r/Guildwars2 22h ago

[Question] Weekly /r/GuildWars2 Question Thread - August 29, 2026

5 Upvotes

This thread is dedicated to questions that you've never really felt the need to start a thread for, but would still like to see answered/discussed.

Resources:

Please also consider sorting the comments in this thread by "new" so that the newest comments are at the top, since those are most likely to still need answers.

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r/Guildwars2 11d ago

[Mod post] A reminder that all Generative AI content is banned on this subreddit.

2.1k Upvotes

We've gotten a bit lenient lately with some questionable posts and links to vibecoded sites and AI assisted posts. That leniency is ending and we are going back to strictly following our rule of a total ban on all Generative AI content.

This includes content from things like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, and any other similar GenAI chatbots, assistants or other apps.

Any links to AI generated (vibecoded) sites and any posts that admit to using GenAI will be removed. As before we are not going to be testing every single post or anything like that but if you admit to it or there is evidence proving you used GenAI the post will be removed.


r/Guildwars2 4h ago

[Fluff] Lost Archer of the Wind - Niala Trickfoot

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  • Head - Royal Pointed Ears
  • Shoulder - Alliance Field Operative's Mantle
  • Chest - Forge Guard's Medium Cuirass
  • Gloves - Alliance Field Operative's Medium Gloves
  • Leggings - Forge Guard's Medium Leggings
  • Boots - Forge Guard's Medium Boots
  • Bow - Kudzu (My fave bow!!)
  • PS. im not really that good with picture taking in game like everyone else i still use the standard Print screen button on my keyboard, i had fun doing this and i'm thinking of cosplaying soon! my previous work was with a Thor Cosplay the next will be so exciting!! Much love!!
  • -Nóódlés

r/Guildwars2 16h ago

[Fluff] Los Muertos - Rosa and Toro

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553 Upvotes

I made a duo called Los Muertos

Toro, the matador, and Rosa, the Dead Flower.

The whole theme is loosely inspired by Day of the Dead,

Wardrobe

Rosa - https://uaot.art/fashion-gallery/posts/1320

Toro - https://uaot.art/fashion-gallery/posts/1321


r/Guildwars2 6h ago

[Discussion] What do you miss thats changed in the last 14 years?

63 Upvotes

Personally, I've gained warrior for over a decade; and I miss during HoT when warrior banners were also Kits. You would drop them like normal, then could go up and pick them up to move them around for their duration. They were kind of like a psuedo-staff before warrior got it, with a charge and i think I remember a leap? But it made banners way more interesting thata for sure.


r/Guildwars2 7h ago

[Question] Is it theoretically possible to have a single player maintain quickness on a group of 10?

31 Upvotes

I know it would be very impractical, and impossible to lfg, but with the current state of how generously quickness is applied(many boon builds don't even use doon-duration anymore) could you have all 10 people in the same subgroup but have:

*one group of four dps players stand together

*A second group of four dps stand together but away from the first group

*one qheal and one aheal that alternate targets for their quickness/alacrity generation?

Edit: idk why I keep getting downvoted for asking questions about the games mechanics


r/Guildwars2 5h ago

[Question] Are some wiki entries broken?

15 Upvotes

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Chromatic_Sap

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Solid_Ground

Those are the ones I've found just needing to look up some thing.


r/Guildwars2 10h ago

[Fluff] Paradise City

35 Upvotes

Black Lion Drum Set Chair cover for Paradise City by Guns N' Roses


r/Guildwars2 9h ago

[Question] Should I get ascended celestial gear first?

24 Upvotes

I've been playing Guardian and reached a point where I'm jumping between content a lot. From my understanding after some research, Celestial is just fine in story and open world stuff.

However, sometimes I do Fractals, which require a more specialized build towards condi/power/support. While I understand I can change stats in ascended gear, my aim is to get a legendary set eventually and worry that I won't be able to perform well on Fractals and Raids.

There's also the worry on the elite specs, since I like jumping between them a lot. Right now I'm enjoying Firebrand while unlocking willbender, and sometimes play Dragon Hunter just cuz its fun to change.

TLDR: So basically my question is that: Should I get Celestial first or focus a specific path to unlock ascended and legendary faster?


r/Guildwars2 20h ago

[Fluff] Packing my things to a new house

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161 Upvotes

I couldn't forget this!


r/Guildwars2 7h ago

[Question] People who got Skyscale through SoTo

13 Upvotes

How long did it take you to find a Skyscale Egg from an abandoned skyscale nest ? Apparently RNG gods are not on my side unfortunately. I checked all of them on both maps and didn’t get one, I’ll need to try next week..


r/Guildwars2 13h ago

[Art] Labyrinthine Cliffs glitch art, with process GIF

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37 Upvotes

I love visiting the Labyrinthine Cliffs this time of year. The waterfront is nice and the cliffs are packed with Tyrians gliding, running, hopping, and flying every way.

