Gauntlets, formally titled The Lost Gauntlets, are a feature of Geometry Dash, introduced during Update 2.1 with content being gradually included post-release. They are accessed from the directive menu.
Description
A gauntlet is comprised of a selection of five user levels of similar yet increasing difficulty, which are required to be completed sequentially. There are the standard level rewards, as well as diamonds for making progress on levels. Completing a gauntlet rewards more diamonds, and may further reward mana orbs, shards, icons and other special items. There are a total of ten gauntlets, some of which are initially locked or hidden.
An upcoming update will include five new gauntlets: Time, Spike, Monster, Death, and Magic Gauntlets. The latter will contain levels determined from contests.
Gauntlets
Completing all 5 levels will unlock the chest that rewards 10 diamonds, 3 fire shards and will unlock Secondary Brown. This gauntlet rewards a total of 28 stars, 38 diamonds and 1025 Mana Orbs upon completion (excluding the chest reward).
This Gauntlet was released on February 5th, 2017.
Levels | Creator | Song | Composer | Difficulty | Stars | Mana Orbs | Diamonds |
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1. OuterSpace | Nicki1202 | Space Battle | F-777 | Hard | 5 | 175 | 7 |
2. Overture | Fault | Angels | DJVI | Hard | 5 | 175 | 7 |
3. First Race | Stamina | -Race Around the World- | Waterflame | Harder | 6 | 225 | 8 |
4. Shock | Danolex | ColBreakz - 2011 | ColBreakz | Harder | 6 | 225 | 8 |
5. Magmatic Sanctuary | RadiationV2 | Xtrullor Panda Party - Sheol | Xtrullor | Harder | 6 | 225 | 8 |
Completing all 5 levels will unlock the chest that rewards 10 diamonds, 3 ice shards and will unlock Secondary Dark Purple. This gauntlet rewards a total of 28 stars, 38 diamonds and 1025 Mana Orbs upon completion (excluding the chest reward).
This Gauntlet was released on February 5th, 2017.
Levels | Creator | Song | Composer | Difficulty | Stars | Mana Orbs | Diamonds |
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1. Amplification | Berkoo | Hooley Gun | Garlagan | Hard | 5 | 175 | 7 |
2. Skyward | Chaos | -Sky Fortress- | Waterflame | Hard | 5 | 175 | 7 |
3. Carnation | Ilhamaulia | Badland | BoomKitty | Harder | 6 | 225 | 8 |
4. GeoBound | Axlis | Skybound | Lockyn | Harder | 6 | 225 | 8 |
5. Polihedral | Zenvix | JoarZ - Red Roses (Original Mix) | JoarZ | Harder | 6 | 225 | 8 |
Completing all 5 levels will unlock the chest that rewards 10 diamonds, 3 poison shards and will unlock Secondary Blue-green. This gauntlet rewards a total of 26 stars, 36 diamonds and 925 Mana Orbs upon completion (excluding the chest reward).
This Gauntlet was released on February 6th, 2017.
Levels | Creator | Song | Composer | Difficulty | Stars | Mana Orbs | Diamonds |
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1. Acid Factory | JefryKawaii | VGMusicRox - Frantic Factory ( | Viproxi | Hard | 4 | 125 | 6 |
2. Beast Mode Full | God Of Music | Beast Mode | Dex Arson | Hard | 5 | 175 | 7 |
3. Ground Zero | DorSha | Ground Zero | Dex Arson | Hard | 5 | 175 | 7 |
4. Shrimp | Schady | Mantis Shrimp Showdown | BoomKitty | Harder | 6 | 225 | 8 |
5. Generation Retro | Mordeth | Bossfight - Glitch Gremlin | Holyyeah | Harder | 6 | 225 | 8 |
Completing all 5 levels will unlock the chest that rewards 10 diamonds, 3 shadow shards and will unlock Secondary Red-Violet. This gauntlet rewards a total of 21 stars, 31 diamonds and 675 Mana Orbs upon completion (excluding the chest reward).
This Gauntlet was released on February 6, 2017.
