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Current release: “Shadow of the Mad King”
Just looking at you makes me puke. See these Paper Bags? Your Mad King says...
WEAR! Wear them for my sake!
(laugh)
Get ready, brave souls, because the Shadow of the Mad King festival has officially returned, and this year’s haunting begins today! You’ll have until November 5 to indulge in all the fiendish fun—so sharpen your wits and prepare to devour candy corn by the handful. It’s time to go trick-or-treating! You can earn daily and weekly achievements by ringing a Haunted Bell in another player’s homestead or guild hall. Get ready to deck out your homestead in spooky style! This Halloween season, we’re introducing brand-new decorations that will bring all the eerie vibes to your space.
The gates to the Mad Realm have opened once again, and Kryta's most infamous monarch, Mad King Thorn, has returned to hold court in Lion's Arch! Loyal vassals of the king are strongly encouraged to enjoy the festivities: meet the denizens of the Mad Realm in events across Kryta; tour the Mad Realm itself in the Mad King's Labyrinth and fearsome Mad King's Clock Tower jumping puzzle; compete with your fellow mortals in Lunatic Inquisition, Reaper's Rumble, and the Mad King's Raceway; attend to the king's whims in his notorious Mad King Says game; or match wits and blades against royalty in Ascent to Madness.
News & updates
- Current special event
- ▪ Extra Life - October 29 - November 19, 2024
- Current game status
- ▪ Game updates - Monday, 21 October 2024
- ▪ Upcoming changes and features
- ▪ Releases ▪ Release calendar
- ▪ Event timers ▪ Server reset
Basics
- Running the game
- ▪ Controls ▪ User interface ▪ Worlds
- Characters
- ▪ Character creation ▪ Races ▪ Professions
- ▪ Skills ▪ Traits ▪ Attributes
- ▪ Specializations ▪ Level rewards
- Account
- ▪ Achievements ▪ Dailies ▪ Wizard's Vault ▪ Masteries ▪ Free account restrictions
- Features
- ▪ Gliding ▪ Mounts ▪ Fishing ▪ Jade Bot
- ▪ Skiffs ▪ Homestead
- Cooperation
- ▪ Party ▪ Squads ▪ Friends ▪ Guilds
- Map
- ▪ Zones ▪ Cities ▪ Home instance ▪ Jumping puzzles
- Glossary ▪ Abbreviations
Gameplay
- Combat
- ▪ Damage ▪ Effects ▪ Combos
- ▪ Defiance bar ▪ Barrier
- ▪ Dynamic level adjustment
- Player versus Environment
- ▪ Story Journal ▪ Dynamic events ▪ World bosses ▪ Dungeons ▪ Fractals ▪ Strike Missions ▪ Raids ▪ Public instances
- Map completion
- ▪ Renown Hearts ▪ Points of interest ▪ Hero challenges ▪ Vistas ▪ Waypoints
- Structured PvP
- ▪ Conquest ▪ PvP Reward Tracks ▪ PvP Rank ▪ PvP League ▪ Automated Tournaments
- World vs World
- ▪ Objectives ▪ Siege weapons ▪ Skirmishes ▪ WvW Reward Tracks ▪ World Experience
Gear and equipment
- Equipment
- ▪ Armor ▪ Relics ▪ Trinkets ▪ Weapons
- ▪ Prefixes ▪ Ascended equipment
- Items and Inventory
- ▪ Consumables (Food, Utility) ▪ Collections ▪ Upgrades (Runes, Sigils, Infusions)
- Appearance
- ▪ Wardrobe ▪ Dye ▪ Outfits ▪ Minis
- Crafting
- ▪ Recipes ▪ Materials ▪ Mystic Forge ▪ Legendary equipment
- Commerce and currencies
- ▪ Trading Post ▪ Gem Store ▪ Vendor ▪ Vault
History and lore
- The world of Tyria ▪ Timeline ▪ Lore
- ▪ Tyria ▪ The Mists ▪ Elona ▪ Cantha
- ▪ Magic ▪ Bestiary ▪ Organizations
- Story, Expansions and Living World
- ▪ Personal Story ▪ Season One ▪ Season Two
- ▪ Heart of Thorns ▪ Season Three
- ▪ Path of Fire ▪ Season Four ▪ Season Five
- ▪ End of Dragons
- ▪ Secrets of the Obscure
- ▪ Janthir Wilds
- Merchandise ▪ Short stories
- ▪ Ghosts of Ascalon ▪ Edge of Destiny ▪ Sea of Sorrows ▪ Soundtrack
Wiki community
We are currently maintaining 113,219 articles!
- Community portal
- ▪ Recent changes ▪ New pages ▪ New files ▪ Guild Wars 1 Official Wiki
- How to help
- ▪ List of articles needing expansion ▪ To do list
- ▪ On Wiki of Gold
- Get help, or ask a question
- ▪ Frequently Asked Questions
- ▪ Ask a wiki question
- ▪ Join us on IRC ▪ Join us on Discord
- Practices and processes
- API Documentation