Guild Wars® Reforged news & patch notes

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Update July 21, 2026

• We have enabled "Login from Steam" on mobile devices. Woo hoo!
• 2 new 'beta' consumables that drop during normal play:
  • Stalker’s Ration - Using Stalker’s Ration causes pings to appear at enemy locations close to compass range, helping folks that are running Vanquishes to more easily locate their prey and finish them off.
  • Bird’s Eye Compass - Using Bird’s Eye Compass increases map reveal range and pings nearby locations that have where more map can be revealed.
  • Both of these items are in ‘beta’ and we are looking for feedback from players regarding how helpful they are for their respective title tracks.
• Bug fixes
  • Fixed a common crash when reconnecting and reauthenticating
  • Improved error messages related to in-app purchases on mobile platforms
  • Fixed a bug where players with ad-supported Prophecies accounts were unable to play other campaigns purchased on PC
  • Fixed a bug where mobile ad-supported accounts weren't able to access Fissure of Woe or The Underworld
  • Fixed the PvP variant of Mighty Throw showing up on Priest of Balthazar
  • Fixed a bug that caused a disconnect when interacting with hero equipment in the mobile inventory UI

Hot fixes

• Fixed a mobile HUD crash when viewing the Unclaimed Items and Xunlai Storage inventories.
• Refixed the inventory bug and fixed the new bug where the inventory was displaying the male warrior without any armor.
• Shipping error
  • In our excitement to get the Steam login update available on mobile a couple of content updates snuck out a bit ahead of the update currently planned for next week. We are keeping in the new title support item drops, but they will not have translated text until next week.
  • We had also added some new drops to the Underworld chest that are now turned off until next week’s content update build. When that build goes live, these will be added back and you’ll have some fun new minis and unique items to hunt down.

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Update, July 8, 2026

Skill adjustments

• Paragon
  • Mighty Throw: Split skill into PvE/PvP versions.
  • Mighty Throw (PvP): Changed recharge time from 0 to 2
  • Unblockable Throw: Changed recharge time from 0 to 1
• Dhuum's Rest: Reduced recharge time from 5 to 4

Bug fixes

• Fixed issues with audio sometimes not stopping or restarting when switching away and back to the mobile apps.
• Error codes are now displayed when in-app purchase failures occur.
• Fixed an issue where some one-time in-app purchases appeared to be repurchasable immediately after purchasing them.
• Updated Kinetic Armor description to match functionality. Previously the text was hardcoded instead of properly derived from the code.
  • The description should now read: "For 12 seconds, you gain +20..80 armor. Whenever you cast a spell, Kinetic Armor is renewed for 12 seconds."
  • Concise description: "(12 seconds.) You have +20..80 armor. Renewal bonus: cast a spell."

Update June 30, 2026

Hot fixes

• Fixed an issue where players who start on mobile and buy Reforged on PC would still see ads on mobile.
• Fixed an issue that was causing hitching on mobile, particularly in outposts.
• Fixed a bug that was making it hard to press the "continue with ads" button on some mobile devices

Update June 25, 2026

Hot Fixes

• Fixed pets attacking neutral mobs unprovoked.
• Fixed pets failing to attack outside of aggro range.
• Fixed a crash related to Kirin's Wrath.
• Fixed an issue where a black bar was overlaid on the screen on Android 12 devices.
• Fixed layout issues with character creation screens on some devices.
• Fixed a crash with observer mode when the mobile HUD is enabled.

Update June 24, 2026

Bug Fixes

• Fix mislabeled signposts in the Tunnels of the Forsaken
• An update to "drunk effects" on mobile: Now you can get drunk in Kamadan "on the go"
• Fixes for projective texture sampling (fixes water reflections in Nightfall and later maps)
• Fixes for distortion depth textures (needed for portal effects in Nightfall and later maps)
• Fixes for correctly detecting cubemap samples in advanced materials (fixes flashing models in later missions)

Hero AI

Pet AI

• their locked target, then
• the called target of their player, then
• their previous target (to reduce target swapping).

AI Skill Adjustments

• Verata's Gaze: Increased priority of using this skill on 'masterless' minions. Removed sacrifice function call since the skill does not sacrifice health. Caster prioritizes the minion that has the highest health and skips minions that have low health (< 30%).
• Unyielding Aura (PvE): Checks when evaluating removal to give characters with lower priority (not healers, lower Healing Prayers/Divine Favor attributes) a chance to remove the buff first to give character with high priority to keep the buff active a chance to keep it. This still needs some additional work to ensure character w/high priority to keep the skill don't remove it if lower priority characters remove it first. Players may be able to get desired results by reordering heroes so that lower priority heroes are lower in the party list.
• Flail: Checks to see if the skill is being used by characters using melee or ranged weapons and if there is an active target in the relevant range, this stance is viable. When considering other stances to use, prioritize using them if there is no longer a target in weapon range.
• Judge's Insight: Ensure target is using martial weapons (no caster weapons).
• "Brace Yourself!": Try to maintain this in combat on allies that have self-knockdown skills.
• "Find Their Weakness!": Cast on allied targets that are using any martial weapon (no caster weapons).
• Signet of Illusions: Take into account the number of non-Illusion spells that they have equipped when deciding casting priority. The more non-Illusion spells, the higher they prioritize using this signet. If they have no non-Illusion skills currently on their bar, this signet should not be used.
• Anthem of Weariness: Maintain this outside of combat to optimize maintaining echoes.
• "They're on Fire!": Maintain this outside of combat to optimize maintaining echoes.
• Destructive Was Glaive: Prioritize when in combat, regardless of number of enemies in range. If this bundle is held and there are more than 2 enemies in range, consider dropping the bundle.
• Finale of Restoration: Prioritize characters with lower health, do not cast again on characters that already have the buff.

June Balance Update

Assassin

• Beguiling Haze - Reduce energy cost from 15 to 10.
• Black Spider Strike - Reduce recharge time from 12 to 8.
• Falling Lotus Strike - Reduce recharge time from 12 to 8.
• Jagged Strike - Increase recharge time from 1 to 2.
• Jungle Strike - Decrease recharge time from 10 to 6. Adjust text to remove '+' before conditional damage.
• Locust's Fury - Reduce activation time from 1 to 0.5.
• Mark of Insecurity - Reduce enchantment expiration increase from 30..80 to 20..60.
• Seeping Wound - Reduce energy cost from 15 to 10, reduce recharge from 12 to 10.
• Way of the Empty Palm - Reduce effect duration from 5..20 to 5..15, add "your off-hand and dual attacks cost no energy and recharge 25..50% faster."
• Way of the Fox - Reduce recharge time from 45 to 30.

