Hello friends! Today we released the special 20th Anniversary Update to Guild Wars.
Twenty years ago we set out to make something really special with Guild Wars. Today we're celebrating that journey with this special update.
We've made it easier than ever to play Guild Wars. The new Guild Wars: The 20th Anniversary Masterpiece Collection includes all three campaigns (Prophecies, Factions and Nightfall), Eye of the North, some special bonus items, and now, the Bonus Mission Pack.
And it is available a little bit later today and until April 29th at 80% off - our best deal ever.
And you can load up on costumes and other quality-of-life add-ons at 60% off!
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New Anniversary Content
For the full list of limited weapons now permanently available as rare drops, check out last week's update Feedback:Game_updates/20250409.
Here is an overview:
Various weapons previously limited to pre-order bonuses or special promotions, and a few weapons previously exclusive to the PvP Reward system, have been added to loot tables across Tyria, Cantha, Elona and Eye of the North.
In some cases, weapons are only dropped by enemies in their associated campaign.
These weapons are low drop rate and only appear at Rare quality.
Additionally, there is a new series of permanent quests which allow you to revisit the stories and endgame areas of Guild Wars in Hard Mode. They are permanently available from Merrise, Sworn to Seas in Embark Beach.
These quests reward a series of Miniatures previously only available in limited numbers as prizes from conventions or contests. To preserve the value of the original pre-release items, these cannot be traded between players.
In the case of the Miniature Gray Giant, the new quest rewards the Broken Toy needed to start the quest "The Toy's Story". The Miniature Gray Giant received from this quest is not tradeable.
During the Anniversary festival each year, a series of Unique weapons featuring some of the returning weapons and new mods have been added to the Ancient Anniversary Weaponsmith.
One More Thing ...
We're excited to announce we have permanently added a new series of suffix mods, "of the (Profession)". These are available as rare drops on main-hand weaponry. These mods have the following special features:
They increase the associated profession's Primary Attribute stat up to a small limit, even if the equipping character normally would not have access to it.
The weapon will be upgraded with a special streak effect when used in combat, based on the profession's associated color. In the case of spears, bows, rods and staffs, which often don't support a streak on the weapon itself, this streak is applied to their projectiles.
For Rods, as with other suffixes, these mods will only appear in Nightfall or Eye of the North areas.
Item Updates and Bug Fixes
Item updates:
Increased the duration of many consumable items that give a combat bonus to 30 minutes. This eases the number of consumables needed to maintain their effects during extended missions. Items affected:
Birthday Cupcake
Blue Rock Candy
Bowl of Skalefin Soup
Candy Apple
Candy Corn
Drake Kabob
Golden Egg
Green Rock Candy
Pahnai Salad
Slice of Pumpkin Pie
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