Cartographer

Cartographer
File:Eternal Legendary Cartographer.jpg
Campaign	Prophecies Factions Nightfall
Title type	Character

Cartographer is a title awarded to a character who explores 100% of each continent's map. There are separate title tracks for each campaign, prefixed with the name of their respective continent. These titles can be displayed in the "Honor" monument.

Title track

Cartographer title track

Tier	Prophecies title	Factions title	Nightfall title	Exploration of continent
1	Tyrian Explorer	Canthan Explorer	Elonian Explorer	60%
2	Tyrian Pathfinder	Canthan Pathfinder	Elonian Pathfinder	70%
3	Tyrian Trailblazer	Canthan Trailblazer	Elonian Trailblazer	80%
4	Tyrian Cartographer	Canthan Cartographer	Elonian Cartographer	90%
5	Tyrian Master Cartographer	Canthan Master Cartographer	Elonian Master Cartographer	95%
6	Tyrian Grandmaster Cartographer	Canthan Grandmaster Cartographer	Elonian Grandmaster Cartographer	100%

Legendary Cartographer title track

Title	Total maxed cartographer
Legendary Cartographer	3

Acquisition

The Grandmaster Cartographer title can only be obtained through extensive and thorough exploration of the world map for a given campaign. To earn this, you must "push" your character against the edges of each area to "scrape" the map boundaries (commonly referred to as "Wall hugging"). While most fog clears this way, smaller remote areas require standing in a specific spot, sometimes facing a particular direction or waiting for a few moments to ensure the corner or section gets "unfogged". A Bird's Eye Compass makes "unfogging" the map significantly easier. In rare cases, you may need to stand on several different spots. The mission map (default key: U) makes it easier to notice unexplored areas compared to the world map.

There is some leeway built into the three Grandmaster Cartographer titles: uncovering the entire map would yield more than 100% exploration on each continent. This allows players to ignore areas that become inaccessible as the character progresses through the storyline (e.g. Shing Jea Arena) or locations that are no longer available at all (e.g. Fort Koga). The exact amount of leeway is documented below.

The Legendary Cartographer title is awarded automatically once all three continent-specific cartography titles are obtained.

Optimized Walkthrough

See also: Guide to Legendary Cartographer for a detailed walkthrough

Notes

• Some areas can only be explored during a mission with a time constraint (e.g. south of the Dunes of Despair mission map or during Vizunah Square). Make sure that other players in your party know about your interest in mapping before you begin.
• Many areas can be quickly explored by running; bring heroes with party-wide speed boosts (e.g. "Charge!" or "Incoming!") and ignore any foes.
• If you're struggling to uncover a spot despite standing as close as possible to it, give a spin to your camera, it sometimes triggers the uncovering.
• Watching the Fort Aspenwood (i.e. Kurzick and Luxon) and the Jade Quarry (i.e. Kurzick and Luxon) cinematics unfogs areas in Fort Aspenwood and the Jade Quarry, respectively.
• Minor known portal jump and gate glitch locations provide additional small bonus points toward exploration; these are included in the Borderless Cartography Made Easy mod.

Trivia

• Prior to the February 21, 2013 update, which removed the ability to teleport with player skills, players could earn exploration percentage in The Frost Gate and The Wilds toward the Tyrian Cartographer title.
• The July 21, 2026 update added the Bird's Eye Compass, making map exploration significantly easier.

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