Dervish

• Fleeting Stability - Increase recharge from 10 to 15, increase effect duration from 2..6 to 4..10.
• Pious Assault (BOTH) - Increase conditional damage from 10..30 to 15..40.
• Mirage Cloak - Increase recharge from 10 to 15, reduce block chance from 40..80% to 30..60%.
• Mystic Regeneration (BOTH) - Increase energy cost from 10 to 15.
• Mystic Twister - Decrease activation time from 1 to 0.5.
• Rending Aura - Increase recharge from 6 to 10.
• Signet of Pious Restraint (PvP) - Reduce recharge bonus on enchantment removal from 75% to 50%.
• Whirling Charge - Decrease energy cost from 10 to 5, increase recharge from 6 to 10, decrease damage from 10..60 to 10..50.

Elementalist

• Ash Blast - Reduce recharge time from 15 to 10.
• Double Dragon - Decrease recharge from 20 to 15, increase damage per second to 10..40, increase "set on fire" duration from 0..3 to 1..4.
• Fireball - Increase range of effect from adjacent to nearby.
• Gust - Increase recharge from 10 to 15, reduce range of cold damage on cast from nearby to adjacent.
• Kinetic Armor - Increase effect duration from 8 to 12, decrease recharge from 60 to 30.
• Lightning Strike - Decrease damage and conditional damage from 5..50 to 5..40.
• Lightning Surge - Increase energy cost from 10 to 15.
• Sandstorm - Decrease recharge from 25 to 20, increase damage per second from 10..30 to 20..40 (additional DPS stays the same).
• Teinai's Wind - Increase energy cost from 5 to 10.
• Thunderclap - Increase range from adjacent to nearby.

Mesmer

• Arcane Conundrum - Increase recharge from 20 to 30.
• Auspicious Incantation - Reduce recharge from 25 to 20.
• Clumsiness - Increase recharge from 8 to 12, reduce damage from 10..92 to 10..80.
• Conjure Phantasm - Increase effect duration from 2..16 to 4..18.
• Crippling Anguish (PvP) - Reduce energy cost from 15 to 10, increase health degeneration from 1..5 to 2..6.
• Cry of Frustration - Increase recharge from 15 to 20, reduce AoE damage from 100% to 75%.
• Enchanter's Conundrum (BOTH) - Reduce AoE damage from 100% to 75%
• Energy Drain (BOTH) - Reduce recharge from 30/25 to 20.
• Energy Surge - Reduce damage per energy from 9 to 7, reduce AoE damage from 100% to 75%.
• Illusionary Weaponry (BOTH) - Reduce recharge from 25 to 15, increase damage from 8..40 to 16..50.
• Images of Remorse - Reduce activation time from 2 to 1.
• Migraine (PvP) - Increase duration from 3..12 to 4..16.
• Mistrust (PvE) - Reduce damage from 10..100 to 10..80, reduce AoE damage from 100% to 75%.
• Mistrust (PvP) - Reduce damage from 10..75 to 10..60, reduce AoE damage from 100% to 75%.
• Overload - Reduce AoE damage from 100% to 75%
• Power Flux - Increase recharge from 10 to 15.
• Power Lock - Increase recharge from 12 to 20.
• Psychic Instability (BOTH) - Increase recharge from 12 to 20.
• Signet of Illusion - Changed functionality to "Your next 1..3 non-Illusion spells use your Illusion attribute instead of their normal attribute."
• Shatter Delusions (BOTH) - Reduce AoE damage from 100% to 75%
• Signet of Humility - Reduce "Your non-Mesmer skills are disabled for X seconds." from 10 to 4.
• Tease - Increase recharge from 15 to 20.
• Wastrel's Demise (PvE) - Increase recharge from 3 to 5.
• Wastrel's Worry - Increase recharge from 1 to 4, reduce AoE damage from 100% to 75%.

Monk

• Balthazar's Aura - Reduce energy cost from 25 to 15, reduce activation time from 2 to 1, reduce recharge from 25 to 20, increase damage from 10..25 to 10..30.
• Cure Hex - Reduce heal amount from 30..120 to 30..100.
• Divert Hexes - Increase recharge time from 5 to 8, reduce activation time from 1 to 0.75.
• Guardian - Increase recharge time from 4 to 6.
• Healing Burst - Increase recharge time from 4 to 6, adjust healing amount from 10..160 to 20..120.
• Healing Hands - Reduce recharge from 25 to 15.
• Ray of Judgment - Reduce activation time from 2 to 1, reduce recharge from 20 to 15, increase damage from 5..45 to 10..50.
• Shield of Deflection - Reduce recharge time from 10 to 5.
• Shield of Regeneration - Reduce energy cost from 15 to 10, adjust armor increase to scaling (20..45).
• Symbol of Wrath - Reduce activation time from 2 to 1, reduce recharge from 30 to 20, increase damage from 8..32 to 10..40. Change functionality so that the AoE pulse happens at the target's location instead of the caster's.

Necromancer

• Animate Bone Fiend - Reduce energy cost from 25 to 15, reduce activation time from 3 to 1.
• Animate Bone Horror - Reduce energy cost from 10 to 5, reduce activation time from 3 to 1.
• Animate Bone Minions - Reduce energy cost from 15 to 10, reduce activation time from 3 to 1.
• Animate Flesh Golem - Reduce activation time from 3 to 1.
• Animate Shambling Horror - Reduce energy cost from 15 to 10, reduce activation time from 3 to 1.
• Animate Vampiric Horror - Reduce energy cost from 15 to 10, reduce activation time from 3 to 1.
• Blood Ritual - Reduce activation time from 2 to 1.
• Consume Corpse - Reduce energy cost from 10 to 5.
• Feast of Corruption - Reduce recharge from 20 to 15.
• Lingering Curse - Increase health degeneration from 0..3 to 1..4, increase healing benefit reduction from 20% to 25%.
• Ravenous Gaze - Increase damage and health steal from 15..30 to 20..40.
• Spiteful Spirit - Increase effect duration from 8..20 to 10..25, increase damage from 5..35 to 15..45.
• Vampiric Spirit - Reduce activation time from 2 to 1, increase health steal from 5..50 to 15..60.
• Verata's Gaze - Add "...and heal it for 60..80." when claiming masterless minions.
• Wail of Doom - Increase effect duration from 1..4 to 2..6.
• Weaken Armor - Reduce activation time from 1 to 0.5.

