Gauntlets, formally titled The Lost Gauntlets, are a feature of Geometry Dash, introduced during Update 2.1 with content gradually being 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. To facilitate this, gauntlet levels are actually duplicates of the original levels that then have their progress tracked individually as part of the gauntlet sequences. The level menus are distinguished with a monotone background, and cannot be rated or be marked as a favourite.
There are a total of 15 gauntlets, some of which are initially locked or hidden. They offer the standard user 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.
Gauntlet details
- Levels by difficulty
- Easy: 0
- Normal: 4
- Hard: 23
- Harder: 29
- Insane: 7
- Demon: 12
- Total levels: 75
- Rewards
- Level mana orbs: 19,800
- Total mana orbs: 20,300+ 1
- Level diamonds: 636
- Total diamonds: 916
- Total stars: 486
- Total user coins: 191 (all user coins are verified)
- Total shards: Up to 15 (3 of each type)
- Icon Kit rewards: 15
The Fire Gauntlet was released during Update 2.1 on February 5, 2017.
The Fire Gauntlet's progressive rewards include:
- 1,025 mana orbs
- 38 diamonds
- 28 stars
- 15 user coins
Completion of the gauntlet rewards:
- 3 fire shards or 300 mana orbs 2
- 10 diamonds
- 1 colour
| Level | Creator | Mana orbs | Diamonds | Stars | User coins | Artist | Music |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1. OuterSpace
|
Nicki1202 | 175 | 7 | 5 | 3 | F-777 | Space Battle |
| 2. Overture
|
Fault | 175 | 7 | 5 | 3 | DJVI | Angels |
 3. First Race
|
Stamina | 225 | 8 | 6 | 3 | Waterflame | -Race around the world- |
| 4. Shock
|
danolex | 225 | 8 | 6 | 3 | ColBreakz | 2011 |
| 5. Magmatic Sanctuary
|
RadiationV2 | 225 | 8 | 6 | 3 | Xtrullor & Panda Party | Sheol |
The Ice Gauntlet was released during Update 2.1 on February 5, 2017.
The Ice Gauntlet's progressive rewards include:
- 1,025 mana orbs
- 38 diamonds
- 28 stars
- 13 user coins
Completion of the gauntlet rewards:
- 3 ice shards or 300 mana orbs 2
- 10 diamonds
- 1 colour
| Level | Creator | Mana orbs | Diamonds | Stars | User coins | Artist | Music |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Amplification
|
Berkoo | 175 | 7 | 5 | 3 | garlagan | Hooley Gun |
| 2. Skyward
|
Chaos | 175 | 7 | 5 | 3 | Waterflame | -Sky Fortress- |
| 3. Carnation
|
IlhamAulia | 225 | 8 | 6 | 3 | BoomKitty | Badland |
| 4. GeoBound
|
Axils | 225 | 8 | 6 | 3 | Lockyn | Skybound |
| 5. Polihedral
|
CreatorFreeze | 225 | 8 | 6 | 1 | JoarZ | Red Roses (Original Mix) |
The Poison Gauntlet was released during Update 2.1 on February 6, 2017.
The Poison Gauntlet's progressive rewards include:
- 925 mana orbs
- 36 diamonds
- 26 stars
- 15 user coins
Completion of the gauntlet rewards:
- 3 poison shards or 300 mana orbs 2
- 10 diamonds
- 1 colour
| Level | Creator | Mana orbs | Diamonds | Stars | User coins | Artist | Music |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Acid Factory
|
JefreyKawaii | 125 | 6 | 4 | 3 | Viproxi | Frantic Factory |
| 2. Beast Mode Full
|
God Of Music | 175 | 7 | 5 | 3 | dexarson | Beast Mode |
| 3. Ground Zero
|
DorSha | 175 | 7 | 5 | 3 | dexarson | Ground Zero |
| 4. Shrimp
|
schady | 225 | 8 | 6 | 3 | BoomKitty | Mantis Shrimp Showdown |
| 5. Generation Retro
|
ArathhSA | 225 | 8 | 6 | 3 | bossfightofficial | Glitch Gremlin |
The Shadow Gauntlet was released during Update 2.1 on February 6, 2017.
