Shadow of the Mad King 2016

Shadow of the Mad King, our annual Halloween festival, returns with ghoulish capers, spooky fights, and holiday fun! Gather together with the citizens of Lion's Arch to enjoy another year of tricks, treats, and terrible jokes. — Official website

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Shadow of the Mad King, our annual Halloween festival, returns with ghoulish capers, spooky fights, and holiday fun! Gather together with the citizens of Lion's Arch to enjoy another year of tricks, treats, and terrible jokes.

— Official website

Shadow of the Mad King is a Halloween-themed release and was the first major update for Guild Wars 2 that went live on 22 October 2012. It has since been updated and was released in re-released in 2015 and for 2016 on October 18, 2016. The event ended on November 8, 2016.

2016 Features

Lion's Arch loading screen

Halloween Events

• Mad King's Labyrinth - Bloody Prince Edrick has taken over parts of the Mad King's Labyrinth and is controlling the undead armies in the Mad King's Realm. The Skeletal Lich, Grand High Viscount of Candy Corn, and the Labyrinthine Horror lie in wait.
• Mad King's Clock Tower - Tyria's most maddening jumping puzzle thrilled players during last year's Halloween event and returns better than ever.
• Ascent to Madness - Fight against the Mad King Thorn himself, as he trades in his usual jokes and pranks to face you head on.
• Mad King Says - Join the Mad King Thorn as he commands you to perform actions, or attempts to trick you.

New Achievements

•  Shadow of the Mad King 2016
•  Halloween Daily

Items and rewards

For list of all Halloween rewards and items, see: Halloween/items

New Weapon Skins

• Grim Pact
• Jailbroken
• Onus

New Miniatures

• Mini Charles the Hellfire Skeleton
• Mini Thailog the Gargoyle
• Mini Oxidecimus the Shadow Raven

New Items

• Gargoyle Tonic
• Shadow Raven Tonic
• Hellfire Skeleton Tonic
• Endless Halloween Enchantment
• Endless Gargoyle Tonic
• Endless Shadow Raven Tonic
• Endless Hellfire Skeleton Tonic
• Endless Ignited Wraith Tonic
• Phospholuminescent Infusion
• Polyluminescent Undulating Refractor (Teal)
• Greater Gift of Candy Corn

New Guild Hall Decorations

• Demon Statue
• Eternal Flame
• Hanging Tree
• Mad Moon
• Mausoleum

New Black Lion Trading Company Items

• Gargoyle weapon skins
• Furrocious Cat Ears
• Ghostly Outfit
• Hovering Mad Mirror
• Mini Feline Familiar (28 Oct 2016)

Returning Black Lion Trading Company Items

• Blood and Madness Halloween weapon skins
• Bat Wings Glider Combo
• Black Wings Glider Combo
• Bloody Prince's Outfit
• Bone Pick
• Candy Corn Gobbler
• Devil Horns
• Executioner's Outfit
• Ghoul Backpack and Mini Set
• Grenth Hood Skin
• Hallows Fortune Fireworks
• Lunatic Guard Outfit
• Mad King's Outfit
• Mad King Dye Kit
• Permanent Mad King Finisher
• Permanent Scarecrow Finisher
• Phantom's Hood
• Tireless Harvesting Minion
• Tireless Logging Minion
• Witch's Outfit

Soundtrack

Primary article: Shadow of the Mad King 2012#Soundtrack

See also

• Carving Pumpkin
• Haunted Door
• Shadow of the Mad King weapon skins

External links

• Halloween Is Coming!, Guildwars2.com
• Shadow of the Mad King is Live, Guildwars2.com
• Official release page

The Guild Wars Wiki has an article on Halloween.

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Festivals

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2016 Festival and Special Event releases

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