December 5, 2018 April 14, 2024

Badge Busters:
Wizard City Badges

Badges have been a staple of Wizard101 since the very beginning. Whether you get them by experiencing the main story, plowing through specific enemies, or exploring recreation outside of the duel circle, there seems to be a Badge for nearly everything these days.

In this series, I’ll be going through each world, listing off the various badges you can obtain in each, and giving tips and tricks towards getting each one. With that being said, though, what better place to start than Wizard City? This world has a total of 24 badges and 12 Extra Credit Badges!

In the 2024 Spring update, Wizard101’s badge system was revitalized so that players can pursue a completely obtainable badge list. For all the Badge Completionists out there, you can pursue the standard badge list with no worries about retired or insane badges getting in your way. Additionally, for those who have completed these retired or insane badges, they now show up as Extra Credit. Extra Credit badges do NOT count toward the Category or All count. Learn more in our Wizard101 Badge Completionist Guide.

List of Wizard City Badges

Badges appear in the order in which you will see them in your spell book.

Wizard City Protector – Defeat Lord Nightshade
Golem Tower Champion – Clear Golem Tower in Golem Court
Hero of Unicorn Way – Complete all main quests in Unicorn Way
Three Streets Savior – Complete all main and side quests quests in Cyclops Lane, Triton Avenue (excluding Crab Alley), and Firecat Alley
Master Diplomat – Complete all main quests in Colossus Boulevard
Sunken City Survivor – Clear Sunken City
Triton Underwater Hero – Defeat King Amadeo
Wizard City Explorer – Complete “Find the Smiths”
Overachiever – Complete all side quests in Wizard City
Undead Stalker – Defeat 50 Undead
Undead Hunter – Defeat 100 Undead
Undead Conqueror – Defeat 500 Undead
Undead Crusader – Defeat 1,000 Undead*
Undead Slayer – Defeat 2,000 Undead*
Undead Enforcer – Defeat 4,000 Undead*
Undead Assassin – Defeat 8,000 Undead*
Undead Cutthroat – Defeat 10,000 Undead*
Undead Master – Defeat 15,000 Undead*
Undead Executioner – Defeat 20,000 Undead*
Golem Breaker – Defeat 50 Golems
Golem Destroyer – Defeat 200 Golems
Technomancer – Defeat 500 Golems*
Elemental Dispeller – Defeat 50 Elementals
Elemental Banisher – Defeat 250 Elementals
Elementalist – Defeat 500 Elementals
Giant Hunter – Defeat 50 Giants
Giant Smasher – Defeat 100 Giants
Blood of the Giants – Defeat 350 Giants
Gobbler Chaser – Defeat 25 Gobblers
Gobbler Catcher – Defeat 50 Gobblers
Gobbler Gobbler – Defeat 100 Gobblers
Briskbreeze Champion – Clear Briskbreeze Tower
Waterworks Warrior – Clear Waterworks
Savior of Wizard City – Complete all main and side quests in Wizard City
Promotions Associate – Complete the quest “Marketing is Everything”*
Associate Delivery Person – Complete the quest “Life Is Like…”*

*Pink badges indicate the badge is Extra Credit and does not count toward regular badge count. *Red badges indicate the badge is Extract Credit, RETIRED, and does not count toward regular badge count.

Next, let’s divide these badges in categories based on their type!

Main Quest Line Badges: 2/24

There are 2 badges you acquire just by finishing the main quest line in Wizard City:

Hero of Unicorn Way (complete all main quests in Unicorn Way)
Wizard City Protector (defeat Lord Nightshade)

Badges from Completing Dungeons or Side Quests: 10/24

There are 10 badges you can acquire from doing objectives on the side, too! These include:

Three Streets Savior (complete all main and side quests in Cyclops Lane, Triton Avenue (minus Crab Alley), and Firecat Alley)
Golem Tower Champion (clear Golem Tower in Golem Court)
Master Diplomat (complete all quests in Colossus Boulevard)
Sunken City Survivor (clear Sunken City)
Triton Underwater Hero (Defeat King Amadeo)
Overachiever (complete all side quests in Wizard City)
Savior of Wizard City (complete all main and side quests in Wizard City)
Wizard City Explorer (complete “Find the Smiths”)
Briskbreeze Champion (clear Briskbreeze Tower)
Waterworks Warrior (clear Waterworks)

(Hey, so you know how the events of Briskbreeze result in the events in the House of Scales? Why can’t Briskbreeze be mandatory for Zigzag then? Just saying.)