The Shadow Gauntlet's progressive rewards include:
- 675 mana orbs
- 31 diamonds
- 21 stars
- 15 user coins
Completion of the gauntlet rewards:
- 3 shadow shards or 300 mana orbs 2
- 10 diamonds
- 1 colour
| Level | Creator | Mana orbs | Diamonds | Stars | User coins | Artist | Music |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1. Spooky Light
|
Serponge | 75 | 5 | 3 | 3 | Waterflame | -Thumper- |
| 2. Ominous
|
Hyenada | 75 | 5 | 3 | 3 | Solkrieg | [Lavender Town Haunting]* |
| 3. GhostTown
|
izhar | 175 | 7 | 5 | 3 | Schtiffles | Ghost House |
| 4. Fear zone
|
GD Jose | 175 | 7 | 5 | 3 | Xtrullor | Screamroom |
| 5. Infusion
|
schady | 175 | 7 | 5 | 3 | Xtrullor | Zelda II: Palace Theme (Xtrullor Remix) |
The Lava Gauntlet was released during Update 2.1 on February 7, 2017.
The Lava Gauntlet's progressive rewards include:
- 1,025 mana orbs
- 38 diamonds
- 28 stars
- 12 user coins
Completion of the gauntlet rewards:
- 3 lava shards or 300 mana orbs 2
- 10 diamonds
- 1 colour
| Level | Creator | Mana orbs | Diamonds | Stars | User coins | Artist | Music |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Infernal Arena
|
SUOMI | 75 | 5 | 3 | 3 | Xtrullor | Ichor |
| 2. ichor
|
DzRAS | 175 | 7 | 5 | 3 | Xtrullor | Ichor |
| 3. Frontline Full
|
God Of Music | 225 | 8 | 6 | 3 | dexarson | [ Electro ] Frontlines |
| 4. Fire Aura
|
Sumsar | 275 | 9 | 7 | 3 | Kid2Will | ~'{Fire Aura}'~ |
| 5. Danger Zone
|
GD Jose | 275 | 9 | 7 | - | dexarson | Machina |
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
| Level | Creator | Mana orbs | Diamonds | Stars | User coins | Artist | Music |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Chambers
|
SirHadoken | 75 | 5 | 3 | 3 | PandaEyesOfficial | Colorblind |
| 2. Rising
|
Alderite | 125 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1f1n1ty | Asau |
| 3. Battletown
|
Tongii | 175 | 7 | 5 | 3 | Waterflame | -BattleTown- |
| 4. Crazy Ball
|
izhar | 175 | 7 | 5 | 3 | bossfightofficial | Partyt Är Igång! |
| 5. Payload
|
TheRM22 | 225 | 8 | 6 | 3 | dexarson | [ Payload ] |
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 is selected in the Basement.
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 | Mana orbs | Diamonds | Stars | User coins | Artist | Music |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Anubis
|
Adiale | 175 | 7 | 5 | 3 | Envy | Anubis |
| 2. Scarlet Surge [XL length] |
Insendium | 225 | 8 | 6 | - | MadhouseDUDE | Check Out |
| 3. Drippy Dub
|
danolex | 225 | 8 | 6 | 3 | PandaEyesOfficial | Drippy Dub |
| 4. Kappaclysm
|
Glittershroom | 225 | 8 | 6 | - | Dimrain47 | At the Speed of Light |
| 5. dark drop
|
alkali | 275 | 9 | 7 | 3 | dexarson | Soul Snatcher |
The Demon Gauntlet was released during Update 2.1 on February 8, 2017. It is initially locked, requiring the purple key to unlock it 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.