Levels | Creator | Song | Composer | Difficulty | Stars | Mana Orbs | Diamonds |
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1. Spooky Light | Serponge | -Thumper- | Waterflame | Normal | 3 | 75 | 5 |
2. Ominous | Hyenada | (Lavender Town Haunting)* | Solkrieg | Normal | 3 | 75 | 5 |
3. GhostTown | Izhar | Ghost House | Schtiffles | Hard | 5 | 175 | 7 |
4. Fear zone | GD Jose | Xtrullor - Screamroom | Xtrullor | Hard | 5 | 175 | 7 |
5. Infusion | schady | Zelda II: Palace Theme (Xtrullor Remix) | Xtrullor | Hard | 5 | 175 | 7 |
Completing all 5 levels will unlock the chest that rewards 10 diamonds, 3 lava shards (or 100 mana orbs) and will unlock Secondary Red-Orange. This gauntlet rewards a total of 28 stars, 38 diamonds and 1025 Mana Orbs upon completion (excluding the chest reward).
This Gauntlet was released on February 7, 2017.
Levels | Creator | Song | Composer | Difficulty | Stars | Mana Orbs | Diamonds |
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1. Infernal Arena | Suomi | Xtrullor - Ichor | Xtrullor | Normal | 3 | 75 | 5 |
2. Ichor | DzRas | Xtrullor - Ichor | Xtrullor | Hard | 5 | 175 | 7 |
3. Frontline Full | God of Music | ( Electro ) Frontlines | Dex Arson | Harder | 6 | 225 | 8 |
4. Fire Aura | Sumsar | ~'{Fire Aura}'~ | Kid2Will | Harder | 7 | 275 | 9 |
5. Danger Zone | GD Jose | Machina | Dex Arson | Harder | 7 | 275 | 9 |
Completing this gauntlet will unlock Secondary Dark Red The Bonus Gauntlet was released during Update 2.1 on February 7, 2017.
The Bonus Gauntlet's progressive rewards include:
- 775 mana orbs
- 33 diamonds
- 23 stars
- 15 user coins
Completion of the gauntlet rewards:
- 500 mana orbs
- 10 diamonds
- 1 colour
Levels | Creator | Song | Composer | Difficulty | Stars | Mana Orbs | Diamonds |
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1. Chambers | SirHadoken | Colorblind | PandaEyesOfficial | Normal | 3 | 75 | 5 |
2. Rising | Alderite | Asau | 1nf1n1ty | Hard | 4 | 125 | 6 |
3. Battletown | Tongii | -BattleTown- | Waterflame | Hard | 5 | 175 | 7 |
4. Crazy Ball | Izhar | Partyt Är Igång! | bossfightofficial | Hard | 5 | 175 | 7 |
5. Payload | TheRM22 | ( Payload ) | Dex Arson | Harder | 6 | 225 | 8 |
The Chaos Gauntlet was released during Update 2.1 on February 8, 2017. It is initially hidden from the gauntlets menu until the blue lock has been selected in the Basement. Completing this gauntlet will unlock Robot 16, and a blue key.
The Chaos Gauntlet's progressive rewards include:
- 1,125 mana orbs
- 40 diamonds
- 30 stars
- 9 user coins
Completion of the gauntlet rewards:
- 10 diamonds
- 1 robot
- 1 blue key
Level | Creator | Difficulty | Mana orbs | Diamonds | Stars | User coins | Soundtrack |
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1. Anubis | Adiale | Hard | 175 | 7 | 5 | 3, verified | Anubis |
2. Scarlet Surge | Insendium | Harder | 225 | 8 | 6 | - | Check Out |
3. Drippy Dub | Danolex | Harder | 225 | 8 | 6 | 3, verified | Drippy Dub |
4. Kappaclysm | Glittershroom | Harder | 225 | 8 | 6 | - | At the Speed of Light |
5. Dark Drop | Alkali | Harder | 275 | 9 | 7 | 3, verified | Soul Snatcher |
The Demon Gauntlet was released during Update 2.1 on February 8, 2017. It is initially locked, requiring the purple key, which is obtained by freeing the Demon Guardian from the Basement. Trying to access the Demon Gauntlet without possessing the purple key will return the following message from the Keymaster, whose name is obscured to '...':
- It's no use, that Gauntlet is locked.
- The Demon Guardian was the only one who could open it.
- Not sure what happened to him. He always was a bit crazy.
Completing this gauntlet will receive Spider 10, which has a skull.