Paragon

• Aggressive Refrain - Reduce energy cost from 25 to 15, reduce activation time from 2 to 1.
• Aria of Restoration - Reduce recharge from 20 to 10.
• Aria of Zeal - Reduce energy cost from 10 to 5, reduce activation time from 2 to 1, reduce recharge from 20 to 10.
• Ballad of Restoration (PvE) - Reduce recharge from 20 to 10.
• Ballad of Restoration (PvP) - Reduce recharge from 30 to 20.
• Cruel Spear - Decrease adrenaline cost from 7 to 6, increase damage from 1..31 to 10..50.
• Inspirational Speech - Reduce recharge from 20 to 10.
• Lyric of Purification - Reduce recharge from 20 to 10.
• Mighty Throw - Reduce activation time from 3 to 1.
• "The Power Is Yours!" - Increase effect time from 3 to 2..4, increase energy regen from 0..1 to 1..2.
• Song of Restoration (PvE) - Reduce recharge from 20 to 10.
• Song of Restoration (PvP) - Reduce recharge from 30 to 20.
• Stunning Strike - Reduce adrenaline cost from 10 to 8, increase damage from 5..30 to 10..50.
• Unblockable Throw - Reduce activation time from 3 to 1, reduce adrenaline cost from 7 to 4.
• Zealous Anthem - Reduce recharge from 20 to 10.

Ranger

• Barbed Trap - Reduce energy cost from 15 to 10.
• Bestial Mauling - Reduce recharge from 20 to 10.
• Broad Head Arrow - Reduce energy cost from 15 to 10, reduce recharge from 15 to 10.
• Disrupting Lunge - Reduce recharge from 20 to 10.
• Maiming Strike - Remove condition to hit a moving foe and apply Crippled if the attack hits.
• Melandru's Shot - Increase recharge from 8 to 12.
• Pounce - Reduce recharge from 15 to 10.
• Reduce Nature Ritual activation time from 3 to 2. Affects: Brambles, Conflagration, Edge of Extinction, Energizing Wind, Equinox, Famine, Favorable Winds, Fertile Season, Frozen Soil, Greater Conflagration, Infuriating Heat, Lacerate, Muddy Terrain, Nature's Renewal, Pestilence, Predatory Season, Primal Echoes, Quickening Zephyr, Quicksand, Roaring Winds, Symbiosis, Toxicity, Tranquility, Winnowing, Winter.

Ritualist

• Anguish (PvP) - Reduce activation time from 3 to 1.5, reduce recharge from 45 to 30.
• Bloodsong (PvP) - Reduce activation time from 3 to 1.5.
• Dissonance (PvP) - Reduce activation time from 5 to 2, reduce recharge from 45 to 30.
• Pain (PvP) - Reduce activation time from 3 to 1.5.
• Protective Was Kaolai (BOTH) - Reduce recharge from 25 to 20.
• Shadowsong (PvP) - Reduce activation time from 5 to 2, reduce recharge from 45 to 30.
• Spirit Siphon - Increase energy gain percentage from 15..50% to 30..60%.
• Spirit Light Weapon - Increase heal per second and additional heal per second within earshot of a spirit from 1..15 to 5..25.
• Spirit's Strength - Reduce recharge from 30 to 20.
• Tranquil Was Tanasen - Reduce energy cost from 10 to 5, reduce recharge from 20 to 15.
• Vengeful Was Khanei - Reduce recharge from 20 to 15, increase health steal from 5..35 to 10..45.
• Weapon of Quickening - Reduce energy cost from 10 to 5.

Warrior

• Berserker Stance - Increase energy cost from 5 to 10, reduce recharge from 20 to 10, increase effect duration from 5..11 to 8..14, increase adrenaline gain from 50% to 100%.
• Cleave - Increase damage from 10..30 to 10..40, add additional 20% armor penetration effect, add also hits 1 random adjacent foe.
• Disrupting Chop - Increase recharge from 0 to 1.
• Dragon Slash - Reduce adrenaline cost from 10 to 8.
• Eviscerate - Increase damage from 1..31 to 10..45.
• "Fear Me!" - Reduce recharge from 6 to 4, increase energy loss from 1..4 to 2..6.
• Gladiator's Defense - Reduce recharge from 30 to 20.
• Hamstring - Reduce energy cost from 10 to 5, reduce recharge from 15 to 10.
• Headbutt - Decrease recharge from 15 to 10, decrease energy cost from 15 to 10, increase daze duration from 5 to 10.
• Hundred Blades - Decrease recharge from 25 to 20, increase damage from 10..25 to 10..35.
• Quivering Blade - Increase damage from 10 to 10..40. (This skill was accidentally nerfed in the last balance update when updating its daze duration from 5 to 10.)
• Savage Slash - Reduce recharge from 15 to 10.
• "To the Limit!" - Reduce recharge from 15 to 10.

Global Mobile Release

• Guild Wars Reforged has been globally released on iOS and Android.
• Phone and tablets now default to 60 fps; if your mobile device is still running hot, you can set it to 30 fps in the graphics settings.
• There is now support for playing with a mobile gaming controller connected to your phone or tablet.
• The client now detects which datacenter is closest to you. There is a new dropdown on mobile that will let you set a home territory. This will default to the closest datacenter but you can easily change it.
  • The home territory is separate from the territory you can select when map traveling.
  • The home territory is primarily used if you create a guild; your guild hall will be in the datacenter specified by your home territory.
• We're continuing to work on adding "Login with Steam" so that players who purchased on Steam can play on mobile for free.

Yesterday was a huge day for ArenaNet® and our community! We revealed that we are developing Guild Wars 3™ at Summer Game Fest with an announcement trailer. We also published an informative blog covering some exciting new sales both in the game and outside of it to celebrate our big reveal.

Today, we invite you to hear directly from Studio Head Colin Johanson, Guild Wars 2® Game Director Josh Davis, and Guild Wars® Reforged Game Director Stephen Clarke-Willson about the future of the Guild Wars franchise:

Colin and Josh will also be hosting a livestream next week on Twitch to continue the conversation about the future of the Guild Wars franchise. Make sure you tune in to watch on Tuesday, June 9 at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time (UTC-7).

As Josh mentioned in the video, after Guild Wars 2: Visions of Eternity™ wraps up in September, we're turning our attention to improving the foundations of Guild Wars 2 and we want to make the most of it, with your help!

Starting with our first Hall of Monuments update coming later this year, we're going to spend nearly a full year going back through each era of Guild Wars 2, making meaningful improvements to the player experience.

Head over to the new feedback forum and share your ideas on what you'd like us to address. We're excited to shape the future of Guild Wars 2 alongside the community and ensure its continued success for many years to come.

