Shadow of the Mad King 2022

— 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 in Lion's Arch and the Mad King's Realm, released on October 18 through November 8. 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[edit]

Primary article: Halloween

Lion's Arch loading screen

Items and rewards[edit]

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

Activities[edit]

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, Harrower Veltan, Hollowed Gourdbinder, and the Labyrinthine Horror lie in wait.
- Labyrinth Race (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 - 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 races or try your skill at the adventures. Rental for the respective Mounts available for a small fee.
Mad Maleficence collection.

Halloween achievements[edit]

Vendors[edit]

Other[edit]

2022 features[edit]

New skins and equipment[edit]

Clawing Shadow Gloves Box
- Clawing Shadow Gloves (light)
- Clawing Shadow Gloves (medium)
- Clawing Shadow Gloves (heavy)
New Courtly weapons
New Chained weapons

New items[edit]

New Guild Hall decorations[edit]

Gem Store[edit]

Mail[edit]

Magister Tassi

Urgent: Do Not Read Out Loud

Keep this quiet, but I've been seeing...unusual readings from the Mad Realm this year. Travelers have seemed quite shocked upon exiting the Labyrinth. I've heard...whispers. Any changes to Halloween could be of great significance. And I don't need to remind you, but the doors to the Mad Realm go both ways.

At your earliest convenience, could you journey to the Labyrinth and report back on anything...say, out of the ordinary? Out of the ordinary for a spectral quasi dimension, of course. For the sake of documentation.

—Magister Tassi

Lion's Arch, built upon the wreckage of the Krytan City of the same name, has grown and prospered in the years since the rise of the Orrian Dragon. Founded by pirates and dependent on trade, the city has become a common ground for all the races of Tyria.

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