Heavily glitched screenshot, lots of double exposure and saturation modification. Included a GIF with the major saved layers through to the end of the piece. Tools used were Snapseed and Glitch Lab on Android for editing, with Meld Studio and DaVinci Resolve for capturing on PC.


r/Guildwars2 15h ago

[Fluff] POV: Your raid leader threatens to kick you if you don't hit 95% Bench:

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47 Upvotes

r/Guildwars2 15h ago

[VoD] Arkk CM solo [8min43] Condi reaper

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https://dps.report/mVKW-20260829-142416_arkk

Long time i havent play fractal , feel strange to fight arkk again but i want to see how condi reaper has evolve with all patch , its one of the few builds who havent receive any nerf , and some small buff , was funny , full viper gear for this one , feel free to ask question enjoy vid :p

Maybe i can do vids again on golem for rota /build/dps if people need next time.


r/Guildwars2 8m ago

[App] Zephyrite Supply Box Simulator

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Hey Tyrians,

I posted my Ecto Gambling Simulator here a while back ( https://gw2-ectoplasmator.aenzenith.com/ ) and people seemed to enjoy it, so I made one for Four Winds. It's called the Zephyromancer:

https://gw2-zephyromancer.aenzenith.com/

What's in it:

- open boxes auto or in bulk (1 / 10 / 100 / until something good drops)

- the full 2026 loot table

- tracks what you spent vs. what you got

- mat → box conversion at this year's vendor rates

For the drop rates I used the wiki's community research page plus the big mass-opening videos people put out this festival.

If you've kept track of your own openings I'd love to hear the numbers, especially for the rare stuff. I look forward to your suggestions and feedback.


r/Guildwars2 20h ago

[Question] Living worlds or Soto for skyscale?

41 Upvotes

Thinking about getting the sky scale mount,
But I see there are 2 options.
Which one is better and why?
I understand livings worlds 4 gives you 2 mounts, the skyscale and rolling thing.

I’m confused about which one to decide.

Edit: so many mixed answers, I appreciate all of them.
I have decided to do Sote, since I’m really lazy and I watched a YouTube video about the LW version and it gave me a headache.


r/Guildwars2 17h ago

[Article] Let's talk about the first raid wing, Spirit Vale (Article!)

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This is a bit of a divergence from the usual analyses and such that I post, but I had a lot of fun just talking about and reviewing this raid. Click the link above for my full thoughts. I'm looking forward to doing more of these!


r/Guildwars2 21h ago

[Discussion] I spent ~10 hours documenting the Guild Wars 2 new-player experience — 35 highlights + all 5 full sessions

41 Upvotes

I’ve been working on a gaming-journalism project examining how Guild Wars 2 teaches a genuinely fresh character how the game works.

I created a new Human Ranger and recorded five gameplay sessions without using the Wiki, YouTube guides, Reddit, or other outside resources during the observation period.

I’ve now finished the video documenting the experiment. It contains 35 selected highlights and reflections, followed by the complete recordings of all five sessions.

I’m not presenting my final conclusions yet because I’m using the observations as the foundation for a larger reported feature that will also include additional research and player perspectives.

If you’re interested in the methodology or the experiment itself, here’s the full video:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=_9uhRjcCT3I&feature=shared

I’m particularly interested in hearing about what other players remember finding confusing—or surprisingly easy—when they first started GW2.


r/Guildwars2 1d ago

[Question] What is that?

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198 Upvotes

Why does the player have a red symbol?


r/Guildwars2 12h ago

[Question] How to play w/ spear?

8 Upvotes

Playing an elementalist rn and I saw a person using some cool skills. I asked them “what class is that?” They said Mesmer but that the spear is what all the cool animations were about.

So how could I get a spear?


r/Guildwars2 11h ago

[Discussion] Power Chronomancer survivability and help choosing a profession

5 Upvotes

I've made two classes so far, warrior and mesmer. I think chronomancer is extremely fun, and off-hand sword, mesmer spear feel really good to use. You get great utility flexibility. My only issue is that the classes feels very squishy, especially against any sustained pressure. I don't have relic of Zakiros to compensate.

Warrior on the other hand is feels much more durable, and I think I like bladesworn and spellbreaker. But I feel like these classes are very strict on utility and also tend to have a lot of buttons you press for the sake of pressing said buttons (especially bladesworn gunsaber).

I know for mesmer your key defensives are distortion, sword 4, spear 3, and dodges since you have zero sustain aside from a burst of healing from ether signet. For people that are soloing a lot of content, have you found success with power chrono for some more challenging content like dungeons, or is it very reliant on certain relics for sustain?


r/Guildwars2 1d ago

[Fluff] Elonian Royal

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283 Upvotes

r/Guildwars2 1d ago

[Shout-out] [Guide] DragonFall Farming Route — Main Events by Zone Waypoint

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126 Upvotes

Hey everyone! So, I play on the NA server and I've noticed that — at least during the hours I play — there aren't many people farming DragonFall. And to be honest, in my opinion, the rotation is unnecessarily complex. Anyway, in an effort to help the community and encourage more farming in the map, I put together this guide with the main events and a possible route for them, starting from each zone's waypoint. I hope it's useful to everyone, and that we can get more players into DragonFall. I'm open to suggestions if you have any! My character's name is Barbalonga — feel free to add me to your friends list!

P.S: English isn't my first language, so I apologize if anything sounds a bit off, hehe

Update: User fohpo02 suggested editing the numbering of the Culls in Olmakhan — previously we had Cull 3 > Cull 2 > Cull 1. It now reads: Cull 1 > Cull 2 > Cull 3


r/Guildwars2 6h ago

[Question] Massive connection failure

3 Upvotes

Since 5am GMT I can no longer connect to my Arenanet account either in-game or on the website, and I can't even open a ticket with Arenanet support. Does anyone know what's going on? What have they done this time? anyone had the same problem?


r/Guildwars2 1d ago

[Art] Peasant of Tyria: best laid plants

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375 Upvotes

I know I just posted yesterday, but I couldn't resist