The Demon Gauntlet's progressive rewards include:
- 2,500 mana orbs
- 60 diamonds
- 50 stars
- 12 user coins
Completion of the gauntlet rewards:
- 10 diamonds
- 1 spider
| Level | Creator | Mana orbs | Diamonds | Stars | User coins | Artist | Music |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1. Sidestep
|
ChaSe | 500 | 12 | 10 | 3 | AeronMusic | Sidestep |
| 2. Traction
|
Ferdefunky | 500 | 12 | 10 | 3 | BoomKitty | Danque |
 3. Mechanical Showdown
|
Tongii | 500 | 12 | 10 | 3 | BoomKitty | Stomping Ground |
| 4. Vibration
|
schady | 500 | 12 | 10 | - | MafiaPineapple | Shattered |
| 5. HeLL
|
Serponge | 500 | 12 | 10 | 3 | Acid-Notation | ---Accelerate--- |
The Time Gauntlet was released during Update 2.11 on March 28, 2018.
The Time Gauntlet's progressive rewards include:
- 1,075 mana orbs
- 39 diamonds
- 29 stars
- 10 user coins
Completion of the gauntlet rewards:
- 20 diamonds
- 1 cube
| Level | Creator | Mana orbs | Diamonds | Stars | User coins | Artist | Music |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Mind Control
|
Darwin | 175 | 7 | 5 | - | garlagan | Ablixa |
| 2. Silence
|
BranSilver | 175 | 7 | 5 | 1 | Cursedsnake | calm |
| 3. Timeless
|
SirHadoken | 175 | 7 | 5 | 3 | windluxmusic | Fallen Tears (Dream Trance) |
| 4. Half Past Twelve
|
Hyenada | 275 | 9 | 7 | 3 | aaronmusslewhite | HalloweenStep |
| 5. Rose
|
TheDevon | 275 | 9 | 7 | 3 | cornandbeans | {Rose} |
The Crystal Gauntlet was released during Update 2.11 on November 16, 2017. Its levels were determined from the first official level creation contest. See the Crystal Gauntlet contest announcement and 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 | Mana orbs | Diamonds | Stars | User coins | Artist | Music |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Lustre
|
G4lvatron | 175 | 7 | 5 | 2 | G4lvatron | Walking In Style |
| 2. Crystal fusion
|
xCast | 175 | 7 | 5 | 3 | canonblade | Debug |
| 3. Sanctuary of Light
|
AbstractDark | 225 | 8 | 6 | 3 | Phyrnna | The Frozen Journey ~P~ |
| 4. Prismarine
|
SirHadoken | 225 | 8 | 6 | 3 | Dimrain47 | Duality |
| 5. Crystal Essence
|
ChaSe | 275 | 9 | 7 | 3 | kylermannn | The Ascension |
The Magic Gauntlet was released during Update 2.11 on December 28, 2017. The fourth and fifth levels were created as megacollabs whose five segments each were determined from the third official level creation contest. See the Magic Gauntlet contest first and second announcements and results.
The Magic Gauntlet's progressive rewards include:
- 1,275 mana orbs
- 43 diamonds
- 33 stars
- 8 user coins
Completion of the gauntlet rewards:
- 20 diamonds
- 1 ball
| Level | Creator | Mana orbs | Diamonds | Stars | User coins | Artist | Music |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Schade
|
BranSilver | 225 | 8 | 6 | 2 | Cursedsnake | Sunrays |
| 2. Aquarius
|
Skitten | 225 | 8 | 6 | 3 | TheArdor | Atlantis |
| 3. kalaxian
|
Thomartin | 275 | 9 | 7 | 3 | FlashyMusic | Crazy |
| 4. Odyssey
|
ViPriN | 275 | 9 | 7 | - | EtzerGD | Odyssey [WIP] |
| 5. Empyrean
|
ViPriN | 275 | 9 | 7 | - | EtzerGD | Empyrean |
The Spike Gauntlet was released during Update 2.11 on December 28, 2017. Its name is stylised 'spike Gauntlet', without capitalisation in-game.
