Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds

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ArenaNet® and NCSOFT™ announced Guild Wars 2®: Janthir Wilds™, the fifth expansion for the award-winning and critically acclaimed MMORPG Guild Wars 2. The expansion will introduce a suite of new features long-requested by fans beginning with Homesteads, the most player-friendly housing system in an MMORPG. With a brand new customization and decorating interface, heroes can create and adorn their very own housing space for their friends and guild mates. New weapons and mount skills welcome adventurers to the uncharted, primordial region of Janthir, be it by taking hold of a spear, a new character terrestrial weapon type, or by hopping into the saddle of the enhanced Warclaw mount, further enriching the subscription-free online world of one of the most enduring and beloved PC games of all time.

— Official press kit

Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds is the fifth expansion pack for Guild Wars 2. It was confirmed on August 22, 2023 and then revealed on June 4, 2024. The release date was on Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 16:00 UTC+00:00.

Purchasing

The in-game panel to purchase Janthir Wilds.

The in-game popup about Janthir Wilds.

The expansion is available through the online store and the in-game Black Lion Trading Company panel.

• External source — creating a new account or upgrading an existing account requires the redemption of the serial code
• In-game panel — upgrading an existing account will automatically be applied to the account used to purchase the upgrade

Editions available

• Standard Edition ($24.99 / €24,99 / £21.99)
• Deluxe Edition ($49.99 / €49,99 / £43.99)
• Ultimate Edition ($74.99 / €74,99 / £64.99)

Items	Standard	Deluxe	Ultimate
Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds (expansion)	1	1	1
Shared Inventory Slot	1	1	1
Max Level Boost	1	1	1
Additional Character Slot	0	1	1
Wayfinder's Versatile Table homestead decoration	0	1	1
Eldritch Horror infinite gathering tools	0	1	1
Identity Repair Kit	0	1	1
4000 Gems ($50 / €50 / £42.50 value)	0	0	1

Upgrading to Deluxe Edition

Players who have bought the Standard version of the expansion can choose to upgrade to the Deluxe version via the Black Lion Trading Company for 2,400 . You cannot upgrade to Ultimate from either Standard or Deluxe.

Eldritch Horror Gathering Tools Will Include Glyph Selection Containers

Since the August 20 game update, all players who have Eldritch Horror Gathering Tools will be able to visit a Black Lion Exchange Specialist at any of these locations to exchange them for a version that includes the glyph selection containers.
Players who purchase the Deluxe, Ultimate, or Digital Deluxe Upgrade editions of Janthir Wilds after the August 20 game update will automatically receive three glyph selection containers with the Eldritch Horror Gathering Tools.

Features

Plot

Primary article: Janthir Wilds story

Bristling with mursaat ruins and harrowing to navigate, fabled Janthir has been carefully guarded by the wizards of the Astral Ward—and to most of Tyria’s denizens, it is a distant legend. But recent events have inspired the world's leaders to create the Tyrian Alliance and dispatch the wayfinder to befriend new allies. As you seek out the lowland kodan colony in Janthir, you will explore, fight, and learn more about the mysteries of Tyria’s past.

Locations

• 4 maps, 2 upon launch and 2 with seasonal updates
  • Janthir
    • Lowland Shore
    • Janthir Syntri
    • Hearth's Glow homestead

Combat features

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• A Primer on Spears in Janthir Wilds
• Guardian, Ranger, and Necromancer
• Warrior, Thief, and Engineer
• Mesmer, Revenant, and Elementalist

• Expanded Land Spear Weapon Proficiency for all professions — Lowland Spear Training

Other combat features

• New juvenile pet — Warclaw

Mounts

• Three mounts originally from Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire are available via an alternate acquisition method:
  • The Raptor — A hardy saurian, capable of leaping horizontally across long distances, available with only the base mastery.
    • The New Player Experience in August 2022 made the raptor permanently available to anyone with an expansion.
  • The Springer — A large jerboa-like creature, capable of jumping vertically to great heights, available with only the base mastery.
  • New improved Warclaw
    • New masteries to traverse the new area, including a double-jump
    • The warclaw with base mastery is now permanently available to anyone that enters World vs. World with Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire.
    • The Warclaw acquired in PVE with this expansion pack can't be used in World vs. World unless the player also have Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire.

Masteries

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• Enhanced Warclaw
• Homestead Essentials

See also: Janthir Wilds mastery tracks

• Homesteading — a mastery track associated with the Homestead.
• Lowland Kodan — a mastery track associated with the new land spear proficiency.
• Warclaw Mount — a mastery track associated with the Warclaw.
• Gliding — originally available in Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns, its base mastery is available.