Enemy Smashers: 12/24

And, last but not least, badges you acquire by defeating a certain number of a certain type of enemy. I’ve dubbed these “Enemy Smashers” because that’s precisely what you do: beat up enemies until you get the badge. Yay! 😀

To understand Enemy Smasher Badges, you first need to understand Categories. All the enemies in the Spiral fall under some archetype, ranging from the most common one (Undead) to very niche enemies found in very few places (Gobblers). Some enemies even fall under multiple categories!

Now, all that being said, I’ll go over some general tips and tricks that you can use to acquire some of these!

Gobbler Chaser -> Gobbler Catcher -> Gobbler Gobbler:

You’ll probably get up to Gobbler Chaser (25 gobblers) by the time you’re done with Colossus Boulevard, so if you’re gunning for Gobbler Gobbler (100 gobblers) you don’t have far to go! The best choice for farming would be the Gobbler Scavenger, as it’s literally the first enemy you encounter in this wintry wonderland. Save for some out-of-place enemies in Mirage, Gobblers are almost exclusive to Colossus Boulevard, so if you’re out to get this set of badges, bundle up!

Giant Hunter -> Giant Smasher -> Blood of the Giants:
Much like how Gobblers are almost entirely exclusive to Colossus Boulevard, the largest concentration of Giants you’ll find throughout the Spiral—Cyclopes, Trolls, Minotaurs, or otherwise—can be found in Cyclops Lane. Every single common enemy in Cyclops Lane counts as a Giant, so don’t feel like you have to be careful who to pull into a fight!

Undead Stalker (50 undead) -> Undead Conquerer (500 undead):
To be honest, you won’t have to go far out of your way to get these first 4 badges. You’ll be fighting plenty of Undead goons as you romp around the Spiral (fun fact: there are 550+ different enemies throughout the Spiral that classify as Undead!), so don’t worry if this is as far as you want to go!

Elemental Dispeller (50 elementals) -> Elemental Banisher (250 Elementals) -> Elementalist (500 elementals):
Just like with the first four Undead-related Enemy Smashers, you’ll be fighting a ton of Elemental enemies as you plow through the main story. Wizard City unfortunately doesn’t have many good spots to farm Elemental enemies (the only three enemies that fall under the category in Wizard City are Evil Snowmen in Colossus Boulevard, Magma Men in Firecat Alley, and the Ice-exclusive Ice Colossus in Ravenwood’s Ice Tower), as these enemies will often be accompanied by folks of different categories.That being said, however, if you do want to go out of your way to snag these 3 badges, my top choice would definitely go to the Desert Golem in Krokotopia (see below).

Golem Breaker -> Golem Destroyer:
Don’t be fooled by the name of this badge, farming Golem Tower is NOT the way to go about getting this badge! The REAL way to go about this is an enemy I mentioned earlier: the Desert Golem. Speaking of which…

ENEMY SPOTLIGHT: DESERT GOLEM

I’d like to give a special shoutout to Desert Golems in Krokotopia’s Palace of Fire. They have the distinct privilege of being both a Giant, an Elemental, AND a Golem, so if you want to rack up your kill count for all three of those categories at the same time, this is the enemy for you!

Extra Credit: +10

The majority of these badges are a continuation of the Enemy Smasher badges. But because they no longer count toward your standard badge count, these challenges have become optional for Badge Completionists.

Undead Crusader (1,000 undead) -> Undead Executioner (20,000 undead):

Now this is where the grinding sets in. Of course, the easiest way to go about this, one would think, is to just farm Lost Souls in Unicorn Way; however, I’d argue that that isn’t the optimal strategy. The earliest one can potentially encounter Undead enemies two at a time are some relatively remote locations in Krokotopia. However, for convenience sake I’d go for literally any area in Dragonspyre. Thanks to the lore of that place, it’s filled to the teeth with Undead enemies. If you’re a bit higher-leveled than that,the first few levels of Briskbreeze Tower are fantastic as well; there, you’ll be fighting four enemies at once as opposed to the regular two! (Oh, and regarding the 20,000 kill requirement for Undead Executioner… why. Just… why.)

There are 7 badges lumped together in this one. Undead Crusader, Slayer, Enforcer, Assassin, Cutthroat, Master and Executioner.

Editor’s Note: Given so many enemies required for these badges it’s no wonder they got marked as extra credit! 10+ years and my main character is still only at about 8k undead.

Technomancer (500 Golems)
Elementalist (500 Elementals)
Blood of the Giants (350 Giants)

These remaining badges are just more Enemy Smashers, so use the tips from the previous section to finish them off. Just remember, as Extra Credit badges, they are completely optional for Completion!

Retired: +2

The last two badges were awarded for completing promotional quests for Karamelle in 2020. Unfortunately, both quests are now retired, so the badges are unobtainable unless you completed them before the release of Karamelle. For this reason, they have been marked as Extra Credit and will not penalize your Badge count or show up on your list if you did not obtain them.