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Update May 27, 2026

Reforged Mode updates

Update April 30, 2026

• Added localization for most new text
• Guaranteed final phase of Tunnels of the Forsaken boss fight
• Althea's armor is appropriate for a caster
• Fixed dungeon entrance icon on map

Update April 28, 2026

Content

• New Prophecies dungeon - Another new dungeon for the Prophecies campaign! The post-Searing version of the dungeon is available now in Reforged mode. To reach the dungeon:
  • Make sure you're playing in Reforged mode.
  • Complete Althea's Ashes.
  • Travel through the Breach to reach Piken Square.
  • Find Ghost of Althea in the Breach to start the new quest chain.
  • Characters created in all campaigns can play this content once they are able to get to Piken Square.
• Ghost of Althea - Ghost of Althea can now be unlocked as a hero for characters in Reforged mode by completing the new post-Searing dungeon.
  • Note: Reforged mode is still in Alpha and there are some known issues, like name overlaps for Ghost of Althea in certain situations.
• Known issues
  • New minis reuse existing icons that don't match.
  • New minis do not interact with the Hall of Monuments.
  • Spanish translation is delayed and will be posted in a day or two. Sorry!

Balance updates

Assassin

• Deadly Haste: Reduced energy cost from 10 to 5, increased recharge speed of half-ranged spells from 5..50 to 5..60
• Golden Skull Strike: Changed daze effect time from 1..5 to 1..12
• Mantis Touch: Increased recharge time from 15 to 20, removed lead attack requirement, changed type from Spell to Trick
• Mark of Insecurity: Increased health degeneration from 1..3 to 1..5, reduced non-assassin skill disable from 10 seconds to 5 seconds
• Scorpion Wire: Reduced activation distance from 100' to 75'
• Shadow Fang: Reduced recharge time from 45 to 20
• Shadow Prison: Reduced recharge time from 25 to 15
• Shadow Shroud: Reduced energy cost from 10 to 5, reduced activation time from 1 to 0.25
• Shadowy Burden: Increased armor reduction from flat 20 to 20..30
• Shameful Fear: Reduced activation time from 2 to 1
• Siphon Speed: Changed activation range from half to full

Dervish

• Farmer's Scythe (PvP): Split out PvP version of the skill; damage increased from 5..17 to 5..35, recharge increased from 12 to 20
• Guiding Hands (PvP): Reduced recharge time from 30 to 15
• Lyssa's Haste (PvP): Reduced energy cost from 10 to 5
• Meditation: Reduced recharge time from 20 to 15
• Mystic Healing (PvP): Reduced recharge time from 20 to 10
• Mystic Twister: Reduced recharge time from 8 to 4
• Reaper's Sweep: Reduced adrenaline cost from 8 to 7
• Rending Touch: Increased adrenaline gain from 1 to 2
• Vow of Revolution: Increased energy regeneration from 1..5 to 1..6
• Zealous Vow: Reduced energy regeneration penalty from 3 to 2

Elementalist

• Energy Boon: Reduced recharge time from 20 to 12
• Ether Prism: Reduced recharge time from 25 to 20
• Iron Mist: Increased Air Magic spell activation/recharge time bonus from 25 to 33, reduced Overcast penalty from 3 to 2
• Magnetic Surge: Reduced activation time from 1.5 to 1
• Vapor Blade: Reduced energy cost from 10 to 5

Mesmer

• Hex Eater Signet: Reduced recharge time from 25 to 15
• Price of Pride: Reduced activation time from 2 to 1, changed duration from 5..20 to flat 5, changed energy loss from 1..7 to 3..15
• Recurring Insecurity: Reduced duration from 10 to 5, reduced recharge time from 10 to 3, increased health degeneration from 1..5 to 1..6
• Signet of Recall: Reduced activation time from 1 to 0.25, reduced duration from 10 to 6
• Sum of All Fears: Reduced activation time from 2 to 1.5

Monk

• Air of Enchantment: Increased energy reduction on casting enchantments on affected ally from 5 to 10
• Balthazar's Pendulum: Increased duration from 5..10 to 5..25
• Healer's Covenant: Reduced heal health reduction from 25 to 20, changed energy cost reduction from 1..3 to 1..4
• Martyr: Reduced activation time from 1 to 0.25
• Release Enchantments: Reduced activation time from 1 to 0.25
• Scourge Enchantment: Reduced activation time from 2 to 1.5
• Signet of Removal: Reduced activation time from 1 to 0.25
• Smiter's Boon (PvP): Increased recharge time from 89 to 90
• Spell Shield: Reduced activation time from 2 to 1, changed skill disable duration from 10..5 to 8..4
• Supportive Spirit: Changed knocked down heal amount from 5..35 to 5..50
• Withdraw Hexes: Reduced energy cost from 15 to 5, changed additional recharge seconds increased from 20..5 to 2, added chance to fail if Divine Favor is less than 5

Necromancer

• All Wells can now sacrifice 66% health to activate if there is not a corpse nearby.
• Blood Drinker: Reduced effect time from 10 to 6, increased health threshold from 50% to 90%
• Cacophony: Reduced activation time from 2 to 1, increased duration from 10 to 15
• Depravity: Reduced activation time from 2 to 1
• Enfeebling Touch: Reduced recharge time from 5 to 3, changed health loss from 5..50 to 5..65
• Gaze of Contempt: Reduced recharge time from 15 to 10
• Meekness: Reduced activation time from 2 to 1, increased recharge time from 15 to 20
• Soul Leech: Increased energy cost from 10 to 15, reduced activation time from 2 to 1, reduced recharge time from 15 to 7
• Tainted Flesh: Now affects all allies in the area
• Weaken Knees: Reduced recharge time from 10 to 5, changed damage while moving from 5..10 to 5..20
• Wither: Reduced activation time from 2 to 1, reduced recharge time from 10 to 5

Paragon

• Angelic Bond: Reduced recharge time from 30 to 15
• Awe: Changed activation range from half to full
• "Brace Yourself!" (PvP): Reduced recharge time from 12 to 8, changed nearby foe damage from 15..75 to 15..90
• Finale of Restoration (PvP): Reduced recharge time from 20 to 10
• Glowing Signet: Reduced recharge time from 20 to 15
• Harrier's Toss (PvE & PvP): Changed damage from 5..30 to 5..40
• "Help Me!": Renamed to "Help!", can now target allies
• "Lead the Way!": Reduced energy cost from 10 to 5, increased maximum possible time from 20 to 30 seconds
• "Make Your Time!": Changed max possible adrenaline from 1..5 to 1..8, now 2 strikes of adrenaline gained per party member in earshot
• Spear Swipe: Reduced energy cost from 10 to 5

