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"Wintersday, O Wintersday
Time to give some gifts away!
Let's all have a snowball fight—
We'll laugh and play 'til late at night
Jump 'cross candy, race down streets,
Find some kids to give a treat,
Ring the bells and fix the toys—
Revel in each of Wintersday's joys!"

It's the coziest time in the Tyrian calendar—Wintersday has come again! From now until January 2, players of any level can enjoy partaking in traditional Wintersday games and entertainments while earning seasonal rewards. Check out the full release notes for all the details, and head to Divinity's Reach in the game when you're ready to experience the magic for yourself.

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Wintersday activities award Wintersday gifts containing an assortment of holiday treats and surprises. Festival currency includes snowflakes, snow diamonds, and karma, which you can exchange for minis, new Wintersday-themed guild hall decorations, recipes, tonics, and more. New to the reward lineup this year is the chillingly cute Plush Jorms Backpack and the Mini Plush Tiger.

Winter Snow Goggles await all those who finish off the festival meta-achievement, and you can complete the refreshed annual meta-achievement or weekly achievements to earn your choice of a Sugardrift weapon.

The Wizard's Vault also has new special objectives directing you toward all sorts of Wintersday activities. Earn that astral acclaim and collect your rewards!







A letter from Toymaker Tixx should already be in your in-game mailbox, offering a handy invitation that will teleport you straight to Divinity's Reach. Portals in major cities like Lion's Arch and Hoelbrak also lead to the bustling heart of the festival.

Visit locations marked by peppermint candies on your map to participate in Wintersday activities. Don't forget to visit Wintersday trees and Toymaker Tixx himself each day to collect gifts.

You'll also receive a letter from Orphan Laine, who needs your help with a scavenger hunt. The hunt will require you to travel to some areas intended for level-80 players, but once you've unlocked it, you can complete it at any time, even after Wintersday ends.

And for adventurers roaming Central Tyria, keep an eye out for enormous, mysterious presents that hide holiday surprises—and sometimes mischievous skritt!







[h3]Bell Choir Ensemble[/h3]
Join the Bell Maestro in the enchanted snow globe for a collaborative rhythm game! Play iconic songs alongside fellow Tyrians to earn karma, Wintersday gifts, and more. Speak to the Bell Maestro near the Royal Terrace in Divinity's Reach and enter the enchanted snow globe to take part!

[h3]Donation Drive[/h3]

Speak with the Charity Corps Seraph in the Crown Pavilion to purchase rolls of wrapping paper. These rolls can be combined with various items earned from Wintersday activities to create wrapped gifts. Give these gifts to orphans throughout Divinity's Reach and get some well-earned karma for your good deeds.

[h3]Mount Racing[/h3]

Speed through the snowy streets of Divinity's Reach in the mount race! Even if you don't own a mount, you can rent a raptor for just 10 silver.

[h3]Snowball Mayhem[/h3]

Enter a snow-covered battlefield for a capture-the-flag-style brawl. Choose your role—supporter, heavy gunner, or scout—and help your team collect Wintersday gifts to claim victory. Speak with the festive Lionguard near the Royal Terrace in Divinity's Reach to enter and choose your role!





[h3]Strike Mission: Secret Lair of the Snowmen[/h3]

Assemble a squad and enter the portal southwest of the Crown Pavilion to take on Freezie himself! Heal his frozen heart in this epic Strike Mission, available to players at level 80.

[h3]Tixx's Infinirarium[/h3]

Help Toymaker Tixx keep his workshop running smoothly in this dynamic dungeon. Team up and work together to tackle malfunctioning toys and haywire machinery. Enter Toymaker Tixx's airship from the candy cane portal just west of the Crown Pavilion to assist the asura craftsman.

[h3]Toypocalypse[/h3]

Team up with friends to defend Tixx's gift dolyaks from waves of mischievous malfunctioning toys in this tower defense-style challenge. Speak to the toy captain just south of the Crown Pavilion in Divinity's Reach to enter this game mode.

[h3]Winter Wonderland[/h3]

For jumping puzzle enthusiasts, Winter Wonderland offers a frosty challenge. Choose one of three paths, dodge exploding presents, and leap across melting snowflakes to claim your reward! Speak to the festive youth at the Crown Pavilion to enter.







