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Current release: “Absolution”
“Absolution,” the third and final major content update for Guild Wars 2®: Janthir Wilds™, has arrived. This update brings the concluding chapters of the story, a brand-new map to explore, feature improvements, new content and rewards, and a few unexpected twists to keep players on their toes. We’ve also added a unique legendary backpack that doubles as a glider!
Each of the three survey teams that you helped comb through Mistburned Barrens completed their research and have come to the same conclusion: something vile awaits us within the depths of Bava Nisos. When a path into the city proper is finally revealed at the start of “Absolution,” our final descent begins.
As the grand finale of the Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds experience, Bava Nisos contains a climactic map-wide meta-event. You’ll be working alongside factions supporting the Tyrian Alliance—such as Councillor Ludo from Rata Sum and a spirited guest from Divinity’s Reach’s most elusive social club—to fight your way to the Mists gate at the city’s heart. The meta contains three main lanes that players can participate in, where you’ll face various obstacles and threats as you navigate the surreal landscape.
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News & updates
- Current game status
- ▪ Game updates - Tuesday, 8 July 2025
- ▪ 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
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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
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