Dungeons ( Online ) In , Dungeons are special instances that players are able to interact with . They always contain one or more bosses , large amounts of enemies and loot . Dungeons may also contain chests , quests , skyshard s , ingredients , collectible books and other items . While Dungeons are usually not actual dungeons , the term has been universally used by many other MMO and RPG players to refer to any kind of indoor or outdoor instance that is separate from the main world . Group Dungeons and Trials will scale to you or your group leader ' s level if entered manually , but do not scale below the level they are introduced . For example , Fungal Grotto begins scaling to your level from level 12 but does not scale below that . Trials , which are made for 12 - man groups , are similar to Group Dungeons . Trials are also called Raids , which is an MMO term used for a large group instance . There are exactly 144 dungeons and Trials in the game ' s initial version ( 145 if you include the Dragonstar Arena ) , and 136 are dungeons , delves and other group instances , the other 3 are Trials . There are 6 delves , 1 public dungeon and 1 group dungeon per zone , with the exception of Khenarthi ' s Roost , Betnikh , Stros M ' kai , Bleakrock and Bal Foyen , which have no dungeons at all , and Craglorn , which has no solo or public dungeons but has 29 group dungeons , 30 if you count the Dragonstar Arena . Modes . Group Dungeons and Trials have two modes which determine both the difficulty , type of monsters , quests , explorable area and storyline in the dungeon . The first is Normal mode , which is the mode of the dungeon when it is first introduced . The second is Veteran Mode which unlocks a new storyline , a new quest , new explorable areas of the dungeon sometimes and a new difficulty optimized for Veteran Rank players . Not all dungeons have Veteran modes , but more are continuously added through updates . The most recent dungeon to get the Veteran mode treatment is the City of Ash , which it received in Update 5 ( November 3rd , 2014 ) . Pledges . Every real - world day , a player above Level 45 has access to Pledges , which are repeatable quests given by the Undaunted . They consist in completing a certain group dungeon to earn special rewards . Pledges are given by Maj al - Ragath and Glirion the Redbeard in the Undaunted Enclave of the Vestige ' s alliance , located outside the cities of ( Mournhold , Wayrest , and Elden Root ) . There are two types of pledges , a non - veteran pledge and a Veteran pledge , which are unlocked at Level 45 and Champion Point 1 , respectively . Non - veteran pledges will send your group into a normal dungeon , while a Veteran pledge will send your group into a Veteran dungeon . Upon defeating a boss , each player will receive a special key which is used to unlock special chests in the Undaunted Enclave . There are bronze , silver and gold chests , and to open one requires the corresponding key obtained from the NPC that assigned the pledge upon completion . While a key is guaranteed to be obtained if your group completes the specific daily pledge for that dungeon , the quality of the key is determined by both the type of pledge and whether optional objectives have been fulfilled . When a chest is opened , you have a chance to receive special rewards such as special armor and weapon sets , among others , and the rewards are better with the higher the quality of the chest opened .