As the nights grow longer and the temperatures drop, we have even more reason to be grateful for the things in our lives that bring us light and warmth. We remain deeply appreciative of the Guild Wars 2 community and all the joy you bring to us and to the world. May your time in Tyria ever feel like home, and may you make memories here that you cherish.

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Get ready to celebrate the coziest holiday in the Tyrian calendar by building your very own gingerbread house. Your guests can enjoy the sweet aroma of Wintersday's baked goods and maybe indulge in taking a bite. The Gingerbread Homestead Package includes one of each decoration and will unlock crafting recipes for all the items. This bundle is available for 800 gems and contains the following decorative pieces:

• Gingerbread Wall
  
• Gingerbread Roof
  
• Gingerbread Gable
  
• Gingerbread Window
  
• Gingerbread Doorway
  
• Gingerbread Door
  
• Gingerbread Friend
  
• Gingerbread Candy Bush
  
• Gingerbread Frosting Trim

Put some spring into your step with this collection of unlocks and upgrades! Unlock the basic raptor mount and gliding functionality; plus, open up more inventory and storage space. A Total Makeover Kit rounds out the package, allowing you to change your character's gender and appearance once.

The Guild Wars 2 Starter Pack is available now for $19.99 / €19.99 / £17.99 and includes the following items:

• Raptor Mount Unlock
  
• Basic Gliding Unlock
  
• Bank Tab Expansion*
  
• Upgraded Bag Slot Expansion
  
• Total Makeover Kit

*Please note: The Bank Tab Expansion does not increase the account's bank slot limit. The Guild Wars 2 Starter Pack is nonrefundable and only one code can be redeemed per account.

Purchasing the Guild Wars 2 Starter Pack also converts free accounts to core Guild Wars 2 accounts with additional benefits.







Inside each chest, you're guaranteed to find a redeemable Black Lion Statuette, the Evon Gnashblade Wintersday Gift, and two common items. You also have a chance to find something rarer in the fifth slot, including special items, glyphs, and skins from the Reflective Koi Weapon Collection and the Fox Fire Weapon Collection.

Exclusive Item: Steam-Powered Legwear Package

The best Tyrian prosthetists created this intricate design. The steam engines and elegant style are eye-catching, making it a gorgeous, practical item, fitting for both the battlefield and your dance classes. The Steam-powered Legwear Package includes the Steam-Powered Legwear (Left) Skin and Steam-Powered Legwear (Right) Skin and is a new, exclusive drop from Black Lion Chests.







Let's get ready for another in-stock shuffling! Starting Friday, December 12, our lovely outfits will be 20% off until December 26. Make sure to check out some of our favorite skins: Fox Fire Outfit, Astral Scholar Outfit, Winter Monarch Outfit, Dynamics Exo-Suit Outfit, and Magical Outfit.

Returning This Week

Discounts this week contain a multitude of different items to expand your account! From today until December 16, Material Storage Expanders, Recharging Teleport to Friend, Black Lion Expedition contract boards, and Black Lion Garden Plot Deeds are available at a 20% discount.

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Guild Wars® Reforged is now available to buy and play! We're excited to be making new improvements to the adventure that started it all for us. This update makes entering the original Guild Wars story better than ever and extends new options for hardware compatibility to invite still more heroes into Tyria. For information on all the changes, read the full release notes for today's update.

Beyond today's update, Guild Wars Reforged represents our commitment to ongoing improvements for Guild Wars. You can read our original announcement for more context on this project and our partnership with 2weeks that is making it possible.





Stephen Clarke-Willson, the game director for Guild Wars, said, "The positive reception to the 20th Anniversary Masterpiece Collection reinforced our drive to keep this classic MMO thriving. As new players joined and experienced players rejoined the community, we discovered that people were playing on big-screen TVs and Steam Deck and other handheld devices, and so we decided to lean into supporting these playstyles fully with deep integration of controller support and big-screen TV support. Controller support has been a tough nut to crack for MMOs, and I think we dialed it in."

If you've ever purchased a Guild Wars campaign, Guild Wars Reforged is waiting for you now, with quality-of-life improvements, graphical and audio updates, extended hardware support, and more. This updated edition makes all three campaigns for the original Guild Wars available at a new, discounted price, which means that anybody who has previously purchased any of the campaigns will now have access to all three. The Guild Wars : Eye of the North™ expansion and the Bonus Mission Pack are still available separately.





