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Update - June 27, 2024[edit]

Bug Fix[edit]

Guild Wars 2 Wiki Notes[edit]

Update - June 26, 2024[edit]

Bug Fix[edit]

Guild Wars 2 Wiki Notes[edit]

  • Build: 164,929

Late Notes - June 25, 2024[edit]

General[edit]

World vs. World[edit]

  • Fixed an issue that caused some WvW teams in Europe to experience map queue issues.

Update - June 25, 2024[edit]

Note to users of third-party programs: The game may not launch or work properly after we release a new build if you use a third-party program, due to possible incompatibilities. ArenaNet cannot offer support if a third-party modification breaks, interferes with, or prevents you from playing Guild Wars or Guild Wars 2. Our policy regarding third-party programs can be found here.

Land Spear Beta Event[edit]

The land spear beta event begins this Thursday! The event runs from June 27 at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time (UTC-7) until June 30 at 10:00 p.m. Pacific Time (UTC-7). Every Guild Wars 2 account in good standing, including Play-for-Free accounts, will automatically get character slots marked "Beta" when the beta event begins. Clicking on one of these slots will allow you to create a character using any of the nine Guild Wars 2 professions.

General[edit]

  • Added an option to hide or unhide aquabreathers in the equipment panel.
    • When the aquabreather is hidden and the player's equipped head armor is not hidden, the head armor will be shown when underwater.
    • The aquabreather's attributes will still be used when underwater.
  • Fixed an issue that caused some vendors' interfaces to scroll down when purchasing items from them.
  • Updated the Sunken Treasure Hunter content in anticipation of an upcoming weekly event:
    • Sunken chests have been added to the end of the Aquatic Ruins fractal and Siren's Reef fractal.
      • Deadly piranhas will now subside after the Siren's Reef boss encounter is completed.
    • In addition to resetting when the Master Diver achievement is completed, sunken chests will now also reset upon logging in or your first time entering a map after the weekly reset.
    • The locations of some sunken chests have been adjusted within the map they are located in, primarily where they overlapped with quaggan villages.
      • Hint cinematics for the chests have been updated.
    • Ornate rusted keys can now be double-clicked to show a hint cinematic for the next available sunken chest in the Master Diver achievement.
    • Dive Master Astora's merchant inventory has been updated.
      • Swim-speed infusion upgrades have been condensed to encourage upgrading in increments of 5; single-point upgrades are still available.
      • An account-based swim-speed infusion is now available. This infusion begins at +15 increased swimming speed and can be permanently improved for all characters on your account by purchasing upgrade items from Dive Master Astora.
      • Infusable, exotic-quality aquabreathers are now available so that players can enjoy their swim-speed infusions before they have earned an ascended aquabreather.
      • A limited number of extra ornate rusted keys can be purchased for karma each week, and excess keys can be exchanged for karma.
      • Some of the new items will be available as prizes in an upcoming weekly event.
    • Made various functionality improvements to opening and resetting sunken chests.
  • Lowered the difficulty of the "Help Lucretia get back to Garenhoff" event to make it easier for one player to complete.
  • Fixed an issue that caused players to become trapped in the catapults near Garrison Waypoint.
  • Fixed an issue that could prevent the rockslides encountered in the Missing Brood collection from being in the proper animation state.

Fractals[edit]

Lonely Tower Fractal[edit]

  • Reduced the boon corruption Eparch causes with Envy Empowerment.
  • Eparch's Consume skill will only absorb emotion globules that are 5 or more seconds old.
  • Reduced Eparch's health.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented Wave of Envy from hitting enemies if they were standing too close to Eparch.
  • Reduced the boon corruption dealt by Wave of Envy. The skill no longer corrupts boons on players who evade the attack.
  • Reduced the health of the rift guardian champions summoned during the encounter in challenge mode.

Strike Missions[edit]

  • Some balance adjustments have been made to the Temple of Febe challenge mode encounter to make it more accessible. These changes do not apply to the legendary version of the encounter.
    • Reduced the duration of the Insatiable effect applied by Empowered Insatiable Hunger to 3 minutes.
    • Reduced the number of stacks of Empowered that Cerus gains from Empowered Smash to 2.
    • Reduced the health and toughness of Malicious Shadows.
    • Reduced the penalty for failure during Empowered Crushing Regret. Failure to have enough people to absorb an attack will cause players to be downed instead of defeated, as will being hit by two of the attacks. Multiple failures or being hit by the skill more than two times will still cause players to be defeated.

Player vs. Player[edit]

  • The number of ascended shards of glory required to purchase ascended gear from PvP vendors has been decreased.
    • The cost for a set of ascended armor has been lowered from 1,200 ascended shards of glory to 800 ascended shards of glory.
    • The cost for a two-handed ascended weapon has been lowered from 400 ascended shards of glory to 200 ascended shards of glory.
    • The cost for a one-handed ascended weapon has been lowered from 400 ascended shards of glory to 100 ascended shards of glory.
  • The following changes will apply to ranked reward tracks starting with the next PvP league season, Season 42, which begins on July 2.
    • The total number of boxes of grandmaster marks obtainable from the reward track has been increased from 3 to 9. The repeatable byzantium chest also contains a box of grandmaster marks.
    • Instant reward track potions have been added to each tier at a rate of 3 potions per 10 pips.
    • Vials of karma have been added to each tier at a rate of 3 vials per 10 pips.

