Introduction to Aether Rifts

Aether Rifts are a PvPvE arena where you’ll need to face a range of creatures and possibly other players in the battle for a Rift Chest.

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Combat differences in the Rifts

1. Fights are equalized in ‣Character stats and ‣Skill Points
2. ‣Ravencards rarities are not equalized, meaning they can grant you the advantage you need
3. Trinkets and Accessories aren’t active
4. Passive bonus from your Equipment and Gear is active
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The basics

• Rifts can be challenged solo or in duos. Each team starts from one end of the arena and battles their way to the middle.

• There is a chance another player (or duo) will enter the same rift as you. If that’s the case, you will have to fight each other for the rewards

• You will face various creatures to get to the center of the arena

• Dying on a rift will immediately take you back to the safe zone and not grant any rewards

• At the center, you will need to face the Aether Rift Boss

• If you’re successful in beating the Rift, you may choose collecting your reward or going to another rift
• A full Aether Rift cycle has three Rifts, each increasing in difficulty and rewards

Getting Aether Rift charges

1. Finishing Aether Stones grants 100% chance of dropping an Aether Rift charge. However, finishing Aether Stones in sequence will reduce that chance (The drop rate for Aether Stones resets at random times)
2. Completing ‣ Adventurer’s Board quests
3. Drop chance from ‣ Aether Echoes

Entering the Aether Rifts

1. Create your Aether Rift build on the ‣ Skill Tree (K) menu
2. Choose whether you’d like to play solo or in a duo
3. If you’re playing in duos, you need to be in a party with your duo and both of you need to have an Aether Rift charge
4. Go to a safe zone (Waypoints or any part of Ravencrest)
5. Check your ‣ Inventory (Quest tab) to see if you have any Aether Rift charges
6. You can also check if you have charges by clicking the ‣Aether Rift on your game bar or pressing Z

1. Right-click the charge to open the Aether Rift interface

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Rift Tournaments

• Happen twice a week
• Wednesday at 9 PM UTC
• Sunday at 5 PM UTC
• Require Patron
• Queue starts 3 hours before the event
• Queue closes 1 minute before the event
• Entering the Tournament consumes one Aether Rift charge

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Rift Tournament Rules

• Only 1v1 matches
• Loser is immediately eliminated
• Once a match is found, each player has 120 seconds to join
• Not joining a match equals to losing it, consequently, to elimination
• Match starts as soon as the first player enters the Rift
• Winning rounds advances your position in the tournament
• Players are matched by number of rounds won
• In case of uneven numbers, a player may advance without a match
• Rewards are the same as regular Aether Rifts </aside>

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Aether Rift Builds

Some build slots are provided for free, others you can buy using silver as you progress