A Very Merry Wintersday 2023

This article is about Wintersday 2023 release. For general informations on Wintersday festival and previous years' releases, see Wintersday.

Bells are ringing, snowballs are flying, and Toymaster Tixx’s fantastic golem-shaped airship is hovering over Divinity’s Reach—the traditional Tyrian celebration of Wintersday is here again! — Official website

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Bells are ringing, snowballs are flying, and Toymaster Tixx’s fantastic golem-shaped airship is hovering over Divinity’s Reach—the traditional Tyrian celebration of Wintersday is here again!

— Official website

A Very Merry Wintersday is a release that was launched on December 12 and ended on January 2, 2024, bringing the Wintersday celebration back to Tyria. Though it is primarily held in the Crown Pavilion area of Divinity's Reach, Wintersday Gift Trees and portals for easier access have been added to Lion's Arch and each race's capital city: Black Citadel, Hoelbrak, Rata Sum and The Grove.

Returning features

Wintersday festivities

Activities

• Bell Choir Ensemble - Ring in the season by playing a selection of songs with others.
• Snowball Mayhem - Fight against other players while bringing presents back to your base.
• Toypocalypse - Defend gift-bearing dolyaks in this tower defense-styled activity.
• Winter Wonderland - Leap from snowflake to snowflake across a Wintersday landscape before you freeze.

Daily Donation Drive

• Wintersday Daily: Donation Drive — Get wrapped gifts from the Wintersday vendor and give them to orphans around Divinity's Reach daily for a karma and experience boost. (0)

Several Orphans are located around Divinity's Reach, hoping a generous player will pass out some Wintersday gifts. Players can gift their extra Ugly Wool Sweaters, Ugly Wool Socks, Ugly Wool Hats, or cheap Wintersday weapon skins to make gifts to hand out. Players will need to purchase a Roll of Wrapping Paper from the Charity Corps Seraph, and then use the wrapping paper and the gift item to purchase a Wrapped Gift. There are 30 orphans spread across the city. Each orphan will accept one gift per day and reward the player with karma.

Dungeons

• Tixx's Infinirarium - Stop the rebellious toys within Tixx's workshop!

Events

• A race is starting soon! (0) - Race through Divinity's Reach on your mounts or on foot. Mount rental available, if needed. (Occurs roughly every 20 minutes)
  • Reach the finish line! (0)
• [Group Event] Aid the poor of Divinity's Reach by donating to Ho-Ho-Tron (0)
  • [Group Event] Defend the gift dolyak and Ho-Ho-Tron during their delivery (0)

Objects

• Magic Snow
• Mysterious Present
  • Present
• Wintersday Gift Tree

PvP Reward Track

• Wintersday Reward Track

Strike missions

• Secret Lair of the Snowmen - A festive Strike Mission.

Achievements

•  Winter's Presence - Achievements regarding Winter's Presence were moved into their own Festivals category.
•  Wintersday Daily - Daily Wintersday achievements
•  Wintersday Traditions - Yearly Wintersday achievements
•  The Wondrous Workshop of Toymaker Tixx - Once per account achievements
•  Festival Collections:
  •  The Goldclaw Holiday Collection: Toymaker of Love
  •  Festival Frequenter: Invitation to Wintersday
  •  For the Children!
  •  Rimed Verdant Weapons
  •  Toy Tonic Tippler
  •  Winter's Presence
  •  Wintersday Toy Weapons Collection
• Community: Grawnk Munch — Bring bloodstone delicacies to Grawnk. (5)
• Community: Connoisseur of Confection — Eat 2,500 candy canes. (10)
• Community: Generous Harvest — Find and use the Gift of Magnanimity. (5)

Items and rewards

For list of Wintersday rewards and items, see: Wintersday/items

For list of Wintersday Gem Store items, see: Category:Gem Store Wintersday items

NPCs and vendors

For list of Wintersday NPCs, services and vendors, see: Wintersday/Festival content

2023 features

New weapon skins and equipment

• Winter Fur Shoulders Box
  • Giver's Winter Fur Shoulders
  • Giver's Winter Fur Shoulders
  • Giver's Winter Fur Shoulders
• Ornamented Staff
• Ornamented Shield
• Ornamented Focus
• Sacred Solstice weapons
  • Sacred Solstice Axe
  • Sacred Solstice Dagger
  • Sacred Solstice Focus
  • Sacred Solstice Greatsword
  • Sacred Solstice Hammer
  • Sacred Solstice Longbow
  • Sacred Solstice Mace
  • Sacred Solstice Pistol
  • Sacred Solstice Rifle
  • Sacred Solstice Scepter
  • Sacred Solstice Shield
  • Sacred Solstice Short Bow
  • Sacred Solstice Staff
  • Sacred Solstice Sword
  • Sacred Solstice Torch
  • Sacred Solstice Warhorn

New minis

• Mini Plush Cuckoo

New items

• Sacred Solstice Chest

New guild hall decorations

• Scarred Ice Spike
• Scarred Ice Sheet
• Scarred Ice Monolith
• Springer Rental Post

Gem Store

• Guild Wars 2 Elite Jump-Start Package
• Guild Wars 2 Welcome Pack
• Plush Skyscale Skin
• New Black Lion Chest items:
  • Dove Lover's Bench Chair
• New Black Lion Claim Ticket weapons:
  • Thundercrag weapon skins
    • Thundercrag Axe Skin
    • Thundercrag Dagger Skin
    • Thundercrag Focus Skin
    • Thundercrag Greatsword Skin
    • Thundercrag Hammer Skin
    • Thundercrag Longbow Skin
    • Thundercrag Mace Skin
    • Thundercrag Pistol Skin
    • Thundercrag Rifle Skin
    • Thundercrag Scepter Skin
    • Thundercrag Shield Skin
    • Thundercrag Short Bow Skin
    • Thundercrag Staff Skin
    • Thundercrag Sword Skin
    • Thundercrag Torch Skin
    • Thundercrag Warhorn Skin

Mail

The following mail is sent to all players upon first login:

Toymaker Tixx Wintersday Has Returned! Dear Wintersday revelers, My airship and I have returned to Divinity's Reach for another year of Wintersday merriment. Prepare yourself, for plethora of holiday happenings await you! Speak with the Bell Maestro to make happy harmonics in the Bell Choir, or to the Festive Youth to jump into my Winter Wonderland. You may also converse with the Festive Lionguard near the Divinity's Reach snow globe for some Snowball Mayhem. And for those who desire a challenge, journey through the candy-swirl portal next to me for a test of skill inside my Infinirarium airship. I've also heard that the local orphanage has suffered the immodest tragedy of having its Wintersday ornaments stolen! The orphans could surely use your help retrieving them. And then there's the matter of the malfunctioning toys in my workshop. Left unchecked, they could ruin Wintersday! You can enter my ship and reduce the toys to scraps in Toypocalypse by speaking to the Toy Captain near me. As always, happy holidays, —Toymaker Tixx Invitation to Wintersday Visit Divinity's Reach and enjoy Wintersday activities.  Crown Pavilion Waypoint —

External links

• A Very Merry Wintersday 2023 is Live Now!, GuildWars2.com
• Studio Update: Guild Wars 2 in Autumn and Winter 2023, GuildWars2.com

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Festivals

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2023 Festival and Special Event releases

Lunar New Year Super Adventure Festival Dragon Bash Festival of the Four Winds Shadow of the Mad King A Very Merry Wintersday