Personal Story[edit]

Secrets of the Obscure[edit]

Items[edit]

Profession Skills[edit]

Below are changes to the balance preview notes we previously shared. You can see the original balance preview notes here.

Elementalist[edit]

Catalyst

Guardian[edit]

Firebrand

Willbender

Necromancer[edit]

Reaper

Ranger[edit]

  • Stalk.png Stalk (Juvenile Jaguar): This skill now applies stealth to the ranger in addition to the pet. Increased the cooldown from 20 seconds to 35 seconds in WvW and PvP.

Revenant[edit]

Herald

Guild Wars 2 Wiki Notes[edit]

  • Build: 164,824
  • Frost Aura.png Frost Aura: Reduced the chill duration from 2 seconds to 1 second in WvW only.
  • Distortion.png Bladesong Distortion: Fixed an issue where players could gain infinite distortion.
  • Whirling Axe (stolen skill).png Whirling Axe: Added a skill fact indicating that it reflects and changed the icon for the Number of Attacks skill fact to use the Number of Targets icon.
  • Malicious Cunning Salvo.png Malicious Cunning Salvo: This skill is now a blast finisher. Increased the power coefficient to 1.0 in PvP only.
  • Swindler's Equilibrium.png Swindler's Equilibrium: Updated description. Increased the recharge to Steal from 1 to 2 seconds in PvE only.
  • Natural Convergence.png Natural Convergence: Reduced immobile stacks from 5 to 4 and increased the duration to 2 seconds.
  • Natural Convergence.png Natural Convergence: Reduced immobile stacks from 5 to 4.
  • Devouring Darkness.png Devouring Darkness: Reduced the power coefficient from 1.16 to 0.928 in WvW and PvP. Increased the number of boons corrupted from 1 to 2 in PvP only. Increased the cooldown from 10 seconds to 12 seconds in PvP only.
  • Existing spear related trait descriptions were updated to specify underwater spears:
  • The Wiki version of the balance patch preview notes can be found below.

June 25, 2024 – Balance update preview[edit]

Hi, everyone, Welcome to the preview for the June 25 balance update! As always, the goal of previewing these changes is to gather your feedback before the live release. We'll be following the conversation and making further adjustments as needed.

Thanks,

Cal "cmc" Cohen

Skills and Balance Lead

General[edit]

  • Heretic Amulet has been added to the PvP build panel.
    • 1,000 Power
    • 1,000 Precision
    • 500 Ferocity
    • 500 Healing Power
  • Tyrant Amulet has been added to the PvP build panel.
    • 1,000 Power
    • 1,000 Condition Damage
    • 500 Precision
    • 500 Toughness
  • Superior Rune of the Ogre.png Rune of the Ogre and Superior Rune of Tormenting.png Rune of Tormenting have been added to the PvP build panel.
  • Taunt.png Taunt: Increased the defiance damage per second from 75 to 100.
  • Frost Aura (effect).png Frost Aura: Reduced the chill duration from 2 seconds to 1 second in WvW only.

Elementalist[edit]

With the recent introduction of pistol as a ranged condition damage weapon, we wanted to solidify scepter as more of a power damage weapon in PvE, and we've made a number of changes toward that goal. We've also made some usability improvements to dagger and staff by reducing the casting time of breath attacks and adding an initial defiance damage-dealing strike to the crowd-control skills that require movement. This update also includes improvements for support tempest builds with more reliable might and fury sources in PvE and additional defensive tools in the earth specialization for competitive play. Overload Air also gets a significant power increase in PvE as we look to improve power-based damage builds for tempest.