If you haven't ever purchased a copy of Guild Wars before, Guild Wars Reforged is available now on our freshly updated official store and Steam pages. As you play Guild Wars® Reforged and earn various achievements and items, you'll make progress in your Hall of Monuments—which will unlock rewards in Guild Wars 2®!

Please note: You'll only be able to connect your Guild Wars Reforged and Guild Wars 2 accounts if you use the same log-in information (ArenaNet or Steam) for both. Because of that, we highly recommend that Guild Wars 2 players who log in to the game with their ArenaNet account purchase Guild Wars through our website, and that Guild Wars 2 players who log in to the game with their Steam account (which is different from merely having the game added to your library) purchase it through Steam. Visit our account-linking support article for more information.

It's been a thrill to celebrate 20 years of Guild Wars this year, and we can't wait to see what this new chapter brings.

Guild Wars 2® is celebrating the season of giving with a sale on game editions! From November 25 at 10:00 a.m. PT (UTC-8) until December 2 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time (UTC-8), you can buy expansions, deluxe upgrades, and Living World™ seasons at a deep discount.



The following discounted items are available now on the official Guild Wars 2 store, with some of the same exciting deals on Steam! And if you're looking to add Living World™ seasons to your collection, you can find them on sale for 30% off in the in-game store.

This sale is not currently available on the Epic Games Store.





[h3]Expansion 5: Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds™[/h3]

Explore the fabled Isle of Janthir, wield a spear in combat, and test yourself in challenging encounters in Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds. While in Janthir, you'll have the opportunity to develop your own homestead, engage in a challenging raid, forge a bond with a warclaw and master its new abilities, and earn legendary rewards.

Both Standard and Deluxe editions of the Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds expansion are now available at a 20% discount.*





[h3]Expansion 4: Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure™[/h3]

In a world finally safe from the Elder Dragons' corruption, new threats rise to seek power. Embark on an epic journey and uncover the mysteries of the Wizard's Tower as you defend the skies against incursions from the Mists. Unlock access to weapons that were previously exclusive to elite specializations for each profession and an updated path to unlocking your skyscale mount.

Both Standard and Deluxe editions of the Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure expansion are now available at a 30% discount.*





[h3]Expansion 3: Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons®[/h3]

The future of Cantha is now. The dragon cycle that has sustained and blighted Tyria for ages is collapsing. Mortal hearts and choices will define this moment in history—and echo in the future forever. Unlock new elite specializations, Masteries, and more, including access to fishing and skiffs.

Both Standard and Deluxe editions of the Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons® expansion are now available at a 40% discount.*





[h3]Guild Wars 2 Elder Dragon Saga—Complete Collection[/h3]

Experience the entire dragon cycle saga from beginning to end with the Guild Wars 2—The Complete Collection. This bundle contains an entire decade's worth of content! Included are Guild Wars 2 Living World Seasons 2–5 and the first three expansions:

• Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns®
• Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire®
• Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons

You'll also get two Level-80 Boosts, allowing you to instantly level up two characters and jump straight into our latest content, with two Shared Inventory Slots to easily share items with every character on your account.

The Complete, Deluxe, and Standard editions of the Elder Dragon Saga Collection are discounted by 50% for the length of the sale. Note: Only the Complete edition of the Elder Dragon Saga is available through the Steam store.





[h3]Expansions 1 and 2—Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns and Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire[/h3]

Unlock mounts, gliding, and more with the first two expansions for  Guild Wars 2. This package grants you access to a new profession, the revenant, as well as eighteen elite specializations to change the way you play. Experience the joy of movement with the best mounts in MMOs.

This expansion bundle is available now  at a 60% discount!


*Deluxe packages for Guild Wars 2 are not available through the Steam store.

Today, we're covering multiple weeks of new items, discounts, and the return of the Gnashbash "Birthday" Celebration. Let's dive in!



Head to Pub Canach in perfect, laid-back fashion, and make sure to bring a friend along! Isgarren just might finally agree to come. The Casual T-Shirt Package contains the Metrica Sports T-Shirt Skin, Janthir Outdoors T-Shirt Skin, and Southsun Waves T-Shirt Skin, and it is available now for 500 gems.