Ranger

• Archer's Signet: Increased condition duration increase from 100 to 150
• Crippling Shot: Reduced recharge time from 4 to 2, changed duration of condition from 1..11 to 1..12
• Pounce: Reduced recharge time from 20 to 15
• Revive Animal: Reduced activation time from 6 to 0.25, reduced recharge time from 20 to 5
• Scavenger's Focus: Reduced recharge time from 20 to 12
• Seeking Arrows: Reduced energy cost from 15 to 10, reduced recharge time from 20 to 15
• Smoke Trap: Reduced recharge time from 20 to 15
• Snare: Reduced activation time from 2 to 1.5, reduced recharge time from 20 to 15
• Quick Shot: Reduced activation time from 1 to 0.5
• Trapper's Focus: Changed effect time from 12..24 to 12..36, changed Wilderness Survival attribute gain from 0..2 to 0..4

Ritualist

• Anguished Was Lingwah: Reduced activation time from 2 to 1.5, increased duration bonus to hexes from 33 to 50
• Attuned Was Songkai: Reduced activation time from 2 to 1.5, reduced recharge time from 60 to 30
• Ghostly Weapon: Reduced energy cost from 5 to 3
• Grasping Was Kuurong: Increased activation time from 1 to 1.5, increased recharge time from 20 to 25, increased range to "in the area"
• Guided Weapon: Reduced energy cost from 15 to 5
• Offering of Spirit: Reduced energy cost from 5 to 3
• Mending Grip: Reduced recharge time from 6 to 4, changed heal from 15..75 to 20..80
• Vow of Revolution: Changed energy regeneration bonus from 1..5 to 1..6
• Weapon of Fury: Increased adrenaline gain from 5..50% to 100%
• Weapon of Remedy: Reduced energy cost from 5 to 3, changed health steal bonus from 15..75 to 20..80
• Wielder's Remedy: Reduced energy cost from 5 to 3, conditions remove increased to 2

Warrior

• Bull's Charge: Changed duration from 5..11 to 1..7, reduced recharge time from 20 to 12, increased movement bonus from 33% to 50%
• Decapitate: Changed skill disable duration from 5..70 to 5..80
• Distracting Strike: Increased skill disable duration from 20 to 30
• Grapple: Reduced recharge time from 12 to 8
• Primal Rage: Changed energy cost to 5, removed adrenaline cost, changed duration from 1..15 to 1..9, reduced recharge time from 10 to 4, increased movement bonus from 25% to 33%
• Quivering Blade: Increased daze duration from 5 to 10
• Shove: Reduced recharge time from 15 to 10
• Skull Crack: Reduced adrenaline cost from 9 to 6, reduced activation time from 0.5 to 0.25
• Steady Stance: Reduced recharge time from 6 to 4, changed adrenaline gain from 1..3 to 1..4
• "Victory Is Mine!": Reduced recharge time from 15 to 10

Update April 22, 2026

• With today's build we have relaxed the rule that all English language names must be two words or more. New characters can use single word names and existing characters can use the Character Name Change to select a new name.
• The Anniversary Celebration starts today and runs through May 6.
• And in one week, on April 28th, we'll release the post-Searing version of the Forsaken Tunnels, called Tunnels of the Forsaken.

Guild Wars® was released 21 years ago this month, and we're celebrating with a sale. Save during the Anniversary Sale, now through April 9 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific (UTC-7), when you buy or gift Guild Wars® Reforged, Guild Wars Eye of the North™, or the Guild Wars Bonus Mission Pack.  

• Guild Wars Reforged—40% Off

• Guild Wars Eye of the North—40% Off

• Guild Wars Bonus Mission Pack—40% Off

In addition, until April 16 save 40% on all Guild Wars Reforged Steam in-game items!

Adventure awaits!

Update April 1, 2026

New Prophecies Dungeon

• Make sure you're playing in Reforged mode
• Complete Bastion in the North
• Travel through the Northlands to reach Piken Square
• Talk to Mullenix inside Piken Square to start the new quest chain

Devona is a Hero!

• by completing the new pre-Searing dungeon, or
• talking to her in Lion's Arch.

April Fool's Day Content

• A new graphics setting is available called "Nostalgia Mode" that emulates an oldschool CRT monitor at glorious 800x600 resolution.
• Using Nostalgia Mode on April Fool's changes the login screen logo to Guild Wars Deforged.
• (Nostalgia Mode will still be available after April Fool's Day but the logo screen change will not.)

Inventory Management Upgrades

• You can identify all unidentified items in your inventory with a single button press.
  • This will consume identification kits.
• You can transfer all crafting materials in your inventory to your Xunlai material storage with a single button press.

Extra Life Pets Arrive

Balance Adjustments

• Decreased cooldown for Smiter's Boon (PvP) by 1 second.

Hotfix

• Fixed a bug where you could recruit Devona as a henchman in Lion's Arch if you were not a Reforged Mode character (you can opt into Reforged mode via a shrine).
• NPC placement adjustments were made just outside of Piken's north exit.
• Pre-Searing dungeon drop rarities adjusted (some gold items were dropping).

Save during the Spring Sale—now through March 26 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific (UTC-7)—when you buy or gift Guild Wars® Reforged, Guild Wars Eye of the North™, or the Guild Wars Bonus Mission Pack.

·       Guild Wars Reforged—40% Off

·       Guild Wars Eye of the North—40% Off

·       Guild Wars Bonus Mission Pack—40% Off

In addition, until April 16 save 40% on all Guild Wars Reforged Steam in-game items!

Happy gaming, and we'll see you in Tyria!

Update March 2, 2026

• Guild Wars will now always run from the executable directory it was started in rather than trying to run from the "installed" directory as specified in the registry. This helps players keep their first-party ArenaNet login install and a Steam install separate.
• Fixed a bug where you could complete the Bastion in the North quest even if Devona died.
• Disabled access to the Shrine of Godly Accoutrements for PvP characters.
• Disabled the highlight effect on the new start mission button for certain mission types (such as Guild Battle).
• The newly positioned start mission button won't capture mouse clicks when disabled.

Update February 25, 2026

New Content

• Bastion in the North Quest — A new quest is available in pre-Searing for Reforged Mode players. Talk to Ben Wolfson after rescuing him in the Northlands.