  • Flamestrike.png Flamestrike: Increased the first-hit power coefficient from 0.225 to 0.5 and the second-hit power coefficient from 0.375 to 0.7 in PvE only.
  • Ice Shards.png Ice Shards: Increased the power coefficient per hit from 0.24 to 0.4 in PvE only.
  • Water Trident.png Water Trident: Increased the power coefficient from 1.6 to 2.0 in PvE only.
  • Arc Lightning.png Arc Lightning: Increased the power coefficient per stage from 0.15/0.3/0.449 to 0.4/0.45/0.5 in PvE only.
  • Stone Shards.png Stone Shards: Increased the power coefficient per hit from 0.15 to 0.5 in PvE only.
  • Hurl.png Hurl: Increased the power coefficient per hit from 0.33 to 0.44 in PvE only.
  • Drake's Breath.png Drake's Breath: Reduced the casting time from 2.2 seconds to 1.6 seconds. Increased the power coefficient per strike from 0.4 to 0.44 in PvP and WvW.
  • Cone of Cold.png Cone of Cold: Reduced the casting time from 2.2 seconds to 1.6 seconds. Increased the base healing from 944 to 1,416 in PvP and WvW. Increased the healing coefficient from 0.6 to 0.8 in PvP and WvW.
  • Frozen Burst.png Frozen Burst: This skill now creates an ice field before performing its blast finisher.
  • Convergence.png Convergence: This skill is now a blast finisher. Increased the power coefficient from 1.0 to 1.2 in PvP and WvW.
  • Ring of Earth.png Ring of Earth: Increased the secondary-strike power coefficient from 0.9 to 1.1 in PvP and WvW.
  • Earthen Rush.png Earthen Rush: Reduced the cooldown from 18 seconds to 15 seconds in PvP and WvW.
  • Static Field.png Static Field: This skill now performs an initial strike that deals defiance-bar damage when deployed in PvE.
  • Unsteady Ground.png Unsteady Ground: This skill now performs an initial strike that deals defiance-bar damage when deployed in PvE.
  • Armor of Earth.png Armor of Earth: Reduced the cooldown from 40 seconds to 25 seconds in PvE only.
  • Mist Form.png Mist Form: Reduced the cooldown from 60 seconds to 30 seconds in PvE only.
  • Arcane Shield.png Arcane Shield: Reduced the cooldown from 35 seconds to 25 seconds in PvE only.
  • Signet of Air.png Signet of Air: Reduced the cooldown from 25 seconds to 20 seconds in PvE only.
  • Earth's Embrace.png Earth's Embrace: This trait has been reworked. Gain resistance after using a healing skill.
  • Earthen Blast.png Earthen Blast: This trait now grants barrier to the user in addition to its other effects. Barrier will not be granted when attuning to the same element.
  • Diamond Skin.png Diamond Skin: This trait has been reworked. Remove a condition from yourself when you successfully combo a field with a leap finisher. Remove a condition from yourself and nearby allies when you successfully combo a field with a blast finisher.
  • Soothing Ice.png Soothing Ice: This trait now triggers after using a healing skill instead of when critically hit. Reduced the internal cooldown to 15 seconds in all game modes.
  • Flow like Water.png Flow like Water: Increased the bonus strike damage while above the health threshold from 5% to 10% in PvP and WvW. This trait now also grants 5% bonus strike damage while under the health threshold. Reduced the health threshold from 75% to 50%. Reduced the internal cooldown from 10 seconds to 4 seconds.
  • Soothing Power.png Soothing Power: This trait now also grants 300 vitality to the elementalist.

Tempest

  • Overload Air.png Overload Air: This skill now also grants fury to allies. Increased the power coefficient from 0.715 to 0.951 in PvE only.
  • Heat Sync.png Heat Sync: This skill now also grants fury to the user before copying boons.
  • "Feel the Burn!".png "Feel the Burn!": Increased might from 5 stacks for 10 seconds to 8 stacks for 15 seconds in PvE only. This skill now also grants fury to allies in PvE only.
  • Gathered Focus.png Gathered Focus: The additional concentration from this trait no longer has a health-threshold requirement.
  • Hardy Conduit.png Hardy Conduit: This trait now also grants protection to nearby allies.

Weaver

  • Fracturing Strike.png Fracturing Strike: Increased the power coefficient per hit from 0.77 to 1.2 in PvE only.
  • Plasma Beam.png Plasma Beam: Reduced the cooldown from 18 seconds to 15 seconds in PvE only.
  • Glacial Drift.png Glacial Drift: This skill no longer requires a target. Increased the power coefficient from 1.0 to 2.0 in PvE only.
  • Earthen Synergy.png Earthen Synergy: Reduced the cooldown from 20 seconds to 15 seconds in PvE only. Increased the power coefficients from 0.77/0.33 to 1.4/1.0 in PvE. Reduced the power coefficients from 0.77/0.33 to 0.01/0.01 in WvW and PvP.
  • Stone Tide.png Stone Tide: Increased the power coefficient per hit from 0.15 to 0.3 in PvE only.
  • Stone Resonance.png Stone Resonance: Reduced the ammunition recharge from 50 seconds to 25 seconds in PvE only.
  • Twist of Fate.png Twist of Fate: Reduced the ammunition recharge from 40 seconds to 25 seconds in PvE only.

Catalyst

  • Invigorating Air.png Invigorating Air: Reduced the cooldown from 30 seconds to 20 seconds in PvE only.
  • Fortified Earth.png Fortified Earth: Reduced the cooldown from 30 seconds to 20 seconds in PvE only.

Engineer[edit]

Alchemy gets a significant upgrade with the reintroduction of elixir condition removal on the minor grandmaster trait. This won't affect other allies as it did in its previous iteration, but it will give engineers some much-needed defense against conditions through elixir-skill triggers on the other minor traits and any other elixirs they bring. We've also added a more reliable source of fury, replacing the rarely utilized Emergency Elixir trait to give damage-focused builds more consistent pressure. On the PvE side of things, we've adjusted damage numbers on Grenade Kit, Tool Kit, and some of the holosmith's exceed skills to bring them more in line with each other. Elixir X also gets a fun addition: lich is being added to the pool of potential transformations while on land. We wanted to make the skill a more reliable offensive threat and felt that adding another offense-focused transformation was a more interesting direction than simply adjusting the individual chances of rampage and tornado.