Achievements

•  Janthir Wilds: Act 1
•  Janthir Wilds: Act 2
•  Janthir
•  Lowland Shore
•  Janthir Syntri
•  Weekly Rift Hunting
•  Janthir Side Stories
•  Renown Hearts
•  Mastery Insights
•  The Wizard's Vault
•  Convergences: Mount Balrior
•  Godspawn
•  Legendary Spear: Klobjarne Geirr
•  Mount Balrior (Titan's Lair)
•  Basic Collections (several achievements)
•  Rare Collections (several achievements)

Equipment

• New armor sets and skins — Janthir Wilds armor
• New weapon sets and skins — Janthir Wilds weapons
• New legendary spear — Klobjarne Geirr
• New legendary backpack — upcoming
• New relics — Set one, set two
• New mount skins — Janthir Wilds Warclaw Skin

Group Content

Raids and encounters

• A new raid comprising three encounters set in Mount Balrior, to be released with Godspawn, the expansion's first seasonal update
  • The story of these encounters will also be available through open-world group events
  • Optional challenge and legendary challenge modes for the raid version available with the second major update after the expansion, in the first quarter of 2025

Fractals of the Mists

• A new Fractal with optional challenge mode in the third seasonal update

Public instances

• A new Convergence set in Mount Balrior, to be released with Godspawn

Housing

• Homesteads with a brand new customization and decorating interface.
  • Homesteads are introduced with a new crafting profession, Handiworker, which can unlock and craft decorations.

Player vs Player

• New game mode (coming 2025)

Other features

• Wizard's Vault — new Wizard’s Vault rewards
• New minis — Janthir Wilds miniatures
• New infusions
• New homestead decorations
• New fish for fishing

Bestiary

• Mistburned
• Titans
• Undead

Additional releases

• Three major quarterly updates:

Overview
	Expansion launch (August 20, 2024)	Godspawn (November 19, 2024)	TBA (February 25, 2025 subject to change)	TBA (Q2 2025)
Story	Launch Story Arc	Story Continues	Story Continues	Story Concludes
Zones	Lowland Shore Janthir Syntri Hearth's Glow (Homestead instance)		Map 3	Map 4
Instanced Combat		New raid — Mount Balrior New public instance — Convergence: Mount Balrior	Raid Challenge and legendary challenge modes	New fractal with a challenge mode Convergences challenge mode
Combat Updates	New Spear Proficiency 6 Janthir Wilds-exclusive relics Juvenile Warclaw pet	6 JW-exclusive relics	6 JW-exclusive relics	6 JW-exclusive relics
Masteries	Warclaw Mount, Lowland Kodan, Homesteading	Extended Homesteading	Mastery Updates	Mastery Updates
Major Rewards	Three armor sets Two weapon sets	Legendary spear — Klobjarne Geirr Two weapon sets	One armor set One weapon set	Legendary backpack One weapon set
Wizard's Vault	Seasonal Refresh	Seasonal Refresh	Seasonal Refresh	Seasonal Refresh

Gallery

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Concept art and wallpapers

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• JW timeline.jpg

Trivia

• The artistic vision of the expansion's zones was inspired by Iceland.
• Pre-purchase became available on June 4, 2024 and accounts that pre-purchased any edition received:
  • Whispering Serpents Pauldrons Skin
  • A box with your choice of one Serpent’s Wrath weapon skin
  • Exclusive title: "Homesteader"

External links

• Announcing Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds, GuildWars2.com
• Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds - Expansion Announcement, Youtube.com
• There's something leaving the water... [Expansion teaser], Youtube.com
• Straight to the Point: A Primer on Spears in Janthir Wilds, GuildWars2.com
• Spearheading a New Weapon: Guardian, Ranger, and Necromancer, GuildWars2.com
• Spear Factor: Warrior, Thief, and Engineer, GuildWars2.com
• Spear Me the Details: Mesmer, Revenant, and Elementalist, GuildWars2.com
• A First Look at Homesteads: Exclusive Preview from PC Gamer, GuildWars2.com
• The Bear Necessities: A Peek at the Lowland Kodan and the Story of Janthir Wilds, GuildWars2.com
• Janthir Wilds Unleashed: The Enhanced Warclaw Mount, GuildWars2.com
• The Return of Raiding and Convergences in Janthir Wilds, GuildWars2.com
• Homestead Essentials: Living in Janthir Wilds, GuildWars2.com
• Sharp Lessons: Spear Beta Feedback Update, GuildWars2.com
• Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds Launches Today!, GuildWars2.com
• Designing World Bosses in Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds, GuildWars2.com
• The Journey of the Warclaw: From Concept to Game Changer, GuildWars2.com

Previews and interviews

• Guild Wars 2's Next Expansion, Janthir Wilds, is Coming August 20th, mmorpg.com
• Guild Wars 2 announces Janthir Wilds expansion – with player housing and raid – coming August 20, massivelyop.com
• Guild Wars 2 Q&A – ArenaNet on Switch to Yearly Expansions, Secrets of the Obscure Learnings, and 2024 Updates, wccftech.com
• Guild Wars 2's new player housing will add a hang-out for your alts, a stable for your mounts, and comes with a massive overhaul to the decorations system, pcgamer.com

References

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Guild Wars 2

Games	Guild Wars 2
Expansions	Heart of Thorns Path of Fire End of Dragons Secrets of the Obscure Janthir Wilds
Living World	Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 The Icebrood Saga
Other	Guild Wars Merchandise Promotions

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Janthir Wilds major releases

Janthir Wilds Godspawn 2 releases TBA