Quality of Life Improvements

• New Start Mission Button — To address a common player progression problem in Prophecies, we've moved the Start Mission button from the party menu to a more visible location at the top of the screen. You can customize the placement of this button with the UI customization tools in the Options panel.
• Reforged Mode for Factions and Nightfall Characters — Reforged Mode is now available for new Factions and Nightfall characters. You can opt into Reforged Mode during character creation for non-Prophecies campaigns. Currently, Reforged Mode affects only skill training costs in Factions and Nightfall campaign content. While there are no balance changes to Factions or Nightfall, this allows you to create a Factions or Nightfall character as a Reforged character and take that character to Prophecies.
• Godly Accoutrement Shrines — New shrines are present in major cities (Ascalon City, Lion's Arch, Kaineng Center, and Kamadan) that allow you to make changes to your covenants after character creation.
  • Characters with Dhuum's Covenant can abandon it. Only characters who have never died may opt into Dhuum's Covenant.
  • Characters who started with Melandru's Accord at character creation can abandon it. Melandru's Accord still cannot be taken after character creation.
  • Characters can opt into and out of Reforged Mode. The Reforged Mode badge will be applied to any titles where any progress toward that tier was made in Reforged Mode.
  • Important Note: Reforged Mode is currently in Alpha. When fully released, we intend to enable Reforged Mode for new characters by default and switch the option to "opt out." We will eventually retire the Reforged badge and introduce a new Veteran badge (or similar name) for characters not opted into Reforged Mode, applied retroactively. The Veteran badge will only appear on titles where all progress toward that tier was made without Reforged Mode. This approach allows us to release opt-in Alpha-level code for players to experiment with while we verify the tool pipeline. We continue to monitor adoption of Reforged Mode.
• Makeover Vendor in Pre-Searing Ascalon City — A new NPC, Gilderoy LeFleur, is now available in pre-Searing Ascalon City. He accepts Makeover Credits and Extreme Makeover Credits, allowing you to change your character's appearance earlier in the game — before reaching Anatomical Engineer Llye in the Great Temple of Balthazar. Credits can be purchased from the Guild Wars Online Store, accessible from the character select screen.

Skill Updates

• Signet of Mystic Wrath — Damage per enchantment updated to 25; maximum damage is now a range of 30..120.
• Consume Soul — Cast time increased to 1 second.

Update February 12, 2026

Steam/In-Game Store Grand Opening

60/60 Exploit

Skill refinements:

• Spirit changes

  • Fixed issue with spirit range increase.

  • Winnowing - Cast time 3s, duration upper bounds increased to 30-240s, range increased to 3500

  • Primal Echoes - Cast time 3s, duration upper bounds increased to 30-240s, range increased to 3500

  • Favorable Winds - Cast time 3s, duration upper bounds increased to 30-240s, range increased to 3500

  • Energizing Wind - Cast time 3s, duration upper bounds increased to 1-60s, range increased to 3500

  • Quickening Zephyr - Cast time 3s, duration upper bounds increased to 15..90s, range increased to 3500

  • Nature's Ritual - Cast time 3s, duration upper bounds increased to 30-240s, range increased to 3500

• Word of Censure had an implementation bug - the skill now works as described

Also - the Steam-based in-game store is now available to all Steam account-based players at the character select screen.

Update, February 5, 2026

Balance pass - February 2026

Warrior

• Rage of the Ntouka - Effect duration reduced to 8 seconds, reduced recharge on adrenal skills to 3 seconds.
• "I meant to do that" - Adrenaline gain upper end increased to 1..6.
• "You will die!" - Target health threshold increased to 90%.
• Headbutt - Reduced recharge to 15 seconds, daze changed to flat 5 seconds.
• Charging Strike - Increased upper bounds of next successful melee hit damage to 10..90.

Ranger

• Spirit changes
  • Winter - Cast time 3s, duration upper bounds increased to 30-240s, range increased to 3500.
  • Edge of Extinction - Cast time 3s, duration upper bounds increased to 30-240s, range increased to 3500.
  • Greater Conflagration - Cast time 3s, duration upper bounds increased to 30-240s, range increased to 3500.
  • Fertile Season - Cast time 3s, duration upper bounds increased to 15-90s, range increased to 3500.
  • Symbiosis - Cast time 3s, duration upper bounds increased to 30-240s, range increased to 3500.
  • Predatory Season - Cast time 3s, duration upper bounds increased to 30-240s, range increased to 3500.
  • Frozen Soil - Cast time 3s, duration upper bounds increased to 30-180s, range increased to 3500.
  • High Winds - Cast time 3s, duration upper bounds increased to 30-180s, range increased to 3500.
  • Muddy Terrain - Cast time 3s, duration upper bounds increased to 30-180s, range increased to 3500.
  • Lacerate - Cast time 3s, duration upper bounds increased to 30-240s.
  • Equinox - Cast time 3s, duration upper bounds increased to 30-240s.
  • Tranquility - Cast time 3s, duration upper bounds increased to 30-120, range increased to 3500.
  • Conflagration - Cast time 3s, duration upper bounds increased to 30-240s, range increased to 3500.
  • Famine - Cast time 3s, duration upper bounds increased to 30-180.
  • Brambles - Cast time 3s, duration upper bounds increased to 30-240s.
  • Toxicity - Cast time 3s, duration upper bounds increased to 30-180s, range increased to 3500.
  • Quicksand - Cast time 3s, duration upper bounds increased to 30-180s, range increased to 3500.
  • Roaring Winds - Cast time 3s, duration upper bounds increased to 30-180s
  • Infuriating Heat - Cast time 3s, duration upper bounds increased to 30-120s, range increased to 3500.
  • Pestilence - Cast time 3s, duration upper bounds increased to 30-180s, range increased to 3500.
• Famine - Increased damage for running out of energy to 20..70.
• Splinter Shot - Increased range of the block effect to "in the area".
• Practiced Stance - Increased upper bounds of Preparations duration increase to 30..300%
• Marksman's Wager - Reduced cast time to 1 second.
• Arcing Shot - Increased upper bounds of damage to 10..35, reduced recharge to 3 seconds.
• Marauder's Shot - Decreased energy cost to 5, increased damage to 25..55, non-attack skills disabled for 5 seconds.

Monk

• Divert Hexes - Reduced energy cost to 5.
• Mark of Protection - Reduced cast time to 0.25 seconds, reduced recharge to 15 seconds.
• Pacifism - Reduced effect duration to 4..8 seconds, reduced recharge to 15 seconds.
• Amity - Reduced effect duration to 4..12 seconds, reduced recharge to 20 seconds.
• Word of Censure - Increased damage to 30..130, increased target health threshold to 50% for recharge penalty.
• Boon Signet - Increased "next healing or protection spell that targets an ally heals for additional health" to 20..100, reduced recharge to 6 seconds.
• Scourge Sacrifice - Reduced energy cost to 5.
• Smiter's Boon (PvP) - Reduced effect duration to 4 seconds.