  • Healing Turret.png Healing Turret: Reduced the cooldown from 30 seconds to 25 seconds in PvP and WvW.
  • Personal Battering Ram.png Personal Battering Ram: Reduced the launch distance from 450 to 0 in PvP only. Reduced the ammunition recharge from 30 seconds to 20 seconds in PvP only.
  • Elixir S.png Elixir S: Reduced the cooldown from 60 seconds to 30 seconds in PvE only.
  • Elixir U.png Elixir U: Reduced the cooldown from 32 seconds to 20 seconds in PvE only. Reduced the cooldown from 32 seconds to 25 seconds in PvP and WvW. Reduced quickness and vigor durations from 6 seconds to 4 seconds in PvP and WvW. Reduced stability duration from 6 seconds to 4 seconds in WvW only.
  • Utility Goggles.png Utility Goggles: Reduced the cooldown from 24 seconds to 20 seconds in PvE only.
  • Detection Pulse.png Detection Pulse: This skill now also inflicts vulnerability on enemies.
  • Superspeed.png Superspeed: Reduced the cooldown from 25 seconds to 20 seconds in PvE only.
  • Pry Bar.png Pry Bar: Increased the power coefficient from 2.0 to 2.5 in PvE only.
  • Throw Wrench.png Throw Wrench: Increased the cooldown from 17 seconds to 20 seconds in PvE only. Increased the power coefficient per hit from 1.0 to 1.5 in PvE only.
  • Magnet.png Magnet: This skill now properly plays its visual effect during the full channel. This skill cannot be retargeted. This skill now applies bonus defiance damage to targets with defiance bars.
  • Freeze Grenade.png Freeze Grenade: Increased the power coefficient per hit from 0.5 to 0.75 in PvE only.
  • Poison Grenade.png Poison Grenade: Reduced the cooldown from 25 seconds to 20 seconds in PvE only. Increased the power coefficient per hit from 0.5 to 0.75 in PvE only.
  • Supply Crate.png Supply Crate: Reduced the cooldown from 120 seconds to 75 seconds in PvE only.
  • Elixir X.png Elixir X: This skill now also has a chance to transform the user into a lich.
  • Alchemical Tinctures.png Compounding Chemicals: This trait now also removes a condition from the user when they use an elixir skill.
  • Boiling Point.png Boiling Point: This trait has been reworked and renamed Boiling Point. Gain fury when you gain might at or above the threshold.

Holosmith

  • Launch Wall.png Launch Wall: Reduced the 100% heat damage bonus from 50% to 35% in PvE only.
  • Laser Disk.png Laser Disk: Reduced the 100% heat damage bonus from 50% to 35% in PvE only.
  • Particle Accelerator.png Particle Accelerator: Reduced the 100% heat damage bonus from 50% to 35% in PvE only.
  • Blade Burst.png Blade Burst: Reduced the 100% heat damage bonus from 50% to 35%.

Guardian[edit]

Guardian wards are another set of movement-requiring crowd-control skills that we're adding an initial defiance-bar strike to in order to make them more usable against stationary bosses. We've also reduced page costs for support firebrand builds in PvE to give them more flexibility, and we added some sources of resolution to the valor specialization to make it more usable for damage-dealing builds that rely on Righteous Instincts.

  • Line of Warding.png Line of Warding: This skill now performs an initial strike that deals defiance-bar damage when deployed in PvE.
  • Ring of Warding.png Ring of Warding: This skill now performs an initial strike that deals defiance-bar damage when deployed in PvE.
  • Hunter's Ward.png Hunter's Ward: The ward created by this skill now performs an initial strike that deals defiance-bar damage when used in PvE.
  • Contemplation of Purity.png Contemplation of Purity: Reduced the cooldown from 32 seconds to 20 seconds in PvE only.
  • Judge's Intervention.png Judge's Intervention: Reduced the cooldown from 32 seconds to 20 seconds in PvE only.
  • "Save Yourselves!".png "Save Yourselves!": Reduced the cooldown from 40 seconds to 25 seconds in PvE only.
  • Focus Mastery.png Focus Mastery: This trait now also grants resolution when using a focus skill.
  • Monk's Focus.png Monk's Focus: This trait now also grants resolution to allies when you use a meditation skill.

Dragonhunter

Firebrand

Mesmer[edit]

We've reduced the cooldown on a number of mesmer's defensive utility skills in PvE and made some slight improvements to underperforming builds, namely power-based virtuoso in PvE and condition damage-based mirage in competitive modes.

  • Imaginary Axes.png Imaginary Axes: Increased the torment duration from 4 seconds to 8 seconds in PvP and WvW.
  • Lingering Thoughts.png Lingering Thoughts: Reduced the ammunition recharge time from 10 seconds to 8 seconds in PvP and WvW.
  • Phantasmal Berserker.png Phantasmal Berserker: Fixed an issue that prevented the initial strike of this skill from counting as a blade for the purpose of activating traits.
  • Ether Feast.png Ether Feast: This skill now also removes one condition, plus an additional condition for each active clone.
  • Decoy.png Decoy: Reduced the cooldown from 40 seconds to 20 seconds in PvE only.
  • Mirror Images.png Mirror Images: Reduced the cooldown from 30 seconds to 25 seconds in PvE only.
  • Veil.png Veil: Reduced the cooldown from 72 seconds to 30 seconds in PvE only.
  • Signet of Midnight.png Signet of Midnight: Reduced the cooldown from 30 seconds to 20 seconds in PvE only.
  • Mass Invisibility.png Mass Invisibility: Reduced the cooldown from 48 seconds to 35 seconds in PvE only.
  • Signet of Humility.png Signet of Humility: This skill now requires a target. This skill can no longer be retargeted. This skill now displays an effect above its target's head. Reduced the duration from 6 seconds to 2 seconds in WvW only.
  • Illusion of Vulnerability.png Illusion of Vulnerability: Increased the number of vulnerability stacks from 3 to 6 in PvE only.
  • Mental Gymnastics.png Mental Gymnastics: Reduced the internal cooldown from 10 seconds to 5 seconds in PvE only.

