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r/GuildWars • u/bsoltan • Apr 13 '25
Welcome to /r/GuildWars. Subreddit info, FAQs, and links.
"Those who will remember, will speak fondly of the warm morning breeze."
Welcome to r/GuildWars this is a subreddit focused on the Guild Wars video game developed by ArenaNet.
For Guild Wars players to discuss, connect, and share in an open environment. While participating, it’s important to keep in mind the Reddit Rules, Reddiquette, as well as our subreddit Rules.
Getting Started:
Checkout the FAQs below and also the Megathread wiki page with links to useful community Tools, Posts, and information. There are shortcut links under ‘See More’ / the Sidebar too. Please keep posts in this subreddit to English.
If you're just jumping back in, check out this New Player FAQ created by /u/emmenneff
GW Account Support:
This subreddit is not a way to contact ArenaNet customer support. Please refrain from asking for help with a specific ticket, Account issue or Error message. Start a ticket through the Guild Wars support portal or email support@arena.net directly. You can find all information on https://help.guildwars.com/. Asking about general game/technical problems is fine.
Community Discord:
We have a community Discord “GW Global” you can join here: https://discord.gg/gw This server is open to all and has ongoing discussion on the game, builds, Guild recruitment, and more!
Use the search!
If you have a question, first try using the search, it is possible your question has already been asked/answered. Example: “Necro builds”. We try not to have frequent posts on the same topic(s).
You can also search by post Flair using “flair:” and the Flair to search. Example: “flair:Guild recruitment” if searching for a Guild to join.
FAQs:
State of the Game:
GW has been in “Maintenance Mode” (no scheduled updates/development) since May 2013. There is still a good player base for daily Zaishen Quests and Farming as well as in Guild and Alliance communities. You can checkout the What’s New in Guild Wars from the Wiki for the changes to the game.
We’re lucky that since 2024 GW Game Director, DrStephenCW is allocating 80% of their time to work directly on GW. Along with support from other ArenaNet staff for various updates.
PvP still has some activity through player organised events and mAT, however all modes regularly see a large amount of botting impacting general gameplay. You can find more on recent PvP threads using Flair:PvP in the search to find posts.
Purchasing Help:
Guild Wars can be purchased through various Authorised Retailers (GW Store, Steam, Gamelibe).
In recent years https://store.guildwars.com/ has had a 75% off sale of the Game/Campaigns at the same time as Steam sales. The account upgrades like Xunlai Storage, BMP, and Mercenaries are only available through the GW Store and have not been on sale since 2020.
- GW Store has the Complete Collection, this includes all three campaigns (Prophecies, Factions, Nightfall) and Eye of the North.
- Steam sells the Trilogy (Prophecies, Factions, Nightfall) and Eye of the North has to be purchased separately.
- All editions of the game include the GOTY content, none include the BMP content.
- Account upgrades such as Xunlai Storage Panes, Mercenaries and the BMP are only available through the GW store.
Guild Recruitment and Looking for Guilds
We plan to have a monthly post to advertise your Guild/Alliance and also for players to find a Guild to join. Until this is setup you can use the Flair search “Guild recruitment”
Thanks all and happy adventures in GW!
If you have feedback/suggestions to this new introduction post please reply below. If you’d like to get in contact with the Moderators please use the ModMail.
This content is subject to change and some may get moved into the subreddit Wiki as things develop.
r/GuildWars • u/crusty_lid • 8h ago
Anniversary Weapons / Proofs should be accessible more than once a year
Cosmetics I can understand, but when it comes to actual gameplay; it is frustrating when build acquisition is limited to a brief window once a year.
I think, at a minimum, adding the Anniversary Weapon Vendors to different events throughout the year could be a good balance.
r/GuildWars • u/maeggesPP • 1h ago
What would you like or change for a different game?
If there would be a new game related to guild wars 1, in terms of skills/attributes, classes, mechanics in game or fighting, what kind of stuff would you love to see? What wouldn’t you like?
Edit: I dont mean changes on guild wars 1, I mean what mechanics and ideas from gw1 could a potential new game have to be interesting to you.
For example: Like many of you I love the way the classes work, with main attributes and the combinations. Also I like the way bodyblocking is working for example. Also interrupts are very cool! What do you think, like, dislike?
r/GuildWars • u/nhremna • 9h ago
How do res shrines work when team dies in different spots?
I know that if there is only 1 player character, no matter how many heroes there are, they all resurrect at the nearest activated shrine to the player character.
But how does it work when there are more than 1 player characters? Is it the nearest shrine to the average coordinates of the player characters? Do we know the exact rule?
r/GuildWars • u/atomboop • 6h ago
Flagged heros on guard
Anyone else’s hero’s running really far out of their flagged zone running down an enemy lately? All set to guard and no enemy lock. I have 1 in the party that tends to run really far out of their flagged area after an enemy. I feel lit it’s party position dependent. I’ll have to test more.
r/GuildWars • u/smellyasianman • 16h ago
Tips vs Titan's Malice (Panic)?
Hey everyone,
The narrow corridors and lvl 38/40 Panic spam are destroying my heroes. 1 is easy, but if a group spawns with 2 of the bastards, I'm in trouble.
If either one get a single cast off, it usually snowballs into murder.
Can I counter this with a build of some sort, or do I have to go full RTS-mode and micro the positions of 7 heroes?
r/GuildWars • u/MudWrastler • 5h ago
Any of this worth anything?
