Zaralek Caverns Dragonriding Races (10.1.5) (2024)

Last updated on Jul 17, 2023 at 22:00by Panthea1 comment

Zaralek Cavern zone of the Dragon Isles contains6 different race courses for you to experience with Dragonriding.Below, we will go over the basic, advanced and reverse variants of every single course,while offering some tips to reach every gold time as part of the Zaralek Cavern Racing Completionist: Gold achievement and "Zaralek Cavern Racer" title.

Zaralek Cavern has 6 races; below we will detail some tips and tricks for eachrace along with a video showing each race completed on both Normal, Advanced and Reversedifficulties with a gold timer.

This race is shown as 1 on the map at the top of this page. Alternativelyyou can use the script below to place an in-game map pin.Simply copy and paste the script below in-game to have a pin added to your world map:

• /script DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage("24cffffff0024Hworldmap:2133:5450:237124h[24A:Waypoint-MapPin-ChatIcon:13:13:0:024a Brimstone Scramble Map Pin]24h24r");

• Advanced Only: After the second ring, go down and pick up the Vigornode.
• Advanced and Reverse: You can Surge Forward through the Arcane Orbsand not be stunned.

This race is shown as 2 on the map at the top of this page. Alternativelyyou can use the script below to place an in-game map pin.Simply copy and paste the script below in-game to have a pin added to your world map:

• /script DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage("24cffffff0024Hworldmap:2133:3875:606224h[24A:Waypoint-MapPin-ChatIcon:13:13:0:024a Crystal Circuit Map Pin]24h24r");

• There is a point just over halfway through the race where you have the option ofgoing through a narrow gap or around the pillar. It will be faster to go through thegap, but if you mess up the angle, you will land and lose all speed.
• Advanced Only: If you launch up on your drake as you accept the race you willstart in the air. During the countdown for the race, use all of your Vigor on Surge Forwardand you will be at max speed for the start of the race. As an added bonus, all of your Vigorwill reset at the start of the race. This can be seen in the video below.
• Advanced Only: You do not need to be mindful of your Vigor usage onAdvanced as there are plenty of Vigor nodes!
• Advanced and Reverse: You can Surge Forward through the Arcane Orbsand not be stunned.
• Reverse Only: The technique to start at full speed may not work here becauseof your new starting position.

This race is shown as 3 on the map at the top of this page. Alternativelyyou can use the script below to place an in-game map pin.Simply copy and paste the script below in-game to have a pin added to your world map:

• /script DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage("24cffffff0024Hworldmap:2133:3904.9999999999995:499924h[24A:Waypoint-MapPin-ChatIcon:13:13:0:024a Caldera Cruise Map Pin]24h24r");

• Advanced and Reverse: If you launch up on your drake as you accept the race you willstart in the air. During the countdown for the race, use all of your Vigor on Surge Forwardand you will be at max speed for the start of the race. As an added bonus, all of your Vigorwill reset at the start of the race. This can be seen in the video below.
• Advanced and Reverse: Be mindful of the lava orbs shooting up as theycan kill your momentum.
• Advanced and Reverse: Be mindful of the mound of lava in the Zaqali area.Flying into this will make you lose all momentum.

This race is shown as 4 on the map at the top of this page. Alternativelyyou can use the script below to place an in-game map pin.Simply copy and paste the script below in-game to have a pin added to your world map:

• /script DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage("24cffffff0024Hworldmap:2133:5872:450324h[24A:Waypoint-MapPin-ChatIcon:13:13:0:024a Shimmering Slalom Map Pin]24h24r");

• Advanced Only: Just over half way through the race there will be a Vigornode to your right away from the path. Pick this up to have enough Vigor to use Whirling Surge.
• Advanced and Reverse: You will be starved for Vigor on this course. Make sureyou pick up every Vigor node on the course as you go through it.
• Advanced and Reverse: The launch up before the race speed boost tech as describedon previous races should be possible here as well.

This race is shown as 5 on the map at the top of this page. Alternativelyyou can use the script below to place an in-game map pin.Simply copy and paste the script below in-game to have a pin added to your world map:

• /script DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage("24cffffff0024Hworldmap:2133:5126:466724h[24A:Waypoint-MapPin-ChatIcon:13:13:0:024a Sulfur Sprint Map Pin]24h24r");

• Advanced and Reverse: If you launch up on your drake as you accept the race you willstart in the air. During the countdown for the race, use all of your Vigor on Surge Forwardand you will be at max speed for the start of the race. As an added bonus, all of your Vigorwill reset at the start of the race. This can be seen in the video below.
• Advanced and Reverse: Be mindful of the lava orbs shooting up as theycan kill your momentum.

This race is shown as 6 on the map at the top of this page. Alternativelyyou can use the script below to place an in-game map pin.Simply copy and paste the script below in-game to have a pin added to your world map:

• /script DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage("24cffffff0024Hworldmap:2133:5815:575924h[24A:Waypoint-MapPin-ChatIcon:13:13:0:024a Loamm Roamm Map Pin]24h24r");

• Advanced and Reverse: You can Surge Forward through the Arcane Orbsand not be stunned.
• Advanced and Reverse: You will be starved for Vigor on this course. Make sureyou pick up every Vigor node on the course as you go through it.
• Advanced and Reverse: The launch up before the race speed boost tech as describedon previous races should be possible here as well.

The Waking Shores only contains a fraction of the overall coursesavailable as part of Dragon Racing. If you would like to learn moreabout the other zones' courses or about Dragon Racing's rewards, see ourother guides below!