Mirage

Virtuoso

Necromancer[edit]

Sword didn't quite land where we wanted in WvW, so this update includes some improvements to its damage to make it a more viable option. We've also improved some defensive tools for harbinger to give them some better survivability options and tuned up a number of defensive utility skills in PvE.

  • Feast of Corruption.png Feast of Corruption: Increased the number of boons corrupted from 1 to 2 in PvP only. Increased the cooldown from 10 seconds to 12 seconds in PvP only.
  • Satiate.png Satiate: Increased the power coefficient from 0.6 to 0.9 in WvW only.
  • Path of Gluttony.png Path of Gluttony: This skill now corrupts a boon on targets it strikes.
  • Gorge.png Gorge: Reduced the number of boons corrupted from 2 to 1 in PvE and PvP.
  • Gormandize.png Gormandize: Increased the power coefficient from 0.6 to 1.0 in WvW only.
  • Consume Conditions.png Consume Conditions: Reduced the cooldown from 30 seconds to 25 seconds in PvE only.
  • Spectral Ring.png Spectral Ring: This skill now performs an initial strike that deals defiance-bar damage when deployed in PvE.
  • Spectral Armor.png Spectral Armor: Reduced the cooldown from 30 seconds to 20 seconds in PvE only.
  • Spectral Walk.png Spectral Walk: Reduced the cooldown from 30 seconds to 20 seconds in PvE only.
  • Signet of the Locust.png Signet of the Locust: Reduced the cooldown from 25 seconds to 20 seconds in PvE only.
  • Well of Power.png Well of Power: Reduced the cooldown from 25 seconds to 20 seconds in PvE only.

Harbinger

  • Elixir of Ignorance.png Elixir of Ignorance: This skill now grants protection in addition to its previous effects. Reduced the cooldown from 24 seconds to 20 seconds in PvE only.
  • Elixir of Bliss.png Elixir of Bliss: Reduced the cooldown from 25 seconds to 20 seconds in PvE only.
  • Implacable Foe.png Implacable Foe: This trait now grants damage reduction for a short duration when entering Harbinger Shroud.

Ranger[edit]

The ranger changes for this update are focused on tuning up some underutilized skills, with improvements to short bow, longbow, and the juvenile aether hunter pet. We've also granted the ranger more control over the trigger condition for Lead the Wind, reduced the cooldowns of a number of defensive utility skills, and updated the unleashed visual effect so that it will fade out over time on both the pet and the player.

  • Poison Volley.png Poison Volley: Reduced the cooldown from 8 seconds to 6 seconds in WvW and PvP.
  • Crippling Shot.png Crippling Shot: The bleeding inflicted by your pet now uses the ranger's condition damage and condition duration attributes.
  • Concussion Shot.png Concussion Shot: Reduced the cooldown from 25 seconds to 20 seconds.
  • Long Range Shot.png Long Range Shot: Increased the power coefficients from 0.9/1.1 to 1.1/1.25 in PvE only.
  • Rapid Fire.png Rapid Fire: Increased the total power coefficient from 3.75 to 4.5 in PvE only.
  • Signet of Renewal.png Signet of Renewal: Reduced the cooldown from 35 seconds to 20 seconds in PvE only.
  • Signet of Stone.png Signet of Stone: Reduced the cooldown from 80 seconds to 30 seconds in PvE only. Reduced the duration from 6 seconds to 4 seconds in PvE only.
  • Quickening Zephyr.png Quickening Zephyr: Reduced the cooldown from 35 seconds to 20 seconds in PvE only.
  • Lightning Reflexes.png Lightning Reflexes: Reduced the cooldown from 24 seconds to 20 seconds in PvE only.
  • "Strength of the Pack!".png "Strength of the Pack!": Increased the might duration from 6 seconds to 10 seconds in WvW and PvP.
  • Spirit of Nature.png Spirit of Nature: Reduced the cooldown from 120 seconds to 90 seconds in PvE only.
  • Lead the Wind.png Lead the Wind: This trait no longer grants boons when striking a target at long range and now grants boons when using Point-Blank Shot.
  • Juvenile Aether Hunter skills have been adjusted as follows:
    • Lunge (aether hunter).png Lunge: Increased the hitbox size, and reduced the cripple duration from 8 seconds to 3 seconds.
    • Dimension Breach.png Dimension Breach: Reduced the aftercast by around 1 second.
    • Ley-Line Vortex.png Ley-Line Vortex: Increased the power coefficient from 0.3 to 0.5 in PvE only.
    • Lunge (aether hunter).png Lunge (soulbeast): Reduced the power coefficient from 1.2 to 1.0.
    • Ley-Line Vortex.png Ley-Line Vortex (soulbeast): Increased the number of hits from 4 to 8. Reduced the torment stacks per hit from 2 to 1. Reduced the power coefficient per hit from 0.6 to 0.35.

