Thaldraszus Advanced: Gold

Guide to complete every Advanced race at Gold time

In the last few weeks of beta i have been doing all the dragonraces at both normal and advanced, here are a few tips & tricks to get to gold times:

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• Upgrading your dragonriding talent tree by collecting Dragon Glyph Embers is necessary for the Advanced races, however i did not unlock any extra dragonriding abilities for this guide.
  
• Try to fly close to the edges of the golden circles instead of flying through the middle, this saves a little bit of time.
  
• Try to use Surge Forward to gain Thrill of the Skies before using Skyward Ascent or any other dragonflying ability, Thrill of the skies makes your abilities a lot more impactful.
  
• Try to pick up as many green swirlies as you can without going off trail too much, these give you one charge of Vigor.
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  Below are a set of video's in which you can see how i completed the races within gold time.
  
  
  
  Race/Coordinates

  Required time for Gold

  Youtube Guide

  Academy Ascent Advanced
  /way 60.3, 41.6 Academy Ascent

  52 Seconds

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IBvdlGKm9w

  Cavern Criss-Cross Advanced
  /way 58.0, 33.6 Cavern Criss-Cross

  45 Seconds

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RupXUSgHQU

  Cliffside Circuit Advanced
  /way 37.7, 49.0 Cliffside Circuit

  66 Seconds

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVJ2JJk-4KQ

  Garden Gallivant Advanced
  /way 39.5, 76.2 Garden Gallivant

  54 Seconds

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsZZyi9Xuek

  Passage Pathway Advanced
  /way 57.2, 66.9 Passage Pathway

  75 Seconds

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AdGM1LYmWA

  The Flowing Forest Flight Advanced
  /way 57.7, 75.0 The Flowing Forest Flight

  40 Seconds

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMFqCU8_268
  
  
  All coordinates:
  /way 60.3, 41.6 Academy Ascent
  /way 58.0, 33.6 Cavern Criss-Cross
  /way 37.7, 49.0 Cliffside Circuit
  /way 39.5, 76.2 Garden Gallivant
  /way 57.2, 66.9 Passage Pathway
  /way 57.7, 75.0 The Flowing Forest Flight

If you're doing the achievements in 3rd person, use the [item=163736] to make you and the ride transparent. This way u can see ahead of u better.

Coordinates to all of the [zone=13642] dragonriding race locations:

Waking Shores
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/way #2022 63.30 70.90 Ruby Lifeshrine Loop
/way #2022 41.95 67.30 Emberflow Flight
/way #2022 55.42 41.19 Uktulut Coaster
/way #2022 62.78 74.02 Flashfrost Flyover
/way #2022 47.02 85.58 Wild Preserve Slalom
/way #2022 23.27 84.30 Apex Canopy River Run
/way #2022 73.20 33.96 Wingrest Roundabout
/way #2022 42.58 94.46 Wild Preserve Circuit

Ohn'ahran Plains
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/way #2023 63.75 30.51 Sundapple Copse Circuit
/way #2023 80.89 72.19 Ravine River Run
/way #2023 59.93 35.55 Maruukai Dash
/way #2023 43.74 66.76 River Rapids Route
/way #2023 86.26 35.82 Fen Flythrough
/way #2023 25.71 55.07 Emerald Garden Ascent
/way #2023 47.49 70.62 Mirror of the Sky Dash

Azure Span
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/way #2024 16.60 49.29 Iskaara Flyover
/way #2024 20.94 22.51 The Azure Span Slalom
/way #2024 48.42 35.73 Central Circuit
/way #2024 47.87 40.83 The Azure Span Sprint
/way #2024 42.22 56.80 Archive Ambit
/way #2024 71.35 24.59 The Vakthros Ascent

Thaldraszus
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/way #2025 57.76 75.01 The Flowing Forest Flight
/way #2025 37.65 48.94 Cliffside Circuit
/way #2025 39.48 76.21 Garden Gallivant
/way #2025 57.25 66.90 Tyrhold Trial
/way #2025 60.26 41.79 Academy Ascent
/way #2025 58.04 33.67 Caverns Criss-Cross

Forbidden Reach
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/way #2151 41.30 14.55 Caldera Coaster
/way #2151 31.36 65.65 Morqut Ascent
/way #2151 49.41 60.13 Forbidden Reach Rush
/way #2151 63.10 51.86 Aerie Chasm
/way #2151 76.01 65.71 Stormsunder Crater
/way #2151 63.61 84.03 Southern Reach Route

Zaralek Cavern
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/way #2133 54.50 23.71 Brimstone Scramble
/way #2133 58.72 45.03 Shimmering Slalom
/way #2133 58.15 57.59 Loamm Roamm
/way #2133 51.26 46.67 Sulfur Sprint
/way #2133 39.05 49.99 Caldera Cruise
/way #2133 38.75 60.62 Crystal Circuit

Emerald Dream
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/way #2200 62.80 88.11 Canopy Concours
/way #2200 35.16 55.22 Viridescent Venture
/way #2200 32.34 48.20 Emerald Amble
/way #2200 37.18 44.08 Smoldering Sprint
/way #2200 59.11 28.81 Ysera Invitational
/way #2200 69.62 52.62 Shoreline Switchback