The Demon Gauntlet's progressive rewards include:
- 2,500 mana orbs
- 60 diamonds
- 50 stars
- 15 user coins
Completion of the gauntlet rewards:
- 10 diamonds
- 1 spider
Level | Creator | Difficulty | Mana orbs | Diamonds | Stars | User coins | Soundtrack |
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1. Sidestep | ChaSe97 | Easy Demon | 500 | 12 | 10 | 3, verified | Sidestep |
2. Traction | Ferdefunky | Medium Demon | 500 | 12 | 10 | 3, verified | Danque |
3. Mechanical Showdown | Tongii | Medium Demon | 500 | 12 | 10 | 3, verified | Stomping Ground |
4. Vibration | Schady | Easy Demon | 500 | 12 | 10 | 3, verified | Shattered |
5. HeLL | Serponge | Medium Demon | 500 | 12 | 10 | 3, verified | ---Accelerate--- |
The Crystal Gauntlet was released during update 2.11 on November 16th, 2017. Its levels were determined from a contest that was held to make a level for it. Crystal Gauntlet contest results
The Crystal Gauntlet's progressive rewards include:
- 1,075 mana orbs
- 39 diamonds
- 29 stars
- 14 user coins
Completion of the gauntlet rewards:
- 20 diamonds
- 1 cube
Level | Creator | Difficulty | Mana orbs | Diamonds | Stars | User coins | Soundtrack |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Lustre | Galvatron | Hard | 175 | 7 | 5 | 2, verified | Walking In Style |
2. Crystal fusion | CastriX | Hard | 175 | 7 | 5 | 3, verified | Canonblade - Debug |
3. Sanctuary of Light | AbstractDark | Harder | 225 | 8 | 6 | 3, verified | The Frozen Journey ~P~ |
4. Prismarine | SirHadoken | Harder | 225 | 8 | 6 | 3, verified | Duality |
5. Crystal Essence | ChaSe | Harder | 275 | 9 | 7 | 3, verified | The Ascension |
The Doom Gauntlet was released during Update 2.11 on November 18th, 2017. Its levels were determined from a contest that was held to make a level for it. Doom Gauntlet contest results
The Doom Gauntlet's progressive rewards include:
- 2,500 mana orbs
- 60 diamonds
- 50 stars
- 13 user coins
Completion of the gauntlet rewards:
- 40 diamonds
- 1 demon key
- 1 death effect
Level | Creator | Difficulty | Mana orbs | Diamonds | Stars | User coins | Soundtrack |
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1. Extinction | haoN | Easy Demon | 500 | 12 | 10 | 3, verified | Pyrolysis (Original Mix) |
2. Buried Angel | f3lixsram | Easy Demon | 500 | 12 | 10 | 3, verified | Archangel |
3. Shrill Hallway | Nico99 | Medium Demon | 500 | 12 | 10 | 3, verified | -Haunted woods- |
4. Nowise | Darwin | Hard Demon | 500 | 12 | 10 | 1, verified | Bossfight - Nowise |
5. Darkness Keeper | AbstractDark | Hard Demon | 500 | 12 | 10 | 3,verified | X&HE - Soulstorm |
Rewards
Trivia
- The first 6 Gauntlets are based on the Shards of Power, all of which are the Fire, Ice, Poison, Shadow, Lava and the Bonus shards.
- However, because you can only have up to 100 of each shard at a time (as of 2.1), if you have an amount of shards that will have you reach over 100 when redeeming prizes from these gauntlets, each shard will be replaced with 100 Mana Orbs each.
- Gauntlets are similar to map packs in being collections of user levels that offer rewards, although number of levels, rewards and order of play differ.
- Gauntlets share the same five sequential level access that is featured in Geometry Dash World, although gauntlets themselves do not need to be played in order unlike worlds.
- Gauntlet level orders and the levels themselves have been changed post-release.
- For the Fire Gauntlet, after one day, Magmatic Sanctuary, which was initially ordered first, was shifted to fifth due to its underestimated difficulty.
- For the Ice Gauntlet, after one day, Skyward, which was initially ordered fifth, was shifted to second due to its overestimated difficulty.
- For the Chaos Gauntlet, after a few hours, Blade, which was initially ordered fourth, was removed upon request by its creator. Kappaclysm then advanced to fourth position and Drippy Dub acquired third position.
- Fire Aura, Kappaclysm and Scarlet Surge are currently the only 1.9 levels to be in the Gauntlets.
- Kappaclysm is also the only level in the Gauntlets to also be in a Map Pack. Progress is tracked separately for each group.
- Kappaclysm is an easier version of Cataclysm, an extreme demon.
- Scarlet Surge is the only officially included user level that has a length of XL.
- Infernal Arena and Ichor are the only levels in the gauntlets that share a song.
- If you go into Geometry Dash's files, you can find a sheet of gauntlet icons, the mass majority of them being unreleased.
- As of November 13, 2017, Mechanical Showdown was the only level that could reward 30 stars, as it was available to play as a standard user level, as a Gauntlet level, and as the Weekly Demon.