On December 2, the Visions of Eternity Expedition Contract will hit the Gem Store. Send out one of our elite Black Lion expedition teams to collect resources for you from locations in the Castora region (Shipwreck Strand and Starlit Weald). The Visions of Eternity Expedition Contract will be available for 1,000 gems.



The Gnashbash "Birthday" Celebration is back and better than ever! From now until December 2, experience a special Black Lion Trading Company event as Captain Evon Gnashblade invites you to a unique "birthday" celebration in Lion's Arch. You don't give Evon gifts on his "birthday"—instead, he provides deep discounts and spectacular offers! It's an opportunity you can't afford to miss!







Players logging in during the event will receive their "birthday" invitation in the mail, encouraging them to visit the Vaults in Lion's Arch. The message includes a Single-Use Portal to the Vaults Scroll to help you get there.

Step inside the Vaults and chat with the Black Lion "Birthday" Manager to learn more about this year's event. He will mention that some Black Lion goods have been stolen and give you the locations to check to recover them. You'll earn Black Lion Seals of Approval for your assistance—and be sure to check out the Gnashbash "Birthday" Celebration bonus event in your Achievements panel for more ways to grab those seals!

The Black Lion "Birthday" Manager will help you spend your hard-earned seals on a new Party Hat Skin! Other limited-time trades are available as well:

• Guaranteed Wardrobe Unlock (limit of 1): 250 Large Scales and 8 Black Lion Seals of Approval
  
• Build Template Expansion (limit of 1): 250 Large Fangs and 8 Black Lion Seals of Approval
  
• Equipment Template Expansion (limit of 1): 250 Large Bones and 8 Black Lion Seals of Approval
  
• Black Lion Booster (limit of 5): 50 Potent Venom Sacs and 1 Black Lion Seal of Approval
  
• Black Lion Statuette (limit of 5): 250 Silk Scraps and 2 Black Lion Seals of Approval
  
• Black Lion Chest Key (limit of 3): 150 Mithril Ore and 3 Black Lion Seals of Approval

Here's what else you can expect during the event:

• 30% Off Black Lion Chest Keys: What savings! As part of the celebration, Black Lion Chest Keys are discounted by 30%, giving you the chance to unlock even more of the treasures Evon has carefully curated. The discount runs through the event dates, so be sure to take advantage of it before time runs out. Isn't Evon so generous?
  
• The Expanded Vaults: There's more to explore in the Vaults than ever before! Head deep into the Vault's interconnecting rooms and peruse the finest goods the Black Lion Trading Company has to offer, all on display. These displays give a peek at what's available for your character, including fashion, weapons, emotes, chairs, and other cosmetics.
  
• A New Limited-Time Adventure: Find a skritt of the Lock Bite Gang deep within the Vaults who has a new adventure for you to enjoy. Participate in the Gnashbash Heist and steal as many shinies as you can before time runs out to earn Black Lion Seals of Approval!
  
• Wizard's Vault: For those looking to earn a little extra recognition, completing a Wizard's Vault objective will reward you with bonus Astral Acclaim. It's Evon's way of showing you how much he cares about you on his "birthday."

• Starting Today: Castora is a colorful, wondrous place. Be inspired by its deep, rich history and create a new look to match its magic. Until December 2, Transmutation Charges, Total Makeover Kits, Self-Style Hair Kits, and Name Change Contracts are available at a 20% discount.
  
• Starting November 28: Our stock of permanent finishers and lounge passes will rotate with a 20% discount until December 12. Save on items like the Permanent Snow Globe Finisher and the Armistice Bastion Pass.
  
• Starting December 2: Salvage, salvage, and salvage some more! Until December 9, the Copper-Fed Salvage-o-Matic, Silver-Fed Salvage-o-Matic, Runecrafter's Salvage-o-Matic, and Equipment Template Expansions will be 20% off and Build Template Expansions will be 40% off.
  
• Starting December 5: Our Gem Store stock will be shuffled with unique armor skins! All items will be 20% off, and this offer will be available until December 19. Enjoy summer in the fall with the Fresh Swimsuit Pack, Sunshine Beach Pack, Swimming Accessories Pack, and Boatsman Hat Pack, among other favorites!

Log into Guild Wars 2 and press 'O' to access the Black Lion Trading Company for these great offers and more!