Guild Wars 2 News

For the sixth year in a row, Team ArenaNet will be supporting Extra Life!



During the annual Extra Life marathon, teams and individuals from many gaming communities stream games for twenty-four hours to raise funds in support of Children's Miracle Network, a network of 170 nonprofit children's hospitals throughout the United States and Canada. Donations pay healthcare costs for critically ill and injured children not covered by health insurance or Medicaid, help hospitals purchase pediatric medical equipment, and fund disease research. Children's Miracle Network Hospitals provide 32 million treatments to children every year thanks to events like Extra Life .

Since 2017, Team ArenaNet has raised over $500,000 in donations for Children's Miracle Network hospitals. Our global community of players has come together each year to support this mission, and we're calling on you all to help us break our fundraising record once again!

During Extra Life 2021, you helped us raise over $100,000 in a single day. This year, we're aiming even higher. Our goal is to raise $125,000 by the end of our Game Day livestream, and we need help from the legendary heroes of Tyria to make it happen.

This year, during our 24-hour Game Day stream, we have a variety of exciting in-game and out-of-game events planned. Additionally, we'll be running our second Twitch Drops campaign during the Extra Life Game Day event. We'll reveal some details about these in the coming weeks, so keep your eyes peeled for more updates from us soon!



We're all working toward the same goal for Extra Life: helping kids! Everyone is invited to be part of Team ArenaNet. To join, visit the official Extra Life website and choose "Team ArenaNet" as your team when you sign up.

If you'd like to create your own team, we invite you to join the ArenaNet Super Team. When you sign up on the official Extra Life website, choose "Create a Sub Team." Your team will still have its own page, members, and fundraising goals, but you'll be recognized on the ArenaNet Super Team's leaderboards and the funds you raise will contribute to the overall Super Team total.

Once you join Team ArenaNet, all donations will contribute to our overall donation total. As in previous years, once we hit the $25,000 goal we'll match that donation to bring the total to $50,000.

You don't have to livestream Guild Wars 2 to team up with us. You can stream a game of your choice, or raise funds by telling your friends, family, and colleagues how they can donate to support Extra Life.


The ArenaNet team members are excited to kick off this year's 24-hour streaming marathon. Our Extra Life Game Day event begins at 12:00 PM Pacific Time on Friday, November 4 and ends at 12:00 PM on Saturday, November 5.

You can watch the stream on our official Twitch channel. Stay tuned for more information on the fun we have planned—and visit the Team ArenaNet page to sign up or donate!

[h2]Umbral Serpent Backpack and Glider Combo[/h2]
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Have you ever found yourself thinking that you don't have enough snakes coming out of your back? You're not alone, and we're here to take care of that need.

[h2]Auspicious Pixiu Skyscale Skin[/h2]


Have you ever seen a snoot this boopable? Wings this fluffy? We thought not. Behold the Auspicious Pixiu Skyscale in all its feathery majesty.

[h2]Discounts[/h2]
For the next two weeks, we're offering a 20% discount on Bank Tab Expansions! Add an extra 30 storage slots per bank tab for just 480 gems.

[h2]Black Lion Chest Update[/h2]
Starting this week, you'll find some new items when you open Black Lion Chests. Watch out for these great finds:

[h3]Playful Ghost Jade Bot[/h3]


You won't mind being haunted by this phantasmagorically adorable jade bot!

[h3]Candlewick Sprite Jade Bot[/h3]


Don't worry, that fire won't actually hurt you—it's totally safe. That's the Xunlai Jade guarantee.

[h3]Black Lion Guarantee[/h3]
In every Black Lion Chest you open for the next two weeks, you'll find a Fine Black Lion Dye Canister—Blue, which can be exchanged for the following four exclusive blue dyes:

• Vista Dye
• Alpine Dye
• Kyanite Dye
• Blue Lion Dye

[h2]Returning This Week[/h2]
Starting this Friday, look for the following items to be added to the Gem Store at a 20% discount:

• Flamekissed Heavy, Medium, and Light Armor Skins
• Krytan Medium Armor Skin
• Profane Light Armor Skin
• Primeval Heavy Armor Skin

[h2]Available Now in the Gem Store![/h2]

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

• The Jormag legendary variant skin collection is now available. Speak with Leivas after unlocking an Aurene-based legendary weapon to begin this collection!
  
• You can automatically salvage crafted items for research notes from the recipe window. Using this option does not consume charges from your research kits; you don’t even need to have one in your inventory.
  
• Item tooltips now display the types of salvage kits that can be used on that item.
  
• Items that were salvageable prior to the 9/13/2022 update and were incorrectly flagged as unsalvageable, such as collection items for legendary trinkets, are now salvageable again.
  

• Fixed an issue that prevented the Hero panel preview from displaying correctly on high-resolution monitors.
  
• Changed the environment map used for lighting in the character selection screen to match the Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons background.
  
• Fixed an issue that prevented some players from entering the Tower of Nightmares encounter in a squad.
  
• Fixed an issue that blocked players from accessing Canach's Lair through the Scrying Pool in the Eye of the North.
  
• Increased the frequency of the Desert Highlands event chain that begins with "Defend Second Spear Nayrim from the Awakened" to make it more accessible for players completing their griffon mount collection.
  
• Fixed an issue that prevented players who completed the story mission The Nightmare Unveiled from being awarded the achievement The Nightmare Unveiled (Historical).
  
• Fixed an issue that caused the waypoint in the squad version of the Tower of Nightmares encounter to direct players to the public version of the instance.
  

• Fixed an issue that caused Emboldened mode to reactivate after defeating challenge mode bosses, preventing some players from receiving the correct rewards for the encounter.
  

