Hard mode quest

A Hard mode quest is a special version of a standard quest that can only be completed by playing in Hard mode, and is identified in the Quest Log with a "[Hard Mode Only]" notation. The normal version of the quest must be completed before the hard mode version will be offered.

Hard Mode Quests add enemies of greater difficulty to the game but have much higher rewards than the normal quests have.

List of Hard mode quests

Quest	Obtained from	Location	XP	Gold	ZCoins
The Villainy of Galrath	Firstwatch Sergio	Lion's Arch	30,000	5,000	-
Defend Droknar's Forge	Vision of Glint	Droknar's Forge	50,000	7,500	1 Gold
The Last Day Dawns	Vision of Glint	Droknar's Forge	?	?	?
Defend North Kryta Province	Vision of Glint	Droknar's Forge	?	?	?
Defend Denravi	Vision of Glint	Droknar's Forge	?	?	?
The Titan Source	Vision of Glint	Droknar's Forge	50,000	?	?

Anomaly! Although the Developer Update states that you can only accept these quests while in hard mode, this distinction is meaningless when the quest giver is in a town or outpost. (There is no "hard mode" version of these locations.) However, the quest-related spawns, which are in explorable areas, will only appear in hard mode.

Notes

Historical note: Hard Mode Quests have been introduced with the April 28th 2011 update, the 6th anniversary update.

• The first Hard Mode Quest was The Villainy of Galrath, which was a quest introduced in the very beginnings of Guild Wars.