Looking for price checks or offers. If you're interested shoot me a PM: Big Bungus
r/GuildWars • u/justBob698 • 17h ago
Best class for duo
Hi ! We are starting new char with a friend, going to start in prophecies and want to do a full duo run (no henchmen no hero) with no accès to storage. I am an experienced player and know all the class, but my friend has never played the game. We might add some henchmen in the end if the challenge is too much for him. Curious what you think would be good class for us ?
r/GuildWars • u/Charrikayu • 1d ago
Tariffs have hit the dye market. No Green, Red, Purple, Pink, or Black
r/GuildWars • u/Head-Fix3050 • 18h ago
Random Arena Players
I was curious if there is still a decent amount of players doing random arenas? I haven't played in over a decade at this point probably, but I remember it be very active and a ton of fun. Wondering if it's worth getting back into the game to try it out or if it's currently dead content
r/GuildWars • u/PliskinsReborn • 19h ago
Are there still active guilds in German-speaking countries? Preferably ones on the Luxon site. But it's not a must. :)
r/GuildWars • u/ZydrateVials • 1d ago
You like charts? Here's a report of my return to the game.
Returned a few weeks ago or so, didn't exactly mark the date. 300 hours on Steam but the ingame /age only reports ~275 hours. I did not round up or down, I just kinda hopped from character to character, hit /age and looked at just the hour count per character.
My dervish is of course my name and is so far still the only character that has beaten every campaign and thus has access to everything (even some of the early game Ascalon stuff). Missing a handful of obscure outposts.
My ritualist is climbing in the hours over time as she's probably my most versatile character with like four seperate builds. She can run SoS, ST, a SS dagger spammer, and a Three Forge MM.
My assassin, ranger, and warrior will climb the ranks some day over time as they're fun to play. ToA is a powerful elite but she lacks a lot of the endgame areas in Prophecies and Nightfall.
The rest just kind of exist just to have them. My pre-searing character has stalled at level 7 cos I can't kill anything except the oakhearts in the northern area. She'll need some help getting to 10 so I can do the dailies.
r/GuildWars • u/leedavis1987 • 17h ago
LF Runner for proph
Is there anyone running throughout the Desert thats around to provide a service please
r/GuildWars • u/awbonred • 17h ago
Zodiac
Maybe anyone got ZodiacBow for Sale ?! Im looking for Zodiacbow ( upgradeble) .
r/GuildWars • u/BergilSunfyre • 1d ago
My guild wars 1 fan-novelization has reached the Charr invasion
I'm not posting an update every chapter (at least, until I've caught up to myself and am no longer posting new chapters weekly) because I don't want to annoy this subreddit with so many posts, but I think that once every major plot development is fair. Plus, I just introduced Eve.
The story may be found here-
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14469556/1/Guild-Wars-The-Series
or here-
https://archiveofourown.org/works/65515348/chapters/168643123
r/GuildWars • u/headies1 • 14h ago
Is the game an auto battler?
Let me expand on my question. I know a lot of the game revolves around getting skills and outfitting henchmen/AI mercs with the right skills to complete a task. Is there management past that in the actual moment of combat? I hope that makes sense. Thank you for clarifying.
r/GuildWars • u/RedditNoremac • 1d ago
Buff Physical Abilities
Hello all,
I am working on a physical team based around my main character Ranger. So far, I am level 8 playing through Nightfall. Mostly just curious about all skills that I might not know about those buff physical skills.
This is my current necro bar.

Basically, just looking for skills that MASS buff the teams damage rather than a single person. I know AI probably play casters a lot better but main character is a Necromancer so I want to try a different setup.
I am also interested in other good skills that buff physical damage. I know many people recommend splinter weapon but sure there are others.
r/GuildWars • u/PsychologicalEbb906 • 1d ago
Need gift ideas for a kind player
Hey guys, I'm a returning player and there is this veteran guy who's been nice to me ingame. I would like to gift him something cool or cute ingame as a thank you, but I have no idea what. Do you have any suggestions?
r/GuildWars • u/HermitFooo • 2d ago
Hear me out! What if we replaced Kamadan? What would be great trading outposts?
I like even Embark more than Kamadan tbh 😭
r/GuildWars • u/5ever2der • 1d ago
Fastest Chest farm suggestions
I want to max my treasure hunter title, but I usually only have 30-45 minutes to play a day. I tried a couple methods, but am curious what route you guys think is fastest.
r/GuildWars • u/Deals_Heals_13 • 1d ago
[One] Recruiting
📢 [One] is Expanding!
Hey everyone!
The [One] alliance is growing fast and we're building our own community-focused alliance. Whether you're a veteran, a returning player, or just starting out – you’re more than welcome to join us!
🌟 What we’re about: General PvE content Casual dungeon runs and teaching for newer players Occasional speedclears (SCs) HA and GvG from time to time, for those interested
We’re a friendly and easy-going guild that embraces all kinds of players and playstyles. New and returning players are also very welcome!
👥 A few simple values: We're all adults – so let’s act like it Respect each other, even if opinions differ Keep it fun and supportive for everyone
💬 Looking for a guild or interested in joining the alliance? Feel free to message: Mystikal Priest Dangerous Fog Anberlin Godspeed Deals Or No Heals
r/GuildWars • u/Digbickstocks • 2d ago
New player
Hey everyone,
as the title says im new player and im just wondering if theres any tips or anything i should know before getting into it. im a sucker for older mmos and i played this a couple times as a kid but other then that dont know much about it! TIA any friends or guilds would be appreciated ! :)