Soulbeast

  • Prelude Lash.png Prelude Lash: Reduced the power coefficient from 0.4 to 0.01 in WvW and PvP.
  • Tail Swipe.png Tail Swipe: Fixed an issue that prevented this skill from being affected by quickness.
  • Wing Buffet.png Wing Buffet: Fixed an issue that caused this skill to impose a 1-second global cooldown.
  • Dolyak Stance.png Dolyak Stance: Reduced the cooldown from 30 seconds to 25 seconds in PvE only.

Untamed

  • Unleash Pet.png Unleash Pet: The unleashed visual effect will now fade out over time when applied to the pet as it does on the player.
  • Toxic Shot.png Toxic Shot: Increased the velocity by 33%. This skill now weakens regardless of whether the target is poisoned. Increased the poison and torment durations from 5 seconds to 6 seconds.
  • Mutate Conditions.png Mutate Conditions: Reduced the cooldown from 30 seconds to 20 seconds in PvE only.

Revenant[edit]

Renegade is the primary focus of the revenant changes for this update. Power-based damage builds get a boost with an update to All for One, as the trait will now also grant an increase to outgoing strike damage after using a Legendary Renegade skill. We've also updated Citadel Bombardment to be significantly more reliable by reducing the spread of its missiles and slightly reduced the energy costs of a handful of renegade skills in PvP. Power-based herald is another build that needs some help in PvP, and we've made some slight improvements to its damage to make it a more viable option.

  • Vicious Reprisal.png Vicious Reprisal: Increased the might duration from 8 seconds to 10 seconds in PvE and from 6 seconds to 10 seconds in WvW and PvP.
  • Charged Mists.png Charged Mists: Increased the energy gain from 10 to 15 in PvP only.
  • Roiling Mists.png Roiling Mists: Increased the bonus critical chance from 10% to 20% in PvP only.

Herald

Renegade

  • Heroic Command.png Heroic Command: Reduced the energy cost from 10 to 5 in PvP only.
  • Citadel Bombardment.png Citadel Bombardment: Reduced the missile spread radius from 240 to 120. Reduced the damage coefficient from 0.452 to 0.225 in WvW and PvP. Reduced the burning duration from 1.5 seconds to 1 second in WvW and PvP. Reduced the energy cost from 30 to 25 in PvP only.
  • Icerazor's Ire.png Icerazor's Ire: Reduced the energy cost from 20 to 15 in PvP only.
  • Soulcleave's Summit.png Soulcleave's Summit: Increased the base healing when summoning another warband member from 714 to 929.
  • All for One.png All for One: Increased the protection duration from 2 to 3 in PvP only. This trait now grants increased damage to the revenant when a Legendary Renegade skill is used. This trait will now only trigger while in combat.
  • Brutal Momentum.png Brutal Momentum: Increased the base critical-hit chance from 10% to 15% in PvP only.
  • Vindication.png Vindication: This trait no longer grants might when gaining Kalla's Fervor and instead causes the user to heal for a percentage of their outgoing damage for each stack of Kalla's Fervor.

Thief[edit]

Venoms are receiving a big usability improvement in this update, with an increased maximum stack count. They'll still be limited on a per-source basis, but multiple thieves will now be able to grant venoms to the same target without issue. We've also increased the damage on a number of sword skills in PvE to make it a more potent pick, and we reduced the cooldowns on a number of defensive utility skills.

  • Crippling Strike.png Crippling Strike: Increased the power coefficient from 1.4 to 1.55 in PvE only.
  • Tactical Strike.png Tactical Strike and Malicious Tactical Strike.png Malicious Tactical Strike: Increased the power coefficient from 1.33 to 2.0 in PvE only. Increased the daze duration while behind the enemy from 2 seconds to 3 seconds in PvE only.
  • Flanking Strike.png Flanking Strike: Increased the power coefficient from 0.8 to 1.0 in PvE only.
  • Larcenous Strike.png Larcenous Strike: Reduced the initiative cost from 2 to 1 in PvE only. Increased the power coefficient from 1.6 to 2.17 in PvE only.
  • Pistol Whip.png Pistol Whip: Increased the initial power coefficient from 0.37 to 0.74 in PvE only. Increased the flurry power coefficient from 0.79 to 1.0 in PvE only.
  • Unload.png Unload: Increased the power coefficient from 0.4 to 0.45 in PvE only.
  • Shadow Shot.png Shadow Shot: The unblockable shot from this skill will now pierce targets if the Deadly Aim trait is equipped. Increased the power coefficient from 1.3125 to 1.8 in PvE only.
  • Skale Venom.png Skale Venom: Increased the maximum number of charges of skale venom allies can gain from 5 to 25. Allies cannot have more than 5 charges of skale venom from the same source at any one time.
  • Spider Venom.png Spider Venom: Increased the maximum number of charges of spider venom allies can gain from 6 to 25. Allies cannot have more than 6 stacks of spider venom from the same source at any one time. You cannot grant yourself more than 6 stacks of spider venom at any one time unless Leeching Venoms is also equipped.
  • Skelk Venom.png Skelk Venom: Increased the maximum number of charges of skelk venom allies can gain from 4 to 25. Allies cannot have more than 4 charges of skelk venom from the same source at any one time.
  • Ice Drake Venom.png Ice Drake Venom: Increased the maximum number of charges of ice drake venom allies can gain from 4 to 25. Allies cannot have more than 4 charges of ice drake venom from the same source at any one time.
  • Devourer Venom.png Devourer Venom: Increased the maximum number of charges of devourer venom allies can gain from 2 to 10 in PvE only. Allies cannot have more than 2 charges of devourer venom from the same source at any one time.
  • Hide in Shadows.png Hide in Shadows: Reduced the cooldown from 30 seconds to 25 seconds in PvE only.
  • Infiltrator's Signet.png Infiltrator's Signet: Reduced the cooldown from 24 seconds to 20 seconds in PvE only.
  • Roll for Initiative.png Roll for Initiative: Reduced the cooldown from 28 seconds to 25 seconds in PvE only.
  • Shadow Refuge.png Shadow Refuge: Reduced the cooldown from 60 seconds to 35 seconds in PvE only.
  • Shadow Portal.png Shadow Portal: Increased the number of uses from 5 to 10 in PvE only.
  • Dagger Storm.png Dagger Storm: Reduced the cooldown from 90 seconds to 60 seconds in PvE only.
  • Pumping Up.png Pumping Up: Increased the might stacks from 1 to 3 in PvE only.