Check out the full update notes here.

Greetings, Guild Wars 2 community!

Following our previous summer roadmap, we'd like to give you a high-level look at our plans for Guild Wars 2 for the remainder of the year.


[h3]October 4 Profession Balance Update [/h3]
Following our most recent balance update preview, we've taken in some of your feedback and made adjustments to the upcoming competitive-focused October 4 profession balance update. We plan on continuing to offer previews of our profession balance updates and using your valuable feedback to help inform our balance decisions. We'll have the final notes available on the official Guild Wars 2 forums on October 4.

[h3]October 14 WvW World Restructuring Beta 6[/h3]
The sixth beta event for phase one of the WvW World Restructuring feature will take place from October 14 through October 21. The beta event will begin and end with each region's respective weekly World vs World match reset. If you're unfamiliar with this feature or our plans for it, you can learn more about it here.

During the beta, you'll be able to select one of the new WvW-exclusive War Machine weapon skins for completing an achievement tied to beta participation. We'll also be bringing back the Call of War special event. Earn increased WvW rewards including double WvW experience, increased WvW reward track progress, and a bonus to magic find while in WvW.

The World Restructuring system allows you to play WvW with a guild of your choice while the beta event is active. The in-game option found in the WvW menu that allows you to select a WvW guild will be available on October 7. You must make your guild selection by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time (UTC-7) on October 13 or you may be matchmade as an individual for the beta event (i.e., you and your guild will be placed on different teams).

[h3]November 29 Profession Balance Update[/h3]
With our October 4 update, we focused primarily on our competitive game modes. Going forward, we'd like our future profession balance updates to contain changes relevant to all game modes. We plan on having a preview for this update available for public feedback on the official Guild Wars 2 forums a few weeks before the update releases. We'll be following the conversation and adjusting our plans as needed.




Following our previous Aurene-based legendary weapon skin variants, we have two more skin types coming this year inspired by the Elder Dragons Jormag and Primordus. After binding an Aurene-based legendary weapon to your Legendary Armory, visit Leivas at Aurene's Enclave in Seitung Province to unlock the collection The Legendary Facets of Aurene and begin working on acquiring these new skins.

You'll be able to begin unlocking the Jormag legendary skin variants in the October 4 update and the Primordus legendary skin variants in the November 29 update.



For the sixth year in a row, Team ArenaNet will be supporting Extra Life! We have a variety of exciting in-game and out-of-game events planned during this year's 24-hour Game Day stream. Join us in supporting Children's Miracle Network on November 4!



The Shadow of the Mad King event returns! Tyria's annual Halloween festivities will be active from October 18 to November 8, and available to all players level 10 and above. A new set of rewards will be added, including brand-new weapons, minis, and guild hall decorations!


Wintersday is fast approaching! The Crown Pavilion in Divinity's Reach will be snowed in once more from December 13 to January 3. Earn new weapon skins and minis while you fight the rogue toys of Tixx's Infinirarium or fight your friends in the "capture the flag"-style Snowball Mayhem!




The fifth and final episode of Living World Season 1, "Battle for Lion's Arch," will return to Guild Wars 2 on November 8. This will be a permanent addition to the game, free to all players. With the release of "Battle for Lion's Arch," we'll also be adding a new Strike Mission to the game: Old Lion's Court.

For players looking for a greater challenge, a challenge mode version of Old Lion's Court will be released with our November 29 update.



Here's a brief overview of our major release dates through the end of the year.

• October 4—Competitive Profession Balance Update, Jormag Legendary Weapon Skin Variants
  
• October 14—WvW World Restructuring Beta 6
  
• October 18—Shadow of the Mad King
  
• November 4—Extra Life Game Day
  
• November 8—Living World Season 1 Episode 5: "Battle for Lion's Arch," Strike Mission: Old Lion's Court
  
• November 29—Profession Balance Update, Primordus Legendary Weapon Skin Variants, Strike Mission: Old Lion's Court Challenge Mode
  
• December 13—Wintersday

[h2]Frostblossom Staff Skin[/h2]


A beautiful flower preserved in ice is a statement of eternity. This frozen staff will fortify your look.

[h2]Discounts[/h2]
For the next two weeks, we're offering a 20% discount on the following items:

[h3]Copper-Fed and Silver-Fed Salvage-o-Matics[/h3]
Tired of stopping in the middle of RIBA to go pick up some more salvage kits? Tire no longer! Salvage at your leisure with these unlimited salvage kits.

[h3]Build and Equipment Template Expansions[/h3]
If you're the person with a build for every situation, we've got something special for you. Expand your combat options with these discounted template slots!

[h2]Returning this Week[/h2]
Starting this Friday, look for the following items to return to the Gem Store at a 20% discount:

• Abaddon's Glider
  
• Crystal Arbiter Glider
  
• Cube Matrix Glider
  
• Cute Demon Wings Backpack and Glider Combo
  
• Desert King Backpack and Glider Combo
  
• Electromagnetic-Descender Glider
  
• Eternal Mandala Backpack and Glider Combo
  
• Exalted Glider
  
• Giant Shuriken Backpack and Glider Combo
  
• Golden Feather Wings Glider Combo
  
• Hawk Wings Glider Combo
  
• Inquest Overseer Chair Glider Combo
  
• Ironclad Glider
  
• Legion Jetpack Backpack Glider Combo
  
• Magic Carpet Glider Combo
  
• Stained Glass Wings Backpack and Glider Combo
  
• Super Adventure Glider
  
• Super Cloud Glider
  
• Super Holo-Copter Glider Combo
  
• Tanglewood Backpack and Glider Combo
  
• Timekeeper Glider

[h2]Available Now in the Gem Store![/h2]

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