Birthday Gift
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A Birthday Gift is an item received by a character once the character reaches their birthday; this occurs every 365 days that pass the day of character creation. For example, a character created on August 28th, 2012 will receive their first birthday gift on August 28, 2013, and their second birthday gift on August 28, 2014.
Gifts are distributed based on the age of the character, not that of the account or when the slot was purchased. For example, a character created in March will receive gifts each March; if that character is deleted in February, its replacement will not see a birthday present until the following February.
List of birthday gifts[edit]
| Year | Days [note 1] | Birthday gift | Gift contents | One-time account rewards [note 2] |
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| 1 | 365 |  First Birthday Gift
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| 2 | 730 | Second Birthday Gift
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| 3 | 1095 | Third Birthday Gift
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| 4 | 1460[note 3] | Fourth Birthday Gift
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| 5 | 1825 | Fifth Birthday Gift
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| 6 | 2190 | Sixth Birthday Gift
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| 7 | 2555 | Seventh Birthday Gift
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| 8 | 2920[note 3] | Eighth Birthday Gift
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| 9 | 3285 | Ninth Birthday Gift
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| 10 | 3650 | Tenth Birthday Gift
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| 11 | 4015 | Birthday Gift
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- Notes
- ^ You can check a character's number of days since creation with the
/agechat command. - ^ Opening each type of gift for the first time on an account also grants Birthday achievements in the Hero category with these rewards.
- ^ a b One day earlier into the year than in the previous year due to the extra day from February 29. See also the note in the Notes section immediately below.
Mail[edit]
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The Guild Wars 2 Team Happy Birthday, <Character Name>! Congratulations! It's the anniversary of your character's creation, and in recognition of your last year of heroic deeds in Tyria, here is a gift from us to you. Thanks for playing Guild Wars 2! (Item for your character's birthday year) |
Notes[edit]
- Birthday distribution ignores the extra day in leap years; characters will receive a gift every 365 days. This means a character's birthday will "drift" backwards by one day every four years.
- Birthday gifts are distributed at the time of day the character was created, not the daily reset time.
Trivia[edit]
- The first anniversary of Guild Wars 2 and the distribution of the first birthday gifts coincided with the Clockwork Chaos release in August 2013.
- The original Guild Wars introduced the concept of birthday gifts containing miniatures.
- The initial Headstart period began midnight Pacific Time on 25 August, 2012. However, the oldest possible characters in the game were created about 3 hours earlier, as the servers were officially opened three hours ahead of schedule. The second headstart began on the 27th and the official launch on the 28th, each at midnight Pacific.
- 11th Year Birthday is the first time the achievement doesn't include a title.
Related achievements[edit]
Hero: Birthday—Year 1 — You have a character that is more than 1 year old. (1
)- Hero: Birthday—Year 2 — You have a character that is more than 2 years old. (1)
- Hero: Birthday—Year 3 — You have a character that is more than 3 years old. (1
) - Hero: Birthday—Year 4 — You have a character that is more than 4 years old. (1)
- Hero: Birthday—Year 5 — You have a character that is more than 5 years old. (1)
- Hero: Birthday—Year 6 — You have a character that is more than 6 years old. (1)
- Hero: Birthday—Year 7 — You have a character that is more than 7 years old. (1)
- Hero: Birthday—Year 8 — You have a character that is more than 8 years old. (1)
- Hero: Birthday—Year 9 — You have a character that is more than 9 years old. (1)
- Hero: Birthday—Year 10 — You have a character that is more than 10 years old. (1)
- Hero: Birthday—Year 11 — You have a character that is more than 11 years old. (0)