Mesmer

• Feedback - Reduced cast time to 1 second.
• Ignorance - Reduced energy cost to 10.
• Fevered Dreams (both versions) - Reduced energy cost to 5, reduced cast time to 1 second.
• Hypochondria - Reduced cast time to 0.25 seconds.
• Hex Eater Vortex - Reduced energy cost to 5 energy, reduced cast time to 0.25 seconds, increased conditional AoE to "in the area"
• Persistence of Memory - Reduced energy cost to 5.
• Confusing Images - Reduced cast time to 1 second.
• Shared Burden (all versions) - Increased size of AoE to "in the area".
• Mantra of Signets - PvP now has the armor bonus that the PvE version has, making them the same.

Necro

• Order of Apostasy - Reduced max health loss to 10..3%.
• Jagged Bones - Reduced recharge to 10 seconds, increased effect duration to 60 seconds.
• Spinal Shivers - Reduced energy cost on trigger to 8..3.
• Jaundiced Gaze - Reduced energy cost to 5, increased upper bounds of effect duration to 1..20.
• Ulcerous Lungs - Reduced energy cost to 10, reduced cast time to 1 second.

Elementalist

• Slippery Ground (PvP version) - Reduced recharge to 15 seconds.
• Ward of Weakness - Reduced energy cost to 5.
• Magnetic Aura - Increased upper bounds of effect duration to 1..8 seconds.
• Ward against Elements - Reduced energy cost to 10.
• Teinai's Prison - Increased upper bounds of effect duration to 1..8 seconds.
• Ether Renewal (PvP) - Increased effect duration to 10 seconds.
• Energy Blast - Reduced energy cost to 5.
• Swirling Aura - Duration changed to 3..7 seconds.
• Mind Freeze (PvP) - Increased upper bounds of conditional damage to 10..60.

Assassin

• Shadow Meld - Reduced energy cost to 5.
• Signet of Twilight - Reduced cast time to 1 second.
• Shroud of Silence - Increased upper bounds of effect duration to 1..6 seconds.
• Expose Defenses - Reduced energy cost to 5.
• Siphon Strength - Crit chance increased to 50%.
• Sadist's Signet - Health gain upper bounds increased to 10..45.
• Signet of Shadows - Recharge reduced to 15 seconds.
• Dark Apostasy - Energy loss changed to 10..3.
• Mark of Death - Healing benefit reduction increased to 50%.
• Hidden Caltrops - Non-assassin skills disable effect reduced to 3 seconds.

Ritualist

• Feast of Souls - Reduced energy cost to 5.
• Weapon of Renewal - Increased effect duration to 5..20 seconds.
• Wielder's Zeal - Reduced energy cost to 5, increased upper bounds of effect duration to 10..40.
• Wailing Weapon - Increased upper bounds of effect duration to 3..14 seconds, reduced recharge to 15 seconds.
• Dulled Weapon - Increased upper bounds of effect duration to 5..20 seconds, increased damage reduction of affected to 3..20 less damage.
• Restoration (PvP) - Reduced cast time to 3 seconds.
• Pure Was Li Ming - Reduced energy cost to 5.
• Doom - Increased upper bounds of lightning damage to 10..60.
• Ghostly Haste - Increased upper bounds of effect duration to 5..30 seconds.
• Weapon of Quickening - Cast time reduced to 1 second.
• Consume Soul - Cast time reduced to 0.25 seconds, upper bounds of health steal increased to 5..70, range increased to 'earshot'.

Paragon

• Song of Power - Reduced energy cost to 15.
• Purifying Finale - Cast time reduced to 0.25 seconds, recharge reduced to 5 seconds.
• Energizing Chorus - Adrenaline cost reduced to 3.
• "Make Your Time!" - Recharge reduced to 10 seconds.
• Song of Purification - Adrenaline cost reduced to 3, upper bounds of "skills used remove 1 condition" increased to 1..6 skills.
• Hasty Refrain - Increased upper bounds of effect duration to 3..15 seconds.
• Anthem of Guidance - Adrenaline cost reduced to 2.
• Inspirational Speech - Upper bounds of ally adrenaline gain increased to 1..8.
• Angelic Protection - Lower bounds of incoming damage per second threshold decreased to 250..80.
• Leader's Zeal - Upper bounds of energy gain increased to 2..4.
• Energizing Finale - Upper bounds of energy gain increased to 1..2.

Dervish

• Winds of Disenchantment - Reduced energy cost to 5.
• Arcane Zeal - Increased energy gain to 2, max energy gain floor increased to 2..7.
• Natural Healing - Reduced cast time to 1 second.
• Mystic Corruption - Reduced energy cost to 5, increased upper bounds of effect duration to 1..10 seconds.
• Ebon Dust Aura - Increased upper bounds of earth damage to 3..30.
• Featherfoot Grace - Condition expiration speed increased to 50%.
• Pious Restoration - Upper bounds of hexes lost increased to 1..3.
• Dwayna's Touch - Heal amount changed to 60 (flat), max changed to range 60..240.
• Test of Faith - Reduced adrenaline cost to 5, upper bounds of cold damage increased to 15..75.
• Signet of Pious Restraint (PvE version) - Recharge reduced to 10 seconds, conditional AoE increased to "in the area".
• Grenth's Grasp - Increased upper bounds of conditions transferred to 1..3.

