Shadow of the Mad King 2019

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 festival released on October 15 through November 5. Decorated festival areas have been added outside of each race's capital city: Plains of Ashford, Queensdale, Wayfarer Foothills, Metrica Province, and Caledon Forest. Festival merchants, as well as ominous portals to the Mad Realm, are also present during the festivities.

Returning features

Primary article: Halloween

Lion's Arch loading screen

Items and rewards

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

Activities

• 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.
  • Labyrinth Race - Take part in a race through the Labyrinth on your mounts. (Occurs roughly every 20 minutes)
  • Time Trial: Labyrinth Lunatic
• 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.
• Lunatic Inquisition - Attempt to survive the night as a villager while the Lunatic Courtiers hunt you down.
• Mad Memoires scavenger hunt
• Reaper's Rumble - Playable for the first time since the original GW2 Halloween celebration, a fast-paced PvP format where players compete to recover pumpkins and spawn hordes of skeletons to attack the enemy team’s base.
• Mad King's Raceway - On the fields of Reaper's Rumble, join the new beetle race or try your skill at the adventure. Rental for the Roller Beetle available for a small fee.
  • Time Trial: Roll into Madness - New adventure on the fields of Reaper's Rumble.
  • Reach the finish line! (Roll into Madness) - New mount race event.
• Mad Maleficence collection.

Halloween achievements

•  Halloween Daily
•  Halloween Rituals
•  Shadow of the Mad King
•  Lunatic Wardrobe

Vendors

• Candy Corn Vendor
• Lunatic Alchemist

2019 features

New activities

• Mad King's Raceway - On the fields of Reaper's Rumble, join the new races or try your skill at the adventures. Rental for the respective Mounts available for a small fee.
  • Time Trial: Pumpkin Paradise - New adventure on the fields of Reaper's Rumble.
  • Reach the finish line! (Pumpkin Paradise) - New mount race event.
  • Time Trial: Li'l Eddie's Bunny Bounce - New adventure on the fields of Reaper's Rumble.
  • Reach the finish line! (Li'l Eddie's Bunny Bounce) - New mount race event.

New vendors

• Candy Corn Vendor (Weekly)

New achievements

• Festival Collections: Festival Frequenter — Acquire an invitation to each annual festival to earn a universal invitation. (5)
• Festival Collections: Mad Armory: Carapace of Chaos — Show your allegiance to the Lunatic Court by performing various feats while in a ghostly form from eating certain Halloween foods. (5)
• Festival Collections: Mad Armory: Last Rites — Show your allegiance to the Lunatic Court by performing various feats while in a ghostly form from eating certain Halloween foods. (5)
• Festival Collections: Royal Flame Weapons — Unlock all 16 Royal Flame weapon skins in your wardrobe. (5)
• Halloween Rituals: (Annual) Raceway Regular — Complete laps of any race event or time trial in Mad King's Raceway. Gold medal times award additional progress. Achievement can be completed once every year. (0)
• Shadow of the Mad King: Demon of a Drifter — Complete a lap of the Roll into Madness race event or time trial in Mad King's Raceway within the extreme challenge time. (10)
• Shadow of the Mad King: Mercy of the Mad King — Open 1000 Trick or Treat bags. (5)

New skins and equipment

• Ghostly Racing Scarf
  • Ghostly Racing Scarf (light)
  • Ghostly Racing Scarf (medium)
  • Ghostly Racing Scarf (heavy)
• Pumpkin Crown
  • Pumpkin Crown (light)
  • Pumpkin Crown (medium)
  • Pumpkin Crown (heavy)
• Carapace of Chaos
• Last Rites
• New Royal Flame weapons
  • Royal Flame Axe
  • Royal Flame Dagger
  • Royal Flame Focus
  • Royal Flame Greatsword
  • Royal Flame Hammer
  • Royal Flame Longbow
  • Royal Flame Mace
  • Royal Flame Pistol
  • Royal Flame Rifle
  • Royal Flame Scepter
  • Royal Flame Shield
  • Royal Flame Short Bow
  • Royal Flame Staff
  • Royal Flame Sword
  • Royal Flame Torch
  • Royal Flame Warhorn

New items

• Invitation to the Mad Realm
• Mini Altosius the Flame Raven
• Mini Mad Memoires
• Mini Mad Memories: Complete Edition
• Mini Mad Memories: Complete Ignition
• Saint Bones
• Soul Cake

New Guild Hall decorations

• Ominous Fortress Wall
• Ominous Fortress Wall: Angled
• Ominous Fortress Wall: Corrupted
• Visage of Madness

Gem Store

• Searing Chain Gloves
• Skeletal Wings Backpack
• New Black Lion Claim Ticket weapons:
  • Seven Reapers weapon skins
    • Seven Reapers Axe Skin
    • Seven Reapers Dagger Skin
    • Seven Reapers Focus Skin
    • Seven Reapers Greatsword Skin
    • Seven Reapers Hammer Skin
    • Seven Reapers Longbow Skin
    • Seven Reapers Mace Skin
    • Seven Reapers Pistol Skin
    • Seven Reapers Rifle Skin
    • Seven Reapers Scepter Skin
    • Seven Reapers Shield Skin
    • Seven Reapers Short Bow Skin
    • Seven Reapers Staff Skin
    • Seven Reapers Sword Skin
    • Seven Reapers Torch Skin
    • Seven Reapers Warhorn Skin

Gallery

See also: Shadow of the Mad King 2018#Gallery

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External links

• Halloween 2019 is Getting Closer, Guildwars2.com
• Official release page

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Festivals

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2019 Festival and Special Event releases

Lunar New Year Super Adventure Festival Dragon Bash Festival of the Four Winds Shadow of the Mad King A Very Merry Wintersday