• Blazeridge Steppes
  • Unbroken Expanse (45)
  • Pockmark Roughs (45)

• Fireheart Rise
  • Buloh Crossing (63)
  • Havoc Steppes (63)

Crystal Desert

• Crystal Oasis
  • Omiramba Sand Sea (80)
    • Retreat of the Resolute

• Elon Riverlands
  • Skyward Reach (80)
    • Heroes' Overlook

• The Desolation (80)
  • Helcoid Seeps
  • Poisoned Outcrops

Maguuma Jungle

• Caledon Forest
  • Ogham Wilds (6)

• Brisban Wildlands
  • Highwayman's Vale (23)
  • Gotala Cascade (23)
  • The Gallowfields (24)

• Mount Maelstrom
  • Bard's Valley (61)
  • Broken Arrow River (63)

Abilities

• Confusion
• Summons

Skills

• Eye Beam - Ranged auto-attack that hits twice, inflicting confusion for 1 second with each hit.
• Shoot - High-damage projectile attack that knocks down for 2 seconds.
• Gracefully swirls upward, summoning a Breeze Rider. 1 second cast time. The summoned raided is also a Type 1 (bleeds, swiftness)

Type 2

Can be found in Gauntlet Gulch (Mount Maelstrom; level 67), Damos Isle (Sandswept Isles; level 80), and Maguuma Shallows (Auric Basin; level 80).

Abilities

• Steals Boons
• Blowout
• Summons

Skills

• Tentacle Slash - The Rider hits you with its tentacle, dealing a small amount of damage and stealing a boon.
• Eye Beam - Charges beams from tentacles, deals medium amount of damage in 6 hits, causes  Vulnerability
• Shoot - The Rider charges up and swings the tentacles upwards, knocking back the target, dealing moderate amount of damage.
• Gracefully swirls upward, summoning a Breeze Rider. 1 second cast time. The summoned raider is also a Type 2 (steals boons, quickness)

Stolen skills

•   Blinding Tuft
•   Bone Crack
•   Throw Gunk
•   Tooth Stab

Drops

• Random weapon or piece of armor with CFine rarity or above.

Name	Type	Rarity	Quantity	Creature level
Powerful Venom Sac	Crafting material	ERare	1	80
Potent Venom Sac	Crafting material	CFine	1	63-80
Full Venom Sac	Crafting material	CFine	1	63
Tiny Venom Sac	Crafting material	CFine	1	6
Glob of Globby Gloop	Trophy	AJunk	1-2	63-80

Notes

Anomaly:

The Breeze Riders summoned by Veteran Wind Riders drop loot, unlike most summoned creatures.

See also

Associated items

• Mini Black Wind Rider
• Mini Wind Rider

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Wind Rider

Breeze Rider • Wind Rider (NPC) • Veteran Wind Rider • Champion Wind Rider