The Spike Gauntlet's progressive rewards include:
- 925 mana orbs
- 36 diamonds
- 26 stars
- 15 user coins
Completion of the gauntlet rewards:
- 30 diamonds
- 1 key
- 1 cube
| Level | Creator | Mana orbs | Diamonds | Stars | User coins | Artist | Music |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Victim
|
GeoSlam1 | 125 | 6 | 4 | 3 | OcularNebula | Stab Victims! |
| 2. Pureland
|
Torch121 | 175 | 7 | 5 | 3 | Waterflame | -Haunted woods- |
| 3. Tenebris
|
f3lixsram | 175 | 7 | 5 | 3 | Djjaner | Lullaby /Remix |
| 4. Desert Bounce
|
Dashtrict | 225 | 8 | 6 | 3 | Dovax | Desert Bounce |
| 5. Powerful
|
GD Jose | 225 | 8 | 6 | 3 | bossfightofficial | The Maze Of Mayonnaise |
The Monster Gauntlet was released during Update 2.11 on April 11, 2018. Its levels were determined from the fourth official level creation contest. See the Monster Gauntlet contest announcement and results.
The Monster Gauntlet's progressive rewards include:
- 1,825 mana orbs
- 51 diamonds
- 41 stars
- 13 user coins
Completion of the gauntlet rewards:
- 30 diamonds
- 1 key
- 1 cube
| Level | Creator | Mana orbs | Diamonds | Stars | User coins | Artist | Music |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. SLAM [XL length] |
rafer | 275 | 9 | 7 | 3 | zirconmusic | Necromancy (drum n bass) |
 2. OMG ALIENS
|
DanZmeN | 350 | 10 | 8 | 1 | ColBreakz | Robots |
| 3. Monster Mischief
|
MrKoolTrix | 350 | 10 | 8 | 3 | KaixoMusic | Ziggurat (Original Mix) |
| 4. Mechanism
|
haoN | 425 | 11 | 9 | 3 | CreoMusic | In Circles |
| 5. HellGate Menace
|
ChaSe | 425 | 11 | 9 | 3 | Xtrullor & Panda Party | Sheol |
The Doom Gauntlet was released during Update 2.11 on November 18, 2017. Its levels were determined from the second official level creation contest. See the Doom Gauntlet contest announcement and 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 key
- 1 death effect
| Level | Creator | Mana orbs | Diamonds | Stars | User coins | Artist | Music |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Extinction
|
haoN | 500 | 12 | 10 | 3 | KaixoMusic | Pyrolysis (Original Mix) |
| 2. Buried Angel
|
f3lixsram | 500 | 12 | 10 | 3 | OfficialNovacore | Archangel |
| 3. Shrill Hallway
|
Nico99 | 500 | 12 | 10 | 3 | Waterflame | -Haunted woods- |
 4. Nowise
|
Darwin | 500 | 12 | 10 | 1 | bossfightofficial | Nowise |
| 5. Darkness Keeper
|
AbstractDark | 500 | 12 | 10 | 3 | Xtrullor & Hex Eater | Soulstorm |
The Death Gauntlet was released during Update 2.11 on April 11, 2018. The first three levels were taken from the fourth official level creation contest since there were many strong submissions. See the Monster Gauntlet contest announcement and results.