Daredevil

  • Escapist's Fortitude.png Escapist's Fortitude: Increased the base healing from 456 to 684 in PvE only. Increased the healing coefficient from 0.08 to 0.12 in PvE only.
  • Unhindered Combatant.png Unhindered Combatant: Reduced the duration of the exhaustion effect to 0.1 seconds for all conditions in PvE only.

Deadeye

  • Kneel.png Kneel: Reduced the initiative cost from 2 to 1 in PvE only.

Specter

  • Shadow Sap.png Shadow Sap: Increased the splash effectiveness of boon duration to allies from 50% to 75% in PvE only.
  • Well of Silence.png Well of Silence: Reduced the cooldown from 30 seconds to 25 seconds in PvE only.

Warrior[edit]

This update includes a number of improvements for support warrior builds. We've significantly reduced the casting time of the defensive utility banners to allow them to be used more reactively while also bringing Banner of Tactics more in line with other stability options. We've also updated Martial Cadence to refresh Soldier's Focus when swapping weapons to make it a bit more accessible when it's needed, made some minor improvements to the strength specialization for competitive modes, and tuned up a number of defensive utilities in PvE.

  • Inspiring Whirl.png Inspiring Whirl: This skill now heals allies instead of granting them regeneration.
  • Banner of Tactics.png Banner of Tactics: Increased the stability stacks from 1 to 5 in PvE only. Reduced the casting time from 0.8 seconds to 0.3 seconds. Reduced the aftercast by 0.3 seconds.
  • Banner of Defense.png Banner of Defense: Reduced the casting time from 0.8 seconds to 0.3 seconds. Reduced the aftercast by 0.3 seconds.
  • Endure Pain.png Endure Pain: Reduced the cooldown from 60 seconds to 30 seconds in PvE only.
  • Balanced Stance.png Balanced Stance: Reduced the cooldown from 40 seconds to 25 seconds in PvE only.
  • Frenzy (warrior skill).png Frenzy: Reduced the cooldown from 35 seconds to 20 seconds in PvE only. Reduced the cooldown from 35 seconds to 30 seconds in PvP and WvW.
  • Dolyak Signet.png Dolyak Signet: Reduced the cooldown from 40 seconds to 25 seconds in PvE only.
  • Stomp.png Stomp: Reduced the cooldown from 32 seconds to 20 seconds in PvE only.
  • Signet of Stamina.png Signet of Stamina: This skill now activates instantly.
  • Battle Standard.png Battle Standard: Reduced the cooldown from 120 seconds to 90 seconds in PvE only.
  • Reckless Dodge.png Reckless Dodge: Increased the might stacks on hit from 1 to 2 in PvE and PvP.
  • Restorative Strength.png Restorative Strength: This trait now grants resistance in addition to might. Reduced the might stacks from 5 to 2 in WvW and PvP.
  • Distracting Strikes.png Might Makes Right: Increased the healing from 85 to 98 in WvW and PvP.
  • Shrug It Off.png Shrug It Off: This trait now triggers when using a healing skill instead of when having a number of conditions on you. Increased the number of conditions removed from 1 to 3 in PvE only.
  • Martial Cadence.png Martial Cadence: This trait now also recharges Soldier's Focus when you swap weapons and causes Soldier's Focus to remove a condition from nearby allies. Reduced the quickness duration from 3 seconds to 2 seconds in PvP and from 3 seconds to 1.5 seconds in WvW.
  • Heightened Focus.png Heightened Focus: This trait now also grants the user increased outgoing healing for a duration when striking an enemy with a burst skill, based on the adrenaline spent.

Spellbreaker

  • Sight beyond Sight.png Sight beyond Sight: This skill now also removes 3 nondamaging conditions from the user.
  • Featherfoot Grace.png Featherfoot Grace: Reduced the resistance and superspeed duration from 5 seconds to 4 seconds in PvP only. Reduced the cooldown to 25 seconds in PvP and WvW. Reduced the cooldown from 30 seconds to 20 seconds in PvE only.

