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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). These levels cannot be rated or be marked as a favourite, moreover, any changes to the original levels will not be reflected in the duplicated levels.

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.

Gauntlets details

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	Soundtrack
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	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	Soundtrack
1. Amplification	Berkoo	175	7	5	3	garlagan	Hooley Gun
2. Skyward	Chaos	175	7	5	3	Waterflame	-Sky Fortress-
3. Carnation	BoomKitty	225	8	6	3	IlhamAulia	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	Soundtrack
1. Acid Factory	JefreyNeko	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	Mordeth	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	Soundtrack
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	Soundtrack
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	Soundtrack
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	Soundtrack
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	Glittershroom43	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	Soundtrack
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	Soundtrack
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	Soundtrack
1. Lustre	G4lvatron	175	7	5	2	G4lvatron	Walking In Style
2. Crystal fusion	Castt	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	Soundtrack
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	Soundtrack
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	Soundtrack
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	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	Soundtrack
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	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	Soundtrack
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	Exnotic	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

[secondary]
Fire Gauntlet completion

[secondary]
Ice Gauntlet completion

[secondary]
Poison Gauntlet completion

[secondary]
Shadow Gauntlet completion

[secondary]
Lava Gauntlet completion

[secondary]
Bonus Gauntlet completion

Chaos Gauntlet completion

Chaos Gauntlet completion

Demon Gauntlet completion

Time Gauntlet completion

Crystal Gauntlet completion

Magic Gauntlet completion

Spike Gauntlet completion

Monster Gauntlet completion

Doom Gauntlet completion

Death Gauntlet completion

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Trivia

• The format of gauntlets is shared by that of worlds in Geometry Dash World, having a selection of five levels played in sequence, although gauntlets themselves do not need to be played in order, unlike worlds. 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 shards of power: fire, ice, poison, shadow, lava, and bonus shards.
• 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:
  • Magmatic Sanctuary, initially ordered first in the Fire Gauntlet, was shifted to fifth due to its underestimated difficulty.
  • 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 have been 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 soundtracks 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 soundtrack 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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