The Death Gauntlet's progressive rewards include:
- 2,050 mana orbs
- 54 diamonds
- 44 stars
- 12 user coins
Completion of the gauntlet rewards:
- 40 diamonds
- 1 key
- 1 ship
| Level | Creator | Mana orbs | Diamonds | Stars | User coins | Artist | Music |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Ghoul
|
DesTicY | 350 | 10 | 8 | 2 | CreoMusic | Exoplanet |
| 2. Shuriken
|
Ferdefunky | 350 | 10 | 8 | 1 | PandaEyesOfficial | Shuriken |
| 3. Predator
|
Samoht | 350 | 10 | 8 | 3 | canonblade | Change |
| 4. Adust
|
f3lixsram | 500 | 12 | 10 | 3 | bossfightofficial | Adust |
| 5. The Behemoth [XL length] |
JacobROso | 500 | 12 | 10 | 3 | SpazeMusic | Underworld |
Footnotes
- 1 Up to 21,800 mana orbs when accounting for the prior collection of all shards
- 2 If 100 shards of this type have already been collected
Rewards
Fire Gauntlet completion
Ice Gauntlet completion
Poison Gauntlet completion
Shadow Gauntlet completion
Lava Gauntlet completion
Bonus Gauntlet completion
Trivia
- The format of gauntlets is shared by worlds in Geometry Dash World, having a selection of five levels played in sequence, although unlike worlds, gauntlets themselves do not need to be played in order. Gauntlets are also similar to map packs in being selections of user levels that offer rewards, although the number of levels, rewards, and order of play differ.
- The first six gauntlets are based on the five shards - fire, ice, poison, shadow and lava shards, and bonus unlocks.
- Mobile versions of the game show the access panels of the Time Gauntlet and those arranged after it lacking the unique background and text colours that are present in the PC version of the game, instead each sharing grey backgrounds with red text, with the exception of the Time Gauntlet, which has a dark red background.
- The following levels were subject to rearrangement or removal from a new gauntlet shortly after release:
- The Fire Gauntlet had all its levels rearranged. The original order of levels was the fifth, third, first, second then fourth levels, Magmatic Sanctuary, First Race, OuterSpace, Overture then Shock.
- Skyward, initially ordered fifth in the Ice Gauntlet, was shifted to second due to its overestimated difficulty.
- Blade, initially ordered fourth in the Chaos Gauntlet, was removed upon request by its creator and replaced with Drippy Dub, which was shifted to third position. Kappaclysm then advanced to fourth position.
- Vulgarity, initially ordered third in the Time Gauntlet, was replaced with Timeless due to popular demand.
- Dangerous Spikes, initially ordered first in the Spike Gauntlet, was removed due to its overestimated difficulty and replaced with Victim.
- The following levels were included in gauntlets despite not aligning with the criteria of their respective contest:
- SLAM from the Monster Gauntlet is rated 7 stars, when the criteria to be eligible was for levels to be rated 8 or 9 stars. The level was added despite this as it was noted during judging that the creator had originally requested 8 stars.
- Nowise and Darkness Keeper from the Doom Gauntlet are each rated Hard Demon, when the criteria to be eligible was for levels to be rated Easy Demon or Medium Demon. The levels' difficulties were changed accordingly to Medium Demon, although this was later reverted.
- The following levels have notable traits:
- Fire Aura from the Lava Gauntlet, and Scarlet Surge and Kappaclysm from the Chaos Gauntlet are the only levels which were initially released prior to Update 2.0 to be included in gauntlets.
- Scarlet Surge from the Chaos Gauntlet, SLAM from the Monster Gauntlet, and The Behemoth from the Death Gauntlet are the only levels of XL length. The latter has the longest length of any user level in both gauntlets and map packs, requiring 175 seconds to complete.
- Kappaclysm from the Chaos Gauntlet is the only level to be in both a gauntlet and a map pack.
- The following levels share the same music with each other:
- Infernal Arena and ichor from the Lava Gauntlet each use Ichor.
- Shrill Hallway from the Doom Gauntlet and Pureland from the Spike Gauntlet each use -Haunted woods-.
- Magmatic Sanctuary from the Fire Gauntlet and HellGate Menace from the Monster Gauntlet each use Sheol.
- The music for Crazy Ball from the Bonus Gauntlet is titled Partyt Är Igång!. In-game it is displayed 'Partyt r Igng!' since accented characters are not supported by the font.
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