Update - June 12, 2024[edit]

Bug Fix[edit]

  • Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented textures from loading, particularly in WvW.

Guild Wars 2 Wiki Notes[edit]

  • Build: 164,272

Update - June 6, 2024[edit]

Bug Fix[edit]

Guild Wars 2 Wiki Notes[edit]

  • Build: 164,003

Update - June 5, 2024[edit]

Bug Fixes[edit]

  • Fixed an issue that prevented portals and minions from resetting properly if a party was defeated in the challenge mode version of the Lonely Tower fractal.
  • Hungering Darkness.png Hungering Darkness: Fixed an issue that caused this trait to pulse more quickly than intended in PvP.
  • Fixed an issue that could allow challenge mode to be activated after players had already started and completed parts of the Lonely Tower fractal.

Late Note[edit]

  • Increased the base player capacity in guild halls and adjusted the thresholds to reduce the frequency of required instance changes.

Guild Wars 2 Wiki Notes[edit]

  • Build: 163,933

Update 2 - June 4, 2024[edit]

Bug Fix[edit]

  • Removed a premature listing for the Janthir Wilds—Deluxe Upgrade. It will return at a later date.

Guild Wars 2 Wiki Notes[edit]

  • This was likely a server-side change since there was no actual client update.

Late Notes - June 4, 2024[edit]

General[edit]

  • Updated the instance boundary in the Temple of Febe Strike Mission to better fit the arena.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented the sector name from being correctly displayed inside the Cosmic Observatory Strike Mission.
  • Challenge mode Convergences clear-time scoring has been updated to better ensure server stability. Players will see a message displayed in the event window as well as at the top of their screen when clear-time logging has begun. When the message disappears from the event window, it is safe to leave the map.

The Wizard's Tower[edit]

Inner Nayos[edit]

Fractals[edit]

  • Reduced Eparch's health in the Lonely Tower fractal.
  • Fixed an issue that caused Eparch to gain conditions from Malice Empowerment instead of inflicting them when hitting enemies.
  • Fixed an issue that caused Regret Globules to apply Gluttony Attunement.
  • Fixed an issue that allowed players to kill Eparch when he was unable to fight back.

Personal Story[edit]

  • Updated the exit portal marker in Chapter 19 of the Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure story to clarify its location.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented achievement eligibility effects for the Talk of the Tower and Tour of the Tower achievements from being removed after completing them in Chapter 19 of the Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure story.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented players from completing the In It Together achievement if they finished Chapter 13 of the Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure story before finding all objectives.

Items[edit]

Update - June 4, 2024[edit]

Note to users of third-party programs: The game may not launch or work properly after we release a new build if you use a third-party program, due to possible incompatibilities. ArenaNet cannot offer support if a third-party modification breaks, interferes with, or prevents you from playing Guild Wars or Guild Wars 2. Our policy regarding third-party programs can be found here.

Prepurchase Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds[edit]

Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds arrives on August 20! Preorder the Standard, Deluxe, or Ultimate Edition of Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds before release to unlock the Whispering Serpents Pauldrons Skin, a Serpent's Wrath weapon skin, and a new title, "Homesteader." You can learn more about our latest expansion here.

Dragon Bash Festival[edit]

It's time for Dragon Bash! It wouldn't be a proper celebration without your attendance. Join me in Hoelbrak for another moot for the ages! There will be tests of strength, racing, food, song, and—most importantly—ale.

I'll see you there. Unless, of course, you don't enjoy fun.

—Knut Whitebear

General[edit]

Amnytas[edit]

Inner Nayos[edit]

Skywatch Archipelago[edit]

Echovald Wilds[edit]

  • Fixed an issue with the Forever Tree event chain.
  • Adjusted the Temple of the Dredge event and the Igne Mossheart event chains to not depend on each other for restarting in order to allow easier access to the Temple of the Dredge mastery point.

Fractals[edit]

  • The Lonely Tower: Added an in-world chest for completing the Cerus and Deimos encounter on both normal and challenge modes.
  • The Lonely Tower: Essence orbs spawned during the final encounter will now display their names when moused over and will no longer be targeted by player skills as if they were hostile.

Personal Story[edit]

Items[edit]

  • Guild weaponsmiths and guild armorers now sell Guild Kites. Guilds need to have Guild Armorer 1 or 2 or Guild Weaponsmith 1 or 2 to access this exchange.
  • Fixed an issue in which the legendary relic was not using the legendary relic icon when selecting relics from Secrets of the Obscure Set 3.

World vs. World[edit]

  • The World Restructuring beta will be activated as the full-time World vs. World team creation system beginning with WvW Resets in each region on Friday, June 14. Be sure to choose your guild before 11:45 p.m. Pacific Time (UTC-7) on Thursday, June 13 to be sorted into your desired team. You can do this by using the "Set as WvW Guild" option in the Guild Panel.

Guild Wars 2 Wiki Notes[edit]

  • Build: 163,807
  • Using a Held Item while active animation or otherwise persistent emote will no longer show the held item gizmo.
  • Artillery Barrage.png Artillery Barrage: Can no longer move while casting this skill. All hits will now reliably hit the targets within the skill radius.
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