60/60 Exploit

New Steam-based In-Game Store Rolling Out

Update - January 28, 2026

• Melandru's Accord - A new mode that requires you to earn all the skills and items for your character without leveraging player trading, account storage, etc. This new mode is inspired by the community-driven Ironman challenge.
  • Specifically, you:
    • can't trade with other players,
    • can't pick up drops from other players,
    • can't access account storage via the Xunlai vault,
    • can't use skill tomes to train skills unlocked on the account,
    • can't use /bonus, /bonusitem, or /special,
    • can't access the Zaishen Menagerie,
    • can't access traders that buy and sell items from other players at market prices,
    • can only train skills available from the skill trainer (normally you can train skills already unlocked by another character on the same account from any trainer),
    • can't add mercenaries to your hero roster, and
    • heroes can only use their starter skills, skills learned from a trainer on the current character, or from a hero skill trainer.
  • You can be awesome.
• UI badge consolidation - Badges displayed next to character names (Reforged mode, Dhuum's Covenant, and Melandru's Accord) now stack on top of each other to take up less space. Hovering over them on another player will cause them to temporarily expand.
• Reforged mode: - We are bringing the early experience in Prophecies more in line with the early experience in Factions and Nightfall.
  • Reforged skill cost retuning - To make it easier to acquire more skills, we are lowering the skill cost progression curve by roughly half and lowering the cap to 500 gold.
  • Reforged mission XP tuning - Prophecies mission rewards are increased when playing in Reforged mode:
    • Mission completion reward: 2000xp, 200gp, 1sp
    • Bonus objective reward: 2000xp, 150gp, 1sp
    • (Hard mode mission completion reward has also been increased to 3000xp)
  • Reforged mission/quest gold rewards - Several Prophecies quests have had gold rewards added or increased when in Reforged mode
• Alpha/Beta feature localization - Translations from English to Korean, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Polish and Russian are now available for all in-progress features (Melandru's Accord, Dhuum's Covenant, and Reforged mode).
• Touch screen improvements - Touch-based scrolling is now supported for Steam Deck and laptops with touchscreens. Just touch a panel with a scroll bar visible and drag the contents up and down.

• Fixed a bug where the status of "dialog pinning" and "start menu dragging" options were reset every time a person re-logged.

• Fixed an issue where the title badges for Dhuum's Covenant and Reforged Mode were sometimes missing (or applied too early, before the first title rank was earned)
• Fixed a bug where getting drunk (in game!) caused an internal rendering buffer to clobber the visible graphics rendering buffer
• Fixed a long-standing bug where Wintersdays maps would s l o w down the longer they ran (this is why you might have seen a message that a district was unavailable)
• Fixed a bug where some players used a different random number generator than others, resulting in desyncs
• Fixed a bug where a player's territory wasn't always reported to the game server correctly
• Moved the location of inaccessible Charr Champions for the Vanguard Annihiliation: Charr quest when in Reforged mode
• Adjusted the max reverb delay when using OpenAL Soft to reduce the intensity of droning sounds in some areas
• Closed some previously open gates along The Great Northern Wall in the Northlands; fortunately, the Charr were not exploiting these

Hotfix #1

• Fixed an issue where a player could move the camera in some character select scenes that would leave the camera in an awkward position when switching back to the Prophecies pregame scene

• Fixed a bug where players would sometimes get flagged with Dishonor when entering Ascalon Academy

• Fixed a Reforged mode bug where some henchmen would become stuck in later Prophecies areas

• Adjusted item spawn rarities in Reforged mode

• Health and armor adjustments are no longer applied to pets, minions, and NPC's in pre-Searing

• Adjusted the spawn position coming out of Ashford Abbey to prevent some players in four-player parties from getting instantly teleported back

• Fixed an issue where some henchmen would not appear in your party when returning to an outpost in Reforged mode

• Account preferences updated more often on the server

Hotfix #2

• Fixed a client crash when logging out from certain maps with high graphics settings enabled, such as Doomlore Shrine

Update -- December 18, 2025

Features

Reforged Mode (Alpha)

• Activate Reforged Mode (Alpha) during character creation.
  • Your character will have a badge visible in-game.
  • Piken Square will be accessible as an outpost for Reforged Mode players in pre-Searing Ascalon - but you'll have to fight your way there.
  • Players gain 5% more experience and gold in the Prophecies campaign.
  • Enemies have lower health and armor in pre-Searing Ascalon.
  • Henchmen have been retuned and are more powerful with additional skills.
  • The Northlands in pre-Searing Ascalon has additional spawns.
• For multiplayer parties, all players have to be in Reforged Mode to experience Reforged Mode content and balance changes. Mixed parties will see the standard content.
• This is an alpha feature we are sharing early to gather feedback. It is only presented in English.

Dhuum's Covenant (Beta)

• Activate Dhuum's Covenant during character creation.
• Dhuum's Covenant is a challenging mode, available throughout the game, where you strive to avoid dying. Ever.
• Characters created with Dhuum's Covenant get a badge visible in-game.
• Upon your character's death, you lose the badge permanently (but can keep playing the character).
• Any titles you earn while under Dhuum's Covenant will have the badge in the Hero panel.
• If you lose Dhuum's Covenant, any future ranks earned for that title will not display the badge.
• This is a beta feature and may undergo changes. It is currently only presented in English. We'd love your feedback!

Four Player Parties in Pre-Searing Ascalon

• This matches the maximum party size at the beginning of Factions and Nightfall.

One More Thing

Classic pregame backgrounds

• You can now choose which background scene is displayed during login and character selection!
• Choose your background in Options->General->Pregame Scene.
• Choose between Prophecies, Factions, Nightfall, and Eye of the North.
• The Prophecies scene was not designed to support 360 degree views therefore it has a fixed camera placement. There is some risk that the zoom level may cut off some of your view of your character in ultrawide screen resolutions.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a delay where Steam DLC was not always available immediately after purchase.
• Fixed a bug where the mouse would move unexpectedly when you touched the screen on some devices like Steam Deck and Windows-enabled touchscreens.

• Fixed a server crash in the Bonus Mission Pack "Rise of the White Mantle" story.

• Fixed an issue where players whose account had only PVP content were not properly upgraded.

Hello! We will begin posting our update notes here as well as on the official Guild Wars Wiki.

Update, December 15, 2025

• Fixed an issue where some players failed to have the correct number of character slots available.

  • Server side change only (fixed without a build)

Update, December 12, 2025

• Officially verified on Steam Deck

Update, December 9, 2025

• Fixed an issue that prevented CD Keys from being redeemed in the client for some users.

• Fixed an issue that prevented the Igneous Summoning Stone from being granted for Eye of the North purchases.

Update, December 8, 2025

• Fixed a bug where the Bonus Mission Pack and Eye of the North DLC showed as owned in "Manage Account" but were not recognized in-game, preventing access to purchased content for Steam players.

• Fixed a bug preventing task tracker position customization when gamepad hints were disabled.

• Fixed a crash that could occur when exiting the game while using the virtual cursor.

• Fixed a rare crash at the end of music tracks when OpenAL environmental effects were enabled.

• Addressed an issue where every trader in-game decided to stop trading (fixed in the evening of December 7 without a build).

Update, December 4, 2025

• Reduced client hiccups in Towns and Outposts with many players and high-resolution character textures selected.

• Fixed rendering issue with SSAO and some map locations (The Catacombs, City of Torc'qua, etc).

• Fixed skill icons getting clipped in damage monitor with HD Skills enabled.

• Fixed a crash bug in observer mode when playing with a controller or on Steam Deck.